Regulations on Handling the Results of Unqualified Master's Theses Review

Regulations on handling master's thesis evaluation results that do not meet requirements (Illustrative photo)

The master’s degree training regulations issued with Circular 15/2014/TT-BGDDT stipulates that if the evaluation council concludes the thesis does not meet requirements, the head of the training institution shall halt the issuance or revoke and cancel the issued master's degree (if any) because the student does not meet graduation requirements. In cases where the thesis does not meet the requirements not due to illegal copying, the rights and responsibilities of the student shall be resolved as follows:

In cases where the thesis has not been defended again and the topic still needs research, the student is allowed to edit, supplement, and defend the thesis again before the evaluation council as stipulated in Clauses 1, 2, 4 of Article 29. If the maximum time for completing the training program as prescribed in Point c, Clause 3, Article 3 of this Regulation has expired, the student is given an extension of no more than 3 months;

In cases where the thesis has been defended again or the topic does not need further research, if the student wishes, the head of the training institution assigns a new topic. If the maximum time for completing the training program has expired, the new topic must be completed within a maximum period of 6 months. The head of the training institution organizes the thesis evaluation according to the regulations in Clause 2, Article 27; Article 28, and Clauses 1, 2, 4 of Article 29 of this Regulation;

The costs for editing, supplementing the thesis, and implementing and defending the new topic shall be borne by the student.

For details, see Circular 15/2014/TT-BGDDT effective from July 1, 2014.

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