IIT Mumbai Rules
 

Can you provide me Rules and Regulations for Ph.D. Programme 2015*2016 as announced by IITB or Indian Institute of Technology Bombay?

Re: IIT Mumbai Rules
 

The Rules and Regulations for Ph.D. Programme 2015*2016 as announced by IITB or Indian Institute of Technology Bombay are as follows:

Ordinances

The Ordinances of the Institute shall take precedence over the Rules in the matter of any dispute.

O.D. 1
a) One is considered by the Senate to be eligible for registration for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy on making an application in the prescribed form provided has obtained M. Tech degree of this Institute or an equivalent qualification by virtue of an examination.

b) One who possesses an M. Tech./M. Phil degree or equivalent qualification is not ipso facto eligible for registration but shall be required to fulfill the minimum credit requirement under an approved programme of studies.

O.D. 2

a) The Degree of Doctor of Philosophy is conferred on a student subject to the following conditions:

i) Research work is carried out at the Institute under the guidance of
Supervisors for minimum 2 years in the case of all students (except external students) and 3 years in the case of external students after the date of registration on a topic duly approved by the Senate.

ii) The thesis submitted by the student is required to be recommended for the award of the Ph.D. degree by two external referees and by the Board of
Examiners constituted for the viva*voce exam.

b) Notwithstanding the provision of O.D.2 (a), a student registered for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy may be permitted to carry out a part or the whole of research work outside the Institute in a factory, laboratory, workshop, worksite or other research centers duly approved for the purpose by the Institute.

Rules and Regulations Ph.D. Programme 2015*2016 IITB (Mumbai)
.iitb.ac.in/newacadhome/phdrulesupdated201612Feb.pdf