| Coursework Stage |
Compulsory Courses: Research Methodology + At least one of following three courses:
+ Seminar Course: Every Semester till submission of the thesis. Elective Courses: Students can take elective courses from DoMS and other departments of IIT Kanpur. |
| Post coursework Stage | A student is required to register themselves for 4 units of research credits and a seminar course till submission of the thesis. |
| Comprehensive Exam | A student is required to appear for the comprehensive examination after the completion of coursework. |
| State of the Art Seminar (SoTA) | A student is required to give a seminar covering the State of the Art of the area of research after passing the comprehensive examination. |
| Open Seminar of Ph.D. Students | Before proceeding to the final submission of the thesis, student is required to deliver a seminar covering the research work to obtain relevant feedback and suggestions. |
| Thesis Submission and Evaluation | Thesis is submitted to academic section after the open seminar. Upon submission, thesis is sent for evaluation to the external experts. |
| Ph.D. Oral Examination | Upon satisfactory evaluation of the thesis, student is required to deliver the final seminar as a part of oral examination to the oral board which culminates into final award of PhD degree. |
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