GAYA: Magadh University is to resume the practice of holding written test for PhD degree aspirants. The practice was
discarded a few years ago in view of University Grants Commission (UGC) regulation 2009.
In 2016, the UGC amended the guidelines, detailing eligibility, duration and relaxation and other criteria. The MU academic
council, at its meeting held on Friday, adopted the UGC regulation that stipulates conditions for award of PhD degrees. MU’s
officiating VC Prof D P Tiwari presided over the academic council meet.
MU’s PRO Prof Sidhnath Prasad said the process for conducting the test and holding classes on research methodology will begin soon. “The result of the test, to be known as RET (research eligibility test), will be valid for one year. The RET shall be for qualifying purpose only. Relaxation of 5% in qualifying marks shall be given to SC/ST and persons with disability. The RET syllabus will consist of 50% of research methodology and 50% subject specific,” he said.
As per the Academic Council decision, multiple-choice objective questions with no negative marking will be asked in the RET.
Certain categories of PhD degree aspirants have been exempted from the RET. However, they will have to appear at the interview and viva voce along with the RET qualifiers. In order to qualify, a degree aspirant will have to secure a minimum of 50% in the test.
Those exempted from the written test include NET qualifiers, recipients of All India Fellowship, employees of any other university or institution or college or government department or public sector undertaking or Research and Development (R & D) organization or private industry, who is sponsored as a full-time candidate by the said organization, with at least two years of experience in the relevant area, and who is relieved on study leave for a period of not less than two years for pursuing PhD programme in a department of the university.
Foreign nationals, who are recipient of fellowship by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and sponsored by their government along with self-financing foreign nationals admitted through the embassies or high commission of their country or admitted under a MoU with due clearance from the Indian Missions abroad would also be exempted from written test.
Source: The Times of India dated July 28, 2019
MU’s PRO Prof Sidhnath Prasad said the process for conducting the test and holding classes on research methodology will begin soon. “The result of the test, to be known as RET (research eligibility test), will be valid for one year. The RET shall be for qualifying purpose only. Relaxation of 5% in qualifying marks shall be given to SC/ST and persons with disability. The RET syllabus will consist of 50% of research methodology and 50% subject specific,” he said.
As per the Academic Council decision, multiple-choice objective questions with no negative marking will be asked in the RET.
Certain categories of PhD degree aspirants have been exempted from the RET. However, they will have to appear at the interview and viva voce along with the RET qualifiers. In order to qualify, a degree aspirant will have to secure a minimum of 50% in the test.
Those exempted from the written test include NET qualifiers, recipients of All India Fellowship, employees of any other university or institution or college or government department or public sector undertaking or Research and Development (R & D) organization or private industry, who is sponsored as a full-time candidate by the said organization, with at least two years of experience in the relevant area, and who is relieved on study leave for a period of not less than two years for pursuing PhD programme in a department of the university.
Foreign nationals, who are recipient of fellowship by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and sponsored by their government along with self-financing foreign nationals admitted through the embassies or high commission of their country or admitted under a MoU with due clearance from the Indian Missions abroad would also be exempted from written test.
Source: The Times of India dated July 28, 2019
