Thesis outcomes and corrections — Vitae Website.

I am a full time funded PhD student started 2010 but finally submitted my thesis after 3.5 year which was last year march and had my viva in May. My both supervisor are very knowledgeable in my field and clearly thought I had done enough work until the day of my viva. I was passed with minor correction by the internal examiner and given 12.

In most of Europe, the PhD viva is a formality. In Finland, you get a ceremonial sword. In Australia, it doesn’t exist at all. But in the UK, the oral viva (or, in the US, the thesis defence) is an integral part of achieving a doctorate.

What are the possible outcomes of the viva? Your examiners will discuss the outcome of your thesis submission and will decide on one of the following outcomes of the submission: Pass PhD; Pass PhD subject to minor corrections in 3 months; Pass PhD subject to amendments to address errors of substance or omission in 9 months.

The Oral Examination (viva) I have submitted my soft bound thesis- how long will I have to wait for my oral examination date? If you have not been given a date for your viva within six weeks of submitting your thesis, you are advised to contact your Degree Committee.

As a former PhD student, now lecturer, it's very rare to hear of one failing a PhD viva. The most common outcome is to grant the PhD subject to minor corrections, which will be checked off by the internal examiner. Occasionally candidates will have to make major corrections for review by the external examiner, and much more rarely, candidates.

A friend of a friend had a 5 hour viva for her PhD. One of the examiners started by literally opening her thesis at the first page, and going through it page by page. One of the examiners started by literally opening her thesis at the first page, and going through it page by page.

The oral examination or viva. Your internal examiner is responsible for making all the arrangements for your viva examination and will contact you to arrange a date (usually within a month of receiving your thesis). You must not contact your examiners yourself, except when you have to agree a date for the viva. If your examiners do not contact.

Preparing for Your Viva; Preparing for your viva. In the UK, the oral examination is usually conducted behind closed doors by at least two examiners, usually with at least one being from another institution (external examiner) and an expert in your topic of research. In the UK the supervisor does not participate in the viva, but may be allowed.

The doctoral program in British universities takes 3 to 4 years and it is mainly a research based. In the last year of study, PhD students are expected to write up a PhD thesis and submit it to the university, pass the PhD viva in order to get the doctorate degree.

The outcome of the viva (oral examination) The outcome of the oral examination should normally be given informally to you immediately, but by no later than 24 hours after the viva. Find out the possible recommendations examiners can make on your thesis and what to do in each case.

I have seen crap Thesis to get an easy pass, good and hard working Thesis got stuck in somehow. I believe that the system to assess PhD works should be reviewed in England. What is the point to do a PhD in England if it can be easily turn into a nightmare throwing 3-4 years of hard working in a bin. Based on this, a potential PhD would prefer.

Viva Outcomes; Viva Outcomes; Viva outcomes. For the degrees of PhD, MPhil and MD, examiners can recommend: Pass. Pass subject to minor modifications (NB: modifications to be made usually within three months of the oral examination but can be submitted earlier than the stated deadline).