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Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur

Ph.D. Thesis Formatting Guidelines

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

Governing Body: Academic and Exam Section (Maharashtra, IN)

Degree Scope:🎓 Ph.D. / Doctoralℹī¸ Master's / M.Tech. format requires departmental / DPGC confirmation unless a central handbook is cited
Official Handbook:
VNIT Nagpur — Ph.D. related forms, thesis-submission instructions, and regulations links
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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*

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
Note: Checklist: hard copy of thesis and synopsis — 2; CD (thesis + synopsis + plagiarism report) — 1. Synopsis must be soft-bound. Cover colour and millimetres are not stated.

6. Academic Integrity, Similarity & AI Policy

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

Policy & Disclosure
Plagiarism Certificate Required
Required with Submission

Checklist item 9: Plagiarism/Similarity Index report % < 30%. Must be computer-generated.

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.

8. Institutional & Departmental Policies

Electronic Deposit:

One CD with thesis, synopsis, and plagiarism report.

Similarity:

Similarity index must be below 30%.

Institutional Policy: July 2025 updated Ph.D. regulations PDF was not yet uploaded on the admissions page as of 2026-09-19.
Institutional Policy: Layout fields are null; the named ScholarSpec provisional overlay is used for display and compile.
Geometry not in the cited source

VNIT's public Ph.D. pages specify copies, CD, and a 30% similarity cap, not paper size, margins, or body type. ScholarSpec shows a labelled provisional layout. Confirm with Academic Section.

Hindi and English name lock

The scholar must confirm Hindi and English names on the thesis acknowledgement. The Academic Section will not change the script afterwards.

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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: Academic Section still lists 'Updated Guidelines, Rules & Regulations PhD (Full Time and Part Time) July 2025â€Ļ will be uploaded soon'. No millimetre handbook found on vnit.ac.in.
  • Do not use departmental M.Tech./B.Tech. report templates as Ph.D. geometry.
  • 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 PhD portal and checklist on vnit.ac.in; upcoming handbook awaited (null geometry); GenAI declaration policy enforced.