UGC allows all higher edu institutes to offer online courses: Is this a good move when classroom education is still filled with problems?
6 years, 1 month ago

UGC allows all higher edu institutes to offer online courses: Is this a good move when classroom education is still filled with problems?

India Today  

The University Grants Commission released a circular on January 4 inviting online applications from all from all eligible Higher Educational Institutions to grant courses/programmes in online mode from 2019-20 academic session. The UGC decision to allow higher education institutions to offer online courses to provide degrees could be game changing for the education sector. Read: How to judge the quality of any online course before you join one We spoke to the following experts to understand the pros and cons of the UGC decision to allow HEIs to offer online courses to get degrees: Aditya Malik, CEO and MD of Talentedge Prof PD Jose, Chair - Digital Learning Initiatives, IIM Bangalore Dr VS Rao, President, NIIT University Karthik Kadampully, co-founder and CEO of AEON Learning Read: How online learning is doing away with traditional learning methods Here are the key questions regarding the UGC decision to allow online courses: 1. Professor PD Jose, Chair - Digital Learning Initiatives, IIM Bangalore, says that offering online courses will actually help provide high-quality education at low cost. This will thereby, open bigger avenues for online education players and enable them to contribute significantly to the growth and evolution of India's education market," says Karthik Kadampully, co-founder and CEO of AEON Learning.

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UGC invites applications for HEIs to offer ODL and online courses in 2025
1 week, 3 days ago

UGC invites applications for HEIs to offer ODL and online courses in 2025

India Today  

The University Grants Commission has sought applications from suitable Higher Educational Institutions to provide programmes in Open and Distance Learning and Online modes for the 2025-26 academic year. APPLICATION PROCESS AND IMPORTANT DATES Online application window: March 13, 2025 April 3, 2025 Application portal: deb.ugc.ac.in Last date for submission of hard copies : April 15, 2025 Joint Secretary, Distance Education …

BIS to set standards for online educational courses to enhance content quality, ensure accountability
1 month, 1 week ago

BIS to set standards for online educational courses to enhance content quality, ensure accountability

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The chaotic markets of online education may soon see some ground rules being established to introduce standards and checks and balances, and ensure students are not taken for a ride. The Bureau of Indian Standards will soon put in place norms to regulate the quality of content in online courses and their delivery platforms, two people aware of …

UGC unveils draft regulation in major overhaul of UG, PG courses
3 months, 2 weeks ago

UGC unveils draft regulation in major overhaul of UG, PG courses

Hindustan Times  

The University Grants Commission has released draft regulations outlining minimum standards for higher education institutions that introduce several key changes including biannual admissions, flexible attendance policies, recognition of prior learning, and skill-based assessment. The guidelines aim to make Indian higher education more flexible and multidisciplinary while staying “rooted in inclusivity and adaptability,” UGC chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said. “The guidelines …

UGC's 2024 Draft Regulations: Biannual Admissions, Dual Degrees & More Flexible Learning Paths
3 months, 2 weeks ago

UGC's 2024 Draft Regulations: Biannual Admissions, Dual Degrees & More Flexible Learning Paths

ABP News  

The University Grants Commission has announced the Draft UGC Regulations 2024, marking a significant shift towards a more flexible, inclusive, and multidisciplinary higher education system in India. Major Changes In the Draft UGC Regulations 2024 - Higher Education Institutions that are prepared to manage biannual admissions can admit students twice a year—once in July/August and again in January/February. A Vision …

UGC guidelines: Confirm these 5 things before taking admission to an online, ODL course in India
4 months, 1 week ago

UGC guidelines: Confirm these 5 things before taking admission to an online, ODL course in India

Hindustan Times  

University Grants Commission, the apex regulatory body of higher education in India, has fixed November 15 as the deadline to apply for open and distance learning and online courses for the October 2024 session. UGC guidelines: Confirm these 5 things before taking admission to an online, ODL course Through a recent notification, the commission has shared some important guidelines for …

UGC urges students to exercise caution when enrolling in ODL and online courses
4 months, 1 week ago

