Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan appointed as New Navy Chief; Admiral Tripathi retires May 31Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan has been appointed as the new Chief of the Naval Staff, succeeding Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi who retir...
09 May, 2026, 08.20 AM IST
Govt appoints Lt Gen N S Raja Subramani as next Chief of Defence StaffLieutenant General N S Raja Subramani (Retd.) has been appointed as the next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), effective from his assumption of...
09 May, 2026, 08.04 AM IST
MPhil or PhD – What is your master plan?The article discusses the differences between MPhil and PhD degrees, highlighting their scope, duration, and opportunities. It also notes r...
24 Sep, 2024, 04.53 PM IST
MPhil not recognised degree: UGC to universitiesThe University Grants Commission (UGC) cautioned universities against offering MPhil courses, stating it is not a recognized degree. UGC Se...
27 Dec, 2023, 03.38 PM IST
COVID-19: UGC allows another extension for submission of M.Phil or Ph.D thesisThe extension has been granted in view of the study time lost due to COVID-19. The first extension was granted in June, 2020 and extended f...
09 May, 2022, 09.14 PM IST
UGC extends deadline for submission of MPhil, PhD thesis till June 2022"Keeping in view the larger interest of the research scholars, a further extension of six months beyond 31 December till June 30, 2022 for ...
02 Dec, 2021, 01.07 PM IST
Delhi University to start registration process for UG courses from MondayLike the portal for postgraduate admissions, this will also be interactive and have an Artificial Intelligence-enabled chatbot to solve the...
01 Aug, 2021, 07.02 PM IST
COVID-19: UGC grants six months extension to MPhil, PhD students for thesis submission"Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the universities have remained closed for the past several months. Therefore, the students have not been able to...
04 Dec, 2020, 03.10 PM IST
JNU students extend strike; Prakash Javadekar defends seat cutThe Jawaharlal Nehru University released its prospectus on Tuesday effecting seat cuts in the MPhil/PhD programmes across courses.
23 Mar, 2017, 08.21 PM IST
984 graduates, five MPhil candidates apply for porters' posts in MaharashtraAs many as 984 graduates and five MPhil degree holders have applied for the five 'hamal' (porter) posts in Maharashtra, a senior official t...
20 Jun, 2016, 04.21 PM IST
JNU not to give concession to OBC candidates in entrance examsA decision in this regard was taken at a standing committee meeting of the university last week which was attended by Deans of various scho...
10 Apr, 2016, 01.33 PM IST
First ever MPhil degree in Hindi awarded in PakistanMilitary-run National University of Modern Languages (NUML) here has become the first Pakistani university to award the degree.
31 Aug, 2015, 02.05 PM IST
UGC warns universities against 'outsourcing' PhDsUGC has directed all universities to ensure that research supervisors for MPhil and PhD students are allocated from regular faculty members...
08 Jul, 2015, 07.10 PM IST
UGC likely to allow PhD enrollment under distance educationThe development comes against the backdrop of IGNOU teachers reminding UGC about its assurance to relax norms in context of research progra...
21 Jun, 2015, 01.33 PM IST
HRD ministry to UGC: Notify rules on PhD in open universitiesThe HRD ministry's action comes in the wake of Indira Gandhi National Open University having already amended its ordinance.
12 Jun, 2015, 11.21 AM IST
- Qualifying NET is must to become lecturer: HC
The Delhi High Court has upheld the UGC policy of making it mandatory for an aspiring lecturer to qualify National Eligibility Test (NET).
07 Dec, 2010, 06.15 PM IST
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Policy makers today must deal with complex issues of social reality and development. To understand such topics in their entirety, it is ess...
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