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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY,

TIRUPATI -517502, A.P., INDIA

ACADEMIC REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES FOR THE

CANDIDATES OF RESEARCH PROGRAMMES

(Effective from the Academic Year 2016-2017)

The Research and Development unit is established to

promote research activities of S.V. University, Tirupati. The

R&D unit will monitor and administer Research program of

Ph.D., offered by the University. Research and Development

unit will initiate the following specific activities for monitoring

and Evaluation of Candidates admitted for Ph.D. by Research

Programs in all Faculties of the University.

The Academic Regulations and guidelines mentioned for

performing the activities for Monitoring and Evaluation of the

candidates cover the following aspects:

1.0 Eligibility and Admission of candidates.

2.0 Coursework for Ph.D. Examinations.

3.0 Duration of the research program.

4.0 Constitution of Department Research Committee

and Issues relating to Change of Title/Topic/

Supervisor/Co-Supervisor and Research Review.

 5.0 Department Research Committee (DRC) for Review of

Progress of Research Work.

6.0 Compulsory pre synopsis and Colloquium before Thesis

submission

7.0 Preparation of the Thesis/Dissertation

8.0 Evaluation of the Thesis.

9.0 Viva –Vocé Examination.

10.0 General Information (Eligibility of a Research Supervisor, etc)

11. 0 Annexure (Annex –A, B, C, D, E)

1. ELIGIBILITY AND ADMISSION OF CANDIDATES:

Admission shall be open to Full-Time /External Candidates(Part-time) who fulfill the following

requirements:

1.1. Admissions for the Research Program (Ph.D.) shall be made by Director, Directorate of

Admissions, S.V. University, Tirupati by conducting written test (SVU RESET) and interview. Ph.D

proceeding will be issued by Dean (R&D) section.

1.2. Minimum qualifying marks are 50% in the Entrance Examination conducted by the Director,

Directorate of Admissions, S.V. University Interviews will be organised for the candidates qualified

in the Entrance Examination conducted by S.V. University.

1.3. Candidates who are qualified at the UGC- CSIRNET examination with fellowship be exempted

from S.V. University written test for Ph.D. admissions; however they should appear for the

interview.

1.4. Candidates awarded with RGNF Scheme will be admitted into the Ph.D Program.

Candidates with RGNF shall be admitted irrespective of the stipulated number of

vacancies available with the

supervisor(a minimum of one RGNF candidate will be allotted to any supervisor at

given point of time) in the concerned subject by rotation. However, they should appear for

an interview and should qualify SVU RESET/ GATE/UGC NET/CSIR NET/APCET/any UGC
 accredited examination or any other national entrance exam equivalent to NET examination within a

period of two years failing which the registration of such candidates will be cancelled.

1.5 Candidates who secure DST INSPIRE/Moulana Azad National Fellowship will be given

provisional admission to Ph.D.subject to the availability of a vacancy with the guide. However, they

should appear for an interview and should qualify SVU RESET/GATE/UGC NET/CSIR

NET/APCET/any UGC accredited examination or any other national entrance exam equivalent to

NET examination within a period of two years failing which the registration of such candidates will

be cancelled.

1.6 Foreign student/NRI(Full-time)

a. Foreign students will be provisionally admitted into Ph.D. program(Full-time) as per the
guidelines in vogue after examining the request of the candidate for registrationthrough a
personal interview. One extra seat shall be provided to the guide under this category.

1.7 Ph.D admission through Executive Quota with out SVU RESET

i. Candidate should have 10 or more years of experience working in Govt organisations/private

sector/Industry

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 in the executive cadre drawing a salary with AGP Rs.9000/- and above in Govt organisations;

Rs.1,00,000 salary per month in private sector whose turn over should be Rs.100 crores and above

and should provide annual audited reports.

ii. The candidates should submit last two years of IT returns

iii. The candidate should have published two papers in peer reviewed journals.
iv. The candidate should present a seminar before a committee as and when called for. The decision
of the committee is final for the admission of the candidate.

1.8 Extramural / Category :

For admission into Ph.D. Programme under Extramural (E.M.R) category, the research institution

where the candidate is working should have been recognized by SVU and admission will be given

for the following candidates, who have qualified in SVU RESET Exam.

a. Scientist and Technical officers with P.G. or equivalent degree working in research institutions
recognized by S.V. University having put in two years of experience.

OR

b. Research scholars with P.G. or equivalent degree having

fellowship attached to the institutions recognized by S.V. University as research centers and having

completed at least six months with scholarship tenable for a further period of two years.
 Admission Procedure : For admission into

(c) Ph.D.

Progamme under Extramural category there

should be

an Internal Guide (Principal guide) recognized

by the

SVU in the recognized research institution

where the

candidate is working. In addition to the Internal

Guide,

a faculty member eligible to guide research

from within

the concerned Department of SV University or

its

affiliated colleges has to be included as an

External Guide.

1.9.ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA :

i. Research Programmes for Ph.D. degrees can be pursued in the Faculties of Arts, Law, Science,
Engineering, Commerce & management, Education and Pharmaceutical Sciences by candidates
possessing minimum qualifications prescribed as above.
ii. Admission Information : Counseling for admissions into all departments of S.V. University
Campus Colleges, and recognized research centers in affiliated colleges shall be made at the
office of DOA, SVU.
iii. In all Faculties/ Departments, candidates must have passed the Post Graduate Degree
Examination of the S.V. University or an examination recognized as equivalent by UGC in the
discipline/subject area concerned, with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate and for SC and
ST category, the aggregate shall be 50% marks in the concerned subject/discipline.
1.10. Educational Qualifications:

For Ph.D.

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Candidates must have a Post Graduate Degree in the concerned faculty/branch/discipline, with a

minimum of 55 % marks in aggregate, and for SC and ST category – the aggregate shall be 50%

marks in the concerned faculty/branch/discipline.

1.11. Regular facultymembers/non-teaching staff of S.V. University, possessing the minimum

academic qualifications and desiring Ph.D. selection shall be deemed as external candidates(part-

time) of this University.

