Course Handouts, Guidelines, Forms & Check List FOR First Degree Thesis Course

COURSE HANDOUTS, GUIDELINES, FORMS & CHECK LIST
FOR
FIRST DEGREE THESIS COURSE
(Comp. Code: 1593) BITS F421T / BITS F423T (for Dual Degree) THESIS
This Document has the following:
Page No(s).
Calendar of Events
Course Handout
Operational Details for Instructors
Check-list of Items for FINAL REPORT
Format of Cover/Title Page
Format of Certificate from Supervisor
Acknowledgements
Appendix - Academic Offences
Mid-Semester Evaluation Form
Final Evaluation Form
Viva Evaluation Form
TS-1 Form
Attendance Sheet
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ACADEMIC RESEARCH DIVISION

BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, PILANI
DUBAI CAMPUS, DUBAI, U.A.E.
February, 2015

SECOND SEMESTER, ACADEMIC YEAR 2014-15
CALENDER OF EVENTS
Date(s)
Item
From
To
9 February 2015
TS-I Form
Student
A R Division
9 February 2015
Detailed outline of work
Student
Supervisor &
HoD
5 March 2015
Presentation &Viva-I
Student
Supervisor &
Examiners
25March 2015
26 March 2015
Mid. Semester written report, Mid Sem presentation
Student
Supervisor &
Examiners
25 March 2015
26 March 2015
Mid. Semester Grade submission
Supervisor
A R Division
12 March 2015
Presentation &Viva-II
Student
Supervisor &
Examiners
12 May 2015
Thesis abstract (2 copies)
Student
Supervisor &
HoD
20 May 2015
Final Thesis Report submission (2 copies)

+ Plagiarism Report (containing OSI, SSI and Word
count)
Student
Supervisor &
Examiners
24 May 20152 June 2015
Thesis Final Presentations and Viva-voce
Student
Supervisor,
Examiners
24 May 2015
2 June 2015
Final Thesis Report, Final Evaluation Form,

Plagiarism (Turnitin) Report (1 copy each)
Supervisor
A R Division
N.B.:- If any of the above date happens to be a holiday, date of the immediate next working day will be the calendar date. FINAL THESIS
REPORT should invariably be submitted on or before the above mentioned date.

