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Overview of PHD admissions abroad

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Coverage
PHD process flow
Eligibility & Prior Accomplishments
Important timelines
Country specifications
Application guidelines
Funding & Scholarships
PHD Interview Tips
Profiling of PHD aspirants
Future Prospects

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How to catch the PHD bus?
• The process to reach out to the Professors for
identifying potential opportunities.
• To discuss your profile with the Professor and
scope of enhancement.
Networking
• To identify the Professors who can be your future
supervisor.
• To focus on specific field of research based on your
previous academics as well as future ambitions.
Identifying

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• A four years of Bachelor’s from a recognized University in India. You can
start applying while you are at your last year of study.
• A recognized Masters degree in a specialized field is necessary for most
of the universities abroad.
• Taking the Standardized Examinations GRE, GRE subject tests, TOEFL or
IELTS.
• Capable of carrying out research under a mentor or independently and
oriented with several technical skills.
Prerequisites for Qualifying

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Is it time to start?
Start early
Apply early
Reach early

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PHD Timelines

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Be The Chosen One
Profile
Building
Engage into
learning various
lab techniques
Strong
Academic
credentials
Elaborate your
research
exposure
Score a high
GRE and TOEFL Strengthen your
communication
and writing
skills
Sharp your
technical
knowledge
Get involved in
publications

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Where to Land?
USA
• Requires a four year Bachelor’s or a Masters degree
• Requires GRE & TOEFL
• Gives importance to overall profile
• Applications are mostly open for Fall session
• Usually offers are given out with Full Funding
• PHD duration is 5-7 years
• Research intensive programs with huge prospects
CANADA
• Masters is mostly encouraged
• Requires IELTS
• Academic needs to be strong with good research exposure
• Applications are mostly for Fall session
• Usually offers are given out with Full Funding
• PD duration is 4-5 years
• Immensely research oriented programs with huge career prospects

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Where to land contd…
UK & Europe
•Requires a mandatory Masters degree
•Requires IELTS. Also accepts GATE (Germany). Program language varies from country to country
•Gives importance to research, publications and academics
•Applications are based on vacancies in specific research labs
•Usually are contract based and Funding depends upon professor, external organizations and bursaries
•PHD duration is 3-4 years
•Research intensive programs with huge prospects
Australia & Canada
•Masters is again mandatory
•Requires IELTS
•Academic needs to be strong with good research exposure. Ability to carry on independent research
•Applications are mostly for Spring session
•Advertised positions with less funding, mostly through projects and external funding
•PHD duration is 3-5 years
Singapore & Asia
•Mostly like UK but language is a hindrance and requires extremely high academic scores

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Application Guidelines
Online Application/
Paper Based
Applications
Documents – Resume,
SOP, LOR
Additional documents –
Research summary,
proposal, Thesis
abstract
Send GRE& TOEFL
scores officially through
ETS, IELTS to be
electronically reported
Hard copy documents –
Transcripts, Degree
Certificate
Application Fees

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Financing Your PHD
• Some countries offer financial assistance along with the
admit letter. USA being the primary one.
• Financial consideration is provided as Research
Assistantships, Teaching Assistantships or Graduate
Assistantships
• For other countries Funding is either through the on
going project funding as decide by supervisor
• Partial funding is offered to international candidates
through waivers or bursaries
• External scholarships like Commonwealth, DAAD
scholarships for Germany, Inlaks Shivdasani Foundation,
Indian Global Leader for Australia, British Council Great
etc.

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Scholarship Application Process
Separate SOP’s
needs to be
drafted
For external
funding Admits
should be received
prior to application
Additional
documents needs
to be submitted

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Common Interview Questions
Why USA as a destination?
Why this University?
Why this course
Future Plans (Short Term/Long Term)
Technical Subject Based Questions

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Interview Tips
Go through your SOP thoroughly
Go through University & Program website
Study basics of your current field of study
Go through the faculty profiles, research work
Ask questions about the curriculum and research related

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Future Prospects
Research &
Development
Academics
Academic
Researcher
Progression to
Post
Doctorate
Allied Fields

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