Page 506 - Compendium of UGC Regulations 1957-2023

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

the application for approval, shall include copy of the approval granted by the
professional or statutory body or council concerned for offering such Course or
Programme in Online mode and compliance to the requirements of the appropriate
professional or statutory council for the Course or Programme covered in their
domain shall be responsibility of the Higher Educational Institutions offering
such Course or Programme and the Higher Educational Institutions shall be held
responsible for any legal issues arising out of noncompliance to such requirements.
(4) Learners’ Requirements for Enrollment to Online Courses or Programmes - Learners
to be enrolled for the Online Courses or Programmes shall be acquainted with the
requisite information or literacy skills for which there shall be a help-line for technical
assistance throughout the semester.
(5) Learner’s Authentication Requirements - The Higher Educational Institutions shall
exercise proper learner’s authentication practice to ensure the academic integrity and
the students, at the time of enrolment and all assessments for examinations, shall be
required to provide the ADHAAR number or other government recognized identifier
or Passport number, as applicable and verify their information for authentication for
which necessary infrastructure or software shall be provided to them by the Higher
Educational Institutions.
(6) Active Engagement of the Learners - Active engagement in online or virtual class
shall be monitored via participation in asynchronous or synchronous discussions,
assignment activity and Course or Programme involvement and the analytics of
Learning Management System shall be used for ensuring the learner’s participation at
least for two hours every fortnight.
(7) Technical Know-how or Skills Requirements for Course Mentors - The Higher
Educational Institutions shall have defined criteria or guidelines for the technical
know-how and skill requirements of the online Course Mentors, Director, Deputy
Director (Online Course or Programme) and Course or Programme Coordinators to
ascertain that all the resources are competent to deliver online education effectively
from the student learning perspective and continuous up gradation of skills shall be
essential for embracing newer methodologies and Information and communication
technology tools for enhancing the development and delivery of the Online Course
or Programmes in the long run.
(8) Learners’ Support Services and e-Learning Materials - Higher Educational Institutions
shall provide adequate support for advising, counseling, mentoring and guidance so
as to ensure the best possible learning experience for the learners and there shall be
clear guidelines on academic integrity and netiquette (internet etiquette) expectations
regarding lesson activities, group discussions, chats and plagiarism.

(9) Each award of Degree or Diploma or Certificate shall be assigned an unique identification
number and shall have AADHAR number or other government recognized identifier or
Passport number, as applicable, along with other details of the student and the Course
or Programme and shall be uploaded on the National Academic Depository.
8. Course or Programme Monitoring and renewal.—(1) The Commission shall periodically
or at any time, based on the information received, review the performance of the Higher
Educational Institutions offering Online Course or Programme through an expert Committee
ensuring adherence to these Regulations and it may issue directions to comply with a set of
requirements and quality guidelines for Online Course or Programme content, instructional
design, technology, student assessment, and Course or Programme management.

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