Distance Education

Distance Education also known as long-distance learning is the education which can be obtained without going to the day to day classes. Here, the student and teacher are separated by time and space. Traditionally, books and study material was sent to the distance learning programme students. However, these days technology has advanced and learning takes place online through e-books or videos. In distance learning programmes, candidates have to go to the college for giving semester or final exams only. There are various open universities in India which are providing distance learning programmes and one such example is IGNOU. Apart from this, there are mixed-mode and dual-mode universities who are serving distance learning programmes.

List of Distance Education Universities in India (As per UGC on 16 Feb 2016)

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Andhra Pradesh
Acharya Nagarjuna University Centre  for Distance Education (ANUCDE)	Guntur
Andhra University – B.Ed | B.A/B.Com	Andhra Pradesh
Dravidian University	Kuppam
Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM)	Andhra Pradesh
GITAM Centre for Distance Learning (GITAM CDL)	Vishakapatnam
Jawaharla Nehru Technological University	Hyderabad
Maulana Azad National Urdu University	Hyderabad
Osmania University Distance Education (OUCDE)	Hyderabad
PS Telugu University	Hyderabad
Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth	Andhra Pradesh
Rayalaseema University	Andhra Pradesh
Sri Venkateshwara University	Tirupati
Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam (SPMVV)	Tirupati
The ICFAI Foundation for Education Hyderabad (IFHE)	Hyderabad
Arunachal Pradesh
Rajiv Gandhi University	Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Assam Don Bosco University	Guwahati
Assam Down Town University	Assam
Dibrugarh University	Assam
Gauhati University Institute of Distance and Open Learning (GU IDOL)	Gauhati
Krishana Kanta Handique State Open University	Gawahati
Tezpur University	Tezpur
Bihar
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University	Muzaffarpur
Jai Prakash University	Saran
Lalit Narayan Mithila University	Bihar
Magadh University	Bodh Gaya
Nalanda Open University	Patna
Patna University	Patna
Chhattisgarh
Dr. C. V. Raman University	Bilaspur
MATS University	Raipur
PT. Sunderlal Sharma Open University (PSSOU)	Bilaspur
Delhi
All India Management Association	New Delhi
Delhi University SOL	Delhi
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)	Maidan Garhi
Institute of Rail Transport	New Delhi
Jamila Millia Islamia	Okhla
National Instt of Health & Family Welfare	Munirka
Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan Deemed University	Janakpuri
TECNIA Instt. of Advanced Studies	Rohini
TERI University	Vasant Kunj
Gujarat
Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University	Ahemdabad
Entrepreneur Development Instt of India	Gandhi Nagar
Haryana
Choudhry Devi Lal University	Haryana
Guru Jambheshwar University for Science and Technology (GJU)	Hisar
Kurukshetra University	Kurukshetra
Maharishi Dayanand University	Rohtak
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh University	Shimla
Jammu & Kashmir
University of Jammu	Jammu
University of Kashmir	Srinagar
Karnataka
Bangalore University Correspondence Course Admission	Bangalore
IFIM Business School	Karnataka
Karnatak University	Dharwad
Kuvempu University	Shimoga
Mangalore University	Mangalagangothri
Mangalore University B.Ed Admission	Mangalore
National Law School of India University	Bangalore
Svyasa Distance Education (DDE) Admission 2019	Bangalore
Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhan Samsthana	Bangalore
Karnataka State Open University, Mysuru
Kerala
Kannur University	Kannur
Kerala University	Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Awadesh Pratap Singh University	Rewa
Barkatullah University	Bhopal
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya	Madhya Pradesh
Dr. Hari Singh Vishwavidyalaya	Sagar
Jiwaji University	Gwalior
Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open B.Ed/ DEIED Admission	Bhopal
Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open B.Ed SEDE Admission	Bhopal
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Vedic University	Katni
Mahatama Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidayalaya	Satna
Maharashtra
Bharati Vidyapeeth University	Pune
Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth	Pune
Indian Institute of Material Management	Navi Mumba
International Institute of Population Sciences	Deonar, Mumbai
Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya	Wardha
MIT School of Distance Education	Pune
Narsee Monjee Instt of Management Studies (NMIMS) Admission 2019	Mumbai
NMU Distance Education Admission (IDEAL)	Maharashtra
Rashtrabhasha Prachar Samiti Gyan Mandal	Wardha
Tata Institute of Social Sciences	Maharastra
Shivaji University	Kolhapur
Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwad University	Nanded
Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning	Pune
Mumbai University Institute of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL)	Mumbai
Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research	Mumbai
Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU)	Nashik
Meghalaya
Mahatma Gandhi University	Khanapara
Mizoram
ICFAI Mizoram	Aizwal
Orrisa
Asian School of Business Management	Bhubaneshwar
Fakir Mohan University Distance Education (FMUDDCE)	Odisha
Sambalpur University	Sambalpur
Odisha State Open University	Odisha
Utkal University	Odisha
Punjab
I.K. Gujaral Punjab Technical University	Kapurthala
Lovely Professional University	Phagwara
Punjab University	Punjab
Punjabi University	Punjab
Rajasthan
Bhagwant University	Ajmer
Jagannath University	Jaipur
Jain vishva Bharti Institute	Rajasthan
Jaipur National University	Jaipur
Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University, Jaipur	Jaipur
NIMS University	Jaipur
Suresh Gyan Vihar University	Jaipur
Vardhman Mahavir Open University (VMOU)	Kota
Sikkim
Institute of Chartered Finance Analysis of India (ICFAI)	Gangtok
Vinayaka Missions Sikkim University	Tadong
Sikkim Manipal University	Sikkim
Telangana
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University	Hyderabad
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education	Telangana
Maulana Azad National Urdu University	Telangana
National Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (NIRD) Distance Education Admission 2019	Hyderabad
National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR), University of Law	Hyderabad
Osmania University, Hyderabad	Telangana
Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University	Telangana
The English and Foreign Languages University Distance Education Admission	Telangana
University of Hyderabad	Telangana
Tamil Nadu
Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha	Chennai
Mother Teresa Women’s University	Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University	Tamil Nadu
Pondicherry University	Pondicherry
SASTRA University	Thanjavur
Tamil Nadu Open University – TNOU	Tamil Nadu
Tamil University	Tamil Nadu
Madurai Kamaraj University B.Ed Admission	Madurai
Tripura
The Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India University	Sadar
Tripura University	Agartala
Uttar Pradesh
Aligarh Muslim University	Aligarh
Dayal Bagh Educational Institute	Uttar Pradesh
Institute of Management Technology	Ghaziabad
Integral University	Lucknow
NIMT	Greater Noida
NIMT Institute of Technology & Management	Ghaziabad
Sam higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences (SHIATS)	Allahabad
Swami Vivekananda Subharti University	Meerut
Teerthankar Mahaveer University	Moradabad
UP Rajarshi Tondon Open University	Allahabad
Uttarakhand
Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya	Haridwar
ICFAI University	Dehradun
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES)	Dehradun
Uttarakhand Open University	Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Netaji Subhash Open University	Kolkata
Rabindra Bharti University (RBU DDE)	Kolkata
University of Burdwan	Burdwan
University of Kalyani	Nadia
University of North Bengal	Darjeeling
Vidyasagar University	Midnapore

