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(ii)  Collaborative research publications :

                Papers  in  Scopus  indexed  (refereed,  non-predatory)  journals
         without impact factor:


            o   Papers with National collaboration: 2 Bonus points per paper.

            o   Papers with International collaboration: 3 Bonus points per paper.

         Papers in Impact Factor journals :


            o   Papers with National collaboration: 4 Bonus points per paper

            o   Papers with International collaboration: 5 Bonus points per paper


         Note :


            i)  Bonus points for collaborative research publication will be for the first
                and corresponding authors only.
            ii)  Scopus indexed journal papers, but predatory in nature will not be
                considered  for  Bonus  points  under  collaborative  research
                publications.

            iii)    Publications  with  EPT  scholar  as  co-author  or  publications  with
                Research advisor from outside VIT are not considered for collaborative
                publication category.


         3) Books/Chapters :


           Category           Applicable Points    Restricted to a maximum of


           Per Chapter            5 Points                 10 Points
           Per Edited Book        10 Points                20 Points

           Per Text Book          15 Points                No ceiling




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