UGC urges students to exercise caution when enrolling in ODL and online courses

India Today  

The University Grants Commission has issued a public notice urging students to exercise caution while enrolling in Open and Distance Learning and Online Learning programmes. Students are advised to verify the recognition status of Higher Educational Institutions for each academic session on the UGC Distance Education Bureau website. The UGC has underscored the importance of enrolling only in recognised programmes …

UGC introduces new enrollment process for ODL and online courses in 2024-25
7 months ago

UGC introduces new enrollment process for ODL and online courses in 2024-25

India Today  

The University Grants Commission has introduced a new procedure for enroling in Open and Distance Learning and Online courses for the 2024-25 academic session. The UGC's latest notification emphasises that students can only enroll in ODL and Online programmes offered by recognised and approved higher educational institutions. As part of the new admission process, students must register on the UGC-DEB …

UGC to introduce new admission process for distance learning and online courses
7 months, 1 week ago

UGC to introduce new admission process for distance learning and online courses

The Hindu  

Henceforth candidates applying for open and distance learning and online programmes must register on the University Grants Commission’s Distance Education Bureau web portal which will create a unique ID for each candidate using their Academic Bank of Credit -ID. The UGC has urged all higher education institutions to implement the new admission process and promote it among learners. The year-wise …

UGC releases list of universities that can provide online and ODL programmes, check it here
1 year ago

UGC releases list of universities that can provide online and ODL programmes, check it here

Hindustan Times  

The University Grants Commission has released a list of HEIs that have been approved to provide online and open and distance learning programmes. As per the official notice, the UGC has sanctioned at least 80 universities to provide multiple online distance learning programmes. The government and UGC on Sunday said that reserved category posts would not be allowed to be …

UGC warns edtech companies offering degree courses online in association with foreign universities
1 year, 3 months ago

UGC warns edtech companies offering degree courses online in association with foreign universities

India TV News  

UGC warns edtech companies offering degree courses online in association with foreign universities The University Grants Commission has reiterated that none of these degrees will be valid and cautioned students against taking admission in such courses. The University Grants Commission has warned edtech companies offering degree, and diploma courses in online mode in association with foreign universities that are not …

Delhi University may provide up to 20% courses online through Swayam portal
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi University may provide up to 20% courses online through Swayam portal

India Today  

Delhi University may provide up to 20 percent of its courses through online medium on the Swayam portal. According to the proposal, colleges may consider providing up to 20 percent of the total courses being offered in a particular programme in a semester in online mode. The proposal is in line with the National Education Policy 2020 that aims to …

UGC Regulations for Foreign Universities: All About Eligibility, Regulations & Application Process
1 year, 4 months ago

UGC Regulations for Foreign Universities: All About Eligibility, Regulations & Application Process

News 18  

A day after the University Grants Commission notified regulations for foreign universities to set up and operate their campuses in India, it launched a portal where the institutions can apply for the same on Thursday evening. The guidelines titled ‘UGC Regulations, 2023’ that were notified on Wednesday state that the FHEIs wanting to set up campuses in the country should …

Andhra Pradesh’s Higher Education Department signs pact with edX for offering online learning programmes
1 year, 7 months ago

Andhra Pradesh’s Higher Education Department signs pact with edX for offering online learning programmes

The Hindu  

The Higher Education Department of Andhra Pradesh and edX, a partnership of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University that offers Massive Open Online Courses, entered into an agreement for supporting the State government’s online learning programmes. On the occasion, Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy said the agreement with edX was a game changer in the higher education sector as …

UGC debars NMIMS, Mumbai from offering ODL and online programme courses for one year
1 year, 11 months ago

UGC debars NMIMS, Mumbai from offering ODL and online programme courses for one year

India TV News  

UGC debars NMIMS, Mumbai from offering ODL and online programme courses for one year The UGC also stated that the HEI may be allowed to run ODL and online programs for academic sessions commencing in July -August 2024. The reason behind debarring the Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, the commission stated that the institute does not adhere to the …

From Pandemic Necessity to Future Revolution: Why Online Education is Here to Stay
1 year, 11 months ago

