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PhD NEWS FROM TIMES OF INDIA
 
The Mungekar Committee Report found that students with the poorest percentage can get enrolled and acquire a doctorate degree in 3-5 years. There were instances where research guides wrote theses for students and even stage-managed experts during viva-voce. The University Grants Commission (UGC), in a note sent to all universities, has stated that students should appear for an entrance examination for admission to PhD programmes. The note states: "Admission should be based on combined merit of the entrance exam and interviews conducted by the universities." (Source -The Times of India). Getting a PhD degree in India will not be a cakewalk anymore. Alarmed at a panel report citing malpractices in the process of getting a PhD, UGC has made entrance exams mandatory for PhD and MPhil aspirants.
 
The entrance will be followed by an interview where aspirants will discuss their research area. After admission to PhD, students will have to do course work for at least a semester. The course will be treated as pre-research preparation and universities will fix the minimum qualifying criteria to proceed with writing of dissertation. (Source - DNA). Netloss: UGC test criterion makes researchers fear teacher shortage Hamari Jamatia New Delhi When the newsession in Delhi University starts on July 16, chancesare there would not be enough teachers to hold classes. With new guidelines ofthe Union Grants Commission (UGC) making it mandatory for college teachers toclear the National Eligibility Test (NET), as many as 700 ad hoc teachers andguest faculty members will face the axe, say members of the All IndiaUniversity Researchers’ Association (AIURA). Thisyear, Delhi University has increased seats in collegesby 7,000 to introduce reservation for OBC students. With a burgeoning studentpopulation, the UGC had recently sanctioned 3,400 teachingpositions for the university.
 
Members of AIURA fear there may not be enoughpeople to fill the posts given the current criteria. Beforethe new guidelines were given, those with an MPhil or a PhDdegree were exempted from NET and could teach in colleges. With thenew rule in place, only those with a PhD have been exempted, that too in“special cases”. Also, the new guidelines are “retrospective”, meaning theywould even apply to those who have completed their research and are alreadyteaching on temporary basis. “Evenif the UGC has set the guidelines, they should have fixed a date forimplementation in future instead of making it mandatory for every person in theuniversity who is not a permanent faculty,” AIURA president K M Vats said. Recently,AIURA members met AICC general secretary Janardhan Dwivedi, who reportedly themthat he will take up the issue with new Human Resource Development MinisterKapil Sibal.
 
Ever since UGC issued the declaration on May 27, the DelhiUniversity Teachers’ Association (DUTA) has been opposing it. DUTA contends itwill only create problems in educational institutes. DUTApresident Aditya Narayan Misra points out, “The UGC Act says nothing can beapplied retrospectively, so how can the UGC violate its own rules?” Vatscomplains that this is the third time in three years that the UGC has changedits stand on NET qualifications. “We wanted the UGC to continue with its formerpolicy because M.Phil and PhD are the highest degrees in academics and NET doesnot even guarantee a job. If so many people become jobless, researchers willhave no other option but to take to crime. The new notification is expected toreach DU in a few days and will probably create similar problems in alluniversities in the country,” he said.
 
UGC’sflip-flops 1991:
 
NET made compulsory for teaching in higher educational institutes 2006: M.Phil/PhD degree holders exempted from NET for indefinite period on therecommendation of Prof. Bhalchad Mungekar Committee 2008: M.Phil degree holders to be exempted from NET till June 2009, and PhDdegree holders to be exempted from NET till 2011 2009: UGC withdraws exemption offered to MPhil degree holders The University Grants Commission (UGC), in a note sent to all universities, has stated that students should appear for an entrance examination for admission to PhD programmes. The note states: "Admission should be based on combined merit of the entrance exam and interviews conducted by the universities.
 
" BREAKING NEWS New Delhi:
 
The UGC has come up with new guidelines relating to Ph.D in 2009. The different rules are going to be tough for the candidates who want to pursue Ph.D in future. According to the report no University, institutions, deemed university is going to give Ph.D program in distance mode. Moreover, the thesis paper will be evaluated by two experts and one of them will be from other state. (Source - www.breakingnewsonline.net)
 
YOUNGEST PhD SHORTEST THESIS BANGALORE:
 
While his classmates struggled to solve a simple mathematical problem, TathagatAvatar Tulsi would solve it in a jiffy. This child prodigy completed his high school when he was just nineyears old. Continuing the trend, Tulsi completed a doctoral degree at 21 from the physicsdepartment, IISc. He has also applied for the `youngest doctorate (PhD) of India' and`shortest PhD thesis' in the Limca Book of Records. He joined IISc in 2002 when he was barely 15. Then he submitted his thesis on`Generalizations of the quantum search algorithm', which is just 33 pages long. "Despite the short length, the thesis is innovative enough to qualify as aPhD work. I was always interested in quantum computers and would like todevelop software for it. Quantum computers will take us one step ahead inchanging the world for the better," Tulsi told TOI. The thesis is based on his seven research publications in internationalscientific journals. Tulsi, who's from Patna,completed a BSc in Physics when he was 10 years old. He finished an MSc inPhysics when he was 12 and became a Guinness World Record holder.
 
Notably, he completed his degree and post-graduation courses with 68.5% and 70.5%respectively. "I never attended any coaching class. I depended on books. Also, I'm good in Mathematics and have a sharp memory. All these helped me," he revealed. He's also a recipient of national and international awards. He was listed among seven most gifted Asian youngsters by `Time' magazine. "I believe I have a gift. When I was young and while my friends were struggling to solve mathematical problems, I would solve those easily,"Tulsi said. Perhaps, bagging the record for being the youngest PhD holder with the shortest thesis will be as easy for him. New Rules of PhD,MPhil in a Nutshell ! Pre-MPhil/PhD presentation in the department for feedback.
 
Mandatory to publish one research paper in a refereed journal. The thesis will be evaluated by two experts, including one outside the state, followed by a viva-voce examination. UGC has exempted PhD holders who do their doctoral programmes under the new norms from clearing the National Eligibility Test (NET) for lectureship. supervisors cannot have more than eight PhD and five MPhil scholars at a time. UGC has also restricted the number of seats for PhD/MPhil in universities but it will be compulsory for them to advertise the seats to encourage students from other states.