List of approved Distance Education universities in India

Distance learning institutes in India have witnessed a remarkable rise in student enrolment crossing the 10 million mark. While experts in the distance and online education domain agree that this mode is amongst the best to increase the gross enrolment ratio in higher education (30 percent by 2020), it is the quality aspect in offering such courses which is of prime concern. Hence Careers360 is bringing to you the list of approved Distance Education universities in India.
The sole regulating body in the country for distance education, the Distance Education Council (DEC), has been granting approval to the institutes to offer courses that must follow certain standards and guidelines. While choosing the institute for distance education, you must keep in mind to select the approved ones. For that, having a list of approved Distance Education universities in India is necessary.
There are prepared the list of approved Distance Education universities in India by DEC (as of 2012) that follow a three-tier process; that of scanning institutional information comprising infrastructure, faculty, delivery system, student support system etc; visit to institutions by experts; and approval of programs evaluated for content, quality and self-instructional nature of the course.

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.

You can find out more at Distance Education Council Official Website.

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Correspondence Engineering Courses

• Diploma Engineering
• Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech)
• Master Of Technology (M.Tech)

Distance Learning for MBA in India

• Master in Business Administration (MBA)
• Executive MBA (eMBA)
• Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

Distance Learning IT Courses

• Master in Computer Application (MCA)
• Bachelor in Computer Application (BCA)
• M.Sc (IT)
• B.Sc (IT)
• PGDCA

Diploma Courses

• Automobile
• Civil
• Computer Science
• Electrical
• Electroincs and Telecommunications
• Mechanical

Diploma Special Courses

• Construction & Safety
• Fire & Industrial Safety
• Health & Hygiene
• PG in Health, Safety & Environment
• Environment Science

Arts & Science Distance Edcuation

• M.Sc. (Computer Science)
• M.Sc (Mathematics)
• Master of Law (LL.M.)
• M.A / M.Com
• MLISc
• BLISc
• BSW
• MSW

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