Section 12(1)(a) in University Grants Commission (Open and Distance Learning) Regulations, 2017
(a)A Higher Educational Institution shall, for admission in respect of any programme in Open and Distance Learning mode, accept payment towards admission fee and other fees and charges -(i)as may be fixed by it and declared by it in the prospectus for admission, and on the website of the HEI;(ii)with a proper receipt in writing issued for such payment to the concerned student admitted in such Higher Educational Institutions;(iii)only by way of online transfer, bank draft or pay order directly in favour of the Higher Educational Institution.