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  Surat student Mehul Choksi completes PhD on Narendra Modi

  India | March 18, 2019 13:22 IST

  The namesake of PNB scam accused Mehul Choksi, the Surat student has a masters in political science took up his higher studies at Veer Narmad South Gujarat University and submitted his research thesis on "Leadership under Government- Case Study of Narendra Modi."

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  Good news for research scholars: Centre enhances stipend of science and technology PhD students by 20%

  India | January 30, 2019 22:25 IST

  Fellowship of the Junior Research Fellows (JRF) in the first two years of the PhD programme has been increased from Rs 25,000 to Rs 31,000 per month. Similarly, in the remaining tenure of PhD, a Senior Research Fellow will get Rs 35,000 per month, instead of the present Rs 28,000.

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  Universities to implement software to check plagiarism in PhD theses

  Education | July 19, 2018 21:17 IST

  Disclosing this while replying to supplementaries in the Rajya Sabha, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said it is not true that all varsities are getting fake research papers, but efforts are being made to rectify the wrongdoings.

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  Centre will use 'Turnitin' software to curb Ph.D plagiarism: Javadekar

  Education | June 24, 2018 23:53 IST

  He also said that those people whose dissertations have plagiarised content would not get the doctorate degree in the coming days.

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  Delhi University to conduct its entrance exam online for PG, MPhil and PhD courses; check details here

  Higher Studies | April 22, 2018 23:18 IST

  The plan was marred by protests by student organisations last year, who argued that the online test will become a disadvantage to students coming from poor and backward regions.

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  Kashmir scholar Mannan Wani leaves PhD studies in Aligarh University to 'join Hizbul Mujahideen'

  India | January 08, 2018 16:09 IST

  News about Mannan Wani joining Hizbul began making rounds after a photo of him, holding what appeared to be an AK assault rifle, appeared on social media on Monday.

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  Priyanka Chopra to receive a doctorate degree at Bareilly University

  Bollywood | December 23, 2017 16:21 IST

  After SRK, PeeCee to get a doctorate degree from Bareilly International University.

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  Hyderabad woman's brain tumour turns out to be 'evil twin'

  India | April 24, 2015 10:23 IST

  Washington: An Indian computer science PhD student from Hyderabad underwent brain surgery to find what she jokingly called her "evil twin sister who's been torturing me for the past 26 years" Doctors who performed brain