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PHD RP Format
PHD RP Format
APA style should be followed for Text citation, Figures, Tables, Formulas, References,
and Interpretation etc. However, Headings should be in Harvard style
Minimum word limit: 5000-8000
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Front Matter
Words Limit
1.1 Proposed title of the study
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5.
Introduction
2.1 Background of the study (significance/rationale of the study)
2.2 Broad problem area
2.2.1. Specific problem statement
2.3 Aim of the study
2.4 Research objective (s)
2.5 Research question (s)
2.6 Significant of the Study (along with theoretical contributions)
2.7 Delimitations of the study
Literature review
3.1 Concepts & definitions
3.2 Theoretical reflections
3.3 Indentify literature gap(s) pertaining to the topic under study
3.4 Substantiating evidences from the literature
3.5 Critical analysis of the literature
Proposed theoretical/conceptual framework [With diagram]
4.1 Research Framework (with full justification and theoretical foundation)
4.2 Hypotheses
Proposed Research Methodology
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7.
6-20
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3000
1500
500
Articles *
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* Please be careful, while selecting research articles. Articles must be recent (i.e. from the last 35 year publication) selected from the highly respected journals. Avoid text books, WebPages, and
Wikipedia, etc.