1. Thesis proposal time:

 The Thesis proposal shall be conducted after passing the qualification examination; Generally speaking, it should be completed before the end of the second academic year. Those who fail to pass the first time, can apply for thesis proposal for the second time in the next semester. The student who fail to pass the two times thesis proposal are not allowed to continue to study for a doctorate.

2. Diversion based on thesis proposal:

The expert group evaluates each doctoral student "pass" or "fail"

If it's the first time the thesis proposal is not passed, expert group will give the suggestion to start the next time.

If it is the second time the thesis proposal is not passed, expert group will give the suggestion the doctor student transfer to master, or drop out.

The comprehensive evaluation based on the moral performance, academic and scientific research of the doctoral students; For those who fail to pass the two times thesis proposal, the expert group will make suggestions on "turning to master training" or "dropping out" based on academic assessment.

3. Contents of Thesis proposal：

The contents of the Thesis proposal should include:

1) Proposed thesis topics

2) The research significance of the subject and the analysis of the research status at home and abroad

3) Research objectives, research contents and key problems to be solved

4) Research method, technical route, scheme and feasibility study to be adopted

5) The innovation of the subject

6) Schedule and expected results

7) Data accumulation related to this project and previous research results

4. Requirements for Thesis proposal：

 According to the school's policy requirements, all departments or research groups are organized and arranged in a unified way.

The Thesis proposal meeting shall be held in public within the scope of the discipline or related disciplines, and shall be held by the person in charge of the discipline group or the supervisor.At least 3 experts from related disciplines are called to form an expert group to demonstrate the Thesis proposal.

Graduate students should make a detailed report on the selected topic at the thesis proposal meeting, and the supervisor can make necessary explanation and supplement. The expert group should focus on the innovation and feasibility of the topics selected by the reporter, and puts forward specific opinions and suggestions on the research work.

The expert group shall appoint a special person to record the Thesis proposal meeting. The Thesis proposal and experts' opinions should be recorded and upload into the digital SJTU.

5： Thesis proposal process:

1) student application online: students should log into digital SJTU my.sjtu.edu.cn  make application for thesis proposal online, through service hall-----postgraduate--------thesis proposal. submit application online.

Students can apply to participate or postpone. In principle, all students should participate. In special circumstances, you can apply to postpone participate. Those who do not participate and do not apply for suspension of participation will be deemed to have failed this time. Students click  论文开题报告-Thesis+Proposal Download the thesis proposal report, fill in the main body of the opening report, fill in the course learning situation in the thesis proposal review, and in digital SJTU click "confirm to participate" to upload the filled report and submit application online.

2) Department review: the academic affairs teacher confirms the information of the student supervisor and designates the person in charge of the Department audit.

3) Supervisor review: confirm the authenticity of the information submitted by students, confirm the opinions on students' application, evaluate students' performance, and confirm the Secretary candidates (teachers, postgraduates and supervisors themselves). If the supervisor disagrees with the application, the process will be transferred to the Department review process.

4) Arrangement of proposal report: the supervisor shall organize at least 3 experts from relevant disciplines to form an expert group to participate in the argumentation meeting. The Secretary candidates confirmed by the supervisor will be implemented. The time and place of confirmation will be arranged, and the students will be informed by Email automatically after submission.

5) Make the thesis proposal: the students give a detailed report on the selected topic in the thesis proposal demonstration meeting, and the Secretary confirmed by the supervisor will record the presentation meeting.

6) Input the thesis proposal results: The Secretary candidates confirmed by the supervisor shall complete the input of thesis proposal opinions, upload the meeting minutes and input the information of experts. The content of this link is not visible to students, and the uploaded materials are only used for archiving and reference.

7) Department review: the academic affairs teacher confirms the assessment conclusion. If it is not passed, it is necessary to confirm the subsequent training of students. If you fail to pass the first thesis proposal, you may suggest to attend the next thesis proposal, and if you fail to pass the second opening report, you may propose to drop out.

8) Archiving: the educational administration teacher will implement the filing in digital SJTU, and the system will automatically send an email to inform the students of the results. The assessment result is pass or fail.

9) The educational administration teachers should make statistics on the thesis proposal report, contact the students with abnormal thesis proposal and carry out academic warning work.