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

(t) ‘Self-Learning e-Module’ means a modular unit of e-learning material which is inter-
alia self explanatory, self-contained, self-directed at the learner, and amenable to self-
evaluation, and enables the learner to acquire the prescribed level of learning in a course
of study and includes contents in the form of a combination of the following e-Learning
content, namely:-
(a) e-Text Materials,
(b) Video Lectures,
(c) Audio-Visual interactive material,
(d) Virtual Classroom sessions,

(e) Audio Podcasts,
(f) Virtual Simulation, and
(g) Self-Assessment Quizzes or Tests.
4. Eligibility Criteria.—Any Higher Educational Institution, which fulfills the following
conditions, may apply for offering Online Course or Programme, namely:-
(1) (i) should have been in existence for at least five years;

(ii) should be accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council
(NAAC) with minimum score of 3.26 on a 4-point scale; and

(iii) should be in the Top-100 in overall category in the National Institutional Ranking
Framework (NIRF) for at least two years during the previous three years:
Provided that items (ii) and (iii) shall not be applicable to government Open
University till National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) or similar
accreditation system and National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) are
made available for such Open University.
(2) An Higher Educational Institution shall offer Online Course or Programme in only
those disciplines in which it has already been offering the same or similar Course or
Programme in regular mode (of classroom teaching) or in Open and Distance Learning
mode and from which at least one batch has been passed out:
Provided that the Online Course or Programme requiring Practical or laboratory courses
as a curricular requirement shall not be conducted.
(3) An Higher Educational Institution may offer Certificate, Diploma and Degree Courses
or Programmes in full-fledged online mode subject to the condition that all such Courses
or Programmes are duly approved by the statutory authorities or bodies of the Higher
Educational Institution and the delivery mechanism conforms to the quality standards
of the Online education as specified under these regulations.
(4) An Higher Educational Institution should have the demonstrated capability for
developing and production of Online Courses or Programmes-

i) by in-house faculty for designing courses of the Course or Programme and
developing the same in a manner that can impart skills and knowledge;

ii) with the technology for production including in-house or duly out-sourced
production facilities for converting the courses of a Course or Programme into
Online Courses or Programmes in the following minimum four quadrants, namely:–
(a) learning videos with recording or dubbing or editing facilities for graphics
or animation creation;
(b) e-content for reading and improving comprehension of learners;
(c) tests and assignments that test the understanding; and
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