PGI Chandigarh bars PhD students from attending more than one conference a year, participating in events outside institute

Chandigarh: In a move that might restrict the exposure available for the PhD students, the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh has recently announced its decision of barring PhD students to allow more than one National or International conference in a year during their tenure.

Apart from this, the institute has also made it clear that PhD students  will not be allowed to attend any academic event outside the institute beyond five years. The Institute took this decision on the basis of the recommendations of the Committee that had been set up for discussing the matter.

Issuing a circular in this regard, the Dean of the Institute mentioned, "On the recommendations of the committee constituted to discuss the matter of attending conference(s) by the PhD students during their extended period of PhD registration and further approved by the Director, PGIMER, Chandigarh, It is for the information of all the Heads of teaching Departments that the PhD candidates are allowed to attend only one conference (National/International) in a year during their tenure of PhD registration maximum up to 5 years or as long as fellowship/stipend is received- whichever is earlier."