SECOND SEMESTER ACADEMIC YEAR 2014-15
COURSE HANDOUT: BITS F421T/F423T THESIS
1. Scope and Objective of the course
The aim of the thesis course is to train a student in the methodology of research, to cultivate a logical and
creative thinking and to make him/her express his/her findings in the form of a scientific report. It also gives an
opportunity to the student to comprehend his/her subject knowledge and apply it to the given problem.
2. Operation of the course
a) The student should immediately chalk out a plan of work in consultation with his/her supervisor. The
supervisor will spell out the objectives and expected rate of progress. Literature survey should be carried out
to ascertain the current state of work in the proposed area of thesis. The detailed outline of the work must
include a time schedule clearly indicating the intermediate milestones and the estimated time to reach the
same.
b) Within one week of registration, the student should give his/her Thesis particulars to the ARD in TS-1 Form.
c) Two typed/word-processed copies of final thesis are to be submitted to the supervisor on or before the last
day of class work in the semester.
d) ONE typed/word processed copy of Thesis Abstract should be submitted to the ARD through the supervisor
along with the Final Report. The ABSTRACT should also be a part of the Bound Report in the same format.
The format is given below.
Format of submission of Thesis Abstract
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Thesis Title:
Supervisor:
Semester: First/Second
Session
Name of Student:
ID No:
Abstract
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------e) Separate thesis topic has to be assigned to an individual student. Wherever the broad area is same, the aspects
to be researched by each of such individual students should be clearly focused and spelt out.
f) Utmost care should be taken in the preparation of the FINAL REPORT. A checklist of various items is
provided and students should carefully go through these. Supervisors are also requested to examine the draft
of the FINAL REPORT keeping in view the items in the checklist. Title of the thesis should be proper and
should be indicative of the type of work done.
g) Monthly seminar should be conducted by the supervisor to monitor the progress of the student. An abstract
has to be submitted to the respective supervisor.
3. Evaluation
Evaluation in this course is essentially individual oriented. The various components of evaluation along with
the weightage of each component and the due day/week are given below:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Component
Weightage (%)
Approx. week in which due
Viva-I
15
5th week
Mid. sem. written report*
15
8th week
Mid. sem. Presentation*
15
8th week
Viva-II
15
15th week
Final Thesis Report*
25
Last day of class work
Final Viva-voce*
15
As per presentation schedule announced by the ARD
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*To be EVALUATED JOINTLY by the Supervisor and the Examiners.
The evaluation will recognize the day-to-day work involvement and punctuality of the student in the thesis
work. Evaluation in various components shall take into account work progress and achievements,
technical/professional competence, documentation and expression, initiative and originality, punctuality and
reliability, self-reliance, and acquisition of special skills.
The student should extend full cooperation to his/her supervisor and interact with him/her in advance about
the time, venue and mode of each evaluation. He/she should regularly meet his/her supervisor and present his/her
work periodically. Proposed examiners may also be invited to attend Mid Semester presentation and viva
sessions.
4. Grading Procedure
Grading will be done mainly on the basis of the progress made towards attaining the overall objectives of the
Thesis. The supervisor shall evaluate various prescribed components of evaluation before the submission of final
thesis.
The final thesis and performance in the final viva are to be jointly evaluated by the panel consisting of
supervisor and examiner appointed by the Associate Dean, ARD. Supervisor should make the Final Thesis
Report available to the examiner well advance. Before sending, he/she should check the contents of the
Thesis, verify the checklist and sign the Certificate from the Supervisor. Evaluation in various components
can be done on the basis of marks or grades. However, the recommendations for the final award shall invariably
be made in terms of one of the prescribed grades, viz. A, A-, B, B-, C, C-, D and E. The student will have to
defend the work appearing in his/her thesis before the panel of examiners. Detailed outline of work and the midsemester written report submitted by the student should be made available by the Supervisor to the examiner.
Before giving recommendations for the final grade in the thesis, the examiners shall also take a note of the overall
performance of the candidate as indicated through various reports, mid-semester grade, etc. A proper correlation
amongst the various reports, final thesis and performance in the viva shall guide the recommendations for the
final award.
Immediately after the viva, the supervisor shall return ONE copy of the Final thesis report, Thesis abstract.
Attendance sheet and completed Final evaluation Form for the Thesis and Seminar courses to the ARD in a sealed
cover. The other copy will be retained by him/her. The student should ensure with his/her supervisor so that the
evaluation forms reach the Division well before the last date of comprehensive examination. He/she should also
verify all items of check-list.
5. Mid-semester Grading
This will be announced by the supervisor to his/her student sometime in the 10th week of the semester. Midsemester Evaluation Form should be returned by the supervisor to the ARD in the 9th week.
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6. Make-up Policy
Since thesis is a full time involvement, there is no scope of any make up in this course.
7. Attendance and Routine Matters
a) Thesis is a full time involvement and it is the responsibility of the student to be in full attendance. She/he
should be available for interaction as frequently as desired by supervisor. In his/her mid-semester report, the
student should state quantitatively his/her attendance for all the working days falling in the period of the
report. A student is liable to be awarded NC if he/she does not cooperate with his/her supervisor.
b) Every student has to sign his/her attendance regularly with the supervisor or as per the alternative
arrangement made by the supervisor. An attendance sheet is being provided for this purpose to the
supervisor. The candidate should apply and seek prior permission of his/her supervisor for going on leave for
any genuine needs.
c) If the leave of absence exceeds SEVEN days in the entire semester, the recommended final grade by the
examiners may be revised by the Instructor-in-charge in consultation with the supervisor.
d) For routine matters such as work place, laboratory help, contingency expenditure etc., the concerned HOD
may be contacted through the supervisor.
e) For using institute infrastructural facilities (in lab, library or such other) students must follow the procedures
laid down by the respective In-charges of the facility.
f) For field trips out of Institute, a complete plan indicating (i) purpose, (ii) duration and (iii) place of field work
should be given through the supervisors recommendations in respect of the field trip to Associate Dean,
ARD in advance for his/her approval. (Also consult Academic Regulations 6.21).
g) The final viva cannot be held before the date on which comprehensive exams begins. The exact dates of final
viva are scheduled by Associate Dean, ARD spanning within the comprehensive examinations period.
However, depending on the exigencies of individual situation, these dates may be changed. Therefore, the
students should plan in such a manner so that they are available till the completion of comprehensive
examinations of the semester. If the THESIS is not submitted on the last day of class work as stipulated and
examiners do not have sufficient time to read the Report, student will only be responsible for any delay in
holding the Viva on the announced date.
h) The format of Thesis Cover/Title page and Certificate from the Supervisor are appended. NO OTHER
FORMAT SHOULD BE USED. Abstract of the thesis should invariably be included in the thesis in the
prescribed format. Suggested sequence for the organization of the Final Thesis is given below:
i. Title / Cover page
ii. Acknowledgement
iii. Certificate from the Supervisor
iv. List of Symbols & Abbreviations used
v. Thesis Abstract
vi. Table of Contents
vii. Chapters l, 2, 3, etc.
viii. Conclusion
ix. Appendices
x. Bibliography/References (in standard format)
xi. List of Publications/Conference Presentations, if any.
Each student is expected to learn the standard methodology of presorting references and bibliographical
details through Library/self study work. Standard format should be used while reporting the same in Thesis.
Mere reproduction from the books/papers should be avoided and relevant portion should only be referred.
8. Chamber consultation Hours

