UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

NEP 2020 clearly states that the M.Phil. programme will be phased out. Students will be able to move directly from a four-year bachelor’s with research or from appropriate master’s programmes into Ph.D. study, simplifying and streamlining the degree structure.

Option A:
Making M.Phil. mandatory before all Ph.D. admissions would directly contradict the policy’s explicit decision to discontinue M.Phil.

Option B:
This option is correct because it reflects the clear recommendation in NEP 2020 that M.Phil. should be discontinued as a separate academic degree.

Option C:
Replacing all master’s degrees with M.Phil. is not suggested; instead, NEP maintains master’s programmes while removing the M.Phil. layer.

Option D:
Offering M.Phil. only through open and distance learning is irrelevant once the degree itself is to be discontinued; NEP does not propose such an arrangement.