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The letter stated that the decision to scrap the MPhil degree was taken as per clause 14 of the UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedures for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2022, which were notified on 16th December, 2022.
In 2012 Partha Chatterjee took the coursework exam.
He had to wait two more years to get his Ph.D.
The question arises, how did Parth 'give time' without coming to class?
The extension has been made in view of COVID-19.
Earlier, Union Education minister said that the Centre is planning to delay PhD as mandatory requirement for Assistant Professor posts.
Centre had made PhD compulsory for the hiring of assistant professor posts from this year.
Post graduates who have cleared NET are eligible to apply for assistant professor posts.
The university has advised students to get vaccinated
Other classes and examinations will keep happening online
From now, for the appointment to the post of Assistant professor, candidates will have to possess a PhD degree.
In 2018, these new regulations of the University Grants Commission (UGC) were announced by then Union Minister Prakash Javadekar.
The All India Survey on Higher Education provides key performance indicators on the current status of higher education in the country
India's enrollment in higher education stands at 3.85 crore in 2019-20 as compared to 3.74 crore in 2018-19
The number of students pursuing PhD in 2019-20 is 2.03 lakh as against 1.17 lakh in 2014-15
The Delhi High Court has sought response of the University Grants Commission (UGC) on a PIL challenging its regulations regarding award of MPhil and PhD degrees and appointment of teaching staff.
An official notification jas been released by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras inviting application for admission to PhD.
JNU Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, who is out on bail in a sedition case in connection with an event on campus, on Tuesday said finishing his PhD is now more of a "political responsibility" for him rather than an academic one.
The UGC has decided that candidates who have registered for M Phil or PhDs prior to July 11, 2009, will be exempted from clearing NET exam to become eligible for the post of assistant professor if they fulfill certain other conditions.
With the help of US Census Bureau data, the researchers examined employment and earnings outcomes of nearly 3,200 PhD graduates from eight major research universities.
India and the United States have a huge potential in education, but the regulatory environment here is "pretty tough" and needs to open up, the US Ambassador to India Richard Rahul Verma said today.
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