RIICO Institutional Area, Sitapura, Tonk Road, Jaipur - 302 022

Phone : 0141-0141-2770798 • 2770303

website : www.mgumst.org

NOTIFICATION
ADMISSIONS TO Ph.D. PROGRAMS (2021-22)
(in various disciplines of Medicine, Dental Sciences, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy and Nursing)

Applications are invited for admissions to Ph.D. programs through Entrance

Examination in the following disciplines -
Faculty Disciplines/Subjects
Medicine & Surgery Anatomy / Biochemistry / Physiology / Pathology / Microbiology /
Forensic Medicine / Community Medicine / General Medicine /
Dermatology Venereology & Leprosy / Paediatrics / General Surgery /
Orthopaedics / Otorhinolaryngology / Ophthalmology / Obst. &
Gynae. / Anesthesia / Radio Diagnosis / Radiation Oncology /
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation / Emergency Medicine / Palliative
Medicine / Immuno Hematology and Blood Transfusion / Nuclear
Medicine / Neuro Anaesthesia / Cardiology / Medical Gastroenterology
/ Neurology / Urology / Neurosurgery / Surgical Oncology /
Reproductive Medicine & Surgery / Surgical Gastroenterology
Occupational Therapy Orthopaedics / Neurosciences / Paediatrics

Dental Sciences Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge / Orthodontics and Dentofacial
Orthopaedics / Periodontology / Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery / Oral
Medicine and Radiology / Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics /
Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry

Physiotherapy Orthopaedics / Neurology / Cardiopulmonary / Sports

Nursing Nursing

The candidates are advised to go through all the Rules/Regulations of Ph.D.

program of the MGUMST placed at the end of this Notification and the
Regulations of the concerned Statutory Regulating Council before applying for
admission.
Eligibility –
Candidates must have passed Master's degree examination –
MD/MS/DNB/M.Sc./MDS/MPT/MOT in respective subject (in which applying for
Ph.D. program) with at least 55% marks in the aggregate or equivalent GPA.
A relaxation of 5% marks, or an equivalent relaxation of grade, will be allowed
for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC-NCL/MBC-NCL/Differently-abled category.
For Nursing Program candidate must have passed M.Sc. (Nursing) with atleast
60% marks from a college recognized by Indian Nursing Council.
Exemption from appearing at the written Entrance Examination –
Following shall be exempted from the written Entrance Examination. They will
however be required to appear for Interview & Viva-voce for interaction and
research aptitude assessment -
a) Those who have qualified UGC-NET/JRF in their relevant discipline.
b) A foreign student on a cultural exchange fellowship/Government grant.
Foreign student shall be considered only if he/she has come on research
visa.

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 RIICO Institutional Area, Sitapura, Tonk Road, Jaipur - 302 022
Phone : 0141-0141-2770798 • 2770303
website : www.mgumst.org
Fees Structure –
Candidates selected for admission to Ph.D. program by the Admission
Committee shall be required to deposit Ph.D. program fee as under –

Heads Fees (Rs.)

1 Cost of Ph.D. admission test form 2,500
2 Ph.D. full course (up to three academic years) - one time fee 2,40,000
3 Ph.D course fee (beyond 3 years) - Per year 80,000
4 Ph.D Thesis submission fee 30,000
5 Ph.D Viva Voce examination fee 22,000
6 Caution money (interest fee, refundable on completion of course) 25,000
Enrolment fee (if applicable)
7 a) within two months of successful completion of course work 22,000
b) after two months of successful completion of course work 30,000
8 Provisional Certificate 5,000/-

Admission –
Admissions to Ph.D. program shall be made through written Entrance
Examination, Interview & Viva-voce for interaction and research aptitude
assessment.
Application Form –
Application form can be downloaded from the University website
www.mgumst.org It should be neatly and completely filled in by the
candidate himself/herself. All necessary enclosures must be sent along with
the application form to the University.
Entrance Examination Fee –
Entrance Examination Fee of Rs. 2500/- can be deposited in below mentioned
Bank account of the University through electronic transfer. This account is
only for Entrance Examination fees –
Name of the Account – Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences &
Technology
A/c No. – 83911010000026
Bank – Canara Bank
Branch – MG University, Sitapura, Jaipur
IFS Code – CNRB0018391
Entrance examination fees Rs. 2500/- can also be deposited in cash in the
Accounts Department of the University.
Proof of deposition of entrance examination fee through electronic transfer is
required to be mandatorily submitted along with the application form.

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 RIICO Institutional Area, Sitapura, Tonk Road, Jaipur - 302 022
Phone : 0141-0141-2770798 • 2770303
website : www.mgumst.org
Deposition of duly filled in application forms, enclosures with
electronic transfer details shall be done as under :-
In case, entrance examination fee is deposited through electronic transfer, the
candidate may send the duly filled in application form and all enclosures -
a) After scanning as one PDF file on the email [email protected]
While coming for entrance examination the candidate shall bring a
passport size same photograph which has already been pasted on the
application form and admit card, scanned and sent through e-mail. The
candidate, at the time of taking his admit card on the day of entrance
examination from the office of the Examination Centre Superintendent -
MGUMST, shall paste this photograph on the admit card.
OR
b) Through Speed-Post to Dr S.K. Meena, Convener, Admission Cell,
Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences & Technology, RIICO
Institutional Area, Sitapura, Tonk Road, Jaipur – 302022.
In-service candidates should send their application form along with no
objection certificate/permission from their Employer.
Employees of the MGUMST should apply through their concerned Dean of
Faculty.
Last date of receipt of Application Form is 11.09.2021 up to 5:00 P.M.

