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Title: 8 pitfalls to avoid while applying for a PhD


1
PhD India is the No 1 PhD Educational Consultancy
in South India.  We help 30 students register
for a PhD every month.
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8 pitfalls to avoid while applying for PhD
Consultancy absconding after receiving payment
Consultancy sending fake certificates
Difference of Opinion with the Guide
Work-life Balance
A 3 yr. PhD can be dragged for more than 6 yrs.
due to abstract not being accepted etc
Thesis not getting accepted for Publication
Too many visits to University needed and their
Workplace doesn't give that many days off
The panel asks for bribes
3
Consultancy absconding after receiving payment
There have been many instances where an applicant
makes all the payment only to find out that the
consultant absconded with the money.
4
Consultancy sending fake certificates
One of the problem faced by PhD students is
receiving fake certificates. Few firms engage in
such fraud.
5
Difference of Opinion with the Guide
One of the common problems faced by Ph.D.
students is rift with their supervisor. Who acts
as Boss, Mentor, and Friend, which is challenging
to maintain. Hence after a while, disagreements
surface, and some students feel to defer
immediately. in opinion.
6
Work-life Balance
Pursuing PhD as a working professional can be a
challenging job. Managing research work along
with classes and examination can at times become
hectic and students tend to discontinue PhD
course midway
7
PhD process getting delayed because abstract was
not accepted
It is a well know phenomenon wherein Ph.D.
students start having blues, after having an
initial high of being a Ph.D. student the morale
slumps causing them to experience these blues.
8
Thesis not getting accepted for Publication
To achieve success in Ph.D., you need lots of
enthusiasm, optimism, and dedication. It is a
five-year-long project probably longer than we
think. There are highs, and there will times when
you feel nothing is going your way and that
everything you do fails.
9
Too many visits to University needed
If Ph.D. Students have a supportive department
and mentors, they have a schedule and appointed
tasks basis no. of hours, grading, lecturing, and
focusing on what it takes to get done and quickly
finishing it in the best interest of time.
10
The panel asks for bribes
One of the major issue faced by students can be
bribes asked by consultant or panel members.
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