Students with four-year UG degrees can directly appear for NET and pursue PhD, informs UGC Chief

Students with four-year undergraduate degrees can now directly appear for NET and pursue a PhD, according to University Grants Commission Chairman Jagadesh Kumar. UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar informed that students with four-year undergraduate degrees can now directly appear for NET and pursue a PhD, provided they have a minimum 75% marks or equivalent grades in their UG course. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} To pursue a PhD with or without a Junior Research Fellowship, the candidates will require a minimum of 75 percent marks or equivalent grades in their four-year undergraduate course. “The candidates with four-year undergraduate degrees can now directly pursue PhD and appear for NET.