Application form shall not be considered for entrance examination, if

the application form is incompletely filled, without necessary
enclosures or entrance examination fee details.

Pattern of the Written Entrance Examination –

1. The medium of Entrance Examination shall be English.
2. There will be one question paper of one hour duration.
3. For Ph.D. program - The question paper shall contain 50 MCQs. There will
be two parts in the question paper. Part-A shall consist of 25 MCQs on
Research Methodology and Part-B shall be of 25 MCQs on subject specific.
4. Result of the Written Entrance Examination shall be uploaded on the
University website. No separate intimation regarding result of the entrance
examination shall be given to individual candidate.
5. Those who qualify the written entrance examination shall be called for
Interview & Viva-voce for interaction and research aptitude assessment for
Ph.D. program.

Note –
1) Self attested photocopies of the following relevant documents are to be
enclosed with the admission application form :-
• Marks sheet/Certificate of the Secondary Examination (10th Class)
showing date of birth
• Marks sheet of 10+2 (Senior Secondary) or its equivalent Examination
• Marks sheet of Graduation & Postgraduation level examination

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 RIICO Institutional Area, Sitapura, Tonk Road, Jaipur - 302 022
Phone : 0141-0141-2770798 • 2770303
website : www.mgumst.org
• Marks sheet of qualifying examination, as applicable
• Certificate for Reservation Category (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/MBC-NCL/EWS
etc.), if applicable, along with Domicile Certificate.
• Aadhar Card.
2) Following relevant Original documents and one set of self attested
photocopy of the documents are to be brought by the candidate at the time
of Interview and Viva Voce for interaction and research aptitude
assessment by the Admission Committee otherwise the candidate shall not
be considered for Personal Interview :-
• Marks sheet/Certificate of the Secondary Examination (10th Class)
showing date of birth.
• Marks sheet of Graduation level examination
• Marks sheet of qualifying examination, as applicable
• Transfer Certificate from the Institute last attended
• Character Certificate from the Head of the Institute last attended.
• Certificate for Reservation Category (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/MBC-NCL/EWS
etc.) if category is other than General Category. (OBC/MBC Non
Creamy layer/EWS Certificate shall be valid only if its issue date is
within twelve months prior to the notified last date of submission of the
Admission Application Form).
• Disability Certificate, if applicable.
• No objection certification/permission from the present employer for the
applied regular full time program (for in service candidate only).
• Migration Certificate from the concerned Board/University (not
applicable for MGUMST passed out students) - can be deposited within
two months of successful completion of the course work along with the
prescribed enrolment fees.
• Other relevant certificate(s), if any.
3) Incomplete application forms or the forms received after the last date on
account of postal delay or any other reason shall not be considered for
admission.
4) The jurisdiction of all court cases shall be Jaipur Bench of Hon'ble Rajasthan
High Court only.

Candidates are advised to visit regularly our website www.mgumst.org for

updates from time to time in this regard.

For any query regarding admissions to Ph.D. program, please contact Deputy
Registrar –

Mr. R.K. Nair – 9950211559

August 24, 2021 Registrar

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 RULES/REGULATIONS
for
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
IN
Faculty of Medicine & Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences,
Faculty of Nursing and Faculty of Physiotherapy
(As per amended notification dated 05 May, 2016, July 25, 2016 and August 27, 2018
of the UGC)

