It is for information of the general public and all concerned stakeholders that in the exercise of its power given under UGC Act, 1956 (as amended); UGC has notified University Grants Commission (Open and Distance Learning Programmes and Online Programmes) Regulations, 2020 in the Gazette of India on 4t September 2020. Subsequently, the first and second amendments in Principal Regulations have been notified on 01.07.2021 and 18.07.2022 respectively in the Gazette of India.
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Maharashtra has not adhered to the above regulations as it is in gross violations with regard to the functioning of the Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA), quality of Self Learning Material /e-Learning Material (e-LM), the nomenclature of Centre for Distance and Online Learning, Not following the fee refund policy promulgated by UGC and numerous continuous complaints being received against the HEI from various stakeholders in offering ODL and Online Programmes.
The commission has taken a serious view on the above violations and decided in its 566th meeting held on 23+ February 2023, to debar/ban/withhold the HEI from offering ODL and Online program for January-February 2023, July-August 2023, and January- February 2024 academic sessions even as entitled HEI and/or Category-1 HEL. It may be noted that the said HEI may be allowed to run/offer ODL and Online programs for academic sessions beginning in July-August, 2024 only pursuant to inspection /on-site visit by UGC and after obtaining necessary approvals from UGC.
Therefore, the general public is advised not to take admitted in any course/program of Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Maharashtra through Open and Distance Learning Mode and Online Mode for January-February 2023, July-August2023, and January-February 2024, academic sessions.
, Maharashtra from offering Open and Distance Learning (ODL)& Online programmes for January-February 2023, July-August 2023 and January-February 2024 academic sessions.){kind=link}
, Maharashtra from offering Open and Distance Learning (ODL)& Online programmes for January-February 2023, July-August 2023 and January-February 2024 academic sessions.&description=&image=https://simplidistance.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/three-serious-students-studying-1-1024x780.jpg){kind=link}