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Education Expert - Answered on May 09, 2023

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Question by amlan on May 07, 2023Hindi

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sir, i am a journalist in Newspaper The Hitavada over a decade and done my masters in sociology from affiliated university of Chhattisgarh with 70 percent marks. I had given NET December 2022 and scored 186 and only of 10 marks i have failed to qualify for it. once again i am preparing for NET-June 2023 but sir I want to do PhD from universities of USA. Is there is any opportunity for me to do research at sociology in US university. please help what is the process as I am living in Raipur and here no proper education consultant is available to guide me universities of US that offer PhD in sociology and how the process to get enroll there for PhD program in Sociology

Ans: There are many universities in the US that offer PhD programs in sociology. Some of the top-ranked programs include the University of California-Berkeley, Harvard University, Princeton University, and Stanford University. However, there are many other great programs to consider as well. You can start by researching universities and programs online to find the ones that are the best fit for your research interests and career goals. You can find contact information for each university's sociology department on their website, and you can also try emailing or calling them to ask questions. Applying to a PhD program in the US can be a lengthy and competitive process. You will typically need to submit transcripts, letters of recommendation, a statement of purpose, and a writing sample, among other materials. Make sure you have all of the necessary documents prepared and that you understand the application deadlines and requirements for each program you are interested in. I would also suggest to work with an education consultant

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Question by Manoj - Dec 30, 2023Hindi

Career

Hi madam My son is doing Master in economics @ central university with 85% mark. He is interested to do his PhD at good university in USA/UK. What’s the procedure to apply and get a good university. Manoj

Ans: Hi Manoj,
To pursue a Ph.D. in Economics in the USA or UK, your son should identify potential advisors, excel in standardized tests like GRE or GMAT, prepare a strong research proposal, and secure compelling recommendation letters. Research universities aligning with his academic interests, considering faculty expertise and program reputation. Pay attention to application deadlines, and engage in relevant research or work experience to strengthen his application. Good luck!

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Question by Neha - Apr 10, 2024Hindi

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Done BDS this year looking for further course and university in USA

Ans: Thank you for contacting me. I am happy to hear that you have completed your BDS and you want to pursue higher studies in USA. There are various courses which are mentioned below to help you.

Master level courses includes options in Dental Surgery (MDS) with specialization in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery / Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics / Periodontology or Periodontics / Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics / Oral Pathology and Microbiology / Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry / Oral Medicine and Radiology

Diploma level courses includes options in Diploma in Dental Materials / Dental Hygiene / Hospital Management and Administration / Forensic Odontology / Public Health Dentistry

Certification Level courses includes options in Certificate in Aesthetic Dentistry/ Dental Implantology/ Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/ Endodontics (Root Canal Treatment)/ Orthodontics

Postgraduate level course includes Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Dental Implantology / Pediatric Dentistry / Geriatric Dentistry

Fellowship Level program options includes Fellowship in Cosmetic Dentistry / Oral Implantology/ Laser Dentistry

Here are some of the recommended universities in USA where you can pursue higher studies abroad mentioned below:

Harvard University School of Dental Medicine (Boston, Massachusetts) / University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry (Los Angeles, California) / University of Michigan School of Dentistry (Ann Arbor, Michigan) / University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) / University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry (Chapel Hill, North Carolina) / Columbia University College of Dental Medicine (New York City, New York) / University of Washington School of Dentistry (Seattle, Washington) / University of Maryland School of Dentistry (Baltimore, Maryland) / University of Florida College of Dentistry (Gainesville, Florida) and Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (Boston, Massachusetts)

These are just few of the course examples for you to carefully consider the best option based on your interest and career goals after BDS. I wish you best of luck with your higher studies and dentistry! If you have any specific questions or need further advice, feel free to ask me on Rediff Gurus

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Asked by Anonymous - May 06, 2024Hindi

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I am currently pursing my Master in Microbiology(final year) and I want to go abroad for Ph.d in the US. The thing is I have a hard time doing the application on my own and need help. If anyone can suugest me a good consultancy for Phd around New Delhi.

