ODL, online mode courses are subject to guidelines issued by the UGC: Check Here…

Students who wish to enrol in courses given through open and distance learning, ODL, and online learning modes should follow the precautionary rules provided by the University Grants Commission, or UGC.

There are nine things to consider before enrolling, according to the Commission’s list of precautions for applicants who want to participate in ODL and online learning.

1. The first rule is that students must verify the legitimacy of higher education institutions, or HEIs. They should look at the entitlement and recognised status. Students can look up which higher education institutions are prohibited from offering ODL or online programmes and have been placed in the “no admittance category.”
2. The information is available on the HEIs website, which students must examine. On the UGC website, you may find every document that the HEIs have filed, including applications and affidavits. Students should inform UGC if they discover any discrepancies between the information provided on the official websites of HEIs and UGC.
3. Observance of academic session duration. Applications for the July-August 2022 academic session must be submitted by October 31, 2022.
4. When enrolling in ODL and online courses, students should make sure that all requirements are strictly in accordance with the UGC announcement, including the minimum duration, nomenclature, and entrance level qualification.
5. The official notice lists a number of programmes that are not allowed to be delivered online or through ODL. Additionally forbidden are M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes.
6. Before enrolling, students should confirm that all HEI operations, such as admission, counselling, and exams, fall under the territorial jurisdiction of ODL programmes.
7. It is not permitted to provide ODL and OL programmes through a franchise model. For the admission of students and the delivery of courses via ODL and online modes, no university may offer its programmes through a franchising agreement.
8. Comparability of credentials obtained through traditional, open, distance, and online learning channels.
9. The regulations make important provisions for learner centres, such as learner mobility, entrance during the recognition period, and learner enrolling.