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

Annexure VI

ACADEMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS
I. Open Universities or Single Mode Higher Educational Institutions

The following positions are on full time and dedicated basis, excluding the designated
positions in the Open Universities as per their respective Act(s): -

A. Staffing Norms at Headquarters:
1. Head for each school at the Professor level.
2. Academic staff strength per discipline or specialisation or programme under a school.

Minimum three faculty members are required as per the following:
Associate Professor: 1
Assistant Professor: 2
3. Administrative staff strength at Headquarters or Main Campus (up to 10,000 students):

Deputy Registrar: 1
Assistant Registrar: 1
Section Officer: 1
Assistants: 3

Computer Operator: 2
Multi Tasking Staff: 2
In case of the enrolment higher than 10000, Open University may increase the number of
positions appropriately.
Teacher : Non Teaching Staff (NTS) ratio - 1: 2 shall be maintained.
B. Physical Infrastructure:

Minimum requirement will be as per University Grants Commission (Fitness of Open
Universities for Grants) Rules, 1988 and as amended from time to time, except for the
existing Open Universities for the purpose of these regulations.

II. Centre for Distance Education (CDE)/Dual Mode Higher Educational Institutions
A. Staffing Norms at Headquarters:
1. Director: (permanent, full time Professor) preferably having professional experience in
distance education)
2. Academic staff strength :

At least two faculty member (full time-dedicated for Open and Distance Learning
(ODL) courses) per discipline or specialisation or programme at Associate and Assistant
Professor level.
3. Administrative staff strength at Headquarters or Main Campus (upto 5,000 students):

Deputy Registrar: 1
Assistant Registrar: 1
Section Officer: 1
Assistants: 2

Computer operators : 2
Class IV: 2

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