Since University Grants Commission (UGC) does not recognize PhD or MPhil done through distance education, some city students expressed concern over open universities continuing to offer both these ...

After a gap of seven years, IGNOU and state open universities have been permitted to offer PhD and MPhil programmes (non-technical courses) in distance mode, HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar said today.

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—For many students pursuing advanced degrees, spring and summer are often times when their most intense research and writing occurs. The pandemic hasn’t changed that fact, but it has ...

Girls in the national capital take into account the distance, route and transport availability while choosing a college than the institution's credentials due to safety concerns, says a study by Brown ...

The recent past has seen a proliferation of distance education programs. Total enrollment in all distance education courses has been estimated at 1.6 million students (B'ettcher 2000). The increasing ...

The University Grants Commission (UGC) is actively considering relaxing its norms which would enable distance education institutions to offer MPhil and PhD programmes, benefiting nearly 10,000 ...

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