PROCEDURE FOR Ph.D.THESIS SUBMISSION

The students who are on verge of completion of Ph.D and needs to submit the thesis are required to follow the below mentioned procedure-

Pre-submission Seminar

• Prior to submission of the thesis, the student shall make a pre-Ph.D presentation in the Department, open to all faculty members and research students, for getting feedback and comments, which may be suitably incorporated in the draft thesis.

• Student is required to submit the application signed by the supervisor in the office for approval of pre-Ph.D presentation from Head of the Department.

• Notice of pre-submission is required to be put up on the Department website and notice board atleast 7 days before the pre-submission seminar.

• There should be at least 20 research scholars, faculty members in total present in pre-submission. Attendance sheet needs to be submitted in the office and student shall keep one copy of attendance with self for record.

• The pre-submission would have held in the Department under the presence of respective supervisors.

Submission of Dissertation

• After pre-submission student is required to submit the thesis within 120 days of pre-submission held.

• Student is required to have 7 copies of thesis signed by the Supervisor and Head of the Department. Out of 7 copies, 4 copies shall be submitted at Exam-IV, 2 copies will be submitted at Department where, one will be given to the supervisor(s) and one will be kept in ARC after Viva Voce. Student shall keep one signed copy with self.

List of Documents to be attached along with copies of thesis-

1. Application for submission signed by the Supervisor(s), HOD, and Chairman (BRS).(Annexure-I)

2. Pre-Ph.D presentation Notice 3. Pre-Ph.D presentation attendance 4. Student approval form(Annexure-II)

5. Certificate of originality(Annexure-III) 6. certificate of Verification given by the library(Annexure-IV); For guidelines check

Annexure-V 7. Supervisor’s certificate for exclusion of self-published work (Annexure-VI) 8. Certificate from the HOD regarding the pre-submission Seminar. (Annexure-VII (a) & (b) 9. Certificate of non-fellowship (Annexure-VIII) 10. Acceptance letter or certificate of research paper published in a refereed journal. 11. Fee receipts 12. Memorandum 13. BRS letter 14. Joining Report letter 15. Six monthly progress reports 16. Advisory committee meeting progress reports (wherever applicable) 17. No dues certificate from Ratan Tata library

Please Note :

a) The Dissertations would be accepted at Exam-IV twice in a month (between 10:00 – 15:00 Hrs): Between 8-14 of every month b. Last 7 days of every month. However, the dissertations would be accepted on the next working day in case the last day of submission happens to be a holiday at University of Delhi.

b) Processing fee of Rs.3000 (for students who have not availed fellowship) or Rs. 5000 (for students who availed fellowship) to be paid at the Finance Branch (Cash Section).

c) The Researcher would be required to adhere to the following standards for submission of PhD Dissertations:

• 4 Copies - 1 Hard Bound and 3 Soft Bound. Spiral Binding not allowed. • The soft copy of the thesis must be submitted in specified media (CD/ DVD) and

in specified formats (open office/ MS office Document format, Tex, LaTex or other standard Format) that are convertible to pdf file.

• 2 Sides printing/photocopying of the Body of the thesis. • Preferred 12 font sized typing • Preferred Printing either in Times New Roman or Arial font • Preferred 1.5 spacing • Margins: Left : 1.5 inches; Right : 1.0 inches; Top : 1.25 inches; Bottom : 1.25

inches

UNIVERSITY OF DELHI fnYyh fo'ofo|ky;

DOCTOR OF PHILISOPHY fo|k&okpLifr

To, The Controller of Examinations University of Delhi Delhi-110007

lsok esa] ijh{kk&fu;a=kd egksn; fnYyh fo'ofo|ky; fnYyh&110007 Sir,

I have been pursuing a course of research as a student of this University with effect from ............................ and now I beg to apply for submission of thesis for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Four printed/typed copies of the thesis and required particulars are submitted herewith.

bl fo'ofo|ky; osQ Nk=k osQ :i esa eSa fnukad ------------------------------------------ ls 'kksèkdk;Z eas jr jgk gw¡ vkSj vc eSa fo|k&okpLifr dh mikfèk osQ fy, viuk 'kksèkizcaèk izLrqr djus dh vuqefr pkgrk@pkgrh gw¡A blh lanHkZ esa 'kksèkizcaèk dh pkj eqfnzr@Vkbi dh gqbZ izfr;k¡ rFkk visf{kr tkudkjh bl i=k osQ lkFk layXu dj jgk gw¡A