Each student is expected to fix up consultation hours with his/her supervisor. She/he can meet the Instructor
In-charge: Associate Dean, ARD with a prior appointment.
9. Course Notices
All the notices issued by the ARD shall be placed on the IV Year Notice Boards.
For BITS F423T: Thesis with this course number will be available with concurrent coursework for at most
9 Units over full semester duration
ASSOCIATE DEAN

OPERATIONAL DETAILS for INSTRUCTORS
(BITS F421T /BITS F423T Thesis)
The operational details for Instructors of the Thesis course are outlined below;
Thesis Course:
1. Please ask your student to supply their particulars to ARD in Performa TS-1 given directly to him/her.
2. Please suggest a panel of two examiners for evaluation of the Thesis. You are requested to inform the
proposed examiners and obtain their consent. Invite the proposed examiners for the mid semester and other
presentation components.
3. Details of the evaluation are given in the handout. The marks/grades obtained in each of the component
should be entered in the Final evaluation form. The Final Thesis and Viva performance should be jointly
evaluated by you and the Examiner appointed for this purpose by Associate Dean, ARD.
4. After the Final Viva, One copy each of the Thesis, the Final evaluation form and the Thesis abstract,
Plagiarism report (which should include OSI % and Word count) should be returned to the ARD. These
should reach the ARD within three days of the Final Viva. The other thesis copy and evaluation form should
be retained by the supervisor.
5. The grades in Thesis are in terms of A, A-, B, B-, C, C-, D and E.
6. If the leave of absence exceeds SEVEN days in a semester the recommended final grade may be revised by
the Instructor-in-Charge in consultation with the supervisor. Supervisors are requested to verify the number of
days a student has been on leave or on approved field trips.
Routine matters
1. Every student has to sign his/her attendance regularly in the attendance sheet kept with the supervisor.
The signed attendance sheet should be returned to the ARD along with the Final evaluation Form.
2. A student should not take more than seven days of leave in a semester. The supervisor may directly sanction
him/her leave. If his/her absence exceeds more than seven days his/her overall recommended grades may be
revised by the Instructor-in-charge in consultation with the supervisor.
3. If the performance of the student is below expectation and if he/she is not cooperating, the supervisor should
hold discussions with him/her and counsel him/her on this aspect. If he/she still does not improve, a written
warning should be given to him/her with a copy endorsed to the Associate Dean, ARD.
4. Supervisors should send the recommended Mid-semester evaluation form to the ARD latest by 9th week. The
recommended Mid-semester grade may be announced by the supervisor to his/her student directly.
5. For field trips of students (i.e., outside Institute), a complete plan indicating purpose, duration and place of
work should be given to Associate Dean, ARD in advance for his/her approval.
6. One copy of all reports sent to ARD should be retained. Entry in the evaluation form should be made
regularly.
7. Student should be kept informed of his/her performance in various components of evaluation.
8. The supervisors are requested to adhere to the dates given in the Calendar of Events.
9. In FINAL THESIS REPORT specified formats of Cover/Title page. Supervisor's Certificate, have to be
adhered. Thesis has to be word processed/typed on A4 size white paper. References should he/she cited in a
standard manner. Title of thesis should be proper and should be indicative of the type of work.
10. Supervisor should check the contents of the thesis and sign the certificate page before sending it to the
examiners and ARD.
11. Classify the Thesis topic in one of the following Areas of Research given in the Bulletin.
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Areas of Research
Biological Sciences: Environmental Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Microbial Biotechnology,
Molecular Biology, Molecular Parasitology & Vector Biology, Molecular Diagnostics, Genomics, Plant
Biotechnology
Bioengineering: Biomaterials. Biomechanics, Bioinstrumentation, Bio-transport Process.
Civil Engineering: Structures, Water Resources, Geotechnical, Transportation, Environmental
Engineering, Image Processing and G.I.S., Disaster Management, Earthquake Engineering, Solar
Architecture, Finite Element Method, Non-traditional optimization algorithms, Artificial Neural
