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

University Grants Commission
(Open and Distance Learning Programmes and Online Programmes)

Second Amendment Regulations, 2022.

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 18th July, 2022

F. No. 1-27/2021 (DEB-I). —In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section
26 read with clause (j) of section 12 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of
1956) with the previous approval of Central Government, the University Grants Commission
hereby makes the following regulations to amend the University Grants Commission (Open and
Distance Learning Programmes and Online Programmes) Regulations, 2020, namely:-

1. Short title and commencement. - (1) These regulations may be called the University Grants
Commission (Open and Distance Learning Programmes and Online Programmes) Second
Amendment Regulations, 2022.
(2) It shall come into the force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the University Grants Commission (Open and Distance Learning Programmes and Online
Programmes) Regulations, 2020 (herein referred as the principal regulations), in regulation
4, in clause (C), in sub-clause (iv) after item (a), the following proviso shall be inserted,
namely:—

“Provided that for admission of foreign or international learners through the Ministry of
External Affairs, Government of India, in UGC recognised or entitled online programmes,
any national identity with photograph of their country of residence shall also be acceptable
for authentication”;
3. In the principal regulations, in regulation 13, in clause (C), in sub-clause (4), after item (ii),
the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:—

“Provided that for admission of foreign or international learners through the Ministry of
External Affairs, Government of India, in UGC recognised or entitled online programmes,
any national identity with photograph of their country of residence shall also be acceptable
for authentication”.
4. In the principal regulations, in regulation 14, in clause (2), in sub-clause (v), after item (a),
the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:—
“Provided that for admission of foreign or international learners through the Ministry of
External Affairs, Government of India, in UGC recognised or entitled online programmes,
any national identity with photograph of their country of residence shall also be acceptable
for authentication”;

5. In the principal regulations, in regulation 15, in clause (C), after sub-clause (3), the following
proviso shall be inserted, namely:—
“Provided that for admission of foreign or international learners through the Ministry of
External Affairs, Government of India, in UGC recognised or entitled online programmes,
any national identity with photograph of their country of residence shall also be acceptable
for authentication”.

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