Dear Student,

Their website does not indicate the current new dates, but keep checking on this link as it shows the dates when it will come up. https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/2714759_FINAL-LIST-03-10-2018.pdf

Also we suggest you call IDE by looking up the contact in the ‘Student’ section and get in touch with them, in the numbers stated there. Check this link http://www.ideunom.ac.in/

Regarding the approval this is what their website states,”Institute of Distance Education established in the year 1981 to help learners to achieve their educational, career and personal goals. It has completed more than 25 years of service in the field of Distance Education. Now the IDE is offering 15 Undergraduate Courses, 20 Postgraduate Courses under CBCS Pattern (Approved by UGC No.F.1-6/2018(DEB-1),dated 03.10.2018), 16 Diploma Courses and 12 Certificate Courses”.

Hence if you check the following link you will find that your course is approved as by the time you have passed out, the validity still remains, till 2023. Check the following link: https://egovernance.unom.ac.in/idedata/IDETT/bba.PDF

Good Luck