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\textbf{TITLE} \par
\textbf{OF} \par
\textbf{THESIS} \\[1.25cm]
\textbf{A THESIS} \\[1.25cm]
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\textbf{\textit{Submitted by}} \\[1.25cm]
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\textbf{$<$NAME IN CAPITAL LETTERS$>$} \\[2cm]
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\textbf{\textit{in partial fulfullment of the requirements for the degree of}} \\[1.25cm]
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\textbf{DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY} \\[1.5cm]
\textbf{SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING} \\[0.25cm]
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\textbf{Shiv Nadar University Chennai} \\[0.15cm]
\textbf{Kalavakkam - 603 110,} \\[0.15cm]
\textbf{Tamil Nadu, India.}\\[1cm]
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\textbf{<MONTH> <YEAR>}
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\textbf{BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE} \\[1cm]
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The research work embodied in the present Thesis entitled \textbf{"TITLE OF THESIS"} has been carried out in the $<$NAME OF THE SUPERVISOR'S DEPARTMENT$>$, Shiv Nadar University, Chennai. The work reported
herein is original and does not form part of any other thesis or dissertation on the basis of which a degree or award was conferred on an earlier occasion or to any other scholar. \\[0.1cm]
I understand the university's policy on plagiarism and declare that the thesis and publications are my own work, except where specifically acknowledged, and has not been copied from other sources or been previously submitted for award or assessment. \\[3cm]
$<$NAME OF SCHOLAR FOR SIGNATURE$>$ \\[0.7cm]
Countersigned by \\[3cm]
\: $<$NAME OF SUPERVISOR$>$ \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad $<$NAME OF JOINT SUPERVISOR$>$
\thickspace \thickspace \thickspace \thickspace \thickspace \thickspace \thickspace $<$DESIGNATION$>$ \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \quad \quad $<$DESIGNATION$>$
\: Shiv Nadar University Chennai, \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \: Shiv Nadar University Chennai,
\:\:\: Rajiv Gandhi Salai (OMR), \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \:\: Rajiv Gandhi Salai (OMR),
\:\:\:\:\: Kalavakkam – 603 110, \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \: Kalavakkam – 603 110,
\:\:\:\:\:\:\: Tamil Nadu, India. \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \qquad \:\: Tamil Nadu, India.
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\chapter*{ABSTRACT}
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\chapter*{Acknowledgements}
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\chapter*{\centering LIST OF SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS}
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$\gamma$ & - & Gamma \\
$\delta$ & - & Delta \\
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\chapter{Author Instructions}
\begin{enumerate}
\item Synopsis should be bound with black calico cloth and using flexible cover of thick white art paper.
\item The cover should be printed in black letters and the text for printing should be identical to what has been prescribed for the title page.
\item Replace this section and the next section on \LaTeX tips with the contents of your synopsis.
\item Replace the list of publications on the last page with BibTeX entries of your published work. If your paper hasn't been published, please create a bibtex entry in the .bib file following the format of other entries in the file. Use Google Scholar to extract bibtex entries you can copy and paste into the .bib file.
\item For chapter, section and subsection titles longer than the extents of the table of contents page, use square brackets and specify appropriate \verb|\newline| commands to make sure the title stays before the PAGE NO. header in the ToC as shown here:
\begin{lstlisting}
\section[This is a long title for this section and \newline will be divided into 3 lines in the \newline Table of Contents by the newline command.]{This is a long title for this section and will be divided into 3 lines in the Table of Contents by the newline command.}
\end{lstlisting}
\item Make sure the SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS section is sorted by the right hand size.
\item Thesis (3 copies) side pinning/stitching, covered with wrapper printed on 300 gsm
white art card and outer side gloss laminated, adhesive binding. The cover should
be printed in black letters and the text for printing should be identical to what has
been prescribed for the title page.
