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Paper, type, and layout

• • • Use only high quality, plain white, 75–81 g/m² (20-lb) unlined bond paper, erasable paper shall not be used.
    • Paper size :A4 (210 x 297 mm)
    • Margins : Left : 81cms (1.5”) ; Other margins: 2.54cms (1”)
    • Font type :Times New Roman/Arial/Tahoma
    • Font size (main text) : 12 (not in bold)
    • Font size (notes/foot notes) : 10 (not in bold)
    • Font size (titles) :14 Bold
    • Font size (subtitles) : 12 Bold
    • Line spacing (main text) : 1.15 (This is an important update)
    • Line spacing quotations for Long footnotes and endnotes : 1

Laser printing shall be used with dark black characters that are consistently clear and dense

1. Page numbers: Roman numerals shall be used on the preliminary pages (pages up to the first page of text) and Arabic numerals on the text pages. The numbers themselves can be placed anywhere on the page, however they shall be consistent.
2. Diagrams, photographs, or facsimiles in any form shall be a standard page size, or if larger, folded so that a free left-hand margin of 81cms (1.5 inches) remains and the folded sheet is not larger than the standard page.
3. Photographs (colour or black and white) shall be of good quality and printed on photography paper.
4. Image files in JPG/JPEG or TIFF format and Audio Visual in AVI, GIF, MPEG files format preferably, in soft copies.
5. Avoid same information represented in more than one format (e.g. table/picture/graph).
6. All tables and Figures shall be simple, numbered, titled and self-explanatory
7. Citation shall be in one style only, either Vancouver style/any other internationally approved style.
8. The list of references shall appear as a consolidated list with references listed sequentially as they appear in the If pertinent works have been consulted but not specifically cited, they shall be listed as Bibliography or General References.
9. List of figures, tables and chapters shall be separately provided before the main text
10. Maximum number of pages shall be 200 including master sheet, appendix, addendum etc. There will not be a specified minimum for number of pages.
11. The Thesis/Dissertation shall adhere to the Plagiarism Policy of the University, in force
12. The bona fide Thesis/Dissertation shall include a ‘Plagiarism Verification – certificate’, ‘Self-Plagiarism Exclusion Certificate’ and/or ‘Self-Plagiarism Co-authors Certificate’.

Mechanism to detect plagiarism:

Plagiarism tools approved by University Grants Commission shall be used to detect plagiarism.

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Levels of Plagiarism: Plagiarism would be quantified into following levels in ascending order of severity for the purpose of its definition:

The arrangement of sections in the book shall be in the following order:

Preliminary pages

1. Title page
2. Declaration from the student, Bona-fide certificates from the Guide, endorsement from HoD and Head of the Institution.
3. Acknowledgements
4. Abstract with key words
5. Table of contents
6. List of tables
7. List of Figures
8. List of Annexures
9. Definitions, Abbreviations

Main text

1. 1. Introduction, Research Question, Aims & Objectives, Hypothesis (if any), Review of Literature
   2. Methodology, Results, Discussion, Limitations, Scope for future studies
   3. Conclusions, Policy implications (if any)
   4. Summary

References

Annexures (as applicable)

1. 1. 1. Blank data sheets, Blank consent form(s), Master chart (without any patient identifying information), Additional figures/pictures and photographs.
      2. Questionnaires, Scales, list of physical instruments used, Permission/License for using illustrations and other copyrighted material.
      3. Supplementary illustrative material, original data, and quotations too lengthy for inclusion in the text or which is not immediately essential to an understanding of the subject can be presented.
      4. Each annexure with its title shall be listed separately in the table of contents. Likewise, tables and figures contained in the Appendices are to be included in the lists of tables and figures, respectively.
      5. IEC approval certificate, Plagiarism Checking certificates, Certificate of completion from IEC.

