Top ten tips to prepare for P.hd. examination

Description: Preparation for a P.hd. exam is slightly different from preparing for the other regular exams.

The entrance exams of the P.hd. courses at Invertis University for the 2019 winter session has been scheduled on the 28th of December 2019. Preparation for a P.hd.. exam is a bit different from that of a regular exam. Invertis University offers P.hd.. courses in a variety of branches like science, engineering, management, law, journalism, and a few others.

Preparing for exams require students to stay focused, eating healthy, cutting off digital distractions, and continuous practicing. Preparing for an exam of P.hd.would require all these along with a few other specifics. Let us look at some of the tips that would help in preparing specifically for the P.hd. exams.

v  Read - Reading a lot of relevant books, reviews, and understanding the author's standpoint would be very helpful. Reading the books of scholars that are on the list provided is very important. Reading them helps to put their thoughts in the conversation. Since the topics are similar to the research topic it helps in improving the breadth and depth of your knowledge.

v  Committee Members - Thorough preparedness is helpful. But it is also important to get information on the processes followed by each committee member. Each of them may have a different parameter of assessment and using those parameters to prepare accordingly guarantees success.

v  Reference of textbooks/encyclopedia - Referring books from the related field and using the key terms, events, and ideas mentioned in those books will give you a better understanding of the concept.

v  Notes and Review of notes - Read relevant reference books, articles, and encyclopedia thoroughly and make detailed notes similar to the notes you would make for a book. This will help at the time of review. It is vital to start reviewing the notes and analyzing them with clear cut ideas and arguments. Looking at your article with an outsider view of analysis and argument develops the most important skill to face the exam which is the cross-questioning.

v  Organizing notes - A humongous amount of notes is generated with every reading/ referencing. This might look easily doable at the beginning however, as and when the load increases the note-making and organizing can get quite messy and lead to important points getting lost. Using an online (free) application to organize the notes with separate relevant folders helps in the last few days of revision uncomplicated.

v  Meet the committee - It is very important to have continuous communication with the advisors so that there is clear communication about the expectations. It is vital to discuss the structure of the examination so that there aren't any last-minute surprises.

v  Practice - Practicing to explain the answers loudly with the right posture with a friend/ fellow graduate helps in preparing for the oral exam.

v  Terminologies - Ensure you make a list of the key terminologies and theoretical concepts and start using them in the practicing sessions.

v  Confidence - It is vital to provide elaborate answers confidently and avoid short answers since it may result in further rapid-fire questions.

v  Interpretations - Reading a huge amount of reference books and articles helps in improving the depth of knowledge however, self-observation and arguments are crucial.

Detailed and well-organized preparation of exams guarantees success!