PhD is a doctoral degree with an academic focus. A PhD course is usually of three years duration and candidates need to complete the course within a maximum time span of five to six years. However, the course duration may vary from one institute to the other. Aspirants need to possess a master’s degree to be eligible to pursue a PhD program.
Candidates can pursue a PhD program in any stream. In a PhD course aspirant need to select a topic or a subject and do in-depth research on it and answer any queries related to the topic/ subject.
Candidates who have cleared entrance exams like UGC NET, GATE, JEST and the likes are usually offered fellowships while pursuing a PhD course. Apart from this, universities such as IGNOU and Delhi University (DU) also offer fellowships to students pursuing full time PhD courses with them.
PhD Degree requirements is the process or the prerequisites of getting the PhD Degree. This is different in different countries. PhD in India follows rules described by the UGC.
PhD Degree requirements include completion of coursework, presentation of research proposals or synopsis, submission of progress reports, give pre-submission presentation and then defend the thesis in an oral debating atmosphere.