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Regulations pertaining to Credits, Academic Programmes and Award of Degrees:

University Grants Commission
(Minimum Standards and Procedure for award of M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree),
Regulations 2009.

F.1-1/2002(PS) Exemp.- In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (e) & (g) of sub-section
(1) of section 26 of University Grants Commission Act. 1956 (3 of 1956), the University Grants
Commission hereby makes the following Regulations, namely :-

Short Title, Application and Commencement :
1. These regulations may be called University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and
Procedure for award of M.Phil./Ph.D. Degree), Regulations 2009.

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 (1) of Section 2 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, and every Institution
deemed to be a University under section 3 of the said Act.
3. They shall come into force with effect from the date of their publication in the Gazette of
India.

4. All Universities, Institution, Deemed to be Universities and Colleges/Institutions of National
Importance shall be eligible for conducting M.Phil. and Ph.D. Programmes.

5. Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations or any other Rule or regulation,
for the time being in force, no University, Institution, deemed to be University and College/
Institution of National Importance shall conduct M.Phil. and Ph.D. Programmes through
distance education mode.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR M.PHIL./Ph.D. SUPERVISOR
6. All Universities, Institutions, Deemed to be Universities and Colleges/Institutions of National
Importance shall lay down the criteria for the faculty to be recognized as Research Supervisor
both for M.Phil. and Ph.D. Programmes.
7. All Universities, Institutions, Deemed to be Universities and Colleges/Institutions of National
Importance shall lay down and decide on annual basis, a predetermined and manageable
number of M.Phil. and doctoral students depending on the number of the available eligible
faculty Supervisors. A Supervisor shall not have, at any given point of time, more than Eight
Ph.D. Scholars and Five M.Phil. Scholars.

8. The number of seats for M.Phil. and Ph.D. shall be decided well in advance and notified
in the University website or advertisement. All Universities, Institutions, deemed to be
Universities and College/Institutions of National Importance shall widely advertise the
number of available seats for M.Phil./Ph.D. studies and conduct admission on regular basis.

PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION
9. (i) All Universities, Institutions, deemed to be Universities and Colleges/Institutions of
National Importance shall admit M.Phil. doctoral students through an Entrance Test
conducted at the level of individual University, Institution, deemed to be University,
College/Institution of Nation Importance. The University may decide separate terms and
conditions for those students who qualify UGC/CSIR (JRF) Examination/SLET/GATE/
teacher fellowship holder or have passed M.Phil. Programme for Ph.D. Entrance Test.
Similar approach may be adopted in respect of entrance Test for M.Phil. Programme.

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