Students in India wishing to acquire multiple degrees simultaneously to further their professional goals now have a reason to rejoice. Starting from the academic year 2022-23, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has allowed the students to pursue two degrees concurrently. The announcement was made by UGC chairman M. Jagadesh Kumar in a virtual meeting on Tuesday.
The facility will allow students to pursue undergraduate, postgraduate, or diploma courses while already enrolled in another programme. Both the degrees could be completed in physical classroom mode, online mode or a combination of physical and online mode.
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Students can pursue multiple non-technical degrees simultaneously as per UGC's new guidelines
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