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 of Project-I WorkMilestone 2: Further Data CollectionMilestone 3: Analysis and Chapter WritingMilestone 4: Dissertation FinalisationMilestone 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.
सिलेबस · पाठ्यक्रम
1 subject · 5 chapters · 18 topics
01Milestone 1: Review of Project-I Work
3 टॉपिक+
- Revisiting the synopsis and supervisor's comments
- Identifying gaps in sources and data
- Updating the chapter plan and time schedule
02Milestone 2: Further Data Collection
4 टॉपिक+
- Additional archive, library or field visits
- Completing interviews and oral-history records
- Verifying facts and cross-checking sources
- Organising notes chapter-wise
03Milestone 3: Analysis and Chapter Writing
4 टॉपिक+
- Historical analysis and interpretation
- Writing introduction and core chapters
- Using maps, tables and photographs
- Footnotes and citation style
04Milestone 4: Dissertation Finalisation
4 टॉपिक+
- Conclusion and findings
- Bibliography and appendices
- Plagiarism check and editing
- Formatting, binding and certificates
05Milestone 5: Final Presentation and Viva
3 टॉपिक+
- Preparing a slide or chart presentation
- Mock viva practice
- Final viva before the examiner
About this course
आप यह कर पाएँगे
- Complete the historical research started in Research Project-I
- Analyse and interpret primary and secondary sources critically
- Write a full dissertation with chapters, footnotes and bibliography
- Check the work for plagiarism and follow university formatting rules
- Defend the dissertation confidently in the final viva
यह किसके लिए है
- B.A History students of Semester 6 (UP state universities, NEP 2020 syllabus)
- Students who completed Research Project-I and need help finishing the dissertation
आपको क्या चाहिए
- Approved synopsis and work of Research Project-I
- Notes, field data and sources collected so far
Online tests & result
Practice and unit tests online; marks and result show in your student login and at the centre.
Student login →
सवाल
Which format is followed for the dissertation?
The NEP 2020 project guidelines of UP state universities. Where your university's format differs, the centre follows your own university's guidelines.
Will the centre write the dissertation?
No. The trainer guides, reviews drafts and conducts mock vivas; the writing must be the student's own work.
How long should the dissertation be?
Usually 40-60 typed pages, but follow the length given by your university or supervisor.
