No M.Phil from academic session 2022-23: Delhi University issues notification
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The Delhi University has issued a notification stating that M.Phil will be discontinued from the next academic session in line with the National Education Policy-2020.The university will be implementing the policy from 2022-23.However, a section of teachers criticised the move to discontinue the degree, saying it will be disadvantageous for students who are not economically strong and even for women.
In a notification issued on January 27, the varsity said M.Phil programmes being run in various departments of the University of Delhi will be discontinued from 2022-23 in line with the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020.There won't be any new admissions to M.Phil programmes while students who are already enrolled will continue to study the course, according to a university official.
Former Executive Council member Abha Dev Habib said, "NEP-2020 is all about widening the gap between the haves and have nots. Either commit to doing a Ph.D or remain without a research degree. The NEP, which is floating on advertisement of 'choice', is taking away real choices which students had. Students with disadvantageous backgrounds looked up to M.Phil as a research degree they could afford before going towards teaching jobs."