Executive Ph.D Program - Validity And Course Details

I am currently employed as the head of the business for a multinational company and I am interested in studying for a PhD through distance learning at Symbiosis. Can you provide me with the necessary information?

If I am correct, a PhD by distance learning is not AICTE approved. Please use the research facility at the top.

Mr. Simhan,

I request you to please go to this link once [UGC lifts ban on Distance PhDs, MPhil courses | India Education Review](http://www.indiaeducationreview.com/news/ugc-lifts-ban-distance-phds-mphil-courses)

Hello Mr. Reddy,

Please go through the links below:

[Adhyapak.com: Distance Education: Phd Courses](http://www.adhyapak.com/distance_education/phd_courses1.html)

[PHD Correspondence Courses, PHD Courses Distance Learning, Doctorate India](http://imsrindia.com) *(link updated to site home)* ([Search On Cite](https://www.citehr.com//results.php?q=PHD Correspondence Courses PHD Courses Distance Learning Doctorate India) | [Search On Google](https://www.google.com/search?q=PHD Correspondence Courses PHD Courses Distance Learning Doctorate India))

[Distance Learning Colleges in India for PhD | Studyplaces](http://educomp.com) *(link updated to site home)* ([Search On Cite](https://www.citehr.com//results.php?q=Distance Learning Colleges in India for PhD Studyplaces) | [Search On Google](https://www.google.com/search?q=Distance Learning Colleges in India for PhD Studyplaces))

[DISTANCE PHD, DISTANCE LEARNING PHD, DISTANCE EDUCATION PHD PROGRAMS](http://www.infinitecourses.com/distance-learning-phd-programs.aspx)

And if you want more, I can give you the details directly.

I'm also doing my PhD for your information.

Greetings,

I have a question to add: "Is a Ph.D. through distance learning accepted by the industry?" I wish to hear from somebody who has done this and found employment. Academia has reservations about hiring talents with distance learning degrees unless coupled with enough experience. What about the industry? Are candidates with a Ph.D. in distance learning mode hired as directors?

A friend of mine who completed FPM from IHRD got inducted as a research analyst with a renowned firm. The projects completed during the FPM bagged her the role. Do we have more such cases? I wish to know the market for such talents.

Is that mean the people who are established or working somewhere and wanna go for PhD, need not to enroll themselves bcz of TERROR/ANXIETY that Industry/market is not going to accept their hardwork/PhD. They will not be able to get a job bcz of their PhD by distance which has no value for Market/Industry. Is that right?
We must not forget that BAN on Distance PhD been lifted by UGC after a long fight of two years and protests by various universities, aspirants. Do you really think that they were not aware of Market/Industry’s need and expectations? Is that so easy to ban something and demolish it after having objections?
Im not agree with you today Ma'm but definitely wish to have people from our market/Industry too to prove you that they were appreciated for their hardwork (Phd) and rewarded jobs by Industry and Distance Phd also has a VALUE today

Dear Anil,

A degree will always hold value as the effort required to earn it will remain huge, hence respectable. A parallel program adds greater value, as it is often closely intertwined with the needs of an organization, hence intensive.

Last year, Simhan shared information on idea cells run by many institutions to incubate entrepreneurial or even organizational research. I am sure the professionals who earned those degrees have been inducted in the industry. I wish to find that data in black and white, so that we know where we stand. I have been looking forward to enrolling for one, for a long time. Just like others, I am looking for an executive program as I want my research to add value to what I am doing at work. I agree with you that the value I would get to add through that degree doesn't need market acclimation. However, when I speak in broader terms, I would need the data for sure.

Please see [Open Research Online - Browse by Academic Unit/Department](http://oro.open.ac.uk/view/faculty_dept/oubs.html), which provides information about papers published by UK Open University students and staff. I am uncertain whether we will be able to find the information that (Cite Contribution) is seeking.

Working towards a PhD has its own advantages and satisfaction, even though it may not necessarily result in a better job or higher salary.

