UGC gives nod to 11 more Universities to offer Open, Distance learning courses

Eleven universities have recently received UGC recognition for providing ODL programmes up to 2025-26. 

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has allowed 11 more universities to offer recognised open and distance learning (ODL) programmes for the academic session beginning July 2021 to 2025-26. In addition to the list released in March 2021, the new list has been prepared after meetings of the Standing Appellate Committee (SAC) of the commission, held in June and July.
Eleven universities have recently received UGC recognition for providing ODL programmes up to 2025-26. These include one University each from Gujarat, Karnataka, Pondicherry and Rajasthan, two each from Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, and three from West Bengal.

UGC during its July 1 meeting, also had decided that the July 2021 academic session for the Open and Distance mode programmes will now begin in November 2021 and the last date for admission will be December 15.

Along with the list of recognised universities, the UGC has also released a list of recognised courses, and mentioned that they should not begin any ODL programmes which are not recognised and admit students to such programmes in anticipation of recognition.

In August, the UGC had allowed four more universities to offer full-fledged online degree programmes. The four new universities are Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Tamil Nadu, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute, West Bengal and Bharathiyar University, Tamil Nadu.

Earlier, UGC had approved and released a list of 38 universities that will offer online degree courses.

Check the full list and official notification here

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