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

(viii) a copy of such application is displayed on the website of the Higher Educational
Institution by way of self-disclosure;
(ix) submission of affidavit in the format notified by Commission;
(x) preparedness status, as decided by the Commission from time to time for various
stages of recognition process for the following, namely:-
(a) establishing Centre for Internal Quality Assurance as specified in Annexure-I;

(b) for establishing Learner Support Centres (Open and Distance Learning
programmes) as specified in Annexure-VIII;

(c) providing systems for Learner Support Services as specified in Part IV;
(d) availability of Director, academic and other staff, qualified Counsellors/ Co-
ordinators/ Mentors, (for ODL and Online modes, as applicable) meeting such
standards of competence as specified in Annexure-IV;
(e) administrative arrangements, infrastructure and technology support for effective
delivery of programmes in Open and Distance Learning and
Online mode as specified in Annexure- IV.
Explanation: A Private University established under a State Act shall be eligible
to offer programmes under Open and Distance Learning mode through its Head
Quarters only and duly recognised off-campus centres. A Private University shall
not offer programmes under Open and Distance Learning mode through any
Learner Support Centre.

(B) Provisions for Open and Distance Learning Mode:
(i) The Higher Educational Institution shall adhere to the policy of territorial
jurisdiction as specified in Annexure-III;
(ii) A Higher Educational Institution shall be eligible to offer only those degree
programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and post graduate diploma
programmes, which it has already been offering in conventional mode of classroom
teaching and from which at least one batch has passed out:

Provided that this sub-clause shall not be applicable to Open Universities:
Provided further that Science based programmes, which require hands-on
experience, experimental setup, shall be offered only by the Higher Educational
Institutions having NAAC score of 3.26 and above or by the Open universities or
by the Higher Educational Institutions having rank in top-100 in University
category of National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF), at least twice in
three preceding cycles:
Provided also that the Science based programmes shall be offered from the Head
Quarters and/or only from such Learner Support Centres which are offering same
programme under conventional mode atleast for seven years.
(iii) The application is accompanied with evidence of having prepared the self-learning
materials required as decided by the Commission, for the proposed programmes of
study, duly approved by the statutory bodies of the Higher Educational Institutions
empowered to decide on academic matters.
(iv) The application is accompanied with evidence of availability/ preparedness, as
decided by the Commission from time to time, of Open and Distance Learning
resources, adequate for effective delivery of all the proposed programme(s) of
study considering the expected enrolment of learners.
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