Manager - Research Programs

ABOUTRISHIHOOD UNIVERSITY

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PROCESS | Manager - Research Programs

Purpose

This documentoutlines the end-to-end lifecycle of a Ph.D. scholar at Rishihood University,from admission through to award and alumni engagement, defining the key stepsto be coordinated at each stage.

1. Admission & Onboarding

•      Receive and verify Ph.D. admission documents.

•      Complete scholar registration and ERP entry.

•      Coordinate allocation ofsupervisor/co-supervisor.

•      Issue admission/registration letters.

•      Conduct Ph.D. orientation and induction.

•      Ensure scholar's academic and administrativerecords are created.

2. Coursework Management

•      Register scholars for prescribed coursework.

•      Coordinate course registration and attendancerecords.

•      Track coursework examinations and results.

•      Ensure minimum credit/course requirements arefulfilled.

•      Maintain coursework completion records.

3. Research Proposal &Progress Management

•      Coordinate research proposal submission.

•      Schedule and document Research AdvisoryCommittee (RAC) meetings.

•      Maintain scholar-wise research progressrecords.

•      Track periodic progress reports.

•      Monitor completion of milestones withinprescribed timelines.

•      Send reminders for pendingsubmissions/requirements.

4. Research Registration &Compliance

•      Maintain research topic/title records.

•      Process changes in research title/supervisor,where applicable.

•      Track ethical clearance, plagiarism checks andother research compliances.

•      Maintain publication/conference/researchactivity records as required.

•      Ensure compliance with Ph.D. regulations anduniversity ordinances.

5. Semester/Annual Continuation

•      Facilitate semester/annual registration ofscholars.

•      Track fees, registration status and academicrequirements.

•      Maintain active, inactive, leave, extensionand withdrawal status.

•      Generate scholar-wise pending/compliancereports.

6. Thesis Submission

•      Receive and scrutinize thesis submissiondocuments.

•      Verify completion of coursework and otherrequirements.

•      Coordinate plagiarism/similarity verification.

•      Obtain supervisor/RAC recommendations.

•      Process thesis submission approval.

•      Maintain the complete pre-submission record.

7. Evaluation & Viva-Voce

•      Coordinate appointment/approval of examiners.

•      Maintain examiner communication andconfidentiality.

•      Coordinate thesis evaluation reports.

•      Track receipt of reports.

•      Organize viva-voce and maintain proceedings.

•      Process corrections/revisions recommended byexaminers.

8. Award of Ph.D.

•      Verify fulfilment of all Ph.D. requirements.

•      Prepare case for competent authority/AcademicCouncil approval.

•      Process provisional certificate and finalPh.D. degree.

•      Update scholar status from Active →Awarded/Completed.

•      Ensure all records are closed and archived.

9. Post-Award & AlumniRecord

•      Maintain final thesis and scholar records.

•      Ensure thesis repository/record submission asapplicable.

•      Maintain contact and employment/academicprogression information where required.

•      Issue transcripts, certificates orverification letters when requested.

•      Support Ph.D. alumni engagement and datamanagement.