NOTIFICATION

                                Guidelines for Duty Leave for M.Tech. (by Research)/M.Tech./I-Ph.D./Ph.D./scholarship funded Scholars

On the recommendations of the Board of Academics (BoA), the Senate in its 37th meeting held on 7th October, 2022, vide item No. 37.4 discussed the proposal of Guidelines for Duty Leave for M.Tech. (by Research)/M.Tech./I-Ph.D./Ph.D. Scholars.  After detailed deliberation, the Senate resolved to approve the proposal, as placed below:

• Duty leave is permissible for performing experiments, attending Schools/Seminars /Conferences/ Workshops/Meetings/Collaborative Research etc. in India or abroad involving an active participation or field trips such as data collection, survey work, visit to industries and institutes (for dissertation work) etc. on recommendation of the concerned supervisor(s), /DC/APC forwarded by the School chairs/coordinator /Associate Dean (Research/Courses) on a case to case basis. This kind of leave is also permissible for institute related activities (e.g., sports, cultural fests, technical fests, etc.) on recommendation of the concerned supervisor(s), forwarded by the concerned Faculty-in-Charge / Officer for the particular activity and subsequent approval by school chairs on a case-to-case basis.
• Before forwarding the application, the concerned faculty in charge must ensure that TA duties have been taken care of. Duty leave up to a maximum period of one year (M.Tech.) and 1.5 yrs (Ph.D/I-Ph.D) in the entire duration of the programme is recommended. Such leave will be finally approved by the Dean Academics.

To

All M.Tech/M.Tech(R)/I-Ph.D./Ph.D. scholars