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

6.6. Engaging in promotional activities and brand building campaign abroad;
6.7. Making information relating to academic collaboration available on the Higher Educational
Institution’s website and provide the same to Commission whenever asked for.
6.8. Addressing the grievances of students, both Indian and foreign, who take admission in
programmes offered under these Regulations.
7. Miscellaneous conditions: -

7.1. The Degree awarded under these Regulations shall be equivalent to any corresponding
degree awarded by the Indian Higher Educational Institution with the following
stipulations: (i) there shall be no further requirement of seeking equivalence from any
authority; and (ii) the degree shall have all benefits, rights and privileges as obtaining
in the case of degree, awarded by an Indian Higher Educational Institution ordinarily.
7.2. The programmes offered under these Regulations shall not be allowed in online and
ODL mode.
7.3. No franchise arrangement/Study Centre, whether overtly or covertly, by whatever
nomenclature used, between a Foreign Higher Educational Institution and an Indian
Higher Educational Institution shall be allowed under these Regulations.
7.4. An Institution Deemed to be a University under section 3 of the University Grants
Commission Act, 1956 shall enter into academic collaboration in accordance with the
extant Deemed to be University Regulations and also in compliance with the provisions
of these Regulations.
7.5. The MoU/Agreement for collaboration shall include provisions related to student
obligations, fees and other financial arrangements, intellectual property rights, student’s
attendance patterns, duration of stay for the study programme in both the Higher Educational
Institutions, joint supervision arrangements, language of thesis and examinations,
admission and evaluation process and graduation procedures, wherever applicable.

7.6. Matters relating to the grievances of students, including legal matters relating to the
collaboration shall be addressed by the Indian Higher Educational Institution entering
into academic collaboration.
7.7. The monitoring shall be done through mandatory public disclosure.

7.8. The collaborating Indian Higher Educational Institution shall furnish information
regarding the academic collaboration, as required by the Commission from time to time.
8. Consequence of violations: -
8.1. If the Indian Higher Educational Institution concerned is found to have violated these
Regulations, the Commission shall take action as provided under section 14 of the
Act and shall also notify on its website and also through media that the programme(s)
offered or conducted through the said collaborative arrangements are not in conformity
with these Regulations.

8.2. The Commission may also take further action as prescribed against Indian Higher
Educational Institution(s) for violating these Regulations.

9. Interpretation: -
9.1. Any question as to the interpretation of these Regulations shall be decided by the
Commission and its decision shall be final and binding in the matter.
9.2. Any dispute arising in relation to collaborative arrangement between Indian and Foreign
Higher Educational Institution(s) shall be governed by the Indian law.

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