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UPDATED LIST OF UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION RECOGNITION TO THE HIGHER EDUCATIONAL

INSTITUTIONS (HEIs) FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2019-20 AND ONWARDS FOR PROGRAMMES THROUGH OPEN &
DISTANCE LEARNING MODE

On the basis of applications received under UGC (ODL) Regulations, 2017 (Second and Third Amendments) to offer
in continuation to the earlier UGC notification for academic
programmes in ODL mode, and
year 2018-19 and onwards wherein 82 HEIs have been recognized to offer programmes in ODL mode, following
programmes of individual HEIs have been recognised for academic year 2019-20, academic session beginning JULY,
2019 and onwards:
LIST OF PROGRAMMES RECOGNISED FOR
2019-20, ACADEMIC SESSION BEGINNING JULY,
NAME/CATEGORY PERIOD OF 2019 AND ONWARDS
S.NO STATE
OF HEI RECOGNITION NUMBER OF NAMES OF RECOGNISED
RECOGNISED PROGRAMMES
PROGRAMMES
1. BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
(ADDITIONAL
METHODOLOGY)
2. BACHELOR OF ARTS
3. BACHELOR OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
2019-2020
SRI 4. BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
Academic
ANDHRA KRISHNADEVARAYA 5. BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
session
1. PRADESH UNIVERSITY, 16 (COMPUTER)
beginning July
ANANTHAPUR 6. BACHELOR OF LIBRARY AND
2019 and Jan
(STATE UNIVERSITY) INFORMATION SCIENCES
2020 only
7. MASTER OF ARTS
(ECONOMICS)
8. MASTER OF ARTS (ENGLISH)
9. MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)
10. MASTER OF ARTS (POLITICAL
SCIENCE)
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LIST OF PROGRAMMES RECOGNISED FOR
2019-20, ACADEMIC SESSION BEGINNING JULY,
NAME/CATEGORY PERIOD OF 2019 AND ONWARDS
S.NO STATE
OF HEI RECOGNITION NUMBER OF NAMES OF RECOGNISED
RECOGNISED PROGRAMMES
PROGRAMMES
11. MASTER OF ARTS (RURAL
DEVELOPMENT)
12. MASTER OF ARTS
(SOCIOLOGY)
13. MASTER OF ARTS (TELUGU)
14. MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
15. MASTER OF COMMERCE
16. MASTER OF COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS
BABASAHEB 2019-2020 1. BACHELOR OF COMPUTER
BHIMRAO Academic APPLICATIONS
AMBEDKAR BIHAR session 2. BACHELOR OF BUSINESS
2. BIHAR 3
UNIVERSITY, beginning July ADMINISTRATION
MUZZAFFARPUR 2019 and Jan 3. BACHELOR OF LIBRARY AND
(STATE UNIVERSITY) 2020 only INFORMATION SCIENCES
1. BACHELOR OF LIBRARY AND
INFORMATION SCIENCES
2. MASTER OF ARTS
(ECONOMICS)
2019-2020 3. MASTER OF ARTS (HINDI)
Academic
MAGADH 4. MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)
session
3. BIHAR UNIVERSITY, GAYA 8 5. MASTER OF ARTS (POLITICAL
beginning July
(STATE UNIVERSITY) SCIENCE)
2019 and Jan 6. MASTER OF ARTS
2020 only (PSYCHOLOGY)
7. MASTER OF ARTS
(SOCIOLOGY)
8. MASTER OF LIBRARY AND
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LIST OF PROGRAMMES RECOGNISED FOR
2019-20, ACADEMIC SESSION BEGINNING JULY,
NAME/CATEGORY PERIOD OF 2019 AND ONWARDS
S.NO STATE
OF HEI RECOGNITION NUMBER OF NAMES OF RECOGNISED
RECOGNISED PROGRAMMES
PROGRAMMES
INFORMATION SCIENCES
1. BACHELOR OF COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS*
2. BACHELOR OF ARTS
(HONOURS) (ANCIENT INDIAN
HISTORY)
3. BACHELOR OF ARTS
(HONOURS) (ECONOMICS)
4. BACHELOR OF ARTS
(HONOURS) (ENGLISH)
5. BACHELOR OF ARTS
(HONOURS) (GEOGRAPHY)
2019-2020 6. BACHELOR OF ARTS
Academic (HONOURS) (HINDI)
PATNA UNIVERSITY,
session 7. BACHELOR OF ARTS
4. BIHAR PATNA 15
beginning July (HONOURS) (HISTORY)