Submission of bona fide Thesis/Dissertation

• Minimum time required to complete Thesis/Dissertation related Research work by the candidate including data collection, analysis, writing up is estimated as 6
• The bona fide Thesis/Dissertation shall be submitted to the University 6 months before the expected date of final examination and after remitting the prescribed
• Bona-fide Thesis/Dissertation can be submitted only after a minimum of 6 months of getting approval of the protocol by the University.
• Soft copy of the bona fide Thesis/Dissertation in *.pdf, *.odt, *.docx or *.doc format shall be submitted to the University within the time limit prescribed.
• The submission shall be through e-mail and CD-ROMs/DVD-ROMS
• Requisite number of hard copies of the Thesis/Dissertation shall be submitted to the Department in the Institution.
• Submission of the Thesis/Dissertation books/hard copy as specified, complete in all aspects within the allowed time limit shall be a mandatory criterion for registering for the Final University Examination.

Evaluation of Thesis/Dissertation

 If the Course Regulations have specified a procedure for Thesis/Dissertation valuation, it shall be followed.

For other courses, following procedure shall be

• The Thesis/Dissertation shall be examined by three examiners; one from other institutions (other than that institution, where the research was conducted) affiliated to KUHS (who is/was not a Guide for the same candidate for the same Thesis/Dissertation) and two examiners from other Universities.
• If two examiners suggest changes, resubmission of Thesis/Dissertation shall be made within 30 days with suggested changes incorporated.
• If the original decision is ‘re-submission with changes’, the resubmitted Thesis/Dissertation will be evaluated by the same examiners who assessed it first, if they are available for evaluation.
• All resubmissions shall be along with the fee prescribed for it by the University from time to time.
• Each resubmission shall include fresh certificates related to plagiarism
• If two examiners reject the Thesis/Dissertation, it shall ordinarily be re- submitted within 30 days. Resubmitted Thesis/Dissertation will undergo the same method of evaluation as a fresh Thesis/Dissertation.
• In case of rejection of Thesis/Dissertation, extension of course/work in the Department up to one year may be granted, if found necessary, to carry out Thesis/Dissertation work, subject to the clause regarding ‘double duration of the course’ as specified in the Course Regulations, Academic General Regulations or by the Regulatory Authority. The candidate shall apply for the extension through proper channel along with the fee prescribed for it by the University from time to time.
• If two examiners accept the Thesis/Dissertation, it will be accepted by the University
• The hall ticket of the final examination will be issued only after acceptance of the Thesis/Dissertation.
• For Courses, where evaluation of the Thesis becomes a part of the Practical examination, the procedure will be as per the respective Course Regulations.

For More Reference, you can download the Gazette No. 1786 of Kerala University of Health Sciences from the website https://compose.kerala.gov.in

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A student, researcher, faculty or staff is required to have ethical and moral values in his academic pursuit and are expected to produce original and genuine work. In the present era, a huge amount of information is available on the internet, as a source material. Thus, Plagiarism now has become a serious threat to academic integrity.

To ensure academic integrity and to improve the academic standards, Kerala University of Health Sciences (KUHS) is formulating the policy on Academic Integrity and Plagiarism.

Preamble:

The core work carried out by the author shall be based on original ideas. The core work shall include abstract with keywords, introduction, objective, hypothesis, research methodology, analysis and interpretation, summary and observations, conclusions, recommendations and references. Students, researchers, and faculty members should not perform any academic misconduct by the theft of intellectual property in any manner.

Authority:

The Kerala University of Health Sciences, Thrissur, in exercise of the powers conferred by Chapter II-5 (i & iii) of KUHS Act 2010 (Act 4 of 2011), makes the following Policy, namely;

Short title, Application and Commencement:

This Policy, as of now, shall be called the “Kerala University of Health Sciences Academic Integrity and Plagiarism Policy” These shall come into force from the date of approval after due process. The whole process shall be governed by the Academic Council.

Applicability:

The Policy shall apply to academic documents submitted as part of all courses (undergraduate, postgraduate courses, MPhil Courses, PhD programme, certificate programmes) under Kerala University of Health Sciences and Research Proposals submitted to KUHS.

