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The Registrar IDirector Of the Indian Universities (Central, State, Deemed Universities I Institutions of National importance

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Subject : Recognition of Degrees awarded by open Universitles. Sir, There are a numberr of Open Universities in the country offering various degreesldiploma through the mode of non-formal education. The Open Universities have'been established i n the country by an Act of Parliament or State Legislature in accordance with the provisions contained in Section 2(f) of University Grants Commission Act, 1956. These universities are, therefore, empowered to award degrees in terms of Section 22(1) of the UGC Act, 1956. A circular was earlier issued vide UGC letter N.F.l-8192(CPP) dated February,l992 mentioning that the Certificate, Diplomas and Degrees awarded by lndira Gandhi National Open University are to be treated equivalent to the corresponding awards of the Universities in the country. Attention is further ipvited to UGC circular No.F1-25193(CPP-ll) dated 28w July, 1993 for rekognition of degrees and diplomas as well as transfer of credit for codrses succ&5sf~rll~ completed by students between the two types of so that the mobility of students from Open University strea Universities is ensured without any difficulty. The UGC has speLified the nomenclature of degrees under Section 22(3) of the UGC Act, 1956 to ensure mandatory requirements viz. minimum essential academic inputs required for awarding such degrees. The details of Gazette Notification regarding specification of \ degrees are given in UGC website www.ugc.ac.in

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May, I therefore request ;ou to treat the DegreeslDiplomas ICertificates awarded by the Open Universities in conforrn(ty with the UGC notification on Specification of Degrees as equivalent to the corresponding:awards of the traditional Universities in the country
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Yours faithfully,

{Dr.(Mrs.) Pankaj Mittal) Joint Secretary

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The Secretary. Govt. of India, Ministry of Human, Resource Development, Deptt. of Secondary & Higher Education, Shastri Bhqwan, New pelhi-110001 The Secretary, All lndia Council for Technical Educatidn, I.G. Sports Complex, lndraprastha Estate, New Delhi-110002 The Secretary, Association of Indian Universities(AIU), 16, Comrade lnderjit Gupta Marg I (Kotla), New Delhi-110002 Marg, New Delhi-110002 The Secretary, National Council for Teacher Education, I.G. Stadium, I.P. Estate, New Delhi-110002 The Director, Directorate of Distance Education Council, IGNOU Campus, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068 The Vice-Chancellor, lndira Gandhi National Open University, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi110068 The Vice-Chancellor, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University, Road No.46, Jub~leeHills, Hyderabad-500033(AP) The Vice-Chancellor, Nalanda Open University, West Gandhi Maidan, Patna-800001(Bihar) The Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Babasahab Ambedkar Open University, Shahibaug, Ahmedabad380003(Gujarat) The. Vice-Chancellor, Karnataka State Open University, Manasagangotri, Mysore570006(Karnataka) The Vice-Chancellor, Yashwant Rao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik422222(Maharashtra) The Vice-Chancellor, Kotd Open University (Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University), Kota32401O(Raj.) , The Vice-Chancellor, Netaji Subhash Open University, ~ o l k a t a - 7 0 0 0 2 0 ( ~ eBengal) st The Vice-Chancellor, Madhya Pradesh Bhoj (Open) University, Bhopal-462016(M.P.) The Vice-Chancellor, U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open Llniyersity, 17, Maharshi Dayanand Marg, (Thornhill Road), Allahabad 21 l'(f01

(C.K. Kapahi) Under Secretary