SOURCE- The Hindu
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has proposed to allow students who have completed a four-year undergraduate (UG) programme, including a research component with a cumulative grade point average of 7.5, to directly enrol in PhD programmes without having to first complete a master’s degree.
The new measure is a part of the Draft University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedures for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2022 released on Thursday, with the UGC seeking comments and feedback from the stakeholders by March 31.
The Commission also released the draft curricular framework and credit system for the four- year programme, as proposed by the National Education Policy, 2020. Several prominent Central universities, including the University of Delhi, plan to implement the four-year programmes from the coming academic year 2022-23.