UGC secretary Manish Joshi. Image: ugc.gov.in
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has instructed all higher education institutions to stop offering programs in health care and allied disciplines, including psychology and nutrition through open and distance education or online mode from the 2025 academic session, according to officials.
The prohibition applies to courses under the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) ACT, 2021. These include psychology, microbiology, food and nutritional science, biotechnology, clinical nutrition and dietetics.
“No higher educational institutions (Heis) may be allowed to offer allied and health care programs in the NCAHP ACT, 2021, including psychology as a specialization under open and distance education and online mode, of the Academic Session July-August, 2025 and further assigned to Hei’s for the Academic Session for the Academic for the Academic for the Academic for the Academic for the Academic,” said Jos.
“In the case of programs with multiple specialization such as Bachelor or Arts (English, Hindi, Punjabi, Economy, History, Mathematics, Public Administration, Philosophy, Political Science, Statistics, Human Rights and Tasks, Sanskrit, Sociology, Women Studies), then only that only Women Studies) are withdrawn, “he added.
The institutions have ordered no student to allow any student in such programs from the upcoming academic session.
The decision comes in the midst of concern about quality standards in professional training.
“The decision follows on recommendations from the 24th Distance Education Bureau Working Group Meeting in April 2025 and was formalized during the recent committee meeting,” said Mr. Joshi.
The Higher Education Regulator prohibits the range of professional and practically -based courses through distance education and online modes. These include engineering, medicine, dental, pharmacy, nursing, architecture, physiotherapy, applied art, paramedical disciplines, agriculture, horticulture, hotel management, catering technology, visual arts and rights, including.
Published – August 24, 2025 02:35 pm is
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