Open universities in India, Distance universities in India

Education is the only tool which can change the social structure for everyone & society. There are many mode of taking/providing education in which distance education is one of the best modes in terms of convenient by all means. It provides a great opportunity to every body willing to learn. Distance education/open learning offers courses at different levels like diploma, post diploma, certificate, undergraduate, postgraduate, vocational courses, research programmes etc.

In India many open universities are working to provide education for students/candidates, professionals, house wives, untouched of remote areas etc. IGNOU is the most popular & biggest Open University not in India only, but in the world also. Indira Gandhi National Open University was established by an Act of Parliament in 1985. IGNOU through its study centers is spreading education across the country.

Here is the list of Open Universities/Distance Universities providing education through distance learning in India in alphabetical order, students are advised/requested to confirm the courses/institutions are recognized by Distance Education Council (DEC), New Delhi while going to enrollment in offered courses.Education is the only tool which can change the social structure for everyone & society. There are many mode of taking/providing education in which distance education is one of the best modes in terms of convenient by all means. It provides a great opportunity to every body willing to learn. Distance education/open learning offers courses at different levels like diploma, post diploma, certificate, undergraduate, postgraduate, vocational courses, research programmes etc.

In India many open universities are working to provide education for students/candidates, professionals, house wives, untouched of remote areas etc. IGNOU is the most popular & biggest Open University not in India only, but in the world also. Indira Gandhi National Open University was established by an Act of Parliament in 1985. IGNOU through its study centers is spreading education across the country.

Here is the list of Universities/Institutions providing open education/distance education in India in alphabetical order, students are advised/requested to confirm the courses/institutions are recognized by Distance Education Council (DEC), New Delhi while going to enrollment in offered courses.


Alagappa University Directorate of Distance Education
Sivanagar, Tamil Nadu

Annamalai University Directorate of Distance Education
Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu

Acharya Nagarjuna University Center for Distance Education (CDE)
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh

Andhra University School of Distance Education (AU SDE)
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh


Anna University Chennai Centre for Distance Education
Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Anna University Coimbatore Directorate of Online & Distance Education
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu


Bharathidasan University Center for Distance Education
Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

Bharathiar University School of Distance Education
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Bangalore University Directorate of Correspondence Courses and Distance Education
Bangalore, Karnataka


Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya Institute of Open & Distance Education
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh



Burdwan University Directorate of Distance Education (The University of Burdwan DDE)
Bardhaman, West Bengal

Chaudhary Devi Lal University University Centre for Distance Learning
Sirsa, Haryana

Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University
Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Dayalbagh Educational Institute Distance Education Cell
Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Dr B R Ambedkar Open University (DBROU)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh


Dr Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya Sagar University Institute of Distance Education
(Popular as Sagar University Institute of Distance Education)
Sagar, Madhya Pradesh

Delhi University School of Open Learning (DUSOL)
(University of Delhi School of Open Learning)
University of Delhi Campus, Delhi


English and Foreign Languages University School of Distance Education (EFLU SDE)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

Fakir Mohan University Directorate of Distance & Continuing Education (FMU-DDCE)
Balasore, Orissa

Guru Ghasidas University Institute of Distance Education (GGU IDE)
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Directorate of Open and Distance Education (GGSIU DODE)

Guru Nanak Dev University Centre for Distance Education (GNDU CDE)
Amritsar, Punjab

Gandhigram Rural University Distance Education Centre
Dindigul, Tamil Nadu

Himachal Pradesh University International Centre for Distance Education and Open Learning (ICDEOL)
Shimla Himachal Pradesh

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
New Delhi

JNTU School of Continuing & Distance Education
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

Jamia Hamdard Open and Distance Learning (JH ODL)
Delhi

Jayoti Vidyapeeth Womens University Directorate of Distance Education
Jaipur, Rajasthan

Jiwaji University Institute of Distance Education, Gwalior

Karnataka State Open University (KSOU)
Mysore, Karnataka

Kakatiya University School of Distance Learning & Continuing Education
Warangal, Andhra Pradesh

Karnatak University Directorate of Distance Education

Kannada University Distance Education Centre
Bellary, Karnataka


Kurukshetra University Directorate of Correspondence Courses
Kurukshetra, Haryana

Kannur University School of Distance Education
Kannur, Kerala

Kuvempu University Directorate of Distance Education
Shimoga, Karnataka

Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Mahatma Gandhi University School of Distance Education (MGU-SDE)
Kottayam, Kerala

Madurai Kamraj University Directorate of Distance Education (MKU-DDE)
Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Maharashi Dayanand University Directorate of Distance Education, Rohtak
Rohtak, Haryana

Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Directorate of Distance and Continuing Education
Tirunelvali, Tamil Nadu

Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)
Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka

Nalanda Open University
Patna, Bihar

NIMIS University School of Distance Learning
Mumbai, Maharashtra

National Law School of India University Distance Education Department
Bangalore, Karnataka

Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU)
Kolkata, West Bengal

North Eastern Hill University Centre for Distance Education
Shillong, Meghalaya

Osmania University - PGRR Center for Distance Education

Pandit Sundarlal Sharma Open University
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

Panjab University Department of Correspondence Studies
Chandigarh, Punjab
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

PRIST University Centre for Distance Education
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

Patna University Directorate of Distance Education (PUDDE)
Patna, Bihar

Pondicherry University Directorate of Distance Education
Pondicherry

Periyar Institute of Distance Education (PRIDE)
Salem, Tamil Nadu

Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya Directorate of Distance Education
Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

St Peters Institute of Distance Education
(St Peter's University Centre for Distance Education / St Peter's University Directorate of Distance Education)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Shobhit University School of Distance Education (SU SDE)
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh

Sikkim-Manipal University of Health, Medical & Technological Sciences (SMUHMTS) Distance Education
Gangtok, Sikkim

Sri Krishnadevaraya University Centre for Distance Education (SKUCDE)
Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh

Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam Distance Education Centre
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

Sri Venkateswara University Directorate of Distance Education (SVU DDE)
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL), Pune, Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu

The University of Burdwan Directorate of Distance Education
(Popular as Burdwan University Directorate of Distance Education)
Bardhaman, West Bengal

Thapar University Department of Distance Education (TUDDE)
Patiala, Punjab

University of Delhi School of Open Learning (UDSOL)
University of Delhi Campus, Delhi

University of Calicut School of Distance Education
Calicut, Kerala

University of Hyderabad Center for Distance Education (UoH CDE)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

University of Kerala - Institute of Distance Education
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

University of Mumbai - Institute of Distance Education
Mumbai, Maharashtra

University of Madras - Institute of Distance Education
Chennai, Tamil Nadu

University of North Bengal - Directorate of Distance Education
Darjeeling, West Bengal

Utkal University - Directorate of Distance & Continuing Education
Bhubaneswar, Orissa

University of Petroleum and Energy Studies Centre for Continuing Education
Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU)
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh

Vinayaka Missions University Directorate of Distance Education
Salem, Tamil Nadu

Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU)
(Initially known as Kota Open University)
Kota, Rajasthan

Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University
Nashik, Maharastra