Citing the COVID-19 pandemic, the University Grants Commission (UGC) on Tuesday introduced that PhD is not going to be necessary for recruitment as assistant professors until June 2023.
In 2018, the UGC had stipulated that PhD could be necessary for direct recruitment from July 2021. However, candidates from throughout the nation appealed to the federal government to place the implementation of the rule on maintain attributable to difficulties in finishing their Ph. Circumstances.
The UGC on Tuesday issued a round saying that it has determined to increase the date of software of PhD as a vital qualification from July 1, 2021 to July 1, 2023. A gazette notification has additionally been issued on this regard.
Last month, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had advised reporters that the federal government was going to announce the implementation of the 2018 resolution at a later date.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
