doctoral
/ˈdɒktərəl/adjective
उच्चारण डॉक्टरल
डॉक्टरेट-संबंधी
Core word
- 1
connected with a doctorate (the highest university degree)
डॉक्टरेट-संबंधी
- doctoral research
- She is writing her doctoral thesis on the folk songs of Rajasthan.
- He received a doctoral scholarship from the university.
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- She defended her doctoral thesis before a panel of experts.
- Doctoral students usually spend three to five years on their research.
Synonyms PhD postgraduate
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
doctoral + noun
Doctoral is an adjective used only before a noun, and it relates to a doctorate.
'Doctoral' adjective है जो केवल noun के पहले आता है और doctorate से संबंधित है।
- Radhika is writing her doctoral thesis on Hindi poetry.
- He holds a doctoral degree in chemistry.
doctoral + student / candidate / researcher
It describes a person working towards a PhD or other doctorate.
यह उस व्यक्ति के लिए है जो PhD या अन्य doctorate की ओर काम कर रहा है।
- The doctoral student presented her findings.
- A doctoral candidate must defend the thesis.
doctoral programme / fellowship
It also describes the course or the funding for it.
यह पाठ्यक्रम या उसके लिए मिलने वाली आर्थिक सहायता का भी वर्णन करता है।
- She won a doctoral fellowship from the university.
- The doctoral programme lasts at least three years.
doctoral vs doctorate
Doctoral is the adjective and doctorate is the noun, so a doctorate degree is not standard; say doctoral degree or a doctorate.
'Doctoral' adjective है और 'doctorate' noun है, इसलिए 'doctoral degree' या 'a doctorate' कहें।
- She gained a doctorate, and her doctoral research was published.
+Collocations 4
doctoral + noun
thesisdegreestudentresearchprogrammedissertation
- The doctoral thesis ran to three hundred pages.
verb + doctoral
pursuecompletedefendsubmitenrol in
- He is pursuing doctoral research at JNU.
doctoral + funding
fellowshipscholarshipgrantstipendsupport
- She received a doctoral grant for field work.
stage of doctoral work
vivaproposalsupervisorcommitteedefence
- The doctoral viva took place in the seminar room.
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- Radhika's brother is a doctoral student in the physics department.
राधिका का भाई भौतिकी विभाग में doctoral छात्र है।
- The doctoral committee approved the final thesis.
Doctoral समिति ने अंतिम थीसिस को स्वीकृति दी।
- A doctoral degree usually takes between three and five years.
Doctoral उपाधि में सामान्यतः तीन से पाँच वर्ष लगते हैं।
- She spent her doctoral years studying monsoon patterns.
उसने अपने doctoral वर्ष मानसून के पैटर्न का अध्ययन करते हुए बिताए।
- The university offers doctoral programmes in twenty subjects.
विश्वविद्यालय बीस विषयों में doctoral कार्यक्रम चलाता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is a doctoral of history.
✓ He is a doctoral student of history.
Doctoral is an adjective and needs a noun after it.
'Doctoral' adjective है और इसके बाद noun चाहिए।
✗ She is doing doctoral in physics.
✓ She is doing a doctorate in physics.
Use the noun doctorate where no noun follows the adjective doctoral.
जब adjective 'doctoral' के बाद noun न हो, तब noun 'doctorate' प्रयोग करें।
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Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: PhD stands for Doctor of Philosophy.
प्रयोग में PhD का पूरा रूप Doctor of Philosophy है।