Research Program

Doctoral and different Post-Doctoral programs in various disciplines are offered by Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University). These programs are governed by the respective Regulations of SOA.

Doctoral Program

Research program leading to Ph.D. degree is offered in nine different disciplines such as Engineering, Basic Science, Pharmaceutical Science, Medical Science, Dental Science, Biotechnology, Nursing, Management, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Law and Agricultural Sciences. The programs offered by different Departments and Centres of SOA are in both Full-Time and Part- Time mode. Fellowship is awarded to deserving Full-Time candidates who have to pursue their research in SOA as per the stipulated norms of full-time scholars. Course work is an integral part of the Ph.D. program. The coursework consists of some mandatory subjects such as Research Methodology and Research & Publications Ethics besides other Departmental subjects, Seminars and Com- prehensive Viva Voce. The research scholars are formally registered to the Ph.D. program after the completing the required course credits. Each research scholar is supervised by a Supervisor and a Co-Supervisor (if required). Besides, there is a Doctoral Advisory Committee (DAC) to mentor the student and monitor the research work of the concerned student besides supervisors. The registration is valid for a maximum period of eight years. The minimum period for submission of Ph.D. thesis is three years. Research progress is assessed in every semester by a committed duly constituted by SOA. For full time scholars, the fellowship is renewed with satisfactory performance in the progress review seminar. The scholar has to publish minimum of three papers in peer reviewed SCOPUS in- dexed journals before submission of the thesis. In order to maintain the quality, the thesis is evaluated by two external experts, one from India and one from abroad.

The Ph.D. program is governed by the Ph.D. Regulation of SOA which takes care of UGC regulation and guidelines of other regulating bodies.

D.Sc./D.Litt. Programm offered by SOA are governed by its regulations. The degree is awarded based on original and independent research in a particular discipline that has made distinct contributions to the advancement of knowledge, as evidenced by publications in reviewed journals and are recognized by peers. The thesis will be evaluated by three external experts; two from India and one from abroad.

D.Litt. Program

For D. Litt. Program, the candidate must have post-doctoral work in Man- agement, Humanities, Social Sciences, Religious Studies and other related ar- eas for a minimum period of 3 years; have published 15 research papers in Scopus/WoS indexed journals as first author or second author (in case of su- pervision) with high impact factor under SOA affiliation and have at least 3 recommendations/referrals of his research/contribution from nationally/ inter- nationally recognized experts of concerned field and his/her work. The work of the candidate must have made distinct contributions to the society and advance- ment of knowledge. The candidate must have obtained Ph.D. degree at least 3 academic years prior to the date of application.

D. Sc. Program

For D. Sc. Program, the candidate must have post-doctoral work for a mini- mum period of 3 years in Science, Engineering, Technology, Medical, Pharmacy, Nursing, Dental, Agriculture and other subjects and specialties related to Sci- ence, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) areas that fall under the scope of sciences and the candidate must have obtained a Masters Degree in relevant discipline of science and have earned a Ph.D. in the same field of spe- cialization; have published 15 research papers in Scopus/ WoS indexed journals as first author or second author with high impact factor under SOA affiliation and have at least 3 recommendations/referrals of his/her research or contribu- tion from nationally/internationally recognized experts in the concerned field and his/her work. The work of the candidate must have made a distinct contri- bution to the society and advancement of knowledge. The candidate must have obtained Ph.D. degree at least 3 academic years prior to the date of application.