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MOOC - Section

Q1 ) What does the MOOC stand for and how to understand it in academic context?
Ans. MOOC stands for the Mass Open Online Courses. It is basically an academic or an industrial education (lecture + questionnaires + examination) which teaches something knowledgeable from pre-recorded videos . It is very similar to the packages of higher education around the world but available in digital, discrete and HD format.

Q2 ) Does the MOOC contain lectures, quizzes, questionnaires, examination and grading system ?
Ans. Yes, it has all the elements of traditional education.

Q3 ) Does the MOOC equally regarded as traditional universities education ?
Ans.Yes, of course it is. The fascinating point is that it has 'reverse/forward/pause' button from which the learners may 'start/stop/resume' the lectures as he/she likes.

Q4 ) Does the MOOC accredited in all countries ?
Ans. MOOC requires no accreditation but acceptance for the credit transfer because it is in modular basis.

Q5 ) Why does the MOOC need credit transfer status as the MOOC providing universities, like: MIT, Harvard, Oxford, Stanford and etc are all world renowned universities ?
Ans. The MOOC providing universities have clear vision for clusters/packages and we never once deny it. Meanwhile when the local government's policies for accreditation is concerned, then it varies from one nation to another. This anomalies occur due to the dissimilar policies of national interest as compared to international policies. So Advan-kt accepts the MOOC as discrete modules and issue credit transfer for corresponding programs with our consortium universities. APEL is recently added on this.

Q6 ) Is the MOOC academically different from one university to another, although the course title look almost similar to one another ?
Ans. Yes, it distinguishes itself to certain degrees from one university to another because conceptually the university ranking plays crucial role for contemporary and cutting edge knowledge. As to know more about accreditation issues, please click here.

Q7 ) What are the overall programs that available in MOOC under advan-kt programs?
Ans. As to know the programs, procedure and flow, kindly click here for complete list.

General Information About Doctoral Studies

Q1 ) Does the 'doctoral degree' programs of Advan-kt carry 'Dr' title internationally ?
Ans. Yes. It carries the 'Dr' title no matter university or industry confer the award. Some of our doctoral graduates are listed here.

Q2 ) Does the Advan-kt's partner institutions legally registered to confer doctoral awards?
Ans. Yes. All our partner institutions are legally registered as industries/universities/colleges/academic institutions with one of the world's government to confer educational certificates from ordinary certificate to doctoral level degrees. So far, Advan-kt has collaborated with 7 Universities and all of them are legally registered with their countries government. The registration and accreditation may vary from one country to another as every country has its own criteria for. However, it does not affect the 'Dr' title and a doctoral thesis is significantly regarded from its contents (publications) for which it creates impact on the corresponding fields. Peers know the peers theses and its quality.

Q3 ) What about the accreditation part of doctoral awards?
Ans. There is no single accrediting body for the international standards on doctoral studies. Besides, there are hundreds and hundreds of accrediting bodies have existed like mushroom in this world with dissimilar criteria. In another words, the accreditation varies from one country to another as it completely depends on local governments for their manpower needs. Private sectors are completely different and always expect originality and productivity. Discrimination on education and employment is illegal and obviously opposed by Human Rights Commission but who can ensure a world without it ? So a doctoral thesis stands on its originality and prevails from the novelty.

Q4 ) What is the degree attestation used for ?
Ans. Attestation of any document including educational degree certificate signifies that it is the copy of original document. We do provide it for all our certificate holders upon the request. As to cater this service promptly, it requires additional amount for. Our degree certifications will be attested in the jurisdiction of country where the university is established of. Usually, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of university's country will provide the attestation for.

Q5 ) Does the Advan-kt discriminate anybody in doctoral studies?
Ans. No. Advan-kt allows all our students to record the PhD Viva Voce Examination for their own reference. If the outcome of any examination is deemed to be 'injustice and prejudice' by student, then the recorded video will be supplied to the university dean for evaluation.

Q6 ) What is the fee that set for doctoral program?
Ans. In 2020, we have set USD 4650 for Asian Package and USD 9300 for American Package , as to cover the guidance of thesis writing, the guidance of journal paper publishing, as to conduct the PhD Viva Voce Examination by employing two/four Examiners; as to deliver the doctoral degree certificates to the candidate's residency; and as to maintain the database for 20 years in online system (Database). This price is inclusive of university fees.

Industrial Doctorate - Section

Q1 ) What does the Industrial Doctorate (Indus-PhD) stand for?
Ans. Industrial-PhD is a doctoral level award from which Industrial Patents are brought into academic for further improvement.

