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Doctor of Philosophy is the full form of Ph.D. Ph.D. is a doctoral degree course with a duration of minimum 3 years at least. The Ph.D. degree can be persued in almost any field. It is a research based degree.

There is wide scope for the students who have a Ph.D. degree.  The career options after completing Ph.D. are lecturer/professor, human services worker, novelist/writer, journalist/editor/critic, philosophical journalist, researcher, scientist, independent consultant.  Most of the Ph.D. holders become university professors, industrial R&D lab professionals and start-ups mentors.

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