Distance Education Colleges in India

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This page features information about various Educational Institutions offering courses in Distance Education / Open University mode in India. Please visit Universities in India for list of Universities offering Regular / Full-time / Part-time courses.

Important Note

It is highly advised that students who wish to enroll into a Distance Education to confirm if the University offering the course if recognized by the Distance Education Council (DEC), New Delhi. Enrolling into courses of universities that are not DEC Recognized might be doing so on their own risk.

The list of Universities presented here is not comprehensive. Please visit State-wise list of Educational Institutions for the Universities that are not mentioned here.

A

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

Alagappa University Directorate of Distance Education
Sivanagar, Tamil Nadu

Annamalai University Directorate of Distance Education
Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu

Anna University Chennai Centre for Distance Education
Chennai, Tamil Nadu

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

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

B

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

Bharathidasan University Center for Distance Education
Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

Bharathiar University School of Distance Education
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

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

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

C

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

D

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

Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University
Ahmedabad, Gujarat

University of Delhi School of Open Learning
University of Delhi Campus, Delhi

E

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

G

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

Gandhigram Rural University Distance Education Centre
Dindigul, Tamil Nadu

H

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

I

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
New Delhi

J

JNTU School of Continuing & Distance Education
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

K

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

Karnataka State Open University (KSOU)
Mysore, Karnataka

Karnatak University Directorate of Distance Education

Kurukshetra University Directorate of Correspondence Courses
Kurukshetra, Haryana

Kuvempu University Directorate of Distance Education
Shimoga, Karnataka

M

Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

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

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

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

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

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

N

NIMIS University School of Distance Learning
Mumbai, Maharashtra

Nalanda Open University
Patna, Bihar

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

Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU)
Kolkata, West Bengal

O

Osmania University - PGRR Center for Distance Education
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

P

PRIST University Centre for Distance Education
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

Pandit Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

Panjab University Department of Correspondence Studies
Chandigarh, Punjab

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

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

Pondicherry University Directorate of Distance Education
Pondicherry

R

Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya Directorate of Distance Education, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

S

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

Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL), Pune, Maharashtra

T

Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu

The University of Burdwan Directorate of Distance Education
Bardhaman, West Bengal
Also popular as Burdwan University Directorate of Distance Education

U

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

University of Kerala - Institute of Distance Education
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

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

University of Mumbai - Institute of Distance Education
Mumbai, Maharashtra

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

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

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

V

Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU), Kota, Rajasthan
Formerly Kota Open University

Vinayaka Missions University Directorate of Distance Education
Salem, Tamil Nadu

Y

Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University
Nashik, Maharastra