Shodhganga Thesis Submission Guidelines
Ph.D. Thesis Submission Guidelines (Soft Copy) updated on 11.04.2025
All Research Scholars are required to submit the soft copy of their thesis (in PDF) strictly adhering to the following file naming conventions and file splitting. Submissions that do not follow the specified format will not be accepted.
| File No. | Naming Conventions for Files | |
| 1 | 01_title (first page of thesis) | |
| 2 | 02_prelim pages (This file should include: Declaration, dedication, certificates, acknowledgement, list of tables, list of graphs, list of abbreviations, list of figures, etc.) | |
| 3 | 03_content (table of contents pages) | |
| 4 | 04_abstract (abstract page) | |
| 5 | 05_chapter 1 | |
| 6 | 06_chapter 2 | |
| 7 | 07_chapter 3 | |
| 8 | 08_chapter 4 | |
| 9 | 09_chapter 5 (Continue the sequence if more chapters are included in your thesis) | |
| 10 | 10_annexures (This file should be numbered sequentially after the last chapter (e.g., 10_annexures if there are 5 chapters) and should include references, bibliography, questionnaires, maps, publications pages etc.) | |
| 11 | 80_Recommendation (The recommendation should contain: Title page and last chapter which contains, Recommendation/Conclusion/Summary/Future findings, without any images) Download sample file | |
| 12 | 90_Plagiarism_Report (One-page plagiarism/summary report) Download sample file | |
| 13 | Full_thesis (The complete thesis compiled as a single text enabled (searchable) PDF document) | |
| 14 | Thesis_metadata (Bibliographic details of the thesis/Metadata) Download format | |
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Note: Please ensure that scanned certificates, declarations, and other documents do not display any scanner brand names on any page. Failure to comply may result in the thesis not being uploaded to Shodhganga. Check out the latest thesis submissions by the Central University of Jharkhand on Shodhganga click here. |
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