HOW
TO APPLY
(A)
Postgraduate Taught Courses
If
you are interested in following a Postgraduate Diploma or MEng / MSc program
that is offered as Taught Course, you have to apply when these
Postgraduate Courses are advertised. Following types of courses are available.
|
Degree |
Minimum
Duration |
|
MSc/MEng
(Part Time) * |
21
months |
|
MBA
(Part Time) |
21
months |
|
PG
Dip. (Part Time) |
12
months |
*with greater weightage on instruction by lectures.
These
courses are being administered by the respective Departments and are offered
depending on industrial demand and availability of staff and resources. A number
of Postgraduate
Courses are being conducted in the Faculty at present. For
application forms and more details about the courses please contact the
respective Head of the Department or the Course Coordinator.
(B)
Postgraduate Research Degrees
If
you are interested in registering for a Research Degree, the following
are available.
|
Degree |
Minimum
Duration |
|
PhD
(Full Time) |
36
months |
|
PhD
(Part Time) |
60
months |
|
MPhil
(Full Time) |
21
months |
|
MPhil
(Part Time) |
33
months |
|
MSc
(Full Time Only) * |
12
months |
* With major component of research
Before
applying for registration for a research degree, you should make an
appointment with a senior staff member interested in supervising your research
project. You should consult the respective Head of the Department and find out
the names and contact numbers of the senior staff members in the research
area of interest to you.
Once
you have identified a research area, you have to prepare a research proposal in
consultation with your prospective supervisor. At that stage you could obtain
the application form from the office of the Post-graduate Studies Division.
The application forms are
colour coded as follows:
(A)
Postgraduate Taught Courses
(Issued
by the respective course coordinators or Heads of Departments)
|
Type of the Programme |
PG Degree Programme |
Colour of the
Application Form |
|
By Lectures (taught courses) |
·
MSc/MEng/PG Dip ·
MBA/PG Dip |
Pink
or White |
(B)
Postgraduate Research
(Issued
by the Director of Postgraduate Studies)
|
Type of the
Programme |
PG Degree
Programme |
Colour of
the Application Form |
|
By Research |
·
MSC ·
MPhil ·
PhD |
Gray Yellow Yellow |
Filling
the Application Form:
Please fill the application after
consulting your prospective supervisor, as he/she will be the person who
will be guiding you throughout your research study program, including any
coursework components.
Special attention should be paid to the
Research Proposal and the coursework component. Guidelines for preparation
of the Research Proposal are issued along with the application form.
The coursework component is mandatory for
the M.Sc Degree Programs with a major component of Research. If these are
courses conducted outside the department of study, the Head of Department
where the courses are conducted has to endorse the application.
You should complete and sign the
application, get it signed by the supervisor, and submit it to the Head of
the Department in which you are planning to study. The Head of the
Department will the forward the documents to Postgraduate Division.
You are required to submit two
recommendation forms, completed by senior University academics or your
superior officers and at least one of whom would preferably been your
teacher at Undergraduate or Postgraduate level. The recommendation
should be sent by own supervisor.
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