1.12. Candidates who have been in continuous service for at least FIVE(5) years in Nationally

reputed Scientific/R&D /Industrial/Government Organizations and engaged in

Scientific/Technological/ Engineering/Educational Institutes/Managerial Activities/Social work, as

the case may be, and possessing the minimum academic qualifications, shall be eligible for

admission as External candidates (part-time). Candidates should submit last two years of IT returns
 along with the bank statement. A screening committee should be constituted to select the candidates.

The decision of the committee is final.

Staff members working in the private/affliated/ autonomous colleges selected by the committee

constituted by the S.V.University with its nominee shall only be eligible for part-time admission.

1.13. A candidate seeking admission as an external scholar(part-time) will have to declare and

register as such and produce the following at the time of registration

i. a letter from the employer permitting the candidate to pursue the course work for one semester
(No Objection Certificate), and,
ii. a commitment from the candidate and sanction from the employer that he/she would be
permitted to avail leave at least for six months during the tenure of registration to complete Ph.D
work.
iii. Part-time students should report to the departments concerned during the summer vacation.

1.14. The R&D Unit will maintain Receipt books, cashbook, details of financial transactions,etc. The

original certificates and admission folio of the candidate shall be maintained by the Office of the

Research & Development unit, till the completion of the research program of the respective

candidates.

1.15. A Student Admission Number, which will also be the Hall Ticket number, will be assigned to

the candidate. An Identity Card for the exclusive use of Academic Facilities of S.V. University will

be given to each candidate, by the Research & Development Unit.

1.16. While pursuing research in S.V. University, the candidate shall not register for any other course

at any other University or Institution, leading to the award of a degree/diploma/certificate. In case of

any such violations, the admission/registration stands cancelled.

2. COURSE WORK AND Pre-Ph.D. EXAMINATIONS

2.1. These Research Programmes are aimed at giving a broad-based training in the concerned field

in addition to

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specialization in a particular area. The course work shall be prescribed in the relevant field of

research for the Pre-Ph.D. examinations from the S.V. University approved list of subjects as

recommended by the Supervisor and Co-supervisor, and to be communicated to the Dean, R &D

which will be forwarded to the Controller of Examinations. The area/field of research once selected

for Pre-Ph.D. exams cannot be changed. (However, in the case of failed candidates, in paper-II( area

of specialization), they may be allowed to change the subject area with the approval of Dean,

R&D).The Pre-Ph.D. exam dates and schedule will be notified by Controller of Examinations

(Examination Branch) in S.V. University website. No individual letters will be sent to research

scholars.
 Both full time and part-time candidates have to take the Ph.D written examination after one year

from the date of registration and after completion of the course work. The panel of Examiners/paper

setters for both Paper-I (research Methodology) will be submitted by the Dean of the concerned

faculty and paper-II(Area of specialization) each of 4 credits shall be furnished by the research

supervisor of the concerned candidate in consultation with DRC of the department.

2.2. The candidates are required to pass in the above course; the minimum marks required for a pass

shall be 50%. In case a candidate fails to pass in three attempts his admission shall be cancelled.

2.3. Generally, the Pre-Ph.D. examination shall be held once in a year. The conduct of these

examinations, declarations

of results, and preparation of marks lists will be carried out by the Office of the Controller of

Examinations (Exam. Branch) of S.V. University.

2.4. The subjects offered for Pre-Ph.D. examinations in various faculties including syllabi will be

made available on the university website.

2.5. As per the UGC Guidelines, a Course Work of one Semester is compulsory.The Course work

for the Ph.D. Programme, therefore, shall also include:

i. One Subject (Theory) with compulsory attendance and associated with end-semester (external)
examinations, and
ii. One Course (Theory) on “Research Methodology”, with compulsory attendance and associated
with end-semester (external) examinations.

2.5.1. The theory Subject will have to be chosen from the concerned field of specialization (or the

nearest specialization). The choice and selection of the Subject must be approved by the candidate’s

Supervisor and Co-Supervisor, if any and the same must be communicated to Dean, R&D Unit in

soft/hard copy form, with appropriate signatures and seals of – Supervisor, Co-supervisor and Head

of the Department concerned. The area/field of research once chosen cannot be changed

during the entire research period. The research candidates have to be physically present for the

teaching classes throughout that semester and shall have to maintain the required 75% of attendance,

based on which

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alone they will be permitted to write the pre-Ph.D exams. The pre-Ph.D examination is of three hours

duration with a maximum of 100 marks.

2.5.2. The course-work on “Research Methodology” shall be offered commonly for all the research

scholars of identified areas of specialization(Sciences, Arts, Commerce& Management, Engineering,

Education & Law), at S.V. University. All the scholars shall have to be physically present and

maintain the required minimum attendance criterion (75%) in this course. The external end

examination is of three hours duration with a maximum of 100 marks.

The Ph.D. written papers shall be subjected to double valuation by internal and external examiners.

Internally, Paper-I will be evaluated by the Chairperson, BoS or any other senior faculty member

suggested by the Dean, Faculty of Sciences and paper –II will be evaluated by the research

supervisor of the candidate.

If the candidates fail in the subject, they have to reappear for the exams of the related subject, as and

when offered, as per the Academic Regulations; they need not attend class-work again, provided they

maintain the minimum attendance requirements earlier. However, if the candidates do not have the

required minimum 75% of attendance in the subject, they will be detained in those subjects, and shall

have to reappear for class-works in those subjects again, as and when they are offered, shall maintain

the attendances required and then appear for

the mid-semester and end-semester examinations. There is no revaluation for the pre-phD

examination.

3.0 DURATION OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAMME

3.1. Research Scholars registered for Ph.D. (Full-Time) & Ph.D External(Part-time) can submit* the

thesis after completion of a minimum of three years(3)(full-time) & four years(4) (part-time) from

the date of admission(date of admission means the date of joing date), subject to passing of the

prescribed, Theory Subject, Research Methodology Course and Research publications as stipulated.
*For the candidate to submit the Thesis for Ph.D., he/ she shall publish two research papers with at

least one paper published in a peer-reviewed refereed national or international journal (which has to

be enclosed to the thesis), and other in refereed International/ National Journals/ Conferences, In the

journal papers and conference papers, the research scholar’s name must be as the first author.

