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

10.3.2 Earmarked library resources including latest books, Indian and International
journals, e journals, extended working hours for all disciplines, adequate
space for research scholars in the Department/ library for reading, writing
and storing study and research materials;

10.3.3 Colleges may also access the required facilities of the neighbouring
Institutions/Colleges, or of those Institutions/Colleges/R&D laboratories/
Organizations which have the required facilities.
11. Treatment of Ph.D / M.Phil. through Distance Mode/Part-time:

11.1 Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations or any other Rule or
Regulation, for the time being in force, no University; Institution, Deemed to be a
University and College shall conduct M.Phil. and Ph.D. Programmes through distance
education mode.
11.2 Part-time Ph.D will be allowed provided all the conditions mentioned in the extant
Ph.D Regulations are met.
12. Award of M.Phil./Ph.D. degrees prior to Notification of these Regulations, or degrees
awarded by foreign Universities:
12.1 Award of degrees to candidates registered for the M.Phil./Ph.D. programme on or after
July 11, 2009 till the date of Notification of these Regulations shall be governed by the
provisions of the UGC (Minimum Standards and procedure for Awards of M.Phil/Ph.D
Degree) Regulation, 2009.
12.2 If the M.Phil./Ph.D. degree is awarded by a Foreign University, the Indian Institution
considering such a degree shall refer the issue to a Standing Committee constituted by
the concerned institution for the purpose of determining the equivalence of the degree
awarded by the foreign University.
13. Depository with INFLIBNET:
13.1 Following the successful completion of the evaluation process and before the
announcement of the award of the M.Phil./Ph.D. degree(s), the Institution concerned
shall submit an electronic copy of the M.Phil. dissertation /Ph. D. thesis to the
INFLIBNET, for hosting the same so as to make it accessible to all Institutions/
Colleges.

13.2 Prior to the actual award of the degree, the degree-awarding Institution shall issue a
provisional Certificate to the effect that the Degree has been awarded in accordance
with the provisions of these UGC Regulations, 2016.
Prof. JASPAL S. SANDHU, Secy.

[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./143(113)]

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