Friday, 8 March 2013

Top 10 Distance Education Universities In India


1. Indira Gandhi National Open University: Currently the largest and most popular distance education providing university, IGNOU provides certificate courses for most of the disciplines at affordable rates. Offering a gamut of programs across almost all the educational disciplines this is the best among the top ten distance education universities in India.
Contact Details
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan Garhi
New Delhi – 110068
Phone: 29535714
UG courses offered: Bachelor of Arts, of Information Technology, Bachelor of Science
PG courses offered: Post graduate diploma in Financial Management, Marketing Management, and Rural Development.

2. Annamalai University: Founded in the year 1929 by Dr. Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar this is the second best distance education university in India. Spread over forty nine departments with 2500 professionally trained staff this university offers a wide range of post graduate courses.
 Contact Details
 Annamalai University
Annamalai Nagar – 608 002
Tamil Nadu
India
Phone:91 – 4144 – 238248/263/796
Courses offered: Post graduate diploma in Fashion Design, Textile Design, Interior Design, Hotel Management and Catering Technology and Retail Management

3. Osmania University: Established on 1918, Osmania university is the seventh oldest distance education universities in India. Set up with the ideal of providing excellence in teaching and research this university believes in achieving a synthesis of oriental and occidental learning.
 Contact Details
 Osmania University
Hyderabad – 500 007
Phone:040-27091605
Courses offered: Master of Information Systems & E-Commerce (MISEC), Advanced Diploma in Bio-Informatics, PG Diploma in Insurance and Risk Management

4. Sikkim Manipal University: Strongly believing in the theory that education knows no barriers, not even geographic this institute is one of the most sought after distance Education University in India. With a wide range of distance courses it is mostly known for its distance education programs in MBA, Executive MBA and MSC.
 Contact Details
 Bangalore
Manipal Universal Learning
Manipal Towers
#14-Airport Road
Bangalore-560008
Phone: 080-40789100/ 25212777
Courses offered: Diploma in Information Technology, Bachelor of Computer Application, Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, PG Diploma in Financial Management, PG Diploma in Human Resource Management and PG Diploma in Retail Operations Management

5. Nalanda Open University: This University is the only distance education providing universities in the Bihar region. Providing PhD, Post Graduate Degree Programs, Post Graduate Diploma Programs and Bachelors Degree programs in a wide variety of disciplines this university facilitate education for housewives, in-service personnel, and people living in remote areas and physically disabled.
 Contact Details
 Nalanda Open University
2nd/3rd Floor,
Biscomaun Bhawan,
Gandhi Maidan,
Patna 800 001 (BIHAR).
Phone: 0612-2201013, 0612-2206916
UG courses offered: Bachelor in Library & Information Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science
PG courses offered: Master of Arts, Master in Commerce, Master of Education and Master of Science

6. Symbiosis Center for Distance Learning: Ranked as the 5th best education centers in India Symbiosis provides quality distance education in the fields of Management, Law, Computers, Health Care, Arts and Commerce. Conferred with the title of Deemed University by the Government of India this university is definitely one of the top ten distance education providing centers in India.
 Contact Details
 Symbiosis Bhavan, 1065 B,
Gokhale Cross Road, Model Colony,
Pune 411016, Maharashtra, India
Phone: (020) 66211000
Certificate courses offered: Certificate course in Supply Chain Management, Instructional Design and Entrepreneurship development and Management.
PG courses offered: PG Diploma in International Business, Business Administration, Retail Management and Insurance management.

7. University of Madras: Organized on the same lines as the London University this distance education university was established in 1857 by the British. Referred to as one of the top ten distance education providing universities in India this institute boasts of a number of departments.
 Contact Details
 University of Madras
Chepauk, Chennai – 600005
Phone: 044 – 2539 3564
PG courses offered: PG Diploma in Biochemistry, Botany, Anthropology, Applied geology, Criminology, Economics and Endocrinology

8. Mahatma Gandhi University: Founded in the year 1983 the Mahatma Gandhi University is recognized by the University Grants Commission. The university has 18 colleges affiliated to it. One of the top ten universities in India offering distance education this university has 25 teaching departments spread over different disciplines.
 Contact Details
 Priyadarsini Hills P.O
Kottayam Kerala, India
Pin – 686 560
Phone: +91 481 2731050 to 68
UG courses offered: B.A, B.Sc, B.B.A, B.C.A. and L.L. B
PG courses offered: Master of Arts, Master of Economics and Mater of Biotechnology.

9. Karnataka State Open University: Established in 1996 by the government of Karnataka this university is considered to be one of the most reputed in South India. Created with the motive of catering to the educational needs of the people of the country as a whole and the state in particular this university offers various degree, diploma and certificate programs via distance learning.
 Contact Details
 Karnataka State Open University
Kanasagangotri Mysore – 570006
Karnataka, India
Phone:0821-2512471
Courses offered: Postgraduate Diploma in English, Diploma in Kannada, Advance Diploma in Information Technology, Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing Management and Diploma in Journalism

10. ICFAI University: One of the latest universities offering degrees in MBA, MCA, BA, and BBA via distance education ICFAI University is counted among the top ten distance education universities in India. Educating its students via the medium of audio visuals on the internet this university also helps its students find good jobs.
 Contact Details
 ICFAI University
P.O. Kamalghat, Sadar,
West Tripura – 799210, India
Phone:0381-2865755/56/57/58
Courses offered: B.Tech, B.B.A, B.Sc., B.Ed, Law, MCA and MBA



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