Ans: Hello. Thank you for connecting with us. It is good to hear that you wish to pursue a Ph.D. in the US. Going further, let me tell you that we do assist students in going abroad for further studies, mainly at the bachelor’s and master’s levels. We also have coaching for the GRE, GMAT, IELTS, and TOEFL, as well as career counseling. If you wish to pursue an additional master’s degree, you may contact us. Our expert team will contact you for further processing.

For any further queries, please get in touch with us. We have a team of expert counsellors who can guide you through any concerns or questions you may have.

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Question by Vasu - Nov 12, 2024Hindi

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EPF- What happens to EPF on moving to abroad or leaving service permanently and no longer contributing to EPF after nearly 15 years of service and accumulation? Would I continue to get interest even after 3 years if I do not withdraw? Are there any restrictions?

Ans: Hello;

After 3 consecutive years of no contribution, except interest, EPF account becomes inoperative and technically shouldn't accrue interest.

But EPFO has a current policy to pay interest on all accounts, includes inoperative accounts too, till member age of 58.

Best wishes;

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Asked by Anonymous - Nov 14, 2024Hindi

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Hello finance guru, I am 45 years old , with 2 kids. I live in a Tier-1 city with ~49 Crores of networth. This includes ~12 crores of investment in real estate (land and a flat at a prime location), ~34 crores in equity, ~1 Cr in Crypto and ~2 Cr in cash. I work in a pharmaceutical firm in an executive role and planning to retire in the next 1 year. My knowledge on finances is average and would like to seek your advise. I would like to generate ~2.5 lakhs per month for expenses from my savings and would like to double my networth in the next 7 years. Could you provide me help on the directions I can take to make this working?

Ans: Hello;

Deducting the real estate and crypto investments from your networth, we have 36 Cr.

You may invest 4 Cr each in 2 equity savings type mutual funds and 2 conservative hybrid debt oriented mutual funds.

If you do a 3% SWP from each of these funds you may expect a monthly payout of around 2.8 L (post-tax).

These funds generally yield 8-9% returns so they will continue to provide inflation adjusted income to you.(6% inflation rate considered)

Balance remains around 20 Cr, while 2 Cr may be retained as liquid fund for contingency requirement, the balance 18 Cr you may invest in combination of mutual funds, PMSs and AIFs.

As you enter retirement phase your focus should shift from "maximising returns" to "decent returns with moderate risk" since return of capital is more important than return on capital.

Happy Investing;
X: @mars_invest

*Investments in mutual funds are subject to market risks. Please read all scheme related documents carefully before investing.

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Insurance, Stocks, MF, PF Expert - Answered on Nov 17, 2024

Question by Dharmesh - Nov 09, 2024Hindi

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Dear Sir, I am 53 yrs. I want to retire @60 with a INR 2.00 Cr Corps. Currently I have following SIP Total SIP 30000/- PM Axis Bluechip Fund - Regular Plan - Growth HDFC Mid-Cap Opportunities Fund - Growth Plan Aditya Birla Sun Life Pure Value Fund - Growth Option Aditya Birla Sun Life Equity Advantage Fund - Regular Growth Sundaram Mid Cap Fund Regular Plan - Growth Bajaj Finserv Flexi Cap Fund -Regular Plan-Growth Franklin India Focused Equity Fund - Growth Plan Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund-Growth HDFC Top 100 Fund - Growth Option HDFC Multi Cap Fund - Growth Option I have MF Investment @ 26.00 Lakh Current Value is @ 52.00 Lakh. I have Savings of Rs. 10.00 Lakh, PPF Rs. 5.00 Lakh, Share investment Current Market Value around Rs. 20.00 Lakhs. I don't have any Loan. Insurance INR 1.50 Cr. up age of 70. Per month earning around Rs. 1.25 Lakh. I have a Investment in real estate which can give my INR 40.00 Lakh at current Market Price & Gold Investment of INR 20.00 Lakh which I think sufficient for my daughter Marriage. Current Monthly Expense INR 40-50 K. I am in a new tax regime, so discontinue my ELSS saving and PPF Saving. Suggest how i can increase my Corpus for retirement.