Definitions:

• Plagiarism is the unacknowledged use of another person’s work as ones’ own work. This includes copying of Phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, or longer extracts from published, including that from the internet or unpublished work, without acknowledgment of the source. Plagiarism is considered as an academic dishonesty.
• Self-Plagiarism is copying/reproducing, in part or whole one’s own published work without giving proper reference to that work.

Methods of Plagiarism:

1. Quoting directly another person’s language, data, illustration, tables, without due acknowledgement of the source.
2. Copying a section of book/article/report/monograph/dissertation/thesis without proper citation.

• Buying, stealing or borrowing assignments, experiments/results.

1. Paragraphing the work of others without due
2. Using ideas of someone else without crediting the
3. Copying, cutting, and pasting from the internet or online source and submitting as one’s own work without giving proper reference/citation.

Objectives:

• To create awareness on responsible conduct of research, thesis, dissertation, promotion of academic integrity and prevention of misconduct including plagiarism in academic writing among student, faculty, researcher and staff.
• To establish institutional mechanisms through education and training to facilitate responsible conduct of research and preparation of thesis/dissertation, promotion of academic integrity and discouraging plagiarism.
• To develop systems to detect plagiarism and to set up mechanisms to prevent plagiarism and prevent a student, faculty, researcher or staff of University / College committing the act of plagiarism.

Similarity checks for exclusion from Plagiarism:

The similarity checks for plagiarism shall exclude the following:

• All quoted work reproduced with all necessary permission and/or
• All references, bibliography, table of content, preface and
• All generic terms, laws, standard symbols and standards

Citation policy:

• When 14 words are taken together from some established core work, citation becomes essential.
• When the copied content reaches 40 words in accumulation, the fragment needs to be kept under inverted comma (“_”) in
• Authors are necessarily required to cite reference in case of any content adopted from anywhere other than internet open sites.
• In case of open site internet source the copied contents if found more than 30 percent in aggregate, during plagiarism detection, the work shall not be considered.

Mechanism to detect plagiarism:

Plagiarism tools approved by University Grants Commission shall be used to detect plagiarism.

Levels of Plagiarism: Plagiarism would be quantified into following levels in ascending order of severity for the purpose of its definition:

Awareness Programmes and Trainings:

1. University, its affiliated institutions and University Schools and Departments shall conduct sensitization seminars / awareness Programmes on responsible conduct of research, thesis, dissertation, promotion of academic integrity and ethics in education for students, faculty, researcher and staff on a regular basis.
2. Elements of responsible conduct of research and publication ethics shall be included in the curricula / coursework for undergraduate students/ Masters and Research Scholars as applicable.

• Students, faculty, researchers, and staff shall be trained for using plagiarism detection tools and reference management tools.

Steps to ensure academic integrity and curb plagiarism:

1. Any thesis, dissertation, or any other such documents submitted by the students, scholars or faculty members to the University shall include mandatorily, an undertaking indicating that the document has been prepared by the candidate and that the document is the original work of the person and is free from plagiarism. (Annexure I – Part A)
2. The submission shall include a certificate from the Guide / supervisor that the work is free from plagiarism. (Annexure I – Part B)

• In case of quoting one’s own work a declaration regarding self-plagiarism shall be submitted. (Annexure II).

1. If the researcher is quoting a work which has more than one author including the researcher, the declaration regarding self-plagiarism from the co-authors shall be submitted (Annexure III).
2. The submission shall include a certificate of approval from an approved plagiarism detection software, stating the percentage of similarities detected.

Reporting and handling of plagiarism

1. Institutional Academic Integrity Committee (IAIC)

All affiliated institutions of the University, University Schools and Departments shall constitute an IAIC whose composition shall be as given below:

1. Chairperson – Head of the, Institution / Department / School
2. Member – Senior academician from outside the Institution / Department / School
3. Member – A person well versed with anti-plagiarism tools, to be nominated by the Head of the Institution / Department / School

The members shall be nominated by the Head of the Institution / Department / School.

The tenure of the members other than the Chairperson shall be two years. The quorum for the meetings shall be 2 (including Chairperson) out of 3 members.