From Pandemic Necessity to Future Revolution: Why Online Education is Here to Stay

News 18  

Even before the advent and unfortunate spread of Covid-19, online education was slowly spreading roots in India. The sheer scale and speed of the spread has helped to speed up its implementation across the country, and we are left with the question: Is online education the new norm going forward? Online education is already the norm in several countries across …

Overseas courses taken online to lose accreditation
2 years, 1 month ago

Overseas courses taken online to lose accreditation

China Daily  

Chinese students attend the graduation ceremony at the Columbia University in New York. China will stop accrediting foreign diplomas and degrees obtained via online courses starting from the spring semester this year as major overseas study destinations have opened their borders, according to the Ministry of Education's Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange. However, as the pandemic situation in major …

UGC's approval must for universities to offer Open, Distance Learning courses
2 years, 3 months ago

UGC's approval must for universities to offer Open, Distance Learning courses

Hindustan Times  

Prior approval from the University Grants Commission is now mandatory for Universities to offer Open and Distance Learning courses. UGC's approval must for universities to offer Open, Distance Learning courses “Universities may offer courses in the Open and Distance Learning mode, with approval of the Commission, provided it satisfies all the conditions laid down under the regulations, by whatever name …

Online PhD programmes offered by EdTech companies at foreign varsities not recognised
2 years, 4 months ago

Online PhD programmes offered by EdTech companies at foreign varsities not recognised

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Online Ph.D programmes offered by EdTech companies in collaboration with foreign educational institutions are not recognised, the University Grants Commission and the All India Council of Technical Education announced on Friday. It is mandatory for all higher educational institutions to follow UGC Regulations and its amendments for awarding Ph.D degrees," according to a joint order issued by the …

Joined an online PhD programme? UGC, AICTE say it won’t recognise the degree
2 years, 4 months ago

Joined an online PhD programme? UGC, AICTE say it won’t recognise the degree

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The University Grants Commission and the All India Council of Technical Education on Friday issued a joint advisory against online PhD programmes offered by education technology companies in collaboration with foreign educational institutions. UGC said the joint advisory with AICTE was issued after they came across several cases of students enrolling for online PhD courses offered by EdTech …

UGC to Allow Students to Pursue Two Courses Together, Asks Universities to Implement Process
2 years, 5 months ago

UGC to Allow Students to Pursue Two Courses Together, Asks Universities to Implement Process

News 18  

The University Grants Commission has asked all universities to make required changes in their structure to facilitate students in pursuing two academic degrees at the same time. “All the Higher Educational Institutions were requested to devise mechanisms through its statutory bodies for allowing students to pursue two academic programmes simultaneously. “With the rapid increase in demand for higher education and …

Over 23,000 Higher Education Courses to Be Made Available for Free on New Portal: UGC
2 years, 7 months ago

Over 23,000 Higher Education Courses to Be Made Available for Free on New Portal: UGC

News 18  

Over 23,000 higher education courses, including programmes on Artificial Intelligence, cyber security and early childhood care, will now be available free of cost on a new web portal, the University Grants Commission said on Thursday. The UGC has tied up with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to integrate the e-resources with their over 7.5 lakh Common Service Centres …

UGC to launch portal for online courses
2 years, 7 months ago

UGC to launch portal for online courses

The Hindu  

On Friday, the University Grants Commission will launch a portal to offer undergraduate and postgraduate digital courses. UGC chairman M. Jagadesh Kumar said the commission had tied up with MeitY recently not only “to make the last mile connectivity a possibility” but also ensure students could access the content in regional languages besides English. The UGC is tapping into this …

UGC Changes Distance Learning Rules, Aims at Enrolling More Foreign Students
2 years, 8 months ago

UGC Changes Distance Learning Rules, Aims at Enrolling More Foreign Students

News 18  

college admissions, Education News, UGCThe University Grants Commission has issued new guidelines for open and distance learning students. “Any national identity with a photograph of their country of residence shall also be acceptable for authentication,” said UGC. “Provided that for admission of foreign or international learners through the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, in UGC recognised or entitled …

