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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. 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 that are not 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

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 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