Nearly
eight years after the University Grants Commission (UGC) asked universities to
digitise the whole process of PhD studies, the University of Mumbai has finally
woken up from slumber.
In a recent
circular, the varsity has asked all university departments to send details of
the eligible guides and research centres after which a list of the same would
be uploaded on its official website.
The varsity has
also asked departments to furnish information about the research work done by
the faculty members.
In 2009, the UGC
in its Minimum Standard Guidelines for Awardance of PhD had asked all the
universities to maintain a database of all the theses of its doctoral students.
The guidelines also prescribed that the universities should later upload the
theses on Shodhganga a government portal hosting academic research.
Despite these
guidelines, the University of Mumbai which awards over 300 research degrees
every year was yet to follow any of the norms with respect to digitisation.
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