3.2. Candidates should complete the research work within a maximum period of Five (5) years(full-

time) and Seven(7) years (part-time). They should pay tuition fee until the end of the year in which

the thesis is submitted. If the Tuition Fee is not paid as per rules, the penalty may be levied by the

Dean, R and D Unit. If Tuition Fee is not paid continuously for two years, the registration will be

cancelled.

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3.3. Late Submission: If the candidate fails to submit a thesis within the stipulated period, his/her

registration will be cancelled. However, depending on the progress of the work and as per the

recommendation of the SC of URC, permission for submission of Thesis may be given with a

penalty and approval from Vice Chancellor based on the merit of the case.

4. CONSTITUTION OF THE DEPARTMENT RESEARCH COMMITTEE (DRC)

The Department Research Committee (DRC) for each Department shall consists of the Chairperson-

Board of Studies (BoS) of the Department(Chairman), Head of the Department or Coordinator of

Centre will be the convener, two Senior Faculty Members (having Ph.D.). Concerned Supervisor/Co-

supervisor of the candidate will also be present as per the requirement.

In the case of departments, where a minimum number of staff are not available to form the DRC, The

Vice-Chancellor will constitute the DRC involving external(other than SVU staff) or internal staff

members of the SVU Colleges.

4.1. Issues relating to Change of Supervisor / Change of

Topic/ Change of Title:

If a candidate wants to change the topic, title or supervisor/s it should be done with the approval of

the DRC and Vice-Chancellor. For this purpose, the candidate should apply in the prescribed format

and submit to Dean, R&D Unit. The application from the candidate for

change of title/ topic / supervisor/s shall be endorsed by the supervisor and co-supervisor. If the

application is for change of supervisor, the letters of No Objection from both, old and proposed

supervisor/s should be submitted. Bio-data of the New Supervisor/ Co-Supervisor also should be

attached with the application, with relevant documents as prescribed at the time of application. For
major research-related issues, the URC will examine on a case by case basis and give its

recommendations. (For Applications of Change of Supervisor/Co-supervisor see website)

4.2. The University may permit modification in the topic of the area of research, provided it is done

before the pre Ph.D exam. of the doctoral work. If the resubmitted topic of work is different from the

originally proposed topic, it constitutes a change of topic and represents a major change. For such

cases, the thesis submission date will be one calendar year after the change is affected. The

University may permit modification in the title of research work at the time of synopsis/Thesis

submission only.

5. REVIEW OF PROGRESS OF RESEARCH WORK

For the purpose of monitoring the progress of Research Works, all the research candidates including

those who are on the current rolls of S.V. University for Ph.D are required to attend Research Review

Meetings (RRM) atleast once in a year and make power point presentations/oral presentations. . At

the time of RRM, research scholars should submit hard copies of their

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research progress in duplicate, in prescribed format with signatures Supervisor and Co-supervisor.

Additionally, tangible output if any, such as: Journal Publications/ Presentations in a Conference/
Poster Presentation in a Seminar/ Conference or a Patent, etc. may be submitted. For the RRMs, the

presence of Supervisor or Co-supervisor of the candidate may be optional; there shall not be any

financial commitment on the part of the University in this regard. The intimation of RRM will be in

the S.V. University website/by email/by SMS whichever is convenient. Candidates are requested to

visit S.V. University website periodically. No individual letters will be sent to research scholars. If

the research scholar does not attend two consecutive meetings or if the reports are not satisfactory in

two consequent meetings, the admission is liable to be cancelled. The fellowships of the Ph.D

candidates will be forwarded/ extended only after the satisfactory performance in the RRMs.

6. COMPULSORY SEMINAR Before THESIS SUBMISSION

(COLLOQUIUM):

Each candidate shall present one seminar. The seminar should be at least two months before

submission of thesis in the concerned Department on the research work, carried out by him/her. The

Vice-chancellor shall appoint external subject expert(s) to the colloquium if required. The scholar

should submit two copies of synopsis to DRC and to the external expert(s), if any highlighting

original/

significant contributions made in the research work. The colloquium committee is empowered to

accept or reject the research work of scholar for submission or may advise to revise/reappear with the
modification made. The seminar will be open to all Faculty members and Research Scholars of the

concerned department.

The Dean of the faculty concerned shall be the chairman of the colloquium. Vice-chancellor, Rector,

Registrar and the Dean, Research& Development are Ex-offico members. However, their presence is

not compulsory.Prior permission from the Dean, R&D shall be obtained to organize the colloquium.

Quoram: Dean, faculty of studies, Chairperson, BoS and guide or co-guide of the candidate.

The Dean faculty or the Chairperson, BOS can nominate a senior faculty member from the

concerned departments in case of any exigency. In case the Dean Faculty and Chairperson,BoS are

unable to Nominate or attend the colloquium, the Head of the Department concerned will act in their

place to fulfil the quoram.

6.1 Submission of the Synopsis:

A candidate can submit the Ph.D Synopsis only when he/she has passed the Ph.D written

examination(both papers), completing the colloquium seminar. Each candidate has to submit TEN

(10) copies of the synopsis through the proper channel to the Controller of Examination through the

Dean, R& D unit at least one month prior to the submission of thesis but not later Six
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Months failing which a penal fee as prescribed should be paid by the candidate for a maximum of

three more months extension to submit the thesis. The synopsis should be written in English only,

except in the case of languages.

