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Rule Particulars Page No.

R. M.Phil. 1 Date of Application 1

R. M.Phil. 2 Duration 1

R. M.Phil. 3 Eligibility 1

R. M.Phil. 4 Admission Procedure (Constitution of DRC/CRC) 1

R. M.Phil. 5 Course Work 4

R. M.Phil. 6 Criteria for the M. Phil. course Programme 7

R. M.Phil. 7 Submission of Dissertation 7

R. M.Phil. 8 Evaluation of Theory Paper, dissertation and 9

Conduct of Viva-Voce

R. M.Phil. 9 Standard of Passing 11

R.M.Phil. 10 Cancellation of M.Phil. Registration. 11

Annexure -I Broad Guidelines for preparation of synopsis 12

Annexure -II Format of the cover page of the dissertation 13

Annexure -III Declaration by the Student 14

Annexure -IV Declaration by Guide/Supervisor 15

Annexure -V Fee Structure 16

Annexures Particulars Page No.

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Rules for M.Phil. Course (2015-2016)

Shivaji University, Kolhapur.

R.M.Phil. 1 DATE OF APPLICATION

A candidate seeking admission to M.Phil Degree course shall apply to the Director,

BCUD in the prescribed application form.

R.M.Phil. 2 DURATION

The M.Phil course will be full time regular course of one year duration followed by

maximum one year period for submission of dissertation.The M.Phil. degree shall be

normally considered as the first research degree with emphasis on teaching methods,

research methodology and advanced/deeper study of the subject. A candidate may

submit the Dissertation after appearing for the Theory Examination. The final result

will be declared only after passing Examination and completion of other required

formalities. However, the student will have to pay the requisite term fees till the

submission of the Dissertation. The Maximum period for submission of the dissertation

shall be five years.

R.M.Phil. 3 Eligibility:

For admission to the M. Phil programme in a relevant subject in any faculty, the

applicant should fulfill the following conditions : Candidates having minimum of 55

% marks (50% for SC/ST category) at Post-Graduate degree examination or its

equivalent degree with equivalent grade/grade points in faculties where there is no

provision of Class.

OR

The students admitted to M. Phil. shall apply for Eligibility Certificate within 15

days from the date of admission by paying prescribed fees along with the Migration,

Degree Certificates and Statement of Marks. Admission to the course is subject to

the fulfillment of the Eligibility criteria.

R.M.Phil. 4 ADMISSION PROCEDURE :

i) General :

a. A candidate seeking admission to the M. Phil. course in the University

Departments / M.Phil. Centres of the affiliated Colleges shall have to pass the

Entrance Test in the relevant subject. In case of the inter-disciplinary subjects,

the candidate should appear for the Entrance Test in the desired subject of M.

Phil. The Interview will be conducted by the concerned Department in the

University. In case of non-existence of the University Department the Interview

will be conducted by the Committee constituted by the Hon. Vice-Chancellor.

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b. The Entrance Test will test the student’s knowledge of the subject. The Syllabus for

the Entrance Test will be based on the Compulsory Papers at the Master’s degree

programme.

c. The Candidates having UGC-CSIR-NET/ SLET/ SET/ GATE/ P.G.D.T.E. (Post Graduate

Diploma in Teaching English of EFLU, Hyderabad) BET/GPAT are exempted from the

entrance exam however they can appear for entrance exam if they wish to.

d. For the purpose of the selection of candidates, there shall be a committee of the

Department which will be called “Departmental Research Committee” (DRC). The

DRC will consist of :-

Head of the Department Chairperson

One Senior Professor (by rotation) Member

One Senior Associate Professor (by rotation) Member

BOS Chairman Member

Two P.G. teachers from the recognized M.Phil Centers/ Member

Institutes

(Nominated by the Dean of the concerned faculty in Consultation with Head of the

Department (HOD), in absence of the HOD in Consultation with BoS Chairman)

In the case of non availability of the members listed above, the Dean of the

concerned faculty and HOD of the concerned department will include additional

members to constitute the committee.

