program structure.
Ph.D. by Research is a Guided Research (off-campus) Program in which the scholars work on a doctoral dissertation and publish articles in reputed international journals. They are assessed via their writings and through the defense of their dissertation. Additionally, they are assessed on the quality & research orientation of their research topic along with the quality of their research thesis.
The total credits are divided among research proposal, literature review, articles writing & publications, dissertation review and dissertation defense.
Following are the generic top-level program requirements. The detailed curriculum shall be provided after enrollment:
- Acceptable and relevant Topic of Research
- Research Proposal conforming to University Format
- Research Publications in Acceptable Journals
- Dissertation PPT
- Dissertation
❚ Research Supervisor
Since Ph.D. by Research involves Guided Research, it requires a Research Supervisor who shall guide the student through different stages of his/her research.
In order to make the program more affordable, GradXs provides an option of Student-Nominated Mentor who shall be chosen by the student but requires to be approved by the university. The supervisor should have a Doctorate Degree and sufficient teaching/industry experience in order to be eligible for the same. In this case, the management of financials (honorarium cost, etc.) is done entirely between the supervisor and the student.
In case a student opts for a supervisor assigned by GradXs, GradXs shall assign a University approved GradXs-Assigned Mentor from its network of highly qualified and distinguished Research Mentors for guiding the student in the best possible way. However, this shall incur an additional fee of USD 500 or INR 35000.
research areas.
Following are the top-level subjects / areas of research available:
- Agriculture
- Business & Entrepreneurship
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Education
- Engineering
- Environment & Pollution
- Finance & Accounts
- Health Sciences
- Humanities
- Information Technology
- Law
- Management
- Marine & Shipping
- Occupational Health & Safety
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Social Science
- Any other relevant area (subject to review)
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eligibility.
❚ Normal Route:
Master's Degree or Equivalent PG Diploma in relevant subject from a recognised University / Institution
❚ Lateral Entry Route:
Deserving candidates can complete the course in Fast Track mode through Lateral Entry. It is a convenient and time-saving mode of enrollment for students who wish to migrate to LIUTEBM for completing their Ph.D.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
Post-graduate degree holders with minimum 5 years of teaching/industry experience (subject to assessment of work-experience vis-a-vis proposed research) in the relevant field OR M.Phil. degree holders shall be eligible for enrollment in a 1-year old batch enabling them to complete their Ph.D. program in 2 years.
NOTE:
- The Lateral Entry candidates will also have to complete all the program requirements as per the university curriculum.
- To ascertain eligibility for Lateral Entry, applicants are required to submit the relevant verifiable documents along with their updated CV.
- The decision of the University in regards to eligibility shall be final and binding.
❚ Dual Degree from other Universities:
The LIUTEBM has Dual Degree arrangement with other partner universities through credit transfer and the students may apply and get dual degree from another university with additional subsidised fee payment. GradXs too facilitates dual degree of DBA/PhD from one of the GradXs partner universities with additional fee payment (terms, conditions and process applied). Please contact GradXs for availability and process of such a option.
fee details.
Note: The above fees is exclusive of the applicable GST. Payments shall be accepted only via Bank Transfer. The necessary bank charges should be borne by the student.
This Fee Structure is subsidized by 40% as scholarship and is subject to availability of number of places. Therefore you can take advantage of this subsidy of 40% of the original Program Fee by applying as early as possible.
In case of Lateral Entry, the installment amount will be adjusted to match the reduced program duration. Note that no exemption of fees shall be granted.
For Students migrating from other Universities:
In case of Migration from other Universities, the number of installments and installment amount will depend on the remaining program duration.
mentors.
GradXs boasts its network of highly qualified and distinguished mentors from around the world. These mentors are assigned to the research students as their supervisors (for students opting for a GradXs-Assigned Mentor) who guide the students throughout their research. The student and supervisor then work together to bring out the maximal outcome of the research.
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research support.
GradXs conducts interactive online sessions on a regular basis on key research topics so that the research students can get benefited from the immense expertise of our Mentors. The students also get a chance to clarify their doubts with the mentors.
GradXs also enables the students with a discussion forum on its portal, where students can engage with the mentors as well as with other students for academic discussions.
Following are glimpses of some of the sessions conducted by GradXs: