UGC Directs Students To Check Recognition Status of Institutes And Courses Before Enrolling
The University Grant Commission has asked students to check the UGC recognition status of the institution and the course as well as the year of approval before enrolling in any Open & Distance Learning (ODL) or Online Learning (OL) programs. The commission in its 581th meeting decided to standardize the admission process for students enrolling in ODL and/or OL programmes to safeguard their academic future and career opportunities.
UGC has notified the University Grants Commission (Open and Distance Learning Programmes and Online Programmes) Regulations, 2020 on 4th September 2020 in the Gazette of India. Subsequently, amendments to the Principal regulations have been notified on 1st July 2021, 18th July 2022 and 2nd May 2024.
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These regulations lay down the minimum standards of instruction for the grant of degrees at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels and the grant of postgraduate diplomas of the duration of two years in Open and Distance Learning and/or Online mode.
To ensure the recognition Status of Higher Educational Institutions (HEIS), the year-wise, academic session-wise status of HEIs recognized to offer Programmes through Open and Distance Learning mode and/or Online mode is available on the UGC website – deb.ugc.ac.in.
Also to check the entitlement Status of HEIS, the list of HEls Entitled to offer Programmes in ODL mode and/or online mode with names of Programs is available on the UGC website.
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Students are advised to read the notifications uploaded on the notice board before taking admission. Notably, the last date of admissions for all HEIs for offering ODL and/or Online Programmes for academic sessions beginning October 2024 (revised from July-August, 2024) is November 15, 2024.
Also, students shall register on the UGC-DEB web portal using the Academic Bank of Credit (ABC)-ID to generate a unique DEB-ID which is mandatory to enroll in ODL/Online programs in recognized HEIs from the academic year 2024-25.
