Latest Update: NET Is No Longer Compulsory To Become A Professor, Smriti Irani
The Human Resource Development Ministry currently headed by Mrs. Smriti Irani and the University Grants Commission (UGC) has stated that they are unlikely to review the Supreme Court judgment that debars many PhD holders from teaching jobs. The rationale behind this is that teachers need to clear an eligibility exam which credits their teaching ability and that a PhD does not automatically qualify the same ability.
At a meeting of the UGC last week, the matter came up for discussion. Two members of the commission said the representative of the HRD ministry and the UGC officials gave the impression that they may not seek any review of the court decision.
On March 16, the apex court upheld the UGC’s regulations of 2009 on minimum qualification for appointment of teachers in colleges and universities. According to the regulations, the eligibility for assistant professor in a college or a university is the National Eligibility Test or the State Level Eligibility Test (SLET) qualifications. However, a candidate who has a PhD that complies with the UGC’s PhD norms of 2009 would be eligible for the post even if he has not cleared NET or SLET.
The UGC had in 2009 provided for admission through entrance test and course work before working on the thesis. It also laid down that a teacher cannot guide more than eight PhD students and five MPhil students at any point in time. Before this, every university had its own PhD regulations.
The 2009 order threatened the careers of thousands of existing PhD holders who had not cleared NET/SLET. After protests, the UGC last year decided to amend its regulations to grant an exemption to the pre-2009 PhD holders. It sent the amended regulations to the HRD ministry, which has not yet granted approval.
Ruling in a case filed by a few PhD holders, the apex court held that the HRD ministry and UGC are the highest policy makers and their norms must be followed.
Since no assessment has been done to ascertain if any universities were following the UGC’s 2009 norms for PhDs, it is not clear which of the pre-2009 PhD holders can be granted exemption from NET/SLET. The confusion is affecting the prospects of many aspiring teachers, including those who had earned their doctorates from universities that followed rigorous norms.
After serving as ad hoc faculty in Dyal Singh College under Delhi University for seven years, Manoj Singh was selected as assistant professor in March but his appointment has now been put on hold.
The college has sought clarification from the varsity whether it can appoint him since he does not have NET/SLET qualification. The university has not replied because there is no clarity on the issue yet.
“I have done PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU). But the college is not allowing me to join as a regular teacher after selecting me,” Singh said.
Out of nine candidates selected, seven have been allowed to join in this college because they had qualified NET/SLET.
College principal I.S. Bakshi could not be reached for comment despite repeated calls to his mobile phone.
At last week’s meeting, the UGC members brought up the plight of the pre-2009 PhD holders.
“The UGC and government officials said that they would respect the Supreme Court direction,” a member said.
Another member said the HRD ministry was not approving the amendments to the regulations on the ground that many universities have started implementing the UGC regulations. Any change would add confusion and dilute quality, he said.
Teachers’ organisations feel the regulations should be amended since they cannot be implemented retrospectively. All India Federation of University and College Teachers’ Organisations general secretary Ahok Barman said the government must file a review petition. “You cannot implement a policy retrospectively. It is a big blow to thousands of PhD holders who want to become teachers,” Barman said.
Former Madras University vice-chancellor S.P. Thyagarajan, who headed a committee that prepared the 2009 regulations on PhDs, hailed the Supreme Court ruling.
“Personally, I support the court order. There has to be some quality control in teacher appointment. All PhDs should not be treated equivalent to NET,” he said.
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Quality of NET test is very poor in contemporary situation. The test is only in objective type method, where explanatory knowledge of the candidate will not be tested. We have to watch and adopt the criterian in eminent universities in the world.
We have to think on’ PhD must be copulsory for the appointment of Assistant Professors’
So…basically a Postgraduate can teach a Postgraduate student is what we may infer from this?
I support u sir.I have a same concern
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I received my PhD degree by research in 2006 that is without course credits, whether this amendment is useful for me for appointment as Assistant professor.
This is like Sate toppers (10th exam, 12th exam) says I want to became the doctor/ engineer in future. we doesn’t know they had achieved or not.
NET is the qualification for the Asst Prof. means what is the purpose of spending four to five years in lab and doing the research work for publishing the research works in well known Journals.
Research/teaching is not only for the exam cleared persons. its common for all one who have interested in research and others have interested in teaching.
Many of my friends have not interest doing the research works in lab but they had cleared the NET/GATE/SLET
They got the PhD seat in well known Universities but didn’t survived their after couple of months they came back to for another exam preparations and they didnt concentrate the research works
PhD isn’t an academic degree.
Both practical and theoretical must be essential for the teachers.
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I support your view sir.
See the present Net exam has been diluted,because two of my friends passed it by fluke ,then what is the standard in objective type questions. I think conducting this type of exams are nonsense.Better promote the research in a standard that is good for all.No need to form any political based committee to review the caliber of a good teacher.
one can easily understand the process of elimination through NET exam. It is one of the highly unreliable tests (probably the highest in the country). Sometimes the question setters are themselves confused with the expected answers. In my case, I was narrowly missing the cut off marks four times and in the fifth time I qualified. Again in the sixth time I scored very poorly.. I always doubt for those who have qualified NET whether they can qualify the subsequent NET exams again. It has always been a matter of chance.This is all about NET.
On the other hand PhD is just a degree like any other academic degree.
Neither PhD nor NET can determine the quality of teaching. It can only offer the luck for a few to attend interview. And interviews are really ridiculous! Still one can be well placed with a bit of luck!!
It is very truly said.
P.hD scholars complete their P.hD with the help of their guide. Its not entirely their effort. Even a well learned P.hD scholar has knowledge only in a specific area of specialization, For teaching in colleges you need to have knowledge in all the areas of subject. P.hD scholars must prove their subject knowledge by passing this exam. To all learned P.hD scholars “Dont be afraid of exams” 🙂 Prove your metal!!
