1385012827 General Outline for PhD Thesis Writeup

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JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY ANANTAPUR

ANANTAPURAMU - 515 002 (A.P)

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENTProf.K.B.Chandrasekhar Date: 20.11.2013

M.Sc.,M.Phil.,Ph.D.,MISTE.,MICC.,MISC.,

Professor of Chemistry &Director.

CIRCULAR

It is informed that all the Research Scholars (existing) who are

going to submit their Ph.D. Thesis to JNTUA, Anantapuramu are follow theGeneral outline for Thesis write up. And the Directorate, Research &

Development herewith enclosing instructions (General outline for Thesis write

up) and specimen copy of the Ph.D. Thesis format. Further it is informed to all

scholars it is mandatory to follow the University norms mentioned above.

The above instructions may be followed with immediate effect.

Sd/-

DIRECTOR

Encl: As above



General Outline for Thesis Write-Up

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY ANANTAPUR

ANANTAPURAMU-515002, A.P., INDIA

D.1 Size and copies:

The Dissertation should be submitted in A4 size paper and 7 copies of the thesis andsynopsis are required to be submitted to the Director, R&D along with panel of

Examiners (sealed cover) duly signed by supervisor and co-supervisor. The thesis

submission form should be filled and submitted along with the necessary fee andenclosures.

D.2 Paper, Typing & Format:

Bond paper should be used for the preparation of the Thesis. Typing should be doneon the 12 font size letter, Bookman old style.

The lay-out should provide 1 ½ inch on the left side, 1 inch on top and bottom 1

inch on the right side.Fresh Para should commence after five spaces. Double spacing shall be provided

throughout the dissertation / thesis. The page number shall be indicated at the topmiddle of the each page.

D.3 Binding:

The Dissertation / thesis shall be properly bound, using hard cover of white color.

The bound front cover should indicate in Navy Blue Embossed letter with thefollowing:

1. …………… … (Title)2. ……………… (Name of the candidate)

3.

………………(Name of the Faculty in which the thesis is being submitted(e.g. Faculty of Chemistry.)

4…………… (Name of the Supervisor‟s)

5. ………….. (University Logo)

6. ……………. Research and Development

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University AnantapurAnanatapuramu-515002, A.P., INDIA.

Month - Year

7. …...... Bottom

Two plain blank papers should be provided at the beginning and at the end.



Example of Cover Page: (Ph.D)

: (A typical Specimen of cover Page & Title Page)



STUDIES IN THE CHEMISTRY OF METAL POLLUTANTS<1.5 line Spacing>

A Thesis submitted to the <Italic>

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur

 For the award of

 <Italic>

DOCTOR OF PHYLOSOPHY 

in

CHEMISTRY 

By

K.B. CHANDRASEKHAR 

[Reg.No:0703PH2231] 

Under the guidance ofDr. K. Hussain Reddy & Dr. R. Sreenivasulu 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY ANANTAPUR

ANANTAPURAMU – 515002, A.P., INDIA 

APRIL – 2013 



D.4 Third page: Third page should contain the following:

Example: (A typical Specimen of cover Page & Title Page)



STUDIES IN THE CHEMISTRY OF METAL POLLUTANTS

<1.5 line Spacing>

A Thesis submitted to the


Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur

For the award of


DOCTOR OF PHYLOSOPHY 

in

CHEMISTRY 

By

K.B. CHANDRASEKHAR 

[Reg.No:0703PH2231] 

Under the guidance of

Dr. K. Hussain Reddy & Dr. R. Sreenivasulu 

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY ANANTAPUR

ANANTAPURAMU – 515002, A.P., INDIA 

APRIL – 2013 



D.5 Fourth page:

The fourth page should contain a certificate signed by the Supervisor in the following

format.

DECLARATION

I declare that the thesis entitle “STUDIES IN THE CHEMISTRY OF

METAL POLLUTANTS” has been prepared by me under the guidance of Dr. K.