First I wanna offer my sincer thanks to you and to Mr. Simhan for your contribution on that. You both respectives are my seniors and I have learned a lot from both of you and from many member of this place.

Second, I am well aware of the efforts and action taken by Mr. Simhan, even have communicated on many threads with them and im obliged for that.

But here on this thread, as we are talking about value and future of Distance Phd for aspirants. Even I have observed that many of us are not in favour of Distance Education even are not ready to accept the same. They maybe are worried about the authenticity, hardwork or the value of this research work and they still believe that PhDs are all about mentoring through coursework and socialization and it just impossible from a distance education. It required strong knowledge of a subject, requires uphill struggle, skills and best understanding of the concept, much effort for research work and lot more and the best thing what people think is that it required TIME which cant be spared by a person who is already working somewhere or so on but I don’t think so. Somehow, they are not getting the truth that this work is also requires WILL/ASPIRATION which I believe is the biggest thing in this world.

But just need a chance to show what one can do. I always speaks on the same and wish to get more and more answers by people what they think on the same.

For example: my threads https://www.citehr.com/360017-can-do-phd-after-mba.html

I suggest that we open a new forum for people doing PhD where they can bounce ideas, get guidance, etc. When I had enrolled for research as a part-timer at Manchester Metropolitan University, there used to be monthly meetings where people doing PhD in various fields would gather around a table, present what they had done and what plans they had, and other scholars would question them, etc. That had helped me a lot.

Well Im agree with you Sir. We can have an option like this to have an open Forum here on this place for the people who are doing Phd. And about the example of University meetings that you have presented here is also can be adopted in a form of "Regional HR MEET".

I, and many members of this place are requesting since a long time to have an option like “Regional HR Meet” to be organised by CiteHR Seniors or anyone time to time and have discussed the same several times before but I don’t think there has any action been taken by anyone yet. But would like to have this soon.

And I also would like to present an example which I believe can work for people and for the aspirants who want the same. What I’m doing with my few of friends, colleagues and some respective contacts from the same field is that we used to meet at a good place (at a friend's home, a good sitting place in a Restro Mall, Office Canteen/Meeting Room after working hours with Colleagues) every month for a general discussion on our work, career, on-going issues of work and up -coming and expected problems from the same field (Human Resource/Phd courses and study), Suggestions/Advise, Development of skills and Career Goals like Mr. Simhan you said above that you have done at your time with MMU.

I wanna say if we people sincerely wanna do have this option then why they don’t take actions or do something towards the achievement of this. People just do speaks, speaks and speaks alot but do nothing. “Doing is doing but knowing is not doing” is the main and important thing which we all have to accept and need to admire, so that, the dreams/targets can be achieved successfully.

What do you both think about it?

Lastly, I wish and request you to convey this idea to have an separate forum here on this place for the Phd people to our Administrator

Dear Anil,

What you are doing is laudable. I had been to Kyoto when I went to present a paper in Yokohama for an international conference. In Kyoto, a professor from Ryukoku University had such a scheme. A few friends in the field of Operations and Quality Management used to meet monthly in a restaurant/pub and discuss recent issues in their field. I attended one such meeting and had given a brief presentation there.

Rather than expecting some senior members to start, I suggest that a person who is interested and has some time take the initiative and post a message or ring friends to see what support he or she gets. Unless there are people pursuing PhDs who are interested in sharing their experiences, it will not work.

The people who want to go for a Ph.D. in HRM can visit this link for the 2012 program details:

[Welcome to Nagarjuna University.com](http://nagarjunauniversity.ac.in) (link updated to the site home) ([Search On Cite](https://www.citehr.com//results.php?q=Welcome to Nagarjuna University com) | [Search On Google](https://www.google.com/search?q=Welcome to Nagarjuna University com))

[Acharya Nagarjuna University Center for Distance Education Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) - Human Resource Management - IndiaStudyCenter.com](http://www.indiastudycenter.com/Univ/States/AP/NagUniv/NagarjunaUniversityCenterForDistanceEducation/Research-Doctoral-Courses/PhD-Human-Resource-Management.asp)

[Welcome to Acharya Nagarjuna University](http://nagarjunauniversity.ac.in) (link updated to the site home) ([Search On Cite](https://www.citehr.com//results.php?q=welcome to Acharya Nagarjuna University) | [Search On Google](https://www.google.com/search?q=welcome to Acharya Nagarjuna University))

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And for M.Phil & Ph.D. in HRM, the Approved Eligible Guides List can be found at http://www.anucde.info/res-guideslist/hrm.pdf.

