CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Entrance requirements for the new EWS (Economically Weaker Section) category have been relaxed by 5 per cent. UGC has introduced a new requirement for PhD scholars, irrespective of discipline, to train in teaching / education/ pedagogy/ writing related to their chosen subject during their doctoral period.

Detailed explanation-2: -7.8 A Ph. D. scholar has to obtain a minimum of 55% of marks or its equivalent grade in the UGC 10-point scale (or an equivalent grade/CGPA in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) in the course work in order to be eligible to continue in the programme and submit the thesis.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the UGC’s new PhD regulations, anyone who has completed a four-year bachelor’s degree programme in any discipline with a minimum of 75 per cent marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade is eligible for a PhD programme. UGC prescribes only the minimum qualifications for admission to a PhD programme.

Detailed explanation-4: -UGC New Guidelines – Eligibility Criteria Those seeking admission after 4 years of the bachelor’s degree programme, must secure a total of 75% marks in aggregate. Candidates who have completed the M. Phil. programme with a minimum of 55% marks are also eligible to apply for the PhD programme.

Detailed explanation-5: -UGC Guidelines 2023 states that anyone who has completed a four-year bachelor’s degree program in any discipline with a minimum of 75 percent marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade is eligible for a PhD program.