UGC bans ODL programme in hotel management, real estate

Reporters Today: As per the latest official notification, University Grants Commission (UGC) has recently added Hotel Management and Real Estate in the lists of Programmes prohibited in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode.

 The notification issued state that, “In accordance with communication received from various regulatory bodies, programmes in Hotel Management, Culinary Studies and valuation of Real Estate, will not be recognised from academic session 2019-20 and onwards”.

As per UGC Open and Distance Learning Regulations, 2017, professional programmes such as medicine, engineering, architecture, nursing, dental, pharmacy and physiotherapy, are not permitted to be offered in distance mode. Besides, it had later prohibited imparting distance degree programmes in agriculture.

“To protect the interest of the students already enrolled to the agriculture degree programme, the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) has been requested for hand-holding of such higher education institutions.