General
1. The general provisions of Statutes, Ordinances etc. in respect of admission of
students to the examinations of the University including enrollment, discipline,
Health and Residence will apply for Ph.D. courses/examinations unless otherwise
specified.
2. The eligibility for admission of students to Ph.D. courses, eligibility criteria for
Supervisor and Co-supervisor, procedure for admission, allocation of supervisor,
duration of the course, scheme of Examination and attendance shall be as
prescribed in these rules.
3. The number of candidates to be admitted to Ph.D. course in any department each
year shall be decided by the University.
4. A candidate for admission to the course of study for the degree of Ph.D. must have
obtained a Master's degree with at least 55% marks or equivalent GPA in the Post-
Graduate examination of the University or of any other University/Institution
recognized as equivalent thereto in the subject in which he wishes to pursue the
course, provided that the Master's degree should have been obtained after taking
the Bachelor's degree full course prescribed for the degree . The rider of 55%
marks shall not be applicable where the respective Statutory Regulatory Council
has prescribed the eligibility otherwise.
"A relaxation of 5% marks, from 55% to 50%, or an equivalent relaxation of
grade, may be allowed for those belonging to SC/ST/OBC (non creamy layer)/
differently–abled and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the UGC
from time to time."
5. Provision of reservation as in force in the University shall also apply to the Ph.D.
Program.
6. The admission to the Ph.D. courses shall be made through an entrance test
conducted by the University. The provisions of exemption and the details of the test
shall be as specified in these rules.
Following shall be exempted from the Entrance Test –
a) Those who have qualified UGC/CSIR NET or SLET or INSPIRE.
b) A foreign student on a cultural exchange fellowship/government grant. Foreign
student shall be considered only when he/she has come on research visa.
7. All those desirous of seeking admission to Ph.D. program shall accordingly apply for
the Entrance Test along with the fee prescribed by the University.
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8. Part-time Ph.D. will be allowed provided all the conditions of Ph.D. Regulations are
met.
9. In-service candidates shall also be eligible for admission to the Ph.D. course. They
will be required to submit applications through their employer who should provide
no objection certificate/ permission for admission to Ph.D. program.
10. Amendments in the regulations regarding eligibility for Admission, supervisors, co-
supervisors, course work, duration, submission and evaluation of
dissertation/thesis, viva voce examination and award of Degree made by the
University Grants Commission from time to time shall automatically be applicable
for admissions to be made in the University.
1. Eligibility for Admission
Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
As per the guidelines of the statutory regulating council i.e. Medical Council of India, a
candidate for admission to the Ph.D. course in the Faculty of Medicine must possess -
i) MD or MS or DNB or M.Sc.in the discipline/subject (in which admission to Ph.D.
Program is sought) of the University or of a recognized University. Where marks are
given in Masters course examination, the concerned candidate should have obtained
at least 55% marks in the P.G. examination.
ii) a teacher of this University or working in other recognized University or in a
recognized constituent/affiliated college - possessing eligibility conditions as at (i)
above shall also be eligible for admission in Ph.D. program.
Faculty of Dental Sciences
As per the guidelines of the statutory regulating council i.e. Dental Council of India, a
candidate for admission to the Ph.D. course in the Faculty of Dental Sciences must
possess -
i) a post graduate degree (MDS) in any dental subject from any approved Indian
University/its constituent and affiliated college recognized by Dental Council of
India. Where marks are given in Masters course examination, the concerned
candidate should have obtained at least 55% marks in the P.G. examination.
ii) a post graduate degree with 50% marks or equivalent grade from a foreign
University deemed equivalent to MDS degree of this University. No Objection
Certificate from the Dental Council of India will however be required in these cases.
iii) a teacher of this University or working in other recognized University or in a
recognized constituent/affiliated college - possessing eligibility conditions as at (i)
above shall also be eligible for admission in Ph.D. program.
Faculty of Nursing
As per the guidelines of the statutory regulating council i.e. Indian Nursing Council, a
candidate for admission to the Ph.D. course in the Faculty of Nursing must possess -
i) M.Sc. Nursing degree with a minimum of 60% marks from a college/institute
recognized by the Indian Nursing Council, or
ii) M.Sc. Nursing degree with a minimum of 55% marks where the candidate has been
awarded a fellowship by the University Grants Commission/ICMR or any other
National scholarship awarding agency, or
iii) M.Sc. Nursing degree with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent grade from a
Foreign University deemed equivalent to M.Sc.(Nursing) degree with an equivalence
certificate from the Indian Nursing Council, New Delhi, or

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 a teacher of this University or working in other recognized University or in a
recognized constituent/affiliated college for three years and possessing 55% marks
or above in M.Sc.(Nursing) or a teacher possessing eligibility conditions as at (i), (ii)
and (iii) above shall also be eligible for admission in Ph.D. program.
Faculty of Physiotherapy
i) A candidate for admission to the Ph.D. course in the Faculty of Physiotherapy must
possess a post graduate degree i.e. MPT/MScPT in any Physiotherapy subject with
at least 55% marks awarded by a recognized Indian University.
ii) A teacher of this University or working in other recognized University or in a
recognized constituent/affiliated college - possessing eligibility conditions as at (i)
above shall also be eligible for admission in Ph.D. program.
Other Faculties
i) A candidate for admission to the Ph.D. course in the concerned Faculty must
possess a post graduate degree in the subject with at least 55% marks awarded by
a recognized Indian University.
ii) A teacher of this University or working in other recognized University or in a
recognized constituent/affiliated college - possessing eligibility conditions as at (i)
above shall also be eligible for admission in Ph.D. program.
2.Admissions
i) Admissions to Ph.D. Program shall be made through a written admission test to be
conducted by the University every year. The test will be held separately for each
subject/discipline for admission to a Ph.D. program under the concerned Faculty.
Scheme of written Entrance Test:
a) There will be one paper of one-hour duration to test the knowledge of the
candidate in the subject concerned. The syllabus of the Written Entrance Test
shall consist of 50% of research methodology and 50% shall be subject specific.
The candidate will be required to secure at least 50% marks to qualify the
written test.
Provided that a relaxation of 5% of marks (from 50% to 45%) shall be allowed
for the candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layers)/Differently-
abled category in the entrance examination conducted by the University.
(As per the Notification issued by Secretary, UGC dated August 27, 2018 published in the
Gazette of India (Extraordinary) Part-III Section IV No. 325 dated August 27, 2018)

b) Those who qualify the written entrance test shall be required to appear before
the admission committee for interview/viva-voce test through personal
interaction. The interview/viva voce shall be on the following aspects, viz.
whether:
i) the candidate possesses the competence for the proposed research;
ii) the research work can be suitably undertaken at the Institution/College;
iii) the proposed area of research can contribute to new/additional knowledge.
c) The Admission Committee for Ph.D. program shall consist of the following -
i) Dean of the Faculty – as Chairperson
ii) Principal of the concerned college
iii) Head of the Department concerned
iv) One senior most teacher of the Department other than the Head
v) Any other nomination by the President

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 d) The Admission Committee shall examine and scrutinize all the original
documents of the candidate necessary to determine his eligibility for admission
to Ph.D. program.
e) The Admission Committee after taking into account - performance of the
candidate both in written entrance test and the interview/viva-voce shall submit
its recommendations to the Registrar for admission of the concerned
candidate(s) to Ph.D. program. The Registrar shall then send this information to
the Convener for the admissions to the Ph.D. program who shall issue the
formal letter(s) of admission to the concerned candidate(s).
ii) Admission/Registration of a student/scholar shall be cancelled in any of the
following eventualities and fee deposited by him/her shall be forfeited, after due
approval of the President, MGUMST
a) if he/she absents himself/herself for a continuous period of four weeks without
prior intimation/sanction of leave or is irregular in attendance, as per report of
the Supervisor duly forwarded by the Head of Department and concerned Dean
of the Faculty.
b) if he/she resigns from the Ph.D. Program and the resignation is duly
recommended by the DRC.
c) if he/she fails to submit an application to the MGUMST through Principal of
College for Registration along with requisite documents within 12 months of
his/her date of admission to the PhD course.
d) if his/her academic progress is found unsatisfactory by the DRC.
e) if he/she is found involved in an act of misconduct and/or indiscipline and
termination is recommended by a competent authority

