UGC bars three Rajasthan universities from enrolling PhDs
The Hindu
UGC debars three Rajasthan universities from offering PhD courses for not following regulations, warning prospective students against admission.
The University Grants Commission (UGC), on Thursday (January 16, 2025), barred three universities from Rajasthan – OPJS University, Churu, Sunrise University, Alwar and Singhania University, Jhunjhunu from offering PhD courses for flouting the higher education regulator’s norms for awarding PhDs.
A UGC communication said that a Standing Committee appointed by it has found that the three Universities did not follow the provisions of the UGC PhD Regulations and the academic norms for awarding of Ph.D. degrees.
“These Universities were given an opportunity to explain why they failed to comply with the provisions of the UGC PhD Regulations, however, the responses received from these Universities were not found satisfactory. The Standing Committee has, thus, recommended that the UGC may debar these Universities from enrolling PhD students for the next five years,” the communication said.
“Prospective students and parents are hereby advised not to take admission in the Ph.D. programme offered by the above three Universities from now onwards,” it added.
UGC Chairman M. Jagadesh Kumar said the Universities should be committed to maintaining the highest standards in PhD programmes. “UGC will take appropriate action against institutions that fail to follow UGC’s PhD regulations. We are also in the process of checking the quality of PhD programs in a few other universities. If they are found to violate the PhD regulations, action will be taken against them too. It is necessary to single out such erring institutions and prevent them from admitting PhD students. We should ensure that the integrity and global reputation of Indian higher education remain uncompromised,” Prof. Kumar said.
Sources indicated that the debarring is for new admissions and the universities will have to strictly follow PhD regulations for the existing students until they complete their research.
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