JEDDAH — The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued an advisory that called upon parents, teacher and students to check and authenticate any university operating in their country. They also need to check whether they have international study center in that country, an office and professional staff and other aspects of enrollment.
The UGS also stated, in a press release, that some Institutions/ Universities / Institutions Deemed to be Universities are conducting examinations for their Open and Distance Learning (ODL) programs outside the state of their location or beyond their territorial jurisdiction, which is wholly illegal.
The policy of the UGC with regard to territorial jurisdiction and off-campuses/ study centers is available on the UGC website at www.ugc.ac.in.
All the Institutions are hereby directed to follow the UGC policy on ODL norms and territorial jurisdiction, which are applicable for all academic activities including setting up of examination centers for distance education,
The students and parents are requested to ascertain the territorial jurisdiction of the institution before seeking admission in the same and refrain from studying in these institutions, which violate the norms of the University Grants Commission.
