...Sujoy Paul, J.:— This Court on 11.05.2012 directed the respondents to seek instructions in the matter as to whether the petitioners who have obtained degree of M.Phil in distance education programme are entitled to submit their candidature for the post of guest faculty or not?2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that there is no distinction made in the eligibility criteria by the respondents between the regular M.Phil and...through distance education system.3. Learned counsel for the respondents-State again prays for two days time to...M.Phil...

...that has deposited a sum of Rs. 11,400 in Indian Overseas Bank for doing M.Phil from Distance Education.b. Certified name and address of the candidate for whom a sum of Rs. 11,400 cased on 05.01.2009 in the bank for doing M.Phil from...distance education mentioning the name and address of the study centre etc.2. Being unsatisfied, appellant filed First Appeal. PIO...

...mentioned that no University or College shall conduct M.Phil/Ph.D Course from Distance Education Learning. Prior to this, the respondents have obtained M.Phil from Vinayak Mission's University, Salem under...Distance Education Learning System. Admittedly, at that time, there was no bar of acquiring M.Phil or Ph.D course from Distance Education Learning. In such circumstances, in our opinion, there is no...regard.The UGC framed regulation in the year 2009 named as “University Grant Commission (Minimum Standard and Procedure for M.Phil/Ph.D Degree) Regulation 2009” in which it has been...

...P.G.Assistants, they had joined M.Phil degree through distance education in the academic year 2006- 2007 and completed their degree in the year 2009. Therefore, they were Page 2 of 10 granted incentive increments for acquiring M.Phil degree...under aegis of Higher Education Department that M.Phil/Ph.D., courses should not be offered through Distance Education from the academic year 2007-2008 and they should be offered only in regular stream. Whereas, all the petitioners had joined M.Phil course...in the year 2006-2007 and completed their course in the year 2008-2009 through distance education. They were provided with M.Phil degree and...

...acquired qualification of M.Phil from distance education system. Learned counsel submits that the issue involved in this matter is covered by the recent order of this Court passed in W.P No. 3290/12(s...) [Manoj Sharma v. State of M.P]. He submits that petitioner acquired qualification from the Global Open University, which is a recognized university under the distance education council...he acquired qualification by distance education system.Petitioner had already submitted his candidature in the selection process in question, his case be considered by treating him as...

.... The petitioner is working as an Assistant Librarian in the Kuvempu University, Shimoga District. While working as such he has acquired M.Phil degree through Distance Education.3. The State Government evolved policy decision to grant special increment to encourage teaching and other staffs of the University who have acquired Ph.D/M.Phil qualification...under Appendix-1V(1)(xxiv) there is a bar for grant of special increment to those employees who have acquired M.Phil qualification through distance education. The same has been communicated to the...has been withdrawn unilaterally without notice or hearing. It was further contended that while in service, employees can acquire M.Phil qualification through distance education only and the object of granting special increment is to encourage the employees of the University to acquire higher qualification and gain more knowledge which would be useful while discharging the duties of the post to which they are attached. Therefore, it is immaterial how an employee acquire Ph.d/M.Phil qualification...

.... Government Advocate on advance copy,. With the consent of parties, matter is finally heard. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has done M.Phil from distance education council in the...

...in Manoj Sharma (supra) squarely held against the appellants. We disagree. In Manoj Sharma (supra), the respondents had obtained M.Phil. degrees under distance education programs, which was de-recognized by the 2009 Ph.D. Regulations. The Madhya Pradesh High Court held W.P. (C) No. 3290 of 2012, dated 29.08.2012 [MP HC] that such de-recognition was prospective in nature, and their M.Phil. degrees...in Sociology in the year 1999, acquired his M.Phil. in the year 2000, and Ph.D. on 23.08.2006. The regulations prescribing qualifications for appointment promulgated by the University Grants Commission...candidates who had acquired M.Phil or submitted their Ph.D. thesis by 31.12.1993 from taking the NET.3. The 2000 UGCR were amended on July 2002 (hereinafter, “2002 UGCR...

...distance education mode. 11.2 Part-time Ph.D will be allowed provided all the conditions mentioned in the extant Ph.D Regulations are met. 6. Relying on the said regulations, the learned Additional Advocate General reiterated that no university, institution deemed to be a university or college, shall conduct M.Phil/Ph.D...programme through distance education mode. Thus, conduct of M.phil/Ph.D...spirit. It may be noted that as per Clause 11 of the Regulations, no university is permitted to conduct M.Phil/Ph.D programmes through distance education mode. 5/10 http://www.judis.nic.in 7. With reference to the clarification, it is made clear that the University Grants Commission may grant approval to start M.Phil/Ph.D...

...awarding one mark in addition to 5 marks already awarded during the stage I-Certificate verification held on 26.11.2013 in par with other candidates who have completed M.Phil degree in Distance...in Distance Education mode along with SLET/NET on the basis of the circulars dated 5/5/2004 14/10/2013 in UGC Letter F1 No. 52/2000 (CPP-II) and F. No. UGC/DEB/2013 issued by the 3...Education mode along with SLET/NET on the basis of the circulars dated 5/5/2004 14/10/2013 in UGC Letter F1 No. 52/2000 (CPP-II) and F. No. UGC/DEB/2013 issued by the 3rd respondent in regard...

