Degrees obtained through ODL Mode & Online mode equivalent to those obtained through conventional mode: UGC

way2barak, Sept.14: In an official notification issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC) on 2 September, 2022, it was stated that the Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) Degrees obtained through open distance learning, ODL mode and Online mode will now be considered to be at par with those degrees which were obtained through the conventional mode of higher education or physical mode.

For the benefit of the general public, students and other stakeholders, UGC notified:

“Equivalence of qualification acquired through Conventional or Open and Distance Learning and Online modes”– Degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate level in conformity with UGC notification on Specification of Degrees, 2014 and post graduate diplomas awarded through Open and Distance learning mode and/or Online mode by Higher Educational Institutions, recognized by the Commission under these regulations, shall be treated as equivalent to the corresponding awards of the Degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate level and post graduate diplomas offered through conventional mode.”