PhD Research Methodology: our 10 topic groups

Our PhD research methodology practice papers are written to 10 topic groups of our own: research types, problem and hypothesis, design, sampling, data collection, statistics, qualitative methods, ethics and referencing, report writing, and computers in research. It is our grouping, not any university's syllabus. Each paper takes 5 questions from each group.

Our PhD Research Methodology practice papers are written to the 10 topic groups below. They are our own grouping of research-methodology topics, not the syllabus of UGC or of any university: we have not yet matched them to a published university syllabus, and until we do there is no separate page per group. Each group links to its practice sets.

Topic group 1: Research: concepts and types

Practise Research: concepts and types (15 questions in sets of 10, untimed)

Topic group 2: Research problem and hypothesis

Practise Research problem and hypothesis (15 questions in sets of 10, untimed)

Topic group 3: Research design

Practise Research design (15 questions in sets of 10, untimed)

Topic group 4: Sampling

Practise Sampling (15 questions in sets of 10, untimed)

Topic group 5: Data collection and measurement

Practise Data collection and measurement (15 questions in sets of 10, untimed)

Topic group 6: Descriptive and inferential statistics

Practise Descriptive and inferential statistics (15 questions in sets of 10, untimed)

Topic group 7: Qualitative methods

Practise Qualitative methods (15 questions in sets of 10, untimed)

Topic group 8: Research ethics, plagiarism and referencing

Practise Research ethics, plagiarism and referencing (15 questions in sets of 10, untimed)

Topic group 9: Report writing

Practise Report writing (15 questions in sets of 10, untimed)

Topic group 10: Computer applications in research

Practise Computer applications in research (15 questions in sets of 10, untimed)

Practise all 10 topic groups in a free paper

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Practice in the research-methodology part of PhD entrance tests as described in the UGC 2022 regulations. Not affiliated with UGC or any university.