3. Supervisors (Guide) and Co-Supervisors (Co-Guide)

i) Only regular faculty (not adjunct faculty) of this University shall be eligible for
Supervisor (Guide).
ii) No person will be allowed to supervise or co-supervise the Ph.D. work if he
himself/she herself or his/her close relations is admitted to Ph.D. course
The term 'close relation' includes spouse, children, sister, brother, grand
children, nephew, niece, grand nephew, grand niece, uncle, aunt, first cousin,
son-in-law and daughter-in-law of supervisor or supervisor's spouse.
iii) Joint supervision by two persons (supervisor and co-supervisor) belonging to
different faculties/ subjects shall be permitted. The supervisor shall be from the
main department while the co-supervisor may be from the same department or
from any other sister faculty/department of the University. However, the co-
supervisor can also be from another University or an establishment/ center of
repute. The co-supervisor in this case shall comply with the eligibility as laid
down for co-supervisor. A co-supervisor may also be appointed in case -
a) If the field of research of the candidate is such that it requires substantial
interdisciplinary input from two or more disciplines.
b) If the candidate is working at a place other than of his supervisor, a co-
supervisor from the place of candidate's work may be appointed.
iv) A Research Supervisor/Co-supervisor who is a Professor, at any given point of
time, cannot guide more than eight (8) Ph.D. scholars. An Associate Professor as
Research Supervisor can guide up to a maximum of six (6) Ph.D. scholars and an
Assistant Professor as Research Supervisor can guide up to a maximum of four
(4) Ph.D. scholars.

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 The maximum number of scholars under a Supervisor shall be 5 in the Faculty of
Dental Sciences.
v) In case of relocation of a Ph.D. woman scholar due to marriage or otherwise, the
research data shall be allowed to be transferred to the University to which the
scholar intends to relocate provided all the other conditions in these regulations
are followed in letter and spirit and the research work does not pertain to the
project secured by the parent institution/supervisor from any funding agency. The
scholar will however give due credit to the parent guide and the institution for the
part of research already done.
vi)In case a Research Supervisor is expired or proceeds out of India on long leave or
otherwise in special cases warranting such an action, all such candidates under
him/her shall be transferred and pursuance of Research and work of sending
evaluation report/viva-voce; as the case may be, shall be done by the eligible
teacher authorized by the Departmental Research Committee and duly approved
by the President.
vii) Resignation/Demise
The Principal of the concerned college will inform the University immediately and
a new supervisor/co-supervisor shall be appointed.
In case a Research Supervisor gives his/her resignation or passes away, all such
candidates under him/her shall be transferred and pursuance of Research and
work of sending evaluation report/viva-voce; as the case may be, shall be done
by the eligible teacher authorized by the Departmental Research Committee and
duly approved by the President. If eligible teacher is not available in the
department then Head of the Department concerned may be authorized to act as
Supervisor by the President on the recommendation of DRC, provided the
candidate has completed his/her two and half years of research work from the
date of his/her admission.
viii) Retirement
1. In case a Research Supervisor allotted by DRC and duly approved by the
President during his/her regular service attains his/her superannuation shall
continue to be the Ph.D. Supervisor/co-supervisor of the student already
allotted to him/her provided he/she continues to serve in the University.
2. If a Supervisor/co-supervisor allotted by DRC and duly approved by the
President during his/her regular service does not continue his/her services
after superannuation, then new Supervisor/Co-Supervisor shall be appointed,
as per guidelines at point no. vi.
3. New scholar shall not be allotted to any teacher after superannuation.

