Page 503 - Compendium of UGC Regulations 1957-2023

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

(d) discussion forum that clarifies the doubts of the learners;
iii) having access to SWAYAM for-
(a) Learner Authentication - integrated with AADHAAR or other government
recognised identity for Indian students and Passport for foreign students;
(b) Learner Registration - through a web application with supporting
documents;
(c) Payment Gateway –using Digital Payment system;
(d) Learning Management System - which tracks the delivery of a Course
or Programme, learner’s engagement, assessment, results, and reporting
supported by analytical tools that can help the teachers to extract and use
the relevant reports;
iv) with ability to conduct examinations either using technology-enabled online test
with all the security arrangements ensuring transparency and credibility of the
examinations, or through the Proctored Examination.
5. Application for the Online Courses or Programmes.- (1) An eligible Higher Educational
Institution shall submit proposal for offering Online Courses or Programmes to the Commission
through online application, as per the time schedule as laid down by the Commission from
time to time.

(2) The application form shall contain the following details, namely:-
i) the approval of the statutory bodies under its Act or Memorandum of Association
governing the Higher Educational Institution for offering the Course or Programme
in Online mode;
ii) access to SWAYAM or such other platform for effective delivery of all the
proposed Course or Programme of study;
iii) list of the Course or Programme proposed to be offered and the expected enrolment
of students and other requirements;
iv) systems for Learner Support Services, establishing Internal Quality Assurance
Cell for Online Courses or Programmes, availability of the academic and other
staff and the administrative arrangements for supportive services for effective
delivery of such Online Courses or Programmes;

v) proof of availability or appointment of suitable faculty and staff, infrastructure
and technology as specified in Annexure -1 to these regulations;

vi) expected learning outcomes from the Course or Programme.
6. Approval process.—(1) The Commission shall process the application received under
regulation (5) in the following manner, namely:—
(i) any deficiency or defect in the application shall be communicated by the
Commission to the Higher Educational Institution and the Higher Educational
Institution shall be required to remove or rectify such deficiencies or defects with
the necessary documents or information, if any within the laid down time period;

(ii) where the Higher Educational Institution has made an application for offering a
Course or Programme in Online mode, the Commission may cause an inspection,
in respect of such Course or Programme at its discretion through an Expert
Committee; and
(iii) the Commission may examine the application with the help of an expert Committee
constituted by Chairman of the Commission and the recommendations of such
expert Committee shall be placed before the Commission for its consideration.
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