The following should be enclosed along with the synopsis:

I. One soft copy of the synopsis

II. Certificates from DRC stating he/she has attended the RRMs in the department.
III. Recommendations of the Colloquium Committee.
7. PREPARATION OF THE THESIS / DISSERTATION:

7.1 For ensuring originality of submitted content, the thesis will be checked by anti- plagiarism

software. After completion of Colloquium, a soft copy of thesis in word format should be brought

along in person to R & D Unit and have it checked before binding and sending it to the evaluation

section. If any text strings/figures are found to be copied or dubious without proper acknowledgment

of the source, the thesis has to be thoroughly revised.

7.2 Submission and Adjudication of a Thesis:

A candidate may submit the thesis any time during one month before or within one month after the

expiry of the stipulated period of research. However, the candidate may be permitted to submit
his/her thesis during the above period duly recommended by the Research Supervisor and with the

permission of the Dean, R&D. Each Candidate, after completing the due formalities, is

required to submit to the specified number of copies of his/her thesis, along with the prescribed

application form and with the following documents as given in section 7.3, to the Controller of

Examinations, through the Dean, R&D Unit.

7.3. A candidate has to submit four (4) hard copies and ONE(1) soft copy of thesis, an application

enclosed with an online challan for Rs.5000/- towards adjudication fee (which will be revised from

time to time) in favour of Registrar, S.V. University, Tirupati. Copy of Ph.D. admission letter, details

of fees paid from time of admission till time of submission, S.S.C. Marks sheet (proof of name and

age), Copy of Pre-Ph.D. Marks Memo, Qualified lower degree certificate and a sealed cover of Panel

of Examiners to the Dean, R&D Unit, S.V. University.

7.4. Four copies of the thesis incorporating a certificate from the supervisor to the effect that the

thesis is an original work of the candidate and a declaration by the candidate to the effect that the

thesis either in part or full does not constitute any part of any thesis/ dissertation/ monograph

submitted by him/her or any other person to any University/Institute. The thesis should also contain

the signature of the Head of the Institution/ Organization (from place of work) in addition to the

supervisor’s signature. The candidate shall be held responsible for the genuineness of his/her work

and any false statement shall lead to cancellation of his/her registration/degree at any stage even after

the declaration of results.

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7.5. Thesis Processing

The thesis shall be submitted only upon the positive recommendation of the Colloquium Committee.

The supervisor of the candidate and the Chairman, BoS concerned shall send a panel of nine (9)

examiners each in a sealed cover to the Controller of Examinations. The Panel of Examiners for

science subjects shall consist of, three from National Institutions, three from outside the state and

three (3) from other reputed Universities within the state.

The Panel of Examiners for Arts subjects shall consist of, three from premier Institutions/central

universities three from outside the state and three (3) from other reputed Universities within the state.

Panel of examiners for Engineering subjects shall consists of three from IITs, three from NITs and

three from Universities (No private/Deemed Universities).

The University may revise the panel of Examiners if necessary.

7.6. Out of the panel of nine names of examiners submitted, six shall be outside the state of Andhra

Pradesh and not more than three from within the state of Andhra Pradesh. Necessary care is to be
 taken to avoid the names of the faculty from S.V. University and its affiliated colleges. Panel of the

names is to be submitted with all particulars, like complete address, designation, telephone numbers/

fax/email, etc.

The examiner suggested for the adjudication of the thesis shold not be below the rank of a

Professor/Scientist E& F who are in service.

NOTE:

i. Subject experts from the organization where the supervisor/co-supervisor

belongs, and persons related to a candidate shall not be included in the panel of
the examiners.
ii. In case the candidate does not submit the thesis within six months from the date
of submission of the synopsis, the panel lapses and a new panel has to be
suggested.
8. EVALUATION OF THE THESIS:

8.1. The thesis shall be evaluated independently by three examiners, external to the University.

The maximum time given for the examiner to evaluate the thesis is 60 days. First reminder should be

sent after 30 days and second reminder after 45 days. If the examiner doesn’t respond with in 60 days

the next examiner should be contacted.

Concent given by the examiners by email can be consider for processing the thesis.
 8.2. The examiners external to the University shall be selected by the Vice-Chancellor from

amongst a panel of nine names.

8.3. The examiners are required to:

i. Outline the main features of the thesis.

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ii. Critically evaluate the thesis and send a report on the thesis in not less than 500 words.
iii. Make one of the four following definite recommendations.
a. The thesis attains the standard required for the award of the Ph.D. degree
b. The thesis requires revision and re-submission to the Department Research Committee (DRC).
c. The thesis requires revision and re-submission for re-evaluation by the same examiner
d. The thesis is rejected

8.4. The University shall take a decision on the thesis based on the three reports according to the

following:

Recommendation of

Examiners Decision

1 2 3 4
accept accept accept accept

revise revise revise revise

reject reject reject reject

accept accept revise revise

accept revise revise revise

accept accept reject Sendto4thexaminer

accept reject reject reject

accept revise reject Revise:sendto4thexaminer

revise revise reject Revise;sendto4thexaminer

revise reject reject reject

 8.5. For revision and resubmission of the thesis, the candidate will be given a maximum period of

one year from the date of communication of the report (s) to the candidate.

8.6. The revised thesis shall be referred to those examiners who have originally recommended

revision and re-submission for revaluation.

9. VIVA-VOCÉ EXAMINATION

9.1 Once the thesis is accepted, by all the three examiners a comprehensive Viva-Voce

examination shall be arranged by the Dean, R & D Unit on receipt of communication from the

Controller of Examinations, S.V. University.

9.2 One copy of approved Ph.D. thesis along with a soft copy in the INFLIBNET format shall be

submitted by the candidate before the viva-voce examination to the Dean R&D unit. The hard copy

shall be placed in the University Library as a record. The soft copy will be uploaded in to UGC

INFLIBNET, accessible to all the Institutions/ Universities.

9.3 The open Viva-Voce examination shall be conducted in the concerned Department/Unit/Center

by a Board of Examiners, consisting of the following:

a. Chairman of the adjudication committee(one of the examiners to be appointed by the Vice-

chancellor)
b. The Dean of the Faculty concerned.
c. The Chairman/Chairperson of the Board of Studies(PG/ Combined) in the concerned Subject.
d. The Head of the Department concerned.
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e. The guide or co-guide of the candidate or both.

