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Regulations pertaining to Credits, Academic Programmes and Award of Degrees:

University Grants Commission
(Grant of Degrees and Other Awards by Universities) Regulations, 2008.

DO. No.F.2-10l2o22 (CPP-II)08 April 2022

Subject: Compliance of UGC (Grant of Degrees and Other Awards by Universities) Regulations,
2008:- Reg
Respected Sir/ Madam,

The Commission has been receiving a large number of grievances/complaints/RTls/ queries from
students enrolled in different programs of study offered by Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
regarding the delay in awarding the Degrees.
The delay in issuing the degree, marksheet and other certificate cause problems to the students in
the matters of Higher education and employment.

The Commission has taken a serious view of this issue. In this connection the attention of all
HEIs is invited to the UGC letter D.O.No.F.1-1/2016 (Secy) dated 19th May 2016 which is
available on the UGC website uwvr.ugc.ac.in.

Needless to say, getting a Degree in time after having successfully completing a program
is an inviolable privilege of a student. Considering the huge significance of this privilege, the
Commission notified full-fledged regulation entitled UGC (Grant of Degrees and Other Awards
by Universities) Regulations, zoo8, the regulation 4.4 of which mandates that:
“The Degree award date/s shall be within 180 days of the date/s by which the students are
expected to qualify and become eligible for them.”

The regulations are available on UGC website.
All HEIs are once again requested to ensure compliance of the UGC regulations and award the
degree to all successful candidates within the prescribed timeline. The HEIs are also requested to
issue provisional degree along with the final year transcripts to students.

The Commission will be constrained to take punitive actions as are notified in the Regulation 9
of UGC (Grievance Redressal) Regulation 2012 against the universities failing to comply with
the UGC regulations on award of degree.

With kind regards,

Yours sincerely,
(Rajnish Jain)

To

The Vice Chancellors of all the Universities
The Principals of all Colleges

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