Distance Education Universities in India

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This page features information about various Universities 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 / Evening courses.

Important Note

It is highly advised that students who wish to enroll into a Distance Education / Correspondence Course to confirm if the University and the course into which the student wishes to enroll is recognized by the Distance Education Council (DEC), New Delhi. The DEC is the body responsible for the promotion and coordination of the open university and distance education system, and for the determination of its standards. Students enrolling into courses of universities that are not DEC Recognized might be doing so on their own risk as the course could not be valid for some higher studies / job opportunities.
The list of Universities presented here is not comprehensive. Please visit State-wise list of Educational Institutions for the Universities / Institutions that might not have been mentioned here.

Distance Education Universities - 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

Distance Education Universities - 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

Distance Education Universities - C

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

Distance Education Universities - D

Dayalbagh Educational Institute Distance Education Cell
Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Dr B R Ambedkar Open University (DBROU)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University
Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Dr Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya Sagar University Institute of Distance Education
Sagar, Madhya Pradesh
Also popular as Sagar University Institute of Distance Education
Delhi University School of Open Learning (DUSOL)
University of Delhi Campus, Delhi
Actually University of Delhi School of Open Learning

Distance Education Universities - E

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

Distance Education Universities - F

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

Distance Education Universities - G

GITAM Centre for Distance Learning, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Directorate of Open and Distance Education (GGSIU DODE)
Guru Ghasidas University Institute of Distance Education (GGU IDE)
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
Guru Nanak Dev University Centre for Distance Education (GNDU CDE)
Amritsar, Punjab
Gandhigram Rural University Distance Education Centre
Dindigul, Tamil Nadu

Distance Education Universities - H

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

Distance Education Universities - I

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
New Delhi

Distance Education Universities - J

Jamia Hamdard Open and Distance Learning (JH ODL)
Delhi
JNTU School of Continuing & Distance Education
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
Jayoti Vidyapeeth Womens University Directorate of Distance Education, Jaipur, Rajasthan
Jiwaji University Institute of Distance Education, Gwalior

Distance Education Universities - 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
Kannada University Distance Education Centre
Bellary, Karnataka
Kannur University School of Distance Education
Kannur, Kerala
Kurukshetra University Directorate of Correspondence Courses
Kurukshetra, Haryana
Kuvempu University Directorate of Distance Education
Shimoga, Karnataka

Distance Education Universities - 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
Maharashtra Institute of Technology School of Distance Education (MITSDE), Pune
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)
Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Directorate of Distance and Continuing Education
Tirunelvali, Tamil Nadu

Distance Education Universities - N

NMIMS 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
North Eastern Hill University Centre for Distance Education
Shillong, Meghalaya

Distance Education Universities - O

Osmania University PGRR Center for Distance Education
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

Distance Education Universities - P

PRIST University Centre for Distance Education
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Pandit Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
Panjab University Department of Correspondence Studies (PUDCS)
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

Distance Education Universities - R

Rabindra Bharati University Directorate of Distance Education
Kolkata
Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya Directorate of Distance Education
Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

Distance Education Universities - S

St Peters Institute of Distance Education, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Also popular as St Peter's University Centre for Distance Education / St Peter's University Directorate of Distance Education
Shivaji University Centre for Distance Education, Kolhapur, Maharashtra
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

Distance Education Universities - T

Tamil Nadu Open University (TNOU)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Thapar University Department of Distance Education (TUDDE)
Patiala, Punjab
The University of Burdwan Directorate of Distance Education
Bardhaman, West Bengal
Also popular as Burdwan University Directorate of Distance Education

Distance Education Universities - U

University of Calicut School of Distance Education
Calicut, Kerala
University of Delhi School of Open Learning (UDSOL)
University of Delhi Campus, Delhi
University of Hyderabad Center for Distance Education (UoH CDE)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
University of Kashmir Directorate of Distance Eduation
Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
Also popular as Kashmir University Directorate of Distance Eduation
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
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies Centre for Continuing Education
Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Distance Education Universities - V

Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU)
Kota, Rajasthan
Formerly Kota Open University
Vidyasagar University Directorate of Distance Education (VUDDE)
West Bengal
Vinayaka Missions University Directorate of Distance Education
Salem, Tamil Nadu

Distance Education Universities - Y

Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University
Nashik, Maharastra