Joined an online PhD programme? UGC, AICTE say it won’t recognise the degree
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Joined an online PhD programme? UGC, AICTE say it won’t recognise the degree

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The University Grants Commission and the All India Council of Technical Education on Friday issued a joint advisory against online PhD programmes offered by education technology companies in collaboration with foreign educational institutions. UGC said the joint advisory with AICTE was issued after they came across several cases of students enrolling for online PhD courses offered by EdTech firms in collaboration with the foreign universities According to a public notice issued by these controllers of higher and technical education, the online PhD programmes are not recognised as per their guidelines. Asking students not to be misled by the Officials at UGC and AICTE said that several cases of students taking admissions in online PhD courses offered by EdTech firms in collaboration with the foreign universities have come to their notice of late. “Therefore, a fresh notification has been issued to apprise students that neither UGC or AICTE recognise online PhD courses,” said a senior official at AICTE.

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