Universidad
Politécnica de Madrid

9. Admission to the procedures leading to the defence of the PhD Thesis

Once the deposit period has passed with no objections or when any raised have been resolved, The PhD Commission of the UPM has to decide whether to authorise the defence of the thesis or not, or authorise it on the condition that any changes necessary are carried out. The decision taken has to be communicated to the academic commission of the PhD program who will, in turn, advise both the PhD student and the thesis director within a maximum period of five days. If the defence is not authorised, the reasons for making the decision must be specified. The decision of the PhD Commission of the UPM is final and definitive, and closes all administrative channels.