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DEFINITIONS (i) “Approved Institution” shall mean an institution of higher learning approved by the University. (ii) “BOS” shall mean the Board of Studies of the School concerned. (iii) “Candidate” shall mean a person registered for the Ph.D. degree who has got his research plan duly recommended by SRC and approved by BOS. (iv) “College/Institute” shall mean an academic institution maintained or admitted by the University to its privileges and includes an affiliated college/institute. (v) “Caretaker Supervisor” shall mean a member of the academic staff appointed to act as the candidate’s supervisor in the absence of the Supervisor before and/or after submission of the thesis. (vi) “COE” shall mean Controller of Examinations of the University. (vii) “Degree” shall mean the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) of the University. (viii) “Research Student/Candidate” shall mean a person registered for the Ph.D and devoting adequate time for completing the requirements of this degree. (ix) “Joint Supervisor” shall mean a member of the academic staff of the University/other outside staff, other than the Supervisor, and approved by BOS on the recommendation of the SRC to guide/supervise the research work of the student/candidate. (x) “Minimum Registration Period” shall mean the minimum period for which a candidate must be registered, prior to the date of submission of the thesis. (xi) “Ph.D.” shall mean the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. (xii) “RDC” shall mean Research Degree Committee, and shall consist of Vice-Chancellor, Dean of the concerned School, Controller of Examinations, and two Professors of the University other than the Supervisor/Joint Supervisor of the candidate to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor. The Vice-Chancellor shall be the Chairman of the Committee. (xiii) “Registration Period” shall mean the length of period commencing with the date of preliminary registration at the University and ending on the date of submission of the thesis, counting out any gaps. (xiv) “Sponsored Research Student/ Candidate” shall mean a research student/ candidate except that he receives complete financial support from the sponsoring organization/ employer. (xv) “Student” shall mean a person registered for the Ph.D. degree prior to becoming a candidate. 207 (xvi) “Supervisor” shall mean a member of the academic staff of the University/other recognized/outside staff approved by BOS on the recommendation of SRC to guide/supervise the research work of the student/candidate. (xvii) “SRC” shall mean a School Research Committee consisting of Dean of the concerned School, three Professors of the concerned School by rotation in order of seniority (for one year), one Reader and one Lecturer by rotation in order of seniority (for one year), and the proposed supervisor(s), or the approved supervisor(s). (xviii) “University” shall mean Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi. Note: In this Ordinance where-ever ‘He’ and ‘His’ occurs, these shall mean to imply ‘he/she’ and ‘his/her’ respectively.