UGC [Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M.Phil/Ph.D. Degree] (IST AMENDMENT) Regulations, 2017

PREAMBLE

In exercise of powers conferred under clauses [e] & [g] of sub-section [1] of Section 26 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, hereby, the University Grants Commission makes the following Regulations, namely:-

1.0 SHORT TITLE, APPLICATION AND COMMENCEMENT 

1.1 These Regulations may be called the University Grants Commission [Minimum Standards and Procedure for Awards of M.Phil/ Ph.D Degree] (Ist Amendment) Regulations, 2017. 

1.2 They shall apply to every University established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, Provincial Act or a State Act, every institution including a constituent or an affiliated college recognized by the Commission, in consultation with the University concerned under Clause (f) of Section 2 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956) and every Institution Deemed to be a University under Section 3 of the said Act.

1.3 They shall come into force with effect from the date of their notification in the Official Gazette.

2.0 A new Clause 1A shall be added in the Principal Regulations after existing Clause 1 as follows:

 1A. Definitions 

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires: 

1A.01 “Category I, Category II and Category III” means the category of university as laid down under UGC (Categorization of Universities for Grant of Graded Autonomy) Regulations, 2017.

 3.0 The following provisos may be added after Clause 5.1 of the Principal Regulations:

• Provided that for an Institution which is a Category III Institution, only those candidates would be eligible for enrolling to a PhD course who have qualified the NET/SLET/SET examinations. 
• Provided further that NET/SLET/SET shall not be required for such programmes where the accredited NET/SLET/SET are not conducted.
• Provided further that for the purpose of admission to Ph.D programmes in a college, the category applicable to the college shall be the same as the category of the University to which it is affiliated. 

Source: http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/9837591_Public-Notice-regarding-draft-Regulations-and-Guidelines.pdf           Download