Mr. PhD

@zomatocare @zomato its time to say BYE, Ur delivery person didnt delivered the cake i order for my sis, now he is making story that he delivered. Best is to go back with the traditional way of ordering. A linkedin post on this soon.

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@UPRERAofficial RC issued in 2021 for 21 lakhs; till date, not a single rupee has been given to us. Pls, look into the matter to get back the hard-earned money of my old age parent. Complaint Number - 10201820992 @myogioffice @aajtak @abplive @narendramodi @AdminLKO

Common people around us have a general perception that.. PhDs or in general researchers do nothing.. I always say, Whatever technology we use today has been the thesis topic for many PhDs. #phd #thesiswriting #phdvoice

@virsanghvi All thanks to Late sushma Swaraj Ma'am

We don’t realise how fortunate we are in India to have one of the world’s most efficient passport processes. In few countries will you get a new passport in a couple of days At least in Delhi, the passport offices have actually got more citizen-friendly over the last year

@mnwsth Pls make a similar analysis for the salary of Prof in India? Without having a zero funding, still they get paid more than 2 lakhs/month. Or ur analysis is only for students who make 37k/month

An *in-hand* stipend of INR 37K / month in India, adjusted for PPP translates to USD 1765 (post tax), which is very good for the US, even by current standards. We can keep debating whether we should call this a salary or a stipend, but it doesn't change the fact that it's still a very decent amount for a PhD stipend. The issues that cause students to not enroll in Indian PhD programs lie elsewhere. That said, the institutions which are paying 8K INR / month to PhD students need to up their game, which I understand is also contingent on fund allocations for this specific purpose (stipends). And that is why we need Education Ministers at the Center and the States who understand these nuances. * Used [1] to get PPP numbers: [1] chrislross.com/PPPConverter/

@mnwsth Bcs of this comparison and attitude of every other person in the system.. No one wants to stay in India after PhD..

@alokiitb Unlike PhD, being a faculty member is a full-time job. Subsidised, on-campus housing is one of the perks of that job. So no, they are not the same.

I am all for paying higher stipends, but I maintain that ₹37K is not a bad stipend, especially if students get on-campus subsidised housing and food, and aren’t charged significant tuition. The bigger problems are 1 - Uniformity of stipends: some state, central and private universities pay next to nothing as stipends. That has to stop. 2 - Whatever money has promised has to get to the students accounts on time. Not a day later. 3 - The research culture, except for a handful of places, is terrible. Students come in to just get a degree and are not interested (or know about) research, PIs churn out PhD graduates who have been woefully trained. It’s still top heavy and hierarchical for ideas to be debated openly. This is in addition to other things that multiple people have raised over the years - more research funding by the government, better distribution of those funds across institutions and timely release of funds by agencies with reduced bureaucracy.

@PhD_Genie Supervisor went for a vacation while ur deadline is in a week 😌

Write an academic horror story in six words or less, based on real-life experiences

Let's celebrate the victory of #PM #Modi This time we expect him to bring some revolutionary changes in the field of academic research of the country. #NDA_सरकार_है_तैयार #phdvoice #400Paar

Advice to students going for PhD.. Never ever get impressed by the advisor in the first meeting 🤣.. Look for publications, years required and where graduate students are going.. Give priority to supervisor over Institute #phd #phdvoice #science

A prof was telling, if ur doing computational work, u must publish 3 papers a year in quality journals? Why do all experimentalist think that simulation is easy and u can do anything? U c us sitting in front of screen doesn't mean we are just chilling #phdvoice #doctor #phd

Suffering due to lack of scientific curiosity, madness, smartness and dedication among PhD students. They just want to produce data as I say or minimum requires for publication in "any" journal. It's only me or it is happening with other PIs as well?

@axay80 Bcs in India .. Ur research capabilities are judged by number of publications u have.. Need to come out of this publication criteria.

What to do after PhD? Industry vs Postdoc ? What r d things to keep in mind? #phdvoice #PhDResearch #PhDGoals #doctor

@Pris_preciado @PhDVoice @PhD_Genie Even if u fully prepare.. U will be roasted. So don't worry

I’m defending my PhD thesis tomorrow and all I can think is that I can’t remember my own work, the opponents will have a feast. Basically tomorrow I will be roasted. Ok bye, I need to go and cry a little @PhDVoice @PhD_Genie

@PhDsofIndia @PhDVoice @ramgopal_rao

PhD admissions are going on at different IITs.. And it seems there is a sharp decline in the number of students interested for PhDs. Why so? Is it everywhere or just in India? #iit #phd #doctor #researchpaper #research #phdvoice

@Tesla1856X Yes thats correct Basically they do. Nothing 🤣

@alokiitb Sometimes they don't even format it properly or even proofread it.

Scams of scientific publishing 1. U work, U write & U pay to Publish 2. Thn U pay to read your own paper 3. U Review for journal, U do it for Free And what do these journals do? Just formatting? #scam #publishers #scientific #PhD #phdvoice #doctor #science #Engineering