The detailed research proposal to be submitted to the Doctoral Research Committee (DRC) must be prepared carefully and submitted in a spiral-bound hard copy. The proposal should follow a structured format to ensure clarity, academic rigor, and uniformity across all submissions.
The research proposal must include the following contents in sequence: Cover Page with Title, Recommendation Certificate, Abstract, Table of Contents, Introduction, Review of Literature, Research Problem, Objectives, Plan of Work, Methodology, Possible Outcomes, and References.
Researchers are required to strictly adhere to the prescribed formatting standards while preparing the proposal. The document must be printed on both sides of A4-size paper with a line spacing of 1.5 throughout the text.
The font size should be 12 for English typing and 11 for Gujarati typing. The margin specifications are mandatory: left margin of 1.5 inches, right margin of 1.0 inch, top margin of 1.0 inch, and bottom margin of 1.0 inch.
The title page of the proposal should clearly mention that it is a Research Proposal submitted to Gyanmanjari Innovative University for registration in the Ph.D. programme under the concerned department. It must include the student’s name, current degree, Ph.D. enrollment number, supervisor and co-supervisor details, and the month and year of submission.
A recommendation certificate duly signed by the Supervisor and Co-Supervisor must be included, certifying that the research proposal has been reviewed and recommended for final evaluation and approval by the Doctoral Research Committee (DRC).