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

(ii) all the International learners shall authenticate their credentials through Passports
only. These learners shall pursue Online programmes from their country of
residence.
(5) 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 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.
(6) Technical Know-how or Skills Requirements - The Higher Educational Institutions shall
have defined criteria or guidelines for the technical know- how and skill requirements
of the Online Programme Coordinators, Course Coordinators, Course Mentors
and other staff and ascertain that all the resources are competent to deliver online
education effectively from the learner learning perspective and continuous upgradation
of skills shall be essential for embracing newer methodologies and Information and
communication technology tools for enhancing the development and delivery of the
Online Programmes in the long run.
(7) Learners‘ Support Services and E-Learning Materials – Higher Educational Institutions
shall provide adequate support for advising, counselling, 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.

(8) A Higher Educational Institution shall provide the details of all International learners
enrolled immediately after the beginning of the academic session to the Ministry of
External Affairs, Ministry of Education and University Grants Commission.
PART IV

ADMISSIONS, EXAMINATIONS AND LEARNER SUPPORT

14. Admission and fees.─ (1) On being granted recognition under clause (i) of sub-regulation
(3) of regulation 5, a Higher Educational Institution shall admit learners to its recognised
programmes only from the academic session specified in the Commission order:
Provided that the intake capacity under Open and Distance Learning mode for a
programme under science discipline to be offered by a Dual Mode University shall be
three times of the approved in take in conventional mode and incase of Open University,
it shall be commensurate with the capacity of the Learner Support Centres (for Open
and Distance Learning only) to provide lab facilities to the admitted learners:
Provided further that enrolment of learners to the Higher Educational Institution, for
any reason whatsoever, in anticipation of grant of recognition for offering a programme
in Open and Distance Learning mode and/or Online mode, shall render the enrolment
invalid:

Provided also that if the Higher Educational Institution is found violating any of the
provisions of these regulations, punitive action shall be taken by the Commission in
accordance with the sub-regulation (3) of regulation 7.

(2) In order to provide opportunities for Higher Education to a larger segment of the
population and to promote the educational wellbeing of the community in general, the
fee structure shall be devised by the Higher Educational Institutions in such a manner
that it is affordable to all the stake holders including students from the deprived sections
of society and the Higher Educational Institutions shall comply with the following:-
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