Minimum Standards and Procedures for Award of Ph.D. Degree Regulations, 2022

The UGC is taking a number of initiatives for the implementation of the National Education Policy-2020. 

To implement the recommendations connected to minimum standards for the award of Ph'D. degree, UGC has developed a draft university Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedures for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2022

In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (f) and (g) of subsection (1) of section 26 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3rd, 1956) and the repeal of the UGC ((Minimum Standards and Procedure for Awards of M.Phil. /Ph.D. Degree) 2016 regulation and its two amendments, viz. University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedures for M.Phil./Ph.D. Degrees) (First Amendment) Regulations, August 27, 2018 and University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and M.Phil./Ph.D Degrees) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2018 dated 16th October 2018, 

Short title, Application, and Commencement: 

These Regulations may be called University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree) Regulations, 2022. 1.2 

They shall apply to: 

Every University established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, a Provincial Act, or a State Act, and every Institution Deemed to be a University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956

Every degree-granting autonomous College and every affiliated college, allowed to offer Ph.D. programmes. 

They will come into effect from the date of their publication in the Indian Gazette.

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