(STATE UNIVERSITY)
2019 and Jan 8. BACHELOR OF ARTS
2020 only (HONOURS) (PHILOSOPHY)
9. BACHELOR OF ARTS
(HONOURS) (POLITICAL
SCIENCE)
10. BACHELOR OF ARTS
(HONOURS) (PSYCHOLOGY)
11. BACHELOR OF ARTS
(HONOURS) (SOCIOLOGY)
12. BACHELOR OF ARTS
(HONOURS) (STATISTICS)
13. BACHELOR OF ARTS
(HONOURS) (URDU)
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LIST OF PROGRAMMES RECOGNISED FOR
2019-20, ACADEMIC SESSION BEGINNING JULY,
NAME/CATEGORY PERIOD OF 2019 AND ONWARDS
S.NO STATE
OF HEI RECOGNITION NUMBER OF NAMES OF RECOGNISED
RECOGNISED PROGRAMMES
PROGRAMMES
14. BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
(HONOURS) (ACCOUNTS)
15. BACHELOR OF LIBRARY
AND INFORMATION
SCIENCES
Note* The nomenclature of programme has been changed as BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
instead of BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (HONOURS) as specified in UGC Notification on
Specification of Degrees. HEI needs to correct the nomenclature before commencement of programme.
1. BACHELOR OF ARTS
2. BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
3. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
(COMPUTER SCIENCE)
4. BACHELOR OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
5. BACHELOR OF COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS
2019-2020
6. MASTER OF ARTS
Academic
MATS UNIVERSITY, (EDUCATION)
CHHATTIS session
5. RAIPUR (PRIVATE 18 7. MASTER OF ARTS (ENGLISH)
GARH beginning July
UNIVERSITY) 8. MASTER OF ARTS (HINDI)
2019 and Jan
9. MASTER OF COMMERCE
2020 only
10. MASTER OF SCIENCE
(COMPUTER SCIENCE)
11. MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
12. MASTER OF COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS
13. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
(BIOLOGY)
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LIST OF PROGRAMMES RECOGNISED FOR
2019-20, ACADEMIC SESSION BEGINNING JULY,
NAME/CATEGORY PERIOD OF 2019 AND ONWARDS
S.NO STATE
OF HEI RECOGNITION NUMBER OF NAMES OF RECOGNISED
RECOGNISED PROGRAMMES
PROGRAMMES
14. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
(MATHEMATICS)
15. MASTER OF SCIENCE
(CHEMISTRY)
16. MASTER OF SCIENCE
(MATHEMATICS)
17. BACHELOR OF LIBRARY &
INFORMATION SCIENCES
18. MASTER OF LIBRARY &
INFORMATION SCIENCES
2019-2020 1. BACHELOR OF ARTS
JAMIA MILLIA Academic 2. MASTER OF BUSINESS
ISLAMIA, DELHI session ADMINISTRATION
6. DELHI 2
(CENTRAL beginning July
UNIVERSITY) 2019 and Jan
2020 only
1. BACHELOR OF ARTS
2. BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
3. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
(INFORMATION
2019-2020
TECHNOLOGY)
Academic
UNIVERSITY OF 4. MASTER OF ARTS
MAHARAS session
7. MUMBAI, MUMBAI 15 (ECONOMICS)
HTRA beginning July
(STATE UNIVERSITY) 5. MASTER OF ARTS
2019 and Jan
(EDUCATION)
2020 only
6. MASTER OF ARTS (ENGLISH)
7. MASTER OF ARTS (HINDI)
8. MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)
9. MASTER OF ARTS (MARATHI)
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LIST OF PROGRAMMES RECOGNISED FOR
2019-20, ACADEMIC SESSION BEGINNING JULY,
NAME/CATEGORY PERIOD OF 2019 AND ONWARDS
S.NO STATE
OF HEI RECOGNITION NUMBER OF NAMES OF RECOGNISED
RECOGNISED PROGRAMMES
PROGRAMMES
10. MASTER OF ARTS
(POLITICAL SCIENCE)
11. MASTER OF ARTS
(SOCIOLOGY)
12. MASTER OF COMMERCE
13. MASTER OF COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS
14. MASTER OF SCIENCE
(INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY)
15. MASTER OF SCIENCE
(MATHEMATICS)
1. MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
2. BACHELOR OF ARTS
3. BACHELOR OF ARTS
(JOURNALISM AND MASS
COMMUNICATION)
2019-2020
4. BACHELOR OF BUSINESS
AMITY UNIVERSITY, Academic
ADMINISTRATION
RAJASTHA JAIPUR session
8. 10 5. BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
N (PRIVATE beginning July
6. BACHELOR OF COMPUTER
UNIVERSITY) 2019 and Jan
APPLICATIONS
2020 only
7. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
(INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY)
8. MASTER OF ARTS
(JOURNALISM AND MASS
COMMUNICATION)
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LIST OF PROGRAMMES RECOGNISED FOR
2019-20, ACADEMIC SESSION BEGINNING JULY,
NAME/CATEGORY PERIOD OF 2019 AND ONWARDS
S.NO STATE
OF HEI RECOGNITION NUMBER OF NAMES OF RECOGNISED
RECOGNISED PROGRAMMES
PROGRAMMES
9. MASTER OF COMMERCE
10. MASTER OF COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS
1. MASTER OF SCIENCE
(BOTANY)
2019-2020
2. MASTER OF SCIENCE
VARDHMAN (Academic
(ZOOLOGY)
RAJASTHA MAHAVEER OPEN session
3. MASTER OF SCIENCE
9. N UNIVERSITY, KOTA beginning July 5
(PHYSICS)
(STATE OPEN 2019 and
4. MASTER OF SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY) onwards) to
(CHEMISTRY)
2022-2023
5. MASTER OF SCIENCE
(GEOGRAPHY)
1. BACHELOR OF ARTS
(ECONOMICS)
2. BACHELOR OF ARTS
(ENGLISH)
3. BACHELOR OF ARTS
2019-2020 (HISTORY)
MADURAI KAMARAJ
Academic 4. BACHELOR OF ARTS
UNIVERSITY,
TAMIL session (JOURNALISM AND MASS
10. MADURAI (STATE 22
NADU beginning July COMMUNICATION)
UNIVERSITY)
2019 and Jan 5. BACHELOR OF ARTS
2020 only (POLITICAL SCIENCE)
6. BACHELOR OF ARTS
(PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION)
7. BACHELOR OF ARTS
(SOCIOLOGY)
8. BACHELOR OF ARTS (TAMIL)
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LIST OF PROGRAMMES RECOGNISED FOR
2019-20, ACADEMIC SESSION BEGINNING JULY,
NAME/CATEGORY PERIOD OF 2019 AND ONWARDS
S.NO STATE
OF HEI RECOGNITION NUMBER OF NAMES OF RECOGNISED
RECOGNISED PROGRAMMES
PROGRAMMES
9. BACHELOR OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
10. BACHELOR OF COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS
11. BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
12. BACHELOR OF LIBRARY
INFORMATION SCIENCES
13. MASTER OF ARTS
(ECONOMICS)
14. MASTER OF ARTS (ENGLISH)
15. MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)
16. MASTER OF ARTS
(JOURNALISM AND MASS
COMMUNICATION)
17. MASTER OF ARTS
(POLITICAL SCIENCE)
18. MASTER OF ARTS (TOURISM
MANAGEMENT)
19. MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
20. MASTER OF COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS
21. MASTER OF COMMERCE
22. MASTER OF LIBRARY AND
INFORMATION SCIENCES
MANONMANIAM 2019-2020 1. BACHELOR OF ARTS
TAMIL SUNDARNAR Academic (CRIMINOLOGY AND POLICE
11. 30
NADU UNIVERSITY, session ADMINISTRATION)
TIRUNELVELI beginning July 2. BACHELOR OF ARTS
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LIST OF PROGRAMMES RECOGNISED FOR
2019-20, ACADEMIC SESSION BEGINNING JULY,
NAME/CATEGORY PERIOD OF 2019 AND ONWARDS
S.NO STATE
OF HEI RECOGNITION NUMBER OF NAMES OF RECOGNISED
RECOGNISED PROGRAMMES
PROGRAMMES
(STATE UNIVERSITY) 2019 and Jan (ECONOMICS)
2020 only 3. BACHELOR OF ARTS
(ENGLISH)
4. BACHELOR OF ARTS
(HISTORY) (TAMIL MEDIUM)
5. BACHELOR OF ARTS
(HISTORY) (ENGLISH
MEDIUM)
6. BACHELOR OF ARTS (TAMIL)
7. BACHELOR OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
8. BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
(TAMIL MEDIUM)*
9. BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
(ENGLISH MEDIUM)*
10. BACHELOR OF COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS
11. BACHELOR OF LIBRARY AND
INFORMATION SCIENCES
12. BACHELOR OF ARTS (TAMIL
LITERATURE)*
13. MASTER OF ARTS (MASS
COMMUNICATION AND
JOURNALISM)
14. MASTER OF ARTS
(CRIMINOLOGY AND POLICE
SCIENCE)
15. MASTER OF ARTS
(ECONOMICS)
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LIST OF PROGRAMMES RECOGNISED FOR
2019-20, ACADEMIC SESSION BEGINNING JULY,
NAME/CATEGORY PERIOD OF 2019 AND ONWARDS
S.NO STATE
OF HEI RECOGNITION NUMBER OF NAMES OF RECOGNISED
RECOGNISED PROGRAMMES
PROGRAMMES
16. MASTER OF ARTS (ENGLISH)
17. MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)
(TAMIL MEDIUM)
18. MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY)
(ENGLISH MEDIUM)
19. MASTER OF ARTS
(SOCIOLOGY)
20. MASTER OF ARTS (TAMIL)
21. MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION (FINANCE)
22. MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION (GENERAL)
23. MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION (HUMAN
RESOURCES)
24. MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
(MARKETING)
25. MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
(PRODUCTION)
26. MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION (SYSTEM)
27. MASTER OF COMMERCE
(TAMIL MEDIUM)
28. MASTER OF COMMERCE
(ENGLISH MEDIUM)
29. MASTER OF COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS
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LIST OF PROGRAMMES RECOGNISED FOR
2019-20, ACADEMIC SESSION BEGINNING JULY,
NAME/CATEGORY PERIOD OF 2019 AND ONWARDS
S.NO STATE
OF HEI RECOGNITION NUMBER OF NAMES OF RECOGNISED
RECOGNISED PROGRAMMES
PROGRAMMES
30. MASTER OF LIBRARY AND
INFORMATION SCIENCES
*Note: The nomenclature of programme has been changed as BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (TAMIL MEDIUM),
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (ENGLISH MEDIUM)&BACHELORE OF ARTS (TAMIL LITERATURE)instead of
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMERCE (TAMIL MEDIUM), BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMERCE (ENGLISH
MEDIUM)&BACHELOR OF LITERATURE (TAMIL) as specified in UGC Notification on Specification of Degrees.
HEI needs to correct the nomenclature before commencement of programme.
1. BACHELOR OF ARTS
2. BACHELOR OF ARTS
(TOURISM ADMINISTRATION)
3. BACHELOR OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
4. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
(INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY)
2019-2020 5. BACHELOR OF ARTS
AMITY UNIVERSITY, Academic (JOURNALISM AND MASS
UTTAR NOIDA (PRIVATE session COMMUNICATION)
12. 12
PRADESH UNIVERSITY) beginning July 6. MASTER OF ARTS
2019 and Jan (JOURNALISM AND MASS
2020 only COMMUNICATION)
7. BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
8. BACHELOR OF COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS
9. MASTER OF COMMERCE
(FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT)
10. MASTER OF COMPUTER
APPLICATIONS
11. MASTER OF SCIENCE
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LIST OF PROGRAMMES RECOGNISED FOR
2019-20, ACADEMIC SESSION BEGINNING JULY,
NAME/CATEGORY PERIOD OF 2019 AND ONWARDS
S.NO STATE
OF HEI RECOGNITION NUMBER OF NAMES OF RECOGNISED
RECOGNISED PROGRAMMES
PROGRAMMES
(INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY)
12. MASTER OF BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION

1. MASTER OF SCIENCE
(BOTANY)
2. MASTER OF SCIENCE
(CHEMISTRY)
3. MASTER OF SCIENCE
2019-2020
(ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE)
(Academic
UTTARAKHAND OPEN 4. MASTER OF SCIENCE
session
UTTARAK UNIVERSITY, (GEOGRAPHY)
13. beginning July 8
HAND NAINITAL (STATE 5. MASTER OF ARTS
2019 and
OPEN UNIVERSITY) (GEOGRAPHY)
onwards) to
6. MASTER OF SCIENCE
2022-2023
(MATHEMATICS)
7. MASTER OF SCIENCE
(PHYSICS)
8. MASTER OF SCIENCE
(ZOOLOGY)
2019-2020 1. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
U.P. RAJARSHI (Academic 2. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
TANDON OPEN session (HUMAN NUTRITION)
UTTAR
14. UNIVERSITY, beginning July 4 3. MASTER OF ARTS (HOME
PRADESH
ALLAHABAD (STATE 2019 and SCIENCE)
OPEN UNIVERSITY) onwards) to 4. MASTER OF SCIENCE (FOOD
2022-2023 & NUTRITION)

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Important Note for Stakeholders:

1. (A) In addition to this list, recognition status of 82 HEIs already recognized to offer specific
programmes in ODL mode for academic session 2018-19 and onwards is available on UGC website at
www.ugc.ac.in/deb.
(B) Further, a list of 24 Higher Educational Institutions (HEIs) under Category – I as per UGC
(Categorisation of Universities (Only) for grant of Graded Autonomy) Regulations, 2018 which have
expressed their intention to offer ODL programmes and submitted affidavits in the prescribed
format, has been uploaded on UGC website. The same can also be accessed through UGC website
at http://www.ugc.ac.in/deb/notices.html.

2. Recognized HEIs may start admission process in the programmes recognised as per this list, from
academic session beginning July, 2019. Individual recognition letters to respective HEIs shall be sent in
due course of time.

3. The Commission in its 537th meeting held on 10.12.2018 has decided the time limit for completion of
admission process by the HEIs for offering ODL programmes as mentioned below:

a) Academic session for January - admission last date February end

b) Academic session for July - admission last date August end

The Commission has also directed that the HEIs shall upload the admission details within ten days from
the last date of the admissions in the respective academic session i.e. 10th September for July academic
session and 10th March for January academic session. Accordingly, the HEIs shall comply with the above
decision of Commission.

4. The stakeholders are requested to refer to various public notices on UGC website
(http://www.ugc.ac.in/deb/notices.html), which are updated from time to time.
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