All the above members should be research Guides/Supervisors for Ph.D. One of

the DRC members should be from reserve category and one must be woman member.

The tenure of the DRC shall be of two academic years.

II) Nature of Question Paper:

Entrance Examination will be offline/online. For each subjects question paper

will be of 100 marks (50 Multiple Choice Questions of 2 marks each.) The duration for

the examination will be of one and half hour.

Note : Qualifying in the Entrance Test does not essentially mean the guarantee for

admission.

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III) Evaluation and Merit List

The Written Test will consist of 100 marks and interview will consist of 10 marks.

Merit list will be prepared as under,

a. In case of candidates appearing for the entrance examination,

1. Total percentage of marks secured in the Post Graduate Examination will be

converted to 50%

2. Total marks secured in the Entrance Written Examination will be converted to

40% A candidate will be eligible for interview only if He/She has secure minimum

40 % (35% for SC/ST Category) in the Entrance Examination.

3. The marks secured in the Interview out of 10

4. Total of 1, 2 and 3 (Total marks will be out of 100).

b. In case of students who are exempted from appearing the entrance test, the

merit list will be prepared on the basis of percentage of total marks secured in

the Post Graduate examination and the marks secured in the interview. (Total

marks will be out of 100).

c. The interview will be applicable to all the candidates. At the time of interview,

candidates are expected to discuss their research interests / areas.

d. Admission will be given on the basis of the combined merit list prepared on

the basis of above (a) and (b).

e. There will be no provision of reassessment or re-evaluation.

f. BUTR will announce the list of selected candidates.

g. All admissions will be given by the BUTR at the University. In case the University

department does not exist, the admission will be given by the concerned CRC.

h. Reservation Policy of Government of Maharashtra will be followed for admission.

IV) Allotment of students to Research Guide/Supervisor.

a. The allotment of the Research Guides/Supervisors for selected students shall

be decided by the DRC/CRC depending on the number of students per research

Guide/Supervisor, available specialization among the research Guides/

Supervisors and the research interest of the student as indicated during

interview by the student. The allotment of research Guide/Supervisor shall not

be left to the individual student or Guide/Supervisor.

b. In the case of Interdisciplinary subjects

i. When the subject matter of the research is of interdisciplinary in nature

concerning two different subjects in the University / Recognized institutions /

Affiliated Colleges / other universities.

ii. If the subject matter of the research is of interdisciplinary in nature or is concerned

with use of research facilities and equipments in the University Departments or the

recognized research institute or affiliated college.

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iii. The candidate can pursue the research in the interdisciplinary subject under two

Guides/Supervisors and degree will be awarded as per his choice provided that he/

she has completed the admission procedure in that subject. The DRC / CRC of the

subject in which he/she has secured post graduate degree will scrutinize the synopsis

and other related issues. In specific circumstances the matter may be referred to the

Board of Multi Faculty Interdisciplinary Studies.

V. The Scrutiny committee will scrutinize the synopsis and recommend to the Research

and Recognition Committee. The Scrutiny Committee shall consist of

1. The Head, Chairman

2. The Chairperson – Board of Studies of the concerned subject. Member

3. Two experts nominated by Dean of the Members

Concerned faculty in consultation with

Head and BOS Chairperson,

4. Guide/Supervisor of the research student Member

The Head of the Department will act as the Chairperson of the Scrutiny Committee.

The Scrutiny Committee will go through the details of the proposal and will instruct

the student to submit the proposal or modify the proposal or to submit new proposal

for the consideration of the Research and Recognition Committee. The quorum for

the Scrutiny Committee shall be of three members.

In case of the resubmission of the modified proposal, specific written instructions

should to be given to the concerned candidate. The resubmitted proposal will be

forwarded by the Chairperson of the Scrutiny Committee along with remarks to the

University office. All applications will be scrutinized by the Scrutiny committee with

its recommendations and shall be placed before Research and Recognition Committee

for its final approval.

c. Change of the Guide/Supervisor

All the cases related to change of Guide/Supervisor will be finalized by RRC on the

subject to the fulfillment of following conditions.

i. No objection certificate from the previous Guide/Supervisor as well as continuation

of the topic.

ii. Acceptance from the new Guide/Supervisor. In case of dispute, the Hon. Vice-

Chancellor’s decision will be final.

iii. In case of demise of a Guide/Supervisor, the candidate shall have to apply for

change of Guide/Supervisor to BUTR section.

