Refinement of university education: An executive and judicial approach in India

The latest judgment of the Apex Court in P.Suseela&Ors v. University Grants Commission &Orsdealt with the long-standing controversy relating to the basic qualification for the teaching posts in the UGC governed Institutions. The UGC Regulations from 1985 onwards created an exemption from the NET/SLET/SET for the PhD and MPhil degree holders for applying for the teaching job in UGC Institutions. The recent conversation between the Central Government and UGC regarding to the application of UGC (Minimum Qualifications for appointment and career advancement of teachers in Universities and Colleges) 3^rd Amendment Regulations, 2009 raised the curtain for controversy. The order of the Central Government expressing NET shall be compulsory requirement for appointment in the teaching post in UGC Institutions raised the curtain for the present case-law regarding to the interpretation of the UGC Act, 1956, Regulations 2009, legitimate expectation of the MPhil and PhD degree holders who have been awarded PhDs before 2009 and whoevers PhDs awarded after 2009 are in accordance with the Minimum Standard norms, 2009 of UGC.