UGC Chairman Jagadesh Kumar announced that students with four-year undergraduate degrees are now eligible to directly pursue a PhD and appear for the National Eligibility Test (NET). This move marks a departure from the previous requirement of a master’s degree with a minimum of 55 per cent marks for NET eligibility.
To qualify for PhD enrollment or to appear for NET, candidates with four-year undergraduate degrees must have achieved a minimum of 75 per cent marks or equivalent grades in their undergraduate course. This new provision allows candidates to pursue a PhD in their desired subject, regardless of the discipline in which they completed their four-year bachelor’s degree.
According to Kumar, candidates who have completed a four-year or eight-semester bachelor’s degree program must attain at least 75 percent marks in aggregate or an equivalent grade. However, a relaxation of five percent marks or equivalent grade may be granted to candidates from specified categories such as SC, ST, OBC (non-creamy layer), differently-abled individuals, economically weaker sections, and others, based on UGC decisions.
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