Admission to External Registration Programme for Ph.D.
                 1) A candidate working in an R & D establishment which is equipped with the necessary research and library facilities may be considered for admission only to the Ph.D. programmes in engineering. Such a candidate must be sponsored by his/her employer and must have been in employment with the sponsoring organizations for at least 2 years at the time of admission. The employer must expressly undertake to pay full salary to the candidate and relieve him/her to stay on the campus to enable the candidate to complete his/her residence requirements( 1st point in Academic Requirements ).
                2) A candidate applying for admission to the external registration programme must provide detailed information about the research facilities available at his/her organization and a certificate that these would be available to him/her for carrying out research. He/she should also provide the bio-data of the prospective supervisor who would supervise the candidate's work at his/her organization.
                3)On the recommendation of the DPGC, The SPGC  will approve an organization for carrying out Ph.D. research in a specified area. An application for admission from a candidate working in the approved organization will be considered only if he/she/wishes to work in the specified area.