(b) Master's Degree of a recognized University in an
appropriate area of Study
(c) Any other qualification/qualifications deemed by the Institute as
equivalent to any one of the above entioned qualifications.
3.03 Candiates who do not possess any of the
above-mentioned qualifications but who are considered by the Institute as
pursuing research of exceptional merit may also apply for
registration.
3.04 A candidate for a
research degree is expected to possess adequate experience in the relevant field
of study. Where necessary additional research equipment such as an exhaustive
knowledge of one or more of the language connected with the early Buddhist
literary sources, e.g. Pali, Sanskrit, Classical Chinese, may be imposed by the
Institute.
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3.05 Applications for
admission to a Higher Degree programme by research
may be made at any time
of the year to the Director of the Institute.
3.06 The duly completed application form must be
accompanied by a
statement of scope/synopsis of the proposed subject of
research,
indicating clearly the title of the subject of research,
objectives of the
research, the definition of the field in which the
research is to be carried
out, the proposed method of research, the sources
of study and any other
relevant information.
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3.07 A candidate is deemed to have been
registered for a Research Degree
Programme in the Institute from the date on
which his preliminary application was accepted by the Faculty Board of the
Institute.
3.08 All candidates seeking
registration for a Higher Degree by Research at the Institute will normally be
registered for the M.Phil degree in the first
place. However a candidate may
be exempted from this equirement if
on grounds of scholarship, he merits
such exemption.
3.09 A candidate who
proposes to register for the Ph.D. Degree programme in the first instance should
nnex to his preliminary application evidence of research ability and other
relevant documents in support of his claim. If he has to his credit a
dissertation or a thesis which has been successfully submitted by him for a
higher degree, a copy of it must be annexed to his application. Where joint work
is submitted in support of the application, the applicant must state his own
share in such work.
3.10 A student who has been registered for the
M.Phil. Degree Programme for a period of not less than one year and who is of
exceptionally good
standing may at his request and upon the recommendation
of the
Supervisor/s and Head of the department of study be permitted to
upgrade his registration for the Ph.D. Degree Programme. Every such
case
will be determined by the Faculty Board after considering the
progress
reports sent by the Supervisor/s and Head of the department of
Study.
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| Supervision of
Research |
3.11 Candidates should clearly indicate their fields of study
and adequately describe the nature of research they intend to undertake.
This would enable the Institute to plan for effective supervision of a
candidate's research.
3.12 Candidates
would pursue their research under the guidance of academic supervisors
appointed by the Institute. Supervision of candidates both for M.Phil and
Ph.D is through individual tutorial classes. Attendance at lectures and
seminars relevant to their subjects of research may also be required.
Supervisors are required to submit to the Institute terminal reports on the
performance of candidates working under them.
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Duration of Research Degree Programme |
3.13 The M.Phil
Degree will be awarded to a person who has successfully completed a proramme of
study and research of at least six terms' duration and the Ph.D. Degree to a
person who has successfully ompleted a programme of study and research of at
least nine terms' duration or of at least six terms' uration if he had
previously obtained the M.Phil or an equivalent degree or if he had been
transferred from the M.Phil Degree programme.
3.14 The maximum period of registration for the
M.Phil Degree is twelve terms and that for the Ph.D Degree is fifteen terms.
Should a candidate fail to obtain the degree within this period he will be
required to apply for re-admission to the programme of
study.
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| M. Phil Degree
Examination |
3.15 The examination will consist of -
(a) a thesis on a subjct approved by the Institute
(b) a
written examination of two papers on a subject cognate to that of
the
thesis. The two papers will be prescribed by the Institute at the
time of
registration.
(c) An oral examination.
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| Ph.D. Degree
Examination |
3.16 The examination will consist of
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(a) a thesis on a subject approved by the Institute.
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| Thesis |
3.17 The thesis should embody the result of
researches conducted by the
candidate into a given area of investigation
approved by the relevant
Department of Study, the Faculty Board and the
University Senate. The
thesis may also be the critical editing of an
appropriate text as approved
by the relevant authorities. It should not be
one submitted for a degree
at this or another University or Institute but a
candidate shall not be
precluded from investigating into unexplored areas of
a given subject
in which some aspects may have been covered by earlier
research. The
thesis must make a distinct contribution to knowledge in the
field of
Buddhist studies and afford evidence of originality either by the
discovery of new facts or by the exercise of independent critical
power.
3.18 The candidate may deviate from
his original statement of scope if the
progress of his research so warrants,
but the candidate shall seek for
every such deviation the approval of the
Faculty Board.