NET EXAM IS ONLY OBJECTIVE TYPE BASED AND ONE SOLUTION IS THAT THE HRD CAN ANNOUNCE THE SET AND NET CANDIDATE CAN PUBLISH A PAPER IN SCOPUS JOURNAL FOR ATLEAST 6 PAPERS WITHIN 2 MONTHS.OTHERWISE ITS POST IS UNELGIBLE
Can only Net qualified people who are appointed as Asst. Professor… does they know the meaning of word Research? do they know to draft research proposal? or do they know to write any reference format? we are talking of higher education which involves teaching as well as research.. so Only Net qualified People without Phd..what they will teach? they will teach the same portion which they have studied to clear NET exam? ? Now take a example of life science students who has to study Botany, microbiology, biotechnology, Zoology (20% each) to clear NET in life Sciences.. and to his/her luck she appointed asst. Professor…in the respective subject so that particular person will teach only 20 % of specialized subject as it teaching . Is this what HRD and Some UGc members are saying minimum qaulification to be asst professor?.. UGc need members with Prospective thinking…Country is facing loads of Problems due to retrospective nature of some members and leaders….. is UGC is playing is part…?
and if NET/Slet exam is only crtieria than why university demands NET SLET and Phd.? members are themsleves confused and creats confusion to all ignorant members …. who i bet dont even know the Tptal no. states in India or what is full form of UGC… One dont have to qaulify NET to Teach one specific monotonous subject …..
Do NET set qualified canditate or PHD Canditae can motivate student,,,,, ?? UGC need to scarp and new Independant Nationalized body is needed for better future of India.
I would like to clarify from you that CAN YOU CONFIRMLY SAY THAT ALL THE RESEARCH GRADUATES HAVE KNOWLEDGE TO DRAFT RESEARCH PROPOSAL. My answer is no. In research you focus only on one particular concept. But in NET/SET you have to focus on all the topics right from 6th Standard syllabus to M.PHil. syllabus. Please do now talk rubbish about NET/SET exam. I have seen many Ph.D. holders who have been chucked out for not having sufficient knowledge to tackle all the questions triggered by the students.
SET/SLET/NET exams only test a person’s knowledge. They do not test one’s attitude towards or skills of teaching. Furthermore, these tests seem to assume that a teacher should be a encyclopedia. In these days of googling, information on any subject is just few clicks away, a teacher need not have everything in his head. He could prepare well before the class and deliver it the next day if he has the right skills and attitude.
These tests are nothing but a means of filtering candidates with good memory skills and nothing more. What happens as a result is only those who are used to rote learning come as teachers. In higher education, such teachers could not do any cope and do or guide any research and they fail miserably. Unless our students get a quality higher education, India cannot shine in the international arena.
Dear Ram, have you seen the recent question paper of NET, It doesn’t support rote learning or memorizing .in fact questions are concept based ,only those who have understood the concept are able to understand the question.bottle necks like this should motivate people to study harder .there is no doubt that Ph.D. Student have to work hard and research is not a joke but that doesn’t mean that they should be exempted any exam. I can’t understand how people talk about standard in teaching and conveniently don’t want any filter.
Dear Promod. Thanks for sharing your views with me.
Paper I alone is concept based as you say, Papers II and III are mostly based on remembering facts. In my opinion UGC has to come up with relevant and efficient filtering mechanisms after thoroughly researching all the issues and challenges involved in teaching different subjects. They have to test the skills and attitude of the teachers in addition to other things. Mere knowledge and aptitude testing is not enough. As many people remark in the comments, even those who have cleared UGC NET many times continue to remain inefficient!
In today’s globalized economy, quality of education is longer a national issue, we have to think globally and then improve things!
SMRITI YOU CAN NOT IGNORE THE HIGHER EDUCATION DEGREE PROCESSES IN INDIA OR IN WORLD.IF YOU ARE NOT UNDERSTANDING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF Ph.D, PLEASE TAKE ADMISSION AND FOLLOW THE PROCESS TO FIND ITS SIGNIFICANCE.IT IS A HIGHER DEGREE IN OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM AND STEP BY STEP PROCESS. PLEASE DO WITH UNIVERSAL TRUTH. AIK MAA APNAY BACHHA KO DOODH PILA RAHE HAI ;IS MAI KYA BRHASTACHAR HAI;
If you really want to evaluate people and recruit them on their merit, then why keep NET exams in the first place, make the NET a part of Master degree, if a person qualifies it then he or she has the eligibility to teach…. Otherwise the whole exercise is a waste of public money.
It is indeed University Grand Confusion— by issuing contradictory, confusing and confronting instructiond, which are not agreed to by their own members of UGC. Simple example is there is no clarity to who should guide for what subject in PhD is not clearly mentioned in the so called 2009 regulation also. It says that the institution should frame regulations. If it so why penalize the PhD holders. It is the system that is allowed/ suggested by UGC. NET /SET is not the solution. Right guidelines with proper control must be the regulation for achieving quality of PhDs. Otherwise it will be a payment PhD.
Let the power to be look into it for bringing quality in higher education.
Similarly BE/BTech and ME/MTech in all the branches were (are ) not available and under such situation how can one meet the UGC /AICTE regulations. Eg: Bio-Technology, Nano Technology etc.
Will the concerned answer or take care of this discrepancies
Thanking you in anticipation of remedy.
Dr.T.P.Mani.
in most of the universities ,life sciences is not a subject under post graduation level ,in spite of them ,either botany or zoologyis the main subject .their containts are not similar to life science,which is the one major subject of csir where as botany and zoology is not included in csir.it create major problem for biolgy student.kindly think about this?
