Section 61(3) in The Indira Gandhi Agriculture University, Raipur Statutes, 1987
(3)The Vishwavidyalaya shall, when so approved by the Board, grant to a Post-graduate student who has fulfilled Vishwavidyalaya requirements, the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, as prescribed by the Council of Post-graduate Studies and approved by the Academic Council a student shall have completed in a creditable manner in the Vishwavidyalaya or acquired by proved transfer atleast 96 Course Credits, after Master's Degree, applicable to the Doctor's Degree. In addition, he shall have completed a comprehensive research project and submitted an acceptable thesis, and in addition he shall have demonstrated in a conclusive manner, by examination by the Faculty, that he possesses outstanding competency in the field of specialisation.
