{"id":1281180,"date":"2024-04-28T07:33:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T02:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1281180"},"modified":"2024-04-28T07:34:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T02:04:23","slug":"no-masters-needed-for-phd-but-your-marks-should-be-this-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/no-masters-needed-for-phd-but-your-marks-should-be-this-much\/","title":{"rendered":"No Masters Needed For PhD, But Your Marks Should Be This Much.."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As per Jagadesh Kumar, Chairman of University Grants Commission (UGC), students with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/education-today\/news\/story\/students-with-4-year-bachelors-degrees-75-can-directly-pursue-phd-ugc-chief-2530068-2024-04-22\">four-year undergraduate degrees<\/a> can now directly appear for NET and pursue PhD as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-39-1280x720-1-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"No Masters Needed For PhD, But Your Marks Should Be This Much..\" class=\"wp-image-1281195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-39-1280x720-1-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-39-1280x720-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-39-1280x720-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Untitled-design-39-1280x720-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Changes in PhD and NET Eligibility Criteria<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, in order to pursue a PhD with or without a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), the candidates will require a minimum of 75 percent marks or equivalent grades in their four-year undergraduate course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Till now, in order to appear for National Eligibility Test (NET), a candidate needed a master&#8217;s degree with a minimum of 55 percent marks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the tests for all subjects being conducted on June 16, the exam this year shall be conducted in offline mode instead of a Computer-Based Test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kumar told that &#8220;The candidates with four-year undergraduate degrees can now directly pursue PhD and appear for NET. 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