Tag: University Grants Commission

NEW DELHI: Delhi University (DU) has no plans to hold separate PhD entrance exams like Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Vice Chancellor Yogesh Singh on Sunday stated.The DU Vice-Chancellor added that the university is awaiting guidance from the University Grants Commission (UGC).The uncertainty surrounding PhD admissions arose after the Centre cancelled the UGC NET exam, which had been crucial for entry into PhD programs.The UGC NET exam, conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), determines eligibility for teaching positions and PhD admissions.“We have no plans to hold a separate in-house PhD entrance exam. We will follow whatever UGC suggests. We have ... Read more

The National Testing Agency (NTA) is set to commence the registrations for the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET 2024) from today i.e April 20. Aspiring candidates can apply for the UGC NET June Session 2024 by visiting the official website at ugcnet.nta.nic.in after the NTA activates the registration link. Taking to microblogging platform X (formerly known as Twitter), UGC chief Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar on Friday said,” NTA will likely launch the application process and information bulletin for the UGC-NET June 2024 session by tonight or tomorrow.” UGC NET June 2024 Exam: Eligibility In another post, the UGC ... Read more

In a move aimed at streamlining the admission process for doctoral programs, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced that scores from the National Eligibility Test (NET) will be valid for PhD admissions starting from the 2024-25 academic session. This decision aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and addresses the challenges faced by candidates who currently have to write multiple entrance exams conducted by various universities for PhD admissions. PhD admission will be done based on UGC NET, and no separate exams will be required as per Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, the UGC chairman. The announcement came following the ... Read more

TheCommon University Entrance Test-Undergraduate (CUET-UG) application process will start tomorrow (Monday) evening orthe day after, said University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman M Jagadesh Kumar on Sunday. The CUET-UG 2024 exam is spread over a month.   Normalisation of scores for the CUET-UG is likely to be done away with this year, with the National Testing Agency (NTA) planning a rejig of the crucial exam for its third edition, reported news agency PTI on February 22. The exam is likely to be conducted in a shorter duration as the NTA is contemplating a hybrid mode, including OMR sheets and a computer-based test, said ... Read more

KOLKATA: West Bengal government on Thursday said the state education department will not honour and follow the fresh guideline from the University Grants Commission (UGC) discontinuing MPhil as a degree.An announcement on this count has come from the state education Minister Bratya Basu on Thursday afternoon less than 24 hours after the UGC, issued a notification on Wednesday warning that students should not enrol in MPhil Degree courses being offered by universities as they are no longer recognised.“The state education department will not be accepting this new directive imposed by the UGC. The state will follow its own independent education ... Read more

The University Grants Commission (UGC) will revise the syllabus for the National Eligibility Test (NET) syllabus, Chairman Jagadesh Kumar was quoted by news agency PTI as saying on Tuesday evening. He said those appearing for NET will get sufficient time before its implementation. “The UGC will revise National Eligibility Test (NET) syllabus, candidates will get sufficient time before implementation,” Jagadesh Kumar said, adding that the UGC will form an expert panel for the exercise. Why will UGC revise NET syllabus? The UGC had last initiated the process to update the syllabi of UGC-National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) subjects in 2017. “However, ... Read more