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Bhagwant University, Ajmer; Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences, Pilani; Institute of Advance Studies in Education, Sardarshar; Jagan Nath University, Jaipur; Jain Vishva Bharati Institute, Ladnun
The committee recommended the creation of a new regulatory body, the Distance Education Council of India (DECI). It also recommended that until such body is established, the DEC may be shifted to UGC. On 29 December 2012, the MHRD published an Order transferring the regulatory authority of distance education from IGNOU to UGC. [2]
The Annamalai University Directorate of Distance Education or Division of Continuing Education was established in 1979 and offers more than 500 courses, including MBAs. All study programmes offered by the Senate of the university are approved by the Distance Education Council (UGC-DEB) & All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
University Grants Commission (UGC; ISO: Viśvavidyālaya Anudāna Āyōga) is a statutory body under Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India. It was set up in accordance to the UGC Act 1956 [ 2 ] and is charged with coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of higher education in India.
The types of universities controlled by the UGC include Central universities, [3] [4] State universities, [5] Deemed universities [6] and Private universities [7] In addition to the above universities, other institutions are granted the permission to autonomously award degrees, and while not called "university" by name, act as such.
The Distance Education Accrediting Commission [1] is an accrediting agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and the U.S. Department of Education (USDE). [2] [3] The agency accredits institutions from the primary level through universities. [4]
Deemed university, or "Deemed to be University", is a status of autonomy granted by the Department of Higher Education on the advice of the UGC, under Section 3 of the UGC Act. [7] As of 14 November 2023 [update] , the UGC lists 124 institutes which were granted the deemed to be university status. [ 8 ]
The first open university in Kerala, it was approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in 2021. The establishment of the university aimed to unify all the distance education courses offered by various state-run universities, such as the Kannur University , Mahatma Gandhi University , University of Calicut , and University of Kerala ...