BHILAI INSTITUTE OF

TECHNOLOGY, DURG

PH.D. COURSE WORK GUIDELINES

TIME TABLE FOR THE FIRST SEMESTER

Bhilai Institute of Technology, Durg
Time Table
Ph.D-2nd Batch (2016)
Room No. - EXG-9
1
Day

W.E.F. 17/Oct/2016
4

2.00 PM-3.00 PM

3.00 PM - 4.00 PM

4.00 PM - 5.00 PM

5.00 PM-6.00 PM

6.00 PM - 7.00 PM

TP1

TP2
TP2
TP2

CA
TP2
RM
CA
TP2
4

CA Lab

TP1
TP1

RM
TP1
CA
RM
TP1
3

10.00 AM-11.00 AM

11.00 AM - 12.00 PM

12.30 PM -1.30 PM

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri

Sat

CA Lab
Literature Survey
5

1.30 PM - 2.30 PM 2.30 PM - 3.30 PM

Literature Survey

Subject

Teacher

Research Methodology (RM)

Dr. D. K. Gangeshwar & Mr. Pawan Patnaik

Computer Applications (CA)

Dr. T. Siva Kumar & Dr. M. V. Padmavati

Literature Survey

Corresponding Supervisor & Co-Supervisor

Term Paper - 1 (TP1)

Corresponding Supervisor & Co-Supervisor

Term Paper - 2 (TP2)

Corresponding Supervisor & Co-Supervisor

RM and CA (CT and TA for Internal

Assessment)
50

marks

for

internal

assessment

(25

marks

from

attendance(20)+

(5)assignment and 25 marks from CT)

There will be two class tests for RM & CA, as per the Academic Calendar.

CT-1 will cover unit 1 & unit 2 and is of 40 marks with duration of two hours.
CT-2 will cover unit 3, unit 4 & unit 5 and is of 60 marks with duration of two

hours.
To appear in the ESE examination candidate should have 75% of attendance

as per CSVTU rules.

Two assignments

Term Paper 1 and Term Paper 2

100 marks each for term paper 1 and term paper 2.

Subjects for term paper 1 and term paper 2 will be decided by

supervisor and co-supervisor based on the field of research of

the candidate
Term paper 1 and term paper 2 will be different for every candidate
For example if the candidates research area is Data Science:

then his/her term paper 1 will be Big data Analytics and Hadoop.
Term paper 2 can be Programming in Python/ Programming in R/

Statistics/ Data mining and warehousing/ Operations Research

Term Paper 1 and Term Paper 2

Another example if the candidates research area is Theoretical

Computer Science: then his/her term paper 1 is Formal languages

and automata theory
Term paper 2 can be Algorithms design and analysis (related to his

topic)

Syllabus for term paper 1 and term paper 2

Each syllabus should contain 5 units uniformly distributed as per

CSVTU scheme.
Syllabus should include 5 Course Objectives and 5 Course

Outcomes, one from each unit.

Syllabus should mention two textbooks and at least two reference

books.
Syllabus should be prepared in such a way that it can be completed in

one semester. Should be useful for your research.

It can be any M. Tech subject paper which is helpful for your Ph. D
Should be submitted in both hard and softcopy before 15th Nov. 2016

How to study term paper 1 and 2

Go through NPTEL lecturers
Go through Spoken tutorials
Go through video lectures

The evaluation depends on supervisor but submission of syllabus and

assignments are compulsory.

Solve the assignments

The assignment question can be same as that of the assignment questions

given in NPTEL/spoken tutorials

Write answers only after going through the subject

Study book/e-books
Attend workshops/STTPs on the subject

Question bank for term paper 1 and term paper 2

Question bank should content of 25 long questions (10

marks each), that include 5 questions from each unit.

Each question may have sub parts.

Should be submitted in both hard and softcopy before 15th Nov. 2016

Evaluation of Term Paper 1 and Term Paper 2

There will be two assignments each for TP1 and TP2.
Assignment 1 should cover unit 1 & unit 2 (10 questions from the

question bank).
Assignment 2 should cover unit 3, unit 4 & unit 5 (15 questions from

the question bank).

Assignment 1 carries 10 marks and assignment 2 carries 15 marks.
The assignment questions will be from the respective question bank.

Make the assignment copy checked by your supervisor.

Submit the evaluated assignments to the coordinator as per the

Academic Calendar.

First Page of the Assignment Copy

One (approx. 100pgs) assignment copy for each subject

(combined for assignment 1 and assignment 2)

Questions and answers both are to be written
Marks should be based on number questions attempted

and correctness of answer.

Evaluated by your supervisors
Submit the evaluated copies to coordinator

Presentations for term paper 1, term

paper 2 and literature survey
There will be two presentations for Term Paper 1, Term Paper 2 &

Literature Survey separately as per the Academic Calendar and it will be

conducted by DRC committee of the respective department.
First presentation for Term Paper 1 & Term Paper 2 should include Unit 1

& Unit 2 which is of 10 marks each. The presentation should include the
summary of the units and its significance in your research.
Second presentation for Term Paper 1& Term Paper 2 should consist of

Unit 3, Unit 4 & Unit 5 which is of 15 marks each. The presentation

should include the summary of the units and its significance in your
research.

Attendance of TP1, TP2 and literature

survey
Attendance of TP1, TP2 and literature survey will be maintained by

supervisor/Co-supervisor(s).
On the basis of attendance, TP1 and TP2 carries 50 marks and literature

survey also carries 50 marks.

The attendance sheet is provided to the candidate. (through group mail)
Keep two copies of the attendance sheet for each subject, one with

candidate and other with supervisor

At the end of session attendance sheet will be submitted by the candidate

to the coordinator duly signed by Supervisor & Co-supervisor.

Regular interaction with supervisor and communication about your

research progress

Literature survey of your research

Gather inspiration by reading, following lectures, talking to colleagues, thinking...

Read at-least 15 research papers related to your topic of research

Make a summary of each. Find any gaps in each paper (in conclusion)
write down your ideas immediately as you get them, creating a collection of notes
Read 15 more papers related to your idea. (Keep filing in hard and soft)
Quality of papers read (Recent work)
organize your notes by using the method of outlining or idea processing
develop your outline into a (PowerPoint) presentation and make report
present this outline as seminars, so as to get feedback from your colleagues
taking into account the feedback, develop your outline into a working paper

announce your working paper to supervisor, requesting more detailed feedback

taking into account the feedback, improve your paper and submit it for publication

One paper publication based on literature survey (Comparative study etc)

Participate in conferences and seminars
Become a member of research groups (your field of study). Go through their websites regularly.

Literature Survey Report

Topic of research:

Abstract
Introduction
Broad Literature survey-Work done in the field:

Comparative study
Identification of problem
Narrow Literature survey-Work done on the problem
Methodology to solve the problem
References
Publications based on the literature survey

First Page and Second Page of

Assignment sheet
Assignment 1/Assignment 2 :

Name of Subject:
Name:
Class Roll No:
Department:
Field of research:

Total questions attempted with correct answers(out of 10/15):

Signature of the candidate

Name:
Date:

(to be filled by supervisor)

Signature of supervisors
Name:
Date: