UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & ENERGY STUDIES

(Approved by UGC under Section 2(f) of the UGC Act, 1956)

CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION

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P a r t - t i m e P hD P r o g r a m G u i d e
(Engineering)
(Managed by Centre for Continuing Education)

Centre for Continuing Education University of Petroleum & Energy Studies Energy Acres, P.O. Bidholi, Via-Prem Nagar DEHRADUN 248 007 (U.K.) Tel: 0135-2102690/91, 0135-2694257/58, 0135-2694200/201/203/208 Fax: 0135-2694204

Part-time PhD Program Guide (Engineering)

COURSE WORK
The list of subjects from which the candidates can choose for PhD course work is given below:

PhD in Engineering
1. Research Methodology Compulsory 2. Understanding Oil & Gas Business/Understanding Power Industry Compulsory PhD (Engineering) Oil & Gas 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Natural Gas Storage Natural Gas Reservoir Engineering Production Engineering Well log Analysis & Well Testing Natural Gas Engineering Drilling Technology

PhD (Engineering) Chemical 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Heat Transfer Principle & Equipment Design Fluidization Combinatorial Chemistry Catalyst Design & Application Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer

PhD (Engineering) Physics 1. 2. 3. 4. Fundamental of Nano Technologies Nano Structural Material Solid State Ionics-Fuel Cells Modern Sensors: Physics Design & Applications

PhD (Engineering) Electrical & Electronics 1. 2. 3. 4. Power System Analysis and Stability SCADA & Telemetry Embedded System Control System Engineering

PhD (Engineering) Maths 1. 2. 3. 4. Modeling & Simulations Optimization Techniques Applied Statistical Methods Operation Management

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Part-time PhD Program Guide (Engineering)

PhD (Engineering) Mechanical 1. 2. 3. 4. Fluid Mechanics Advanced Heat Transfer Advanced IC Engines Alternate Energy Sources for transportation

PhD in Science (Health, Safety & Environment)

1. 2. 3. 4. Environmental Management of Hydrocarbon Chemical & Biological Hazards & their Control in Industrial Operations Hazards & Safety Operations & Control Occupational Health & Safety Management

PhD in Science (Computer)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Database Management System & Data Modeling Software Project Management Software Engineering & Quality Management Artificial Neural Network Data Mining & Archiving

PhD (Aerospace Engineering)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Modern Control Theory Flight Stability & Control Navigation & Guidance Computational Fluid Dynamics Aircraft Propulsion Introduction to Aerospace Engineering Remote Sensing & Image Interpretation Geographic Information Systems

PhD (Civil)
1. 2. 3. Mechanics of Solids Theory of Structure Design of Concrete Structure

Please note: a) The Candidates holding M. Tech./MBA/LLM degree has to complete a minimum of four (04) courses. b) The candidates holding with B. Tech./Masters Degree in Science/Commerce/Economics/Law or those candidates who have been upgraded from M. Tech./MBA/LLM has to complete a minimum of six (06) courses.

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Part-time PhD Program Guide (Engineering)

c)

The prescribed courses shall normally be completed within two academic semesters by the research scholars.

d) The Research scholar shall obtain at least 50% marks in each individual course and at least 60% marks in aggregate across all the courses or an equivalent grade to successfully complete the course work. e) Candidates selected for externally registered PhD program in Engineering/Science will be required to get the research laboratory where they wish to conduct the research work approved from the Head Centre for Continuing Education. Such approval needs to be obtained before a candidate presents his/her synopsis. f) The Academic calendar is given below for information:

Activity/Academic Calendar for PhD Program

Sl. No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Activity SUBMISSION OF SEMESTER FEE SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS DECLARATION OF RESULT SYNOPSIS PRESENTATION SYNOPSIS PRESENTATION SYNOPSIS/ABSTRACT PRESENTATION ABSTRACT PRESENTATION SUBMISSION OF THESIS VIVA VOCE AWARD OF DEGREE Timeline December 20/June 20 January/July 3-12 March/September Last week of March First week of June Mid week of October Mid week of December Within 6 months of approval of abstract April & May Last week of May

g) You are required to submit the Examination Form for both the semesters (January/July) by November 1/ June 1 for the course work papers. The Examination Form can be downloaded from our website: http://cce.upes.ac.in/CCE/download.html h) The date sheet will be uploaded on our website (http://cce.upes.ac.in) 20 days before the Examination for January/July semesters.

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