Networks, Fuzzy Logic and Multicriterion Decision Making and their applications.
Chemical Engineering: Biochemical Engineering, Biomass Gasification, Computation Fluid Dynamics,
Energy Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Evolutionary Computation, Modeling and Simulation,
Multi-Objective Optimization, Multiphase Reactors, Process Dynamics and Control, Process Integration
and Process Intensification, Reaction Engineering, Polymer Science and Engineering, Process Synthesis
and Design, Separation Processes and Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals..
Chemistry: Organic including Natural products, Bioorganic, Inorganic, Bioinorganic, Physical,
Biophysical, Medicinal, Analytical, Green, Theoretical and Computational Chemistry; Nanomaterials;
X-Ray Crystallography
Computer Science & Information Systems: Computer Networks, Database Systems. Software
Engineering, Operating Systems, Multimedia. Computer Control Systems, Computer Architecture,
Formal Methods, Information Retrieval.
Economics and Finance: Macroeconomic Models and Policy, Microeconomic Analysis, Money and
Financial Markets, Financial Engineering, Econometric Studies, Financial Modeling, Mathematical
Economics, Environmental Economics, Resource Management Systems, Growth Economics, Banking,
Micro Finance, Capital Markets, Macroeconomic Modeling, Applied Finance, Environment and
Resource Economics International Trade and Finance, Strategy, Financial Management, Corporate
Planning, Entrepreneurship, Project Management.
Electrical and Electronics Engineering: Communication Systems, Wireless and Mobile Ad-hoc
Networks, Optical Communication and Networks, Microelectronics and VLSI Design, Signal Processing
and Embedded Systems, Power Electronics and Drives, Power Systems, Telecommunication, Robotics
and Intelligent Systems, Fiber Optic Sensors, Artificial intelligence techniques in robotics,
Instrumentation & Control, Wearable computing, Energy and Power Systems
Humanities and Languages: Film Studies, Music, Theatre, History and Politics, Language,
Communication and Soft Skills, Literature and Cultural Studies, Comparative Indian Literature, ELT,
Media Studies and Advertisement, Ethics and Indian Philosophy, Psychology, Public Policy, Public
Administration and Development Studies, Urban and Landscape Studies, Digital Humanities,
Journalism, Tourism and Travel, Sociology, Philosophy, Ethics, Higher Education, Spiritual Intelligence,
Development Studies, Computer-Mediated Communication, Technology Enabled Learning / Education.
Mathematics: Coding Theory, Cryptology, Algebraic Geometry, Parallel Computing, Fuzzy Logic and
its applications, Water pollution, Mathematical Modelling, Nonlinear functional analysis, Computational
fluid dynamics, Optimization, Operations Research, Mathematical Biology, Differential equations,
Fractional Calculus, Dynamical System, Epidemiology.
Mechanical Engineering: Product Design and Development, Manufacturing Engineering,
Manufacturing Excellence Practices, Design Engineering, Materials Engineering, Fracture Studies, Nondestructive Testing, Robotics and Intelligent Systems, Nano Technology, Thermal Engineering, Energy
Systems Engineering and Energy Management.
Management: Indian Management Practices, Management Practices in MNC, Cross Cultural
Management, Performance Appraisal, Strategic Marketing, Retail, Brand Management, Clustering
Methodology, Strategy, Sustainable Development, Evolving Capitalism& Regulations, Project
Management, Production Management, Facility Layout Planning, Application of TOC in Operations
Management, Supply Chain Management, R&D Management, R&D Performance Measurement,
Technology Management, ERP, MIS, E-business, Image Processing, Risk Management, Capital
Markets, Quantitative Methods, Business Modeling, Stochastic Modeling of Production Systems,
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Reliability Analysis & Modeling, Organizational Behavior, Positive Health Psychology, I/O Psychology,
Indian Psychology, Innovation and Creativity, Negotiation Skills, Managerial Skills, Entrepreneurship
and Health Care Management.
Pharmacy: Drug Design, Synthesis and Screening of New Bioactive Molecules, Drug Delivery
Systems, Phytochemistry and Natural Drugs.
Physics: Materials Physics; Condensed Matter Physics; Nuclear, Particle and High Energy Physics;
Optics & Spectroscopy.
Interdisciplinary Research: Nanotechnology and nanoscience, Nano-robotics, Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), Nanomaterials, Mechatronics.
Educational Innovation and Institutional Development

