UGC allows 7 more institutions to offer online degree programmes

NEW DELHI: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has allowed seven more universities to offer full-fledged online degree programmes in addition to the 42 universities approved so far.

Jamia Millia Islamia has increased the number of online courses offered by the university. Jamia Millia Islamia will offer 10 new online courses including BA in Business Administration, BA in Arts and Masters programmes.

Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala has also added 10 more online courses. BA in Commerce and Masters in Animation, Multimedia and Graphic Design among others.

Koneru Lakshmaial education foundation, Andhra Pradesh, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Karnataka, Dr DY Patil Vidyapeeth, Maharashtra, BS Abdur Rahman Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh are among the seven institutions added to the updated list.

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The Commission in its meeting held on July 1, 2021, decided that the academic session of July 2021 will be changed to November 1 with the last date of admission as December 15 under exceptional circumstances, the official notification read.

The universities can offer these programmes as long as they comply with the NAAC or NIRF ranking requirements as per UGC regulations, and if not, they can discontinue the programmes and inform the UGC accordingly, the notice further said.