Table of contents in bookmarks and not in contents

Classes/PhDThesisPSnPDF.cls

@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ supported!}
 
 % *********************** Table of Contents & Appendices ***********************
 % add Bibliography, List of figures and tables to contents
-\RequirePackage{tocbibind}
+\RequirePackage[nottoc]{tocbibind}
 % Add appendices
 \RequirePackage[title,titletoc]{appendix}
 
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ supported!}
 \renewcommand{\listfigurename}{List of figures}
 \renewcommand{\listtablename}{List of tables}
 
-
 % *************************** Graphics and Figures *****************************
 \RequirePackage[usenames, dvipsnames]{color}
 \ifpdf
@@ -548,6 +547,7 @@ supported!}
 
 % Moved below other usepackage definitions to fix PDFLaTeX footnote warning
 % Based on the suggestion by John Plaice
+
 \ifsetDVI
 \special{papersize=\the\paperwidth,\the\paperheight}
 \RequirePackage[dvips,unicode=true]{hyperref}

thesis.tex

@@ -132,19 +132,17 @@
 
 % *********************** Adding TOC and List of Figures ***********************
 
+\cleardoublepage
+\pdfbookmark[0]{\contentsname}{Contents}
 \tableofcontents
 
-% To hide table of contents appearing in table of contents
-% warning this will also remove it from the bookmarks in the side panel
-% \tochide\tableofcontents
-
 \listoffigures
 
 \listoftables
 
-% \printnomencl[space] space can be set as 2em between symbol and
-% description
+% \printnomencl[space] space can be set as 2em between symbol and description
 %\printnomencl[3em]
+
 \printnomencl
 
 % ******************************** Main Matter *********************************