RBU Synopsis Format

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RBU Synopsis Format
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General details

• Submit of completed Research Proposal in 8
  copies.
• The proposal detailing should not be less than
  3000 words. This excludes Bibliographical
  references.
• Your statement should be very clear, methodical
  and logical. Consider using simple sentences and
  avoid word-jugglery.
• You may use audio or/and A-V materials during
  your Proposal Defense before the Higher Degrees
  Committee. You should mention about these
  materials in your synopsis.

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Proposal Format

• Title of Thesis
• Introduction This should include the followings
• Background of study
• Historical/Theoretical/Empirical background
• Major objectives and scope of study
• Major implications/justifications/importance of
  the study
• Brief review of documents related to your
  research
• Structured summaries of not more than 10 items
• Topic, methodology, output
• After review Major Research Gaps should be
  identified.

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Proposal Format - 2

• Major Research Questions and Hypothesis to
  indicate original contribution in the field. This
  will mention
• Major issues / relationships /aspects
• Methodology
• Citation and Bibliography
• Use international Reference Style like Chicago
  Style, APA or Harvard Style.

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Suggestion 1

• The department suggests that you go for a Pilot
  Research before you actually prepare your final
  Research Proposal.
• Many of the topics may address
• What? the phenomenon
• Who? Person or group
• Where? Place
• When? Period of occurrence
• Why? Reason for occurrence
• How? Reasons for occurrence/s and applications
• The above order may be different for different
  research focus. The top one will be the main
  Research Focus.

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Suggestion - 2

• Please remember that your thesis MUST offer some
  NEWS and should NOT be a long essay on some topic.

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Suggestions - 3

• Write the Title of Research at the end. Design
  your Title of Research after you complete your
  pre-research exercises and when you are clear
  about your Research Problem and Method of
  Research. Read, Think and Talk and design a
  Pilot Research Project.

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That is all for now. More may come later. THANK
YOU!