Part-A: For single degree (FD) students of Students of B.E. (CS) and Higher Degree students of M.E.(CS) or M.E.(SS)

• Such aspirants need to fill up the official form available at the ARD Website and submit to PSD first for its No Objection Certificate before submitting their completed application to the HoD: CS & IS.
• This is necessary since as per the current policy of the Institute, communicated via the ARD, no student shall be allowed to do such a Thesis or Dissertation if there does exist a PS-2 station in an organization or if there does exist a WILP Programme in place, unless PSD and WILP issue their NoC.
• Additional Eligibility Criteria by the Department:

Aspirants MUST ensure that they satisfy ALL the following conditions before they submit their applications to the department in the above –referred ARD Form:

• They should have a CGPA of 8 or above at the time of applying.
• There should be one-page document containing the Title of the proposed Thesis/Dissertation, Brief Background / Motivation, Abstract of the Proposed Work, Name and Location of the Off-Campus Research Laboratory or Institution of Higher Learning (in India/Abroad), Name of the Off-campus Advisor/Guide/Co-Guide with his / her Official E-mail Id, Phone Number, FAX Number, Name of the Advisor/Guide/Co-Guide from the Department (on-campus) with his/ her contact details
• Evidence of aspirant’s acceptance for the referred duration at the chosen off-campus location in form of Official Letter, Official E-mail, FAX etc. (The term ‘Official mail’, here, means a mail sent from an Official E-mail ID (no personal gmail/yahoo/hotmail etc. are considered official).
• There should be a clear evidence of some form of assistantship/stipend/financial support that would be made available by the chosen Off-campus Research Laboratory / Institution of Higher Learning since such a commitment indicates the serious interest the chosen organization/Advisor may have in engaging with an aspirant.
• There should be one faculty member in the Department who would agree, before submission of application, to become Advisor/Co-Advisor or Guide/Co-Guide and who, in consultation with the off-campus Advisor/Co-Advisor or Guide/Co-Guide would be willing to take responsibility of periodic evaluation of work done and carrying out Mid-Sem and End-Sem Grading in time and submitting it to the Institute (HoD and through him to the ARD).
• Identified Departmental Guide/Co-Guide and the identified Off-Campus Researcher must have discussed with each-other the possibility of a close research collaboration involving the two Co-Guides and the Aspirant.

Part-B: For dual degree (FD) students of Students, whose second degree is B.E. (CS)

• Dual degree students MUST note that in addition to the eligibility points referred in Part-A, above, one additional constraint apply to them, in view of Curricular Structure and Academic Regulations, as on today.

If their First Degree is other than CS, they can only seek such a permission only from the corresponding HoD. (For instance, a student who is B4A7, can only seek such a permission with respect to his/her first of two degrees (i.e. B4 (Maths)) from Head of the Department of Mathematics since his or her Second Degree is A7 and by default there is the PS-2 option for his/her Professional Degree unless he or she has got his/her PS to TS conversion has been approved by the PSD.)

Process followed by the department, post receipt of valid (i.e. an application that is complete-in all respects) application:

• After the deadline of receipt, DRC examines each such application and takes a call within a week from the deadline stated.
• Decision of the DRC shall be final and binding.

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