Mumbai

In order to promote Distance Education in India, the Distance Education Council (DEC) has decided that students can now pursue two-degree programmes simultaneously. The council also said that students can pursue two programmes simultaneously through a combination of distance and regular modes.
However, the two-degree programme cannot be pursued through regular modes, reported a leading daily. The decision taken by DEC was communicated to UPRTOU vice-chancellor Prof AK Bakshi, who said a student cannot enroll for two-degree courses at the same time. However, he added that students can do the same through distance or combination of distance and regular modes from the same or different institution.