title: Viva Delay.
abstract: The time delay between submission of a thesis and Viva Voce is intolerable for students. This letter tries to draw the readers' attention to the effect of choosing the right examiner, in order to reduce the Viva Voce delay.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Humanities, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Mazandaran, Iran.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yahaghi
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pahang, Malaysia. sorooshian@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Shahryar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sorooshian
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University Tenaga Nasional, Selangor, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Javad
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yahaghi
mesh_terms: D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities / Q000941:ethics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends
keywords: Examiner; Graduation delay; Study pressures; Viva Voce