Proforma of the Bio-data of Supervisor /Co-Supervisor

Affix latest passport

size photo attested
by Gazetted Officer

1. Name :

2. Address with E-mail and Mobile Nos. :

Official Address :

Permanent Address :

3. Nationality :

4. Religion :

5. Date of Birth :

6. Educational Qualification :
(from UG onwards)

S. Qualification University/Institute Specialization Department Other

No. remarks

7. Details of Doctoral Thesis :

Area of Thesis work :
Title of Thesis :
Supervisor :
Year of Completion work :
Year of award of Ph.D :

8. Professional Experience :
 Institute / Date of Regular/
S. No. Position held Duration Adhoc/
Organization joining
Ratified

9. Research projects completed as Coordinator :

Sanctioned
S. Funding amount and Duration of the Present
Title of the Project
No. agency Year of project status
Sanction

10. Research Experience :

(A) Ph.D scholars guided :
S.No. Name of the Title of the Year of University /Institute Supervisor/
Research Thesis Award who has awarded the
Scholar of Ph.D degree Co-Supervisor

(B) Ph.D scholars presently working :

S.No. Name of the Area of the Year of Registered Supervisor/
Research work Registration University /Institute Co-Supervisor
Scholar

(C) Number of Publications :

During Ph.D After Ph.D
S. No Status of Journal
programme programme

1 International Journals

2 National Journals

3 International Conferences

4 National Conferences
 (D) List of Publications:
International Journals
S.No. Authors Title of the Research Name of Volume Issue No. Page Nos. Year of Impact
paper the No. Publication factor
Journal

National Journals
S.No. Authors Title of the Research Name of Volume Issue No. Page Nos. Year of
paper the No. Publication
Journal

International Conferences
S.No. Authors Title of the Research Name of Page Nos. Dates of Organized
paper Proceedings the by
conference.

National Conferences
S.No. Authors Title of the Research Name of Page Nos. Dates of Organized
paper Proceedings the by
conference.

(E) Patents Applied :

S. Title of the Patent Agency to which application is made Year of application

No.

(F) Patents Received :

S. Title of the Patent Agency which has awarded the Year of application
No. patent

11. Areas of research interests :

 12. Awards :

13. Text Books authored :

14. Membership in Professional organizations :

15. Other information (if any)

Declaration

I hereby declare that the information furnished is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Signature

Date:

Station:
 Format of the Joining Report

To
The Director (R&D)
JNT University, Kakinada
Kakinada

Dear Sir,

Sub: Joining Report – Reg.

Ref: Admission letter issued by the Directorate of Admissions dated__________________.

***

I hereby join in Ph.D Programme in ________________________ Discipline as per your admission

letter cited.

The area of the work is finalized as ____________________________ and the topic is

___________________________________________________.

Yours faithfully,

(Signature of the candidate and temporary and

permanent address with mobile No. and E-mail)

Supervisor Signature with seal

Co-Supervisor signature with seal

The following documents have to be collected from the Directorate (R&D)

1. Receipt for the first year fee Rs.30,000/- payment made.

2. Final allocation of Supervisor & Co-Supervisor, Area of Research, Topic of Research, Roll Number.
3. Identity Card.

Note:
1. Supervisors and Co-Supervisors working in JNTUK Constituent Colleges/Units are not required to
submit the Bio-data, Photo copy of the Ph.D certificate and No Objection certificate from the
employer.
 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY SYLLABUS

1. Foundations of Research: Meaning, Objectives, Motivation, Utility. Concept of theory, empiricism, deductive and
inductive theory. Characteristics of scientific method – Understanding the language of research – Concept,
Construct, Definition, Variable. Research Process.

Problem Identification & Formulation – Research Question – Investigation Question – Measurement Issues –
Hypothesis – Qualities of a good Hypothesis –Null Hypothesis & Alternative Hypothesis. Hypothesis Testing –
Logic & Importance.

2. Research Design: Concept and Importance in Research – Features of a good research design – Exploratory
Research Design – concept, types and uses, Descriptive Research Designs – concept, types and uses.
Experimental Design: Concept of Independent & Dependent variables.

Qualitative and Quantitative Research: Qualitative research – Quantitative research – Concept of measurement,
causality, generalization, replication. Merging the two approaches.

3. Measurement: Concept of measurement– what is measured? Problems in measurement in research – Validity and
Reliability. Levels of measurement – Nominal, Ordinal, Interval, Ratio.

Sampling: Concepts of Statistical Population, Sample, Sampling Frame, Sampling Error, Sample Size, Non
Response. Characteristics of a good sample. Probability Sample – Simple Random Sample, Systematic Sample,
Stratified Random Sample & Multi-stage sampling. Determining size of the sample – Practical considerations in
sampling and sample size.

4. Data Analysis: Data Preparation – Univariate analysis (frequency tables, bar charts, pie charts, percentages),
Bivariate analysis – Cross tabulations and Chi-square test including testing hypothesis of association.

Interpretation of Data and Paper Writing – Layout of a Research Paper, Journals in Computer Science, Impact
factor of Journals, When and where to publish ? Ethical issues related to publishing, Plagiarism and Self-
Plagiarism.

5. Use of Encyclopedias, Research Guides, Handbook etc., Academic Databases for Computer Science Discipline.

Use of tools / techniques for Research: methods to search required information effectively, Reference
Management Software like Zotero/Mendeley, Software for paper formatting like LaTeX/MS Office, Software for
detection of Plagiarism.

Books Recommended:-
1. Business Research Methods – Donald Cooper & Pamela Schindler, TMGH, 9th edition
2. Business Research Methods – Alan Bryman & Emma Bell, Oxford University Press.
3. Research Methodology – C.R.Kothari