The Scientific Council of Chirchik State Pedagogical University, No. PhD.01/2025.27.12.B.04.05, awarding the scientific degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biological Sciences
The Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan on "Science and Scientific Activity", " The Regulations on the Higher Attestation Commission under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan" and the "Regulations on the Scientific Council Awarding Scientific Degrees" were established by the application of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovations of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the recommendation of the Expert Council on Biological Research and Biotechnology of the HAC by the resolution of the HAC Meeting No. 1379 dated Desember 27, 2025.
2. Composition of the Scientific Council
Full name of the Council members. | Academic degree and title | Role on the Council | Organization and position of the person conducting the activity | |
 | Fayziyev Vokhid Bakhromovich | Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor |
Chairman of the Scientific Council
| Chirchik State Pedagogical University, Head of Department, v.fayziyev@cspu.uz Tel:+99894-675-25-19 |
 | Jurayev Sirojiddin Turdikulovich | Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor | Deputy Chairman | Tashkent State Agrarian University, Professor of the Department |
 | Boronov Akmal Qalandar oglu | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biological Sciences, Associate Professor |
Scientific Secretary
| Chirchik State Pedagogical University, Associate Professor of the Department, Tel:+99897-404-06-61 |
 | Vakhobov Abdurasul Khakimovich |
Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor | Member of the Council |
Professor of the Department, National University of Uzbekistan |
 | Akhmedova Zakro Rakhmatovna |
Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor | Member of the Council |
Head of Laboratory, Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan
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 | Sherimbetov Anvar Gulmirzayevich
| Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor | Member of the Council
| Institute of Genetics and Experimental Biology of Plants, Head of Laboratory |
 | Shurigin Vyacheslav Vladimirovich
| Doctor of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor | Member of the Council | Chirchik State Pedagogical University, Associate Professor of the Department |
 | Kadirova Zarifa Nosirovna
| Candidate of Biological Sciences, Senior Researcher |
Member of the Council | Institute of Genetics and Experimental Biology of Plants |
 | Kaiyrmanova Gulzhan Kaiyrjanovna | Candidate of Biological Sciences, Professor | Member of the Council | |
 | Muminov Hasan Aliqulovich | Doctor of Biological Sciences, Senior Researcher | Member of the Council
| Professor of the Department, Chirchik State Pedagogical University |
 | Matniyazova Hilola Khudayberganovna |
Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor |
Member of the Council
| Professor of the Department, Chirchik State Pedagogical University |
 | Bobokhujayev Shukhrat Umarovich
| Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences |
Member of the Council | Associate Professor of the Department, National University of Uzbekistan |
It is allowed to hold dissertation defenses in the following specialties:
03.00.04–“Microbiology and Virology” (Biological Sciences);
03.00.09–“General Genetics” (Biological Sciences);
It is allowed to establish a one-time academic council for awarding academic degrees in the following specialties:
03.00.07–“Physiology and Biochemistry of Plants”
3. Dissertation defense process
Dissertation defense procedure (step-by-step instructions, document submission, and deadlines).
The Meeting of the Higher Attestation Commission is held in accordance with the REGULATIONS “On the Academic Council for Awarding Academic Degrees”, approved by Resolution No. 239/3 of May 31, 2017.
1. When the institution where the dissertation was completed gives a positive conclusion on the results of the preliminary examination of the dissertation, the documents listed in Appendix 2 to these Regulations are submitted by the researcher to the Academic Council in electronic form to the organization where the council operates through the initially designated platform.
2. After the dissertation is accepted by the Academic Council for preliminary examination, it is sent to the Scientific Seminar.
3. The dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is subject to preliminary examination by the Academic Council within 2 months from the date of submission of the documents by the researcher, and the dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) is subject to preliminary examination by the Academic Council within 3 months.
4. After receiving a positive conclusion from the preliminary examination, the dissertation is sent to the scientific seminar by the secretary of the Scientific Council with a letter of recommendation from the chairman (or deputy) of the Scientific Council.
5. The dissertation is registered by the Scientific Seminar from this day and 2 reviewers are appointed from among the members of the Scientific Seminar or other specialists-scientists.
6. Reviewers, having familiarized themselves with the dissertation, submit their reviews to the scientific secretary of the Scientific Seminar within 15 days for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), and within 1 month for the degree of Doctor of Science (DSc). The candidate must be familiarized with the reviews by the scientific secretary of the Scientific Seminar at least 5 days before the meeting of the Scientific Seminar.
7. The scientific seminar is organized in the form of a meeting. The agenda of the meeting is distributed to its members by the scientific secretary of the Scientific Seminar at least 5 days before the meeting and is published on the website of the institution where the Scientific Council operates.
8. After the dissertation work is discussed in the prescribed manner at the Scientific Seminar meeting, one or another conclusion is made in the form of “recommend the dissertation for defense” or “recommend the dissertation for revision” and this conclusion is adopted by open voting.