The Chairman of the committee, the research supervisor, chairperson, BoS and the Head of the

Department are must for the viva-voce examination.

Quoram: Chairman of the adjudication committee, Chairperson, BoS and guide or co-guide of the

candidate.

The Chairperson, BOS can nominate a senior faculty member from the concerned departments in

case of any exigency. In case the BoS is unable to nominate or attend the Viva-voce, the Head of the

Department may act in his place to fulfil the quoram.

9.4 In case the Examiners who accepted the Thesis are not available for the Conduct of the Viva -

Voce Examination, the Vice-Chancellor may nominate another examiner from the list of adjudicators

approved .

9. 5(i) The reports of the external examiners and the recommendations of the colloquium
committee shall be made available to the Board for the Viva- Voce Examination.
ii. The viva-voce examination should primarily be designed to test the understanding of the
candidate on the subject matter of the thesis, including methodology employed and the
candidates competence in the general field of study.
iii. The candidate should also be asked to clarify any of the points raised by the external/adjudicators
in their reports.

iv. a) The viva-voce Board may on the basis of the unanimous opinion recommend either a) That the
candidate be awarded the Ph.D. Degree or
b. That the candidate may appear for the viva-voce examination again after a stipulated time
c. Any candidate who does not satisfy will not be considered for the award of degree.

9.6 Upon successful completion of the Viva-Voce Examination, and on consideration of the reports

of the individual examiners, the Vice-Chancellor may approve the announcement of the award of the

provisional Ph.D. Degree to the candidate and provisional certificate will be issued. The award of the

Degree shall be confirmed by the Executive Council of the University.

10. GENERAL INFORMATION:

10.1. The academic regulations should be read as a whole for purposes of any interpretation.

10.2. In case of any doubt or ambiguity in the interpretation of the above rules, the decision of the

Vice-Chancellor is final.

10.3. The University reserves the right to alter the regulations from time to time as and when

necessary.
 10.4. The students admitted during year 2015 or earlier under UGC regulations 2009 are entitled to

follow the same for a period of 4 years i.e: upto 31-03-2021. Thereafter the students who failed to

complete the course shall come under the purview of UGC Regulations - 2016

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10.5. INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH

A candidate for the Ph.D degree may under take interdisciplinary research. In such cases, there may

be one or two Research supervisors. The candidate should qualify in the SVURESET, the concerned

subject in which He or she want to do the research.

i. Interdisciplinary research shall be carried with in the departments of SV University Colleges. In

such case, One research supervisor should be from the concerned subject of P.G from
S.V.University Colleges, and another supervisor should be from a relevant discipline other than
the concerned department in which he/she has a P.G Degree.
ii. Interdisciplinary research shall also be carried out in one department with in the SV University
Colleges and with a recognized National Research Institute/Laboratory. In such case, One
research supervisor should be from the concerned subject/relevant discipline of P.G from
S.V.University Colleges and another supervisor should be from the recognized National
Research Institute/ Laboratory.
iii. In the case of interdisciplinary research, the candidate shall be awarded the degree in the subject
in which he/ she registered, mentioning the title of the thesis.
iv. In case of the departments/centers offering Ph.D program in more than one specialization/subject
area/discipline, the candidate shall be awarded the degree in the subject/ discipline/specialization
in which he/she registered, mentioning the title of the thesis.
V. In case of interdisciplinary themes involving two or more disciplines, the Chairperson, Board of
Studies(PG-combined) of the subject in which the candidate has registered for Ph.D shall provide
the panel of examiners in addition to the panel given by the supervisors.

Vi) In the case of candidates working in National Research

Institute/Laboratories or affiliated colleges recognized

by the University, the research supervisors and the

Chairperson of the PG/Combined board of studies shall

submit the panel of examiners separately.

Vii) In case the Chairman, Board of Studies (PG/Combined)

happened to be the research supervisor, another internal

member of the Board/senior faculty with Ph.D

nominated by the Vice-chancellor, shall be required to

provide the panel of examiners.

 10.6. Eligibility of a Research Supervisor:

I. A Supervisor or Co-supervisor should have a Ph.D. degree from a reputed University with a
minimum of five years teaching/research experience after obtaining the Ph.D degree and having
five publications in refereed national /international journals/ articles or chapters in ISBN books
and also presented five refereed national/ international conference papers for eligibility.
II. A Professor, an Associate Professor and an Assistant Professor and other employees occupying
equivalent positions of S.V.University shall be permitted to have at any given point of time, not
more than Eight (8) (external &full-time) and four (4) additional scholars for joint

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guidance (external &full- time); Six(6) (external &full-time) and two(2) additional Scholars for joint

guidance; four(4) (external &full-time) and one(1) additional scholar for joint guidance, respectively.

Dean, R&D and Director, DOA(Admissions) shall monitor and limit the maximum number of

students that a supervisor can serve as a supervisor or co-supervisor.

III. Directors/Scientists of recognized National Research Institutes/Laboratories shall be permitted to

have at any given point of time to guide, not more than Six(6) full-time Ph.D candidates with or
without a co-guide from S.V.University.

IV. Teachers( recognized as guides by the S.V.University) in colleges affiliated to S.V.University

shall be permitted to have at any given point of time to guide, not more than

(2) full-time Ph.D candidates.

V. A research guide should have atleast two(2) years of service before retirement for guiding the
candidate.

VI. A supervisor who retires or leaves the University/ Institution, as the case may be, shall

normally be permitted to guide candidate(s) already registered with him/her up to 3 years from the

date of superannuation/ Resigning / Deputation.

VII. When the research guide leaves the country or resigns or in long leave/lien/deputation, the

candidate will have the option to transfer to some other guide who is willing

to guide, provided he/she has a clear vacancy, which must be approved by the URC.

VIII. In case research guide expires, the Departmental Research Committee (DRC) shall allot the

candidate to another eligible guide in the department treating that as an additional seat approved by

the Dean(R&D).