\end{enumerate}
\subsection[\LaTeX tips specified by a long title that will be divided into \newline 2 lines in the table of contents]{\LaTeX tips specified by a long title that will be divided into 2 lines in the table of contents}
\begin{itemize}
\item For each chapter, section subsection and subsubsection in the synopsis, use: \begin{verbatim}\chapter{NAME}, \section{NAME}, \subsection{NAME} and \subsubsection{NAME}\end{verbatim}
\item For spaces and tabs, use
\begin{verbatim}\:, \s, \quad and \qquad\end{verbatim}
\item For single images, you can use the begin figure and end commands. For a grid of images, you can use tabular inside the figure environment.
\begin{verbatim}
\begin{figure}
\begin{tabular}{cc}
\includegraphics[width=65mm]{snuc_logo} &
\includegraphics[width=65mm]{snuc_logo} \\
(a) first & (b) second \\[6pt]
\includegraphics[width=65mm]{snuc_logo} &
\includegraphics[width=65mm]{snuc_logo} \\
(c) third & (d) fourth \\[6pt]
\multicolumn{2}{c}{\includegraphics[width=65mm]{snuc_logo} }\\
\multicolumn{2}{c}{(e) fifth}
\end{tabular}
\caption{caption}
\end{figure}
\end{verbatim}
\item To create publication-ready images, you can use IPE on Linux \begin{verbatim}
sudo apt-get install ipe
\end{verbatim}
\item For multi-line equations, use the equation environment and split command inside it.
\begin{verbatim}
\begin{equation}
\begin{split}
x^2 + y^2 &= 1 \\
a &= b
\end{split}
\end{equation}
\end{verbatim}
\item For references, use the following commands.
\begin{verbatim}
\cite{BIB_ID} command in the middle of the text
\bibliographystyle{apalike} for references section
\bibliography{ref} to include the .bib file
\end{verbatim}
Here are some sample citations for easier re-use of this document - \cite{le1994word} \cite{niu2012novel}, \cite{chychkarov2021handwritten}, \cite{cirstea2018contributions}.
\end{itemize}
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\section{Images and Tables section}
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\caption{Caption 1}
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\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.5\linewidth]{snuc_logo}
\caption{Caption 2}
\label{fig2}
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\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.5\linewidth]{snuc_logo}
\caption{Caption 3}
\label{fig3}
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\centering
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
\hline
h2 & h1 \\
\hline
\hline
4 & 3 \\
\hline
4 & 3 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{Caption 1}
\label{table1}
\end{table}
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\centering
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
\hline
h6 & h5 \\
\hline
\hline
8 & 7 \\
\hline
8 & 7 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{Caption 2}
\label{table2}
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\section*{List of Publications}
\begin{enumerate}
\item \bibentry{le1994word} \begin{itemize}
\item Status: Published / Accepted for publication
\item Journal Impact Factor: $<$NUM$>$
\end{itemize}
\item \bibentry{cirstea2018contributions} \begin{itemize}
\item Status: Published / Accepted for publication
\item Journal Impact Factor: $<$NUM$>$
\end{itemize}
\item \bibentry{chychkarov2021handwritten} \begin{itemize}
\item Status: Published / Accepted for publication
\item Journal Impact Factor: $<$NUM$>$
\end{itemize}
\end{enumerate}
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\textbf{CERTIFICATE} \\[1cm]
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1. This is to certify that no corrections / suggestions were pointed out by the Indian / Foreign Examiner(s) in the Thesis titled ..........................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................
submitted by ........................................................................................
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2. This is to certify that all corrections and suggestions pointed out by the Indian / Foreign Examiner(s) are incorporated in the Thesis titled .......................................................................
....................................................................................................................................................
submitted by ........................................................................................ \\[2cm]
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\hspace{1cm} SUPERVISOR \hfill JOINT SUPERVISOR \hspace{1cm} \\
\hfill (If applicable) \hspace{1cm}
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Place: \\[0.2cm]
Date: \\[0.2cm]
\textbf{CONTACT DETAILS:} \\[0.3cm]
Shiv Nadar University Chennai, \\[0.2cm]
Old Mahabalipuram Road, \\
Kalavakkam – 603 110, \\
Tamil Nadu, India. \\[0.3cm]
+9144 3506 9700 \\
+1800 208 1199 \\[0.3cm]
Email: research@snuchennai.edu.in
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