Three Rajasthan-based universities debarred from awarding PhD degrees for not following UGC rules
NEW DELHI: Three Rajasthan-based universities, that failed to follow provisions of PhD regulations and academic norms for the award of degrees, have been debarred for five years, the University Grants Commission announced Thursday. Speaking to The New Indian Express, UGC Chairman Prof. M. Jagadesh Kumar said that the commission is also assessing the quality of PhD programmes in other universities. “UGC will take appropriate action against institutions that fail to follow UGC's PhD regulations.” “It is necessary to single out such erring institutions and prevent them from admitting Ph.D students. In a public notice on Thursday, UGC Secretary Prof. Manish Joshi, said, “a standing committee has been constituted by the UGC to monitor whether universities are following the procedure and awarding PhD degrees in accordance with the UGC regulations.” One of the mandates of the standing committee is to suggest corrective measures and recommend action to be taken against erring universities.
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