NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT

ACADEMIC SECTION

GUIDELINES FOR PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION OF PhD SYNOPOSIS S

1. SUBMISSION OF SYNOPSIS

Four softbound copies of the synopsis are to be submitted. This is to be sent along with:
A soft copy of the synopsis ( pdf file) on a CD with proper labelling.
Synopsis submission form duly filled in.
Copy of the minutes of the Doctoral Committee in which synopsis was accepted
Panel of Examiners approved by Doctoral Committee in a sealed cover marked
‘Confidential’

2.STRUCTURE OF THE SYNOPOSIS.

Facing page: The title of the thesis, author, department, month and year of submission along
with the emblem of the Institute will be included on the first cover. This may be made in
special quality paper like plastic coated paper. (See sample)

Inner cover: contents can be same as that of the front cover, but on ordinary A4 size paper.

Length :The synopsis is to be considered as a detailed summary of the work with important
results highlighting the original contributions in the thesis to be submitted. It can be 30-40
pages on 1 ½ spacing on A4 size bond paper.

Requirements : It is expected that at the time of submission of the synopsis no work is yet to
be completed except writing the thesis and all other academic requirements such as course
work, comprehensive examinations, open seminars and the suggestions by members of the
Doctoral Committee have been incorporated in the synopsis.

3. CONTENTS OF SYNOPSIS

It is not possible to strictly specify a format for the PhD synopsis, however the following
guidelines may be followed in the preparation. It should be a detailed summary of the major
original contributions in the thesis to be submitted. It should give an outline of the thesis into
different chapters. The review of earlier work is to be minimized with just enough to
highlight the contributions in the research work to be reported in the thesis.

Layout
Facing page (first cover) – as above - see sample
Contents of the synopsis : section-wise or chapter wise
Declaration by the author
Body of the synopsis
Motivation and Problem statement
Brief survey of earlier work vis a vis the present work

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 Overview of the thesis
Major contributions (if required with results/ graphs/photographs)
Conclusions
References (pointed references only in the body)
List of publications from the PhD work.

Title page - see sample

Declaration (by the scholar submitting the thesis) – see specimen

The wording required is of a standard form.

"I hereby declare that this submission is my own work and that, to the best of my knowledge
and belief, it contains no material previously published or written by another person nor
material which has been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma of the
university or other institute of higher learning, except where due acknowledgment has been
made in the text.

(signature/name/date)"

General formatting can be similar to that of the thesis ( see format for PhD thesis) except
that detailed list of abbreviations, figures, tables etc may not be essential . However figures
and equations are to numbered using running numbers. References can be numbered as 1, 2,
3 etc in the order in which they are referred to in the body of the synopsis. Only those, which
are cited in the synopsis, only need be given in the list of references. Bibliography is not
normally required in a synopsis for the sake of brevity. In any case, the synopsis should be
self contained to the extent possible even if efforts are made to make it brief.

References (as given in Phd thesis format )

References to journal papers should contain the name of the author(s), title of the paper,
name of the journal, volume number, issue number, particular pages (pp) and year of
publication.
Similarly conference papers should mention the name of author(s), title of the paper, name of
the conference, place in which the conference was held and date, month and year of the
conference along with the page numbers of the paper in the proceedings of the conference.
References to books should contain name of the author, title of the book, name of the
publisher, edition number, and year of publication. If possible ISBN Number also can be
quoted.

List of publications
At the end of the synopsis after references you can list the publications from the research
work. Only publications published or accepted for publication need be listed.

Suggested Font sizes : Choose suitable font size (11 point for body of the synopsis and 12
point for Section headings preferable) Use Latex or equation editor for equations.

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NEW ESTIMATION ALGORITHMS FOR DECONVOLUTION OF

SEISMIC DATA

SYNOPSIS OF THE THESIS

Submitted by

PRAVEEN KUMAR P K

For the award of the Degree of

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CALICUT
NIT CAMPUS PO, CALICUT
KERALA, INDIA 673601

SEPTEMBER 2006

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 DECLARATION

"I hereby declare that this submission is my own work and that, to the best of

my knowledge and belief, it contains no material previously published or

written by another person nor material which has been accepted for the award

of any other degree or diploma of the university or other institute of higher

learning, except where due acknowledgment has been made in the text.

Place: Signature

Date Name:

Reg.No

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 National Institute of Technology Calicut
Ph.D. – Synopsis Submission Form
[To be filled-in by the Ph.D. Scholar]
Name of the scholar: Register No:
Department : Date of Joining :
Name of Research Guide(s):
Title of Ph.D. Synopsis(as approved by Doctoral Committee)in block letters:

Signature of the Scholar, with Date:

[Recommendation by Doctoral Committee]

Total course credits earned (must be at least 12/15 ): CGPA (must be at least 7.0):
Date of Pre-Synopsis Open Seminars:
Date of DC meeting for approval of synopsis:
Decision of DC: The research progress is acceptable/not-acceptable for submission of Synopsis of
Ph.D. Thesis. (for non-acceptance, specific reasons must be enclosed)

Name & Signature of DC members:

(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
[Forwarding by the Guide and HOD]
The Ph.D. Synopsis, along with the recommendations of the Doctoral Committee, is being forwarded to the
Dean (PGS&R) .

Guide Date HOD

[Verification of Records]
The Records were verified and found to be in order.

DR (Academic)
[Approval]
The Ph.D. Synopsis has been received and is accepted/not-accepted for evaluation.

Dean (PGS&R)

Note : The following documents must be enclosed:

1. Four printed copies and ONE soft copy on CD in .pdf of the Ph.D. Synopsis.
2. Declaration by the Research Scholar (Refer format for PhD thesis)
3. List of papers presented/published/accepted for publication or presentation, in the prescribed format and
reprints of those papers.
4. Minutes of Doctoral Committee which accepted the synopsis