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

(ix) organise workshops or seminars on quality related themes and Higher Educational
Institution wise dissemination of the proceedings of such activities;

(x) suggest restructuring of programmes in order to make them relevant to the job market;
(xi) develop and implement innovative practices in major areas leading to quality
enhancement in services to the learners;
(xii) create learner centric environment rather than institution centric environment;

(xiii) cultivate creativity and innovation in the faculty and staff;
(xiv) adopt measures to ensure internalisation and institutionalisation of quality enhancement
practices through periodic accreditation and audit;

(xv) conduct or encourage system based research to bring about qualitative change in the
entire system;
(xvi) coordinate between the Higher Educational Institution and the Commission for various
quality related issues or guidelines;

(xvii) record activities undertaken on quality assurance in the form of an annual report; and
(xviii) to coordinate recognition and accreditation of the Higher Educational Institution.

3 It will be mandatory for all Higher Educational Institution to submit Annual Reports to its
Statutory Authorities or Bodies about the activities undertaken by Centre for Internal Quality
Assurance during the financial year.
Establishment of Centre for Internal Quality Assurance:
4. The Centre for Internal Quality Assurance will be established in all Higher Educational
Institutions offering programmes in Open and Distance Learning mode and should be headed
by a full-time Director, being a senior academician of the rank of Professor, who shall be
supported by adequate number of academic and other staff.

5. A Centre for Internal Quality Assurance Committee should be constituted which shall
be chaired by its Director, and consisting of academic staff and internal quality auditors
nominated from various functions or departments of the Higher Educational Institution. It
shall perform following functions:-
(i) decide policies for programme development methodology and programme delivery
mechanism that are aligned with the vision and mission of the Higher Educational
Institution;

(ii) advice on any issues related to programme development, Information and
Communication Technology intervention and implementation, learning and teaching,
collaboration referred to the Committee;
(iii) supervise academic approval and related modification procedures and to ensure that
programmes satisfy stated design requirements and academic standards appropriate to
the type and level of award as per philosophy of the Open and Distance Learning mode
of education;

(iv) promote automation of academic and administrative activities of the Higher Educational
Institution, Regional Centres and Study Centres or Learning Support Centres;
(v) oversee and report on the effectiveness of systems for self-evaluation and monitoring;

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