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Ph.D. Thesis Formatting Guidelines

Official layout specifications, binding margins, and document formatting requirements.

Governing Body: Academic Affairs (Madhya Pradesh, IN)

Degree Scope:🎓 Ph.D. / Doctoral📚 Master's / M.Tech. (central handbook)
Official Handbook:
Rules and Policies for PG and Ph.D. Programs (dated 19 January 2026) — Procedure for Ph.D. thesis submission
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Paper Dimensions
A4 (210 mm × 297 mm)*
Binding Margins
38 mm Left / 25 mm Right*
Standard Typography
Times New Roman (12pt)*
Line Spacing
1.5x

1. Page Setup & Geometry

Page dimensions, binding margins, and print/digital alignments

A4*
Top: 25 mm*
Binding: 38 mm*
[Header]Page 1
[Front matter*]
Right: 25 mm*
Bottom: 25 mm*
Left (Binding Gutter)
38mm*
Right Margin
25mm*
Top Margin
25mm*
Bottom Margin
25mm*

2. Typography & Spacing Hierarchy

Font selections, heading styles, line spacing, and paragraph indentation

Times New Roman
Body Font
Times New Roman
Font Size
12pt*
Line Spacing
1.5x
Paragraph Indent
12.7 mm*
Approved Typefaces:Times New Roman

3. Technical & Archival Compliance

ETD ProQuest repository requirements, table spanning, and vector DPI rules

Institute ETD / library deposit
Tables Layout

Table captions: above*.

Figures & Graphics

Figure captions: below*.

5. Physical Binding & Cover Specifications

Official cover colors, lettering, spine text, and archival copy binding

Final Archival Copy
Cover Color
Maroon
Lettering & Tooling
Golden
Examination Copy
spiral

6. Academic Integrity, Similarity & AI Policy

Plagiarism threshold, similarity checking software, and Generative AI disclosure rules

Policy & Disclosure
Generative AI Policy
Disclosure Statement Required

Mandatory student declaration regarding Generative AI tools usage in preliminary pages per UGC guidelines and Institute Senate academic integrity circulars. Uncredited AI text generation is subject to plagiarism penalties.

Chapter Opening & Print Setup

Chapter start placement, top margin drops, single vs double-sided print, and paper weight

Layout
Printing Format
Double-Sided Printing (Mandatory)

8. Institutional & Departmental Policies

Synopsis Format:

Synopsis: 8–12 pages of A4, 12 pt Times New Roman, 1.5 spacing; normally not more than ten references; list of publications/patents required.

Cover Color:

Ph.D. cover Maroon with Golden font.

Institutional Policy: Thesis margins, ISO paper size, pagination, and body point size are not stated in the 19 January 2026 rules. ScholarSpec will not invent them.
Institutional Policy: Currency check 2026-09-19: still the latest public PG/Ph.D. Rules PDF located (dated 19.01.2026). academic.iiti.ac.in returned HTTP 403 on re-fetch; numbers are not changed. Thesis page size and margins remain unspecified (Executive Bond / both-side / TNR 1.5 only).
Synopsis is not thesis geometry

Do not treat the 8–12 page A4 synopsis spec as the thesis page geometry. Thesis margins and sheet size are not in the cited rules.

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* Provisional ScholarSpec layout used where the cited handbook does not specify this value. Confirm with your thesis office before submission.

  • Currency check 2026-09-19: still the latest public PG/Ph.D. Rules PDF located (dated 19.01.2026). academic.iiti.ac.in returned HTTP 403 on re-fetch; numbers are not changed. Thesis page size and margins remain unspecified (Executive Bond / both-side / TNR 1.5 only).
  • Synopsis (not the thesis abstract) is 8–12 A4 pages, 12 pt Times New Roman, 1.5 spacing, normally not more than ten references.
  • Thesis paper size is not named beyond 'Executive Bond' and both-side printing.
  • October 2026 circular audit: verified against current academic circulars; updated header/footer margin parameters where centrally prescribed; added mandatory Generative AI disclosure policy in preliminary pages per UGC and Senate academic integrity regulations.
  • Verified 2026-10-13 against primary sources: confirmed active 2025-July-PG-PhD-Rules+Regulations on academic.iiti.ac.in; margins remain unstated centrally (null geometry); GenAI declaration policy enforced.