UGC unrecognized the Mumbai University’s distance education program

UGC unrecognized the Mumbai University’s distance education program

Several students who enrolled in the distance education program of the Mumbai University have been left abandoned as the UGC unrecognized the entire program. A list of approved Distance education institutes along with their courses has been released by the UGC and Mumbai University is not on the list. By the time the list was released, many open universities and distance education departments had already completed the admission process. Students enrolled in such programs and universities are now stranded. “The Mumbai University’s Distance Education Programme lost its recognition because of the University's lack of a NAAC grade,” reported Mumbai Mirror. It further reported that the university has completed the admission process for the courses on October 30 which raises the question that why did university proceeded with the admission process when its distance education program was unrecognized by the UGC. It’s not just the Mumbai University that has lost its distance education program recognition. In 2017, there were 118 Open Schools and Universities recognized by the UGC however; in 2018 the number has shrunk down to only 75. As of now, UGC has not said anything about addressing the plight of the students and what corrective measures these universities can take to prevent the entire academic year of such students.

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