INDEX 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 Annexures Particulars Page No. 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 1 I
Shivaji University, Kolhapur. Rules for M.Phil. Course (2015-2016) 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. 2
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. 3
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. 4
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. 5
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) vii) The course work for M. Phil. will be of one year. 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. 6
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 : Sr.No. of the Module/U nit Total No of lecture/practical/tutorial s etc. Lectu res 40 conta ct hours Practical/ Tutorials/ seminar/ review 10+10 contact hours Total Marks al Examination containing Theory/Practical/ review/term paper/ Journal work etc. Paper Marks Theory Marks y Practical/ seminar/ review 10+10 Component Marks Total Marks 1 15 I 100-100 2 15 II 100-100 3 15 III 80 20 100 4 15 Total 280 20 300 9. 8. The field work, seminar, tutorials, group discussion and review has to be defined properly. 10. 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. viii). 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. 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. 7
R.M.Phil. 6. Criteria for M.Phil Course Programme Sr.N o Candidates taking admission to M.Phil with following qualifications Exemption availed in 1. Master Degree No exemption in Entrance Test Entrance examination Compulsory M.Phil Course Work Compulsory 2. Master Degree with SET/NET/JRF/ GATE Exemption in M.Phil Entrance Test (i.e. Written test only) Only interview inrerview is Compulsory Compulsory 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) iii) iv) 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). 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. 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. 8
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) vii) viii) ix) 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. The medium of instruction and language of answer in examination shall be English except for the papers in Languages. The language of dissertation will be English except for the dissertations in languages. 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 b c d e f Four copies of the dissertation. Ten copies of the abstract. Four CD containing soft copy in PDF format should be submitted along with the dissertation. Attested copy of Master s Degree Certificate No dues certificate from Department and Hostel, Library / College and Receipt of necessary fees paid. Subject /Branch/Specialization Certificate to be given by the Guide/Supervisor. xi) The Dissertation must be submitted in the following manner : a b c 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. The title, degree, faculty, subject, year and name of student and Guide/Supervisor should be printed neatly and legibly on the front cover, 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. 9
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. vii. vii. The student should attend the viva-voce at his/her own cost. 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. The student shall collect a copy of his/her Dissertation immediately after the vivavoce 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 10
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 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 11
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. 12
ANNEXURE - I Broad guidelines for perparation of synopsis 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 13
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 14
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 15
ANNEXURE - IV DECLARATION BY GUIDE/SUPERVISOR This is to certify that the dissertation entitled... being 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 : Research Guide/Supervisor (Signature with name & Designation) Co-Guide/Co-Supervisor(Signature with name & Designation) 16
Particulars/ Details Registration Fee Lab- Fees. (Sci/Engg.) Library Fee Internet Fee Tuition Fee Lab. Dev Fee Medical Charges Total (INR) ANNEXURE V Fee structure Fee for Regular Student & DRF 733 2197 733 1464 5564 1464 146 12301 Fee for JRF/SRF/Teachers & Employed Person 2197 4392 1464 1464 5564 1464 146 16691 For an academic year the fee structure will be as above. For Thesis evaluations & Viva-voce Rs. 4000/- will be charged. 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. Five time Registration Fees and Tuition Fees of the regular students shall be charged for the foreign students. There will be increase in fees by 10% per year. Separate fees will be charged along with eligibility application as per rule. 17