R.M.Phil. 5 COURSE WORK

i. Candidates will not be allowed to appear for theory examination unless he/she

fulfills 75% attendance for all lectures.

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ii. The course work will comprise 3 Papers of 100 marks each. The content and

components of three Papers will be prepared by the concerned BOS/Adhoc Board as

the case may be. Paper-I will comprise of a course on Research Methodology consisting

of Quantitative Techniques and Computer Applications. Paper-II shall be Recent

Trends in subject concerned. and Paper - III shall be one optional paper (based on

specialization) with 80 marks of University examination + 20 marks for presentation

of the review of published research papers from national / international journals on

the concerned specialized areas. There should be at least three optional papers

specified by the concerned department.

iii. Every student shall present two seminars of 25 marks each, one on theory related to

the M. Phil Papers and one on review of literature on published research in the

relevant field. The DRC/CRC shall communicate the marks obtained by the candidates

in Seminars to the University within a month after the last date of term.

iv) The M. Phil. course in the subject will comprise of

a. Three papers of 100 marks each : 300 Marks.

1. Paper I - Research Methodology

a. Quantitative Techniques

b. Computer Applications

2. Paper II- Recent Trends in the subject

3. Paper III- Optional papers (based on specialization) with 80 marks of University

Examination + 20 marks of presentation on a review of published research papers

from the national and international journals.

Note : The Department should identify the specialized papers as per the available

specialized staff in the Department and prepare the syllabi there to.

b. Seminars (on paper- III) - 50 Marks.

c. Dissertation : 200 Marks.

d. Viva-voce : 50 Marks.

v) To assess the three papers as above, there shall be a panel of two examiners, one

internal and one external. The assessment may be conducted centrally or by post.

vi) The course work for M. Phil. will be of one year.

vii) The syllabus for the course work will be prepared by the BOS / Adhoc Board as the

case may be. viii) The syllabi of all papers shall be prepared in the given format as

under.

1. Subject………............................................………….. Faculty ………………………..

2. Title of the paper …………Paper No …………Compulsory/optional paper ……….

3. Year of implementation from June …………….......................................…… onwards

4. Preamble of the syllabus

5. Total marks …………….........…….. or fractions if any ………………........……….

6. Units or Modules shall remain only four with 15 contact hours for each module or

unit. The complete syllabus should be taught in 40 contact hours. In the case of

practical/term paper/review/journal work, the contact hours shall be 10+10 for

seminar and review of papers respectively.

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7. References/Additional readings etc.

8. The scheme of teaching and examination should be given by the Departments as

applicable to the course/paper concerned in the following format for each paper :

viii). The pattern of M. Phil theory course work and Ph. D course work shall remain

same and it will be taught in the Department/College/Centre as per the given

scheme.

ix) The medium of instruction of the course work shall be English except the

languages course work. The students are required to answer the theory and

seminar/review in English only.

x) The nature of question paper for the subject/paper shall be as indicated below :

a) Short answered questions

b) Long answered questions

c) Short notes

d) Solutions / exercise oriented questions / problems

Note : There shall be equal justice of numerical marks given to the pattern above.

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Sr.No. of

the

Module/U

nit

Total No of

lecture/Practical/Tutorial

s etc.

Examination containing Theory/Practical/ review/term paper/ Journal work etc.

Lectu

res 40

conta

ct

hours

Practical/

Tutorials/

seminar/

review

10+10

contact

hours

Tot

al

Paper Theor

y

Practical/

seminar/

review

10+10

Component

Total

1 15 I 100 - 100

2 15 II 100 - 100

3 15 III 80 20 100

4 15 Total 280 20 300

8. The field work, seminar, tutorials, group discussion and review has to be defined properly. 9. While preparing the course curriculum, the concerned Department should give equivalences to the old and new papers in the given format as under :

Sr. No. Title of old papers and paper No.