Ans: Hello;

You may top-up your monthly sip by 10% every year for 7 years. This will grow into a sum of around 0.51 Cr.

The MF corpus and direct equity holdings worth 0.72 Cr today will grow into a corpus of 1.59 Cr after 7 years.

Therefore you may achieve your intended corpus of 1.59+ 0.51=2.1 Cr, 7 years from now. A modest return of 12% is assumed from MF and direct equity holdings.

2-3 years before 60 you should start moving your gains from equity funds to liquid or ultra short duration debt funds to protect it against market volatility.

Also good health care insurance for yourself and your spouse.

RE property you may sell at a later date to boost your retirement income.

Happy Investing;
X: @mars_invest

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Insurance, Stocks, MF, PF Expert - Answered on Nov 17, 2024

Asked by Anonymous - Nov 17, 2024Hindi

Money

Hi, I am 34 years old with a daughter of 4 years old. I'm owning a site which costs 20 lakh without loan, 1 house which has loan of 40 lakh and one more site which has loan of 28 lakh. My monthly income is 1 lakh. And im a single mother. I also gets a rental income of 30k from the house.Im also investing in ppf which is around 5lakhs(total till now) , nps around 1 lakh(till now) and lic policy. I want to save for my kid future education and also repay the loan as early as possible. Also investing 10k per year for my daughter's SSY. Please guide me on this.

Ans: Hello;

Please clarify on investible income available after EMI, regular household expenses, NPS, PPF, SSY so as to recommend you other investment options.

Thanks;

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Question by Rajarshi - Nov 17, 2024Hindi

Money

My father took a sbi life retirement plan @ 3lacs per year premium for 5yrs. He has completed 3premium payment (9lacs) but unable to carry on the policy. What should be our next steps to get our amount back? If we surrender.

Ans: Hello;

You may have to wait till completion of 5 years since their may be a lock-in.

After that they may provide residual fund value, after deducting surrender charges as applicable, as per terms of the policy agreement.

Please read the policy document carefully before signing up.

Best wishes;

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Question by Pratik - Oct 30, 2024Hindi

Money

Hello sir, I've successfully transferred pf frm Company A to B & now have raised request in Epfo frm C to B where C has approved and transferred to EPF but EPF has rejected with 15k wage error - I've raised grievances in Epfo nd in company C. What is the reason behind this remarks ? Is it something of mixing EPF nd EPS by company C?is submission of form 3A by company C to epfo resolve this issue ?if yes then how should I submit form frm Company C to epfo site?

Ans: Hello;

Your assessment seems correct, i.e. mixing of EPF and EPS contribution.

You may furnish it to EPFO through your current employer with an application for transfer request with revised and updated form 3 A enclosed.

This should resolve your issue.

Best wishes;

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Question by Anirban - Nov 06, 2024Hindi

Money

My old pf of trust got transfered to curent pf account , both under same UAN no. I can see two pf accounts when i do account log in with UAN, but i can not withdraw from old account neither i can see combined ammount instead i see my old and current pf account. When i raised grievance i got reply from pf office that my old pf got transfered to cureent account. Now i can not raise new grievance within one month. How will i draw old amount or get get old amount get added in current account .please advise

Ans: Hello;

Since you had different member IDs while you were working for two different legal entities they are shown differently under same UAN.

If you want to transfer funds from old member ID to new member ID then you need to have a clear date of exit(DOE) mentioned.

Under the online claim option you can find One Member Transfer option. Just fill that form. submit the transfer request. Then select the present employer to approve your transfer details.

First it will be approved by the current Employer and after that it will be sent to Field Officer.

It will take 5 to 21 days for transferring your account from old member Id to new.

Best wishes;

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Insurance, Stocks, MF, PF Expert - Answered on Nov 17, 2024

Question by Anirban - Nov 06, 2024Hindi

Money

Hi sir, i am working in a company since 2010. That time i had pf under a old account in Bangalore as trust account till 2016 when my company got separated from parent comoany and we got new pf account in Gurgaon with same UAN no. We got a mail from company that we will raise online transfer from old to current pf account. When i do account login with UAN no , I can see two lines..one for old and another for current one with balances. When i tried to raise complaint through grievances I got reply from PF office that my old account transfered to new account, but under UAN I can see two accounts still and now able to draw amount from old account. So what will i do now to add old amount to new PF account's account.kindly advise

Ans: Hello;

Since you had different member IDs while you were working for two different legal entities they are shown differently under same UAN.