Check List for Final Report of First Degree Thesis
1. Is the Report's 'Cover/Title page' in proper format?
2. Is 'Supervisor's Certificate' in proper format? Has it been signed?
3. Is Abstract included in the Report? Is it in proper format?
4. Does the 'Contents' page include chapter page numbers?
5. Does the Report contain a summary of the literature survey?
6. (a) Are the pages numbered properly?
(b) Are the figures numbered properly?
(c) Are the tables numbered properly?
(d) Are the figures and tables titled properly?
(e) Are the appendices numbered?
7. Does the Report contain 'Conclusion' of the work?
8. Are References/Bibliography given in the Report?
9. Have the 'References' been cited in the Report?
10. Is the citation of 'References and Bibliography' in the standard format?
Attention should be paid on the above items while preparing the FINAL REPORT. Supervisors are also
requested to ensure that their candidate(s) have prepared the FINAL REPORT properly.
Illustrative Examples of Citation of References:
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Book:
A. Gelb, Applied Optimal Estimation. Cambridge, M.A.; M..I.T. Press, 1974
A paper in Conference or Symposium Proceeding edited published by Book Company:
R.E. Kalman. 'New Methods in Wiener filtering theory', in Proc. First Symposium on
Egineering Applications of Random Function Theory and Probability' J.L. Bogdanoffand
F. Kozin. Eds. New York, Wiley, 1963, pp. 270-388
A Journal Paper:
R.E. Kalman and N.S. Pucy, 'New results in linear filtering and prediction theory', Trans.
ASME. J.Basic Eng., Vol. 83-D, pp. 95-108, Mar. 1961
A Conference Paper:
M. Vidyasagar and N.K. Bose, 'Input-output stability of linear systems defined over measure
spaces', in Proc. Midwest Symp. Ciro, Syst., Montreal, P.O. Canada, Aug. 1975,
pp 394-397
A Ph.D. thesis or Thesis
I A.C.G Viera, 'Matri, orthogonal polynomials, with applications to autoregressive
I model inn and ladder forms', Ph.D. Thesis. Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA. Dec. 77
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THESIS REPORT
ON
(TITLE OF THE THESIS IN CAPS)

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement of
BITS F421T THESIS / BITS F423T (for Dual Degree students) THESIS
BY
Student Name
ID NO
Under the supervision of
Name and Designation of Supervisor

(February 2015 June 2015)
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CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that the Thesis entitled,
and submitted by _________ ID No. _______________ in partial fulfillment of the requirement of

