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Veteran researchers urge UGC to rethink decision on norms for PhD

Veteran researchers have termed the University Grants Commission (UGC)’s decision to dispense with the requirement to publish two papers as part of a Ph.D. degree as ‘retrograde’.

They urged the UGC to deliberate instead of making hasty decisions. A researcher’s quality is measured based on paper publications and citations received. Universities abroad assess a researcher’s potential for further study based on their publications, they add.