UGC has cautioned that individuals/organizations are offering online programmes/courses with acronyms/abbreviated forms similar to the higher education system’s recognized degree programmes. Only a university, established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, a Provincial Act, or a State Act, or an institution deemed to be a university or an institution specifically empowered by an Act of Parliament, has the right to confer a degree.
Stakeholders are, therefore, advised to ascertain the validity of an online programme before applying or taking admission to any online programme.