IX. A vacancy with the supervisor may be considered to have occurred only when a candidate

working under him/ her submits the thesis or his/her registration be canceled. During any one

academic year, not more than three scholars may be permitted to register under the guidance of the

same supervisor.
X. The registration of a Ph.D. scholar may be cancelled by the Dean, R&D Unit within the
stipulated period if the candidate fails to satisfy the conditions stipulated in the admission order
or violates the rules and regulations of Ph.D. after giving notice to the concerned candidate.

XI. Dean, R&D Unit may cancel the registration of a Ph.D. scholar on the recommendation of the

supervisor and/ or department research committee under the following circumstances after giving

notice to the candidate:

a. Where the progress has been reported to be unsatisfactory in two consecutive yearly/RRMs.
b. Where a candidate discontinues research, and/or where they have accepted any of appointment
other than specified earlier without the written consent of the Dean, R&D Unit.

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c. Where the candidate has not submitted the thesis in the stipulated duration of the course.
d. Where the candidates request for cancellation due to their personal reasons.

10.7. Recognition of Institutions and External Guides :

For recognizing the outside-institutions / other university staff and external Guides / Co Guides for

doing research leading to the Ph.D Degree of this University, the following procedure be adopted.
 i. A Committee consisiting of the Dean of the Faculty, the Chairman of the Postt graduate Board of
Studies or combined Board of Studies as the case may be, and another senior internal member of
the Board of Studies concerned, shall have to certify after inspection that the Affiliated College /
Research Institute / other University has facilities for research in the subject concerned.
ii. The publication of the teacher /scientitst who is proposed to be the guide should sent by the
University to an External subject specialist for assessing the publications and make the
assessement available to be Inspection Committee.
iii. The institute shall be recognized by the University and subsequently the concerned person who is
proposed to guide in that institution shall be recognized.
iv. Reputed Institutions such as National Research Institutes/ other Universities need not be
inspected.

v. For recognizing the outside National Recognized Institutions / Unversities and Exteranal Guides,
the following fees shall be collected:
i. Research Supervisor Recognition, Processing fee : Rs 5,000/-
ii. Fee towards the visit of the Inspection Commission :

No Inspection neccessary.

For Recognizing the departments of affiliated colleges of the university and external guides, the

following rates shall be collected (Fee towards recognition of the concerned)

a. Department of affiliated college

Rs. 10,000/-

b. Research Supervisor Recognition, processing fee Rs. 5,000/-

c. Fee towards the visit of the Inspection Commission

Rs. 10,000/-
 10.8. Topic of research

d. In case the research scholar applies for change of area of research (topic), he/she has to take due
approval from Dean, R&D and can submit the thesis only after at least one year from the date of
approval of change of area of research. This is because he is supposed to work in the approved
new area compared to what was mentioned by him at the time of admission.
e. Title of thesis; this should be as approved by the colloquium committee before the submission of
the

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thesis. This should be exactly the same, on the thesis copy being submitted, as approved and finalized

by the colloquium committee. There should not be any change in the title once it is approved by the

colloquium committee.

10.9. Anti-plagiarism:

A maximum of three chances will be given to the research scholar if the percentageof plagiarism

exceeds the approved limit (28%). The revised soft copy of the thesis after removing the plagiarism

material must be submitted by the research scholar for second or third verification within one month

itself.
 10.10 The candidates are advised to visit the S.V. University website www.svuniversity.ac.in for

instructions from time to time.

For any clarifications, candidates can contact Office of the Dean, Research and

Development Unit, S.V.

University, Tirupati through e-mail, [email protected] .

11. Annexure (A, B, C, D and E)

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

CELL ANNEX–A

S.V. UNIVERSITY, TIRUPATI

APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF SUPERVISOR/CO-

SUPERVISOR

1. Name of the Research

Scholar :______________________________

2. Address with Tel. No.

& mail-id :______________________________

3. Hall Ticket No &Date

of Admission :______________________________

4. Copy of Admission Letter to be enclosed

 :______YES / NO_______

5. (a) Name of the

Research Program : Ph.D.

(b) Dept. in which Candidate Registered :______________________________

6. Name of the Present Supervisor/Co-supervisor (being changed) with Designation, Address, Tel.
No., mail- id:
7. Name of the New(proposed) Supervisor/New(proposed)Co-supervisor with Designation,
Address,Tel. No., mail-id:
8. Brief details of progressof ResearchWork :

(attach separate sheet bulleting the works done and quantum / percentage of work dones of or–

thesheet to be signed by the Present & Proposed Supervisor, Present & Proposed Co-supervisor):

YES/ NO

9. Reasons for Change of Supervisor/Co-supervisor a) from the Research Scholar b) Reasons and
Comments from Supervisor /Co-supervisor duly Signed, withSeal & Date.

10.a)Enclosed theBio-data of the New Supervisor/Co-supervisor withall relevant documents (as

prescribed at the time of admission to Research Program) : YES/NO

b. Proof of research / teaching experience (minimum5years)

c. A copy of Ph.D. Degree Certificate

11.I here by accept to work under the New Supervisor / Co-supervisor and I understand that any

further request for change of Supervisor/Co-supervisorwill not bepermitted by the University.

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Date :______________ Signature of the Reasearch Scholar

I have No objections for change I accept to act Supervisor of Candidate

(Sig. of Present Supervisor with seal) (Sig.of New Supervisor with seal)

I have No Objection for change of I accept to act as Co-Supervisor

 Co-supervisor

(Sig.of Present Co-Supervisor with seal) (Sig. of New Co-Supervisor with seal)

Note:

1. A candidate can have only one Supervisor and one Co-supervisor.

2. Details of Items 8 and 9 must be submitted on separate sheets. 3)Two Separate Hard Copies of
all the enclosures must be submitted

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CELL ANNEX-B

S.V. UNIVERSITY, TIRUPATI

APPLICATION FORCHANGE OF (TOPIC) AREA OF RESEARCH

1. Name of the Research Scholar : ______________________________

 2) Address with Tel. No. & mail-id :______________________________

3) Hall Ticket No & Date of Admission :______________________________

4) Copy of Admission Letter to be enclosed : _____YES / NO________

5) Name of the Research Program : Ph.D..

