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The question that has been referred to the Full Bench for being answered reads as under:-
"Whether two degrees (dual degrees) obtained simultaneously during the same academic year, https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/ can be considered for employment purpose, particularly, for being selected to a post under The Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Education Service?"
Thereafter, the UGC had once again sought views from various statutory councils and upon considering the same, unanimously rejected the concept of permitting the students to pursue two or more degree courses simultaneously during the same academic year. The issue was taken up for discussion by the Full Commission of UGC in the year 2016 and the Full Commission had decided not to allow the students to pursue a dual degree course simultaneously in the same academic year. When the decision of the Full Commission was placed before the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India for its approval, by way of a communication dated 15.11.2016, the Ministry is however not in favour of this decision. Therefore, the UGC had once again https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis/ placed the issue before another expert committee headed by Shri.Bushan Patwardhan, Vice Chairman of UGC in the year 2019. The expert committee after having considered the issue has sent its recommendation on 17.06.2019 favouring simultaneous degree courses.
15. It is also the stand of the UGC that in view of The New Education Policy, 2020, the UGC is bound to review the entire mechanism for the conduct of two degree courses. Allowing the students to pursue more than one degree simultaneously will also be reviewed in the light of the recommendations made in the New Education Policy.
32. Therefore, to that extent, the proposed exercise in the impugned notice 10.08.2021 has no legal basis. Therefore to that extant the impugned show cause notice is liable to be quashed.
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33. A reading of the decision of the Full Bench of this Court R.Chitra vs Member Secretary Government of Tamil Nadu, TRB, also indicates that it cannot be said that the petitioner pursued simultaneously two degrees. Diploma conferred by The Department of Government Examination, Chennai – 600 006, under the authority of the Government of Tamil Nadu, is not a “Degree” granted by an institution recognized under the provisions of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Act,1956.