* GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION OF RESEARCH PROPOSAL
1. Format for research proposal
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Title
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Introduction
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Literature Review
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Project: Aims, Objectives and Scope
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Methodology
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Work Schedule
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Financial Resources
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Material/Human
2. Name and Signature
3. Name/s and Signature/s of Supervisor/s
4. Backdating of Registration
Backdating of an application for registration for a research degree is allowed only in
the case of provisional students. In the case of provisional students the maximum
period of backdating allowed is three months.
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† PG Specialisations offered by the Faculty of Engineering
(†based on current list of PG programmes, PG registrations and information from HOD’s)
(A)
Ph.D. and M.Phil. degrees are offered by the University and there is no mention of a
discipline in the degree certificate. However, the specialisation is mentioned in the
transcript issued by the assistant registrar.
(B)
Regular, taught M.Sc. Eng. and Postgraduate Diplomas are offered by the faculty in
the disciplines listed below:
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Environmental Pollution Control Engineering
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Environmental and Water Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Structural Engineering
Disaster Management
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Electrical & Electronic Engineering
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Engineering Mathematics
Industrial & Systems Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
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Manufacturing Engineering
Engineering Management
(C)
In addition, discussions are under way to develop new regular, taught M.Sc.Eng and
PG Dip. Degrees in the following disciplines:
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(D)
Computer Engineering
Construction Engineering
Transportation Engineering
GIS and remote Sensing
Materials Engineering
The faculty has also been offering research based M.Sc.Eng. degrees and PG Diplomas in the
disciplines listed above and the following:
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(E)
Traffic & Transportation Engineering
Water Management
Network Security
Operations Research
Discussions are under way to expand the list (D) to include the following disciplines:
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Network Security
Advanced Computer Architecture
Embedded Systems
Neural and Fuzzy Networks
Artificial Intelligence
Advanced Computer Networks
Systems Modelling
Operations Research and Optimization
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Industrial Statistics
Mathematics and Engineering Education
Systems Engineering
13th September 2007
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