PhD VIVA Questions

COMMON QUESTIONS THAT EXAMINERS ASK
Almost every examiner will ask some standard viva questions. It is worth remembering that examiners never intend to fail you. The viva environment is an interesting academic setting. The examiners are interested in asking you about the practicability of your research, general questions about your research, your methodology and method, your findings, contributions and so on.

AN ACCOUNT OF A PERSONAL VIVA EXPERIENCE
1. Why did you choose this topic? Motivation
2. Can you recapitulate your thesis in one minute? 2 minutes’
stylish viva presentation
3. What is the hottest debate in your research? Literature review
4. Why do you think your problem is worth time, resources, and investigation? Severity or gravity of the research problem
5. Do you think you have achieved your objectives? Your objectives are so broad or not specific. You have many objectives and questions, time-consuming. Your justification.
6. Why did you select this methodology? Your design, concept and methodology
7. Are you sure your results are valid? Validity and reliability
8. What is the scope of your research? Your research scope
9. What is the significance of your research? Your
contributions
10. Why your references are not current? Your references 11. Can you please summarise your main findings? Your results
My advice to you is, once you enter the viva room, just imagine you are the most learned scholar and pretend that your examiners know less than you and you are there to tell them something new and current. But remember to do it modestly although you
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