
Recognition as Supervisor for guiding research scholars shall be accorded by the Vice-Chancellor based on the recommendation of the Chairman/Chairperson of the Faculty in sequence to the Research Board.

Printed copy of the completed Online Registration Form.

Photocopies of Ph.D., Post Graduate, Under Graduate Degree Certificates, X and HSC Marksheet

If the applicant acquired Ph.D Degree from foreign University must submit the photocopy of course eligibility certificate from "Association of Indian Universities

Photocopies / reprints of the required number of the publications. If reprints are not enclosed, application will be summarily rejected. The publications requirements are given below for each cadre (for no. of publications refer to instructions 3).
| S.No |
Designation |
No.of Publication |
| 1. |
Professor/Scientist |
5 |
| 2. |
Associate Professor |
5 |
| 3. |
Assistant Professor |
3 |

Proof for the Institute Recognition (If applicable).

Proof of Designation and Pay band (Recent salary certificate / Pay slip duly attested by the Head of the Department / Director of the Centre for UDs / Head of the Institute for others).

Photocopies of the Appointment Order and Employee ID card duly attested by the Head of the Department / Director of the Centre for UDs / Head of the Institute for others.

If the applicant is listed as first author and their supervisor / joint supervisor / student is listed as second author in the claimed publications, proof of supervision must be provided if they are the corresponding author. Even if the order is reversed, the proof must be produced.

"No Objection Certificate (NOC)" is obtained from the Corresponding author (if he / she is not the applicant or supervisor / student (enclose the proof) of the applicant). Further, NOC is also required from the first author in case the applicant is the corresponding author but holds a position other than first author in that paper.

Plagiarism report from "Turnitin" software should be attached for all Published Papers / Granted Patents.

Proof of Q1 Journal if the special issue paper claimed.

The full length research article (in regular issue) claimed by the applicant must be available and viewable in the concerned journal with volume/issue number. If the article is not viewable, it is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure the availability of the full length article in the concerned journal webpage. The article available as 'Online First' in the Journal webpage without volume/issue number shall not be considered for the processing of application.

The application should be forwarded through Head of the Department / Institution / Organization.

Before starting to the filling up online application, keep ready with the following details / documents / information ( Personal, Educational qualification, Experience & Publication details.,).

Upload the reprints (
WORD or PDF format) of the published papers.

After ensuring that all details are filled, Preview before Submission.Once it is ensured that all the details (Personal, Academic, Address, Experience & Publication Details etc.,) have been filled and are correct, submit the Application.

After Submission,You cannot modify the entered details. Note down the 5 digit reference number for future correspondence.

Application fee for Supervisor Recognition of
Rs. 5900/- (including GST Rs.900/-) (non-refundable one time fee) has to be paid through
online mode only.

Photocopies/reprints of the required number of the publications shall necessarily be enclosed. If reprints are not enclosed, application will be summarily rejected.

For general queries contact our office at
044 - 2235 7366.

For any online application related query, send email to
cfrguideship@gmail.com quoting your
Unique 5 - digit reference number and registered Email-id.

Making any corrections/striking off/overwriting manually, on the automatically generated data in PDF printout, will lead to rejection of Application.

Do not refresh/reload the page while filling the form.

The hard copy of the Application must be Submitted to our office within 15 days of the payment made. Failure to do so will result in the application being summarily rejected without notice.

Printout of online application form along with required enclosures should be sent/submitted to the office at.
The Director,
Centre For Research,
Anna University,
Chennai-600025.