The IAIC shall follow the principles of natural justice while taking decision on the allegation of plagiarism against the student, faculty, researcher and staff. The IAIC shall have the power to assess the level of plagiarism and recommend penalties accordingly.

The IAIC after investigation shall submit its report to the University Academic Integrity Committee (UAIC) with the recommendation on penalties to be imposed within a period of 45 days from the date of receipt of complaint / initiation of the proceedings.

University Academic Integrity Committee (UAIC)

University shall constitute a UAIC whose composition shall be as given below:

1. Chairperson – Pro- Vice Chancellor / Dean Research / Senior Academician
2. Member – A Senior Academician from the
3. Member – One member from outside the University
4. Member – A person well versed with anti-plagiarism

The Chairperson and members shall be nominated by the Vice Chancellor

The Chairperson of IAIC and UAIC shall not be the same. The tenure of the Committee members shall be three years. The quorum for the meetings shall be 3 (including Chairperson) out of 4 members

• The UAIC shall consider the recommendations of
• The UAIC shall also investigate cases of plagiarism as per the provisions mentioned in this policy, if required.
• The UAIC shall follow the principles of natural justice while taking decision on the allegation of plagiarism
• The UAIC shall have the power to review the recommendations of DAIP including penalties with due justification.
• The UAIC shall finalise the report within a period of 45 days from the date of receipt of recommendation of IAIC / complaint / initiation of the proceedings and place the reports in the Academic Council and Governing Council for approval.

Penalty:

• Level 0: Similarities up-to 10 %: There shall be no penalties
• For similarities of Level 1 or above: The matter shall be brought to the notice of the Institutional Academic Integrity Committee of the concerned The author or researcher shall be asked to withdraw manuscript submitted for publication. No manuscripts from the author shall be accepted until the due process is completed.
• Penalty on repeated plagiarism: The committees shall take into consideration while recommending penalties for repeated offenses.
• Penalty in case where the benefit or credit has already been obtained: If plagiarism is proved on a date later than the date of benefit or credit obtained as the case may be then the benefit or credit already enjoyed by the candidate shall be put in abeyance for a period recommended by IAIC and as approved by the Academic Council and Governing Council
• If there is any complaint of plagiarism against the Head of the University, a suitable action, in line with these regulations, shall be taken by the Controlling Authority of the University.
• If there is any complaint of plagiarism against the Head of affiliated institution / University School / Department / Authorities at the institutional level, a suitable action, in line with this policy, shall be recommended by the IAIC, UAIC and as approved by the Academic Council and Governing Council.
• If there is any complaint of plagiarism against any member of IAIC or UAIC, then such member shall excuse self from the meeting (s) where such a case is being discussed/investigated.

Removal of Difficulty:

Kerala University of Health Sciences reserves the right to remove difficulties in the course of implementation of the policy as per norms of the University.

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Sanction has been accorded by the Vice Chancellor to implement the recommendations and suggestions of Core Committee of Faculty Deans for submissions of Ph.D Theses.

The Supervising Teachers and Heads of Departments/ Heads of approved Research Centers are requested to ensure that the theses forwarded for adjudication are submitted strictly in accordance with the procedures and· guidelines attached to this circular from 1^st July 2016 onwards.

The certificates, as stated in the procedures, shall also be forwarded along with the theses submitted for adjudication.

Uploading of Ph.D thesis in Shodhganga (UGC-INFLIBNET)

 REVISED PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED FROM 01 JULY 2016 ONWARDS

