Time to revisit premises of doctoral degrees
In India, and particularly in states like Odisha, pursuing a PhD has long been considered the highest academic achievement.
In India, and particularly in states like Odisha, pursuing a PhD has long been considered the highest academic achievement.
The Jawaharlal Nehru University on Friday started its PhD admission process for the academic year 2025-26 even as the its students union body launched an indefinite hunger strike against exclusion of June 2025 UGC-NET candidates and refusal to reinstate the JNU Entrance Examination (JNUEE).
India will continue to grow robustly, even among major industrialised G7 countries, according to an analysis conducted by the PHD Research Bureau, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in a report on “Population, Productivity, Partnership: Rethinking G7-India Collaboration”.
A federal judge has blocked the deportation of Indian academic Badar Khan Suri who was detained by US immigration authorities after his student visa was revoked.
The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) has urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to grant permanent zero-rated import duty on gold ore concentrate, aligning it with copper ore concentrate as this would help boost India's gold ore concentrate processing industry and create more jobs in the country.
In barely less than a fortnight, the 'dreams' of a Maoist cadre aspiring for a PhD in History appears to get shattered, as the Burdwan University, in a bizarre notification, suddenly has halted the entire counselling process yesterday.
A Maoist cadre, sent to jail custody for a 2010 operation that had killed 24 jawans, now is set to be conferred with a PhD in history.
A distinguished scientist, Dr. Gupta, managing director, Greenstat India, is chair of Environment & Green Hydrogen Committee of PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry, a National Apex Chamber.
Saket Dalmia, president, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said the finance minister deserves all praise for reducing tax slabs and thereby furthering economic growth by increasing the budget for infrastructure.
The UGC will be entitled to hold a single PhD entrance test through which all universities and colleges must fill 40 per cent of their PhD seats in every subject. The rest of the 60 per cent seats will be filled on the basis of students’ scores in the National Eligibility Test that is held mainly for the post of assistant professors.
