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Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC) and Thesis Proposal Defence
A er passing the Comprehensive Examina on, the student iden fies his/her research interest for thesis and the
Thesis Advisory Commi ee (TAC) is formed. The Chairperson and members of the TAC will supervise and guide the
student to ensure steady progress of his/her thesis. They advise the student in the development, and prepara on
of a thesis proposal, subsequent thesis work and its comple on, and the development and prepara on of a final Compu ng Facili es
dra of the final Thesis. The thesis-proposal defence is assessed on a pass/fail basis.
Hostel Facility
Thesis Examination Committee (TEC)
Thesis Defence and Viva-voce: The defence comprises of a public seminar in which the student presents the thesis to
the Thesis Examina on Commi ee (TEC). The TEC consists of all the TAC members and two external examiners who IIM Visakhapatnam has licenses of state-of-the-art
will evaluate the thesis. compu ng so wares like MATLAB, SPSS, STATA and
remote compu ng facili es using VPN access from The Ins tute's Hostel rooms are well-appointed with
anywhere out of the campus. We have a dedicated server modern and comfortable facili es. This includes
for our computa onal purposes that hosts open source ameni es like furniture, air-condi oners, Wi-Fi, TV, fridge
compu ng so wares like R and Python apart from the etc.
Infrastructure and Facilities proprietary ones.
There are indoor sports like Caroms, Table Tennis and
Billiards for recrea on. Gym facility is available through
IIMV Campus an arrangement with an external agency. The hostel
offers a holis c living experience, ins lling in the students
a strong sense of belonging, par cipa on and inclusion in
Faculty Resources Medical and Counselling Services the student-community. The campus and hostel are
conducive to healthy interac ons, mutual support and
IIMV is currently housed in a temporary campus in Andhra
emo onal security.
University. It is a fully air-condi oned, and Wi-Fi enabled
campus wherein the Lecture Theatres (LT), and mul purpose The Ins tute will provide monthly HRA for students with
classrooms with Video-conferencing capabili es are The campus has a well-qualified faculty pool. family, who need to live off-campus and encourages
equipped to support the mul disciplinary teaching The faculty members are involved in research, Medical and counselling services are aided by the students who are single, to avail the hostel facility.
environment that IIM Visakhapatnam encourages. The case development, and industry consultancy. All Ins tute's Medical Officer and Student Counsellor
infrastructure and facili es are conducive for knowledge- the faculty members hold a doctoral degree respec vely. These services are u lised by the students,
staff and faculty members. Counselling services at IIMV
pursuit and effec ve learning-outcomes. from reputed ins tu ons, and most of them
have rich industry experience. There is a help the students to adjust to the new environment
complement of faculty/specialists from other through healthy peer-rela onships and provide them
IIMs as well as the industry, who are invited by with robust support towards wellness and career goals.
the Ins tute to provide the students with value- Complete confiden ality is maintained. Students are
added learning. encouraged to avail these services for enhanced quality
of life, on and off campus.

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