Universities offering Distance Education: IGNOU, Osmania, Mahatma Gandhi Open University

Distance education is the choice of many students who cannot continue their education due to various reasons. IGNOU is the most popular university with the students. It offers courses for affordable fee.

Hyderabad: Now a day majority of candidates prefer to pursue higher education in distance education mode. Employees also want to do distance education for higher studies to improve the knowledge of their work or for the promotion. Based on the demand several Universities are offering Distance education.

Here are some of the best Universities which are providing distance education. Candidates who want to do distance education will give first preference to Indira Gandhi Open University. In the top ten distance education Universities this university stood at the first place. This is popularly known as IGNOU. This university provides distance education in all the disciplines at affordable prices. After IGNOU, Annamalai University will be given second preference by the candidates. This was founded by Dr.Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettair in 1929. This University provides Post graduation courses.

Osmania University Main aim is to provide best teaching to the students along with research. This is one of the oldest distance education university founded in 1918. Sikkim Manipal University is known for providing distance education courses in Msc, MBA and Executive MBA. Along with these course several other courses also offered by this university. Saying of this University is there are no barriers to the education.

Courses offered by Nalanda Open University are Bachelors degrees in any discipline, PG diploma programs, and PG Degree programs. In Bihar this is only distance Education University. Other distance education centre is Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning. Courses offered in Arts, commerce, Health care, Computers, law, Management fields by Symbiosis. One of the oldest Universities is University of Madras. This university was established by Britishers in 1857. It provides all the courses in all the fields.

Under Mahatma Gandhi University 18 colleges are working with 25 teaching departments. This university was recognised by University grants and commission and founded in 1983. Next distance education centre is Karnataka State Open University .In south India this university is having its own name. Need of education recognised by the state government and established this university in 1996. Several certificate courses, diploma and degree courses are offered by the university. Latest University is ICFAI University. This university offers education through audio visuals on the internet. Courses offered are BBA, BA, MCA, and MBA.