Department of Research (SATHRI)

The responsibilities of the recognized doctoral research centre shall be:

1. To appoint a doctoral committee consisting of at least three or more professors who are qualified to guide doctoral studies and to designate one person as Dean of Doctoral studies who shall give special attention to the work of the candidates and prepare reports on the candidates for the Department of Research/SATHRI;
2. To screen the applicants according to criteria laid down by the Committee for Research and to recommend them to the Department of Research/SATHRI for admission;
3. To make adequate arrangements for guidance to the formulation of study plans;
4. To recommend to the Department of Research/SATHRI the entire plan of study of each candidate;
5. To recommend to the Committee for Research persons to be appointed as supervisors;
6. To implement the programme of studies for each candidate as per regulations laid down from time to time by the Committee of Research;
7. To arrange for candidates to meet periodically with the faculty of the Centre for seminars of an inter-disciplinary nature;
8. To arrange for exposure programmes for the students, who in the opinion of the supervisor/doctoral committee of the Centre require to have an exposure outside India;
9. To help students to find necessary scholarships from the sponsoring institutions or from other sources;
10. To appoint a Supervisory Committee for each student for assessment period;
11. To carry out any other responsibility given by the Department of Research/SATHRI related to advancement of research;
12. To formulate general guidelines for entrance requirements for each department and to submit the same to the Committee for Research for approval;
13. To maintain periodic relation with and update their records to the Committee for Research.