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The University Grants Commission in its 589th meeting held in April 2025, has approved a partial modification of the guidelines for pursuing two academic programmes simultaneously.
As per the latest UGC notice, the existing provision in point number 5 of the guidelines shall come into effect from the date of their notification by the UGC. No retrospective benefit can be claimed by the students who have already done two academic programmes simultaneously prior to the notification of these guidelines.
The Modification Approved
These guidelines shall come into effect from the date of their notification by the UGC.
As per UGC, two academic programmes, pursued simultaneously, before issuing of these guidelines, in accordance with the UGC First Degree and Master Degree Regulations, statutes/ordinances of the university/ universities concerned, and by following the norms prescribed by the statutory professional council(s) and the Distance Education Council/ Distance Education Bureau of the UGC, wherever applicable, shall be treated as valid.
Objectives Of The Guidelines
UGC has framed the guidelines to allow the students to pursue two academic programmes simultaneously, keeping in view the following objectives envisaged in the National Education Policy.
A student can pursue two full-time academic programmes in physical mode, provided that in such cases, class timings for one programme do not overlap with the class timings of the other programme.
A student can pursue two academic programmes, one in full-time physical mode and another in Open and Distance Learning (ODL)/Online mode; or up to two ODL/Online programmes simultaneously.
Degree or diploma programmes under ODL/Online mode shall be pursued with only such HEIs which are recognized by UGC/Statutory Council/Govt. of India for running such programmes.
