Outline for Research Proposal in the subjects Under Faculty of Humanities

Outline of the research proposal submitted for

The degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Humanities) in the subject of Library & Information
Science

The front page of Research Proposal

Title of the Proposal :

Name of the candidate :

Educational Qualifications of Candidate :

Place of Research work :

Date of submission of Proposal :

Signature of the candidate :

Proposed format for writing A Research Proposal

Sr. No. Content Page No.

Introduction (Theme, Rationale and significance of study and
1)
Importance of Theme)
2) Research Problem and hypothesis statement
3) Research Aim and Objectives
4) Operational definition of terms and concepts
5) Literature review
Research design (Research Methods, Quantitative and
6)
Qualitative Analysis, Sample size and level of significance etc.)
7) Scope and Limitations / Delimitations of Study
8) Tentative scheme of chapterisation
9) Expected Result & Policy implications
10) Bibliography
Note: Sr. No. 5, 8 and 9 may not be considered for research in languages depending
upon the topicselection