9. If a decision is made at the Scientific Seminar meeting to recommend the dissertation work for defense, the minutes of the Scientific Seminar are drawn up and the work is recommended for the next stage.
10. If at the end of the scientific seminar the dissertation is recommended to be revised, the Scientific Council shall return the dissertation to the institution where the work was completed with an official letter (the documents submitted by the researcher and the shortcomings indicated by the scientific seminar and proposals for their elimination are attached to the letter of reference). After the shortcomings indicated in the scientific seminar are eliminated, the dissertation shall be subject to preliminary examination by the institution where the dissertation was completed at least 3 months later, and in case of a positive conclusion on the results, the relevant documents shall be submitted by the researcher to the Scientific Council.
11. The dissertation shall be discussed at the scientific seminar within 1 month for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and within 2 months for the award of the degree of Doctor of Science (DSc).
12. The dissertation must be accepted for defense by the Academic Council within 1 month from the date of submission of the positive conclusion of the Scientific Seminar on the dissertation and a decision must be made on this.
13. If the dissertation does not correspond to the specialties of the Scientific Council in its essence or is not completed by the researcher in accordance with the requirements of the legislation, the dissertation will not be accepted for defense by the Academic Council and the applicant will be warned about this.
14. The decision of the Academic Council to accept the dissertation for defense is considered accepted only if at least two-thirds of the members of the Academic Council participating in the meeting vote in favor of the positive conclusion of the Scientific Seminar by open voting.
15. The leading organization and official opponents are approved by the Academic Council after the decision to accept the dissertation for defense is made.
16. Within 5 days from the date of acceptance of the dissertation for defense by the Academic Council, the draft dissertation and dissertation abstract shall be sent by the Academic Council to the official opponents and the leading organization via a follow-up letter.
17. The Academic Council shall appoint official opponents from among the scientists conducting research in the field of the dissertation.
18. For the award of the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree, 2 official opponents shall be appointed for the dissertation, one of whom shall be a Doctor of Science, and the other may be a Doctor of Science or a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). 1 of the official opponents shall be a member of the Academic Council where the defense is being held.
19. For the degree of Doctor of Science (DSc), 3 official opponents are appointed from among doctors of science or professors, 1 of whom must be a member of the Academic Council where the defense is being held. In some cases, as an exception, 2 members of the Academic Council may be official opponents in agreement with the Academic Council. Official opponents must be employees of different organizations.
20. After reviewing the work, the official opponents submit a written review, copies of which must be submitted to the applicant by the Academic Council at least 5 days before the dissertation defense.
21. After the decision to accept the dissertation for defense and before the publication of the dissertation abstract, the Academic Council submits the following documents to the Academic Council for publication on the Academic Council website about the dissertation defense, as listed in Appendix 4 to these Regulations.
22. The Academic Council organizes an electronic examination of the dissertation and abstract during the normative and technical examination to determine the status of plagiarism. If any case (cases) of plagiarism are identified, the documents are returned to the Academic Council and the dissertation is removed from discussion.
23. After the announcement of the dissertation defense on the HAC website, the Chairman of the Academic Council shall grant permission to publish the dissertation abstract with the copyright and shall appoint a date for the dissertation defense.
24. The full text of the dissertation abstract shall be posted by the scientific secretary of the Academic Council on the website of the institution where the Academic Council operates, and shall be sent for posting to the educational information network "ZiyoNET".
25. The dissertation defense shall be held within 40 days after the announcement on the HAC website.
26. The meetings of the Academic Council shall be held under the chairmanship of the Chairman of the Academic Council. Before the opening of the meeting of the Academic Council, the draft of the Academic Council conclusion prepared by the Scientific Seminar shall be distributed to the members of the Academic Council.
27. The meeting of the Academic Council is considered competent when at least two-thirds of its members and at least 3 Doctors of Science (DSc) in each specialty of the dissertation being defended for the degree of Doctor of Science (DSc), and at least 2 Doctors of Science (DSc) and 1 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in each specialty of the dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), participate in its work.
28. After the dissertation work is discussed by the Academic Council, a counting commission consisting of 3 people is approved to take into account the net results of the closed vote, and they formalize the voting results and read out the minutes drawn up by the chairman of the commission, and the conclusion of this commission is approved by the members of the council by open voting.
29. A transcript of the defense process will be prepared and sent to the HAC along with the documents.
Dissertation defense conditions (number of scientific articles, requirement for articles indexed in international databases).
To defend a dissertation, an applicant must comply with Chapter 3 of the Regulation “On the Procedure for Awarding Academic Degrees”, approved by the Resolution of the Presidium of the Higher Attestation Commission under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated May 31, 2017 No. 239/4.
