Academic writing plays a pivotal role in developing research proposals. The present study aimed to explore the grammatical errors that M.Phil/PhDs scholars commit in academic writing. The present study employed
a qualitative case study designed to explore the challenges in the English language faced by the M.Phil and PhDs
scholars. The 20 Ph.D. and 36 M.Phil scholars were selected by busing purposive sampling technique. Data were
collected by using two self-developed semi-structured interviews protocol. Thematic analysis approach was
employed for data analysis. The findings revealed that all the participants reported that correct use of tenses was a
big hurdle that entailed the other grammatical mistakes and reduced the report quality because all the lexical aspects
are linked with these mechanics. The study recommended that English language courses be offered to postgraduate,
M. Phil and Ph.D. scholars to learn the technical aspects of the language and provide students with online interactive
programming.
Exploring the Writing Challenges Faced by M.Phil. and Ph.D. Scholars: A Case