In a move underscoring UGC’s commitment to academic quality, three Rajasthan universities have been prohibited from accepting PhD admissions for five years as they violated academic norms. The decision came shortly after UGC’s new NET resolutions. On 16th Jan 2025, the UGC ordered the immediate suspension of admission at three[Read More…]
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NET No Longer Mandatory? Decoding UGC’s 2025 Draft Rules
Dharmendra Pradhan, the Union Education Minister of India, has recently announced the UGC Regulations on (Minimum Requirements of Academic Qualifications for the Recruitment of University and College Teachers and Other Academic Staff in Universities and Colleges and Measures for the Maintenance of Standards in Higher Education) 2025. It has been[Read More…]
UGC Approves Direct PhD Path for Four-Year Undergraduates; Alters NET Eligibility
On April 22, 2024, the University Grants Commission (UGC) announced a significant policy shift that would enable graduates of four-year undergraduate programs to pursue a PhD program straight and be eligible for the National Eligibility Test (NET). Key Points of the Policy: Eligibility for PhD and NET: Students with four-year[Read More…]