UGC amends distance learning guidelines to attract more foreign students
2 years, 8 months ago

UGC amends distance learning guidelines to attract more foreign students

Hindustan Times  

The University Grants Commission has amended its open and distance learning guidelines to encourage more foreign students to enroll in UGC recognised online programmes through Ministry of External Affairs driven projects. UGC chairperson M Jagadesh Kumar said that under the 2020 regulations, ‘Passport’ was the only identifier for the International students. Accordingly, MEA requested UGC to consider ‘any national Identity …

Want to Pursue Two Degrees Together? Know What's Allowed & What's Not, UGC Issues Guidelines
2 years, 11 months ago

Want to Pursue Two Degrees Together? Know What's Allowed & What's Not, UGC Issues Guidelines

News 18  

Students across India will be eligible to register for two-degree programmes at the same time, according to the latest provision offered by the University Grants Commission. According to the guidelines, “a student can pursue two full-time academic programmes in the physical mode provided that in such cases, class timings for one programme do not overlap with the class timings of …

UGC Allows Students to Pursue 2 Degrees at the Same Time, Can Enroll in Different Colleges Too
2 years, 11 months ago

UGC Allows Students to Pursue 2 Degrees at the Same Time, Can Enroll in Different Colleges Too

News 18  

From the coming academic year onwards, students will be allowed to pursue two degrees at the same time. In what the University Grants Commission calls a ‘two-degree programme’, students will not only have a chance to mix two streams or two courses but can also opt to study at two different colleges at the same time. Addressing media, the UGC …

UGC warns students against taking admission in Annamalai distance courses
2 years, 11 months ago

UGC warns students against taking admission in Annamalai distance courses

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The University Grants Commission has warned students against taking admission in any programme offered by the Annamalai University in Tamil Nadu through distance learning mode, saying the varsity doesn't have the required approvals from the higher education regulator. "It has come to the notice of UGC that Annamalai University is running the distance education programmes and admitting students …

UGC warns students Annamalai University distance learning courses are invalid
2 years, 11 months ago

UGC warns students Annamalai University distance learning courses are invalid

India Today  

UGC has warned students not to opt for Annamalai University’s distance courses as they are not approved by the commission. The latest notice by UGC says that the university has been running Open and Distance Learning programmes which are “in gross violation of all conditions laid down under UGC” rules and regulations. UGC WARNS STUDENTS A UGC notice from March …

Draft rules allow autonomous colleges to offer online courses
3 years ago

Draft rules allow autonomous colleges to offer online courses

Hindustan Times  

Autonomous colleges in India will be able to offer online and distance education programmes from the 2022-23 academic session without prior approval from the University Grants Commission, provided they meet certain criteria, according to modified rules suggested by the higher education regulator. Higher education institutions with valid accreditation by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, a minimum score of 3.26 …

Online lectures increasingly used to cut costs: Student unions
3 years, 2 months ago

Online lectures increasingly used to cut costs: Student unions

NL Times  

Colleges and universities increasingly use online education as a cost-cutting measure instead of due to the coronavirus rules, student unions ISO and LSVb said to BNR. Students increasingly tell ISO that they are getting more online lectures even though in-person education is possible under Covid restrictions. The umbrella organizations for higher education institutions told BNR that the coronavirus crisis indeed …

Colleges Post-pandemic Still to Have upto 40% Classes Online, Know Why
3 years, 4 months ago

Colleges Post-pandemic Still to Have upto 40% Classes Online, Know Why

News 18  

The University Grants Commission has allowed universities to offer around 40 per cent of their courses online through the SWAYAM website. Students studying in any colleges and universities can take up relevant Massive Open Online Courses offered by any colleges on the government’s online platform and get their scores transferred for their degree programme as well. This means students can …

College Vidya becomes the only dedicated portal for distance & online education
3 years, 7 months ago

College Vidya becomes the only dedicated portal for distance & online education

Hindustan Times  

Noida, Uttar Pradesh: College Vidya becomes India's first dedicated portal for distance and online education, including all of India's recognised ODL. College Vidya gives free help to students seeking admission to online and distance education programmes via website. Distance & Online Education is now growing immensely in the country, but still, it is not getting equal recognition amongst the students …

