The University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced that henceforth (from the Next Academic Year), qualification of M. Phil. (Master of Philosophy) will not be mandatory to pursue Ph. D. (Doctor of Philosophy)!

The University Grants Commission has uploaded the draft announcement for pursuing Ph. D. on its official website.

In this draft, it is mentioned that qualification of M. Phil. WILL NO LONGER BE MANDATORY to pursue Ph. D. Courses. This revised requirement will be effective from the next academic year – 2022-23.

It is further mentioned that this revised condition will not cause any harm to the candidates who had already completed M. Phil. However, henceforth the qualification of M. Phil. will not be mandatory anymore for pursuing Ph. D. Courses.