BITS F421T / BITS F423T (for Dual Degree students) Thesis embodies the work done by him/her under
my supervision.
Date:
Signature of the Supervisor
Name
Designation
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The students need to acknowledge his gratitude and thank to all those persons with whose support he has
been able to pursue Thesis.
So the students need to thank the following in the order mentionedThe Director, BPDC
Associate Dean Academic Research Division,
The Thesis Supervisor,
Any other officials
They can add any other faculty if so required.
N.B. This must be original and unique to the student.
Please sign here

(Name of the Student)
(ID No)
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APPENDIX - Academic Offences

Academic Offences and their Consequences: Academic offences and Plagiarism (Refer to information below for
brief details) related issues are viewed very seriously. These are to be indicated before hand to the students as it
could even lead to RC any time during the course of a semester.
Academic Offence is defined as an attempt to obtain credit for work done by others, or to gain an unfair
advantage. For example, plagiarism, cheating in the evaluation components of any form fall under academic
offenses.
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism = theft of ideas (evidence of):
Not being able to explain the meaning of own written material, OR not being able to write under witness at
the level (including grammar, conceptualization, imagery and commentary) of material submitted as own (in
an essay this is evidence of plagiarism even if the source has not been confirmed)
Having the same wording as another paper or prior source. Uncommon sequences of words same as prior
source (plagiarism). Phrases found common to a possible source; sequence of concepts or ideas common to a
possible source.
Evidence for plagiarism is inherently probabilistic. Matches of longer phrases are more improbable, but each
additional match reduces the probability of the entire essay being original. Trivial changes (it does to they
do, inversion of sentences, changing words to synonyms, deleting a few words, adding a few words) will be
construed as attempts to hide the offence, and evidence of deliberateness.
To keep safe,
[1] Always cite your sources properly.
[2] Paraphrase properly -- dont just grab some text and change a few words -- but read, digest, and write your
own developed understanding after having read and thought about the material. It helps to make a diagram of the
information to help you integrate the material and develop your own unique understanding and insight.
[3] Quotations are fine, even great, but set them off in quote marks and cite the sources. Check out web sites
discussing plagiarism, e.g. this nice self-test from the Univ. of Toronto:
http://www.ecf.utoronto.ca/~writing/interactive-plagiarismtest.html.
An essay that begins with a quote mark and ends with a quote mark, and is credited to the source, is not
plagiarism. However, it would be the not very different from a photocopy, so obviously there would be no
intellectual work involved and it would therefore be worth no marks. The same essay without the quote marks and
the source would be still worth no marks for it would have falsely claimed originality, like "Here, Ive just written
a book called The origin of species " -- that is an attempt to deceive and to gain an unfair advantage over
students doing their own work; so it would be worth less than zero. Hence, it would lead to RC report (to be
interpreted as per BPD Academic Regulations).
While submitting the final project/thesis report to the supervisor, students are requested to submit OSI
report also (plagiarism report generated by Turnitin software). Students have to submit both the
documents to their supervisor before the final presentation. A student can generate OSI report at any
system.
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(Supervisors Copy)
Mid Semester Evaluation Form
BITS F421T / BITS F423T FIRST DEGREE THESIS COURSE
(To be filled-in & for the use by Supervisor and Examiners)
ID No.: _______________ Name of Student:________________________________________________
Name of Supervisor: ____________________________________________________________________
Title of Thesis:__________________________________________________________________________
Broad Area of Research (consult bulletin) ____________________________________________________
(A) Attendance:
February. 2015: ____ (no.) days present out of _____(no.) working days;
March. 2015: ____ (no.) days present out of _____(no.) working days;
S.No.
(B) Evaluation Components
Weightage
(%)
15
1.
Viva-I *
2.
Mid Semester Written Report
15
3.
Mid Sem. Presentation & Viva Voce
15
Mid-Semester Marks & Grade# Recommended
Marks Secured
45
Grade #
Recommended
Mid Semester
Grade
___________
* separate viva evaluation form