UGC allows varsities to teach online, distance learning post Covid
3 years, 7 months ago

UGC allows varsities to teach online, distance learning post Covid

India TV News  

The University Grants Commission has framed more flexible rules for various Central and other universities across the country. Under this, regular universities will be allowed to offer online courses and other important courses through distance learning even post Covid-19 pandemic. The National Testing Agency will conduct these examinations at various examination centers across the country, which will be conducted for …

How online learning can revolutionise and reform Indian higher education
3 years, 7 months ago

How online learning can revolutionise and reform Indian higher education

The Hindu  

Despite an increase in literacy rate over the last decade, India’s higher education infrastructure relies on didactic transmission and is in need of reforms and revamps. India’s Gross Enrollment Ratio stands at 26.3%, which means that only that percentage of youngsters in the 18-23 age group are pursuing higher education. The UGC giving the nod to the top 100 NIRF …

Online Degrees Make IITs, IIMs More Accessible, Smaller Colleges to Upgrade for Survival
3 years, 9 months ago

Online Degrees Make IITs, IIMs More Accessible, Smaller Colleges to Upgrade for Survival

News 18  

If every student could go to an IIT or an IIM or a Harvard, would the premier institutes still hold the ‘premier’ tag? The National Education Policy 2020 has allowed top ranking institutes in India to offer full-time degrees online to increase the gross enrolment ratio, however, those joining these online degrees are working professionals and students enrolled in tier-2 …

Online classes to resume in Odisha for universities, colleges
3 years, 9 months ago

Online classes to resume in Odisha for universities, colleges

India Today  

Odisha regular online classes will resume from June 01 for universities and degree colleges under the state Higher Education Department. “After end of summer vacation, Universities and Degree Colleges shall resume online classes from 1st June, 2021. Last statement on summer vacation by Odisha Government “All educational institutions coming under the administrative control of the Department shall have summer vacation …

Uttar Pradesh: Govt allows online classes for Std 1 to 8 students
3 years, 10 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Govt allows online classes for Std 1 to 8 students

India TV News  

The Uttar Pradesh government has directed educational institutions across the state to start online classes for 1 to 8th standard. As per the circular issued on Thursday, schools can now conduct online classes for students as schools will remain closed till June 20. The state government in its earlier statement stated that online classes in all higher educational institutions will …

COVID-19: FTII students want suspension of online classes for 2020 batch
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID-19: FTII students want suspension of online classes for 2020 batch

India TV News  

The students' association of Pune-based FTII has sought immediate suspension of online classes for the 2020 batch students, saying that it is becoming increasingly difficult for them to attend classes due to the challenges posed by the coronavirus crisis. The Film and Television Institute of India administration, however, said that online classes are going on only for one batch, and …

Now, Colleges Can offer 40% of Course Online via Swayam
3 years, 11 months ago

Now, Colleges Can offer 40% of Course Online via Swayam

News 18  

Students studying in higher education institutes across India will now be able to study up to 40 per cent of their total course via the government’s online platform – SWAYAM while continuing the rest with their institute. Students in any institute can take relevant MOOCs online offered by any national or international faculty members on the government’s online platform and …

​UGC Extends Application Deadline for Online Courses
4 years ago

​UGC Extends Application Deadline for Online Courses

News 18  

ExThe last date for submitting applications for the online and other courses offered under Open and Distance Learning mode for the February-March session has been extended by the University Grants Commission till April 30, 2021. UGC has also asked all the universities and higher educational institutions who are offering the online courses for the current academic year to continue accepting …

AKTU students demand online exams, write to UP govt
4 years, 1 month ago

AKTU students demand online exams, write to UP govt

India TV News  

Students of Lucknow's Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam Technical University have objected to forthcoming offline examinations, and urged the authorities to consider online mode. In a poll, more than 95.6 per cent students said they want to take online exams. Students are not demanding cancellation of the exams but are united against offline exams, it said, adding that their "genuine" and …

Union Budget 2021: Govt should provide 12-15% higher allocation to online education
4 years, 1 month ago