Faculty of Medicine
As per the guidelines of the Medical Council of India following shall be eligible for
supervisor and co-supervisor –
i) A teacher having not less than fifteen years' teaching and research experience
after obtaining his postgraduate qualification and shall also have not less than ten
years postgraduate teaching experience as a faculty member.
Faculty of Dental Sciences
As per the guidelines of the Dental Council of India following shall be eligible for
supervisor and co-supervisor –
i) Post graduate teachers with Ph.D. qualification having at least 5 years of teaching
experience after Ph.D., or post graduate teachers (non-Ph.D.) having post
graduate qualification (MDS) with 10 years of teaching experience after post-
graduation.
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ii) The teachers mentioned at (i) should also have publication points as per Dental
Council of India guidelines.
Faculty of Nursing
As per the guidelines of the Indian Nursing Council following shall be eligible for
supervisor and co-supervisor –
A teacher possessing Ph.D. degree with 8 years teaching experiences as a faculty
member.
Faculty of Physiotherapy
Following shall be the criteria for appointment of Supervisor and Co-supervisor –
i) Teachers holding Ph.D. qualification with minimum 8 years teaching experience
after MPT/MScPT.
ii) A post graduate teacher (non Ph.D.) having post graduate qualification with ten
years teaching experience after post graduation.
iii) Teachers from medical faculty having 10 years teaching experience with
MD/MS/Ph.D. qualifications from the relevant subjects of medical sciences and as
related to Physiotherapy such as Orthopedics, Neurology, Cardiology, Respiratory
Medicine etc.
iv) Medical faculty members with 10 years teaching experience with DM (Neurology)
and M.Ch. (Cardio Vascular Surgery).
Following shall be the criteria for appointment of Supervisor and Co-supervisor in the
discipline of Occupational Therapy –
i) Teachers holding Ph.D. qualification with minimum 8 years teaching experience
after MOT/ MScOT.
ii) A post graduate teacher (non Ph.D.) having post graduate qualification with ten
years teaching experience after post graduation.
iii) Teachers from medical faculty having 10 years teaching experience with
MD/MS/DM/M.Ch./Ph.D. qualifications from the relevant subjects of medical
sciences and as related to Occupational Therapy such as Orthopedics,
Neurosciences, Paediatrics etc.
Other Faculties
Any full time regular Professor of the University with at least five research publications
in referred journals and any full time regular Associate/Assistant Professor of the
University with a Ph.D. degree and at least two research publications in referred
journals.
Provided that in areas/disciplines where there is no or only a limited number of
referred journals, the above condition may be relaxed for recognition of a person as
Research Supervisor with reasons recorded in writing.
4. Enrolment
Every candidate admitted in Ph.D. program shall be enrolled in this University on
payment of the prescribed fee. The application for enrolment & registration shall be
submitted by the candidate through proper channel i.e. duly signed by the Supervisor,
Head of the Department, Principal of the College and the Dean of the Faculty to the
University along with original Master's degree and the Migration Certificate of the
University from which he took the Master's degree after obtaining approval of Ethics
Committee of MGUMST on research topic recommended by DRC within eight months
from the date of admission.

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Candidates who have already been enrolled in this University and not taken their
migration certificate from this University, shall not be required to enroll themselves
again. However, they shall submit the application for registration for Ph.D. programme
within the aforementioned time.
5. Course work
i) Every candidate including in-service candidate having been admitted to Ph.D.
program shall be required to undertake course work for a period of one semester.
This course work shall be treated Ph.D. preparation.
ii) The course work may be carried out by Doctoral candidates in sister Departments
or Institutes within the University.
iii) The course work shall include a course on Research Methodology including
Quantitative Methods, Research Aptitude, Computer Applications, Research Ethics
and Review of published research in the relevant field, training, field work etc.
Other courses shall be advanced level courses preparing the students for Ph.D.
program.
iv) Every candidate shall also be required to successfully completeResearch and
Publication Ethics (RPE) course as per UGC for awareness about Publication
Ethics and Publication misconducts during pre-registration course work.
6. Submission of Research Proposal
1. After successful completion of course work, supervisor will be allotted to each
student by the Departmental Research Committee (D.R.C.) on the basis of merit,
specialization of supervisor and interest area of the student.
2. The D.R.C. (Faculty of Medicine & Surgery/Dental Sciences) shall consist of the
following members -
i) Dean of the concerned Faculty – as Chairperson.
ii) Principal of the concerned college.
iii) Head of the department concerned.
iv) One senior most teacher of the department other than Head.
v) One or more expert to be nominated by the President.
vi) Nominee of the President if desired by President.
For the quorum of the D.R.C. presence of members mentioned at i) and iii) above is
mandatory in the meeting of the DRC. there will be three persons if the Dean and
Principal are same and four persons if the Dean and the Principal are different.
3. The D.R.C. (Faculty of Nursing/Physiotherapy/Medicine & Surgery-Occupational
Therapy subjects) shall consist of the following members -
i) Dean of the concerned Faculty – as Chairperson.
ii) Principal of the concerned college.
iii) One senior most teacher of the concerned College other than Principal.
iv) One expert in the subject to be nominated by the President.
v) Nominee of the President if desired by President.
For the quorum of the D.R.C. presence of members mentioned at i) and iii) above is
mandatory in the meeting of the DRC. there will be three persons if the Dean and
Principal are same and four persons if the Dean and the Principal are different.
4. The candidate will appear before the DRC with the expert related to his research
proposal. The expert (proposed/chosen Supervisor by the candidate) and the
candidate will defend their research proposal before the DRC. The D.R.C. shall
examine the submitted research proposal andafter thorough discussion and

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 interaction on the subject the D.R.C. will confirm -
i) the allotment of the eligible Supervisor
ii) Thesis topic of the candidate
The supervisor shall send recommendations of the DRC to the Chairman, Ethics
Committee of the University for approvalof the research topic. The supervisor shall
then send recommendations of the DRC and approval of research topic by the
Ethics Committee to the University for subject registration of the candidate.
5. The Controller of Examinations shall then register the subject regarding research
project and send the information of subject registration to the candidate with the
copies marked to - the Supervisor, Co-supervisor, Head of the department
concerned, Principal of the concerned college and the Dean of the Faculty.
6. A candidate may also submit a Thesis on a research project on the basis of work
done in (a) or (b) of the following categories :
i) The candidate has designed and constructed equipment, which provides an
innovative approach to the teaching and understanding of the fundamental
principles relating to a class of phenomena.
ii) The candidate has designed, developed and fabricated equipment and/or
developed a process, which contributes to the Medical/Industrial/ Technological
self reliance of country.
The candidate shall present a survey of literature in the field concerned and make a
critical study of the topic showing a comprehensive knowledge of the current status
and direction of the field. The candidate shall also present a detailed critical report
of experiments that he has carried out with the equipment developed.
7. A candidate ordinarily shall not be permitted to modify his subject during the
course of study. If an occasion arises due to technical difficulties, the President
may on the recommendation of the D.R.C. permit any modification of the subject
within one year of the date of registration.
8. The date of commencement of research work shall be the date of admission to the
Ph.D. program.
7.Duration of Research work
i) Ph.D. programme shall be for a minimum duration of three years, including
course work and a maximum of six years.
ii) The women candidates and Persons with Disability (more than 40% disability)
may be allowed a relaxation of two years in the maximum duration. In addition,
the women candidates may be provided Maternity Leave/Child Care Leave once
in the entire duration of Ph.D. for up to 240 days. The Dean of Faculty shall be
empowered to decide and take decision in consultation with the concerned
supervisor and Principal of the college to grant the Maternity Leave/Child Care
Leave. An extension can be granted by the President of the University to cover
the period of research work.
iii) Extension of Research Period –
In case the candidate fails to submit his Thesis at the end of three years, an
extension can be granted to him for another three years. This shall be on year
to year basis i.e. first extension of one year, if needed the second extension for
another one year and the third and last extension for one more year. The
maximum period of research shall not exceed six years from the date of his
admission.
iv) In case a candidate fails to submit his Thesis even at the end of six years, he
shall no longer be considered a Ph.D. research scholar. In that case he will have

