Completing your research paper or thesis may be quite hectic and requires a lot of skill and attention. Therefore, before you start writing, follow the steps given below to make your research paper more interesting and accurate.

Choose a Contentious Topic:

Select a topic that is challenging and interesting, something on which you can write extensively.  The topic will determine the amount of effort you are going to put into your research, so choose one that you are genuinely curious and enthusiastic about.

Focus on a Limited Aspect:

If you select a broad topic, then writing would not be easy. You need to have an area of focus so that the analysis is in-depth. Topics with a limited but clear scope or specific areas of interest are easy to write about. For example, you can write about Indian Cricket instead of Cricket.

Avail Resources on the Internet:

Make use of the vast resources available on the Internet for your reference. You can get easy access to your reference books on the Internet in the form of e-books or digitized books. Different search tools on the World Wide Web may also come to your aid. While searching the Internet for resources

Check the domain name extensions:  for example, .edu (educational institution), .gov (government), or .org (nonprofit organization). These are the more reliable sites. Many of the .com sites are just brilliant and are quite useful.

Refer to Print Materials in the Libraries:

It is always safe to refer printed materials that are available in the library. It will help you to organize your research material. Be sure to have good note-taking skills. You can consult various research materials such as the following: Government publications, guides, reports

• Magazines, newspapers
•  Atlases, AV catalogs
• Hardcover texts Encyclopedias and dictionaries
•  Vertical files
• Yellow pages, zip or postal codes, and telephone directories

Adhere to the Right Format:

Your research format might typically look like this:

1. INTRODUCTION

• Aim of the study
• Background of the study
• Need for the study
• Scope and limitation of the study
• Objectives of the study
• Working definition
• Hypothesis
• Research methodology

2. REVIEW OF LITERATURE

• Case studies
• Implication of the review

3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

• Applied theory
• Hypothesis
• Research design
• Research approach
• Research techniques
• Research tools
• Sampling method
• Source of data
• Primary data
• Sample size
• Secondary data
4. ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
5. FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION
6. REFERENCE
7. APPENDIX