How a PhD Degree is Immensely Helpful in Personal and Professional Life

How a PhD Degree is Immensely Helpful in Personal and Professional Life

While searching for something related to UGC, you come across the documents that state that UGC has constituted a committee on “Promoting and Improving the Quality of Research in Indian Universities/Colleges”. The document with exact words was published by UGC dated July 31, 2020.

This is interesting to know that UGC itself is focusing on the matter of higher education, on PhD admission in India. Why? Why did they feel a need to promote a PhD? India in recent years has grown so well that pursuing a PhD is not a big deal. Today, people are more focused on jobs, professional courses, etc. The ‘Dr’ as a suffix does not attract people. We do not have enough PhDs with us in any industry, except academic field. We need more educated people who are just perfect and have deep knowledge of their field. This made me curious to search about the benefits of being a PhD Holder: 1. Earn more than a normal Master’s degree holder: This is something one cannot deny. A person needs money to live his/her life and it is always good to have a chance to earn more. With a PhD degree, the employability has skyrocketed in the present scenario. 

Researching at your best level:

The research done for the doctoral dissertation brings the best of the knowledge and performance of the candidate. They delve deeper in research work to complete their doctorate degree. 

Enjoy the subject: A PhD in a subject can only be done when a person enjoys that particular subject. Pursuing a PhD is a great chance for a candidate to live the subject for at least 3 years of his life. Drafting thesis on relevant subjects is a thing of fun for research enthusiasts.

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Long term career: Someone who is looking for a career in academics should go for PhD. It gives full-time exposure with a chance to research in the same field. Career is academics is safe from the uncertainty of future.

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Contribution to one’s field: When a person studies a particular subject and brings something out of the box he/she contributes towards the field. The detailed thesis and research provide relevantly important information with a chosen area of studies.

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Repute of PhD degree A PhD degree holder is seen as the respectable person within the society. The title of ‘Dr’ before your name helps you to be counted among the responsible people within the community. Everybody seeks your advice on different matters because of your doctorate degre reflecting your pearls of wisdom.

According to a PhD researcher of Jindal Law School of India, a student should pursue the PhD as he/she can unlock multiple career avenues in the industry. A PhD holder always has a positive attitude towards the difficulties, comfortable with uncertainty at work and knows how to get answers. There is no doubt why should a candidate go for a PhD. If you have that interest, passion for a particular subject, you should go for a PhD.