# indicate grade as A, A-, B, B-, C, C-, D, or E.
Reports, if any (NC/I, See Academic Regulation 4.12): ______; State Reasons:______________
______
Date
Signatures of:
& Names:
___________
Examiner-I
_____________
Examiner-II
________________________
Supervisor
___________
Examiner-I
_____________
Examiner-II
________________________
Supervisor
N.B. Supervisor should announce the Mid. Semester Grade to his/her student directly and return the form to
Academic Research Division
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(ARD Copy)
Mid Semester Evaluation Form
ID No.: _______________ Name of Student:________________________________________________
Title of Thesis:__________________________________________________________________________
Broad Area of Research (consult bulletin) ____________________________________________________
(A) Attendance:
February. 2015: ____ (no.) days present out of _____(no.) working days;
March. 2015: ____ (no.) days present out of _____(no.) working days;
S.No.
Weightage
(%)
15
1.
Viva-I *
2.
15
3.
15
Mid-Semester Marks & Grade# Recommended
Marks Secured
45
Grade #
Recommended Mid
Semester Grade
___________
* separate viva evaluation form (Refer to Page No.18)

# indicate grade as A, A-, B, B-, C, C-, D, or E.
______
Date
Signatures of:
& Names:
___________
Examiner-I
_____________
Examiner-II
________________________
Supervisor
___________
Examiner-I
_____________
Examiner-II
________________________
Supervisor
N.B. Supervisor should announce the Mid. Sem Grade to his/her student directly and return the form to
Academic Research Division
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(Supervisors Copy)
BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SC1ENCE, PILANI
ID No.: ________________________
Name of Student: ______________________________________

Title of Thesis: _________________________________________________________________________
S.No.
Weightage
(%)
15
1.
Viva-I
2.
15
3.
15
4.
Viva-II
15
5.
Final Thesis Report
25
6.
Final Presentation & Viva Voce
15
Final Marks & Grade# Recommended
Marks Secured
Grade #
Recommended
Final Semester
Grade
___________
100

# Indicate Grade Awarded as A, A-, B, B-, C, C-, D, or E.
______
Date
Signatures of:
& Names:
___________
Examiner-I
_____________
Examiner-II
________________________
Supervisor
___________
Examiner-I
_____________
Examiner-II
________________________
Supervisor
N.B. Within 48 hours of the Students Final Thesis Presentation, the Supervisor should submit:
1) The Final Evaluation form with mentioned grades,
2) Hard & soft copy of Final Thesis Report (including Turnitin report)
3) Attendance Sheet (original) to ARD.
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(Supervisors Copy)
SECOND SEMESTER, ACACDEMIC YEAR 2014-15
ID No.: ________________________
Name of Student: ______________________________________

Title of Thesis: _________________________________________________________________________
S.No.
Weightage
(%)
15
1.
Viva-I
2.
15
3.
15
4.
Viva-II
15
5.
Final Thesis Report
25
6.
Final Presentation & Viva Voce
15
Final Marks & Grade# Recommended
Marks Secured
Grade #
Recommended
Final Semester
Grade
___________
100

# Indicate Grade Awarded as A, A-, B, B-, C, C-, D, or E.
______
Date
Signatures of:
___________
Examiner-I
_____________
Examiner-II
________________________
Supervisor
& Names:
___________
Examiner-I
_____________
Examiner-II
________________________
Supervisor
N.B. Within 48 hours of the Students Final Thesis Presentation, the Supervisor should submit
1) The Final Evaluation form with mentioned grades,
2) Hard & soft copy of Final Thesis Report (including Turnitin report)
3) Attendance Sheet (original) to ARD.
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Viva Evaluation Form
BITS F421T / BITS F423T DEGREE THESIS COURSE
ID No.: ________________________
Name of Student: ______________________________________
Name of Supervisor: _____________________________________________________________________

Title of Viva-Presentation I: _______________________________________________________________
Viva-Presentation II: _______________________________________________________________
S.No.
Weightage (%)
1.
Technical Contents & Depth of

Knowledge
2.
Style of Presentation
3.
Response to Questions (Viva)
Total
VivaPresentation I
VivaPresentation II
15
______
Date
Signatures of:
___________
Examiner-I
_____________
Examiner-II
________________________
Supervisor
& Names:
___________
Examiner-I
_____________
Examiner-II
________________________
Supervisor
N.B. For evaluation of Viva I and Viva II components by the supervisor.
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TS-1 Form (2 pages)

