1)while reading the dirty tailpiece (it's a Fact) and Every PhD Aspirant is facing this in all over India(Result can be conculded only when we conduct Survey on this). 2)Is it required in the first place? (First/Last: Just Information is shared in Forum's will not spoil the reputation's of the Forum what i HOpe). 3)we all know the quality and standard of today's PhDs?(We Should not Question on this, Which will Come to Their Roots.Because we all are following this LifeCycle). 4)DLIS, Mysore witnessed an intellectual event of such magnitude of five research scholars being awarded the Ph.D. degrees.(It Remembers me As Deepika Padukone, Cine Actress give four Hit Movies continuously in 2013 makes Hot News in the headlines). Finally views expressed are purely personal & observation and need not be taken as general. Wishing a Happy New Year. -- * Thanks & Regards,*** *Karunakar.N** B.Sc., MLISc., M.Phil., MBA. Librarian, GWC, Hunsur(T), Mysore(D). -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.