There would be two tracks in the 9th Doctoral Thesis Conference.

• Track 1: Research Design presentation - Papers are invited from those scholars who are in their initial stages of PhD. Research scholars who have completed their course work and have made progress in research proposal are expected to participate. Participants in this track are not expected to present any estimation results and are requested to follow the following structure for paper submission:
  Introduction, Extensive literature survey, Research gaps, Objectives, Proposed Hypothesis, Proposed Methodology, Expected contribution to the literature.


• Track 2: Advanced research paper presentation - Track two is for scholars who are in their advanced stages of thesis. Research scholars who have made progress in thesis work and are near to submission/ submitted and waiting for defence are expected to participate. Participants are requested to follow the following structure for paper submission: Introduction, Extensive literature review, Research gaps, Objectives, Hypothesis, Methodology, interpretation of results, Conclusion and policy or managerial implications.