The mad rush for Ph.D. The dignity and respect associated with a doctorate has gone down the drain [The Hindu, 26 December 2020]

Title:

The mad rush for Ph.D.

 

Authors:

Matthew C. Ninan & Unnikrishnan K.

Published:

The Hindu, 26 December 2020 (updated)

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/the-mad-rush-for-phd/article33424717.ece

From the article:

We come across people who take a Ph.D. like a magician bringing out a parrot from his black hat. Suddenly we find the prefix ‘Dr.’ added to their names. Nothing was known about their working on a thesis, no endless trips to a guide or a university, no reams of printed sheets, and the final spiral-bound tome, but a Ph.D. materialises from nowhere. This happens to be a scam in the sphere of education in our country today. This is scandalous, to say the least.