UGC announces 4-year degree holders can now directly appear for NET And Phd
April 22, 2024 - PatialaPolitics
UGC announces 4-year degree holders can now directly appear for NET And Phd
Students with four-year undergraduate degrees can now directly appear for NET and pursue PhD, according to University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Jagadesh Kumar.
To pursue a PhD with or without a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), the candidates will require a minimum of 75% marks or equivalent grades in their four-year undergraduate course.
So far, a candidate for the National Eligibility Test (NET) needed a master’s degree with a minimum of 55% marks.