3.19 The thesis should not
exceed 75,000 words in length (exclusive of
bibliography) unless permission
to exceed this limit has been granted by
the Institute. Applicaton for such
permission must be made at least six
months before the candidate proposes to
submit the thesis for
examination. This requirement on the maximum length of
the theses
does not apply in the case of a candidate who proposes to submit
an \
edition of a text or texts.
3.20 In every thesis submitted for examination a
short abstract thereof
comprising not more than 300 words should be included
before the
commencement of the text.
3.21 Further particulars regarding such matters
as the format, size and binding
of a thesis may, on request, be obtained
from the Office of the Director
of the Institute.
3.22 A candidate for the M.Phil degree shall not
be eligible to submit his
thesis unless he had previously passed the written
Examination.
3.23 The Director of the Institute may refuse to
accept for examination any
thesis which in his opinion has not conformed in
any respect to the
specifications laid down by the Instituite.
3.24 Each candidate is required to submit three
identically paginated copies
of the thesis to the Director of the Institute,
who will refer it for
evaluation to an Examination Committee appointed by
the Faculty
Board.
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| Oral Examination |
3.25 As soon as may be possible after the thesis
has been evaluated the
Director of the Institute will arrange for an oral
examination which will
be conducted by the candidate's Examination
Committee.
3.26 A candidate who is summoned
for the oral examination will be required
to bring with him a copy of his
thesis paginated in the same manner as the
three copies submitted for
examination.
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| Thesis Result |
3.27 The Examination Committee may take one of
three decisions, namely to
accept the thesis as submitted, or to accept the
thesis subject to such
revisions as it may deem fit, or to reject the
thesis.
3.28 Where a thesis has been accepted the
Examination Committee's report
will state whether it is fit for publication
in the manner submitted.
3.29 Where a thesis has been accepted subject to
revision, the candidate is
required to embody, within a period of three
months of such acceptance,
such revisions as have been suggested by the
Examination Committee.
For this purpose, it is necessary that the
Supervisor/s of the candidate
certify that the thesis has been suitably
revised and is acceptable. If the
candidate fails to make the revisions to
the satisfaction of the within
three months and is not granted an extension
of this supervisor/s
period by the Institute, he will be deemed to have
failed the examination.
3.30 Where a thesis has been rejected the
candidate may re-submit his thesis in an appropriately revised form after the
lapse of not less than six months
from the date of rejection. In the event
of the thesis being rejected on re-
submission, he will be deemed to have
terminated his candidature for the
examination.
Provided however that-
The Examination Committee may recommend the award
of the M.Phil.degree to a candidate who had failed twice to submit successfully
the thesis for the Ph.D. degree.
3.31 Copies
of all successful theses, together with any subsidiary
contributions
submitted will be deposited for reference in the Institute's
Library. Any
copies of the thesis which are not required by the Institute
after the
examination has been completed will be returned to the
candidate.
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| Results of
Examination |
3.32 All candidates for Higher degree
Examinations through Research will be
informed individually of their
examination results.
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| Admission of Part-time
Students to M.Phil. and Ph.D. Degree Programmes |
3.33 Where necessary, applications may
be made for admission as part-time
students to M.Phil. and Ph.D. degree
programmes.
3.34 In order to be eligible for
admission as a part-time student one must have
previously satisfied all
admission requirements specified for a M.Phil. or
Ph.D. degree as in the
case of a full-time (regular) student.
3.35 The M.Phil. degree will be awarded to a
part-time student who has
successfully completed a programme of study and
research of at least nine
terms' duration as a part time student. The Ph.D.
degree will be awarded
to a part-time student who has successfully completed
a programme of
study and research of at least twelve terms' duration or of
at least nine
terms' duration if he has previously obtained the M.Phil.or an
equivalent
degree.
3.36 A student who has been registered for a
M.Phil. degree programme as a
part-time student for not less than eight
terms and who has shown
excellent progress in his research may at his
request and on the
recommendation of his supervisor/s be transferred to a
part-time Ph.D.
degree programme.
3.37 A
part-time student may at his request and upon the recommendation of
the
Department of study be permitted by the Director to transfer his
registration to a regular student status. Students who are employed by
Government departments and corporations should produce acceptable
evidence of leave granted to them to follow courses as full-time students
from the Heads of their Institutions.
3.38 All other regulations pertaining to the
M.Phil and Ph.D. degree programmes of study of full-time students shall apply
equally to part-time students.
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