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

(viii) the Higher Educational Institution has valid accreditation from National
Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) and has completed five years of
existence:
Provided that this clause shall not be applicable to Open Universities till the
time they become eligible for National Assessment and Accreditation Council
accreditation and it shall be mandatory for Open Universities to get National
Assessment and Accreditation Council accreditation within one year of their
becoming eligible for the same:
Provided further that an institution Deemed to be a University so declared by
the Central Government shall offer the Open and Distance Learning courses or
programmes as per the extant Deemed to be a University Regulations and also
notified by the University Grants Commission from time to time in the matter.
(2) A Higher Educational Institution intending to offer a programme in Open and
Distance Learning mode for academic session immediately after the notification of
these regulations and for subsequent years shall, notwithstanding that it has obtained
permission from the then Distance Education Council or by the Commission for offering
a programme in Open and Distance learning mode for academic session immediately
after the notification of these regulations and for subsequent years, shall make an on-
line application in the format specified by the Commission, and upload the same on the
specified portal along with scanned copy of the documents specified therein, at least six
months before the commencement of the academic session of the programme intended
to be offered by such Higher Educational Institution.
(3) The Commission shall process the application received under sub-regulation (2) of
regulations 3 in the following manner, namely:—
(i) any deficiency or defect in the application shall be communicated by the
Commission to the Higher Educational Institution preferably within one month
from the date of receiving the application and the Higher Educational Institution
shall be required to remove or rectify such deficiencies or defects with the
necessary documents or information, if any within fifteen days;
(ii) where the Higher Educational Institution has made an application for offering
programme (s) in Open and Distance Learning mode, notwithstanding that
in respect of such programme(s) the Distance Education Council (DEC) or
Commission had caused the inspection of the institute in the past or prior to
coming into force of these regulations, the Commission may cause an inspection,
in respect of such programme(s), of the Higher Educational Institutions at its
discretion through an Expert Committee; and
(iii) the Commission shall examine the application with the help of an Expert
Committee constituted by Chairman of the Commission and the recommendations
of the Committee shall be placed before the Commission for its consideration.

(4) After processing the application in the manner laid down under sub-regulation (3) of
regulation 3, the Commission shall—
(i) if it is satisfied that such Higher Educational Institution fulfils the conditions laid
down and the quality parameters specified under these regulations, pass an order
granting recognition to such Higher Educational Institutions for a period of five
years in respect of such programmes as it may specify in the order, and subject to
such conditions as it may specify:

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