TITLE OF THE THESIS

(It should be broad based but focused)

A SYNOPSIS OF THE THESIS

Submitted by

(NAME OF CANDIDATE)

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IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS

FOR THE DEGREE OF

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
IN

(SUBJECT)

Supervised by:

(NAME OF SUPERVISOR)

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OPJS University, Churu, Rajasthan-

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Title of research proposal:

Name of the Research Scholar:

Reg. No. of Research Scholar:

Name and Designation of

Supervisor:

Place of work:

Name & Signature of Candidate Name & Signature of Supervisor

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 DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the synopsis entitled

“____________________________________________________” to be submitted

for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy is my original work and the synopsis has not

formed the basis for the award of any degree, diploma, associateship or fellowship of

similar other titles. It has not been submitted to any other University or Institution for

the award of any degree or diploma.

Place: Signature of the Scholar

Date: Name
PROFORMA FOR SYNOPSIS:

1. Title of the thesis

2. Introduction: Giving purpose of research (in about 2-3 Page)

3. Literature Review

A brief review of the work already done in the field. Review of literature should be
comprehensive covering various aspects of the proposed work but it must be precise with
recent information. Detailed review at this stage is not required. It should include review
of 20 – 30 research papers of last 10-15 years published in international and national
Journals.

4. Objective (s) /Need of Study

Noteworthy contributions in the field of proposed work. Researcher may indicate the
conclusions, which are expected to be drawn from the proposed studies.

5. Hypothesis (If applicable)

6. Work Plan & Methodology

Step wise step proposed methodology during the tenure of the research work. Techniques
in brief should be given in respect of specific experiments/observations only. Methods of
routine nature need not be described.
7. References/Bibliography in standard format.
TYPING INSTRUCTIONS:

 The synopsis should have the following page margins

o Top edge : 25 to 30 mm
o Bottom edge : 25 to 30 mm
o Left side : 35 to 40 mm
o Right side : 20 to 25 mm
 Tables and figures should conform to the margin specifications. Large size figures
should be photographically or otherwise reduced to the appropriate size before
insertion.
 The general text shall be typed in Font Style “Times New Roman” and Font Size 12.
 The page numbering for all items 1 to 3 should be done using lower case Roman
numerals and the pages thereafter should be numbered using Arabic numerals.
 References can be numbered as 1, 2, 3 etc in the order in which they are referred to in
the body of the synopsis. Only those, which are cited in the synopsis, only need be
given in the list of references.
OR
References can be listed alphabetically author wise. In the text, the reference should
be quoted as Sen-Sarma (1980) or Sen-Sarma and Thakur, (1981) or Sen-Sarma et al.
(1982) for single, two and more than two authors, respectively. Papers by the same
author in the same year should be distinguished by letters, a, b, c, etc.

For Literature Review, following pattern should be followed

Ritu Lal et al. (2009): Investigated the pharmacokinetics and tolerability of

gabapentin enacarbil up to supratherapeutic doses and the effects of gabapentin
enacarbil on cardiac repolarization in healthy volunteers, and to provide a dose
reference for a future definitive QT/corrected QT (QTc) study and concluded that
Gabapentin enacarbil was associated with dose-proportional gabapentin exposure at
doses up to 6000 mg and was generally well tolerated in these healthy subjects.
For references, following pattern should be followed.

 FOR RESEARCH PAPERS IN JOURNALS

Author(s) name (year). Title. Abbreviated journal name. vol. (Issue).pp
Example
Mohan, V. and Singh, Y.P. (1996). Studies on Vesicular-Arbuscular
Mycorrhizal (VAM) associations in Prosopis spp. in arid zone of Rajasthan.
Indian J Pharm Sci. 4 (2). 55-64

 COMPLETE BOOKS

Author(s) name (year). Title. Abbreviated journal name. vol. (Issue).pp

Beeson, C.F.C. (1941). The Ecology and Control of the Forest Insects of India
and the Neighbouring Countries. Vasant Press, Dehra Dun, Ed. vol. (Issue).pp

 THESES AND DISSERTATIONS

Mohan, V. (1991). Studies on ectomycorrhizal association in Pinus patula
plantations in the Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, Ph.D. thesis, University of
Madras, Madras, India, 260 pp.

 References from internet:

Editor, author or compiler name (if available). Title. Web page address.
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