1. The selected student shall report to the admissions office on the appointed date and complete the registration formalities that will include filling up of the requisite forms and verification of academic and other credentials. Upon completion of the same, the student will be provisionally admitted and be provided with a registration number which shall be his primary identity during the program
2. The Dean/Director Research will conduct an induction program which shall be attended by all the Research Scholars.
3. The Dean/Director Research shall allot the candidate a guide anytime during the coursework or upon the completion of the same. The Dean/Director Research may initially allot an academic advisor with whom the scholar shall work closely during such allotment and the arrangement will be converted to thesis supervision unless decided otherwise by the concerned.
4. The guide shall, in consultation with Dean/Director Research, constitute the scholar’s Research Advisory Committee (RAC), during a subsequent date after the completion of the coursework.
5. The supervisor shall allot the course work to the student which shall be completed in the specified period obtaining the minimum required grades.
6. Research Scholars who undergo Course Work shall submit a Research Proposal, duly recommended by the Research Supervisor(s) within the period specified.
7. Research Scholars who have been exempted from Ph.D. Course Work shall submit a Research Proposal within six months of the date of provisional admission, duly recommended by the Research Supervisor(s).
8. In case of non-submission of the Research Proposal within the prescribed period, the Research Scholar may apply for extension. The Dean of the concerned Faculty or Ph.D. cell, on the recommendation of Research Supervisor(s) may grant an extension for a maximum period given in this policy according to the full-time or part-time status of the student. If the candidate fails to submit the Research Proposal even during the extension period, the provisional admission shall be cancelled.
9. The Research Proposal to be presented before the Research Advisory Committee (RAC) shall consist of the following:

• Introduction depicting the need and relevance of the proposed work towards skill development
• Possibilities of IPR generation and innovations from the study
• Review of the literature
• Scope and statement of the problem
• Objectives of the study
• Research questions and Hypotheses (if applicable),
• Methodology, tools, and techniques
• Schedule of the proposed work

10. The Research Scholar shall submit 6 copies of the Research Proposal to the University.
11. The Research Scholar shall make a presentation of the Research Proposal to the Research Advisory Committee (RAC). The presentations of the Research Proposals shall be organized in the University.
12. The RAC shall give one of the following recommendations after the presentation of the Research Proposal:

• Approved
• Approved with minor modifications
• To be resubmitted and presented after major modifications
• Not approved

In case of (a) and (b), the date of the confirmation of registration shall be the date of the presentation, provided the Research Scholar submits the revised proposal through the Research Supervisor and the Dean of the concerned Faculty within 15 days of presentation (in case of (b)). In case of (c) a maximum period of six months may be granted by the RAC for the resubmission of the proposal. The registration will be effective from the date of the subsequent presentation. In case of (d) the provisional admission shall be cancelled.

13. The title and the Research Proposal will be finalized by the RAC.
14. The recommendations of the RAC shall be forwarded to the Research and Recognition Committee (RRC).
15. This must be noted that the approval given by the Research Advisory Committee to the research proposal of the scholar leads to the confirmation of Ph.D. registration of the scholar and happens much later than the provisional admission given after the payment of the admission fee (after getting shortlisted for the admission).
16. The scholar shall be in constant communication with the guide and shall apprise the guide of his / her academic progress and take the necessary inputs to improve the