An academic proposal of about 1,500 – 3,000 words is expected of a candidate doing an MPhil or a PhD. S/he is expected to convince a jury of experts about her/his ability to conduct the research successful. Below is the table of content of the academic abstract:

1. Title page
2. Abstract (300 words)

• Research question
• Rational for your study
• Hypotheses
• Method/framework.
• findings

3. Introduction

• Background
• Rational

4. Review of literature
5. Theoretical framework
6. Plan of work
7. References