1.  The candidate shall have to submit thesis for award of Ph.D Degree in hard copies (bound volume- four copies) and in Soft copies (CD- two copies) to the The soft copy shall be written on CD strictly in accordance with the instructions appended (Appendix A).
2. The University Section dealing with D evaluation shall mark 4 copies of thesis received with both Reg.No & Serial No.1-4 using adhesive labels, on the spine. The copy with CD enclosed shall be numbered 4.
3. Candidate shall submit a declaration along with CD: “Certified that the two soft copies of CDs submitted along with the hard copy have exactly same content as the hard copy. All instructions regarding file names and folder organization as per Circular No.AcEII/9389/16, dated 28/06/2016 have been It, is also certified that-(i) both the CDs are working and (ii) all files are properly recorded”.
4.  One copy of the certificate mentioned in (3) above shall be countersigned by the Supervising Teacher and inserted inside the to pouch and the another copy of the certificate shall be attached to the forwarding letter.
5. The CD shall be invariably marked with the details (using permanent marker) such as: Year of submission, Reg No, Name of Candidate and Title of thesis.
6. The CD shall be inserted in eco-friendly CD pouch on which the details mentioned (5) above shall be pasted and the CDs (2 Nos) shall be labeled with Reg No and Serial No I and SI No 2 respectively and shall be attached to the inside pack cover of one copy of the thesis.
7. In case the candidate is instructed by the University to incorporate corrections in the thesis, while resubmitting the corrected copy the candidate shall ensure that one copy of the modified thesis shall carry two modifies copies of CDs detailed in (3). The resubmitted thesis copy shall be labeled ‘5’ by the University Section and the CD copies shall be labeled SI Nos’3′ and ‘4’ ‘
8. In case the candidate is required to resubmit the thesis, then two copies of the modified thesis along with two copies modified CDs shall be submitted. These copies of thesis shall be labeled ‘5’ and ‘6’. And the CD copies shall be labeled ‘3’ and ‘4’. The candidate shall attach the CDs to the inside back cover of the hard copy marked ‘6’.
9. Once the notification for award of D is issued, one copy (SI Nos 4, 5 or 6 as the case may be), shall be labeled as “Accepted Copy” and shall be stored separately for transmission to KUL. Latest t o CDs attached to the thesis shall also be labeled as “Accepted Copy”.
10. The copy marked 4 remaining with the section or any copies returned by examiners shall be returned to the candidate. The candidate, or a person duly authorized by the candidate for the purpose, shall receive the copy of thesis available with the Section.
11. On a monthly basis, the accepted theses and the CD, as specified in (9) above ,shall be transmitted to KUL along with a cover sheet in tabular form containing details such as Reg No, Name of candidate, Name of guide, Registration date, Completed date, Award date, Title of thesis, and year of award.

Guidelines for Writing Ph.D Thesis on CD

• All the files in CD shall be in PDF/A format, with OCR enabled
• There shall be two folders in the CD-the first folder named as “Thesis as a single file” and inside this folder, the whole thesis shall be saved as a single PDF/A document with following file name: Year Reg. No Name of Candidate Brief Title.pdf. (For instance -2016_4675_RajeshP pdf. If Reg.No is not intimated to candidates in advance the Section shall carry out this work)

 The second folder shall be named “Thesis as sectioned files” and inside this folder, different sections of the thesis shall be saved as separate PDF/A files as

0l_Title_page

02 Certificates & Declarations

03_Acknowledgements

04_preface_or_Abstract (if any)

05 Contents

06_List_of_Tables_&_figures

07_Abbreviations_or_Symbols_or_Notations_or_Nomenclature (if any)

08_Introduction (if any)

09_Chapter 1

10_Chapter 2

11_Chapter 3

12_Chapter 4 This style may be continued, if there are more chapters

A1 Appendices (if any)

A2 References/Bibliography

A3 List of Publications/Paper presented (if any)

