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M.Phil. Regulations
REGULATIONS RELATING TO
THE ADMISSION AND EXAMINATION TO
M.PHIL DEGREE COURSES
A) Admission.
1. Candidates possessing Master’s degree (preferably in Ist Division)
in the relevant discipline from a recognized University or equivalent
qualifications recognized by the Syndicate and having a good
academic record may be admitted to M.Phil class. The suitability of
the candidate shall be assessed by the Admission Committee
through a written/oral test prior to admission.
2. Admission of students to M.Phil class shall be made by an
Admission Committee consisting of three teachers from the Board
of Postgraduate Studies of the department.
3. All admissions made by the Admission Committee shall be
reported to the Dean of the Faculty concerned for registration.
4. The admission of any student is liable to be terminated by the
Board of Postgraduate Studies on a report from his supervisor, at
any time if his academic progress or conduct is not found to be
satisfactory at any stage.
5. When the admission of a student has been notified to him, he shall
pay the prescribed dues within the period specified for this purpose
otherwise his admission shall liable to be cancelled.
B) Courses of Reading
6. The course shall extend over a minimum period of two years (a
year consisting of two terms) for full time students and over a
minimum period of three years for part-time students.
7. The medium of instruction and examination shall be English.
8. The general scheme of studies for the M.Phil course shall be as
determined by the department concerned.
9. A part-time student shall normally be allowed to take at most two
papers in a term.
10. Each candidate shall be assigned for his thesis a Supervisor who
shall be appointed by the Board of Postgraduate Studies in the
Department concerned from amongst the teachers of the
Department.
11. Each candidate will be required to submit a thesis. The topic of the
thesis and its synopsis alongwith the name of the Supervisor shall
be approved by the Board of Postgraduate Studies in the
Department.
12. Synopsis of the thesis shall be submitted to the Advanced Studies
& Research Board of the University for the final approval.
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13. (i) The Courses of study and the detailed syllabi shall be
recommended by the Board of Studies in the Department and
approved by the competent bodies well in time before the start of
the class.
(ii) The papers to be offered in any term shall be decided by the
Dean of the Faculty concerned on the recommendations of the
Board of Postgraduate Studies in the Department and shall be
announced at least one month before the commencement of the
session.
C) Examination
14. An examination shall be held within the University Campus at the
end of each term on such dates as the Vice-Chancellor may
approve on the recommendation of the Board of Studies in the
Department.
15. No candidate shall be admitted to an examination unless the
following conditions are fulfilled:-
i) He has been on the rolls of the University in the Faculty
concerned during the term in which the examination is held.
ii) He has attended in each paper in which he has to be
examined, not less than 85 percent of the total number of
lectures delivered, provided that the Dean of the Faculty
concerned may for valid reasons, condone, to the extent of
10 percent of deficiency in the above mentioned percentage.
iii) He has applied for admission to the examination in the
manner laid down in Regulation 16 below.
iv) He is not debarred from taking the examination by any
Regulations or Rules enforced at that time.
16. The candidate who wishes to seek admission to an examination
shall submit, an application on the prescribed form together with
the prescribed examination fee, to the Controller of Examination
through the Dean of the Faculty concerned, not less than two
weeks before the date fixed for the commencement of
examination. But if for any reason, he could not do so in time, he
may submit his application later alongwith the prescribed
examination fee and a late fee, but in no case after the
examination has commenced.
17. In order to pass in any paper or a thesis a candidate must secure
not less than 50 percent marks in it.
18. If a candidate fails in one paper only but obtains not less than 40
percent marks in it, he shall be allowed to take another
examination in the paper at the end of the term next following.
19. If a candidate fails in more than one paper or fails in a single paper
after having appeared in it for a second time under Regulation 18,
he shall be allowed to appear in an examination in the paper(s)
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only once again provided that he repeats the full course for the
paper(s)
20. The Internal and External Examiners in each paper and for the
thesis shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor on the
recommendation of the Board of Studies of the Department.
21. (a) Every candidate shall submit for evaluation four typed copies of
his thesis.
(b) The thesis shall be evaluated by one external examiner and
internal examiner (Supervisor). Each examiner shall submit his
report to the Chairman, Board of Postgraduate Studies of the
Department and make one of the following recommendations:-
i) That the Viva-Voce examination be held to enable the
candidate to defend his thesis.
ii) That the thesis be resubmitted by the candidate after
revision on the lines to be suggested by the examiner.
iii) That the thesis be rejected as not of sufficient merit for the
holding of the Viva-Voce examination and the candidate be
declared to have failed and not eligible for the award of
M.Phil Degree.
c) The Final Report on the Thesis Viva-Voce Examination by the
Examiners shall be submitted on the prescribed proforma.
22. In case there is a difference of opinion between the Examiners, the
Vice-Chancellor, shall appoint a third Examiner on the
recommendations of the Board of Postgraduate Studies of the
Department whose opinion shall be final.
23. If a candidate whose thesis has not been approved, is permitted to
revise his thesis, he must submit the revised thesis for evaluation
not later than six months from the announcement of the decision
permitting him to revise the thesis.
24. A candidate must pass in all the papers of the course before the
result of his thesis evaluation is declared.
25. As soon as possible and ordinarily not later than four weeks after
the termination of an examination, the Controller of Examinations
shall publish the result of the Examination.
26. Without prejudice to the provision of Regulation 6 a full time
candidate must pass in all the papers of the course and submit his
thesis within a period of three years from the date of admission
and a part-time candidate must do so within four years from the
date of admission.
27. A candidate who has cleared all the dues, passed in all the
prescribed papers and, in addition, whose thesis submitted in
accordance with the above Regulations has been approved shall
be eligible for the award of an M.Phil Degree.
28. Successful candidates securing 75 percent and above marks
shall be placed in Grade-A, 60 percent to 74 percent shall be
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placed in Grade-B and 50 percent to 59 percent shall be
placed in Grade-C.
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