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West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu has said the state government will not abide by the decision of the University Grants Commission (UGC) to universities to stop admission to MPhil programmes for the 2023-24 academic year.
UGC in its recent communique to universities in the country against offering MPhil courses, maintained it is not a recognised degree and cautioned students against taking admission in such programme.
Emphasising that the state higher education department will go by the guidelines earlier framed by the expert committee of academics, Basu said MPhil courses will continue to be run in state universities
Kolkata, dec 29 : west bengal education minister bratya basu has said the state government will not abide by the decision of the university grants commission (ugc) to universities to stop admission to mphil programmes for the 2023-24 academic year.ugc sec
Asks Universities To Stop Admissions For 2023-24 Session New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) warned universities on Wednesday against offering MPhil courses, saying it is not a recognised degree and cautioned students against taking admission in such programmes. “It has come to the notice of the UGC that a few universities are inviting fresh applications for the MPhil (Master of Philosophy)