agegdory ssogs ABLDA@A (nO 8 obs EQAcha OFFUN o eROY, SmFES AmFUneH mated oD, O2,0c0,00) “upg xorah”, demea-NTOONS, EmruE, gods Visvesvaraya Technological University (State University of Government of Karnataka Established as per the VIU Act, 1994) “Jnana Sangama” Belagavi-590018, Kamataka, India Prof. A. S. Deshpande, p 6, ytech., Ph.D. Phone: (0831) 2498100 * REGISTRAR Fax__: (0831) 2405467 ‘VTU/BGM/Aca/Ph.D./2020-21/ B15 Date: 1 NOTIFICATION 7 AUG 2021 1 2 Sub: REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PhD,) - Amended all regulations. reg.. Ref: The 160" meeting of the Executive Council Resolution No.1.1. Dated: 05-08-2021 Pursuant to the resolution of the Executive Council Resolution No. 1.1. ofthe 160" meeting dated: 05-08-2021, it is hereby notified that; Few changes / amendments (details enclosed) as under have been effected for the Regulations Governing the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) shall be applicable to all the Ph.D. MS. (Research) Scholars of VTU registered under any of the earlier regulations including the current ‘one. This would be in effect from the date of this notification. In the list of identified Adjudicators, the names of domain experts serving in the Doctoral Committee and ‘the names of Scholar’s published Research Paper Authors / Co-Authors shall not be included. ‘The identified Indian Adjudicators shall be from outside the VIU approved Research Centers located at Institutions and Research / Industrial organizations. The identified Indian Adjudicators shall be from IISc/ITs./IMs,/IIITs/NITS/State Government and Central Government Universities ranked as mentioned below in National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) / reputed National Laboratories and National Research organizations / Industries across the country. SUNo. Category ou — Thiversities 02 Engineering _ e Management a Architecture 7 ‘The identified Foreign Adjudicators shall be from foreign universities that are ranked in the top 1000 by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University ranking. . The contents of this notification may be brought to the notice of all the concerned \ wy REGISTRAR eTo, Cops ‘The Principals of all Engineering Colleges affiliated to VTU, Belagavi. ‘The Heads of Recognized Research Center of VTU. Special Officer RRC VTU Belagavi, ‘All Department of Chairperson VTU Belagavi ‘The Director (/e), ITISMU VTU, Belagavi for information and uploading on website. to: "The Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, through the Secretary to VC, VTU, Belagavi. ‘The Registrar Office, VTU, Belagavi for information. ‘The Registrar Office (Evaluation), VTU, Belagavi for information. “The Ve Regional Director, VTU"s Regional Centers, Bengaluru, Kalaburagi, Mysuru, and Belagavi for information Office Copy.