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August,2015

To,
The Director,

MIT School of Distance Education

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124, Ex-Service Men Colony

Paud Road, Kothrud, Pune-411 038

Maharashtra.
Sub

Continuation of recognition to MIT School of Distance Education, pune, Maharshtra for

offering programmes through Open & I)istance Learning (ODL) Mode for academic
year 2015-16 - reg.

Sir,

l. Reference is

invited to
this office letter F.No.
UGC/DEB/I\4IT/Pune/MAH/201317457-7461 dated 5th June, 2014 vide which
University was given extension of recognition for the academic year 2014-15 .

In reply to this office letter No. Fll2-2/2015 DEB III dated 29th May 2015, the
reference received vide your letter No. MITSDEru GA2U5-16/07072015 dated
07.07.2015 on the subject cited above, along with the affidavit in the prescribed
format I am to inform you that the University Grants Commission (UGC) in its
505th meeting held on 22'd December, 2014 has taken a decision to maintain status
quo for 2015-16 and accordingly the recognition/approval granted to your Institute
vide the aforementioned letter would continue for the academic year 2015-16.
Your Institute may conti4ue to offer the 17 programmes through ODL mode (list
attached) which were approved by the statutory body of your University and were
offered during 2014-15 in accordance with approval conveyed by University
\
Grants Commission vide letter referred above dated 5th June, 2014. ( c o ) en r(,^ so,l )
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2.

progr*-" otherwise, the

Institute will have the sole responsibility of the consequencies arising out of it. The
Institute shall compulsorily observe the following terms and conditions while
offering the programmes through Open and Distance Learning rnode during 20lS16 in accordance with the affidavit dated 06"07.20\5 duly notarised and signed by,
Dr. Mahesh Ramesh Deshpande, Director, MIT School of Distance Education,
Maharashtra and submitted by the Executive Director MIT School of Distance
Educationj Maharashtra, vide letter No MITSDE/UGC12O1,5-161070720L5 dated
07 .07 .2015 mentioned above:
The Institute is advised not to offer any unapproved

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i)

The Institute shall offer onJy those programmes

through open and distance
mode which are approved bx. the statut-ory bodies
or t1e unive.sity as per
nolIns and also by uGc and wherev"r r...rrury
by
the
rrgriu,ory bodies
r ---- Apex
'-rv^ av6srq
of the country.

ii)

It is the responsibility of the Institute to follow the norms

prescribed by the
concemed regulatory body/ies such as UGC/AICTEAICTE,
;r;; other and
also seek its/their prior approval, wherever required,
before oef".ing any
specific programrne through distance mode.

iii)

The Institute shall not start any new programme

without prior approval of UGC
and other concemed regulatory authoritiis in
anticipation orr..linitior.

iv)

The Nomenclature of all prograrnmes shall be

as per UGC/AICTE Regulations.

v)

No teacher education programmes shall be offered

without prior approval of

the NCTE.

vi)
vii)

The MHRD
lilegtfons prohibiting B.E./B.Tech through Distance mode vide its
letter dated 29.7.2009 shall be adf,ered to strictly
(copy at UGC website).
Programmes^1n Eneileering and Technology
i.e. BE/B.Tech/Diploma courses
in Medicinefuryils/Physiotherapy etQ. are not
allowed through distance mode
and University shall not offer the same.

viii)

The Institute shall refrain frorn offering such programmes

that are not allowed
to be offered through distance mode u/r".p".iir-."ap"*
body/ies.

ix)

No on line programme leading to award of degree/certificate

shall be offered
bv the Institute until apolicy is framed una
upf.i""d by tcc ii1f,i; i"gu.a.
l'he minimum durarion of a programme offered
through oDL mode should not
be less than the minimum duralion
rir"il;;.ogru-*" offered

x)

regular mode.

xi)
xii)

through the

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The Institute slall- run its open and Distance

Leaming programmes in those
subject/fields which arb offered by it through
*grr* mode onry.
The Institute should have at least one full time
faculty mernber exclusively for
coordinating each programme at the t.aaquarters..

xiii)

'rhe eiigibility conditions

for admissions shall be u,
and other regulatory bodies.

xiv)

The territorial jurisdiction in respect of university

for offering programmes
through distance mode will be as per the policy
jurisdiction and opening of off campuses/centres/study of uGC on te*itorial
centres as rnentioned in
the UGC notification No.F.27_1t2012 (cpp_iir:i;;;;-"j;;
;;i;:a copy
of which is also posted in the UGC websi,"
fu.

i., nonns of uGC/AICTE

xv)

In respect of standalone Institutions (other than the Universities), the territorial

jurisdiction will be headquarters.

xvi)

The programme in distance mode

will not be offered through

arrangement andlor through any Private

Institution/college.

franchising
.

distance
Moreover, the Institute shall not offer any M.Phil/Ph.D Programme through
learning mode in compliance to clause 5 of the UGC (Minimum Standard and
procedure for awards of M.Phil./Ph.D Degree), Regulation, 2009.

