In accordance with the 2020 National Education Policy, which stated that knowledge creation and exploration were essential to India’s future, the higher education regulator University Grants Commission (UGC) plans to launch PhD Excellence Citations starting next year to recognize outstanding doctoral research across disciplines, establish a quality research ecosystem, and identify high-caliber work of young scholars.
Ten citations will be given out yearly, two for the sciences, engineering and technology, social sciences, Indian languages, commerce, and management, according to people with knowledge of the situation.
State, central, private, and deemed institutions that have received recognition from the UGC and accreditation from the National Assessment and Accreditation Council are eligible to submit nominations for the citations following a successful theses defense.