The Governor’s Administration today accorded sanction to the constitution of a standing committee on equivalence of degrees/qualifications.
According to the order the committee will examine and check the equivalence of degrees/academic qualification being brought to the notice of the departments in the government by the candidates seeking equivalence degree/qualifications with that mentioned in the extant recruitment rules.
The terms of reference of the standing committee shall be to examine the references from various departments for determining equivalence of degrees/academic qualifications viz. the eligibility qualification mentioned in the recruitment rules, while doing this examination, to refer to the rules/regulations of the Apex bodies like the University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), Medical Council of India (MCI), Dental Council of India (DCI) etc.; and to recommend appropriate action for updating of recruitment rules vis-a-vis the equivalence of degrees/academic qualification.