1. Application form for Thesis Submission – Photo to be pasted on the space provided –Signature of the candidate and Guide – Declaration to be filled in and Photo to be attested by Guide.
2. Submission Fees – 3500 + Affiliation Fees – 400 +Open Defence fees – 1000 per year e.f 01.04.2013 (not applicable for SC/ST candidates­ Should submit Caste Certificate )
3. Research fee statement countersigned by the Guide
4. Forwarding letter from the Centre of Research
5. PG Degree Certificate (Original)
6. MPhil/NET/UGCJRF/KSCSTE/Entrance……….(Original) and Pass Memo (for exemption from Entrance Test)
7. NLC from Kerala University Library
8. NLC from concerned research centres (If applicable)
9. NLC from University Hostel
10. Registration order
11. Extension of period/ Conversion of Registration/ Guide change U.O/……….. Or any relevant U. O
12. MFR and Recognition if PG is from outside Universities
13. Synopsis – 12 copies in a single paper
14. Panel approved by the Dean of the concerned faculty and the HOD of the concerned Department, University of Kerala/ Dean in the case of Subject not having the University teaching Department
15. Course Work certificate
16. Pre – submission Seminar ­: Proceedings – Changes if suggested , a certificate from the Guide to the effect that the changes have been incorporated
17. Two Publications in an approved Journal/ Presentation of Papers (copy of the certificate to be attested by the Guide) as per the
18. Foreign Scholars have to submit copy of passport and research visa (attested bythe Supervisor).
19. Declaration from the guide who have
20. Declaration about CD

Instructions to candidates for Research Degrees

Prescribed Format of Research Thesis

1. Physical Format
   • The Thesis should be hard bound with no emblem or advertisement of any kind
   • The candidate should submit four hard bound copies and two CDs (soft copy) of the thesis. (Guidelines for writing Ph.D thesis on CD is available at the website – Research Portal)
   • Only A4 size paper should be used
   • Printing may be done in both sides
   • The maximum number of pages should not exceed 500, including citation & appendices
   • Thesis should be in one volume
2. Title Page
   • Title of the thesis
   • Thesis submitted to the University of Kerala for the award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in………………………………………. ( concerned subject)
   • Name of the Research Scholar
   • Research Centre
   • Year of submission
3. Declaration by the candidate

I hereby declare that the PhD thesis entitled………………….. is an independent work carried out by me and it has not been submitted anywhere else for any other degree, diploma or title. To be followed by name and signature of the candidate.

4. Certificate

This is to certify that the work embodied in the thesis entitled,…………… has been carried out by (name of the candidate) under my supervision and Guidance. Followed by Name and Address of the Guide.

5. Acknowledgement
6. Contents Page
7. List of Tables
8. List of figures
9. List of Abbreviations
10. Body of the thesis
    • 1.5 line spacing
    • Adequate margin
    • Font size 12
    • No Foot notes
    • List of Publications by the candidate
    • Appendices
    • Bibliography & References

References should be arranged in alphabetical order

The following details have to be given

1. Journals – Name of author, Name of Article, Journal, Volume number, Year, Pages
2. Books – Name of book, Publisher’s name, Publisher’s place, Year

II Checklist for Thesis Submission Certificate

1. Application in Various Purpose form
2. Chalan/Fee receipt of 250/­ towards fee for Thesis Submission certificate
3. Copy of the registration order

III  Checklist for Provisional Certificate

1. Application in the prescribed form
2. Chalan/Fee Receipt of 130/­ towards fee for Provisional Certificate
3. Copy of the Notification regarding the award of D Degree

IV Checklist for Special Certificate

1. Request for Special Certificate in white paper
2. Duly filled various purpose form

• Chalan / fee receipt of 250/- towards fee for Special Certificate

1. Copy of the Registration Order
2. Copy of the D Degree Certificate
3. Two published works in an approved journal (bearing ISSN Nos) verified by the HOD and endorsed by Dean of the concerned Faculty

• Two paper presentations in Conference/Seminars based on D work countersigned by the HOD concerned and the Dean of the concerned faculty
• Coursework marklist/Certificate

1. Pre-submission Seminar minutes/U.O.
2. Verification Report of the Ph.D work countersigned by the HOD concerned and by the Dean of the concerned faculty in the following format

VERIFICATION REPORT FOR SPECIAL CERTIFICATE OF Ph.D DEGREE

Issued to………………………………………………….. in the Faculty of ……………………………… in the Subject …………………………..……. Title of the Thesis: ……………………………………………………………………..

…………………………………………………………………………………….

