A guide for your PhD is like a guardian. Just like a guardian who takes care for you, protects you, the PhD guide also guides you at the important stages of your PhD, on writing thesis/dissertation and choosing the right topic for your research work. Somewhere a guide takes care of your PhD.

Finding a guide for your PhD is a diligent task. The duration for completing PhD is minimum two to three years and you have to do your PhD under the guidance of your guide.

There are chances that the guides will be allotted by the universities in which you enrol for PhD program. But in case you choose your own guide, he/she must get approval by the group of people from the university who have the authority to take such decisions.

We will tell you the sources which will help you in finding a guide for your PhD. These are as follows:

A person with PhD qualification

Look out for the people who have done PhD in the subject you have chosen. There are professors in college and university from where you are doing your PhD you can opt them as your guide. But remember it is important to maintain good relations with your guide.

Taking counselling from seniors

You can take guidance from seniors who are pursuing PhD programs at your college and university. They are the ones who are pursuing PhD and can give guidance on finding a guide. You can check your seniors’ thesis work which they have done under the respective guides. From there, you can also get an idea about a guide who will be suitable for you.

Check out the university norms

Before applying for a PhD program in the selected subject, you must check out the current rules and changes related to doing PhD. The rules change as the time proceeds, somewhere you have to be ready with the topics, synopsis and name of the guide at the same time when you have to appear for the entrance exam of PhD also known as PET (PhD entrance test). Also, now a guide can take eight numbers of students at a time which was earlier ten. You must check out which guide is still vacant.

Your interest can get you a guide

Your interest in a particular subject and area can help you in finding the guide for your PhD. You can search for the person who has prescribed qualification as well as having an interest in the topic of your research work. A person who has an interest in your subject and area can best serve you as a guide.