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 to seek re-admission as a Ph.D. student. He shall have to pay the prescribed
Ph.D. full course fee as applicable to a new candidate. He would then submit a
new proposal which if approved shall be registered as per the laid down
procedure. Such a candidate shall however be exempted from the admission
test and the course work. The period of research for such a candidate shall be
two and half years, counted from the date of re-admission. An extension of
another three years can be granted to him year wise, as mentioned in clause
(iii) above.
8.Research Work
i) The candidate shall pursue his research work in this University. However the
candidate may also be permitted by Supervisor and Head of the main
Departmentto carry out his research work at another Institute or a Centre of
repute provided the candidate's Co-supervisor belongs to that
Department/Institute/Centre.
ii) The minimum period of attendance shall be not less than 150 days in each year.
The remaining period of the year may be devoted to special work/ special
guidance/ interaction with co-supervisor (if external)/ collection of research
material / working on the field of study elsewhere – under the directions of the
supervisor.
iii) The candidate may incorporate in his Thesis, contents of his earlier work (if any)
and his published papers which he shall state in unambiguous terms in the
relevant part of the Thesis.
iv) The Academic Council of the Institution shall evolve a mechanism using well
developed software and gadgets to detect plagiarism and other forms of
academic dishonesty.
v) If a candidate is found indulged in plagiarism, university will reject Ph.D. Thesis
and forfeit the already awarded Ph.D. degree, if applicable. This action shall be
taken after an appropriate enquiry made in this respect through a committee
appointed by the President.
vi) The candidate registered for Ph.D. degree shall not be permitted to take up any
other University Examination unless otherwise permitted by the President.
vii) The supervisor and co-supervisor shall guide and supervise the research work
seriously and a periodic assessment of the work should be done accordingly.
viii) At the interval of every six months, the Head of the main Departmentin which
the candidate possess the post-graduation degree with the permission of the
concerned Dean of the Faculty shall organize the meeting of Departmental
Research Committee (DRC) to ensure proper monitoring of Research work of
Ph.D. students as per UGC&MGUMST Regulations. Every DRC, in its periodic
assessment report, must give necessary suggestion including the action to be
taken against such students who are not serious and regular for their Ph.D.
research work. In case the periodic assessments sent by DRC to the University
are not satisfactory, the President shall then have the power to extend his period
of research or any other action as deemed fit. Head of the concerned department
shall forward the periodic assessment report to the University.
Submission of half yearly progress report - 15th July every year and 15th
January every year.
Half yearly report in prescribed format shall be submitted for the period from 1st
January to the end of June and from 1st July to the end of December. However,
the first report for the fraction of six months period shall be submitted ending
either in June or December as the case may be.
ix) Ph.D. candidates shall publish at least one (1) research paper in the referred
Journal and make two (2) paper presentation in conference/seminar before the
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 submission of the Thesis.
x) If Dean of Faculty himself/herself is doing PhD course of MGUMST then Head of
Department shall conduct the proceedings of DRC. Likewise, if Head of the
Department himself/herself is doing PhD course, then next senior member of the
DRC shall conduct the proceedings of DRC.
9.Submission of Thesis
i) Prior to the submission of the thesis, the scholar shall make a presentation in the
Department before the Departmental Research Committee which shall be open to
all faculty members and other research scholars. Notice for the presentation shall
be issued by the Head of the concerned main department 15 days prior to the
date of presentation. Its copy shall be sent to DRC members, all faculty members
of the department, Supervisor, Co-supervisor (if any) and the student. Notice
shall also be displayed on the Notice Board of the department and the college.
The feedback and comments obtained regarding the research work may be
suitably incorporated into the draft thesis in consultation with the Departmental
Research Committee.
ii) Pre thesis submission report of DRC duly signed by all the DRC members,
Supervisor and Principal of the college shall be sent by the Head of the
department to the University.
iii) Before Ph.D. thesis submission, the Supervisor, Head of the department and
Dean of the faculty shall ensure that suggestions made during pre thesis
submission presentation have been incorporated in the thesis. They shall issue
duly signed certificate to this effect at the time of thesis submission by the
candidate in the University.
iv) The candidate will submit his research Thesis within the prescribed period to the
Controller of Examinations of the University along with the prescribed Thesis-
submission-fees and a certificate from the candidate and the Supervisor
indicating that the Thesis contains a substantial original work of the candidate
and an undertaking vouching that there is no plagiarism and that the work has
not been submitted for the award of any other degree/diploma of the same
Institution where the work was carried out, or to any other Institution.
v) Following shall also be required to be submitted along with the Thesis
a) 'No Dues' certificate duly signed by the Head of the Department, Principal of
the College, Librarian, Hostel Warden concerned.
b) Ph.D. submission form in the prescribed format.
c) Thesis submit recommendation certificate by Supervisor, Head of the
department, Principal of the college and Dean of the faculty in the prescribed
format.
d) Certificate in the prescribed format duly signed by Supervisor, Head of the
department, Principal of the college and Dean of the Faculty to the effect that
suggestion made during pre submission presentation have been incorporated
in the thesis before its final submission in the University.
e) Declaration (Authentication Certificate) by the candidate and the Supervisor
in the prescribed format to the effect that thesis submitted in PDF format is
replica of its print version.
f) Affidavit in the prescribed format by the candidate and the Supervisor for non
plagiarism in the thesis.
g) Plagiarism check report by in prescribed format issued by concerned
coordinator and recommendation of Supervisor, Head of the department,
Principal and Dean of the Faculty for acceptance of its submission in the
University for evaluation.