As per Hon’ble Supreme court Judgment Dated 16/3/2015
The NET/SET exam includes Management as one of the subjects (subject code .no.17 for management subject ).NET/SET qualify candidates should be selected as per the decision of Hon’ble court. Although there are thousands of candidates who possess NET/SET qualification in Management or related decipline like commerce and economics but the reality is far way from the rules laid down by the apex court.
Today the Premier institutes are selecting and appointing the Non NET/SET qualify candidates in subject of management at the University Departments and violating Supreme court judgment Dated 15 march 2015.
If such university are not appointing NET/SET qualify candidates in management or related subject like commerce , economics then why UGC is conducting such exam and playing with the future of the NET/SET qualify candidates.
it took years of hardwork for preparation for clearing NET BUT UGC MAKE FOOL OF NET/SET QUALIFY CANDIDATES IN MANAGEMENT
IF NO UGC-NET IS REQUIRED IN MANAGEMENT SUBJECT THEN UGC ONLY CONDUCT THE EXAM FOR REVENUE GENERATION——-AND NOT FOR MAINTAINING STANDARD OF TEACHING
IN MUMBAI UNIVERSITY RELATIVE OF SENIOR UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS SON/DAUGHTER GOT APPOINTMENT BUT NET QUALIFY CANDIDATE DID NOT -IS THIS IS THE WAY UGC AND HRD MINISTRY IS RULING HIGHER EDUCATION——– THIS IS DIRTY CORRUPT SYSTEM, WHERE RULES ARE CHANGED ACCORDING TO TIME, PLACE,RELIGION,CAST
Most of the Net qualified are qualified by going for extra coaching classes. UGC itself is saying that those who studied M.Sc under their stream is not eligible for teaching. Then why we have to conduct a regular M.Sc two year course. Why we have to waste 2 years of the students. Let them go for bank coaching or for other coaching to earn a job. Straight after the B.Sc let the students go for Net coaching to their centres and earn NET like students earn CA after their graduation. After completing M.Sc for 2 years UGC finds their are not qualified without net.THen abolish the system of M.Sc course. i think students learn more in NET coaching centres than in UGC funded colleges.
For Phd you give the extra benefit and exemption also, but for the candidate having NET/SLET no extra benefits why
first priority give to NET,
NET-PhD and after than only PhD with no extra benefits, benefits may be given after acquiring NET/SLET qualification
Just have look at this year UGC NET result (Humanities) … see what are the qualifying marks (no negative marking) and how that subtotal determines ability of teaching ??
Dear Administrators please do not compare NET and PHD. Both have their own strengths. Try to generate jobs for NET AS WELL AS PHDS
Those cand. Have qualified NET as well as PhD degree couldn’t get job for lecturership. There is no transperant system during selection process. Gov. And judicidary system should look into this matter and fair to those cand.
PhD can be a team work it won’t prove the ability of a single person but NET shows the ability of a single person it is essential
I agree with your comments, but many of the students including me invested more time to cleared NET and after that done PhD with good quality papers. I have experienced that NET is not easy to clear, if it would be easy everyone can clear NET. If anyone cleared NET, he/she should get benefit of their time invested for NET preparation. In this case i support supreme court order to keep NET as a mandatory for AP post. University can do one thing that, first priority give to NET, PhD and after than only PhD.
Its better to ban Doctorate degree. or select only NET/SET qualified candidates for Ph.Ds. no need to conduct Ph.D entrance at all universities.Simply making stupid decisions and making new amendments, is waste of time and energy.
This is the fate of Indian Education System… Ph.D holder has put in lot of efforts to carry out his research and during which he would have engaged few practicals and theory classes and he is better exposed to teaching aids and well trained under the guidance of his supervisor on the other hand a PG student who just clears multiple choice NET exams will not be exposed to any of these and if he is selected again he has to register for his Ph. D complete it after 4 yrs. apply for Guide ship and then he would be able to guide his students which ultimately creates a big vacuole in the university research output.
CAN UGC GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL KEEP NET/SET IN THE DAYS TO COME AS MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY? WHO KNOWS THEY MAY AGAIN SWITCH TO OTHER TYPE MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY..THEN NET/SET QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL SUFFER.
If I have done my Ph. D before 2009 is it my fault? …(may be true as I dint get a dream that UGC will remove Ph. D as eligible criteria).
Teaching is not a science where in you pass an exam and you can become a good teacher…instead its an art where in you get expertise day by day and all NET/SET cleared candidates can not become good teachers …so also the Ph. D holders… That has to be decided by the selection committee.
If I clear NET in ‘Life Science’ will I be eligible for any of the ‘Life Science’ department? …If I have to teach a particular subject conduct exams in that subject only… Why do you combine many subjects under Life Science?
Total confusion. UGC & Govt. Doesn’t know what is difference between PhD & NET. Teacher is not only to teach but also to research. Is NET a measure of teaching ? Can a non PhD net qualified person do research? God Save my country.
WELL SAID
The ministry of HRD and UGC should also focus on the benefits that a teacher gets than only looking how they can be lambasted. Recently a dubious and dillematic rule came mentioning that B.Tech, M.Tech only can teach a B.Tech. This was less ridiculous that now we have this ruling. If this is how the true teaching is going to be discovered then I beg to say we are heading for a foolish and lethargic education system.
I wonder, how a NET score can become a qualification in compared to degrees acquired by a person. This gives me a feeling that UGC doesnt recognize its own degrees. Moreover, the Honbl supreme court needs to understand the difference between a qualification and a test.
More so ever, in teaching a general new trend is showing… a kicked out corporate professional with no experience of teaching gets a good preference over experienced teachers.
