UGC notification on Categorization of Universities

UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION (UGC) [ CATEGORIZATION OF UNIVERSITIES (ONLY) FOR GRANT OF GRADED AUTONOMY] (FIRST AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2022

F. No. 1-18/2017(CPP-II).—In exercise of powers conferred by clause (j) of Section 12 read with clause (g) of sub-section (1) of section 26 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956), the University Grants Commission hereby makes the following regulations to amend the University Grants Commission (Categorization of Universities (only) for Grant of Graded Autonomy) Regulations, 2018.

1. Short title and commencement.─(1) These regulations may be called the University Grants Commission (Categorization of Universities (only) for Grant of Graded Autonomy) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2022.
   
   (2) These shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
   
2. In the University Grants Commission (Categorization of Universities (only) for Grant of Graded Autonomy) Regulations, 2018, the clause 4.10 of regulation 4 shall be replaced by :
   
   4.10 Universities may offer courses in the Open and Distance Learning mode, without approval of the Commission, provided it satisfies all the conditions laid down under the regulations, by whatever name they are called, pertaining to open and distance learning mode notified by the UGC from time to time.
   
   Clause 5.7 of regulation 5 shall be replaced by :
   5.7 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 they are called, pertaining to open and distance learning mode notified by the UGC from time to time.

Note : The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part III, Section 4 vide F. No. 1-8/2017(CPP-II) dated 12th February, 2018.

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