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 h) Consent / Approval form by the student and Supervisor in the prescribed
format to archive and make accessible electronic copy of thesis to the
academic community worldwide.
i) A certificate to the effect that the candidate has published at least one
(1)research paper in the referred Journal and has made two (2) paper
presentation in conference/seminar duly signed by Supervisor, Head of the
main department, Principal and Dean of the Faculty in the prescribed format
shall be submitted along with thesis in the University.
vi) The colour of the cover of the Thesis shall be different for each Faculty as under:
a) Faculty of Medicine - Light Blue
b) Faculty of Dental Science - Light Yellow
c) Faculty of Nursing - Light Green
d) Faculty of Physiotherapy - White
vii) The language of the Thesis shall be English.
viii) Four hard copies of research Thesis printed on both sides and two soft copies in
thereof (PDF format) shall be submitted by the candidate.
ix) The Thesis shall comply with the following conditions to merit the award for the
Ph.D. degree:
a) Thesis should be a piece of research work characterized either by the finding
of new facts or by a fresh approach towards interpretation of facts and
theories, and it should reflect the candidate's capacity for critical examination
and judgment.
b) Thesis should be satisfactory in its literary presentations.
10.Evaluation of Thesis
1. a) The Controller of Examinations shall send the research Thesis submitted by
the candidate for evaluation to the supervisor and two external examiners.
Only inspecial circumstances, with the prior written approval of the
President, thesis can be sent for evaluation through e-mail.
b) The supervisor of the candidate will suggest the names of ten external
examiners (including adequate details regarding designation, address, major
field of specialization, email address and telephone/mobile numbers)
competent to evaluate the Thesis.
c) The panel of ten names so prepared by the supervisor should contain names
of eminent persons in their field belonging to A-class institutions. The panel
may also include persons from abroad. The supervisor shall certify that the
names suggested in the panel are not close relatives of the supervisor, co-
supervisor or the candidate.
d) The panel so received by the Controller of Examinations shall be presented
before the President of the University. If necessary the President shall
include additional names in the panel submitted by the Supervisor.
e) The President shall then short list three external examiners in order of
preference. The Thesis shall be sent to first two selected examiners and also
to the supervisor. Only one of the two examiners may be from abroad.
f) The three examiners – two externals and supervisor (internal) shall send
their evaluation report along with their concrete recommendations to the
Registrar under confidential cover. Evaluation report from the examiners
shall not be accepted through any electronic platform. Written original
evaluation report is mandatory.
g) The recommendations by the examiners shall be precise and clear in terms
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 of Thesis accepted/ Thesis to be revised/Thesis rejected. However, the
examiners may if they so desire provide their observations in a special
column in prescribed evaluation form about standard, quality and an
impression about the research work presented in the Thesis.
h) The examiner who recommends revision of the Thesis should categorically
specify the areas of Thesis along with the examiner's recommendation on
which the revision should be done.
i) A candidate would be required to submit revised Thesis along with the
submission fee within one year from the date of the receipt of
communication by him from the Controller of Examinations. The time limit of
6 years shall stay to complete his Ph.D.
2. a) If all the examiners evaluating the Thesis approve and accept the Thesis,
then the candidate shall take the viva-voce examination.
b) If the two examiners accept the Thesis and the third asks for its revision,
the extracts of the reports of the external examiner shall be referred to the
supervisor and the candidate for necessary action.
In such circumstance the revised Thesis then shall be sent to the same
examiner who had earlier suggested the revision. The report of this
examiner only in terms of accepted/ rejected shall be considered. This
report of acceptance/ rejection shall then become a part of evaluation by
the three examiners.
c) If one of the three examiners has accepted the Thesis, another has rejected
it, while the third has asked for its revision, in such cases the Thesis in the
revised form shall be submitted to the same examiner who had asked
revision. This examiner shall either reject or accept the Thesis with revision.
In case this examiner rejects the Thesis, it shall mean then that the Thesis
shall not be accepted.
d) If the two examiners have accepted the Thesis and the third had rejected it,
the Thesis shall be sent for evaluation to the fourth examiner whose opinion
shall be final.
e) The Thesis shall be accepted only if the three examiners approve it.

