Students with four-year undergraduate degrees can now directly appear for NET and pursue PhD, according to University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Jagadesh Kumar.
To pursue a PhD with or without a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), the candidates will require a minimum of 75% marks or equivalent grades in their four-year undergraduate course.
So far, a candidate for the National Eligibility Test (NET) needed a master's degree with a minimum of 55% marks.
"The candidates with four-year undergraduate degrees can now directly pursue PhD and appear for NET.
Such candidates are allowed to appear in a subject in which they want to pursue a PhD irrespective of the discipline in which they have obtained the four-year bachelor's degree," Kumar told PTI.
A relaxation of five percent marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes (non-creamy layer), differently-abled, economically weaker sections and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the UGC from time to time, he added.
To pursue a PhD with or without a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), the candidates will require a minimum of 75% marks or equivalent grades in their four-year undergraduate course.
So far, a candidate for the National Eligibility Test (NET) needed a master's degree with a minimum of 55% marks.
"The candidates with four-year undergraduate degrees can now directly pursue PhD and appear for NET.
Such candidates are allowed to appear in a subject in which they want to pursue a PhD irrespective of the discipline in which they have obtained the four-year bachelor's degree," Kumar told PTI.
"The candidates having passed a four-year or eight-semester bachelor's degree programme should have a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade on a point scale wherever the grading system is followed," the UGC chairman said.
A relaxation of five percent marks or its equivalent grade may be allowed for those belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes (non-creamy layer), differently-abled, economically weaker sections and other categories of candidates as per the decision of the UGC from time to time, he added.
First Published: Apr 21, 2024 11:07 PM IST
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