Our education system like all other (failed) systems is finding escape goats in the teachers rather than itself. The system needs to improve in the areas like:
1. Ensure Development Grants to pvt universities
2. Ensure Quick and easy Research Grants
3. Ensure Better Salaries and job security to the faculty.
4. Up-gradation assistance and facilities to the faculty.
5. Pension to all pvt non pvt teachers.
6. Developing a culture of learning among the kids.
and there are many more….
Lastly….
Teaching is all about passion and NOT about Qualification.
Rightly said sir …
True sir … regards to your words.
Stupid decisions of UGC. I know Many NET cleared students even don’t know the Advance Sciences & zero quality of research & teaching skill. How they become good teacher or researchers?
Teaching ability should be examined by some means. Personality , dedication and devotion can not be examined either from net or phd. Previously we had good teachers without having net or phd. For IAS only graduation degree is required, so for lecturer only MSC/MA should be enough. Separate examination should be conducted in the appointment of different institutions according to their requirements. Sometime it is very difficult to clear net or do phd for a good teacher also, as it requires other type of mind set, which is different from the teaching ability.
Dear Policy makers and UGC,
I want to put forward a question before i mention the purpose of writing this mail to you. If i say that a student who has cleared 10th class by CBSE board is only recognised as 10th passed and students who clear by ICSE or State boards are not, how does it feel? I know you might be wondered why this stupid question is posed. I will clarify this in later part of my writing.
The UGC guidelines for appointment of Asst Professor requires PhD degree and also should qualify CSIR-NET. The point i want to make is that what merit does qualifying NET gives a person compared to a person who has qualified GATE or DBT or ICMR or DST or DAE. GATE is an exam conducted by IIT which is the premiere education system of the country equal or more than equal than university system. All these exams are of multiple choice pattern with more or less similar sylabus. More over the central and state universities also conduct their own national entrance tests which have similar sylabus like NET or GATE. I dont see any merit in qualifying the same exam twice to be any advantage.
There are many interesting facts about the exemptions of NET. A person who got a Ph.D degree before 2009 is exempted. A person who enrolled PhD after 2009 will also be exempted provided they have done the coursework and published a research paper. Does UGC implies that Indian University standards are that low and hence a person is also exempted if he has a PhD degree from any other country other than India ( USA, Europe, Bangladesh, Nepal, Srilanka, Pakistan). Now the problem is with almost 3-5 lakhs students who have registered themselves before 2009 and got degree in due course of time. Madam the only difference between new ordinance and older is ‘course work’. If this situation is not addressed i think no younger mind would come to the arena of academicia and research.
UGC has tried to solve our problem sincerely in the past. Based on recommendations of special academic panel constituted by UGC ( UGC’s 472nd meeting ) it has given exemption to all candidates who have obtained a PhD degree on or before December 31, 2009. Candidates, who had registered themselves for PhD degree on or before July 10, 2009 and are subsequently awarded PhD degree, shall also enjoy the exemption from NET. This was a real relief which has covered all the issues for each and every student, but unfortunately the MHRD minister (Kapil Sibbal) rejected this recommendations and once again we were not given our due right.
Central universities like BHU were stricly following its own set of guidelines which includes two research papers (whereas only one in ugc guidelines) and thorough research evaluation every six months through out the period of research. Majority of the students (enrolled before 2009) have also come forwarded with the proposal to do course work, provided if the department allows. Many of our friends in various other universities like Delhi, Pune, Hyderabad, Pondicherry, Madras and Allahabad have told us that the departmental faculty was not ready to provide coursework to them citing the lack of teachers and additional administrative burden. In BHU also we faced the same situation.
I have done my PhD in seven years( 2007 july to 2014 september) with 8 quality research publications with a cumulative impact of 28. I carried out my work with complete honesty and integrity. I believe that many of my friends also have gone through that pain in completing their research. Work during our PhD has contributed for the welfare of the society in various fields like agriculture, medicine, industry etc. We are the front runners of our Honble Prime minister wishes ‘Make In India’ mission. The pain of staying away from family , friends and maintaining a focus for several years (with all experimental failures and financial constrains) and then coming out with degree at an age of above 30 but still finding ourselves in a state of insecurity, i think you can genuinely understand the agony we undergo.
The premiere institutes like IITS, IIMS, AIIMS does not follow the UGC guidelines.They recruit the faculty on the basis of merit in their work but not on basis of clearing an particular entrance exam only. The university system also should try to follow the similar set of high standards in recruitment policy. People might argue that with growing competition some filteration is required to be done. But my point is to use the right filter since this is a matter of higher education which significantly effects the countries progress and state of well being.The stalwarts in Academicia like Sir CV Raman, Dr. Ramanujam, Dr. JC Bose, Dr. Radha Krishnan, Dr. Swaminathan, Dr. Abdul Kalam, Dr. CNR Rao are recognised due to their ability of quality teaching and research, but definately not for clearing some stupid, idiotic entrance test.
I write this mail as a representative of many Research Scholars whose wishes are in a state of dilemma about their future. I also write this mail with much hope of finding a person who can understand the genuinity in our concerns and could take a wise call.
Thanking you,
I completely agree with you. I have also seen many crap comments who support NET over Ph.D. and saying that even the persons with doctorate has less knowledge as compare to NET qualified candidate.
I would like to make following remarks:
In India a person can do Ph.D. in sciences through different national level exams e.g. CSIR-JRF/NET, GATE, JEST, TIFR etc. These all exams are as superior as NET (few are more difficult than NET). Now suppose someone can clear GATE or JEST or TIFR etc. and not able to clear NET (because of bad day or any other issue). Then will do Ph.D. from premier institutes like IITs/IISc/TIFR/IISER etc. How such candidates are inferior from on with MSc-NET only.
