10 questions not to ask from a ph

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other responsibilities or not etc etc etc.. $ut a poor Ph.D. scholar who is actually involved in

research has the target that &ust after this ob&ective he can submit his thesis4 and whoa again a

new idea came and he3she started working for that. A simple advice to answer this question is that

think a random number in your mind, double it and add some more to it and answer this question.

"his will help you out in many ways e.g. if you will submit before the said period then you are aheadof your plan and if you are submitting your thesis on the said period then you are on time and

sticking to your plan. "his trick will give your image as perfect person to manage with time.

2. hat after your Ph.D.?

A Ph.D. scholar who is deeply involved in their research he3she have not even got time to plan for

their -what after Ph.D.0 thing. $ut when they actually came to an end to finish their Ph.D. they are

still blank and blindly enters in Post Doctoral 5ellowship 6PD57. %hoa "heir peers and family are still

thinking that they are still studying, they are not earning blah blah blah.

Another case for those who are doing interdisciplinary research and have also planned for after

Ph.D. "his is one of the most difficult and painful question in front of these Ph.D. scholar because

after looking into their research which is actually entirely different from their initial plan and many

times they entered into different sub&ect to make their thesis as interdisciplinary and finally at last

they are thinking which field they should opt for their future. *ven if they are going to give interview

at company3institute from their core sub&ect they are getting answer that they are not e8actly from

this sub&ect3field. Additionally, if they will go for those interdisciplinary field in which their thesis is9

those industries3companies will tell you are not from this field.

:. $o! is your research #enefit the society?

Many of the Ph.D. scholars know the answer and can defend the question either partially or fully but

some of the research scholars, especially life;science students, they are still thinking many

questions e.g. what am doing< %hy am doing this< %hat benefit will be there< %ell "o answer

these should advice that instead of these questions they should defend their negative thoughts with

these answers ' =omeday some where my research will be beneficial in some applications.

Although am doing basic research am adding some value to the initial finding which will be

beneficial for those who are working at the applicability of this. My research data will be considered if

my hypothesis will take some actual shape and once it will take proper shape will be the Hero.

"hese will really be helpful in defending the negative questions3thoughts.

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A Ph.D. scholar who is working for day and night &ust to finish their ob&ectives. "hey are getting

struck in the laboratory or work place without seeing the light of the day. Peers3?ndergrad3@rad

student who are getting routine vacations could not understand it. "he main aim of the Ph.D. scholar

is to finish their ob&ective what they have planned and started working for it because once they will

stop it they have to start it again from the initial. "his question will be most painful and once thisquestion will come in front of a Ph.D. scholar they started remembering faces of their family

members. ike a reel it will run in their mind and they will reply and utter -Beap in ne8t month am

planning to go home0.

C. hy are you so o#sessed !ith this?

Ph.D. scholars are often confronted with these questions Have you seen this movie< Have you

heard this song< Have you tried this online game< Did you check out this new app< otably, for all

these questions a Ph.D. scholar has a single one word answer -!0. =o please don(t ask those

questions which can make them feel that they are really obsessed with research.

E. $o! is your social life?

%ell A Ph.D. scholar who is not getting time to utiliFe the free wifi for social networking sites will

really, really get pain to face this question. "his question will make them realiFe that its been a long

time they hang out with their friends, it been a long they went for a pub or a party and its been a long

they have en&oyed the moonlight at the roof top.

#G. Don%t you ha&e 'ro'er time frame to !ork?

n an ideal way yes a Ph.D. scholar have proper time frame to work but in real scenario -no0.

Actually, it is an advantage for a Ph.D. scholar that they can work at any time and they can make the

time frame as per their comfort but the world will think that they are mad who will start working at

anytime.

10 questions not to ask from a ph

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