Pro practiceDoctoral research proposal defence practice interview
Defending a doctoral research question, contribution, literature base, methodology, ethics and feasibility before data collection begins. Practise the 5 questions the real interviewer asks with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
A Pro practice interview, on the Pro plan from ₦5,000 a month billed yearly, or on Premium.
- 20 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About this interview
A doctoral research proposal defence tests whether a planned study asks an important, answerable question and uses a rigorous design. The panel also looks for a clear contribution, responsible research practice and evidence that you can adapt the project without losing its purpose.
How to prepare
- Reduce the problem, gap and intended contribution to a short explanation that uses no unnecessary jargon.
- Trace every method choice back to a research question and compare it with at least one alternative.
- Check that your sampling, instruments and analysis plan fit together.
- List ethical, access and data management risks with a practical response to each one.
- Practise answering objections by stating what you accept, what you dispute and what you would change.
Common mistakes
- Describing a broad topic instead of a bounded research problem.
- Claiming originality without locating the study in existing scholarship.
- Listing methods without explaining how they answer the questions.
- Treating ethics approval as paperwork rather than part of the research design.
What to expect
A real mock interview
5 questions the way the real interviewer asks, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 5 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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