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Open Universities in India

With the opening up of the foreign trade corridor, IT outsourcing job opportunities have created an increasing demand for higher education positions in the rising number of multinational and civic sectors of India. Open Universities have met the challenges of distance and discontinued studies among student drop out by offering education that has course flexibility. Moreover the cost of fees in higher education in open universities in India is lower than that of the full time courses conducted by other institutes of education and colleges in the country.

Correspondence courses are increasingly popular especially with regard to regular courses. Most students who are earning as well as desire to pursue higher education benefit from open university correspondence courses. Distance learning education is profitable to students as they do not have to travel daily to attend full-time lectures. Online help is provided through Open Universities to students in various courses. Information regarding the various courses, syllabus and admission form etc., is available on the website through online facilities provided by the University.

Open Universities in India List

Open universities in India offer courses at the undergraduate, post graduate and Ph.D levels of higher education. Diploma and certificate courses are available in the open universities list of different states in India. The Distance Education Council DEC, regulates the standard and approves the courses of distance learning through open and other universities in India. Courses like BA, B.Com, B.Sc, MBA, BBA, B.Ed and MCA among others are also offered. Educational centers of 13 different open universities in India provide higher education to students. Apart from these is also one national university. Many universities have reached the level of top ranking open universities.

A list of open universities for MBA is given below. Most of these are MBA recognized universities as listed in the recognized open universities list. UGC has recognized 213 universities in India from 31 states and union territories. Some of them are as under:
  • Annamalai University
  • Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (1982)
  • Indira Gandhi National Open University
  • Kota Open University (1987)
  • Madhya Pradesh Bhoj (Open) University (1991)
  • Mumbai University - IT courses through Distance Education.
  • Nalanda Open University (1987)
  • Osmania University
  • S.N.D.T University
  • Sikkim Manipal Distance Learning programmes
  • Symbiosis MBA through Correspondance
  • Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University

MBA Open Universities in India

Working students are increasingly looking for opportunities to advance in their career by update their professional skills. Several open universities are offering vocational and professional courses to meet the needs of the students in the management and technological fields. Some of the UGC recognized MBA universities are B.R.Ambedkar University, Indira Gandhi National Open University among others.

Opportunities for students desiring to study professional courses like MBA through open universities in India are offered through various universities in several states in India. Application form, syllabus, entrance exam dates, admissions and other information can be obtained online from the website of these universities. Some of them are appended below:
  • Aggarwal P.G. College
  • Chaudhary Devi Lal University
  • Guru Jambheshwar University
  • Indian Institute of Materials Management
  • Karnataka State Open University
  • Kuvempu University, Directorate of Distance Education
  • Kurukshetra University, Directorate of Distance Education
  • University of Mysore, Faculty of Commerce & Management
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