The University Grants Commission (UGC), a statutory organization of the Government of India, warned universities against offering MPhil courses, stating it is not a recognised degree.
New Delhi: UGC Guidelines to Universities: The University Grants Commission (UGC), a statutory organization of the Government of India, warned universities against offering MPhil courses, stating it is not a recognised degree. Issuing a notification, the Commission cautioned students against taking admission in such programmes. “It has come to the notice of the UGC that a few Universities are inviting fresh applications for M.Phil. (Master of Philosophy) program. In this regard, it is to bring to the notice that the M.Phil. degree is not a recognized degree,” UGC Secretary Manish Joshi in an official notification said.
“The Regulation No. 14 of the UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedures for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations 2022 (https://www.usc.gov.inlpdfriews/09O9572-Minimum-Standards-and-Procedure-for-Award-ofPhD-Degree.pd0 clearly states that Higher Educational Institutions shall not offer M.Phil. program,” UGC Secretary Manish Joshi further said.
UGC cautions students against admission in MPhil courses offered by universities
Meanwhile, the University Grants Commission (UGC), has asked the universities to take immediate steps to stop admissions to MPhil programmes for the 2023-24 academic year. In November 2022, the MPhil programme was discontinued by the Commission.”The MPhil courses that commenced prior to the notification of the PhD regulations will not be affected. The existing students will be allowed to complete the courses for the award of MPhil,” Joshi was quoted as saying to news agency PTI.
What Does Regulation No. 14 of the UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedures for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations 2022 Suggest?
As per the Regulation No. 14 of the UGC (Minimum Standards and Procedures for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations 2022, Grant of M.Phil. Degree.- Higher Educational Institutions shall not offer the M.Phil.(Master of Philosophy) programme.
