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(3) A candidate shall submit in print format of at least five copies of his thesis or such
numbers as may be determined by the Faculty for examination. The thesis shall be—

(a) prefaced by —

(i) An abstract that does not exceed five hundred words in bahasa Malaysia
and English. Where the language of the thesis is other than bahasa
Malaysia or English, an abstract in that language must also be included;
and

(ii) A declaration of the originality of the writing in accordance with a format
as may be determined by the University;

(b) typed and printed in double spacing on A4 size paper except for drawings or
maps for which there is no size limitation. A margin of four centimetres shall be
left on the left-hand side; and

(c) bound in rexine red soft cover with the title or an abbreviation thereof and the
name of the author printed in block letters on the spine and the cover.

(4) A thesis shall not exceed a hundred thousand words except otherwise determined by the
Senate.

(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of subregulation (4), the following are not included in the
limitations:

(a) Footnotes or endnotes, appendices, tables and diagrams; and

(b) Reproductions or translations of any texts. The candidate’s own comments or
criticisms shall be subject to the said limitations.

(6) A candidate who wishes to exceed the number of words specified shall apply to the
Faculty at least three months before the date of submission of his thesis for examination,
and provide reasons for his inability to adhere to the prescribed length.

(7) A candidate shall not submit as his thesis any work including idea, writing, data or any
creation of any other person or work that has already been submitted for a degree in this
or any other university or institution, but he shall not be precluded from incorporating any
part of any such work into his thesis provided that in his thesis he indicates clearly that
part of the work that has been so incorporated.

(8) A candidate may submit any contribution that has been printed and published
independently or conjointly for the advancement of his subject. A conjoint work must be
accompanied by a statement showing clearly the candidate’s contribution to the work.
The statement must be signed by his collaborator.

(9) A candidate shall not plagiarize any idea, writing, data or creation of any other person.
For the purpose of this subregulation and subregulation 34(9), plagiarism includes—

(a) any act of taking an idea, writing, data or creation of another person and claiming
that the idea, writing, data or creation is his own product or creation; or

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