Your roadmap · आपका रोडमैप
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Admission & first meetingप्रवेश और पहली मुलाकातEnquire at your nearest NDSS centre, meet the teacher, fix the batch time and get your study material.
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Work planकार्य योजनाStep by step with your guide / trainer.
Milestone 1: Review and PlanningMilestone 2: Additional Field WorkMilestone 3: Analysis and MappingMilestone 4: Dissertation WritingMilestone 5: Final Presentation and Viva
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File, report & vivaफ़ाइल, रिपोर्ट और वाइवाPractical file / report checked, mock viva before the final one.
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Online tests & resultऑनलाइन टेस्ट और रिज़ल्टTake the tests online; your marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Syllabus · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 5 chapters · 17 topics
01Milestone 1: Review and Planning
3 topics+
- Reviewing Project-I data and supervisor's comments
- Identifying missing data
- Final chapter plan and schedule
02Milestone 2: Additional Field Work
3 topics+
- Completing household or land use survey
- Additional GPS points and photographs
- Collecting latest secondary data
03Milestone 3: Analysis and Mapping
4 topics+
- Statistical analysis - percentages, averages, correlation
- Thematic maps and GIS maps
- Diagrams and tables
- Interpreting results
04Milestone 4: Dissertation Writing
4 topics+
- Chapters - introduction, study area, methodology, findings, conclusion
- Suggestions for planning
- References and appendices
- Plagiarism check, formatting and binding
05Milestone 5: Final Presentation and Viva
3 topics+
- Presentation with maps
- Mock viva
- Final viva before the examiner
About this course
You will be able to
- Complete the geographical field study started in Research Project-I
- Analyse field and secondary data with statistical methods
- Prepare thematic maps, diagrams and GIS outputs for the study area
- Write a full dissertation with references
- Present and defend the dissertation in the final viva
Who it is for
- B.A Geography students of Semester 6 (UP state universities, NEP 2020 syllabus)
- Students who completed Research Project-I and need help finishing the dissertation
What you need
- Approved synopsis and field data from Research Project-I
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
Questions
Which guidelines are followed?
The NEP 2020 project guidelines of UP state universities. Where your university's format differs, the centre follows your own university's guidelines.
Can GIS maps be used?
Yes, GIS maps from Practical-VI improve the quality of the dissertation; hand-drawn maps are also accepted.
Will the centre write my dissertation?
No, the trainer guides, reviews drafts and conducts mock vivas; the work must be the student's own.
