Research plan for a Doctor of Science (DSc)
Doctoral study for the Doctor of Science degree is the interview route, and the OAK regulation sets higher requirements than for the PhD. The plan spreads those requirements across dated stages.
- Free
- Your plan is saved to your account
- Matches OAK Regulation No. 2894
- 15
- Total works
- 10
- Journal articles
- 4 years
- Plan period
What the plan covers
Plan period: 4 years
- 1Topic registration
- 2Literature review
- 3Methodology
- 4Data collection
- 5Publications(Runs in parallel)
- 6Monograph
- 7Writing the dissertation
- 8Preliminary defence (seminar)
- 9Official defence
- 10OAK approval
OAK requirements: how many articles do you need?
| Total works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Journal articles | 10 |
| In a foreign journal | 1 |
| Conference materials | 2 |
| Monograph | Yes (social sciences & humanities only) |
Source: OAK Presidium Regulation No. 2894 — lex.uz 2894
How you enter this route
Doctoral studies (DSc)
| Degree awarded | Doctor of Science (DSc) | VMQ 304 · clause 19 |
|---|---|---|
| How you are selected | Interview | VMQ 304 · clause 23 |
| Articles to apply | 3 | VMQ 304 · clause 19 |
| Conference theses to apply | 2 | VMQ 304 · clause 19 |
| State quota | Yes | VMQ 304 · clause 30 |
| Stipend | Paid | VMQ 304 · clause 30 |
| Counts towards service record | Counts | VMQ 304 · clause 19 |
The documents below were read in full text on lex.uz. Every figure links to its own clause.
Admission and defence requirementsPlans for the other routes
- Research plan for a basic doctoral studentFor candidates admitted to basic doctoral study by entrance examination
- Research plan for a trainee researcherFor candidates admitted as trainee researchers by interview
- Research plan for an independent researcherFor researchers doing the work alongside their main employment
- Research plan for a master’s dissertationFor master’s students working on a dissertation
- Research Plan
Sources
The documents below were read in full text on lex.uz. Every figure links to its own clause.
- Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 304 — Regulation on post-graduate education
304-son · May 22, 2017 · 2-ilova — «Oliy taʼlimdan keyingi taʼlim toʻgʻrisidagi Nizom»
- OAK Presidium Regulation No. 2894 — On the procedure for awarding academic degrees
2894-son (MoJ roʻyxati) · June 23, 2017 · «Ilmiy darajalar berish tartibi toʻgʻrisidagi nizom»
- Presidential Decree PF-98 — training of scientific personnel and the attestation system
PF-98-son · May 26, 2026
- Presidential Decree PF-81 — higher-education admission and foreign-language certificate levels
PF-81-son · May 24, 2024
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