Thiruvananthapuram: The Save University Campaign Committee has lodged a complaint with the Governor, accusing MG University of conducting PhD admission examinations in defiance of a UGC directive. This complaint comes after the university’s decision to continue with entrance exams for PhD admissions, contrary to the new guidelines allowing the use of UGC-NET scores for admission eligibility.
The decision to streamline the PhD admission process was made to alleviate difficulties caused by multiple entrance exams conducted by different institutions. Under the new directive, UGC NET qualified candidates are eligible for PhD admissions in three categories: with JRF and appointment as assistant professor, without JRF and appointment as assistant professor, or solely for admission to the PhD program. However, the complaint highlights MG University’s failure to implement this directive.
The decision to conduct separate entrance exams at research institutes has led to crises in many cases, prompting the UGC to issue a recent notification advising against such practices. Under the new system, researchers must meet score criteria from national-level examinations conducted by the UGC for PhD admissions. The notification also mandates that 30 percent of marks should be allotted for interviews, alongside written test scores, to prepare the final rank list.
Despite these directives, MG University released a notification yesterday announcing entrance exams for 1,544 vacancies across the university and recognized research centers, allegedly in violation of UGC guidelines.
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