Procedure for constituting the Thesis Board
The thesis board may be proposed at the most 4 weeks before the submission of
the thesis.
The thesis supervisor(s)/programme coordinator, in consultation with the Head
of the Department shall propose a list of examiners (in addition to the thesis
supervisor(s)/programme coordinator ) consisting of at least three extra names
over and above the required number of members for the thesis board. This list
along with adequate number of copies of synopsis ( prepared according to the
format prescribed in Specification and Information Regarding the Preparation
of Thesis ) shall be forwarded by the DPGC
to Chairperson, SPGC.
The Chairman, Senate in consultation with Chairperson, SPGC will select the
members of the thesis board from the list. If considered necessary, the Chairperson,
Senate may require additional names of experts to be submitted. In case
Chairperson, SPGC is the supervisor of the student concerned, Chairman, Senate
may consult Chairperson, SUGC for the selection of the thesis board. The
names of the members of the thesis board shall be kept confidential till successful
completion of the oral examination. However, on completion of the Ph.D. thesis
evaluation (as detailed in Ph.D. Thesis Evaluation by the Thesis
Board ), the Academic Section will send to the thesis supervisor(s) the
names of the institute faculty who are the members of the thesis board, as well
as that member who is from outside the institute but is from within the country
so that these names can be included in the proposed list of the members of oral
board.