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UGC bars three Rajasthan universities from awarding Ph.D. degrees over integrity issue, asks students not to enroll
UGC Secretary Manish Joshi advised prospective students and parents not to take admission in Ph.D. programme offered by the universities.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has barred three universities in Rajasthan from awarding Ph.D. degree after they were found to be compromising the integrity of the degree.
The three universities include:
1) PAS University, Churu, Rajasthan
2) Sunrise University, Alwar, Rajasthan
3) Singhania University, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan
In an official notice signed by the UGC Secretary Manish Joshi, the commission informed that decision follows the findings of a Standing Committee which was constituted by the UGC to monitor whether universities are following the procedure and awarding Ph.D. degrees in accordance with the UGC Regulations.
“One of the mandates of this Standing Committee is to suggest corrective measures and recommend action to be taken against erring Universities,” the notice stated.
“After analysing/examining/evaluating the information/data submitted by the univiersities, the Standing Committee has found that three Universities did not follow the provisions of the UGC Ph.D. Regulations and also the academic norms for the award of Ph.D. degrees. These Universities were given an opportunity to explain why they failed to comply with the provisions of the UGC Ph.D. Regulations, however, the responses received from these Universities were not found satisfactory. The Standing Committee has, thus, recommended that the UGC may debar these Universities from enrolling Ph.D. students for the next five years,” read the notice.
The UGC took to X wherein it said that the decision to bar the universities serves as a strong message to all universities that maintaining rigorous academic standards is non-negotiable for UGC.
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The commission further urged prospective students and parents to not take admissions in these universities and exercise due diligence when selecting a university for doctoral studies.
Notably, the UGC has been time and again taking strict measures against universities failing to adhere to norms. For instance, in May 2024, the commission had delisted Manipur’s Sangai International University in Churachandpur, removing it from the list of recognised UGC universities.
In a notice, the UGC stated that the university will not be allowed to provide UGC-approved undergraduate, postgraduate, or PhD degrees to students.
