PHD / December 15, 2025
Is a PhD Tougher Than CA? Which Year of PhD is Hardest? A Ph.D is generally tougher than CA due to its longer study duration (3–7+ years vs. CA’s 4.5 years average), self-directed research demands a lot of effort and high attrition (no fixed “pass/fail” like CA’s 6% success rate),…
PHD, Research Paper / December 12, 2025
Ph.D. research is difficult: it is a 3–7 year marathon demanding self-motivation, original contributions amid isolation, funding hunts, and advisor scrutiny. This makes it difficult but rewarding for resilient scholars.Global attrition rates are 50–70%, and in India 80%+ due to stipend delays and administrative hurdles. What Is the Hardest Ph.D?…
PHD / August 1, 2021
The thing is that these supervisors tend to choose something that interests them. The topic tends to be related to their current research and in my experience. They’re getting worse and worse at selecting a PhD or thesis topic. They either choose a project that’s far too narrow or far…
PHD / July 4, 2021
We’re going to talk about how to finish a PhD thesis quickly. What I did to finish this beast of a book in two months and you can do the same just takes a bit of discipline. We are going to discuss everything about the PhD thesis student careers life…