DISTANCE DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN AGRICULTURE PROHIBITED

March 28, 2019

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has prohibited imparting distance degree programmes in agriculture.

About: 

  • The decision was taken by the UGC on the ground that a degree programme in agriculture is technical in nature as it requires practicals or laboratory courses. The Union agriculture ministry had referred the matter to the commission.  

  • As per UGC Open and Distance Learning Regulations, 2017, professional programmes such as medicine, engineering, and architecture, are not permitted to be offered in distance mode.