Title of new papers and paper No.

ix). The pattern of M. Phil theory course work and Ph. D course work shall remain same and it will be taught in the Department/College/Centre as per the given scheme. x) The medium of instruction of the course work shall be English except the languages course work. The students are required to answer the theory and seminar/review in English only. xi) The nature of question paper for the subject/paper shall be as indicated below : a) Short answered questions b) Long answered questions c) Short notes d) Solutions / exercise oriented questions / problems Note : There shall be equal justice of numerical marks given to the pattern above.

6. R.M.Phil.6. Criteria for M.Phil Course Programme

Sr.No

Candidates taking admission to M.Phil with following

Exemption availed in

Entrance examination

M.Phil Course Work

Marks

Marks

Marks

TotalMarks

TheoryMarks

9.

10.

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R.M.Phil. 6. Criteria for M.Phil Course Programme

R.M.Phil. 7. SUBMISSION OF DISSERTATION :

i) A candidate shall publish one research paper in a refereed journal (approved by

concernd BoS) before the submission of the thesis. If the research papers are published

in Journals with ISSN/ISBN, those journals must be published continuously from last

five years. As evidence of the same the candidate should submit acceptance letter or

the reprint, singed and certified by Dean/HOD.

ii) A candidate duly admitted to the course shall prepare the proposal of research work

in the prescribed format before 15th October and submit it to the concerned DRC In

the case of centres, proposal may be sent through the principal/ Director of the institute

to the concerned HOD. (In case of non-existence of the university department the

proposals may be sent to the BUTR section).

iii) The Scrutiny committee will scrutinize and finalize the proposals of research work

after the respective candidate’s presentation prior to 31st October, in special

circumstances CRC also will be allowed to scrutinize and finalize the proposals of

research after receiving candidate’s presentation prior to 31st October. The Guide/

Supervisor must present for the scrutiny of proposals, dissertation in Viva-voce.

iv) The students shall submit, their dissertation on the same title which is approved

by the University authorities. If the candidate wish to change the title, he/she will

have to apply through Guide/Supervisor and forward it through the HOD/Principal/

Director with reasons for the change, six months prior to the submission of the

Dissertation.

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6. R.M.Phil.6. Criteria for M.Phil Course Programme

Sr.No

Candidates taking admission to M.Phil with following

qualifications

Exemption availed in

Entrance examination

M.Phil Course Work

1. Master Degree No exemption in Entrance Test

Compulsory Compulsory

2. Master Degree with SET/NET/JRF/ GATE

Exemption in M.Phil Entrance Test (i.e. Written test only)

Only inrerview is Compulsory

Compulsory

7. R.M.Phil.7. SUBMISSION OF DISSERTATION :

i) A candidate shall publish one research paper in a refereed journal (approved by concernd BoS) before the submission of the thesis. If the research papers are published in Journals with ISSN/ISBN, those journals must be published continuously from last five years. As evidence of the same the candidate should submit acceptance letter or the reprint, singed and certified by Dean/HOD. ii) A candidate duly admitted to the course shall prepare the proposal of research work in the prescribed format before 15th October and submit it to the concerned DRC/CRC. In the case of centres, proposal may be sent through the principal/ Director of the institute to the concerned HOD. (In case of non-existence of the university department the proposals may be sent to the BUTR section). iii) The Scrutiny committee will scrutinize and finalize the proposals of research work after the respective candidate's presentation prior to 31st October, in special circumstances CRC also will be allowed to scrutinize and finalize the proposals of

research after receiving candidate's presentation prior to 31st October. The Guide/Supervisor must present for the scrutiny of proposals, dissertation in Viva-

voce.

