Mandating ABC for ODL students will preserve their academic records

Uniformity between distance learning and conventional education is needed

- c-Aditya.Wadhawan timesgroup.com

The UGC has recently mandated the creation of the Academic Bank of Credits (ABC) for the students enrolled in Online and Distance Learning Courses (ODL). Academicians consider this decision of UGC a crucial step as this will ensure the proper and systematic management of the academic records which becomes difficult as students enrolled in ODL courses often drop a year or more due to various reasons.