Major Changes In The Draft UGC Regulations 2024 For UG, PG Degrees

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10 Nov 2024

UGC has released the Draft UGC (Minimum Standards of Instructions in the Award of UG and PG Degrees) Regulations, 2024

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The following are the major changes in the Draft UGC Regulations 2024: 

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Biannual admission has been facilitated for HEIs prepared to handle biannual admissions and may admit students twice a year 

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The regulations have provisions for multiple entry and exit, continuous formative assessment and pursuing of two UG/PG courses

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Irrespective of the disciplines taken by a student in class 12, a student is eligible for admission in any discipline of UG/ PG 

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The admission will be based on a condition that the student qualifies the national level or university level entrance examination 

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A student has to earn a minimum of 50% of total credits in a discipline to earn a UG degree with a major in that discipline

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For the remaining 50% credits, the students may choose skill courses, apprenticeships and multidisciplinary subjects

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The duration of a UG degree would be either three or four years, and a postgraduate degree would normally be either one year or two years


However, the duration of a UG degree can be shorter or longer in the form of Accelerated Degree Programme (ADP) and Extended Degree Programme (EDP) 


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