Before the final assessment, the candidate’s Ph.D disseration must be submitted to the university in accordance with procedures and guidelines stipulated in the University prospectus’
· The Ph.D. degree examination requires submission of dissertation by the candidate, based on the results of his/her research
· No candidate may be permitted to submit a dissertation for the Ph.D. degree in less than three academic years from the date of registration.
· At least three months before the dissertation is submitted, the candidate shall, through his/her Supervisor, give notice of his/her intention to submit. He/she should do this in writing to the Chairman, Postgraduate Studies Committee, submitting at the same time the proposed title and outline of the plan and general scope of the work.
· Every dissertation for the Ph.D. degree of the University must be accompanied by a declaration by the candidate stating that it is the candidate's original work and that it has neither been submitted nor concurrently being submitted in any other institution. The dissertation must be submitted in four copies.
· The disseration shall contain a statement of copyright by the author.
· A disseration submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy must be satisfactory with respect to its formal and literary presentation. The dissertation must contain an abstract of not more than 350 words, and this shall concisely indicate the problem investigated, the procedures and research methods employed, the general results and new contributions made, and the major conclusions reached.
· A Ph.D. candidate may also submit, in support of his/her thesis and relevant publications of which he/she is the sole or joint author. In case of joint authorship, he/she will be required to state his/her own contribution to the publication.