In September 2022, the University Grants Commission (UGC) announced that the degrees obtained through online and distance modes of education would be on par with regular degrees. The nation was still reeling from the effects of COVID-19 then, and during the pandemic itself, regular education had radically shifted online. As a result, another new normal that people wake up to in 2023 is the growing demand for online and open distance learning (ODL) courses.
