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

3.2.4. Credits earned for the course(s) in an institution shall count towards the
degrees jointly awarded by both the institutions.
3.2.5. The collaborating Higher Educational Institutions shall ensure that the
credits earned by the students shall not be from overlapping course
contents/curriculum and the student shall submit to only one examination
and evaluation process for each of the courses by the institutions in which
he/she has registered for that course.
3.2.6. In case of a doctoral degree programme, students must have a supervisor at
each institution. The student shall spend a minimum of one semester in each
of the collaborating institutions during the study programme. However, the
student shall submit a single thesis adhering to a framework jointly devised
by the participating institutions.
3.2.7. 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.
3.2.8. Each Higher Educational Institution shall issue a transcript for their
respective courses, with a remark indicating that the student has taken
certain modules at the partner institution.
3.2.9. The collaborating Higher Educational Institutions shall make provisions for
exit pathways for students who are unable to complete the Joint Degree
programme with clear specification with respect to future acceptance of
credits earned by the students.
3.2.10. All other provisions related to offering of Joint Degree Programme shall be
decided mutually by the participating institutions conforming to the respective
rules, regulations and laws of their respective institution and country.

3.3. Dual Degree Programme
3.3.1. “Dual Degree Programme” shall be a programme jointly designed and
offered by the Indian and Foreign Higher Educational Institutions in the
same disciplines/subject areas and in the same level. The degrees for
such programme shall be conferred by the Indian and Foreign Higher
Educational Institutions, separately and simultaneously, upon completion
of degree requirements of both the institutions. This shall not in any way be
construed as two degree programmes in separate disciplines/subject areas
and/or levels being pursued simultaneously.
3.3.2. Under the Dual degree programme, the degrees to be offered by an Indian
Higher Educational Institution 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.
3.3.3. Prospective students must meet the admission requirements of both the
Indian and Foreign Higher Educational Institutions and shall apply to and
be admitted separately to both the institutions.
3.3.4. The students must earn at least 30 percent of total credits from the Indian
institution. Credits to be earned by the Indian students from the foreign

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