6. Department in which Candidate Registered:______________________________

7. Name of the Supervisor with Designation, Address, Tel.No., mail- id:

8. Name of the Co-supervisor with Designation, Address, Tel.No., mail-id:

9. Name of the Present Area of Research (TOPIC)(at the time of Registration) in FULL :

10)Brief details of progress of Research Work :

(attach separate sheet bulleting the works done and quantum/percentage of work done so for –the

sheet to be signed by the Supervisor &Co-supervisor):YES/NO

 11)Name of the Proposed Area of Research (TOPIC):

12. Abstract of proposed Research work( proposed) to be enclosed and duly signed by the
Supervisor/ Co- Supervisor: YES / NO

13)I here by understand that any further request for change of Topic/Title will not be permitted by

theUniversity and further that a change of research topic entails a oneyear delay in the submission of

the thesis effective from the date of change.

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14)Reasons for Change of Area of Research (TOPIC).

Date :_______________ Signature of the Research Scholar

Signature of theSupervisor with seal Signature of Co-Supervisor with seal

Note: Two Separate Hard Copies of all the enclosures must be submitted.

ANNEX-C

(Subjects offered for Pre-Ph.D.examin various faculties including details of the syllabus may be

down loaded form www.svuniversity.ac.in under R&D head)

ANNEX-D

GeneralOutlineforThesisWrite-Up
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT

S.V. UNIVERSITY, TIRUPATI- 517 502

MONTH,YEAR

 1 Size and copies:

The Dissertation should be submitted in A4 size paper and 4 copies of the thesis and synopsis are

required to be submitted to the Dean, R&Dcell along with panel of Examiners (sealedcover) duly

signed by supervisor and co-supervisor. The thesis submission form should be filled and submitted

along with the necessary fee and enclosures.

D.2 Paper,Typing & Format :

Bond paper should be used for the preparation of theThesis.Typing should be done on the12 fontsize

letter, Bookman oldstyle.

The lay-out should provide 1½inch on the left side,1inch on top and bottom1 inch on the rightside.

Fresh Para should commence after five spaces. Double spacing shall be provided through out the

dissertation / thesis.The page number shall be indicated at the top middle of the each page.

D.3 Binding:
 The Dissertation/ thesis shall be properly bound, using hard cover of white color.

The bound front cover should indicate in Navy Blue Embossed letter with the following:

1. ………………(Title)
2. ………………(Name of the candidate)
3. ………………(Name of the Faculty in which the thesis is being submitted (e.g.Faculty of
Mechanical Engg.)

4.A typical specimen of CoverPage & Title Page are shown at the end. It should be strictly adhered

to. The colour of the emblem should not be changed. Plain Blank paper one each should be provided

at the beginning and at the end.

D.4 Secondpage:

Second page should contain the following:

1. ………………………….(Title)
2. Thesis/ Dissertation submitted inpartial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the degree
of Ph.D./ M.Phil./ M.S. by……………..(Name of the candidate) Reg.No:
3. Bottom

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 S.V. UNIVERSITY, TIRUPATI – 517 502

Month,Year

A. 5 Third page:

Declaration by the Candidate

DECLARATION

I here by declare that the work described in this thesis,entitled”-———————-—

—————————--————————-———————--————————-——”

which is being submitted by me in partial fulfillment for the award of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

in the Dept.of ———--——————————————————-

————————to the S.V. University, Tiruapti,is the result of investigations carried out by me

under the Guidance of Dr.—--———————-———————————

———--———————-———————-———————-———————-———. The

work is original and has not been submitted for any Degree/Diploma of this or any other university.

Place:
Date: Signature

Name of the Candidate: RollNo.:

D.6 Fourthpage:

The fourth page should contain a certificate signed by the Supervisor in the following format.

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the thesis / dissertation entitled……..............………………………

……..………….........................................................................………………………..

………………………...............................................................………..that is being

submitted by Sri/ Smt./ Ms……………………………………….in partial fulfillment for

the award of Ph.D. in…………………………..to the S.V. University is a record of

bonafide work carriedout by him / her under our guidance and supervision.
The results embodied in this thesis have not been submitted to anyotherUniversity or Institute for the

award of any degree or diploma.

Signature of Co-Supervisor Signature of Supervisor

Name and Designation Name and Designation

D.7 Fifth page:

The fifth page should contain a certificate signed by theHead/Director of Organization/ Institution in

the following format.

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the thesis/ dissertation entitled ………....................……………

……..…………………………………..………………………………..that is being

submitted bySri/ Smt./ Ms……………………………………….inpartial fulfillment for

the award of Ph.D. in…………………….............……..to the S.V. University is a record

of bonafide work carried out by him/ her at our organization / institution

Signature of Head / Director

of Organization / Institution

Name and Designation

D.8 Sixth page:

The sixth page may include the ‘Acknowledgement’.

D.9 Seventh page:

The seventh page may containan abstract of the Dissertation/ Thesis.The candidate may emphasize

here his/her contributions.The reader/reviewer should be able to get the gist of the work in the

abstract itself, without having to go into the mainbody of the text. Inshort, the abstract should be

stand alone and self explanatoryof the entire work.

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D.10Pages 8th, 9th

 In these pages the candidate must provide a table of contents, list of tables, list of figures,and

photographs and notation.

NOTE:AlltheabovepagesaretobenumberedinRomannumeralsoflower case and the rest of the thesis

should have English numerical numbers.

D.11 Number of pages:

Incase the number of pages in the thesis (excluding the initial pages) exceeds 250,the candidate

should get it printed on both sides of paper.

D.12 Arrangement of Chapters:

The following is suggested format for arranging the Dissertation/ Thesis matter into various

chapters.However this arrangement can be changed tosuit the particular Research work.

