“MPhil Degree Is Not A Recognized Degree”: UGC
The University Grants Commission or UGC, the national level higher education authority, said MPhil degree currently offered by educational institutions is not a recognized degree.
The Commission said this in a notification after tt has come to the notice of the UGC that a few Universities are inviting fresh applications for MPhil (Master of Philosophy) program.
“In this regard, it is to bring to the notice that the M.Phil. degree is not a recognized degree,” the Commission said in a circular released this week.
The Commission has also said the Regulation No. 14 of the UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedures for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations 2022 clearly states that Higher Educational Institutions shall not offer MPhil program.
“In this regard, it is informed that the UGC has framed University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedures for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations,2022 which has been published in the Gazette of India on 7th November, 2022. The Universities authorities, therefore, are requested to take immediate steps to stop admissions to M.Phil. program for the 2023-24 academic year,” the circular said.
Further, the Commission has also asked students not to take admission in MPhil programs being offered now.
The regulation, which was released in 2022 had said that “higher educational institutions shall not offer the M.Phil.(Masterof Philosophy) programme”, however stipulated that “Nothing in these Regulations shall impact the M.Phil. degree programmes commencing prior to the enactment of these Regulations.”
UGC Letter regarding the discontinuation of M.Phil Degree as per clause 14 of University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedures for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2022
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