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

6.5. The norms in respect to the curriculum content, curriculum transaction, educational
technologies for the courses offered, their timing, continuous evaluation methods,
attendance and novel methods of assessment shall be as decided by the Registered
HEIs, and shall be consistent with the overarching policy and philosophy of holistic,
multidisciplinary education under NEP-2020.
6.6. In the interests of students, credits earned and deposited with ABC shall be valid for the
purpose of redemption to a degree/diploma/PG diploma/certificate, for varying duration
as specified by the credit awarding and credit accepting HEI subject to a maximum
duration of 7 years.
6.7. ABC shall encompass all higher education programmes coming under the purview of
the University Grants Commission, the All India Council of Technical Education, and
the National Council of Teacher Education; credits in professional programmes of study
in respect of other disciplines may be included with the approval of the appropriate
Statutory/ Regulatory/ Professional Standards Setting Body, and the central government.
6.8. ABC shall also facilitate the credit recognition and credit redemption process for
students who may opt, according to their individual choice, for all courses, not falling
in any particular subject domain, but fulfilling the total credits requirement for the
Under Graduate (UG) degree to be awarded by a Registered HEI; and such UG degree
to be awarded by the HEI may be specified by the Commission.
6.9 In addition to the choice based courses to be undertaken by the student as a part of
the specific higher education programme in Registered HEIs, students shall also have
freedom to take additional courses of their aptitude, beyond the curriculum prescribed
for such degree programme, and accrue credits in their respective Academic Bank
Account.

Provided that Registered HEIs may award diploma/certificate against credits accrued in
respect of courses undertaken by students beyond the prescribed curriculum.

6.10 Credits obtained by students by undergoing ‘Skill-courses’ from Registered HEIs
offering vocational Degree /Diploma/PG Diploma/ Certificate programmes are also
eligible for accrual and redemption of credits through the ABC.

6.11 Credits obtained by undertaking ‘Courses’ in Registered HEIs during or after the
academic year 2021-2022 alone are eligible for Credit transfer, Credit accrual and
Credit redemption through ABC.

6.12 For carrying out the purposes of the ABC, the Commission may provide such financial
and administrative assistance to the ABC, as it may deem fit.

7. Eligibility Criteria for approval of HEIs to register with ABC:
7.1. Universities and Autonomous Colleges satisfying clause 1.3 of these Regulations,
which are accredited by either NAAC with minimum ‘A’ Grade or by NBA for at
least three programme(s) with a minimum score of 675 individually (however, if the
number of programme(s) being run by the Institution is less than three, then each of
the programmes should secure 675 or more marks); or top 100 National Institutional
Ranking Framework (NIRF) or similar Assessment and Accreditation body(ies) to be
established by Government of India from time to time; or those Indian HEIs appearing
in top 1000 world ranking of Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)/ Times Higher Education
(THE); Institutions of Eminence; Institutions of National Importance as declared by
Government of India are eligible to register with ABC. Accreditation/ranking status
must be valid at the time of registration with ABC.

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