Ph D Degree in the Search of its Respect and Recognition in India

Abstract

For recruitment of Lecturers m higher education National Eligibility Test (NET) was initiated in 1991. This was done by the UGC to avoid the then ambiguity in the Ph.D. By that time obtaining the Ph.D. degree was not tough, though this condition was prevailing in some of the arts subjects only. The degree of Ph.D. in science subjects has never been an easy task, possibly because of the involvement of the laboratory work. To promote the quality and the value of Ph.D. it was decided to conduct an entrance test before registration for the Ph.D. course. Syllabus and the pattern, including the minus markings were designed similar to that of NET in nearly all the Universities’. This test is not easy, as the records are available, showing only four to sixteen percent success rate.