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

17. Powers of inspection and calling for information –
(1) The Commission shall periodically review the performance of the Higher Educational
Institution and for the purpose may direct the Higher Educational Institution to
provide such information as it may require from the viewpoint of ensuring adherence
of the regulations by the Higher Educational Institution, and the Higher Educational
Institution shall be under obligation to provide such information in such time period as
may be specified.
(2) Where the Commission, either suo motu or on the basis of information received by
it, considers it necessary, for reasons to be recorded in writing, may cause an inquiry
through inspection or otherwise by such body of experts or as it may deem fit, to satisfy
itself that all the mandatory requirements under these regulations are being complied
with by the Higher Educational Institution imparting programmes in Open and Distance
Learning mode and take appropriate action to get compliance enforced against the
erring Higher Educational Institution.
PART-VI

MISCELLANEOUS
18. Authority –
(1) The Commission may authorise the officials of the Commission to perform various
functions for implementing these regulations.
(2) For the purposes of regulation 4, the Commission may delegate its power to hear and
decide appeal to such person or persons, including officials of the Commission, as it
may specify in writing.
19. Savings –
(1) Nothing in these regulations shall prejudicially affect a Higher Educational Institution
in regard to the programme in Open and Distance Learning mode offered by it under
permission of the Distance Education Council or the Commission, the students admitted
in such programmes, and the Degrees or Diplomas or Post Graduate Diplomas in Open
and Distance Learning mode awarded under permission of the then Distance Education
Council or of the Commission, prior to coming into force of these regulations.
(2) Certificates or Diplomas or Post Graduate Diplomas awarded by the Standalone
Institutions which also have been approved by the Commission based on the policies
of the then Distance Education Council of the Indira Gandhi National Open University
for running Open and Distance Learning programmes till the academic session as
specified in the recognition letters already issued at the level of the Commission
shall remain valid programmes in the field of Open and Distance Learning mode of
education and once the recognition period to these Standalone Institutions ceases, such
Institutions cannot offer Open and Distance Learning programmes; provided, they shall
be free to get converted their Standalone Institution status to University or Deemed
to be University for the purpose of these Open and Distance Learning regulations,
failing which, the Commission shall not accord any approval to the Open and Distance
Learning programmes of Standalone Institutions.
20. Interpretation Clause –

In the event of conflict of opinion with regard to interpretation of these regulations, the
opinion of the Commission shall be final.

JASPAL S. SANDHU, Secy., UGC
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./122/17]

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