iv) The students shall submit, their dissertation on the same title which is approved by the University authorities. If the candidate wish to change the title, he/she will have to apply through Guide/Supervisor and forward it through the HOD/Principal/Director with reasons for the change, six months prior to the submission of the Dissertation. v) Prior to submission of the dissertation, the students shall make a pre-M.Phil. presentation in the department/centre that may be open to all faculty members and research students for getting feedback and comments which may be suitably incorporated into the draft dissertation under the advice of the Research Guide/Supervisor .

vi) If a candidate fails to complete the theory examination and / or the dissertation within a period of two years after the registration, he/she will have to re-register

interview

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v) Prior to submission of the dissertation, the students shall make a pre-M.Phil.

presentation in the department/centre that may be open to all faculty members and

research students for getting feedback and comments which may be suitably

incorporated into the draft dissertation under the advice of the Research Guide/

Supervisor .

vi) If a candidate fails to complete the theory examination and / or the dissertation

within a period of two years after the registration, he/she will have to re-register

without appearing for the Entrance Test by paying the requisite registration fee

(before completion of two years) otherwise, the candidate will seek fresh admission.

vii) The medium of instruction and language of answer in examination shall be English

except for the papers in Languages.

viii) The language of dissertation will be English except for the dissertations in languages.

ix) The candidates in the faculties of Social Sciences, Education ,Arts & Fine Arts are

allowed to write his/her dissertation in Marathi provided it is being certified by the

Guide/Supervisor that substantial part of the concerned literature is available in

Marathi and forwarded thorough the HOD/Principal/Director of the Institute. However,

the candidate should submit the synopsis in English.

x) At the time of the submission of the dissertation, the candidate shall submit to the

University office the following documents :

a Four copies of the dissertation.

b Ten copies of the abstract.

c Four CD containing soft copy in PDF format should be submitted along with the

dissertation.

d Attested copy of Master’s Degree Certificate

e No dues certificate from Department and Hostel, Library / College and

Receipt of necessary fees paid.

f Subject /Branch/Specialization Certificate to be given by the Guide/Supervisor.

xi) The Dissertation must be submitted in the following manner :

a Size of the paper : A4, except drawings, graphs and maps on which no restriction

is placed. A margin of 3.5 cm be left on the left hand side and bound in

standardized form.

b The title, degree, faculty, subject, year and name of student and Guide/Supervisor

should be printed neatly and legibly on the front cover,

c Dissertation should be typed with one and half line spacing & Should be

printed on single/both sides. Dissertation must be bound in a proper manner.

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R.M.Phil.8: EVALUATION OF THEORY PAPER, DISSERTATION AND CONDUCT OF VIVA-VOCE :

i. The following procedure and tables shall be applied for allotting Grades. Each theory

paper shall be assessed by two examiners, one internal and one external.

ii) The dissertation produced by the M.Phil student shall be evaluated by at least two

experts out of which at least one should be from outside the state. Each expert shall

evaluate the dissertation for 100 marks and grade point and shall submit the textual

report to the University.

iii. The External experts for dissertation will have to give his/her acceptance within 30

days from the date of receipt of letter otherwise, it will be treated as non-acceptance

and the next referee will be appointed. Both the experts should send their reports

within a month after receipt of dissertation.

iv. After receiving the positive reports, open defense viva-voce should be conducted

within one month’s period.

v. The viva-voce will be conducted in University Department/Centre viva voce will be

conducted at the centre.

vi. The student should attend the viva-voce at his/her own cost.

vii. The viva-voce will be conducted by a Committee consisting of three members, one

of them will be the Guide/Supervisor and two members (of whom at least one will

be from the University Department or from the Recognized Research Center and he

/ she will be Chairperson of Open Defence viva-voce ) another will be expert of on the

dissertation in the university suggested by the Research & Recognition Committee.

vii. The student shall collect a copy of his/her Dissertation immediately after the viva-

voce from the University office, If the student fails to collect the same, it will be sent

to the concerned Department for Department library/University Library.