• Ph.D Degree was awarded in regular mode
• Evaluation of the D thesis has been done by three external examiners
• Open D Viva­Voce was conducted.
• Candidate published two research papers from the D work and of this one was in a refereed journal.
• Candidate had made two presentations in conferences/Seminars, based on the Ph.D work.

Head Of the Department                                      Dean of the Concerned Faculty

• Printing shall be done on both sides of the paper.
• Thesis shall be hard bound
• University emblem/ any other emblem or advertisement of any kind shall NOT be printed on the cover page of the thesis.
• Photographs or sketches are not allowed on the cover page of the thesis
• Only A4 size paper shall be used in the
• The maximum number of pages shall not exceed 500 (including Citation and Appendices)
• The thesis shall be in a single volume
• Do not use cover flaps, over the top of the original hard bound cover page
• Plastic inter layer sheets shall not be used inside the thesis (After the title pages/ before certificate pages/ just before each chapters/ just before the photographs, ).
• Shall submit FOUR hard bound copies and two CDs (soft copy) of the thesis
• The 2 CDs shall be inserted in 2 eco-friendly CD pouches
• The content in the CDs and the hard copy shall be the same

II. TITLE PAGE/COVER PAGE 

• Title of the thesis: Title shall be exactly the same as in the Registration order/Title modification order (whichever is applicable)
• Thesis submitted to the University of Kerala, for the award of the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in…………………… (subject concerned)
• Name of the Research Scholar as in the qualifying certificate (PG certificate)
• Research Centre (Name of Research Center)
• Centers other than University teaching departments shall include “Research Centre, University of Kerala”
• University departments shall print as Department of ———, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
• Year and Month of Submission
• If thesis is submitted after Correction/Modification/Revision, the resubmitted thesis shall have the Year and Month of resubmission

III. DECLARATION

 (a) DECLARATION BY THE CANDIDATE

 I hereby declare that the Ph.D. thesis titled ………………… is an independent work carried out by me and it has not been submitted anywhere else for the award of any other degree/diploma or title of the University or any other Institution.

(Name and Signature of candidate)

(b)DECLARATIONBYTHE CANDIDATE (2016 Regulation)

 I hereby declare that the Ph.D. thesis titled …………………… is an independent work carried out by me and it has not been submitted anywhere else for the award of any other degree/diploma or title of the University or any other Institution, and there is no plagiarism using the software approved by UGC/University.

(Nan1e and Signature of candidate)

IV. CERTIFICATE

 (a) CERTIFICATE OF THE GUIDE AND THE CO-GUIDE

 This is to certify that the work embodied in the thesis titled …………………………. has been carried out by (Name of the candidate) under my supervision and guidance. The work has not been submitted anywhere else for the award of any other degree/diploma or title of the University or any other Institution.

(Name and Address of supervising teacher and co- supervising teacher with signature)

(b) CERTIFICATE OF TIIE GUIDE AND THE CO-GUIDE (2016 Regulation)

 This is to certify that the work embodied in the thesis titled………………………………has been carried out by (Name of the candidate) under my supervision and guidance. There is no plagiarism using the software approved by UGC/University and the work has not been submitted anywhere else for the award of any other degree/diploma or title of the University or any other Institution.

(Name and Address of supervising teacher and co-supervising teacher with signature)

V. ACKNOWLEDGMENT

VI. CONTENT PAGES

VII. LIST OF TABLES

VIII. LIST OF FIGURES

IX. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

X. BODY OF THE THESIS 

• Spacing between lines shall be 1.5
• Margin space – The text shall have a margin of 2.5 cm from the left, 1.5cm from the right, the top & the bottom of the page
• Font type and size (preferably Times New Roman- 12 font size)
• Font type shall be easily readable to the examiner
• Larger font size can be used in the case of Headings/Titles
• Foot notes are not allowed

XI. LIST OF PUBLICATIONS OF THE CANDIDATE (NOT MANDATORY)

XII. APPENDICES

XIII. BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCES  (REFERENCES MUST BE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)