Attention to 2006-2007 batch:

No objection Certificate from place of work to be submitted to Nodal Officer.

 

Background

National Consortium for Ph.D. has been constituted by Indian Nursing Council to promote research activities, in various fields of Nursing. Ph. D Consortium of Indian Nursing Council in collaboration with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, intends to initiate Ph.D. degree programme in Nursing under the aegis of RGUHS.

6 study centres namely College of Nursing, NIMHANS, Bangalore, R.A.K. College of Nursing, New Delhi, C.M.C. College of Nursing, Vellore, C.M.C. College of Nursing, Ludhiana, Govt. College of Nursing, Thiruvanthapuram, Govt. College of Nursing, Hyderabad, has been recognized by National Consortium for Ph.D. in Nursing. These centres will be connected by Video conferencing facilities. MOU has been signed between INC, WHO and RGUHS

1. Rs.5000 fees to be paid by a student per year to the respective study center from where he/she is enrolled.

Research Priority Areas

Topics may be selected from the following areas.

(i)        Clinical intervention studies which will generate evidence based nursing practice.

(ii)       Practice standards in various nursing specialties.

• Nursing education – measurement, evaluation of competencies, innovation in teaching strategies.

(iii)       Manpower planning.

(iv)        Cost benefit analysis.

(v)         Quality assurance in education and practice.

(vi)         Development of tools

(vii         Testing of nursing theories and models and theory 

            development.

(viii)       Impact studies, which are having policy implication for 

            nursing education and service.

(ix)         Independent nursing practice

Guidelines

 (i)       Sample size should be large enough to arrive at generalization of the findings

Calendar of Events for 1^st Batch

-     Provisional registration- 1^st July every year

-     Submission of half yearly progress report- 15^th July every  year/15 Jan every year

-     No two half yearly progress report should be submitted simultaneously

-     Conduction of the pre-Phd examination after the approval of 1^st and 2^nd half yearly progress reports and completion of one year from the date of provisional registration

-     Exact date of the examination will be notified by the university

-     Confirmation of registration after successfully completion of pre-Ph.D examination

-     Submission of ethical clearance certificate within one year after provisional registration

-     Submission of final synopsis of research work leading to Ph.D degree after approval of all half yearly reports and on permission to submit the synopsis of Ph.D registration committee.

-     Submission of Ph.D Thesis along with the application within 6 months after the approval of the final synopsis and permission to be sought by Phd registration committee to submit the thesis.

-     Final viva-voce examination after the acceptance and approval of Ph.D thesis by the examiners (date to be notified by the University)

-     Ethical clearance from the institution  should be obtained from where data is being collected

-     Viva-voce to be conducted in the study centers

Examination

·    Conduct of pre-ph.d examination will be at the respective study centers.

·    A study center which has the videoconferencing facility shall be center for presentation of seminar, term paper and viva-voce examination.

·    A candidate has to come to the nearest study center to his/her place.

·    A guide has to come to the nearest study center to his/her place.

·    Scope of changing the topic is there within one year.

·    Implication to nursing to be incorporated in the topic selected by the candidate.

Any clarification regarding Ph.D programme may be written to the INC E-Mail-id

phd@indiannursingcouncil.org