a) FACULTY OF SCIENCE

Notation Equivalent numerical scores Grade points

O 75-100 6

A 65-74 5

B 55-64 4

C 45-54 3

D 35-44 2

E 25-34 1

F 00-24 0

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b) FACULTY OF ARTS, SOCIAL SCIENCES, COMMERCE & EDUCATION :

O 65-100 6

A 60-64 5

B 51-59 4

C 41-50 3

D 31-40 2

E 21-30 1

F 00-20 0

viii. Both examiners shall submit the marks and grades on separates sheet supplied to

them. They should not enter the marks and grades on the answer-books.

ix. If there is a difference of more then 2 Grades between the assessment of two

examiners, i.e. , for example, if one examiner allots “A” grade points and the other

“D” grade, the paper/dissertation shall be referred to the second external examiner,

appointed by the Hon. Vice- Chancellor from the panel already prepared.

x. In case where the answer-books/dissertation are sent to the third examiner, the

grades allotted by him and the grades closer to any one of the earlier two examiner’s

grades shall be considered for working out average grade, even if, by chance, there

remains the difference of two grades in their assessment.

a) The marks allotted by two examiners / experts for each paper / dissertation shall

be averaged and calculated up to two decimal places.

b) Seminars will be assessed in marks (out of 50), which shall be added to the

marks of the viva-voce (out of 50) for calculating the grade.

c) At the time of the consolidation, the grade-points allotted to each

paper / dissertation, worked-out according to (ii) , will be added together up to

two decimal places and shown on the result sheet. For giving the final grade, the

grade-point average shall be rounded off to the next digit if the fraction is 1/2 or

more than half

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paper/dissertation, worked-out according to (ii) , will be added together up to two decimal places and shown on the result sheet. For giving the final grade, the grade-point average shall be rounded off to the next digit if the fraction is 1/2 or more than half Example External Internal

I A B

5 4

Paper Average 4.50

II B C

4 3

Paper Average 3.50

III A C

5 3

Paper Average 4.00

IV Dissertation B x 2 = 8

V Viva-voce A = 5

Total 4.50 + 3.50 + 4 + 8 + 5 6

= 25 6

= 4.16 = B

Suppose, the total is 4.50 or more, then it shall be awarded “A” grade.

xi) The candidates availing of these concessions should go through the examination. Such candidates will be permitted to continue with their Dissertation in the meanwhile and their result of the examination will be declared according to the standard of passing.

R.M.Phil.9. Standard of Passing The assessment of the candidate shall be in grades on the 7 point scale. The

candidate should get at least C grade in every paper in his dissertation and viva-voce separately. In the aggregate he/she should get minimum B grade for being eligible for the award of M.Phil. degree.

The candidate securing D and below D grade will have to appear again for the next examination. If a candidate fails at the M.Phil. examination, he/she will be allowed to reappear for that examination again, only in those heads of passing (Papers / Dissertation / Viva-Voce) in which he has obtained less than B grade. The exempted heads of Passing (Papers / Dissertation / Viva-Voce) shall be taken into account for the next evaluation.

i) The final result will be declared after working out the overall Grades of,

Written Examination Dissertation Seminars and Open Defence Viva-voce

ii) Cancellation of M.Phil. Registration.

1. A student can cancel his/her registration through his/ her Guide/Supervisor by

paying the necessary fees.

2. If candidate fails to fulfill the necessary conditions/requirements mentioned in

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Suppose, the total is 4.50 or more, then it shall be awarded “A” grade.

xi) The candidates availing of these concessions should go through the examination.

Such candidates will be permitted to continue with their Dissertation in the

meanwhile and their result of the examination will be declared according to the

standard of passing.

R.M.Phil. 9. Standard of Passing

The assessment of the candidate shall be in grades on the 7 point scale. The candidate

should get at least C grade in every paper in his dissertation and viva-voce separately.

In the aggregate he/she should get minimum B grade for being eligible for the

award of M.Phil. degree.

The candidate securing D and below D grade will have to appear again for the next

examination.

