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BYE - LAWS FOR THE DOCTOR OF LITERATURE (D.LITT.) DEGREE
1. Eligibility
A candidate for the Degree of Doctor of Literature must be either (a) a Doctor of Philosophy
of this or another recognised University of at least three years standing or (b) a Master of Arts
or Master of Education of this or another recognised University of at least seven years
standing.
2. Application
2.1 Every candidate for the said degree shall apply to the Registrar in prescribed format
(Appendix XIV) stating the subject chosen by him for thesis and support his application by
submitting a copy of the contribution published by him towards the advancement of the
subject of his study. He shall submit a certificate from two members of the Faculty that he is a
fit and proper person to supplicate for the Degree of Doctor of Literature. The candidate shall
also submit three copies of synopsis signed and forwarded by the advisor for registration.
2.2 The application shall be placed along with synopsis before the University Research Board
(Appendix II) which may consult or get approval of synopsis by two external experts who are
specialists in the field of the proposed work. The Board shall satisfy itself that the subject
offered is one which can be profitably pursued under the guidance of an Adviser who has
signed and forwarded the synopsis and that the candidate possesses the requisite qualification
and adequate facilities are available in this University, if the board is satisfied the candidate
shall be registered for pursing D.Litt.
3. Duration
The D.Lit thesis can be submitted after completion of two years from the date of registration.
The maximum time limit for submission will not be more than 5 years. Further, in exceptional
cases Vice-Chancellor may grant one more year extension.
3.1 Appointment of Advisor
The University Research Board if feels otherwise it can appoint some other rennouned
retired/inservice Professor, of any recognized University as Advisor to supervise the
candidate.
4. Appointment of Examiner
On a report from the Adviser that the candidate is likely to submit thesis within six months,
University Research Board shall appoint 4 external examiner from among the panel of 10
examiners submitted by advisor. The panel of Examiners should include professors of not less
than 5 years experience. Two external examiners who evaluated the thesis and advisor will
conduct the Viva-Voce examination.
5. Language of Thesis
The thesis in the language subjects should be written in the language concerned. All thesis in
other subjects shall be written in English or Hindi in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences. In
other Faculties, the thesis shall be written in English. For purposes of this Bye Laws
mathematics will not be considered as subject of the Arts Faculty. The Vice-Chancellor,
however, on the recommendation of the Research Board waive the condition regarding
English medium and permit the student to write his thesis in Hindi in subjects other than in the
Faculties of Arts & Social Sciences. But such permission shall be obtained before the
constitution of the Board of Examination. Thesis in the subject of Sanskrit may be written in
Sanskrit, Hindi or English.
6. Submission of Thesis
6.1 After the thesis is completed the candidate shall supply to the Registrar with six typed copies
of the thesis. The thesis may comprised of a series of a published papers or a printed and
published work. The thesis shall comply with the following conditions : The thesis submitted
by the candidate must be entirely his own work and must be an original contribution to
knowledge characterised either by the discovery of new facts and their significance or by a
new interpretation of facts and in either case it should evince the capacity of the candidate for
critical examination and judgment, it shall also be satisfactory so far as its literary presentation
is concerned, and must be suitable for publication. A candidate for the D.Litt. degree shall also
submit along with his thesis, six typed copies of a short abstract of the thesis not exceeding
5,000 words, which shall form a part of the thesis and shall be sent to the examiners who will
certify that it is an actual abstract of the thesis submitted by the candidate.
6.2 The candidate may incorporate in his thesis the contents of any work which he may have
published on the subject but he shall not submit as his thesis any work or the substantial
portion of any work for which a degree has already been conferred on him in this or any other
University. The candidate may also submit as subsidiary matter any printed contribution or
contributions to the advancement of his subject.
7. Evaluation of Thesis
7.1 The examiners shall examine the thesis and other published work of the candidate and shall
submit their reports on the prescribed form either conjointly or separately. The examiners may
consult one another before submitting, their reports. They may make such suggestions as they
deem fit for the improvement of the thesis. The suggestions shall be communicated to the
candidate.
7.2 After the examiners have read the thesis, they shall make a clear recommendation either (a)
the thesis be accepted, or (b) the thesis be rejected, or (c) the candidate be allowed to represent his thesis in a revised form not earlier than six months and not letter than two years from the date of the decision of the Research Board, or (d) the lower Degree of Doctor of Philosophy be conferred on the candidate.
8. Viva Voce on Thesis
8.1 The report of the examiners of the thesis shall be first placed before the Research Board. If
any report is not in proper form and is not complete and clear, it shall be sent back to the
examiner concerned to make up the deficiency. If the examiners unanimously recommend that
the thesis be accepted, the Viva-Voce examination of the candidate shall be arranged.
8.2 The Viva-Voce examiners shall satisfy themselves that :
(a) The candidate is well acquainted with the subjects of the thesis and with the subject relevant
thereto;
(b) The thesis genuinely and entirely the work of the candidate and;
(c) He evinces the capacity for critical examination and judgment.
8.3 In case the recommendation of the Viva-Voce examiners differs from the recommendation of
the examiners of the thesis, the candidate may be asked to re-appear for the Viva-Voce
examination with in one year except where the Viva-Voce examiners report that the thesis is
not genuinely his own, in which case the candidate shall be rejected forthwith. If the candidate
fails to satisfy the VivaVoce examiners, a second time his thesis shall be rejected. No candidate
shall be allowed to represent his thesis more than once or to re-appear at the Viva-Voce
examination more than thesis

9. Publication of Thesis
The candidate shall on publication of the thesis state on the title page that it was thesis
approved for the D.Litt. degree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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