Handbook Volume I - VMOU, Kota

Ph. D. Degree Programme
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The thesis shall be evaluated by two external experts out of which
at least one shall be outside the State. The Supervisor shall act as
the third examiner of the thesis.
The following provisions shall be applicable for evaluation of a
Ph. D. thesis:
(i) In case the external examiners do not unanimously recommend
the award of the degree, copies of their reports
shall be sent to the Supervisor for his/her comment(s)
and the case shall be considered by the Vice-Chancellor
after receipt of the comments.
(ii) In case both the external examiners disapprove the thesis,
it shall be taken as rejected.
(iii) In case, one examiner approves the thesis and the second
recommends a revision and the third rejects it, reports
shall be exchanged anonymously among the examiners
and their final report shall be obtained. In light of the final
reports, the Vice-Chancellor shall take appropriate decision
and the same shall be communicated to the student
and the Supervisor(s).
(iv) In case all the three examiners approve the thesis, the
student shall be called upon to appear for a viva-voce
examination.
The student shall undergo a viva-voce examination to defend his/
her thesis. The viva-voce shall be open to all interested persons
and shall be conducted by the Board of Examiners consisting of
the Supervisor and one of the external examiners of the thesis
nominated by the Vice-Chancellor for the purpose.
It is essential for the student to appear for the viva-voce examination.
If both the examiners (Supervisor and external) conducting the
viva-voce are satisfied, the case shall be forwarded by the Director
to the Vice-Chancellor for approval and a provisional certificate
may be issued to the student.
In case the recommendations of the viva-voce examiners differ