11. Viva-voce Examination

i) The President shall appoint one external examiner for the viva-voce of the Ph.D.
candidate out of the two external examiners who had evaluated the Thesis.
ii) On receipt of satisfactory evaluation reports on the submitted Thesis the
student shall undergo a viva-voce examination which shall be conducted by an
external examiner and the supervisor in the presence of the co-supervisor (if
any), concerned Dean, the Head of the Department of the subject, faculty
members of the department/ relevant department, research scholars and other
interested experts/ researchers. The candidate will openly defend his/her
Thesis.
iii) The candidate whose Thesis has already been accepted and who satisfies both
the examiners at the viva-voce examination shall be awarded the degree of
Ph.D. by the University.
iv) In case there is divergence of opinion between the two viva-voce examiners,
the candidate shall then be asked to appear in the second viva-voce
examination (on payment of the required fee). In such case the President shall
appoint another external examiner who shall replace the one, who expressed
his dissatisfaction at the first viva-voce examination. This new examiner shall
be the one who had also evaluated the Thesis.

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 v) In case the second examiner is not available or refuses to come, the President
shall appoint any of the other ones who are in the panel of examiners.
vi) In case the Supervisor is not available, the President shall appoint any other
suitable person as the Supervisor, on the recommendation of the D.R.C.
vii) In case both the examiners (external and internal) express their satisfaction on
the performance of the candidate at the second viva-voce examination, the
candidate shall be awarded with the degree of Ph.D.
viii) Under the exceptional circumstances there can be a situation where the internal
and one or even the two external examiners may be the persons who have not
evaluated the Thesis.
ix) In case there is again divergence of satisfactory opinion at the second viva-voce
examination, the candidate shall be declared failed and as such he will not be
awarded Ph.D. degree. He may however get himself re-registered as a new
candidate. In that case, he will be exempted from the admission test and the
course work.
x) Notice of the Viva-voce examination shall be issued at least one week before the
date of the viva-voce from the Office of the Principal and its copy shall be
endorsed to the President, Pro-President, Registrar, Controller of Examinations,
Dean of the Faculty, Head of the concerned Department (with a request to make
necessary arrangement and co-ordinate with all concerned for the Ph.D. viva-
voce examination), Supervisor and PhD Candidate.
xi) The Head of the Department, Principal of the College and the Dean of Faculty
shall remain mandatorily present in the viva-voce examination. An officer of
examination conduct branch of the University not below the rank of Assistant
Registrar shall ensure the presence of these persons during the viva-voce
examination.
xii) Entire electronic recording of viva-voce, Screenshots and Geo tagged pictures of
the viva-voce examination in USB/CD, attendance sheet of the persons
attending the Viva-voce examination along with viva-voce examination report
authenticated by Head of the main department, Principal and Dean of Faculty
shall be submitted to the Controller of Examinations.
Guidelines for conduct of online Viva voce examination:
In unavoidable circumstances like pandemic attack,natural calamity or any
emergency condition/situation realized appropriate by the President for seeking the
permission from the Hon’ble President for the conduct of online Viva-voce
examination, Supervisor will seek the permission from the University on the
University format.
- Online permission for Viva-voce examination through video conferencing shall be
limited to External Examiner only. No other person The candidate, supervisor,
Head of the Department, Principal of the College and Dean of the Faculty shall
be physically present in Ph.D. Viva-Voce examination.
- Online Ph.D. Viva-voce examination shall be conducted through Video
Conferencing using Google, Skype, Microsoft Technologies or any other reliable
and mutually convenient technology.
- The Head of concerned department shall ensure that the online viva-voce
examination is recorded and open to all the faculty members and research
students of the Department and interested Faculty members & research
students of other departments. Entire electronic recording of viva-voce and
Screenshots of the attendance in USB/CD shall be submitted to the Controller of
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 - In the event of any failure with the technology before or during the viva-voce, or
other concerns regarding the conduct of the viva-voce by videoconference, the
viva-voceshallremain cancelled and it shall be re-scheduled.
12. Award of Degree
i) The reports of the examiners (including those of the viva-voce) shall be placed
before the President for approval. The decision of the President shall be reported
to the Board of Management for ratification/ approval.
ii) Following the successful completion of the evaluation process and before the
announcement of the award of the Ph.D. degree(s), the University Coordinator
shall submit an electronic copy of the Ph.D. thesis to the Shodhganga,
INFLIBNET for hosting the same so as to make it accessible to all
Universities/Colleges.
iii) Report of submission of thesis in electronic form as above by the University
Coordinator shall be treated as one of the mandatory document for releasing the
Provisional Certificate to the candidate.
iv) Prior to the actual award of the degree, the successful candidate, following the
approval of the President on behalf of the Board of Management, will be issued a
Provisional Certificate to the effect that the degree of the Ph.D. has been
awarded in accordance with the provisions of UGC Regulations 2016. The
certificate, though shall indicate the concerned Faculty but would not mention
the subject or specialty. The title of the Thesis shall be indicated in the
certificate.
v) The Thesis shall be the property of the University.

13. Fees Structure

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

1 Cost of Ph.D. admission test form 2,500
2 Ph.D. full course (up to three academic years) - one time fee 2,40,000
3 Ph.D course fee (beyond 3 years) - Per year 80,000
4 Ph.D Thesis submission fee 30,000
5 Ph.D Viva Voce examination fee 22,000
6 Caution money (interest fee, refundable on completion of course) 25,000
Enrolment fee (if applicable)
7 a) within two months of successful completion of course work 22,000
b) after two months of successful completion of course work 30,000
8 Provisional Ph.D. Certificate 5,000/-

Note -
Amendments made by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi and the
Mahatma Gandhi University of Medical Sciences & Technology, Jaipur from time
to time in the above regulations shall apply.

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