Govt makes PHD mandatory for varsity teachers

NEWDELHI: From 2021, a PHD will be must for teaching at the university level. The University Grants Commission (UGC) has made a PHD degree mandatory for direct recruitment to assistant professors in universities from July 2021.

As first reported by Hindustan Times, teachers will also undergo a mandatory, monthlong induction programme before starting work and also have to devote two hours for mentoring of students for community development/extracurricular activities. The government has also done away with the “controversial” Academic Performance Indicator (Api)-based appraisal.