26 May 2022

The commission is currently making amendments to the UGC Regulations, 2016. The rule mandated PhD scholars to publish at least one research paper in a UGC refereed/peer reviewed journal before the submission of the dissertation/thesis for adjudication.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) plans to do away with the mandatory requirement of publishing research papers in peer reviewed journals for the submission of PhD thesis, officials said. The commission will allow higher education institutions to formulate their own rules and regulations on the matter.