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From: rks@cs.Princeton.EDU (Ramesh Sitaraman)
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Subject: Survey of Ph.D qualifying examinations (revised)
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(I have added question 0 which makes the questionnaire more complete.
 Please do  consider replying to this if you can find the time. 
 Also , thanks to all those who have replied already.  - Ramesh) 
   

I would like to know the following about the Ph.D qualifying/general exam
in your school (esp. CS depts, else please indicate department).

0. GENERAL PROCEDURE:
   What kind of requirements do you have before you are a Ph.D
   candidate ? For example, a written exam, a research seminar,
   orals etc. Are they different for different specialisations 
   within the dept ? How many times can you take the exam ? Do you have
   a choice on the topics you are tested ?
  
1. REQUIRED READING:
   Is the material required for the exam clearly specified ?
   For example, a reading list or a list of courses. Is this
   list voluminous and encyclopaedic or does it cover only 
   fundamentals of each field?

2. EXAMINATION PROCESS:
   Can the students view the corrected exam papers ? Is there an
   appeal process by which the answer sheets can be asked to be  
   reevaluated ? Does the faculty provide solution sets with which
   to compare your answers? Does the faculty employ an "objective"
   pass-fail criterion that is revelaed to the examtakers ?

Please e-mail any replies to rks@cs.princeton.edu . I will summarise
on the net if ned be. Thanks a lot for your effort.


			Ramesh Sitaraman










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