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

University Grants Commission
(Open and Distance Learning) Second Amendment Regulations, 2018.

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 6th February, 2018

F. No. 2–4/2015 (DEB-III).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section
26 read with clause (j) of section 12 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956),
the University Grants Commission hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the
University Grants Commission (Open and Distance Learning) Regulations, 2017, namely:—

1. (1) These regulations may be called the University Grants Commission (Open and Distance
Learning) Second Amendment Regulations, 2018.
(2) These shall come into the force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the University Grants Commission (Open and Distance Learning) Regulations, 2017
(hereinafter referred to as the said regulations),- (a) in regulation 3, in sub-regulation 1,
for clause (viii), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
“(viii) The Higher Educational Institution has valid accreditation from National
Assessment and Accreditation Council with minimum Cumulative Grade Point
Average of 3.26 on a 4 point scale and has completed five years of existence:
Provided that the Higher Educational Institutes that are either State or Central
or State Private Universities and were given permission by the University Grants
Commission to offer programmes in open and distance learning mode for the
academic session 2017-18 will be allowed to impart Open and Distance Learning
education till the academic session 2019-20 to enable them reach the prescribed
quality National Assessment and Accreditation Council benchmark.
Provided further, that the Higher Educational Institutes falling in the above
category but currently not accredited with National Assessment and Accreditation
Council shall apply for National Assessment and Accreditation Council
accreditation within three months from the date of issue of this regulation.
Provided further, 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.
Provided further that the higher education institutions which are Deemed to be
Universities and were given permission by the University Grants Commission
to offer programme in open and distance learning mode for the academic year
2017-18 shall be permitted to impart Open and Distance Learning education till
the academic session 2019-20 to enable them reach the specified quality National
Assessment and Accreditation Council benchmark subject to University Grants
Commission specifically allowing the Deemed to be University to conduct Open
and Distance Learning courses for specific programmes and after the off campus

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