If you want to transfer funds from old member ID to new member ID then you need to have a clear date of exit(DOE) mentioned.

Under the online claim option you can find One Member Transfer option. Just fill that form. submit the transfer request. Then select the present employer to approve your transfer details.

First it will be approved by the current Employer and after that it will be sent to Field Officer.

It will take 5 to 21 days for transferring your account from old member Id to new.

Best wishes;

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Insurance, Stocks, MF, PF Expert - Answered on Nov 17, 2024

Question by Urmi - Nov 08, 2024Hindi

Money

Hello I am 37 years old . Following is my financial status 1. FD - 1.5 CRORES 2. MF - 25 LAKHS 3. PROVIDENT FUND - 27 LAKH 4. PPF 3 LAKH INVESTMENTS 1. MUTUAL FUNDS - 90 K per month 2. PPF - 1.5 lakh per year 3.PF - 5 lakhs per year 4.NPS - 10 K per month I have one flat. I want to retire at 47 years of age . I will have a pension of 3.5 lakhs after I retire . My present monthly expenses are 1.3 lakhs . My goals are 1. One child education 2. World travel 3.Own house . Can I retire at the age of 47 fulfilling my commitment.

Ans: Hello;

Let us try to put monetary value to your goals:

1. Child education: 1 Cr
2. World Travel: 40 L (for 2)
3. House: 1.5 to 2 Cr
Grand Total: 3.4 Cr

Current holdings:
1. FD- 1.5 Cr
2. MF-25 L
3. PF-27 L
4. PPF-3L

Ongoing monthly Investments:
1. MF-90 K
2. PPF- 12.5 K
3. NPS-10 K
4. PF-41.66 K

Value of current corpus and ongoing investments 10 years hence:
1. MF-2.51 Cr
2. PPF-27.49 L
3. PF-1.25 Cr
Grand Total: 3.76 Cr

Since your investment value is comfortably above your goal value means you can fulfill your goals as envisaged.

You have a assured pension after retirement despite that you are making disciplined investments into NPS is a commendable aspect.

It can help to boost your retirement income after 60.

Happy Investing;

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Insurance, Stocks, MF, PF Expert - Answered on Nov 17, 2024

Asked by Anonymous - Nov 12, 2024Hindi

Money

I am 46 years old, have a income of 2.8 lacs with variable pay every month after tax deduction. My total CTC is approx 66 lakhs/annum with stock. I have 2 flats worth 1.8 crores, one land worth 9 lakhs, one ancestral land worth 45 lakhs, have company stocks worth 20 to 30 lakhs. PPF current is 32 lakhs for 21 years of experience. My liabilities are home loan worth 80 lakhs. My monthly expenses including EMI is 1.8 Lakhs. My kid education cost 2-3 lakh per annum in Bangalore and she is 12 years in grade 7. Can you help me, how much I need to save every month, so I can have 6-7 crores in liquid money in 10 years and how much should I have for retirement plan by 65+

Ans: Hello;

You may start a monthly sip of 80 K and top it up every year by 20% to reach a corpus of 4 Cr after 10 years considering modest return of 12%.

The land parcels(45+9= 54 L) and company stock(20 L) if sold and the proceeds reinvested in mutual funds for 10 years may yield you a corpus of around 2.3 Cr after 10 years.

So you may accumulate a cumulative corpus of 4+2.3=6.3 Cr after 10 years, as planned.

If you invest 20 K in NPS per month you may reach a corpus of 1 Cr+ in 19 years from now.

You may need a corpus of 8 Cr to generate a retirement income of 2.8 L per month (post-tax) to cover your inflation indexed regular expenses sans the EMI.

Happy Investing;
X: @mars_invest

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