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People spend a lot of time in PhD without any reason. The Ph.D should be done as early as possible because the more you spend your time aimlessly, the more you are wasting your opportunities. Earlier days of smooth sailing and landing in a comfortable teaching or R & D job no longer exists. However, if you are someone with specialist stature, you do not have to worry. There is always open road. This is not the case with many students. So, one needs to have a strategy. One can follow these steps for shortening the time period in Ph.D.
(1) Clear your course work as early as possible with 1005 effort. Many students lag behind in this step which is the most common in premier institute.
(2) Put your all effort to find the research field. Many people cannot decide and keeps on doing experimentation. I have seen a lot of people going halfway through a research field and then backtracks to start in a new field. One needs to be 100 percent sure of the research field and then stick to it till the finish line. While choosing a research field, you can choose something that interests you or you can choose something trendy to grab instant opportunities.
(3) After finding the research field, put your efforts to find a research problem. It is the one of the difficult jobs. If you can find it, you can start working on it. For that, you need to study extensively. Many a time, students look up to the guide for such a topic. The guide may moonlight something but he or she will never tell you to the exact problem because he knows that it is your Ph.D project and not his. No body will unnecessarily get into your business. So, you have to put your own effort.
Now, how to find a research problem. You can find easily by keeping this in mind “Whenever there is a problem in doing something, you can find a research problem”. Suppose, in your village there is no a single grocery shop. A grocery shop solves a lot of problem for the folks. You have identified that a grocery shop is a requirement in that area. You need to erect a shop by getting permissions from authority and raising some working capital. Similarly, in research field also, we have certain type of problems everywhere. You need to find them and try to solve as early as possible.
(4) While considering the research problem, one needs to be careful because you will need systems and equipment to carry out experiments. Many a time, universities and organizations may not have set up for your experiments. In that case, you may need to write for grants. If you get grants, it is well and fine otherwise you will be stuck for good. So, you need to consider it carefully. If you have limitless time, you can do that. The project will be good but it is not suitable for everybody. I am writing for those students who needs to complete Ph.D as soon as possible.
(5) Research papers will be back bone of your thesis. Now a days, academic regulators like UGC has said that there is no requirement of research papers for awarding the degree to shorten the Ph.D tenure which runs 7 to 10 years in India due to non-publication of articles in journals. Though this is good for you currently, it will be bad for you in the long run. Once you submit thesis for review, it is better that you mention your publication. This way there is little room for questions by the reviewers. Otherwise, people will keep on giving you modifications. You will be fed up and demoralized. This has happened. When, you have published your findings, it means it is reviewed by experts and there is no room for questions. Moreover, you will have to produce research papers while appearing in job interviews. Otherwise, you will loose valuable marks awarded for research papers in screening process. Right after finding the research topic, one should read ample number of texts regarding that and try to write a review article. This will help you to learn publication process and make you ready for publishing articles regarding your findings. Many students from vernacular medium struggle in writing and hence their tenure increases. So, one should start practicing writing as early as possible. You can take help of various software to smooth-en your linguistic skills such as Grammarly, Quill Bot etc. One should not use AI like chat GPT for writing because nowadays there are software which can detect texts written by AI system. You can use them for research but not for writing. They store the each and every text which you have produced via AI systems. If you use it in papers, the journal may banish you for good or reject your article.
6. Once you are done, start writing the thesis, first you write the literature section and then write material & methods chapter. After finishing those chapters, you can write introduction. This way you can keep your introduction oriented towards your research problem and methodologies which you are going to use. Then, you can write accordingly the results & discussions and references. Finally, you are ready to write the abstract. It should reflect the research problem and your take regarding it. Above all, it should include all the findings in a nut shell. Writing a thesis takes time. At least you have to give 3 months for this.
7. After writing the thesis, you have to give a presentation before the research committee. Once you are through it you are to submit for review. It takes normally 3 to 6 months. Sometimes, reviewers are quick and send the reply in one month which is very rare. In the meantime, one should keep writing research papers.
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