3(a) Every candidate for the Degree of PhD shall apply for admission to the concerned Teaching Department of the University defining the area of research and proposed supervisor.
3(b) Post Graduate Research Committee (PGRC) of the concerned department shall evaluate the application on merit and recommend area of research and supervisor.
3(c) In case of acceptance of the application, an Advisory Committee comprising of three members from within or outside the department including the assigned supervisor shall be formed by the PGRC and the case shall be forwarded for provisional admission to Convener Admission Committee (CAC) for further processing. REQUIREMENTS FOR CONFIRMATION OF PhD ADMISSION
4(a) The candidate shall complete a minimum of six post graduate courses from within the department or from other departments in consultation with his supervisor within a maximum period of two years. The candidate shall maintain a cumulative percentage of 70% or a CGPA of 3.3 out of 4.00 in these subjects. In case he fails to maintain the required standard at time of completion of six post graduate courses or fails to complete six courses within maximum allowable period of two years, his provisional admission to the PhD program shall be canceled.
4(b) The candidate shall sit in a comprehensive examination within one year after fulfilling course requirements. In case, the candidate fails to attempt the first comprehensive examination within the specified period, Advisory Committee may recommend cancellation of candidate's provisional admission to the PhD program.
4(c) Comprehensive examination shall be conducted by the concerned department.
4(d) A candidate shall appear in a comprehensive examination for the second time if he fails in his first attempt immediately when the next time comprehensive examination is offered by the concerned department. Failure in second attempt shall be communicated to CAC and his provisional admission to the PhD program shall be canceled.
4(e) The candidate shall present his research proposal to PGRC within six months after passing the comprehensive examination. After presentation, PGRC shall assess the research proposal or have it assessed through a process established for this purpose. After establishing suitability of the proposal as a potential PhD topic, proposal along with the title shall be submitted to Board of Advanced Study and Research (BoASR) for approval. On approval by BoASR, candidate's admission to PhD program shall be confirmed.
4(f) In case the candidate does not present his proposal to PGRC according to schedule, PGRC may decide to cancel the provisional admission of the candidate.

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