The NET Review Committee constituted in 1998 under the chairmanship of Bhalchandra Mungekar has recommended that NET should be retained as a compulsory requirement for appointment of lecturer for both undergraduate and post graduate level, irrespective of the candidate possessing M Phil or PhD degree.

Not only this, the committee has said that the UGC should devise mechanism to scan the system of awarding M Phil and PhD degrees so that only high standard and quality degree holders get absorbed in the teaching profession.

"Based on the intensive deliberations throughout the country and near unanimity among academics, scientists, administrators, vice-chancellors and potential candidates, most of whom would be teacher and particularly in view of the floodgates being opened for the registration of M Phil and PhD degrees, and consequently making easy entry into teaching profession of such degree holders, the Committee recommends that NET should be retained as a compulsory requirement for appointment of lecturer for UG and PG level, irrespective of candidate possessing M Phil and PhD degrees," reads the report.

The report points out that the UGC should restructure the papers and stipulate that those who apply for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) should take some compulsory questions for JRF candidates in Paper III.

"UGC National Eligibility Test Bureau may be converted into an independent autonomous institute on the lines of Inter University Centre in order to perform its functions effectively," it adds.