People used to say that it is easy to do Ph.D. in India. It’s a crap statement from those people who were not able to do Ph.D. The one who thinks that Ph.D. is copy and paste might never experience real Ph.D. situation. There are many institutions in India like IISc, TIFR, IITs, IISERs, BHU, JNU and many universities and premier research institutes/labs where Ph.D. is done with international standards and thesis is evaluated at international level as well. I also did Ph.D. after clearing GATE (the exam jointly conducted by IITs and IISc) from one of the old IITs around two years ago. Presently, I am working as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at IISc. Both are the premier institutes in India and people I know during my research carrier are doing excellent research. I have never seen anyone getting an easy Ph.D. There are rules and regulations e.g. difficult selection process, difficult course work, comprehensive, high impact publications and thesis evaluation at international level etc. The one fails to match these criteria can be terminated. Sometimes it took 6-8 years to get a Doctorate. Still people will say that doing Ph.D. is easy.
There may be few universities in India where Ph.D. is sub-standard but there are places as well in which Ph.D. criteria match international standards. Is UGC is this much incapable that it cannot differentiate between them. So that the people who are doing really good Ph.D. will not suffer.
Universities are meant for teaching and research. And research is beyond books. The one who can think beyond books can obviously raise the standard of teaching as well. If researchers will not be treated respectfully in our nation, then how the standard of higher education will improve.
In my opinion, a exam like NET should not be compared with highest degree. Instead, UGC should improve the standards of institutes and universities who are giving sub-standard Ph.D
“research is beyond books. The one who can think beyond books can obviously raise the standard of teaching as well….UGC should improve the standards of institutes and universities who are giving sub-standard Ph.D.”
This is very well-said and must be adopted as a filter for Ph.D. registration & completion. Ph.D. is not a One-day or One-year degree, its a process of transformation of the individual towards novel ideas and strategies, the results of which we may study in books or experience as a society.
I have personally experienced that not all of the NET-qualified candidates are good researchers or even intelligent, and also not all non-NET-qualified individuals are dumb.
Ph.D. means addition of novel concepts… which is a process of extreme patience, and great scientific bent of mind.
Matter of serious concern. I wonder why even the good quality Ph.D.s need to be compared with NET qualification.
And last but not he least, Does the UGC have any doubts over the rigorous evaluation system for Ph.D. degree. And if yes, the organization must work towards improvement of the standards of the evalustion system.
Yes, I too agree that the Ph.D. holders can not be equal to those who clear NET. The percentage of NET qualified persons in each subject is less 10% in every year whereas 100% clearance in the case of Ph.D. holders who submit the thesis. It is very easy to get the Ph.D. in Indian universities. So, the NET should be made compulsory for appointing Assistant Professor in Universities and colleges to maintain the quality of higher education
yes i agree with your comments. The percentage of NET qualified in any subject is very less, but even though did not get job. University can do one thing, give first priority to NET with PhD, if candidates are not available than they can take PhD without NET. I support supreme court order to keep NET as a mandatory qualification. If anyone have invested lot of time to clear NET, he/she should get benefit of their time.
Totally agree, I support supreme court decision to keep NET as essential qualification. As per Mehrotra committee recommendation that additional increment be sanctioned to research degree holders at the time of selection as Asstt. professor. I failed to understand why Research degree holders afraid to appear in NET examination and qualify.
yes you are right, if PHD people say that they have invested time and energy for phd, then clearing a 3 hour long exam should not be a problem for the so called phd holders from premier institutes.
Both PhD degree and NET qualification doesn’t support any evidence about teaching ability, moreover may be supreme court didnot seriously think about responsibility of assistant professor. Assistant professor job is not just teaching the graduate student but also have to teach basic science research. How could student know about research and how to create research interest to the students, how to enpower the country own new researcher. This can be only possible if PhD professor is their the NET candidate he him self doesn’t know what is research he knows only theoretical science. I object on decision of supreme court might be dont know most of the institute and university running integral education programme bachelor + Master by research and PhD. Most important SC should know that there are many research funding is given by UGC, DST and so to college and university professor to help to increase research of country, if Ph D qualification cancelled then who will write projects to UGC and DST who will do research.
I think PhD must should be minimum qualification criteria or government can add one more educational criteria to prove teaching ability that is Bachelor of Education degree i.e B. Ed. Means Ph D, B Ed. In conclusion I just say that both NET and Ph D does not prove teaching ability, on other hand Ph D professor are very important because they can teach theory subject as well as they can teach and do research for nation.
Such a shame, for becoming a teacher one needs to qualify NET/SLET. However, for becoming a HRD minsiter or a cabinet minister there are no specific rules. Where is India heading!
Clearing a NET/SLET or PhD does not create a ability to become excellent Professor or teacher.
No one can guarantee even a noble prize winner cannot be a good teacher.
In my opinion PhD with reputed university and strict norms must be given an opportunity to become a professor.
In future I see a big vacuum of well qualified teachers in India, if only NET/SLET is criteria for becoming a professor.
NET/SET is not a mandaory for teaching. if person was selected for the assistant professor with M.Sc with NET, weather he can guide the students ?, PH.D, atleast M.Sc Projects ????.
what about about the status if the candidate was selected immediate M.Sc passed out ???
we seen in many universities lack of teaching skills, unware of society, administration, managable skills, teaching skills.
NET should be the basic qualiin teachers appointment
NET is only eligibility to lecturer job?
if a candidate do research on one topic he had a grip on that topic to teach to students from basic, where as NET is a competitive exam after qualifying it he had a knowledge to teach students than a researcher, presently no one was preferring the M.Phil candidates in the colleges then why you are giving permission to conduct this course in most of the universities?
Indian PhD degree is recognised in foreign countries but not in India what a plight of Indian researches who want to serve their nation by being in their country. Had Researchers like CV Roman and Abdul Kalam born in present era they would not have become as great as they are considered today. Shame on Indian Education Policy Makers who consider NET equivalent to PhD.
