AMU adopted a new set of academic ordinances for the award of M. Phil/PhD

As a major push to strengthen and upgrade the quality of research in the Aligarh Muslim University, the Academic Council today adopted a new set of academic ordinances incorporating University Grants

Commission’s regulations 2009 regarding minimum standard for the award of M.Phil and PhD. degrees.

A special meeting of the Academic Council today adopted new academic ordinances relating to M.Phil/PhD. programmes. These new regulations came into force immediately and the notification for new admission will be issued within three weeks.

According to the new academic ordinances, M.Phil/PhD students will be admitted through an entrance test followed by an interview. The admission test will be a common one based on the rank candidates will be admitted in these programmes.

Both M. Phil/PhD students would be required to undertake a course work for

minimum one semester. Prior to submission of the thesis, students are

required to make a representation six months before the submission of the

thesis.

PhD students will be required to publish one research paper in a referral journal before submitting the thesis. Students would be required to submit a soft copy of the thesis along with the hard copies.

The meeting was presided over by the Vice Chancellor, Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis.

*(Dr. Rahat Abrar)*

*Public Relations Officer*

Aligarh Muslim University

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