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

3.1.2. The degree offered under such twinning programmes shall be awarded by
the Indian Higher Educational Institution only.
3.1.3. Under twinning programme, credits earned by the students at a Foreign
Higher Educational Institution shall be counted towards the degree awarded
by the Indian Higher Educational Institution. However, credits earned by
the student from the Foreign Higher Educational Institution shall not exceed
30 per cent of the total credits for the programme.
3.1.4. Credits to be earned by the Indian students from the foreign institution
and credits earned by the foreign students from Indian institutions shall be
obtained through conventional mode.
3.1.5. Each institution shall issue a transcript for their respective courses, with a
remark indicating that the student has taken certain modules at the partner
institution, wherever applicable.
3.1.6. The Indian Higher Educational Institution shall ensure that the credits
earned by the students from the Foreign Higher Educational Institution shall
not be from overlapping course contents/curriculum.
3.1.7. Fees as applicable for the entire duration of the programme (including
courses imparted by the Foreign Higher Educational Institution) shall be
made public at the time of admission. Fee structure should be reasonable
so as to make quality Higher Education accessible and affordable to all
sections of the society.
3.1.8. Any degree to be awarded under such twinning programme must be in
conformity with the provisions of section 22 (3) of the UGC Act, 1956 and
shall also be in conformity with the norms, standards and requirement for
award of such degree, as laid down by the statutory authority concerned.
3.1.9. The collaborating Higher Educational Institutions shall make provisions
for exit pathways for students who are unable to complete the Twinning
programme with clear specification with respect to future acceptance of
credits earned by the students.
3.2. Joint Degree Programme

3.2.1. For a “Joint Degree programme”, the curriculum shall be designed jointly
by the collaborating Indian and Foreign Higher Educational Institutions
and, upon completion of the programme, the Degree is awarded by the
Indian Higher Educational Institution and the collaborating Foreign Higher
Educational Institution with a single Certificate.

3.2.2. Any Joint degree programme to be offered shall conform to the nomenclature
and duration of the degrees as specified in section 22 (3) of the UGC Act,
1956 and shall also conform to minimum eligibility and other norms and
standards to offer such degree programme.

3.2.3. The students must earn at least 30 per cent of the total credits from each
of the Indian and Foreign Higher Educational Institutions. Credits to be
earned by the Indian students from the foreign institution and credits earned
by the foreign students from Indian institutions shall be obtained through
conventional mode.

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