National Museum Institute
(Deemed University)
Janpath, New Delhi

Procedure, Rules & Regulations for the Presentation of
Ph. D seminars

Procedure

1. The candidate wishing to present the seminar is required to submit an application to the Asstt. Registrar (Acad.) (or the Sr. Projectionist in absence of A.R.) mentioning the Title of the Thesis, The title of the seminar, Date of registration, Name(s) of Guide(s), Number of seminar (e.g. first, second, third, etc.), Preferable dates in order of priority (1st priority, 2nd priority, 3rd priority, etc.) duly signed by the main guide.
   

2. The A.R. will scrutinize the application and check the veracity of facts given in the application and the status of fees deposited by the candidate. The application along with the original file of the candidate and recommendation of the A.R. will be sent to Dean and Registrar for approval. A notice will then be issued in this regard immediately.
   

3. Before making request for seminar date, the candidate is required to ensure that all due progress reports are duly signed by the Guide and co-guide. In the absence of up to date progress reports, the seminar can not be presented.

Rules and Regulations

1. The seminar can be delivered only on working Saturdays. In no case the seminar can be delivered between Monday - Friday as it disrupts the normal teaching schedule of the institute.
   

2. At the seminar, attendance is compulsory for the M.A./Ph.D. students of the department to which the Ph. D scholar belongs. Students of other departments may also join if they find it useful.
   

3. Since most of the students are away during winter and summer holidays, no seminar shall be fixed during these holidays.
   

4. The seminar will be fixed on a `First Come First Served Basis", so the students are advised to plan and apply early. Minimum notice period for applying to present the seminar will be one month.
   

5. The institute will try its best to allow the candidates to deliver the seminars at their chosen dates. In case it is not be possible, the students may have to accept the dates given by the institute.
   

6. Once the dates are notified, it is the responsibility of candidates to deliver the seminars. In case the candidates fail to deliver the seminars on allotted date and time, the seminars will be cancelled and new dates will be given as per the procedure explained earlier.
   

7. 1st seminar can be given only after a period of 6 months from the date of registration for Ph.D.
   

8. The candidates are advised to maintain an interval of at least 6 months between 2 successive seminars.
   

9. In case the candidate could not deliver the seminar previously and it is desired to deliver more than one seminar at a time, it may be permissible only in special cases where the need to do so could be justified.
   

10. The seminars will be assessed by the Departmental Research Committee of the institute comprising of at least 3 members and the recommendations of the committee shall be final as regards the acceptance or non-acceptance of the seminar. If the committee feels the seminar was not upto the mark, the candidate has to carryout further work and then re-present the seminar.

M.A. Seminars

The students should select their Seminar topics at the beginning of II Semester. The suitability of these topics should then be assessed by a Departmental Seminar Committee (DSC) comprising of ---

1. Head of the concerned Department
   

2. Guide of the Student
   

3. External Expert (One, preferably Delhi based so as to avoid delay)

In case where H.O.D. and the Guide are same, another faculty member of the department would be invited to the DSC.

Evaluation of Seminar is also to be done by the DSC based on subject matter, presentation skills and response to queries. Seminar marks will be based on the average of marks awarded by the members of DSC.