Discontinuing MPhil may improve quality of research
c-Sheetal.Banchariya@timesgroup.com
03.08.2020
As per the recently approved National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, students will no longer be able to enrol in Master of Philosophy (MPhil) programmes. The minimum eligibility for a PhD will now either be a fouryear undergraduate (UG) programme with research, or a master’s degree after a threeyear UG degree. Academicians call it a welcome move as MPhil was not “effective” in training researchers.
Besides, the numbers of students opting for MPhil programmes were anyway declining. Around 43,267 students enrolled in MPhil programmes in 2016-17, which dipped to 34,109 in 2017-18 and 30,692 in 2018-19.
RK Kohli, vice chancellor, Central University of Punjab (CUP), says ,“There are no fellowships available for MPhil students and it is extremely difficult to conduct substantial research in around two years. Discontinuing MPhil may help in improving the quality of research as only serious researchers will commit 4-5 years to a PhD.”
The CUP had de-listed MPhil in 2015 while the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) had delinked MPhil course two years ago.
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