**Executive Summary:**
This notification announces the University Grants Commission Open and Distance Learning Fourth Amendment Regulations, 2019. It amends the 2017 regulations and comes into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette (June 6, 2019). A key provision allows the UGC to exempt IGNOU from these regulations, considering the objectives of the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Short Title and Commencement:**
* These regulations are called the "University Grants Commission Open and Distance Learning Fourth Amendment Regulations, 2019."
* They become effective on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Amendment to 2017 Regulations:**
* In the University Grants Commission Open and Distance Learning Regulations, 2017, in regulation 1, in sub-regulation 3, a proviso is inserted.
* **Exemption for IGNOU:**
* The University Grants Commission (UGC) may exempt the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) from the application of these regulations.
* This exemption can be granted by order, considering the objectives of the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985.
**Impact Analysis**
**University Grants Commission (UGC):**
* *Impact:* The UGC is responsible for implementing and enforcing the amended regulations, including the provision for exempting IGNOU.
* *Action Required:* The UGC may need to issue an order regarding the applicability of these regulations to IGNOU.
**Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU):**
* *Impact:* IGNOU may be subject to or exempt from these regulations, depending on the UGC's decision, impacting its open and distance learning programs.
* *Action Required:* IGNOU may need to seek an exemption from the UGC and ensure compliance with the regulations if no exemption is granted.
**Other Universities Offering Open and Distance Learning:**
* *Impact:* These universities are subject to the amended regulations, ensuring quality and standards in open and distance learning programs.
* *Action Required:* Ensure compliance with the University Grants Commission Open and Distance Learning Fourth Amendment Regulations, 2019.
Key Entities Referenced
University Grants Commission: The primary regulatory body issuing the notification regarding Open and Distance Learning.
University Grants Commission Act, 1956: The act that empowers the University Grants Commission.
University Grants Commission Open and Distance Learning Regulations, 2017: The regulations being amended by this notification.
University Grants Commission Open and Distance Learning Fourth Amendment Regulations, 2019: The title of the amendment to the 2017 regulations.
Indira Gandhi National Open University: A national open university that may be exempt from certain regulations by order of the University Grants Commission.
Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985: The act establishing the Indira Gandhi National Open University.
New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued.
Gazette of India: The official government publication in which the regulations and amendments are published.
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2779 GI/2019 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 6th June, 2019
F. No. 1-8/2019 (DEB-I).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 26 read
with clause (j) of section 12 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 (3 of 1956), the University
Grants Commission hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the University Grants
Commission (Open and Distance Learning) Regulations, 2017, namely:-
1. Short title and commencement.-
(1) These regulations may be called the University Grants Commission (Open and Distance
Learning) Fourth Amendment Regulations, 2019.
(2) They shall come into the force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the University Grants Commission (Open and Distance Learning) Regulations, 2017, - in regulation 1,
in sub-regulation (3), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-
“Provided that the University Grants Commission may, by order, exempt the Indira Gandhi
National Open University, a university established under the Indira Gandhi National Open
University Act, 1985 (50 of 1985), from the application of these regulations, considering the
objectives of the said Act.”
RAJNISH JAIN, Secy.
ADVT.-III/4/Exty./92/19]
Note: The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part-III, Section 4,
dated the 23rd June, 2017 vide F. No. 2-4/2015 (DEB-III) and last amended vide F.No. 2-4/2018
(DEB-I), dated the 6th September, 2018.
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.