New Delhi, Oct 24
The National Eligibility Test (NET) of the the University Grants Commission (UGC) saw two postponements with the first in December 2020 and another in October. Though NET is a minimum qualification for professors' recruitment, PhD holders are more in demand.
In fact, the Parliamentary Committee on Education is of the opinion that the NET should be modified to meet the new norms.
The present assessment system is ineffective and has failed to bring the aspiring youths to the teaching profession, it opined.
Post the Parliamentary Committee's report, the Delhi University has communicated to the pricipals of its affiliated colleges seeking ad hoc professors' PhD status report.
The information which has been sought includes whether the professor is pursuing PhD or has submitted the thesis, or the degree awarded to him in the past three years.
Hundreds of these Professors have been selected on the basis of NET, but now their PHD status is also being sought.