Workshop 3: Literature Review: How to do it?
About the Workshop
Do you feel overwhelmed when you see hundreds of papers on Google Scholar?
This 90-minute workshop will teach you how to find, organise, and write a literature review that actually works. You will learn practical strategies to read less but understand more, organise sources thematically, and most importantly, identify the gap your research fills.
No prior experience is required.
Who Should Attend?
- UG, PG, and PhD students in Social Sciences and Humanities
- Early-career researchers
- Anyone who wants to learn how to do a literature review efficiently
What You Will Learn
- What is a literature review and why it matters
- How to find relevant sources (Google Scholar, JSTOR, your library)
- How to read strategically
- How to organise sources
- How to synthesise sources (not just summarise)
- How to identify a research gap
- How to write the literature review section (with examples)
- Common mistakes and how to avoid them
About the Resource Person
Dr. Amit Kumar Rath
Dr. Amit Kumar Rath, an Assistant Professor of English at University Institute of Liberal Arts and Humanities, Chandigarh University, Mohali, enjoys exploring new modalities of reading a text that help extricate previously undiscovered meanings. His areas of research interest include New Historicism, Cultural Materialism, and Ecocriticism. In the classroom, he is dedicated to inculcating in his students an appreciation for the English language and literature.
Dates and other details
Registration Deadline: 10th July, 2026
Date of the Workshop: 12th July 2026
Time: 4:00 PM IST Time
Mode: Virtual (Zoom)
Resource Person: Dr. Amit Kumar Rath
Duration: 90 Minutes
Fee: ₹200 INR
Certificate: Available for all participants
Contact
For any queries, please contact:
uara@umran.org.in
Harsh (Registration Coordinator): +91 98526 55567
Sonal (Workshop Coordinator): +91 70115 19167
What Our Participants Say
“Cleared the basics and provided essential clarity on paper structuring for Scopus and international standards.”
– S. Shaikh
“A genuine approach to help understand the nitty-gritty of writing research papers for beginners and mid research students.”
– Dr. Latha S
“The fact they broke down the steps to research one by one… simple enough to understand.”
– R. Kimbilakmawi
“It was my first time attending one of their workshop sessions, and I must say that the resource persons they invited were highly cooperative, knowledgeable, and engaging.”
– Muskan