If a candidate fails at the M.Phil. examination, he/she will be allowed to reappear for

that examination again, only in those heads of passing (Papers / Dissertation / Viva-

Voce) in which he has obtained less than B grade. The exempted heads of Passing

(Papers / Dissertation / Viva-Voce) shall be taken into account for the next evaluation.

i) The final result will be declared after working out the overall Grades of,

Written Examination

Dissertation

Seminars and

Open Defence Viva-voce

R.M.Phil. 10. Cancellation of M.Phil. Registration.

1. A student can cancel his/her registration through his/ her Guide/Supervisor by paying

the necessary fees.

2. If candidate fails to fulfill the necessary conditions/requirements mentioned in the

allotment letter/provisional admission letter.

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ANNEXURE - I

While preparing the synopsis for the M.Phil work following points shall be

noted and followed carefully :

A. The proposed synopsis for the research should be self contained and should

cover the rational for carrying out research.

B. There should not be repetition of the work or topic or theme

C. The synopsis of the proposed research shall contain following Points

1. Title of the Research Proposal

2. Choice of the topic with reasoning or significance

3. Statement of the problem

4. Review of the relevant literature (noted works should be considered not the

text book reviews)

5. Objectives of the study

6. Hypotheses of the study

7. The methodology comprising

a) Methods of research

b) Sampling design and assumptions

c) Conceptual frame work if any

d) Research design (explanation of how research is being conducted and the tools

used for the same)

e) Methods of data collection,

f) Methods of data analysis (use of parametric and non-parametric tools and

techniques as the case may be)

8. The Chapter scheme : (objectives must be reflected in the scheme)

9. Select Bibliography/ Weblography

Broad guidelines for perparation of synopsis

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ANNEXURE - II

Format of the cover page of the Dissertation

Title in Block letters

A dissertation submitted to

Shivaji University, Kolhapur

for the Degree of Master of Philosophy

in

Subject

under the Faculty of

by

Name of the Candidate

under the Guidance of

Name of the Guide/Supervisor

Name of the Co-Guide/Co-Supervisor : (If any)

Name of the Department / College / Institution:

Year

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ANNEXURE – III

DECLARATION BY THE STUDENT

I hereby declare that the dissertation entitled ………………….....

…………………………completed and written by me has not formed earlier the

basis for the award of any degree or similar title of this or any other University or

examining body. Further I declare that I have not violated any of the provisions

under Copyright Piracy Acts as and when amended from time to time.

Place:

Date: Research Student

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Research Guide/Supervisor

(Signature with name & Designation)

Co-Guide/Co-Supervisor(Signature with name & Designation)

ANNEXURE - IV

DECLARATION BY GUIDE/SUPERVISOR

This is to certify that the dissertation entitled ………………................

… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … b e i n g

submitted herewith for the award of the Degree of Master of Philosophy in…..

(subject) ……...... under the Faulty of…................... of Shivaji University, Kolhapur is

the result of the original research work completed by Shri./Smt. …. .............................under

my /our supervision and guidance and to the best of my / our knowledge and belief

the work embodied in this dissertation has not formed earlier the basis for the award

of any degree or similar title of this or any other University or examining body.

Place :

Date :

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l For an academic year the fee structure will be as above.

l For Thesis evaluations & Viva-voce Rs. 4000/- will be charged.

l In case of independent Student the fee structure will be same as JRF/SRF/

Teachers & Employed Person . In addition Rs. 2000 will be charged as thesis

examination fee.

l Five time Registration Fees and Tuition Fees of the regular students shall be

charged for the foreign students.

l There will be increase in fees by 10% per year.

l Separate fees will be charged along with eligibility application as per rule.

ANNEXURE – V

Fee structure

Fee for JRF/SRF/Teachers

& Employed Person

2197

4392

1464

1464

5564

1464

146

16691

Particulars/

Details

Registration Fee

Lab- Fees. (Sci/Engg.)

Library Fee

Internet Fee

Tuition Fee

Lab. Dev Fee

Medical Charges

Total (INR)

Fee for Regular

Student & DRF

733

2197

733

1464

5564

1464

146

12301