Kindly Accept the prescribed fee of Rs. .............................. for submission of my thesis Ñi;k 'kksèkizcaèk nkf[ky djus osQ fy, fufnZ"V 'kqYd ds -------------------------------------- #- Lohdkj djsaA

Yours faithfully Hkonh; Signature ............................................gLrk{kj Name in full ........................................iwjk uke Address ............................................... irk Tele. No. ........................ Mob. No. ...................... nwjHkk"k % --------------------------------- eksckby ua- % -----------------------

Dated ................................. CERTIFICATE rkjh[k izek.k&i=k

(i) I am satisfied that the thesis presented by ..................................................... is worthy of consideration for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. eSa vk'oLr gw¡ fd ------------------------------------------------ }kjk izLrqr 'kksèkizcaèk fo|k&okpLifr dh mikfèk osQ fy, fopkj.kh; gSA

(ii) I certify :-eSa izekf.kr djrk gw¡ fd %(a) That he/she has pursued the prescribed course of research(d) bUgksaus fuèkkZfjr@'kksèkdk;Z iwjk fd;k gSA(b) That he/she is of good moral character.([k) ;s lPpfj=k gSaA

Supervisor/s'kksèk&funsZ'kd

Address ............................................................................................ irk % --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Phone : ...................................... Mob. No......................................... nwjHkk"k %------------------------------------------- eksckby ua- --------------------------------------------

Chairman, Countersigned : vè;{k izfrgLrk{kj % Board of Reasearch Studies for Humanities......................... Head of the Departmnet .......................... vuqlaèkku&eaMy vè;{k ---------------------------------- foHkkx -----------------

University of Delhi, fnYyh fo'ofo|ky;

Delhi-110007 fnYyh&110007

Note : (i) Payment is accepted between 9.30 A.M. to 3.00 P.M on all working days by the University Cashier, Finance Branch-VII. fVIi.kh % Hkqxrku izkr% lk<s+s ukS cts ls nksigj rhu cts rd fo'ofo|ky; dks"kkè;{k }kjk Lohdkj fd;k tkrk gSA

(ii) ) For this purpose the candidate is required to submit thesis submission form duly signed by the concernedsupervisor as well as the Head of the Department alongwith a copy of letter for registration/Re-registration/

further extension in the office of the BRSH during the Ist and 3rd week of each month, for further processing and approval by Chairman, BRSH.

bl dk;Z osQ fy, 'kksèkkFkhZ dks pkfg, fd 'kksèkizcaèk tek djkus dk vkosnu&i=k 'kksèk funsZ'kd ,oa foHkkxkè;{k }kjk gLrk{kfjr djkds iathdj.k i=k@iqu% iathdj.k@vfrfjDr le; dh ekax&i=k dh izfr osQ lkFk vuqlaèkku eaMy osQ dk;kZy; esa izR;sd ekg osQ izFke ,oa r`rh; lIrkg esa nkf[ky djsaA @'kksèk fo"k; cnyus dk i=k bR;kfn layXu djsaA

(iii) The thesis are accepted by the Examination Branch during 2nd and last week of the each month.ijh{kk&'kk[kk }kjk ekg osQ f}rh; rFkk vafre lIrkg esa 'kksèk&izcaèk Lohdkj fd, tkrs gSaA

(iv) The candidate is required to submit two copies of the abstracts of the theses (in between 800 to1000 words) alongwith the thesis.'kksèkkFkhZ dks 'kksèk izcaèk osQ lkFk (800 ls 1000 'kCn rd osQ) 'kksèklkj dh nks izfr;k¡ ijh{kk vuqHkkx esa izLrqr djuh gksaxhA

ANNEXURE - I

PARTICULARS TO BE FILLED IN BY THE CANDIDATE 1. Name of applicant (in block letters) .....................................................................

vkosnd dk uke (Li"V 'kCnksa esa)

(Name must correspond with the name on the enrolment form)

2. Father's Name ....................................................................................................... firk dk uke

3. Father's Occupation .............................................................................................. firk dk O;olk;

4. Delhi University Enrolment No. ................................................................ ukekadu la[;k

5. Date of Birth ......................................................................................................... tUe&frfFk

6. Religion ................................................................................................................ èkeZ

7. If the scholar Belongs to Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribe/OBC he/she must mention it clearly. tkfr (dksbZ tkfr gks rks)

(ijh{kkFkhZ vxj vuqlwfpr tkfr@tutkfr@fiNM+k oxZ dk gks rks mls bldk lkiQ&lkiQ mYys[k djuk pkfg,A)

