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Guidelines - PH.D Thesis (UU)
Guidelines - PH.D Thesis (UU)
(Established vide Uttaranchal University Act, 2012, Uttarakhand Act No. 11 of 2013)
Arcadia Grant, P. O. Chandanwari, Premnagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
1. Candidates submitting the thesis for the University Ph.D. degree is required to follow the
following aspects regarding paper size, text layout etc., except in special cases in which
concerned faculty dean is satisfied that it will not be possible to comply with the
requirements of these rules:
(a) Size of the bond paper should be A4 (8.5" x 11.5") except for maps, drawing, graphs on
which no restriction is placed.
(b)The text should be typed on one side of the paper leaving a margin of 4 cm on left hand
side and 3 cm on right hand side as well as 3 cm at the top and 3 cm at the bottom.
(c) The text should be typed in 1.5 line spacing using normal typeface /electronic typing/
PC word processing in 12 font size of Arial/Times New Roman; Fancy fonts should be
avoided for text writing.
(d)Optimal length of the thesis in Faculty of Management & Business Studies should be
kept between 200-350 pages. However, in the other faculties it can be less.
2. Likewise, cover layout is also specified. Affiliation of the supervisor could be added but it
should not contain administrative designation like Head of the Department/ Dean, etc.
3. Candidates should submit thesis in the following specific colors on cover page.
‘No Dues Certificate’ from the Dean of the concerned Faculty where the research
work was done.
The scholar will be required to submit a certificate duly signed by the Scholar and
Supervisor(s) in the prescribed format that the work embodied in the thesis
entitled “--” is original and has been carried out by the Scholar and that it has not
been submitted in full or in part for any other Diploma or Degree of this or any
other University/Institution.
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1. Front Page
2. Declaration Certificate
3. Certificate
4. Acknowledgements
5. Preface
1 Date of Registration
2 Complete Date
3 Award Date
5 Alternate Title
6 Note
7 Keywords
8 Coverage
9 Citation Reference
3. Literature Survey: The third portion should be related to the literature survey, including the
recent development already carried out by various authors/Research workers in the related
field on which the researcher wanted to be carried out for his/her dissertation. The review
of literature should lead to synthesis & identification of research gap.
4. The objectives of the Study: In this section the researcher is supposed to give the objectives
(number wise) of the Research work related to his/her proposed dissertation. She/he is also
supposed to give the scope/limitations of the study. In this section towards the end
“Research Hypothesis” should be developed.
5. Research Methodology for Proposed Research Work: This section should be precise,
focused and include the following:
7. Expected Contribution from the study: in this section the researcher will provided the
important contribution and expected benefit from the proposed study.
(i) References must include the citations from the review of literature.
(ii) Bibliography must include the citations from journals, books, magazines etc.
Note: Please use suitable numbering scheme in the synopsis, including references.