Q2 ) What is the use of Industrial-PhD?
Ans. Industrial-PhD contains new inventions and is highly regarded for commercial start up. Also can be used to enter the academic as the Professor of the Practice.

Q3 ) What is the purpose of having this kind of programs?
Ans. It is basically designed to pull Inventors into academy and push their inventions for further development. Theoretical hypothesis requires practical usefulness.

Q4 ) Who can apply for the Industrial-PhD?
Ans. The candidate who applies for Industrial-PhD must normally have extensive industrial experience with patents and also hold substantial data for doctoral thesis.

Q5 ) What makes the Industrial-PhD better than the academical-PhD ?
Ans. Industrial-PhD has commercial value as compare to academic PhD.

Professional Doctorate - Section

Q1 ) What does the Professional Doctorate (ProfD) stand for?
Ans. Professional Doctorate is slightly lower than the doctoral level award although it carries 'Dr' title and it is used to solve technical problems in industry.

Q2 ) What is the use of ProfD?
Ans. Professional Doctorate is ideal for industry oriented persons as it provides specific solution for emerging technology.

Q3 ) What is the purpose of having this kind of programs?
Ans. Industrial revolution 4.0 fosters itself from such programs in developing countries. It has no limit and Advan-kt welcomes industries for. The meaning is that this program eliminates unemployment among doctoral graduates.

Q4 ) Who can apply for the Professional Doctorate ?
Ans. Anybody with Master Degrees. For more info click here.

Q5 ) What makes the Professional Doctorate better than the Academic PhD ?
Ans. Professional Doctorate guarantees job or path to start up a technological company.

PhD by Prior Publication or Existing Published - Section

Q1 ) What does the PhD by Prior Publication or Existing Published made of?
Ans. PhD by Prior Publication is basically accomplished by compiling the journal publications into thesis. Or simply considering a full book for the award, if it meets the international standards.

Q2 ) What type of journals are accepted for ?
Ans. ISI-Web of Science journal papers are widely accepted with Q1 and Q2 ranking group. However, Advan-kt accepts Q3 and also the Q4 clusters for some Asian Universities. To know more, click here .

Q3 ) Does the PhD by Prior Publication require PhD Viva Voce Examination ?
Ans. Yes, it has all the elements of normal PhDs, but often supported by Skype assistance to overcome geographical barriers.

Q4 ) Who can apply under this mode?
Ans. Candidates with numerous publications regardless of sectors. Please click here to know more about it.

Q5 ) What does the Double PhD by Prior Publication stand for?
Ans. Double PhD by Prior Publication uses two universities experts to evaluate the thesis and consequently two universities PhDs will be awarded for a single thesis.

PhD in Creative Arts - Section

Q1 ) What does the PhD in Creative Arts mean for?
Ans. PhD in Creative Arts is a doctoral level award and it is segmented into two categories as A and B. 'Category A' fulfills the necessity of international people as to recognize their creative talents; meanwhile 'Category B' fulfills the necessity of Indian people who wished to gain recognition for fine arts in Hindu tradition.

Q2 ) What is the use of PhD in Creative Arts?
Ans. It is, one way or rather, as to honor a person who has extraordinary skills in something which can never been easily found elsewhere.

Q3 ) What is the purpose of having this kind of programs?
Ans. This sort of award is only for the people who need recognition for reputation. Ordinary people deserves no place in this category and therefore please do not apply in this category if you are not up to par excellence.

Q4 ) Who can apply for this award?
Ans. The candidate who applies for PhD in Creative Arts must normally have extraordinary skill in a specific field and already produced numerous examples in it.

Q5 ) Is this mode require examination for ?
Ans. No. It is independently evaluated by panel of members but an interview will be conducted for referencing purpose.

Honorary Doctorate - Section

Q1 ) What does the honorary doctorate stand for, as compared to the other doctoral awards?
Ans. Honorary Doctorate (Excellentia Doctor Honoris Causa) is a doctoral level award and it is being awarded to the prominent figures in any field. Many countries have strict order on it as it is strongly recommended to use in braces; such as (Dr.)

Q2 ) Who is eligible for?
Ans. Age limitation has been set to 30 years old minimum and must be prominent in his field of expertise. Our 3 panel members will have to approve the application before submitted to the university senate for consideration.

Q3 ) What is the fee for this award?
Ans. A small amount of donation is expected from the successful candidates but not mandatory.

Q4 ) Who can apply for this award?
Ans. The applicant must be prominent in his/her field of expertise.

Q5 ) Is this mode require examination for ?
Ans. No. As it is independently evaluated by panel of members and subjected to university senate's approval.