2.

THESIS FORMAT
2.1 Paper
2.1.1 Quality:
The thesis shall be printed / photocopied on white bond paper, whiteness 95%
or above, weight 70 gram or more per square meter.
2.1.2 Size :
The size of the paper shall be standard A 4; height 297 mm, width 210 mm.
2.1.3 Type Setting, Text Processing and Printing:
The text shall be printed on both sides of the page employing Laser jet or Inkjet
printer, the text having been processed using a standard text processor. The standard font
shall be Times New Roman of 12 pts with 1.5 line spacing.
2.1.4 Page Format: The Printed Sheets shall have the following written area and margins:
Top Margin 15 mm
Head Height 3 mm
Head Separation 12 mm Bottom Margin 22 mm
Footer 3 mm
Foot Separation 10 mm Text Height 245 mm Text
Width 160 mm
When header is not used the top margin shall be 30 mm. Left and Right Margins
Single sided
Left Margin 30mm Right Margin 20 mm
2.1.5 Pagination
Page numbering in the text of the thesis shall be Hindu Arabic numerals at the centre of
the footer. But when the candidate opts for header style the page number shall
appear at the right and left top corner for the odd and even number pages,
respectively. Page number "1" for the first page of the Introduction chapter shall not
appear in print, only the second page will bear the number "2". The subsequent
chapters shall begin on a fresh page. When header style is chosen the first page
of each chapter will not have the header and the page number shall be printed
at the centre of the footer. Pagination for pages before the Introduction chapter shall
be in lower case Roman numerals, e.g., "iv".
2.1.6 Header
When the header style is chosen, the header can have the Chapter number and
Section number (e.g., Chapter 2, Section 3) on even numbered page headers
and Chapter title or Section title on the odd numbered page header.
2.1.7 Paragraph format
Vertical space between paragraphs shall be about 2.5 line spacing. The first line
of each paragraph should normally be indented by five characters or 12mm. A
candidate may, however, choose not to indent if he/she has provided sufficient
paragraph separation. A paragraph should normally comprise more than one line. A
single line of
 a paragraph shall not be left at the top or bottom of a page (that is, no windows or orphans
should be left). The word at the right end of the first line of a page or paragraph
should, as far as possible, not be hyphenated.

2.2 Chapter and Section Format

2.2.1 Chapter
Each chapter shall begin on a fresh page with an additional top margin of about 75mm.
Chapter number (in Hindu-Arabic) and title shall be printed at the centre of the line in
6mm font size (18pt) in bold face using both upper and lower case (all capitals or small
capitals shall not be used). A vertical gap of about 25mm shall be left between
the Chapter number and Chapter title lines and between chapter title line and the
first paragraph.
2.2.2 Sections and Subsections
A chapter can be divided into Sections, Subsections and Sub-sub Sections so as
to present different concepts separately. Sections and subsections can be
numbered using decimal points, e.g. 2.2 for the second section in Chapter 2 and
2.3.4 for the fourth Subsection in third Section of Chapter 2. Chapters, Sections
and Subsections shall be included in the contents with page numbers flushed to the
right. Further subsections need not be numbered or included in the contents. The Section
and Sub- Section titles along with their numbers in 5 and 4mm (16 and 14
pt) fonts, respectively, in bold face shall be flushed to the left (not centered) with 15 mm
space above and below these lines. In further subdivisions character size of
3 and 3.5 with bold face, small caps, all caps and italics may be used for the
titles flushed left or centered. These shall not feature in the contents.
2.2.3 Table / Figure Format
As far as possible, tables and figures should be presented in portrait style. Small size
table and figures (less than half of writing area of a page) should be
incorporated within the text, while larger ones may be presented on separate
pages. Table and figures shall be numbered chapter wise.
For example, the fourth figure in chapter 5 will bear the number Figure 5.4 or Fig 5.4
Table number and title will be placed above the table while the figure number and
caption will be located below the figure. Reference for Table and Figures
reproduced from elsewhere shall be cited in the last and separate line in the
table and figure caption, e.g. (after McGregor [12]).

3. Auxiliary Format
3.1 Binding
The evaluation copies of the thesis/dissertation/report may be spiral bound or
soft bound. The final hard bound copies to be submitted after the viva-voce
examination
 will be accepted during the submission of thesis/dissertation/report with the following
colour specification:
Ph.D. Thesis Black
3.2 Front Covers
The front covers shall contain the following details:
Full title of thesis in 6 mm 22 point's size font properly centered and positioned at the top.
Full name of the candidate in 4.5 mm 15 point's size font properly centered at the middle
of the page. A 40 mm dia replica of the Institute emblem followed by the name of
department, name of the Institute and the year of submission, each in a separate line
and properly centered and located at the bottom of page.
3.2.1 Lettering
All lettering shall be embossed in gold.
3.2.2 Bound back
The degree, the name of the candidate and the year of submission shall also be
embossed on the bound (side) in gold.
3.3 Blank Sheets
In addition to the white sheets (binding requirement) two white sheets shall be put at the
beginning and the end of the thesis.
3.4 Title Sheet
This shall be the first printed page of the thesis and shall contain the
submission statement: the Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the
Ph.D. Degree, the name and Roll No. of the candidate, name(s) of the
Supervisor and Co- supervisor(s) (if any), Department, Institute and year of
submission.
Sample copy of the 'Title Sheet' is appended (Specimen 'A').
3.5 Dedication Sheet
If the candidate so desires(s), he/she may dedicate his/her thesis, which statement shall
follow the title page. If included, this shall form the page 1 of the auxiliary sheets but
shall not have a page number.
3.6 Approval Sheet
In the absence of a dedication sheet this will form the first page and in that case shall
not have a page number. Otherwise, this will bear the number two in Roman
lower case "ii" at the centre of the footer. The top line shall be:
1.Thesis Approval for Ph.D.
The Approval Sheets are to be included only in the hard bound copies which
are submitted after the successful Ph.D. viva voce examination.
A sample copy of the Approval Sheet is appended (Specimen B').
3.7 Abstract
 The 500 word abstract shall highlight the important features of
the thesis/dissertation/report and shall correspond to the electronic version to
be submitted to the Library for inclusion in the website. The Abstract in the thesis,
however, shall have two more parts, namely, the layout of the thesis giving a
brief chapter wise description of the work and the key words.
3.8 Contents
The contents shall follow the Abstract and shall enlist the titles of the chapters, section
and subsection using decimal notation, as in the text, with corresponding page
number against them, flushed to the right.
3.8.1 List of Figures and Tables
Two separate lists of Figure captions and Table titles along with their numbers
and corresponding page numbers against them shall follow the Contents.
3.9 Abbreviation Notation and Nomenclature
A complete and comprehensive list of all abbreviations, notations and nomenclature
including Greek alphabets with subscripts and superscripts shall be provided after the
list of tables and figures. As far as possible, generally accepted symbols and notation
should be used.
Auxiliary page from dedication (if any) to abbreviations shall be numbered using
Roman numerals in lower case, while the text starting from the Introduction shall be in
Hindu Arabic. The first pages in the both the cases shall not bear a page number.
3.10 A Declaration of Academic Honesty and Integrity
A declaration of Academic honesty and integrity is required to be included along with
every thesis/dissertation/report after the approval sheet. The format of this
declaration is given in Specimen 'C' attached.