I feel, neither Net/ or Phd alone may not proof the ability in teaching….especially in visuals Arts, it affecting alot…the qualification of assistant professor is became formal by it’s nature….intact, a good visuals art teacher can be concentrated on his regular practice rather than running after preparing for entrance exam….it’s going really problematic….i fee personally, one exhibition is can be considered more than net or Phd….practically it’s becoming problem UGC must think about it…teaching ability may not be measure by certificates….
I agree with SC order. I have seen in my own experience in two universities for the last ten+ years, many teachers who are having Ph.D, many years ago, not updated then, have miserably failed to attract students in their subjects. Now a days students come to class not to take notes but to listen to a new approach of a teacher about a topic. Students evaluation of teachers must be enforced everywhere.
Shripad Bhat, Tumkur University, Karnataka.
No use no verdict. Create employment.
I feel that NET must be compulsory,because a guy who have have passed the net exam must be more than 75% thorough with the subject and will be havibg subject knowledge and there is no shortcut for passing the NET.Mean while Phd gives knowledge only about a particular topic and is easy to get as it is for sale.I agree with coment that none of these demonstrate teaching ability,but definitely net qualified candidates will be having more subject knowledge
I think both Net and PhD should be a must for masters programme…..Even if u have these degree it not will make u a best teacher but a best teacher should at lease have these degrees….If one cannot clear these exams what is the point in going and teaching, knowledge is important….Apart from these a crash course on handling students should also be given to the teachers who are going to teach at college level….
Though it is laudable that the MHRD and UGC are taking steps to ensure quality, some of their arguments appear a little immature. A pass in NET/SLET is not assurance of a person’s teaching capacity since these tests are objective type tests with mcqs that the candidates mechanically answer after coaching. How can that be better than actual teaching experience. So, instead of wrangling over PhD and NET exemption, the UGC must exempt those who already have teaching experience and PhD taken prior to 2009.
Even a Ph.D completed fellow doesnt take classes properly nor UGC/Net qualified person even relectant handling classes or he or she just dictating in side the do u think that all net qualified fellows are in beast teachings..? i have thirty yrs of service with Ph..D my teachings students likes if any new comers with PH.d or Net qualified — means students afraid in sitting classes ..i practically observed in Govt colleges..
I owe a greater respect to the verdict of the Honb’le SC and the decission of the MHRD on the appointment of the assist. Prof. to the various Universities and the govt. auto colleges. But on the other hand the govt. should assure to the candidates those whose have qualified for NET/JRF and done Ph.D from any recognised Universities of the land a job.
Secondly, thanks to the MHRD on taking a ‘U ‘ turn in examining the candidates for the NET/JRF i.e. NOBODY COULD KNOW HIS/HER ROLL.NO. UNTILL THE ALLOTEMENT OF THE ADMIT CARD. That has minimised the cheating in the some of the exam. centers.
This is the standard of a Ph.D. holder in India. Check his English!!! Even NET is not a big thing. There should be an All India Competitive examination on the lines of Civil Service examinations.
@Sumodan..Phd is not a test for English Proficiency…….Its basically the innovative skill in a particular filed, it has nothing to do with language, it is a misconception that all PhDs English should be perfect
…and for your information most of the countries even prefer to publish in their own language.
neither phd or net/set decide qualification of teacher,along with qualification teachers teaching ability hv to check,as arnab said faculty with only M.Sc. teach excellent which not undustand by high degree holder teacher.
so along with qualification government must check teaching skill!
Neither NET nor Ph.D alone can be the sole parameters to determine the teaching abilities and suitability. To be a teacher in true sense one must be the ideal role model for the youth of today. He needs to be the embodiment of attributes which can not be determined by the written examination or Degrees.
There should be an annual review for the college teachers including all senior teachers on the basis of students feedbacks
Govt should consider who have done Phd prior to 2009. So far Teaching is concern it never count whether someone clears NET or have Ph.D. Something I found faculty having NET-JRF is so poor in teaching and a faculty with just MSc passed can teach in better way
mera manna hai ki PhD+ NET minimum requirement hona chahiye. Supreme court ko ye bhi adesh UGC ko dena chahiye ki jo candidate PhD and NET qualify hai unki JOB ki garanty deni hogi. unko NET qualify hote hai job joining ka offer dena chahiye.
Supreme court ko kewal ek pakchh ki bat nahi sunni chahiye
Kam se kam student ke bhabisya ke bare me kuch faisla dena chaiye
akhir jab NET compulsory hai to NET qualify karne ke bad Job vi compulsory ho…………..
Keep both NET and Phd qualifying candidates for the post of Assistant professor
if phd is supreme qualification ,y they r failing in net,extra mural quota is there in phd ,in india some universities simply selling phd`s,can`t u know the names,thats y ugc 2009 regulations came out.
first qualify net then make a comment on net
Is researching and Phd. is tougher than qualifying NET? Personally I dont think so. Although I agree that both NET and Phd. should be mandatory for Assistant Prof. appointment.
Does NET determine teaching ability??? No, it can not. All factors including previous years study performance/grades in addition to PhD should be considered. Give at least 60% weightage to these factors also. 40% weightage can be given to national level test.
Yeah, most of the PhDs are bought. Correct. And so is the basic nature of NET, which is un-innovative, mechanistic, mugging-centric. No disrespect to those who clear it, but dude, qualifying NET does not a great teacher make. Research is, was and should be considered as the supreme qualification.
research cant be.. a supreme qualification, i have seen lots of gr8 researchers who are very bad teachers, i agree on that NET does not mean a great teachers, but it screens out some ineligibles,
sorry to say that there are no parameter on which UGC or other can decide that if the university has followed 2009 regulation or not. secondly more than 50% Ph.D holder obtained their degree from private universities. so we must follow the order of apex court.
not all the PhD holders got their degree by paying money. If so what all the universities and UGC is doing.
