Section 7 in AICTE (Open and Distance Learning Education) Guidelines for Standalone Institutions, 2019
7. Self-regulation through disclosures, declarations and reports.
- 7.1. A Standalone Institution offering programmes in ODL mode shall display on its website, a declaration by an authorised personnel authenticating that the following documents have been uploaded on the Institute website, namely: -7.1.1. The Statutes of the Standalone Institution or the Memorandum of Association, as the case may be empowering it to offer programmes in ODL mode;7.1.2. Copies of the letters of approval for Open and Distance Learning (ODL) programmes from AICTE;7.1.3. Programme details, including brochures or programme guides inter alia information such as name of the programme, duration, eligibility for enrolment, programme fee, programme structure etc.;7.1.4. Programme-wise information about the syllabus, suggested readings, contact points for counselling, programme structure with credit points, programme-wise faculty details, list of supporting staff, list of Learner Support Centres with addresses and contact details, their working hours and counselling schedule and examination centres with their addresses etc.;7.1.5. Important schedules or date-sheets for admissions, registration, re-registration, counselling, assignments and feedback thereon, examinations, result declarations etc.;7.1.6. Detailed strategy plan related to online course delivery, if any, including learning materials offered through contact centres or online and learner assessment system and quality assurance practices of elearning programmes;7.1.7. The feedback mechanism of design, development, delivery and continuous evaluation of learnerperformance, which shall form an integral part of the transactional design of the ODL mode programmes and shall be an input for maintaining the quality of the programmes and bridging the gaps, if any;7.1.8. Information regarding any new programmes launched and those proposed for the next two years;7.1.9. Data of year-wise or programme-wise student enrolment and diplomas or post diploma certificates or post graduate certificates or post graduate diplomas awarded; the same shall also be uploaded on the National Academic Depository;7.1.10. Complete information about Self Learning Material including the name of the faculty who prepared it, when was it prepared and last updated, source of the Self Learning Material, references of Self Learning Material, etc.;7.1.11. A compilation of questions and answers under the head Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) with the facility of online interaction with learners providing hyperlink support;7.1.12. List of Learner Support Centres along with the number of students who will use these facilities;7.1.13. A list of Examination Centres along with the number of students who shall appear for examination in each centre and details of the Information and Communication Technology facilities available for the conduct of examination in a fair and transparent manner; and7.1.14. Period of the admission process along with the academic session and dates of the term end examinations.