PARTICULAR OF THESIS
The student should correctly fill in this Form after all the changes (in Topic, supervisor or both) are finalized and
submit to submit to ARD within one week of registration.
A. Personal Particulars
ID No________________________ Name:__________________________________________________
Local Address:_ __________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
Mobile No.:05__-______________________; E-mail:____________________________________________
B. Thesis Particulars
Name of Supervisor________________________________________________________________
Thesis Topic: ____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Research area (refer to the page 7-8 of the Thesis handout):______________________________________________
Ext. No._____; Mobile No.:05__-______________; E-mail:________________________________________
Date______________
Signature of Student_________________
Panel of examiners (To be suggested by the Supervisor)

S.No.
1.
2.
Name
Date:____________
Group/ Division
Signature of supervisor_________________
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OUTLINE OF FIRST DEGREE THESIS PROJECT
(Attach extra sheet, if necessary)
Aim or objective of the project work:
Background of work:
Plan of work:
Bibliography and References;
______________________
Signature of the student
_____________________________
Signature of supervisor
20

ATTENDANCE SHEET
(FOR FIRST DEGREE THESIS/HIGHER DEGREE & DISSERTATION STUDENTS)
SECOND SEMESTER, 2014-15
1. PARTICULARS
Name of student____________________ ID No_________________Supervisor_____________________
Mobile No.: 05__-___________________; E-mail:______________________________________________________
Hostel __________________ Room No___________________
2. Attendance (Student to sign his/her initials)
Month
Total
working
days
DATES
1
10
11
12
13
14
15
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Days
absent
16
Sept./Feb.
Oct./Mar.
Nov./Apr.
Dec/ May
Jan./May
TOTAL
Note: Supervisor may decide to keep this sheet with him/her and ask the student to sign on each working day
at/before a particular specified time. This sheet should be returned to ARD along with the Final Evaluation Form.
Date: ________________
Signature of Supervisor_________________
* * *
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ACADEMIC RESEARCH DIVISION

BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, PILANI

Detailed outline of work

Mid. Semester written report, Mid Sem presentation

Mid. Semester Grade submission

Thesis abstract (2 copies)

Final Thesis Report submission (2 copies)

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Thesis Final Presentations and Viva-voce

Final Thesis Report, Final Evaluation Form,

BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, PILANI

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ACADEMIC RESEARCH DIVISION

BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, PILANI

BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, PILANI

(TITLE OF THE THESIS IN CAPS)

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Name and Designation of Supervisor

ACADEMIC RESEARCH DIVISION

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This is to certify that the Thesis entitled,

and submitted by _________ ID No. _______________ in partial fulfillment of the requirement of

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APPENDIX - Academic Offences

Plagiarism = theft of ideas (evidence of):

(B) Evaluation Components

Mid Semester Written Report

Mid Sem. Presentation & Viva Voce

Mid-Semester Marks & Grade# Recommended

* separate viva evaluation form

(B) Evaluation Components

Mid Semester Written Report

Mid Sem. Presentation & Viva Voce

Mid-Semester Marks & Grade# Recommended

* separate viva evaluation form (Refer to Page No.18)

Name of Student: ______________________________________

Name of Supervisor: ____________________________________________________________________

(B) Evaluation Components

Mid Semester Written Report

Mid Sem. Presentation & Viva Voce

Final Thesis Report

Final Presentation & Viva Voce

Final Marks & Grade# Recommended

* separate viva evaluation form

Name of Student: ______________________________________

Name of Supervisor: ____________________________________________________________________

(B) Evaluation Components

Mid Semester Written Report

Mid Sem. Presentation & Viva Voce

Final Thesis Report

Final Presentation & Viva Voce

Final Marks & Grade# Recommended

* separate viva evaluation form

BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, PILANI

Name of Student: ______________________________________

Name of Supervisor: _____________________________________________________________________

(B) Evaluation Components

Technical Contents & Depth of

Response to Questions (Viva)

N.B. For evaluation of Viva I and Viva II components by the supervisor.

TS-1 Form (2 pages)

and submitted by _ ID No. _______ in partial fulfillment of the requirement of