Academic Information for UNITEN IT Postgraduate Students

Upon successful application and registration as UNITEN postgraduate students, students are required to do their Online Subject Registration which can be accessed at http://online.uniten.edu.my/online (Internet access) or http://payar/pgrs (access from COIT / Lab). Academic calendar for Sem 2, 2016/2017 can be accessed here.

UNITEN Postgraduate's related academic information and forms can be downloaded here. This kit contains:

• Academic Regulations
• Thesis Guidelines
• COGS 11A Nomination of Thesis Supervisory Committee
• COGS 11B Renomination of Supervisors
• COGS 12 Graduate Research Progress Report
• COGS 16 Notice of Thesis Dissertation Submission
• COGS 16A Conformity of Thesis Format
• COGS 17 Confirmation of Thesis Dissertation Submission
• COGS 20 Confirmation of Thesis Amendment
• Late Re-registration Fine
• Viva / Reviva Payment Form
• Tuition Fees Discount Form
• Change Programme Form

Important notes for PhD & Master in IT (Structure A) students:

• Nomination of thesis topic, supervisor and co-supervisor need to be submitted within 2 weeks after registration (COGS 11A).
• Thesis topic and supervisor must be confirmed within 2 months after registration.
• Progress report (not exceeding 300 words) needs to be submitted online at the end of each semester. Progress report is graded as S - Satisfactory or U - Unsatisfactory (COGS 12).
• Proposal defense to a panel of examiner will be conducted after 9 months from registration date for PhD and 6 months from registration date for Masters (Structure A).
• Notice of Submission of Thesis need to be submitted to the Program Coordinator 3 months before the actual date of thesis submission (COGS 16)
• Viva Voce examination will be conducted 2 months after submission of thesis (COGS 17). The result of Viva Voce will be: Accepted, Accepted with Minor Modification, Accepted with Major Correction / Reexamination Required or Rejected.
• PhD students need to have 2 papers published (or accepted for publication) in SCOPUS/ISI indexed journal related to PhD research works. For Masters (Structure A), students need to have 1 paper in journal OR 1 equivalent high level of publication OR 1 paper in SCOPUS indexed conferences related to Masters research works.

Based on my understanding and my research plan, my PhD timeline (however, subject to changes) is as shown below:

The PDF version of PhD timeline can be accessed here. Further information on PhD / Master in IT can also be found on the Meet & Greet Session's slide by the Program Coordinator.