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

(2) A Higher Educational Institution shall plan, implement, coordinate and monitor
operationalisation and quality assurance of the programmes in Open and Distance
Learning mode, including monitoring the conduct and programme delivery by the
Learner Support Centres and shall ensure adherence to the regulations and guidelines
of the Commission and other regulatory authorities.
7. Self-regulation through disclosures, declarations and reports—
(1) A Higher Educational Institution offering programmes in Open and Distance Learning
mode shall display on its website a declaration by an authorised signatory, not below the
rank of the Registrar, authenticating that the following documents have been uploaded
on the Institute website, namely:—
(i) the establishing Act and Statutes thereunder or the Memorandum of Association,
as the case may be or both of the Higher Educational Institution, empowering it
to offer programmes in Open and Distance Learning mode;

(ii) copies of the letters of recognition from Commission and other relevant statutory
or regulatory authorities;
(iii) programme details including brochures or programme guides inter alia information
such as name of the programme, duration, eligibility for enrolment, programme
fee, programme structure etc.;
(iv) programme-wise information on syllabus, suggested readings, contact points for
counseling, programme structure with credit points, programme-wise faculty
details, list of supporting staff, list of Learner Support Centres with addresses and
contact details, their working hours and counseling schedule etc.;
(v) important schedules or date-sheets for admissions, registration, re-registration,
counseling, assignments and feedback thereon, examinations, result declarations
etc.;
(vi) detailed strategy plan related to On-line course delivery, if any including learning
materials offered through On-line and learner assessment system and quality
assurance practices of e-learning programmes;
(vii) the feedback mechanism on design, development, delivery and continuous
evaluation of learner performance which shall form an integral part of the
transactional design of the Open and Distance Learning mode programmes and
shall be an input for maintaining the quality of the programmes and bridging the
gaps, if any;
(viii) information regarding any new programmes launched and those proposed for the
next two years;

(ix) data of year-wise or programme-wise student enrolment details and degrees or
certificates or diplomas or post graduate diplomas awarded;
(x) complete information about ‘Self Learning Material’ including name of the faculty
who prepared it, when was it prepared and last updated, source of Self Learning
Material, references of Self Learning Material, etc.;
(xi) a compilation of questions and answers under the head ‘Frequently Asked
Questions” with the facility of ‘on-line’ interaction with learners providing
hyperlink support;

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