Andhra Kesari University (AKU) Research Rules And Regulations Ongole A.P

1. Research Advisory Committee 1
2. Departmental Research Committee (DRC) 1
2.1 Formation of DRC 2
2.2 Functions of DRC
3. Research Supervisor and Co-Supervisors 3
3.1 Eligibility criteria to be a Research 3
Supervisor and Co-Supervisor
4. Research Centres 4
4.1 Affiliated Colleges as Research Centres 4
5. Admission Process & Eligibility 6
5.1 Eligibility 6
5.1.1 Full-Time (FT) 6
5.1.2 Part-Time (PT) 7
5.1.3 Extra-Mural Research (EMR Extramural) 7
5.1.4 Executive Ph.D. 8
5.1.5 Conversion from Full-Time to 9
Part-Time and Vice-Versa
5.2 Procedure for admission 9
5.2.1 Entrance Test 10
5.2.1.1 Scheme of the Entrance Test 10
5.2.1.2 Syllabus of the Entrance Test 10
5.2.1.3 Qualifying marks in the Entrance Test 11
5.2.1.4 Interview 11
5.2.1.5 Ranks/Final Marks 11
5.3 Admission without Entrance Test 11
5.4 Allocation of Research Supervisor 12
5.5 Change of Guide 13
6. Course Work and Evaluation – Ph.D. Programme 14
6.1 Duration of the Programme 14
6.2 Review of Progress 15
6.3 Course Work 17
6.4 Evaluation of Ph.D. Course Work 18
6.5 Requirements for the award of Ph.D. Degree 18
6.5.1 Pre-talk 19
6.5.2 Publications/Presentation of research papers 19
6.5.3 Plagiarism test 19

6.5.3.1 Penalties for faculty and researchers 20
6.5.4 Submission of the Thesis 20
6.6 Evaluation of Ph.D. Thesis 21
6.6.1 Preparation of Panels of Examiners 22
7. Ph.D. Thesis 24
7.1 Guidelines for writing Thesis 24
7.2 Style of Presentation of Thesis 25
7.3 Guidelines for the Preparation of 26
Synopsis and Thesis
(i) Synopsis 26
(ii) Thesis 27
(iii) Binding 27
(iv) Plagiarism Test 28
(v) Procedure for submission of thesis 30
7.4 Process of Adjudication 31
7.5 Expediting evaluation process 33
7.6 Ph.D. Open Viva-voce examination 33
8. Self-submission 35
9. Review of Status Process 36
10. Failure in the Ph.D. Examination 36
10.1 Cancellation of Research 36
Admission& Registration
11. Provisional Certificate 37
12. Depository with SHODHGANGA INFLIBNET 37
13. UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedure 37
for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations-2016

♦ Annexure-I 39
Declaration for Plagiarism Check
♦ Annexure-II 40
Rules, Regulations and Conditions to be fulfilled by
affiliated Colleges for Recognition as Research Centres
♦ Annexure-III 42
Procedure for Recognition of New Departments/
Institutions Offering Science/Arts/Pharmacy/Law/
Education/Management Programs As Research Centers