).

for
The institution's management of the distance education programmes will be open
be
review and inspection by the UGC. The academic norms of the programmes shall
under monitoring by the concerned regulatory authorities.

4.

Your Institute is required to send a list of programmes (approved by the statutory

2015-16, duly
bodies) and DEC/UGC that are on offerthrough distance mode during

5.

authenticated by the Registr ar.

i)
ii)

lt

may also be noted that:

the institution fails to comply with the conditions of recognition or if it is

found conducting affairs in a manner that leads to deterioration of academic
standards, the UGC may withdraw its recognition'
In case any information, documentary evidence submitted/produced by the
University/Institution is found to be false or fake at a lat.''i stage, the

If

recognition

of

University/Institution

shall be withdrawn and

the

University/Institution concerned shall be solely responsible for the career of

the students enrolled.

Yours faithfully,

Encl.

- As above.

Copy

to.

1.

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(Rdnu Batra)
Joint Secretary

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,

The Executive Director, MIT School of Distance Learning, MAEER, Pune-411038,

Maharashtra

and Higher E$ucation Depaitment, Govt. of

Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Annexe Building, Mumbai, Maharashtta-400032'
3. The Member Secretary, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), 7th floor,
Chanderlok building, Janpath, New Delhi - 110001'
4. Thfioint Secretary (TEL), Department of Higher Education, MHI{D, Govt. of India,
{hastri Bhawan, New Delhi- I 1001 5.
5,/publi.ution Olficer (Web), UGC for updating website'
6. Guard File
7. Concerned file

2. The Principal Secretary, Technical

Bhardwaj)
Section Officer
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28't August,2Ol2

To

The Director
MIT School of Distance Education
Maharashtra Academy of Engineering and Educational Research (MAEER)
MIT, S.No. lZ4,Paud Road, Pune - 4l I 038

Sub:

Recognition to MIT School of Distance Education for offering programmes

through distance mode - reg.,

SirMadam;

With reference to the application of your Institution seeking recognition of Distance

Education Council for offering programmes through distance mode, an Expert Committee
comprising nominees of UGC, AICTE and DEC visited your Institution and submitted its
recommendations. The recommendations of the Expert Committee were placed before the
Tripartite Coinmittee. Recommendations of the Tripartite Committee were considered by
the Distance Education Council in its 40ft meeting. Based on the decision of the Distance
Education Council, I am to convey that your Institution has been accorded recognition for
offering programmes through distance mode as under:
rammes

for one academic

for 2012-13

PG Diploma in Business Administration

PG Diploma in Risk and Insurance
PG Dioloma in
PG Diploma in Retail
PG Diplomd in Finance Manaeement
PG Diploma ln Information T,

PG Diploma iri Marketi

PG Diploma in Human Resource
PG Diploma in Operations Manasemeni
PG Diploma in Wealth Manasement

PGDiplomainffit

PG Diploma in tvtaterials Vtana

PG Diploma in Infrasiructure tvl
PG oiplomi-in TelEcom M

Diploma in n-tait Manigement

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Diploma in BusineJs AEministration

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taculty for each prog:
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shourd be appointed
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editors and counce,;.:
\_ouflsellors should
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education m"tf,^a^i^"^,"^-srru uuunsellors
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be
imparted haining
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3. credito*.l.rnoootogi"sl""
in distance
be modified
and clearlyspelr
4. The Institu;,':: 1"
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evatuati., ;;"ri#uld ensure a proper urrrr""
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for review ;;j ;*unu*ement of the distance education programmes
wiil be
be under;;il#irr"*ion by DEC, The .""a_"*_i._r"irJlr,n"
prosrammes,
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receive the affidavit within

30 days from the date of issue of this
retter, the
accorded to your- Institution will
-approval
be
u,
*itrraru*n.
Further,
if it is founo that
the Institution is violating any
"onrid"r"a
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recognition accorded to your Institution
wjthdrawn without any notice. ";;r,
will be
Yours faithfully,

Director (DEC)
Copy to:

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The Executive Director, MIT Schoor of Distance

Education, pune
/The Department of Higher ear""i]on, c"";;iM;;iuJrr,.u, Maharashtra
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