Without knowing the value of the degree dont just bluff about it.
Be optimistic. 99% of Scholars are doing their research with great passion. only 1% are getting degree by money. So please change ur perceptive.
Most Phd degrees are bought so the PhDs are just a degree with no knowledge. Seminars and articles are just cut and paste. Even the article publishers will have no understandability about the article.
Ph.D holders already have a rigourous process of Pre-Ph.D exam that comprises of seminars, etc and also pre-submission seminars, which certainly prove their research n communication n teaching ability. So they r better qualified than fresh PG holders. But why does ministry want to monitor quality control in areas where the root of the problproblem does not lie. It only lead to more positions remaining vacant.
Now i have communicate another of my suffering.
I REGISTERD phd in dravidian university as it offered phd with right norms of UGC..AND FOUND THE UNIVERSITY RECOGNISED BY UGC.
but after submission og thesis still ugc cannot take any action against the univeraity to safgurd me and my thesis.
All my years wasted on genuine work.
If UGC really worried about quality , first it has to help me to get my phd
Ugc not control over business motive then what is the use of net and slet…
I dont want to wast my life in teaching with the fear about poverty and insecurity .
Becs many non qulitative are in governmet profeasors ..phd holders ..
Qualitative teachers but below poverty forward cast are really suffering by inconsistent status of ugc
At the outset, Phd/Mphil are research for making a candidate in focused analysis finding solution for all hyphothetical status before exibiting it to the society.
But UGC who is heading and deciding on quality and status of phd/Mphil Is always under confustion and making entire country under confused conditionFor about years together by retrospective decisition.
I am forward cast. All my relatives family members in teaching..hence my teaching s genetic and ao my teaching has encourages many towards education and all liked teaching profession by admiring my personality.
Now i feel that i made mistake in choosing teaching on account of following
A) cast partiality
B) male practices ,business motive of universities in selling degrees
C) ugc not able administer universities except ranking its standered .
D) ugc implimentations gives another avenue to extract and exploit knowedge of teachers
E) i after having considerable experience in teaching in colleges, accepted for demo class of 10 days in a university .i thought they will fix salary assesing my quality. But after 10 days even the students appreciation was very positive, university fixed below minimum wage. I was fed up.
Phd.mphil and net ..set are for students basically.
What UGC SHOULD DO ?
G) many appointed govt lecturers,ast professors..professors upto 2015 are to be reviewed by giving ugc or net
And review their phd kniwledge and communicative skills.
If they are not able to proove UGC and SET ..remove them from job. This will create quality perception in mind for next new commer.
I) ugc and set not nessery for fresh appointments becuse they are going to deal only basic leavels. Research knowledge with mphil enough.
Ugc if not able to stop business motive in education and universities..it doea not have right to suggest or impliment any relating to ng to QUALITATIVE aS pects ON ANY levels.
FIST STEP SUGGESTED TO UGC FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IS TO MAKE ALL UNIVERSITIES NON PROFIT MOTIVE AND MAKE EDUCATION OFFERED FREE TO SOCIETY.
IF DONE, ONLY QUALITATIVE TEACHER ENTER IN EDUCATION..
IS IT POSSIBLE..?
It’s very funny to listen to Shri K Valayapathi comments which says that UGC does not have eligibility to conduct NET or SET. The University should adopt the syllabus prescribed by UGC.
Ugc don’t have eligibility to conduct net or set because they don’t follow same syllabus in all university every university have their own syllabus
Arul sir u should change ur idea because he or she must have passion on teaching that is only enough then he or she automatiacally gather all kind of knowledge. Thank u and sorry sir
I do not understand, how NET/SLET qualification determines that somebody is a good or bad teacher. There should be separate teaching ability test for inducting teachers in the university. I feel that somehow the existence of NET/SLET now requires a justification and that’s why the commission is trying push it hard.
For teaching nothing is required….. just a person knows how to read book and can explain it clearly to audience is more than enough… Though I have earned PHD after clearing NET, GATE exams, I dont have job… Guys dont waste your time by arguing on this
considering ,PhD does not determine teaching ability…. does NET/SLET determine?
This is very unfortunate,people those who have serving since last 10 to 20years as teacher in colleges sudnly they are disqualified to wark as teacher
How National Eligibility Test determined teaching aptitude? This is mere memory based test. Real teaching aptitude can be assessed by observing teaching session, not just by conducting class room memory assessment.
I personally feel that appointment of college teacher should be based on PhD and teaching demonstration, not merely based on NET/SLET.
There is no need of Ph. D. for any academic career and also minimum qualification for the post of principal,
For Principal there must require a Managerial Course or administration course of One/Six months.
Respect the decision of apex court,after study all the circumstances then court reached in such verdict, this verdict protect education level and status.Hence NET isnt so hard, so please prepare for NET and crack it.Many states university where the level of Ph.D. are just like formality, so court decision are help to maintain minimum criteria for teacher in University and college. Don’t spoil our next generation,please
NAAC gives weightage only for PH.D holders and not for NET Qualified teachers for accreditation so many universities and colleges are not considering NET Qualified candidates for Assistant Professor Posts.
I would not under stand the policy of Bharat sarkara , how they are behaving like Jangal Raj . What they do the person who is teaching till long period, most of teacher are with out NET (U G C) Instead I have get through NET examination.. Will govt. Debar working teachr from teaching. DR S C Mishra
After going through the above comments which are true in their own perspectives.
