1. Initial enquiry and clarification call
   After you share basic details through the payment form, our coordinator connects to understand your program, submission deadlines, and broad interests.
2. Collection of background inputs
   You can share old notes, draft ideas, abstracts, published papers, guide suggestions, course work, or any constraints such as hospital access, lab access, region, or population.
3. Domain trend and gap scan
   Our team carries out a focused five year scan across major journals, conference proceedings, and databases in your area to map out hot spots, saturated themes, and emerging gaps.
4. Long list of potential directions
   Based on the scan and your constraints, we create a long list of possible directions and cluster them into two to three logical tracks so that you can see broad choices clearly.
5. Shortlisting to five to seven concrete topics
   Within each track we shape sharp, evaluable topics and rank them for novelty, feasibility, and alignment with your stated goals and resources.
6. Preparation of scorecards and rationale notes
   For each shortlisted topic we prepare a one page sheet with rationale, two to three anchor references, feasibility flags, and potential challenges.
7. Drafting initial aims and expected contributions
   For the top topics we add one to three initial aims or objectives and list likely contributions that can be shown to your guide or doctoral committee.
8. Delivery and clarifying call
   You receive the complete topic ideation pack by email as structured documents. A short call can be scheduled to walk through the options and answer method or positioning questions.
9. One round of refinement
   Within a defined window, you can request one round of refinements where we fine tune up to two shortlisted topics based on guide feedback or your own preference.

This service is focused on topic discovery and decision support. Full proposal or synopsis drafting is available as a separate service segment under the same PhD Assistance section.

• Executive overview sheet summarising your broad area, constraints, and how the shortlisted topics are organised into logical tracks.
• Five to seven structured topic profiles with working titles, one line positioning statements, and two to three seed references each.
• Novelty and feasibility scoring table that compares topics on novelty, scope, feasibility, potential impact, and data or sample availability.
• Initial aims or objectives list for preferred topics, written in language that aligns with typical doctoral formats while staying generic enough for you to adapt.
• Feasibility notes and risk flags covering timelines, approvals, ethics, instrumentation, collaborations, and potential blockers that you should discuss with your guide.
• One page guide briefing note that you can share with your supervisor to quickly communicate options and request their steer.
• Simple action checklist with next steps such as additional readings, institutional approvals to start, and whom to contact for logistics.

All files are shared in editable formats so that you can plug in institute specific formats, logos, and additional references as needed.

Deliverables and formats

• One consolidated PDF or DOCX topic pack containing the overview, topic profiles, scorecards, and feasibility notes.
• A simple spreadsheet or table version of the scoring matrix, which you can update as you get additional feedback.
• Reference list in plain text or basic reference manager export, covering key papers used in the shortlisting process.
• Optional slide style summary with two to four slides that can be used for internal presentations or informal reviews.

What is included

• Reading and synthesis of recent literature relevant to your chosen broad area and constraints.
• Design and articulation of multiple, realistic topic options that respect your time, budget, and infrastructure.
• Generic, method level suggestions that indicate the direction of data collection or analysis, without writing a full protocol.
• One round of refinement for up to two topics after initial guide feedback, within a reasonable time frame.

What is not included

• Full synopsis, proposal, or protocol writing for submission to universities or ethics committees.
• Guarantee of institutional approval or funding; final decisions remain with your guide, department, and regulatory bodies.
• Any form of data fabrication, misrepresentation, or support that conflicts with institutional or ethical norms.
• Long term end to end execution of the complete PhD, which is covered separately under other service segments.

Best time to book

• Just after registration or immediately after coursework when you are expected to freeze a topic soon.
• When you have a broad area in mind but do not yet have a sharply defined researchable topic.
• When previous topic attempts were rejected and you want better structured, evidence backed options.

Helpful inputs from your side

• Your program details, department, and regulations or formats if any.
• Any informal guidance, hints, or directions already given by your supervisor or department.
• Access constraints such as patient flow, lab instruments, geographic limits, industry data, or field conditions.
• Deadlines for presenting or submitting your topic so that the plan can respect realistic timelines.