Sorry for the late reply. > outstanding professors or researchers Works if you have published papers referenced by 10 people. I don't have a PhD but I know a

Sorry for the late reply. > outstanding professors or researchers Works if you have published papers referenced by 10 people. I don't have a PhD but I know a couple of people, one really close friend who did this. In most of the cases PhDs do end up with published papers that get referenced by others. It took couple of years for him for the whole process as an Indian.