The "application assessment" system for doctoral degrees originated in foreign countries aims to solve the shortcomings of the traditional unified entrance examination, promote the selection of students with academic potential, and cultivate academic talents with innovative ability. In recent years, however, the system seems to have evolved into a system of kinship reproduction, leading to all sorts of inequities. Nowadays, the vast majority of double first-class universities in China have implemented this application assessment system. It has been pointed out that the phenomenon of "inbreeding" exists in some large state institutions, which has aroused doubts and discussions in society. There are concerns that this approach will rely too heavily on the subjective consciousness of the supervisor rather than on the objective conditions, resulting in the influence of money and status making the admission unfair. At the same time, it is becoming more and more difficult for students from humble backgrounds to enter the field of doctoral students. In addition, the requirements for applicants are also different from university to university, with the lack of unified policies and regulations, and many differences in enrollment conditions and procedures, resulting in increased pressure for candidates to prepare for the exam and difficulties in choosing.
The power of doctoral supervisors is expanded, and doctoral students need to obtain the consent of doctoral supervisors in the admission process. Many doctoral supervisors tend to recruit master's and doctoral students and direct doctoral students, which is not friendly to non-university candidates. The admission requirements are different, and some set the validity period of CET-6 and the number of years of graduation, which limits the choice of candidates.
In this situation of "kinship breeding", in order to allow more capable students to enter the doctoral team, the power of doctoral supervisors should be balanced, favoring specific types of students should be avoided, and a fairer enrollment mechanism should be established to eliminate unreasonable enrollment conditions.
Each school formulates different enrollment conditions, some of which are very unfriendly to candidates, such as only restricting students who have graduated no more than 3 years ago to apply for the examination, requiring sci**, etc. The establishment of these conditions may deprive some potential students of the opportunity to apply, and ultimately damage the improvement of scientific research standards.
In order to solve this problem, it is necessary to standardize the enrollment conditions of each school to ensure the fairness and transparency of admissions, and provide fair competition opportunities for all students who are interested in academic research.
In the process of implementing the "application and evaluation" system for doctors, it is necessary to pay attention to avoiding the breeding of the phenomenon of "family reproduction" and to avoid the occurrence of nepotism as much as possible. All colleges and universities should carry out unified planning in the enrollment policy to ensure the scientificity and fairness of the enrollment conditions, and show a fair competition stage for more students who are interested in academic research. At the same time, we should also be flexible and adjust the enrollment policy according to local conditions, so that the system is closer to the actual situation and avoid rigidity.
While strengthening supervision and management, it is also necessary to pay attention to academic potential and innovation ability to ensure that the selected doctoral students truly have the potential of academic research. Only in this way can we promote the steady improvement of China's scientific research level, cultivate more outstanding academic talents, and promote the development of academic research.
Although the "application and assessment" system for doctoral students is helpful in selecting students with academic potential, in recent years, there have been some phenomena of "family breeding", which makes the admissions process no longer fair. In order to avoid this problem, it is necessary for colleges and universities to strengthen standardized management, ensure the rationality and fairness of enrollment policies, and cultivate more talents for academic research. At the same time, it is also necessary to pay attention to the evaluation of academic ability and innovation potential, so that students with real academic potential have the opportunity to stand out and inject more vitality into their scientific research careers.