4.        MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR ACADEMIC HUMAN RESOURCE

4.1
Faculty and supervisory requirement
 
a.

At least three (3) full time faculty members holding PhD degrees in the relevant field shall be available/appointed in the department to launch a PhD program.
 
b.

The minimum appointment tenure for full-time faculty members must not be less than the duration of the intended degree program.
 
c.
The teacher to student ratio shall be 1:12, where a supervisor can supervise a total of twelve (12) MS/MPhil/PhD students at a time with no more than five (5) of these students being PhD students. Graduate teaching and supervision load shall be adjusted, accordingly.
4.2
Determining relevance of faculty with subject/degree program.
 
a.
Wherever required, the subject and supervisory relevance of faculty members shall be determined based on:
 
i.
Qualifications including bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees.
 
ii

The research includes thesis/dissertation and published articles.
 
iii.

Experience consisting of teaching and administrative domains.
 
b.

To ascertain the relevance of the faculty in the related discipline to the program and supervision of theses, the university shall:
 
i.
Constitute a Relevance Assessment Committee (RAC), with the approval of the Vice Chancellor
 
ii.
The RAC shall consist of at least five (5) members:
 
c.

Respective Dean of the university
 
d.

Director QEC of the university
 
e.
Two External subject expert not less than a professor /Associate Professor level
 
f.

HOD and Chairman GSO.
 
g.

The RAC shall submit a report with detailed reasons and rationale for the assessment decision.