Is there a survey on "performance measurement of professionals/ academicians" in any field (including Lib & Info.) which indicates that those passing NET/ SLET perform better than those without it? Those with PhD/ MPhil perform better than those without it? By adding conditions prior to appointments - what exactly do we wish to acheive? UGC is changing its own rules within few years. If PhDs were of poor quality, why were they approved? UGC may set guidelines for parameters on basis of which a PhD/ M.Phil can be approved rather than changing norms. Regards, Sushma Karnik Entek Consultancy Navi Mumbai 9224773572/ 65161043 On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 8:41 AM, wrote:

How can one say that Open University courses are inferior to the regular? There are many thousands who have done the course through this route.

If one takes a look at the statistics of UGC-NET results in L&I area – he/ she can realize that it is the people, who have done their course in open/ distance route, have done well.

The people who choose this route do a lot of self study visiting various Libraries, getting exposed to real life conditions, and then acquire their degree.

Do not allow our administrators to belittle this breed of professionals.

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Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:14:28 -0700 (PDT)

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It had announced three years ago that these degrees would be considered as an option to NET or SET

In a setback to the country?s 14 open universities, the University Grants Commission, or UGC, has barred them from conducting research programmes, namely PhD and MPhil.

Pointing out the declining quality of research projects in a ?distance learning? system, UGC has stopped registration for PhD and MPhil programmes at all the 14 open universities, including the India Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).

This has sparked angry reactions from academics and students attached to open universities who believe the ?declining quality of research? is a national concern and not confined to open universities.

Three years back, UGC had announced that degrees like MPhil and PhD would be considered as an option to the National Eligibility Test (NET) or State Eligibility Test (SET) for recruitment of full-time teachers at colleges. After this announcement, thousands of students registered for MPhil and PhD programmes at open universities. So it has come as a surprise that UGC has not only revoked this decision but also banned research projects at open universities. A notice to this effect has been put up on UGC?s website.

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