1.	Payment of fees for the particular semester
2.	Signing and sending of registration card to Dean ARCD
3.	Making the plan of work for all the courses registered in consultation with supervisor
4.	Dispatch of the plan of work to Dean RCD for necessary approval
5.	Carrying the work as per the work plan
6.	Submitting mid semester’s reports and grades forms duly signed by supervisor to Dean R& C
7.	Submitting end semester’s reports and grades forms duly signed by supervisor to Dean R& C
8.	Informing the Dean R & C changes in address, telephone, e mail  etc if any
9.	Informing the Dean R & C the change of locale, supervisor , topic if  situation warrants
10.	Requesting the Doctoral Counselling Committee for extension of time for thesis submission if situation warrants

I Thesis Title is approved by the research board of BITS and completion of 40 units in Ph D Thesis course. II Completion of the research work and preparation of thesis duly checked and certified by your supervisor. (All Chapters shall be ready, properly arranged, Figures, Tables are properly numbered, and standard referencing guidelines are followed). Kindly make it sure that there are no typographical, referencing and formatting errors from your end. III Submission of two copies of the thesis for review by the members of the Doctoral Advisory Committee (DAC). IV Obtaining the comments of the members of DAC on the thesis V Fixing up a mutually convenient date for pre-submission seminar in consultation with Dean R & C once the positive comments of DAC are obtained VI Preparation of presentation for approximately 30 to 45 minutes using Power Point/OHP Sheets. The presentation must cover the following 1. Objectives and Scope of the Study 2. Literature review (briefly 2-3 slides only) 4. Identification of the research gaps based on literature review 5. Problem Formulation 6. Research Methodology 7. Experimentation/ Data Collection/ Analysis 8. General Conclusions 9. Specific Conclusions /Contributions of the research 10. Further Scope of Research   VII  Clearing of dues till date of the seminar VIII Clearing of pending grades, if any IX Informing the presentation and accommodation requirements X Noting the corrections/suggestions if any for necessary action during pre-submission seminar XI Collecting necessary proforma for Thesis Submission and Prospective Examiners Information.       Kindly ensure that the answers to all the following are  YES Objectives, scope and Limitations 1 Are the objectives clearly spelt out? 2 Are the objectives based on in-depth literature review? 3 Does the thesis clearly mention scope and limitations of research? Literature Survey 4 Is the literature survey up-to-date and exhaustive? 5 Has the researcher referred international/national journals of repute? 6 Are the research gaps clearly identified? Methodology 7 Is the methodology adopted described exhaustively? 8 Has the researchers mentioned all data sources? 9 Is the research methodology adopted up-to-date? Results and Discussions 10 Are the outcomes of research discussed at length? 11 Has the candidate come out with knowledge addition in the area of research? 12 Has the candidate come out with publications in International / national journals of repute? 13 Has the candidate presented his work in international/national conferences? Conclusions and Future Scope of Work 14 Are the conclusions clearly spelt out? 15 Has the candidate mentioned specific contributions to the field of research? 16 Has the candidate mentioned future scope of work? Literature References 17 Is the citation of references done in standard format? 18 Are all the references cited in the text? 19 Are the references relevant and adequate to the work? Documentation of Thesis 20 Is the flow of writing logical? 21 Has the candidate made sections/subsections to explain his work? 22 Are the figures/tables presently neatly and clearly with proper and consistent captions? 23 Is the list of tables, figures, symbols/acronyms given in the thesis? 24 Has the candidate attached a proper acknowledgement? 25 Are the appendices appended properly to the thesis? 26 Has the candidate appended list of papers published/presented on the thesis? 27 Has the candidate included brief biography of himself and his supervisor (about on page each) towards the end of the thesis?

 

1 Registration in the semester of thesis submission 2. Clearance of all pending dues  3. Clearing of all pending grades 4. Completion of 40 units in Ph D Thesis course 5. Completion of minimum 2 units in PLS courses/TP courses 6. Completion of min 2 units in Independent Study/ Ph D seminar 7. Any NC/Unsatisfactory grades in immediately preceding semester 8. Correctness of name and ID as per RCD records 9. Approval of the Thesis title from Research Board 10. Pre-submission seminar before the DAC 11. Submission of grades for the semester of thesis submission 12. Correctness of thesis title as approved by the Research Board 13. Submission of 4 hard bound copies of the thesis 14. Submission of 5 copies of synopsis of the  thesis 15. Necessary instructions for title page and certificate if followed or not 16. Demand draft of Rs750/- in favor of BITS,  payable at Pilani and drawn on SBBJ, Pilani or UCO bank Pilani 17. Sealed envelope containing names, communication details and brief bio-data of at least 7 eminent as prospective thesis examiners  given by the supervisor 18. Submission of Proforma RCD/P/8/1 and RCD/P/8/2 duly signed by candidate and supervisor

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