Thank you.

Dear Anil,

Thank you for your support on this topic. We are collecting the questions that are asked while preparing and working for the doctoral programs. Requesting all our readers to this thread, please share the concerns you have faced so far. We are working to get them resolved. Thank you everyone for your support.

Greetings,

Here is a list of questions to consider before enrolling in a Ph.D. program. ["Ph.D. when, where, and how"](https://www.citehr.com/377620-research-ph-d-fpm-mphil-when-where-how.html)

What are the areas of concern that one faces during the research? We are looking for the operational problems that arise during the program. Anil has shared a list of guides, so we take it as the first area, i.e., identifying the right guide for the project.

What are the next few areas? How are the research guidance and finances managed by researchers who are working simultaneously in their jobs?

What about brainstorming over the paper? Does geographic location affect learning from the peer group and cohorts? For example, a fellow at AHRD in Ahmedabad might work in a full-time job based in Chennai. How would the study circle work for him?

Approaches to the ideas need to be fueled with industry data. How is this data collected by the researcher in question?

Sessions with the guides can be managed over the term period. However, individual interaction remains second to none. How is this managed geographically?

Please add on to the concerns. We are sure it's far beyond what has been listed so far.

When I was working in industry, I knew a couple of people who pursued a PhD in part-time mode. They conducted research in their own technical field, and their degree was highly valued.

While searching for information on the status of distance learning PhD holders in industry, I came across this paper: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/do..._doctorate.pdf.

Please also refer to <link outdated-removed> (Search On Cite | Search On Google) to understand why distance learning degrees are not as valued as full-time or part-time degrees.

The advancements in technology, such as conducting webinars, should help alleviate some of the disadvantages of the distance learning mode. Perhaps CiteHr can consider how it can contribute to this improvement.

Respected Sir,

I buy that there is a big difference between Distance and Regular study and they have their own values in our Education System, but we still having this ‘Distance Study’ option for Aspirants, and it automatically defines the purpose and value of it.

I already have explained the same here at length in past why we having this Distance Study option and what students need to do and what need to be accepted by us (Education and Industrial System) but again I wanna say if one believe that Distance PHD has no value and our Industrial System is not gonna accept it and we can’t be benefited then why these are still being offered to students/aspirants and not being asked the respective Universities about it.

THIS IS A BIG QUESTION AND I BELIEVE THIS NEED TO BE ANSWERED FIRST.

This (Education) is a Noble profession and we must not treat it like a “Business” only and need to raise questions on it bcz the aspirants /students who wants to appear for PHD or dreamed about it but are not able to study regular bcz of whatever reason, shouldn’t be cheated like this.

Education Authority and recognized Universities who are agreed and offering these facilities to students, are responsible for this and i believe are well familiar with our this concern.

Second, I would like to have response from the people who can claim that they are happy with it and able to see the future benefits or are being offered opportunities.

Dear Anil,

Whether we like it or not, education has become a profitable business, and many institutions are there to make money rather than care for their students. Offering postgraduate degrees, including by research, is no different. The number of students that seek help with their projects at CiteHR is a true indication of the difficulties that students face.

Even abroad, there are many institutions whose students do not get the same recognition as the Ivy League institutions in the States or the elite universities in the UK. It's all to do with how the market views these institutions. No doubt we need to question what is going on, but I doubt whether we will get satisfactory answers.