1. Introduction
2. LiteratureSurvey
3. TheoreticalAnalysis
4. ExperimentalInvestigations
5. ExperimentalResults
6. DiscussionofResults
7. Summary,ConclusionandRecommendations

(OriginalContributiontobeHighlighted)
8. Reference/ bibliography
9. Appendices(ifany)

D.13 The arrangement of paragraph in a Chapter:

EachtopicTitle in a chapter should be properly numbered for example:2.1,2.2. etc.,(Bold and

Uppercase) where, the first digit represents the Chapter number,and second digit,the topicTitle

number.

Sub-topictitles,ifany,maybeindicatedas1.1.1,1.1.2,etc.(Boldandtitlecase)

i.e.thefirstdigitrepresentingthechapter,thesecondrepresentingthetopictitle

andthethirdrepresentingthesub-topictitle.

D.14 Photographs and Tables:

The photographs and tables occurring in a chapter may be serially numbered as Fig:

1.1,1.2etc.,along with suitable CAPTION where the first digit represents the chapter, these cond digit

represents figure number.

The photograph may be represented as: plate 1.1,1.2etc.,the first digit representing chapter and the

second representing the photograph number.

D.15 Graphs:

The graph should clearly indicate the points which are used for drawing the curve or curves along

with the error bars.The axes (X,YandZ) should have CAPTIONS.

D.16 Bibliography or References:

The following format may be used for the Bibliography/ References:

For Book

Sl.No Author(s) Book Publisher Year Pages(PP)

For Journal/ Proceedings

Sl.No Author(s) Paper Journal Vol.No, Year Pages(PP)

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(A typical Specimen of Cover Page & Title Page)

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List of Enclosures for

SUBMISSION OF THESIS AFTER COLLOQUIUM & ANTI – PLAGIARISM CHECK

1) Application Form ( in proper format ) for

Submission of Thesis Ph.D.

)/

Yes(No ( )

D.D.for Rs…..-in favour of the”Registrar, S.V.

2)University”payableat Tirupati

)/

Yes(No( )

3) Attested Copy of the Marks Memo(s) of )/

Pre-Ph.D Examinations Yes( No( )

Copy of the Admission Letter issued at the) /

4) time of AdmissionYes(No( )

5) HARD COPY LIST OF TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONSI N JOURNALS

 duly signed by Supervisor /co-Supervisor and research scholar (withTitle,Author names,Journal

Name,Year,Vol.,PageNo.,Impact factor, citationindex etc. published

after the Date ofAdmission/Registrationof Ph.D.) Yes( ) / No( )

*Atleast one publication from the journal to be enclosed

NOTE: For the Research scholars registered on or before the year 2006, there must be atleast one

research paper published in a reputed refereed journalwith research scholar’s name as the first author.

In case the guide or supervisor is first named author, the research scholar’s name must be the next.

For students registered from 2007 onwards, one journal paper and two conference/ seminar papers

must have research scholar’s name as first author. Otherwise the research paper will not be

considered for the Ph.D thesis submission.

6. HardCopy List of Publications in Conferences/seminars, with Title, Author names and all Details
of Conference Proceedings (published after the Date of Admission/ Registration of Ph.D.) duly
signed by supervisor/co-supervisor and research scholar *Certificates of paper presentation in the
conference to be enclosed
*Atleast two publications to be enclosed Yes( ) / No ( )

7) A photo-copy of the Proceedings, if extension (s) of time for submission of Thesis

is permitted Yes( ) /No ( )

8) A photo-copy of the Proceedings, if the permission is given forchange of Supervisor

 / Co-Supervisor Yes( ) /No ( )

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9. A photo-copy of the Proceedings, if permission is given for change of Topic Yes( )/ No( )
10. A photo-copy of the Proceedings, if permission is given for change of Title Yes( ) / No ( )
11. A photo-copy of the proceedings, if permission is given for Extra chance to

)/

appear Pre-Ph.DExams. Yes( No( )

A photo-copy of all fee receipts, upto current

date and penal fee(s)if anypaid

12.
)/

for delay in theSubmission of ThesisYes( No( )

)/

Attested S.S.C MarksSheet Yes( No( )


Anti-Plagiarism Check Report )/

of R&D Thesis Yes( No ( )


Final Copies of Ph.D Thesis (4) copies after

 implementing modifications as per

Colloquium and Anti-Plagiarism )/ No

Check Reports_ Yes( ()

)/ No

Yes( ()
 10(TEN)Copies of Synopsis
17)Sealed Cover containing Panel )/

of Examiners Yes( No( )

)/

 Qualified lower degree Yes( No( )

certificate

ABOVE ENCLOSURES ARE SUBMITTED ALONG WITH MY THESIS IN

SAME SERIALORDER

CANDIDATENAME:

PLACE&DATE:

CANDIDATE’S SIGNATURE

Note:The above enclosures will be verified in the R&DUNIT and in the case of any discrepancy the

candidate will be called to make necessary corrections before sending thesis copies to University

examination branch
 Annexure- E

Candidates should submit the following original certificates in support of the Qualification and

reservation claimed in the application at the time of admission for extramural category.

1. Candidates with qualifying degrees from the Universities outside Andhra Pradesh have to
produce equivalency certificate from S.V. University.
2. Provisional or original Certificate and marks statement of qualifying examination. (Candidates
are expected to submit the consolidated stamen of marks.)
3. Transfer certificate from the institution where last studied.
4. Date of birth certificate (S.S.C/Equivalent Certificate).

 Caste Certificate in case of SC/ ST/ BC Candidates.

6. Migration certificate in case of candidates from other Universities.

7. Four recent passport size photos.
8. Proceedings of the Vice- Chancellor for recognition of research centre (for Extramural
Candidates).
9. Proceedings of the Vice- Chancellor for recognition of research guide (for Extramural
Candidates).
10. Acceptance letters from proposed internal and external guides.

11.Service Cum- No objection certificate (for Extramural Candidates).

12.Fellowship award letter (for Extramural/ Project Fellows/ Fellowship holders).

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