Universities to make provisions for dual degree systems: UGC

Universities to make provisions for dual degree systems: UGC

According to the UGC, students can pursue two full-time academic programmes in the physical mode at the same time, as long as the class times for one programme do not overlap with the class times for the other.

FPJ Education DeskUpdated: Wednesday, January 11, 2023, 04:51 PM IST
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New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC), the higher education regulatory body, has asked universities to develop a system through statutory bodies which will allow students to pursue two academic programmes simultaneously.

The University Grants Commission (UGC), the higher education regulatory body, has asked universities to develop a system through statutory bodies which will allow students to pursue two academic programmes simultaneously.

According to the UGC, students can pursue two full-time academic programmes in the physical mode at the same time, as long as the class times for one programme do not overlap with the class times for the other.

A student may pursue two academic programmes at the same time, one in full-time physical mode and another in open and distance Learning (ODL) online mode; or up to two ODL and online programmes parallelly.

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