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13. The UGC vide its Circular dated 10.2.1993 granted exemption from appearing in the eligibility test to the candidates of the following categories:- (1) All candidates, who have passed UGC/CSIR J.R.F. Examination; (2) all candidates, who have already been awarded Ph.D degree; (3) all candidates, who have already been awarded M. Phil degree upto 31st March, 1991 and (4) all candidates, who will submit their Ph.D thesis upto 31st December, 1993.

14. The UGC vide its Circular dated 15.6.1993 extended the date from 31.3.1991 to 31.12.1992 in respect of candidates who have already been awarded M. Phil degree by the said date and granted them exemption from appearing in the NET. The UGC again vide its Circular dated 21.6.1995 amended the 1991 Regulations adding a proviso which reads as follows:-

Evaluation and Assessment Methods

1. On satisfactory completion of course work and research methodology, which will form part and parcel of M.Phil/Ph.D. programme, the Ph.D scholar will undertake research work and produce a draft thesis in a reasonable time.

2. Before submitting the thesis, the student may make a pre-Ph.D presentation in the Department, open to all faculty members and research students, for getting feedback and comments, which may be suitably incorporated into the draft thesis under the advice of the supervisor.

3. The thesis produced by the Ph.D students in the Institutions/Department and submitted to the University will be evaluated by two or three experts, out of which at least one will be from outside the State. It is upto the University concerned to have one examiner from outside the country.

4. On receipt of satisfactory evaluation reports, Ph.D students will undergo a viva voce examination which will also be open to all faculty members of the Department.

Depository with UGC

1. Following the successful completion of the evaluation process and announcement of the award of Ph.D, the University will submit a soft copy of the Ph.D thesis to the UGC for hosting the same in INFLIBNET, accessible to all Institutions/Universities.

6. Part-I, methodology exam.
7. Pre-Ph.D presentation before synopsis submission.
8. Publication of at least 1 paper before thesis submission.
9. Presentation of 2 papers in conferences or seminar.
10. Evaluation of thesis by two experts other than supervisor, one out of the State.
11. Soft copy of the thesis in the University.

It was further resolved that out of 11 criteria, if the university has satisfied any 6 of them, it was decided to recommend such universities for exemption for the candidates registered under them and hence, such Ph.D candidates would become eligible for NET exemption as and when they acquired their Ph.D Degree from those universities."