Other Distance Education Admissions

• Alagappa University Distance Education – B.Ed Admission
• Bharathidasan University Distance Education
• Burdwan University Distance Education – PG Admission, B.Ed Admission, M.Ed Admission
• Berhampur University Distance Education
• Kuvempu University DDE Admission
• Madras University Distance Education
• NOU Distance Admission
• Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University Distance Education
• Punjabi University Distance Education (PU DDE)
• Sri Krishnadevaraya (SK) University Distance Education
• University of Hyderabad Distance Education
• UP Rajarshi Tandon Open University Allahabad

Did you know? University of London is the first university in the world to provide distance education degree.

Scope of Distance Education

There are various advantages of distance learning education, some of which can be checked from below.

1. Distance learning courses are cost-effective. The fees for the distance learning programme are less than that of a regular programme.
2. The application and selection process is easier as compared to admission in regular courses.
3. Candidates can gain knowledge and learn at any time of the day subject to their comfort and availability through e-books and online study material.
4. It helps working professionals as they can gain a degree by studying at their available timing and grow in their career simultaneously.
5. Candidates can learn at their own pace.

Type of Universities Providing Distance Education

Chiefly, there are three types of universities providing distance education programmes in India.

• Open Universities – These universities are set up to provide distance learning education only. An example is IGNOU.
• Dual Mode Universities – These are those who provide regular as well as distance education programmes both. An example is Acharya Nagarjuna University.
• Mixed Mode Universities – These universities are dealing in various mode of education. Here, distance learning is provided traditionally and technologically both. Lovely Professional University (LPU) is one such example of mixed-mode universities.

Distance Learning Institutes in India

The below-mentiones is the list of some of the Indian institutes providing distance education.

• Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
• Lovely Professional University
• Amity University
• ICFAI University
• Sikkim Manipal University
• Symbiosis Centre for Distance Education
• Netaji Subhas Open University
• University of Mumbai (IDOL)
• University of Delhi (SOL)
• GITAM Centre for Distance Learning

Impact of Technology on Distance Education

Technological advancements have given a boom to distance learning programmes. These programmes have grown exponentially in the past two decades. Now, candidates can easily avail distance programmes and proceed with their learning online via e-books and videos available. Universities have launched their video series for promoting distance education. The number of candidates is pursuing distance programmes. Through advancements, it has become easy for working professionals to avail these courses to enhance their career. IGNOU has started providing e-learning and various other distance programmes serve online classes which can be inherited by the candidate anytime as per their ease and comfort.

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