S/C : Yes/No .......................... vuqlwfpr tkfr % gk¡@ugha

S/T : Yes/No ......................... vuqlwfpr tutkfr % gk¡@ugha

OBC : Yes/No ......................... vU; fiNM+k oxZ % gk¡@ugha

8. Original place of residence ................................................................................... ewy fuokl&LFkku

9. Name of the Istitution or College to which attached .................................................... ijh{kkFkhZ ftl laLFkku vFkok dkWyst ls lacafèkr gks mldk uke fy[ks

10. Please mention the following information related to passing of Master of Arts/M.Phil. Examination mentioning the following : dyk@foKku&fu".kkar&ijh{kk ls lacafèkr fuEufyf[kr tkudkjh vo'; HkjsaA University ........................................................................Roll No. ....................... Year ................................... Division.................... fo'ofo|ky;---------------------------------------------------------------------vuqØekad------------------------- o"kZ ----------------------------------- Js.kh ------------------------

11. Whether he/she has included the contents of any work in the thesis which he/she may have published on the subject? If so, state nature of such work ................................................................................ D;k ijh{kkFkhZ us bl fo"k; ij izdkf'kr viuh fdlh Ñfr osQ va'k 'kksèkizcaèk esa 'kkfey fd;s gSa\ ;fn ,slk fd;k gks rks ftu Ñfr;ksa osQ va'k 'kkfey

fd, x;s gksa] mudk Lo:i crk,aA 12. Has he/she included in the thesis the contents of any work which he/she may have published and for which a

degree has been conferred on him/her by this or any other University. D;k ijh{kkFkhZ us viuh fdlh ,slh izdkf'kr Ñfr osQ va'k 'kksèkizcaèk esa 'kkfey fd;s gSa ftl ij mls bl fo'ofo|ky; ls ;k fdlh vU;

fo'ofo|ky; ls mikfèk izkIr gks pqdh gks\ 13. Has he/she submitted six copies of the synopsis? Yes/No.. D;k ijh{kkFkhZ us :ijs[kk dh Ng izfr;k¡ izLrqr dh gSa\ gka@ugha If yes when ........................................................ ;fn gk¡ rks dc dh gSa\ --------------------------------------------------------

Title of the Thesis (in block letters) ('kksèkizcaèk dk 'kh"kZd)

(The title of the thesis should be correctly and clearly recorded as approved by the Board of Research studies and Humanities

('kksèk izcaèk dk 'kh"kZd ftl :i esa 'kksèk&eaMy osQ }kjk LohÑr gqvk gks Bhd mlh :i esa lkiQ&lkiQ fy[kk tkuk pkfg,)

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(Signature of the applicant) vkosnd osQ gLrk{kj Address i=kkpkj dk irk

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------------------------------------------------------------- Phone No...................................., Mob. No. ................................... Dated : .................................

Student Approval Form

Name of the Author

Department

Degree

University

Guide

Thesis Title

Year of Award

Agreement

1. I hereby certify that, if appropriate, I have obtained and attached hereto a written

permission/statement from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in

my thesis/dissertation, allowing distribution as specified below.

2. I hereby grant to the university and its agents the non-exclusive license to archive and make

accessible, under the conditions specified below, my thesis/dissertation, in whole or in part in all

forms of media, now or hereafter known. I retain all other ownership rights to the copyright of the

thesis/dissertation. I also retain the right to use in future works (such as articles or books) all or

part of this thesis, dissertation, or project report.

Conditions :

1. Release the entire work for access worldwide

2. Release the entire work for ‘My University’

only for

1 Year

2 Year

3 Year

and after this time release the work for access

worldwide.

3. Release the entire work for ‘My University’

only while at the same time releasing the

ANNEXURE - II

following parts of the work (e.g. because other

parts relate to publications) for worldwide

access.

a) Bibliographic details and Synopsis only.

b) Bibliographic details, synopsis and the

following chapters only.

c) Preview/Table of Contents/24 page only.

4. View Only (No Downloads) (worldwide)

Signature of the Scholar Signature and seal of the Guide

Place : ______________________

Date :_______________________

Annexure- III

Department of ____________ University of Delhi

Delhi-110007, India

Date : ____________

Certificate of Originality The research work embodied in this thesis entitled “___________________________” has been carried out by me at the Department of _____________, University of Delhi, Delhi, India. The manuscript has been subjected

to plagiarism check by _________________ software. The work submitted for

consideration of award of Ph.D is original.

