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‘I stand here and I see a young village boy…’ — ISRO chief Somanath gets his PhD from IIT-Madras at 60

Under his leadership, India became the first country to land near the Moon's south pole last year, In the same year, ISRO also launched India’s first solar observatory, Aditya-L1.

‘MPhil not a recognised degree’: UGC cautions students, tells universities to stop offering course

The education body through an official notification revealed that some universities were still accepting fresh MPhil applications despite UGC cancelling the program in 2022.

Has a PhD from IIT lost its sheen? IIT-B professor’s paper says doctoral applications have nosedived

Professor D. Manjunath's paper, yet to be peer reviewed, cites rise in number of students going abroad, lure of PSU jobs & ‘declining quality’ of Master’s courses as possible reasons.

Menial chores to sexual harassment—PhD scholars trapped in toxic relationship with guides

Her guide sent her 'lewd' videos, a co-author was added to her thesis and IISER-Pune's PoSH committee dismissed her allegations, saying he crossed ethical, not sexual boundaries.

Ex-Army chief Manoj Naravane defends PhD on Nagaland, Twitter lauds his Ao waistcoat

The former COAS’s thesis was titled ‘Harmonising Naga Customs, Traditions and Institutions in the Context of Peace and Development in Nagaland’.

India’s top 100 institutes have faculty with most Ph.Ds, says NIRF report

As per information, 73.6% of the faculty in the country’s top 100 universities have a Ph.D as compared to 64.29% in the remaining ranked by the NIRF.

UGC to set up committee of academics to monitor faculty appointments & awarding of PhDs

University Grants Commission has found instances of appointment norms being violated & regulatory bodies getting complaints. Committee will recommend action in case of violations.

IIT-Madras scholar who died by suicide was under ‘undue pressure’, brother alleges

In a letter to IIT-M director, Bhavesh Jain has sought a probe into his brother Sachin Kumar’s suicide, saying he had been under mental duress but was still subjected to 'inhuman behaviour'.

UGC’s new rules will plunge students into PhDs with no research experience, say wary academics

The UGC, earlier this week, notified significant modifications to the PhD programme, including in the qualification for admissions and evaluation procedures.

You can start a PhD after undergrad, or even do it part-time, say new rules on doctorate study

UGC rules notified Monday are applicable with immediate effect; notification also says any PhD registered after 1 July, 2009 shall be governed by regulations of 2009 or 2016.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

A war in the Gulf, a crisis in Gujarat’s Morbi: India’s ceramics capital counts the cost

Morbi makes 80-90% of India’s ceramic exports. The West Asia conflict has cut its propane supply, shutting 200 factories and threatening 400 more—along with 9 lakh livelihoods.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.