...pursue M.Phil Degree through distance education from Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli. The petitioner successfully completed the said course and was awarded M.Phil Degree in March 2017... M.Phil degree obtained through correspondence/distance education is not eligible for incentive increment and directed recovery of the amount already paid...increment to the petitioner for acquiring M.Phil degree through distance education. Based on the said audit objection, the second respondent returned the pension proposal to the fourth respondent pointing out the defect that the petitioner was not entitled to claim incentive increment for having obtained M.Phil degree...

...Education Department) dated 03.04.2009 specifically Clauses-2 and 3 thereof, reading as follows: ABSTRACT Higher Education M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees obtained through correspondence / Distance Education...Education, the Vice-Chancellors have informed that no Ph.D. programme is available in Distance Education. Since the UGC has done away with acquiring of SLET / NET qualification for Ph.D and M.Phil candidates...offered through Distance Education and the same will be offered only in regular courses. 2.Based on the decision taken in the meeting, the Government in Letter (Ms) read above, directed all the Universities under the aegis of Higher Education Department that M.Phil/ Ph.D...

...Commissioner, Higher Education, Bhopal, has ordered that M.Phil/Ph.D certificates produced by the applicants obtained through the Distance Education System/Course should not be considered while...publication in the Gazette of India on 17-7-2009, wherein it has been stated that M.Phil and Ph.D degrees/marksheets should not be granted through Distance Education System and accordingly appropriate steps...through Distance Education Courses came into force w.e.f 17-7-2009 and, therefore, the said Regulations would have no applicability to the petitioners’ cases as they have obtained M.Phil marksheets...

...not be offered through distance education and they should be offered only in the regular stream. The Government has also declared that M.Phil and Ph.D obtained through correspondence / distance...courses through distance education from the Academic Year 2007-08. The petitioner appears to have joined the M.Phil course in the year 2002 and...03.04.2009, for offering M.Phil / Ph.D courses through distance education from the Academic Year 2007-08 cannot be a bar for considering his degree for incentive increment. 5.This Court is not inclined to accede with the contention of the petitioner. The Government has taken the policy decision that the courses like M.Phil / Ph.D...

...Government has taken a decision that the M.Phil / Ph.D courses should not be offered through distance education and they should be offered only in the regular stream. The Government has also declared that M.Phil and...Ph.D obtained through correspondence / distance education / Open University are ineligible for appointment as Lecturers in Colleges, Universities. Even before this Government Order, a decision was taken by the Government in the Vice Chancellors' meeting that the University shall not provide M.Phil / Ph.D...courses through distance education from the Academic Year 2007-08. Therefore, the M.Phil degree...

...education mode.”4. The conducting of M.Phil and Ph.D Programme through distance education mode is entirely different from that of pursuing a Ph.D programme while a Ph.D enrolled student is...regulation, for the time being in force, no University, Institution, Deemed to be University and College/Institution of National Importance shall conduct M.Phil and Ph.D Programmes through distance...

...Ph.D. Programmes through distance education mode. 11.2 Part-time Ph.D will be allowed provided all the conditions mentioned in the extant Ph.D Regulations are met. 6. Relying on the said regulations, the learned Additional Advocate General reiterated that no university, institution deemed to be a university or college, shall conduct M.Phil/Ph.D...through distance education mode. Thus, conduct of M.phil/Ph.D courses through distance education mode is completely barred. However in Clause 11.2, the regulation contemplates part time Ph.D will be...and spirit. It may be noted that as per Clause 11 of the Regulations, no university is permitted to conduct M.Phil/Ph.D programmes through distance education mode. 7. With reference to the clarification, it is made clear that the University Grants Commission may grant approval to start M.Phil/Ph.D...

...because the petitioner acquired M.Phil through distance education, it appears that she has been placed at the last. However those appointed against self financing post are in due course absorbed in the...Distance Education and acquired the said qualification. The petitioner is also pursuing her P.hd. The respondent college is controlled by Kanyakumari Diocese of C.S.I. When applications were invited for the...place the petitioner at serial No. 4 in the said Data Sheet.2. The case of the petitioner is that after acquiring her M.Sc., degree, the petitioner underwent M.Phil course through...

...similarly placed persons that the teachers, who have obtained M.Phil., degree through distance education is not entitled for incentive increment. As such, the petitioner is also not entitled for...month of January 2009. The Government of Tamil Nadu, on 29.08.2006, had prohibited the Universities from offering M.Phil courses through Distance Education from the Academic Year...through distance education from the Academic Year 2007-2008 and they should be offered only in the regular stream. The Government has also declared that M.Phil and Ph.D...

...the petitioner, who is working as P.G.Assistant in the Government Higher Secondary School, Moojirai, Kanyakumari District, for the M.Phil Degree obtained through distance education mode and ordering recovery of the incentive granted to the petitioner from the salary of the petitioner from 31.12.2009 and quash the same as arbitrary and consequently direct the 1strespondent to continue to pay the incentive amount to the petitioner for having acquired M.Phil Degree..., for the M.Phil Degree obtained through distance education mode and ordering recovery of the incentive granted to the petitioner from the salary of the petitioner from 31.12.2009 and to quash the same and consequently direct the 1strespondent to continue to pay the incentive amount to the petitioner for having acquired M.Phil Degree...through distance education mode 2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner was working as a P.G.Assistant in Government Higher Secondary School, Moojirai, Kanyakumari District. After obtaining necessary permission from the Head Master of the Government Higher Secondary School, Thalaikadu, Thiruvarur District, she completed her M.Phil degree...