Eligibility for doing Ph.D. according to UGC guideline ?

[pankaj gupta]

Dear Sir/Ma'am,

Is it true that NET qualification is a must for doing Ph.D. according to new UGC guideline and with out NET/JRF no one can do Ph.D. from any university in India? Please reply if anyone of you have any information regarding this.

[Rashmi]

yes jrf n net must for Ph.D

[VISHNU K. GUPTA]

Do someone has any documentary proof, if yes, then please upload.

[HEMPRAKASH VERMA]

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UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION ( CATEGORISATION OF
UNIVERSITIES FOR GRANT OF GRADED AUTONOMY) REGULATIONS 2017

[Devanath P R]

Dear Punkaj gupta and all, you need not to worry about that, read the following and also find the link for official notice. http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/9837591_Public-Notice-regarding-draft-...

New Delhi:  According to the new sets of draft regulations uploaded by University Grants Commission (UGC) in its website, getting admission to PhD will be difficult. The draft regulation has suggested that the institutions which come under 'Category III Institution', would enroll candidates who have qualified the NET or SLET or SET examinations for their PhD courses only. Regarding the amendments, the public and stakeholders can provide feedback till June 15.

National Eligibility Test (NET) is the national level  test to determine eligibility for college and university level lectureship and for award of Junior Research Fellowship for Indian nationals, while States Eligibility Test (SET) is a state level test accredited by UGC for eligibility for Assistant Professors.

According to UGC, a Category I University is 'if it has been accredited by NAAC with score of 3.5 or above or if it has achieved a ranking in the top 50 institutions of the NIRF ranking in the category of universities for 2 years continuously.'

Category II University is 'if it has been accredited by NAAC with score between 3.01 and 3.49 or if it has achieved a ranking from 51 to 100 in the NIRF ranking in the category of universities for 2 years continuously.'

Category III University is if it does not come either under the Category I or Category II as mentioned above and the new regulation mandates that only those candidates would be eligible for enrolling to PhD course into Category-III institutions who have qualified the NET, SET or SLET examinations.