HUSSAIN REDDY, Professor of Chemistry, Sri Krishna Devaraya University,

Anantapuramu, A.P., (INDIA). No part of this thesis has formed the basis for the award

of any degree or fellowship previously.

K. B. Chandrasekhar

Department of Chemistry,

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur,

Anantapuramu – 515 002 A.P. (INDIA)

Date: 20.11.2013



D.6 Fifth page:

CERTIFICATE

I certify that K.B. Chandrasekhar has prepared his/her thesis entitled

“STUDIES IN THE CHEMISTRYOF METALPOLLUTANTS”, for the award of

Ph.D degree of the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur, under my

guidance. He/she has carried put the work at the Department of Chemistry, Jawaharlal

Nehru Technological University Anantapur, Anantapuramu.

Signature of the Co-Supervisor Signature of the Supervisor

Dr. R. Sreenivasulu Dr. K. Hussain ReddyDepartment of Chemistry Department of Chemistry,

Sri Krishna Devaraya University Sri Krishna Devaraya University,

Anantapuramu Anantapuramu

Date: 20.11.2013

D.7 Sixth page:

The sixth page may include the „Acknowledgement‟.

D.8 Seventh page:

The seventh page may contain an abstract of the Dissertation / Thesis. The candidatemay emphasize here his/her contributions. The reader/reviewer should be able to get

the gist of the work in the abstract itself, without having to go into the main body

of the text. In short, the abstract should be stand alone and self explanatory of the

entire work.

D.9 Pages, 8th

In these pages the candidate must provide a PREFACE

D.10 In these pages the candidate must provide a Table of Content

D.11 In these pages the candidate must provide a List of Tables

D.12 In these pages the candidate must provide a List of Figures

D.13 In these pages the candidate must provide a List of Abbreviations



D.14 In these pages the candidate must provide a Appendices

NOTE: All the above pages are to be numbered in Roman numerals of

lower case and the rest of the thesis should have English numerical numbers.

D.15 Number of pages:

In case the number of pages in the thesis (excluding the initial pages) exceeds 250,

the candidate should get it printed on both sides of paper.

D.16 Arrangement of Chapters:

The following is suggested format for arranging the Dissertation / Thesismatter into various chapters. However this arrangement can be changed to

suit the particular Research work.

1.

Introduction2. Literature Survey

3. Theoretical Analysis

4. Experimental Investigations5. Experimental Results

6. Discussion of Results

7. Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations

(Original Contribution to be Highlighted)8. Reference / bibliography

9. Index

10. List of Publications

Note : All references are put in after summary & conclusion

D.17 The arrangement of paragraph in a Chapter :

Each topic Title in a chapter should be properly numbered for example: 2.1,

2.2. etc., (Bold and Upper case) where, the first digit represents theChapter number, and second digit, the topic Title number.

Sub-topic titles, if any, may be indicated as 1.1.1, 1.1.2, etc. (Bold and title

case) i.e. the first digit representing the chapter, the second representing the

topic title and the third representing the sub-topic title.

D.18 Photographs and Tables:

The photographs and tables occurring in a chapter may be serially numbered

as Fig: 1.1, 1.2 etc., along with suitable CAPTION where the first digit

represents the chapter, the second digit represents figure number.



The photograph may be represented as: plate 1.1, 1.2 etc., the first digit

representing chapter and the second representing the photograph number.

D.19 Graphs :

The graph should clearly indicate the points which are used for drawing thecurve or curves along with the error bars. The axes (X, Y and Z) should have

CAPTIONS.

D.20 Bibliography or References:

The following format may be used for the Bibliography / References:

For Book

Sl. No Author (s) Book Publisher Year Pages (PP)

Example :1.Jain and Jain. Engineering Chemistry, S. Chand Publications, 5th

edition,

2005, 116.

For Journal / Proceedings

Sl. No Author (s) Paper Journal Vol. No, Year Pages (PP)

Example :1. Chandrasekhar, K.B.; Hussain Reddy.K. ; and Devanna . N. J. Indian

.chem.Soci,26 (5), 2006,117.

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