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Thursday, November 13, 2008
Tirunelveli: Vice-Chancellor of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University R.T. Sabapathy Mohan has made it clear that Ph.D. Degree in Coastal Aquaculture was awarded to M. Brintha as she had done her research only in that field and even she had mentioned in the application form for Ph.D. as ‘Interdisciplinary’ and had not mentioned the ‘Interdisciplinary Subjects’ in the application.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday evening, Dr. Sabapathy Mohan said the subject area mentioned by Ms. Brintha in her application form was Coastal Aquaculture when she registered for research in August 1999.
“Normally, any candidate will be allowed to register under a guide of his/her discipline and in such case, the Ph.D. degree will be awarded in that discipline. Further, a candidate will be allowed to do Ph.D. under interdisciplinary category whenever the disciplines of the candidate and the guide are different. The Ph.D. degree for interdisciplinary scholars will be awarded by mentioning the qualifying discipline of the candidate and the other discipline will figure within the parenthesis with the word ‘Interdisciplinary”, Dr. Sabapthy Mohan noted.
Justifying the awarding of Ph.D. degree in Coastal Aquaculture to Ms. Brintha, the Vice-Chancellor said the student was awarded in the subject as mentioned in the Ph.D. application and in all other documents.
At the time of submission of synopsis, former Vice-Chancellor had approved the Subject Experts and subject of research as ‘Coastal Aquaculture’. Among the panel of examiners who evaluated the thesis, two of them are experts in aquaculture and third examiner in Zoology. In the past nine years all the communications by the guide and the co-guide indicated that the candidate was working for the requirements of Doctoral of Philosophy in Coastal Aquaculture.
“In the light of the above facts supported by available documents and due adherence of available university regulations, the scholar was issued the degree in the discipline of Coastal Aquaculture. If she requests, we can give the Ph.D. Degree as Zoology – Coastal Aquaculture (Interdisciplinary),” Dr. Sabapathy Mohan said.
VC justifies award of Ph.D. degree
Tirunelveli: Vice-Chancellor of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University R.T. Sabapathy Mohan has made it clear that Ph.D. Degree in Coastal Aquaculture was awarded to M. Brintha as she had done her research only in that field and even she had mentioned in the application form for Ph.D. as ‘Interdisciplinary’ and had not mentioned the ‘Interdisciplinary Subjects’ in the application.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday evening, Dr. Sabapathy Mohan said the subject area mentioned by Ms. Brintha in her application form was Coastal Aquaculture when she registered for research in August 1999.
“Normally, any candidate will be allowed to register under a guide of his/her discipline and in such case, the Ph.D. degree will be awarded in that discipline. Further, a candidate will be allowed to do Ph.D. under interdisciplinary category whenever the disciplines of the candidate and the guide are different. The Ph.D. degree for interdisciplinary scholars will be awarded by mentioning the qualifying discipline of the candidate and the other discipline will figure within the parenthesis with the word ‘Interdisciplinary”, Dr. Sabapthy Mohan noted.
Justifying the awarding of Ph.D. degree in Coastal Aquaculture to Ms. Brintha, the Vice-Chancellor said the student was awarded in the subject as mentioned in the Ph.D. application and in all other documents.
At the time of submission of synopsis, former Vice-Chancellor had approved the Subject Experts and subject of research as ‘Coastal Aquaculture’. Among the panel of examiners who evaluated the thesis, two of them are experts in aquaculture and third examiner in Zoology. In the past nine years all the communications by the guide and the co-guide indicated that the candidate was working for the requirements of Doctoral of Philosophy in Coastal Aquaculture.
“In the light of the above facts supported by available documents and due adherence of available university regulations, the scholar was issued the degree in the discipline of Coastal Aquaculture. If she requests, we can give the Ph.D. Degree as Zoology – Coastal Aquaculture (Interdisciplinary),” Dr. Sabapathy Mohan said.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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