Key takeaways for Selecting PhD Research Topic

Oct 24th, 2022

Image credit: Unsplash.

Dr Tushar Chauhan

What research topic you choose decides your fate in research. Here are key takeaways or things you can consider before selecting PhD research topic.

Cloud Banner

The most crucial thing that you should have to consider is your interest. You must a deep interest in the topic you are going to select.

Image credit: Unsplash.

Your interest

Cloud Banner

It’s important too that you, as a researcher also have some background knowledge about the topic. It helps to create a roadmap for the research.

Image credit: Unsplash.

Knowledge

Cloud Banner

It’s crucial that your supervisor should also have an interest and enough experience in the topic you choose.

Image credit: Unsplash.

Supervisor's call

Cloud Banner

You and/or your supervisor should have enough experience and expertise in the topic, subject and technique chosen for your research.

Image credit: Unsplash.

Experience and expertize

Cloud Banner

Your topic should be relatable, solvable, and easy to understand. Don’t choose some over-optimistic project.

Image credit: Unsplash.

Keep it simple

Cloud Banner

The topic you choose should have enough literature to discuss. Otherwise, you can’t justify your findings.

Image credit: Unsplash.

Enough literature

If there is not enough literature on the topic then it’s not useful for a small project like PhD.

Tip

Credit: Tenor.

Cloud Banner

Research should be problem-solving and useful. Your topic must solve some real-world problem of mankind, society or any population.

Image credit: Unsplash.

Real-world problem

Cloud Banner

If you keep in mind these points while choosing the topic. You may get success quickly.

Image credit: Unsplash.

Image credit: Unsplash.

More stories