Name and Signature of the Candidate

UNIVERSITY OF DELHI

Date :……………..

Plagiarism Verification

Title of the Thesis.............................................................................................................................

....................................................................................................................Total Page.........................

Researcher......................................................................................................................................

Supervisor.......................................................................................................................................

Department.....................................................................................................................................

Institution........................................................................................................................................

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This is to report that the above thesis was scanned for similarity detection. Process and out come is given below :

Software used...............................................................................Date.........................................

Similarity Index .................................................... Total word count .............................................

The complete report is submitted for review by the Supervisor/ HOD.

Checked by Name & Signature

Deputy Librarian ETD

The complete report of the above thesis has been reviewed by the undersigned. (Check Box)

The similarity index is below accepted norms.

The similarity index is above accepted norms, because of the following reasons:

1.....................................................................................................................................................

2....................................................................................................................................................

3...................................................................................................................................................

4...................................................................................................................................................

5....................................................................................................................................................

The thesis may be considered for the award of degree. (Relevant documents attached).

Student Supervisor

ANNEXURE - IV

Annexure-V

Guidelines for Plagiarism Check The following guidelines must be adhered to for submitting the Plagiarism reports generated by Turnitin or ithenticate softwares at the time of Ph.D. thesis submission:

2. The Ph.D thesis must undergo a Plagiarism Check by either Turnitin or ithenticate software.

3. The exclusion at the time of performing the check should be limited to the following: Quotes Bibliography Phrases Small matches upto 10 words Small similarity less than 1% Mathematical Formula Name of Institutions, Departments etc.

4. Regarding Self Plagiarism or cases where published work of the student is shown as Plagiarism in the check, a certificate (Plagiarism Self Exclusion Certificate, attached) has to be issued by the Supevisor specifying and attaching the articles that have been published by the student from thesis work. Only these articles should be excluded from the check. No other article of the Supervisor or the student should be excluded from the check. This will be for reference of the library which will perform the final check.

5. The final Plagiarism check from the library is essential so that the correct report is submitted at the time of thesis submission.

6. The Central library will issue the final certificate of Plagiarism Check called the Plagiarism Verification Certificate, certifying and authenticating the check performed by the student/Department. This certificate has to be submitted to the Exam Branch at the time of submission of the thesis.

Annexure-VI

University of Delhi

Supervisor’s Certificate for Exclusion of Self-Published work

The content of the chapters ___________________________________ have been published in 1. 2. 3. 4. This published work has been included in the thesis and has not been submitted for any degree to any University/institute. Signature of Student Signature of Supervisor

Annexure-VII (a)

BOARD OF RESEARCH STUDIES FOR THE HUMANITIES

UNIVERSITY OF DELHI, DELHI - 110007

Dated:

CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN BY THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT

Certified that___________________________________________ a Ph.D. student in

the Department of ____________________________________________________has given

a Departmental Seminar/Demonstration of his/her research work on

________________________________________________________________ SIGNATURE OF THE SUPERVISOR/(S)

SIGNATURE OF THE HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT

NOTE: The candidate is required to submit the thesis with in 89 days from the date of

pre-Ph.D. Seminar as per decision of BRSH.

Annexure-VII (b) BOARD OF RESEARCH STUDIES FOR THE HUMANITIES

UNIVERSITY OF DELHI, DELHI - 110 007.

Dated: The Head, Department of _________________________, University of Delhi, Delhi - 110 007. Dear Sir/Madam,

In conformity with the provisions as contained in clause 10 (revised) of Ordinance VI-A. I/We

am/are writing this to inform you that Shri/Miss/Mrs.______________________________ who has

been pursuing research on

__________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ under my/our supervision since ________________________________ and has completed his/her work. This work in my/our

considered opinion is worthy of consideration for award of the Ph.D. Degree and can be submitted within three months from the date of Pre-Ph.D. Seminar. I/Werequest

that necessary steps for the appointment of examiners to evaluate the thesis may kindly be taken by the Department.

Yours faithfully,

SUPERVISOR/(S) Copy to: The Dean, Examinations, University of Delhi, Delhi - 110 007.

Annexure-VIII

UNIVERSITY OF DELHI

Examination Branch-IV

(Ph.D. Section)

CERTIFICATE

This is certified that Mr./Ms.________________________________

Ph.D. Scholar of the Department/Faculty of____________________

Is not getting any full fellowship from any agency.

_______________________

Signature of the Head

(With rubber stamp)