I also personally and strongly believe that Ph.d degrees can b acquired farji Or even the teachers have actually got phds done for students who have no skill of teaching as well as communication is zero, for their own interests. And students who are actually willing to do ph.d and are old enough or are 70’s /80’s passouts for whom syllabus has changed…… UNKA KYA? Neither they are able to clear NET nor any teacher wants to take them for ph.d…….. But they have good communication skills and are also delivering lectures and liked by students……… HOW ABOUT THOSE CANDIDATES? India ka fate MODIJI change for better karna chahte hain but every individual for the betterment of society has to change and attitude of helping others should be there. People are just working for their self-vested interests and building teams of their own relatives or close friends. Persons who have their own voice or originality are shunned out. Teaching ability is within and also comes through experience. AN MPHIL holder like me teaches well in a medical institute library supporting my professionals in their research as well as teaching them on difffrent topics but what to do with NET/Phd as the criteria for teaching ….. as I have none. Please Policy makers take into consideration this aspect also……..
neelima
Personally, I support the court order.
All states don’t have same syllabus so to prepare for net exam, a M. A holders from a non ugc syllabus following University has to study a complete different syllabus but a student from a university which follows ugc syllabus has a edge over a student from a non ugc syllabus following University. For example in assam in case of subject like mass communication, more importance is given on areas like rural communication because most of the folk are rural but in the ugc syllabus rural communication is not there only. So to have a common central exam, first all the University ll have to follow a common syllabus and only thn this ll make sense.
What a irony of truth .You got a PhD on your subject but not able to qualify for simple exam in your field. Out of all NET exam are subject based . This is the true face of research in India.
I am in the final stages of my PhD and cleared SLET.. but in no way it determines my abilities. And offcourse my chances of getting a job is also very deem. People who never cleared PhD and with a less educated people in the system determines the criteria.. gr8 to hear that..
How does on Earth does clearing NET/SLET determines your teaching skills. Are the people setting up these rules really know anything about teaching… Its just hypocrisy..
One is right in saying that Ph.d. is not a criteria for teaching ability but as some ppl pointed out correctly NET is just an exam to test memorizing skills. Must formulate a specific exam which tests teaching ability rather than knowledge. Because attainment and dissipation of knowledge is a life long process. And with the advancement in technology one really doesn’t need to stuff his brain with a lot of information. In such entrance exams most people cram things and vomit out and that is it. Doesn’t prove their ability to become a good teacher
We respect the decision of the apex court and we do agree with the statement of UGC that Phd do not alone decided the teaching ability, similarly just qualifying NET exam does not teach a person to face the students in class. I personally know many teachers who have qualified NET but are not able to teach. Universities itself are confused, not taking any non NET candidates and on the other hand issuing the certificate for obeying 7-8 norms out of the 10 as proposed by the Tyagarajan Committee. Another interesting fact is that the University says that there is no written 2009 regulation as those were only the recommendation of the committee which are yet to be approved. So first thing I would request to UGC is to give clear indicatives to the universities in this regard.
There’s no end to this debate debate. We hope that any further decision that MHRD will take must ensure the future of thousands of non NET – Phd holders before 2009 and decide policies to ensure the fresh master student who had qualified NET having teaching ability.
Dr Vikash S Jadon
Teaching ,like acting is an art.Many a time a non-Ph.D. holder teacher teaches in a fantastic manner whereas a person holding Ph.D.is a very bad teacher and students bunk their classes or just sleep in their classes.It is like a Ph.D.hoder judge will give good judgements and a simple LL.B.holder will not be a good judge.In many coaching institutions of repute ,fantastic teachers are simple M.Sc. Dileep Kr, Amitabh Bachchan ,Shahrukh,Aamir,Salman are not Ph.D. holders in acting.
Nothing will change. University people will have lots of criteria. Lots of competitions are there and due to unemployment many NET/ PhD holders are ready to work for rs 20000. That’s why no of permanent post are less and ad hoc post are most.
One simple question: why we study, why we all want job and money?
Many will answer to full fill our families need.
How its possible in 20000.
This UGC will only post dialogues without implimentation.
Fu….king people…….
I have seen people who have cleared UGC NET 5 times(they were trying for JRF,but they don’t have any teaching skills and I also have come across PhD holders without NETdoing excellent service. I strongly believe that 2009 regulations of UGC should stay. And, who’s this mere LLB Undergraduate degree holder to comment on the quality of teachers? Smrithy Irani, poor lady, she doesn’t even know what her degree is.
There are some NET Qualified Teachers without PhD are also doing excellent service
I strongly and totally disagree with your comments.
NET exam is not difficult to clear.
फर्जी पीएचडी की डिग्री मिले जायेगी लेकिन नेट का सर्टिफिकेट तो महनत से ही मिलेगा
If NET decides teaching ability then the teachers in Indian Universities will attract foreign students to have world class teaching facility. I am so happy. Indian higher education will be the best. what an idea!
Nothing will change. University people will have lots of criteria. Lots of competitions are there and due to unemployment many NET/ PhD holders are ready to work for rs 20000. That’s why no of permanent post are less and ad hoc post are most.
One simple question: why we study, why we all want job and money?
Many will answer to full fill our families need.
How its possible in 20000.
This UGC will only post dialogues without implimentation.
**….king people…….
PhD does not determine teaching ability…. nor NET/SLET as these exams only test memory skills.
This is true…phd determine one’s research aptitude/ability. Teaching abilities can’t be determined by doing research in a particular area. But there is another fact that is bothersome..although UGC NET exam in itself is a qualifying criteria for assistant professorship throughout the country but there is hardly any university or institute that gives u job on the basis of only NET. Everybody now demands a Phd alongwith NET. This leaves poor NET qualified candidates (but not phd) like me with no option. Does that not mean that phd determines one’s teaching abilities??
NAAC gives weightage only for PH.D holders and not for NET Qualified teachers for accreditation so many universities and colleges are not considering NET Qualified candidates for Assistant Professor Posts.