MPHIL DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY — THE UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD ACT, 1974

CHAPTER VIII MPHIL DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY [Act S.5 (1) & (2)] Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of M,PHIL./Ph.D Degrees as per UGC Regulation, 2016 SL.No Content items 1_ Short title, Application and Commencement: Recommendations 1.1. These Regulations may be called University Grants Commission (Minimum Standards and Procedure for Award of MPhil./Ph.D. Degrees) Adopted. Regulations, 2016. 1.2 They shall apply to every University established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, a Provincial Act, or a State Act , every affiliated college, and every Institution Deemed to be a University under Section 3 of UGC Act, 1956. 1.3 They shall come into force from the date oftheir publication in the Gazette of India. Eligibility criteria for admission to the M.Phil. programme: 2 2.1 Candidates for admission to the M.Phil. programme shall have a Master's Adopted for all M.Phil programmes degree or a professional degree declared equivalent to the Master' s degree by the corresponding statutory regulatory body, with at least 55% marks in aggregate or its equivalent grade 'B' in the UGC 7-point scale (or an equivalent grade in a point scale wherever grading system is followed) or an equivalent degree from a foreign educational Institution accredited by an Assessment and Accreditation Agency which is approved, recognized or authorized by an authority,established or incorporated under a law in its home_country or any other statutory authority in that country for the purpose of assessing, accrediting or assuring quality and standards of educational institutions. Adopted for all M.Phil programmes The list ofM.Phil programmes offered by 2.2A relaxation of 5% of marks, from 55% to 50%, or an equivalent relaxation of the University and the minimum grade, may beallowed for those be