Disruption of UGC functioning puts paid to Kerala’s plans in open and distance learning Updated: Updated: May 27, 2021 17:43 IST Delay by UGC’s Distance Education Bureau in opening its web portal for applications comes as a blow for Sree Narayana Guru Open University Share Article AAA Delay by UGC’s Distance Education Bureau in opening its web portal for applications comes as a blow for Sree Narayana Guru Open University The partial disruption of the functioning of University Grants Commission (UGC) has put paid to the State's dream of bringing distance education courses under the Sree Narayana Guru Open University (SNGOU).