Union Budget 2021: Govt should provide 12-15% higher allocation to online education

Firstpost  

Year 2020 has been quite eventful in many respects. With the Union Budget 2021 all set to be announced soon, there are pertinent proposals to enhance the digital/online education sphere that edtech companies are waiting to hear about with bated breath. Allowing more colleges to join the bandwagon of online education and conduct online courses would further enable collaborations between …

'Hold online exams', students across universities in India urge, demand govt to step in
4 years, 2 months ago

'Hold online exams', students across universities in India urge, demand govt to step in

India TV News  

The year 2020 brought a lot of upheaval in the education sector. Taking to social media, several students across various universities in India are voicing themselves, requesting the varsities to conduct online exams, or else the government should step in. Students from Karnataka-based Visvesvaraya Technological University said all colleges under VTU were being forced to conduct compulsory offline exams. "Our …

UGC to offer 78 UG, 46 PG courses through SWAYAM platform in January 2021
4 years, 2 months ago

UGC to offer 78 UG, 46 PG courses through SWAYAM platform in January 2021

India Today  

The University Grants Commission has decided to offer over 100 online courses in January 2021 through the SWAYAM platform. The Massive Open Online Courses will be made available for students by the University Grants Commission from the January semester in 2021 on the SWAYAM platform, with has been set up by the central government. Students interested in enrolling for the …

Government joins hands with education portal for online courses
4 years, 2 months ago

Government joins hands with education portal for online courses

India Today  

The National Skill Development Corporation along with an online education portal DigiVidyapeeth is all set to launch an e-curriculum to upgrade skills for both professionals and students. Under the initiative, the MESC will work with the education portal to design the online courses upskilling candidates as per the industry needs. Online courses by government “Courses have been developed in the …

What challenges do online classes pose?
4 years, 3 months ago

What challenges do online classes pose?

The Hindu  

With the pandemic forcing the teaching and learning process to migrate to the online mode, the education system has faced an upheaval like never before. G urumurthy Kasinathan: We are now changing our gaze from online education to digital education, which is a much broader canvas. Also, training needs to be imparted both to teachers and students on how to …

Explained: Will online classes blur the lines of quality of education between govt schools and private schools?
4 years, 5 months ago

Explained: Will online classes blur the lines of quality of education between govt schools and private schools?

India Today  

The unprecedented Covid-19 situation has severely impacted more than 1.5 billion learners across 190 countries. Among other transformations, online education will level the playing field for students both in government and private schools. In India, whether in modern metropolitans, developing towns or at a rural level, the quality of education is significantly different in government schools and private schools. The …

Online higher education tipped to grow ten-fold post-Covid, NEP
4 years, 7 months ago

Online higher education tipped to grow ten-fold post-Covid, NEP

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Online opportunity in higher education has an opportunity to grow 10-fold by FY25, benefitting from tailwinds caused by Covid-19 and regulatory developments, including the new education policy. Online higher education space can become a $5 billion market by then, finds RedSeer Consulting. The overall online higher education market will benefit from the new reforms, including the increase in public …

India's Online Education Landscape Has Changed Because Broadband Was Ready - News18
4 years, 7 months ago

India's Online Education Landscape Has Changed Because Broadband Was Ready - News18

News 18  

The Covid pandemic has proved to be the biggest change agent for the education system. In India, the technology impetus within education is irreversible and the New Education Policy has also laid emphasis on this with the proposed creation of the National Educational Technology Forum. The lack of physical or facility-based instruction across the globe has created a fertile ground …

Final-year exams to be held at year-end, no final plans for schools reopening: HRD meeting
4 years, 7 months ago

Final-year exams to be held at year-end, no final plans for schools reopening: HRD meeting

India Today  

The HRD Parliamentary Standing Committee meeting was held on Monday, August 10, and as per sources, it has been decided that there would be no zero year in colleges this year. Meanwhile, Maharashtra and Delhi have refused to conduct final-year exams due to the high concentration of Covid-19 cases in the states. Regarding online classes in schools, a suggestion calling …

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