Accepted, sir. Also, do understand this; therefore, I said we must not allow it and need to raise our voice. Until we object, instead of saying that we're not going to respond to our voice and our questions or that there's no need to do so, we will never get our answers. I agree with you that this place (CiteHR) can help students a lot with their project work, and we all know that too. However, the questions about DISTANCE PHD, whether it is worth pursuing or not, need to be accepted by all of us.

I still believe that hard work, sincere efforts of students, support (by CiteHR, seniors/mentors/colleagues/friends, and family), and time can do a lot. Students who are already doing their research work through Distance Education can demonstrate this to the world. I wish for them and am waiting for their response too.

If students pursuing a PhD through distance learning are truly eager to enhance their knowledge and expand their network, they should be willing to invest in attending international conferences within their field. I consider myself fortunate as I was able to pursue my research interests part-time while working as a full-time lecturer. Additionally, I was partially sponsored by the university to participate in conferences. The connections I established proved to be incredibly beneficial (leading to opportunities such as joining a journal's Advisory Board, becoming the Book Review Editor, and eventually being appointed as the Regional Advisor for India). These connections not only enriched my knowledge but also provided avenues to organize seminars and workshops.

Simhan sir,

I would like to attend HR conferences held in India. Where could I get HR conference details?

You can get the info by searching the web. For example, see Conference Alerts - Search events by field (Search On Cite | Search On Google). More links at Google.

Thank you to everyone who has provided input and shared their thoughts. I believe all the above inputs will be very helpful for beginners like myself. I hope you all continue in the same manner.

I have also started pursuing my Ph.D. through distance learning and I plan to share my experiences in the near future.

With Regards, ViteshBalaji.P Human Resource Executive Amoeba Publishing Solutions Coimbatore.

Greeting to All

I agree with you Mr Simhan. All the aspirants and the people who already have started their research work need to put their best efforts and must attend their respective Conferences/Seminars in their field, because this will not just allow them to get familiar with the latest updates and development which can will help them in the study but much more. These kind social and professional gathering/meets, also connect the people to each other and as we all know that in this big world we must have good networking which is also help in our research by many ways. In fact Networking plays a really important role today.

Requst : Sir can we have all Phd Discussion on a single spotlight. It would be better if we can get all the discussions under a single thread or can we have a TAB/FORUM for Phd

https://www.citehr.com/423991-about-...ml#post1920458

>Hello Mr Balaji,

Hello, first I would like to wanna express my sincere thanks for being part of our this discussions and your every shared experience will be highly appreciated as this can help many here.

Second, our best wishes are always with you for your research study and very best of luck for your good, successful future.

>Hello Mr Prasad, if you wanna attend HR conferences, you just need to keep your eyes always open with the activities of HR World. Many people used to share details/information about upcoming HR conferences/Meet

We also need to have options/chances like to have a CiteHR Meet in our own region and that you can do at your own. I am doing so and can share how you can proceed.

Step- 1 by using option to get regional discussions, you can get contacts/member of our CiteHR in your local area.

Step -2 You need to speak to your all local contact about a CiteHR Meet.

Step -3 be in touch with all the agreed member/people and have discussion regularly

Step -4 Set any good place to have a HR meet on a mutual discussion with them

Step -5 Set any day (Sunday or any holiday) to have this meeting

You can use any place such as

- if students, can use collage library, garden area, collage classroom or canteen area after collage time with prior permission of your collage authority

-a friend’s house (or garden area),

- for other working people (if manage) can use Gymkhana Club, Community Center, or set any social gathering place -or any good comfortable place where you can sit and discuss

Hi all,

I'm an MBA graduate who wishes to do a Ph.D. through distance learning. My field is Training and Development. Can anyone suggest a topic in this area? I have a desire to become a trainer. Apart from ISTD, which university offers a diploma program in T&D in India?

Thank you,
Devi Hariharan

Hi, I am Indira from Bangalore, India. I want to pursue a PhD in HRM. Please guide me on aspects such as topic selection and choosing a university.