Qualitative Research Design Competition (QRDC 2025)

The Qualitative Research Design Competition (QRDC 2025) is an academic competition designed to strengthen participants’ understanding and application of qualitative research design in a structured, rigorous, and scholarly manner. The competition provides a platform for postgraduate students, researchers, and educators to demonstrate their competence in designing high-quality qualitative research proposals aligned with established methodological standards.

QRDC 2025 focuses on core elements of qualitative research design, including problem formulation, research questions, methodological alignment, data collection strategies, ethical considerations, and analytical planning. Participants are required to submit a comprehensive qualitative research design that reflects coherence between research objectives, theoretical perspectives, data sources, and analysis approaches. Emphasis is placed on clarity, methodological rigor, and academic integrity rather than empirical data collection.

The competition adopts a competency-based evaluation framework, where submissions are assessed based on predefined criteria such as conceptual clarity, methodological appropriateness, analytical logic, and feasibility. QRDC 2025 encourages reflective and critical thinking, enabling participants to justify design decisions and demonstrate scholarly reasoning.

Beyond competition, QRDC 2025 serves as a developmental learning experience that supports postgraduate research readiness. Participants gain valuable feedback from expert evaluators, enhance their research design skills, and strengthen their confidence in qualitative inquiry. The competition contributes to the cultivation of competent qualitative researchers capable of producing rigorous, ethical, and impactful research designs.