Distance Education in India
Updated on: Aug 7, 2012
After food, it is education that has posed as the second greatest challenge for human community. It is a sector where the governments of the world countries have pumped-in more funds but unfortunately education hasn’t reached the grass root level of the human community, even now.
The consequences has been disastrous. On one hand we have some of the most outstanding men in the fields such as literature, software technology, engineering, management, medical, biotechnology... on the other we also have substantial inhabit; some of the most illiterates in the globe today. What a striking contrast! But there is no point in shying away from the stark reality.
How can the problem of illiteracy be overcome? There are many who wish to join in the mainstream of Distance Education. The fire to study and educate oneself is no doubt a healthy indication but that often got drained due to the lack of proper facilities. It was a stumbling block that was removed with the emergence of distance education.
Distance education has really opened a new window of opportunities for those who desire for further studies. In a way it has helped numerous professionals, dropouts (school & college), housewives, etc to accomplish their unfinished dreams. It has immense relevance, particularly in a country like India, where pursuing education is a pricey affair.
The whole purpose of providing Distance education is to provide cost-effective, quality education to large sections of our population including those living in remote and far flung areas.
Even we at National Network of Education (NNE) are already in the mainstream of disseminating the education information to all users free of cost. We receive scores of career queries everyday, which again is a shinning testimony of the great curiosity among the discerning users to know about the various options that education has to offer.
This section gives the list of top Distance Education Universities in India. The following Universities offer various distance education courses to students.
The consequences has been disastrous. On one hand we have some of the most outstanding men in the fields such as literature, software technology, engineering, management, medical, biotechnology... on the other we also have substantial inhabit; some of the most illiterates in the globe today. What a striking contrast! But there is no point in shying away from the stark reality.
How can the problem of illiteracy be overcome? There are many who wish to join in the mainstream of Distance Education. The fire to study and educate oneself is no doubt a healthy indication but that often got drained due to the lack of proper facilities. It was a stumbling block that was removed with the emergence of distance education.
Distance education has really opened a new window of opportunities for those who desire for further studies. In a way it has helped numerous professionals, dropouts (school & college), housewives, etc to accomplish their unfinished dreams. It has immense relevance, particularly in a country like India, where pursuing education is a pricey affair.
The whole purpose of providing Distance education is to provide cost-effective, quality education to large sections of our population including those living in remote and far flung areas.
Even we at National Network of Education (NNE) are already in the mainstream of disseminating the education information to all users free of cost. We receive scores of career queries everyday, which again is a shinning testimony of the great curiosity among the discerning users to know about the various options that education has to offer.
This section gives the list of top Distance Education Universities in India. The following Universities offer various distance education courses to students.
- Acharya Nagarjuna University
- Algappa University
- Aligarh Muslim University
- Andhra University
- Anna University Chennai
- Anna University Coimbatore
- Annamalai University
- Bangalore University
- Barkatullah University
- Berhampur University
- Bharathiar University
- Bharathidasan University
- BITS Pilani
- Chaudhary Devi Lal University
- Dayalbagh Educational Institute
- Delhi University
- Dibrugarh University
- Dr Harisingh Gaur University
- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University
- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University
- English and Foreign Language University
- Fakir Mohan University
- Gandhigram Rural Institute
- Gauhati University
- Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
- Gujarat Vidyapith
- Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya
- Guru Nanak Dev University
- Guru Jambheshwar University
- Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya
- Himachal Pradesh University
- Indira Gandhi National Open University
- Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
- Jamia Hamdard University
- Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women University
- Jiwaji University
- Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University
- Kakatiya University
- Kannada University
- Kannur University
- Karnataka State Open University
- Kurukshetra University
- Kuvempu University
- Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University
- Madurai Kamraj University
- Maharshi Dayanand University
- Mahatma Gandhi University
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education
- Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
- Maharashtra Institute of Technology
- Nalanda Open University
- North-Eastern Hill University
- Netaji Subhas Open University
- National Law School of India University, Bangalore
- Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies
- Osmania University
- Pandit Sundarlal Sharma Open University
- Panjab University
- Patna University
- Periyar Institute of Distance Education
- Pondicherry University
- Ponnaiyah Ramajayam Institute of Science & Technology
- Rabindra Bharati University
- Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya
- Shivaji University
- Sikkim Manipal University of Health, Medicine and Technological Sciences
- Sri Krishnadevaraya University
- Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam
- Sri Venkateswara University
- St Peters Institute of Distance Education
- Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning
- Tamil Nadu Open University
- Thapar University
- University of Burdwan
- University of Calicut
- University of Hyderabad
- University of Kashmir
- University of Kerala
- University of Madras
- University of Mumbai
- University of North Bengal
- University of Petroleum and Energy Studies
- Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University
- Utkal University
- Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
- Vidyasagar University
- Vinayaka Missions University
- Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University
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