Academic Writing
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Review of Literature Example for an Indian Dissertation: Three Annotated Passages (M.Ed, MBA, M.Phil) (2026)
Three review passages written out in full for an M.Ed, an MBA and an M.Phil dissertation, each annotated sentence by sentence with the move it is performing. Plus…
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How to Cite ChatGPT in an Indian Thesis (APA 7) and Declare That You Used It (2026)
The UGC plagiarism regulations contain the word “artificial” exactly zero times, so the rule you are looking for is not there. Here is what is: the reference format…
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How to Cite Indian Acts, Rules and Supreme Court Judgments in a Thesis: ILI Style and What APA 7 Actually Does (2026)
APA 7 says in its own manual that it supplies only United States and United Nations legal examples, so it has no format for an Indian Act. Here…
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Is Indian English Acceptable in a PhD Thesis? What Examiners Actually Flag (2026)
Indian English is a variety, not an error — but a thesis is written in academic register, and the UGC Regulations recommend that one external examiner be chosen…
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Reporting Verbs for an Indian Thesis: What Each Verb Commits You To (2026)
Write “Sharma claims” and you have told your examiner you doubt Sharma. A twenty-verb bank with the stance, strength and proper home of each, why “claims” is the…