Requirements for the defense process (dissertation formalities, scientific ethics and transparency). The dissertation and abstract are formalized in accordance with the “Rules for Formalizing Dissertation and Dissertation Abstract”, approved by the Resolution of the Presidium of the Higher Attestation Commission under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated March 20, 2015 No. 214/8.
Announcements and planned deadlines for dissertation defense. The announcement of the dissertation defense will be posted on the OAC website within 15 days from the date of submission of the relevant documents. The relevant documents will undergo regulatory and technical examination at the HAC and, if they meet the requirements, will be published.
4. Meetings and decisions of the Scientific Council
• List of defended dissertations (topic, author, scientific supervisor, result).
The defense of the dissertation work of the basic doctoral student of the Chirchik State Pedagogical University Tursunova Nilufar Mo'ydinovna for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biological Sciences in the specialties 03.00.07 - "Physiology and Biochemistry of Plants" and 03.00.09 - "General Genetics" on the topic "Physiological characteristics and inheritance of morphological and economic traits of hybrids of the species Phaseolus vulgaris L." was held on 04.02.2025. Scientific supervisors: B.D., prof. R.M.Usmanov, B.D., prof. B.Kh.Amanov.
The defense of the dissertation work of Sattorov Muzaffar Soatovich, a basic doctoral student of the Chirchik State Pedagogical University, for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biological Sciences on the topic “Study of the influence of plum pox virus on some morpho-physiological properties of plants and its diagnostics” in the specialty 03.00.04 – Microbiology and Virology, was held on 07.03.25. Scientific advisor is B.D., Prof. Fayziyev V.B.
• Requirements for scientific articles approved by the Council.
In addition to journals excluded from the list in 2019 based on the decision of the HAC, articles from journals equated to foreign journals based on the decision of the Ministry dated July 30, 2020 No. 87-01-578 are accepted.
Based on the resolution of the Presidium of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 352/4 dated March 30, 2024, articles published on the basis of publications and databases issued from April 1, 2024, are not accepted from the "List of scientific publications recommended for publishing the main scientific results of dissertations of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (page 3).
5. Documents and regulations related to the Academic Council
• Charter and regulations of the Academic Council (available for download in PDF format).
• Documents required for the defense of the dissertation: Application, conclusion from the institution where the dissertation was completed
Documents submitted to the Academic Council
LIST
1. Application from the institution where the dissertation was completed to accept the dissertation for defense.
2. Objective-reference document about the applicant.
3. Copies of the applicant's diploma confirming the completion of higher education
4. Certificates of passing qualifying exams (for applicants for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD).
5. Conclusion of the institution where the dissertation was completed.
6. Conclusions of the organizations where the dissertation was discussed (if any).
7. List of the applicant's scientific works approved by the institution where the dissertation was completed, copies of the main scientific works.
8. Review of the scientific supervisor (advisor)
9. Abstract of the dissertation of the candidate of science or doctor of philosophy (PhD) or other equivalent scientific degree for the applicant for the degree of Doctor of Science (DSc).
10. Written consent of the co-authors to include scientific works in the dissertation.
11. Dissertation and dissertation abstract.
12. Documents submitted on the implementation of the scientific results of the dissertation in practice.
13. A copy of the bulletin in which the topic was announced
You can familiarize yourself with the regulations and regulatory documents on the award of scientific degrees on the following page.
6. Information about defended dissertations
• You can find out information about the latest scientific defenses to be held at the Council on the announcements page of the official website of the university.
7. Scientific articles and publications
• Publications recommended by the Scientific Council (journals on the HAC list, journals indexed by Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar). You can download the list of scientific publications recommended for publishing the results of scientific research by clicking on the link.
The scientific journal and electronic databases of the university (if the university has a scientific journal, provide a link to it). The department, in collaboration with the Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology, has organized a scientific journal called "Modern Biology and Genetics", which is currently indexed in the HAC and a number of international databases.
8. News on the activities of the Scientific Council
• Latest scientific defenses and results. You can find out information about the latest scientific defenses to be held by the Council on the announcements page of the official website of the university.
9. Contact information and questions
- Chairman of the Scientific Council
- Secretariat of the Scientific Council:
Fayziyev Vokhid Bakhromovich | Doctor of Biological Sciences, Professor | Faculty of Natural Sciences, room 300 | Chirchik State Pedagogical University, Head of Department, v.fayziyev@cspu.uz Telegram bot |
| Buronov Akmal Kalandar oglu | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biological Sciences, Associate Professor | Faculty of Natural Sciences, room 109 | Chirchik State Pedagogical University, Associate Professor of the Department, a.boronov@cspu.uz Tel:+99897-404-06-61 |
10. Multimedia and social networks
- Video and photo gallery of scientific defenses.
- Coverage of the activities of the Scientific Council through the university's social networks.
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The activities of the Scientific Council are constantly covered on the official website of Chirchik State Pedagogical University https://yangi.cspu.uz and telegram, channels.