BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, PILANI

Next PhD Qualifying Examination's dates are Jan 21-23, 2010        
Current Ph.D >> Guidelines for Supervisor

GUIDELINES FOR Ph.D. THESIS SUPERVISORS

 

1.  Kindly ensure that your thesis meets all the standards of a scholarly writing. The entire work is divided into suitable chapters, sections, sub-sections.

2.  Kindly ensure that objectives, scope, limitations of research, general conclusions, specific conclusions, specific contributions and future scope of work are clearly spelt out in the thesis.

3.  The thesis may be written in English language and may be word processed on single side of paper. You may follow appropriate margins, line spacing, and font. In case the numbers of pages are exceeding 350, the thesis may be printed on both the sides of paper. The appendices may be provided in a Compact Disc if the situation warrants. The page orientation may be portrait and good quality A4 size paper may be used. The pages may be numbered properly and the text is justified.

4.  Any format of quoting REFERENCES may be followed consistently in the thesis.  The reference numbers may either quoted in square parentheses and listed towards the end of chapters. The candidates may follow author name followed by year and list the authors alphabetically towards the end the chapters.

5.  Kindly ensure that all figures, tables have suitable numbers consistently followed throughout the thesis document. Be sure to give caption to each table/figure and they are cited in the text. Mention data sources below the Tables/Figures if any. Figures should be made as self-explanatory as possible.

6.  Use only standard abbreviations. Avoid abbreviations in the title. The full term for which an abbreviation stands should precede its first use in the text except in case of measurement units. The measurement units if any shall be followed consistently.

7.  The suggested format of the organization of Thesis is as given below.

  • Thesis Title Page (Inner Cover) as per the format given  in Annexure I
  • Certificate from Supervisor  as the format in Annexure II
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abstract
  • Table of Contents
  • List of  Tables
  • List of Figures
  • List of Abbreviations/Symbols
  • Chapters
  • Conclusions
  • Specific Contributions
  • Future Scope of Work
  • References
  • Appendices
  • List of Publications and Presentations
  • Brief Biography of the Candidate
  • Brief Biography of the Supervisor

8.   Formats of Thesis title page and certificates given in the Annexure should be strictly adhered to.  The Thesis should have an outer cover similar to inner cover.

 




 

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