Review of Literature for Dissertation: Why and How?
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.48165/ahr.2023.8.1.2Keywords:
Literature review, research project, specializationAbstract
Literature review adds legitimacy to the study which is primarily scrutinized to spot gaps of knowledge in that area of specialization. Review of Literature is also required to deciding the topic and strengthens the rationale of undertaking a particular research project. This article tries to throw light on a few common difficulties faced by the researchers particularly PG students while writing dissertations and remedial measures that can be taken into account to achieve this objective.
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