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Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur

Ph.D. Thesis / M.Tech. Dissertation Formatting Guidelines

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

Governing Body: Dean, Academics / SPGB (Rajasthan, IN)

Degree Scope:🎓 Ph.D. / Doctoral📚 Master's / M.Tech. (central handbook)
Official Handbook:
PG Rules and Regulations 2024 — Annexure I: General Guidelines for Dissertation/Thesis Writing
View Official Handbook ↗
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
Margin Specification: 38 mm from the left edge; 25 mm from the top, bottom and right edge. 1.5 line spacing throughout the text on both sides of the paper.

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*.

4. Preliminary Pages Checklist & Order

Strict graduate school ordering, title page numbering suppression, and Roman pagination

Mandatory Sequence
  1. 1
    Inner Title pageMandatory
    Pagination: roman visible
  2. 2
    CertificateMandatory
    Pagination: roman visible
    Requirement: Certified thesis submission; accompanied by mandatory student declaration disclosing any Generative AI tool assistance.
  3. 3
    AcknowledgementMandatory
    Pagination: roman visible
  4. 4
    AbstractMandatory
    Pagination: roman visible
  5. 5
    Table of contentsMandatory
    Pagination: roman visible
  6. 6
    List of tablesMandatory
    Pagination: roman visible
  7. 7
    List of FiguresMandatory
    Pagination: roman visible
  8. 8
    List of abbreviationsMandatory
    Pagination: roman visible

5. Physical Binding & Cover Specifications

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

Final Archival Copy
Examination Copy
spiral
Note: Ph.D. examination copy is spiral-bound (one copy; both-side print if required). Final archival colour is not named in Annexure I.

6. Academic Integrity, Similarity & AI Policy

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

Policy & Disclosure
Plagiarism Certificate Required
Required with Submission

Spiral-bound submission checklist requires a plagiarism report (first and last page) signed by the supervisor.

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.

7. Institutional Declarations & Certificates

Signed certificates, declarations, and copyright statements named in the handbook

Forms
CertificateRequired

Signatories: Supervisor

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

Hard Copy Binding:

Spiral-bound Ph.D. examination copy; both-side print if required.

Mandatory Preliminaries:

Inner title, certificate, acknowledgement, abstract, TOC, lists of tables/figures/abbreviations.

Institutional Policy: Annexure I is the millimetre authority for both Ph.D. and M.Tech. No abstract word count is stated.
Institutional Policy: Currency check 2026-09-19: PG Manual 2024S remains the hosted regulations PDF.
Departments may refine the format

Annexure I says any individual department may refine this format. Confirm departmental extras with DPGC before submission.

Spiral-bound examination copy

The Ph.D. examination copy is spiral-bound (one copy). ScholarSpec does not print the spiral.

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  • Currency check 2026-09-19: PG Manual 2024S is the hosted regulations file. Spiral-bound Ph.D. requirements PDF restates that the thesis must follow Annexure I.
  • Annexure I does not name an abstract word limit. That field stays null.
  • 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 MNIT PG Manual 2024 Annexure I specifying A4, 38 mm binding edge, 25 mm outer edges, Times New Roman 12pt at 1.5x spacing, unconstrained abstract length, and mandatory GenAI preliminary declaration.