Complete List of Distance Education Universities in India

There Are Many Distance Learning Universities in India That Provide Distance Education to the Students Through Distance Mode. There Are Many of Children in India Who Are Unable to Take Regular Education So the Indian Universities Developed the Distance Education System So That They Can Also Get Education Through Distance Mode and Contribute their Education in the Development of Society.

The Need for Distance Education in India Nowadays is for Every Second Person Because the Common People Can’t Afford the Expensive Colleges Fees in This Elusive Life So Through Distance Education, They Ride Their Lives and Contribute to the Progress and Growth of the Country. Today in This Article You Will Get Information About the Distance Learning Universities in India.

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List of Distance Learning Universities in India

There Are Many Universities in India Where Students Can Complete Their Education Through Distance Mode. Let Us Know the Full Range of These Distance Learning Universities of India that is Given Below.

List of Distance Learning Universities in Andhra Pradesh

University Name	Category	Founded Date
Acharya Nagarjuna University Distance Education, Guntur	State	1976
GITAM University Distance Education, Visakhapatnam	Deemed	1980
Kakatiya University Distance Education, Warangal	State	19 August 1976
Sri Krishnadevaraya University Distance Education, Anantapur	State	July 25, 1981
Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam Distance Education, Tirupati	State	14 April 1983
Sri Venkateswara University Distance Education, Tirupati	State	1954
Dravidian University Distance Education, Kuppam	State	1997
Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha Distance Education, Tirupati	Deemed	1956
Rayalaseema University Distance Education, Kurnool	State	2008
Andhra University Distance Education, Visakhapatnam	State	1972

List of Distance Learning Universities in Arunachal Pradesh

University Name	Category	Founded Date
Rajiv Gandhi University Distance Education, Itanagar	Central	4 February 1984

List of Distance Learning Universities in Assam

University Name	Category	Founded Date
Assam Don Bosco University Distance Education, Guwahati	Private	29 March 2008
Assam Down Town University Distance Education, Guwahati	State	2010
Tezpur University Distance Education, Tezpur	Central	1994
Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University, Guwahati	State	2006
Dibrugarh University Distance Education, Dibrugarh	State	1965
Guwahati University Distance Education, Guwahati	State	26 January 1948

List of Distance Learning Universities in Delhi

University Name	Category	Founded Date
Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi	Central	September 1985
Delhi University School of Open Learning (DU SOL)	Central	1922
Jamia Millia Islamia Distance Education, New Delhi	Central	1920
Jamia Hamdard Distance Education, New Delhi	Deemed	20 January 2005
TERI School of Advanced Studies Distance Education, New Delhi	Deemed	19 August 1998

List of Distance Learning Universities in Bihar

University Name	Category
Magadh University Distance Education, Bodh Gaya	State
Patna University Distance Education, Patna	State
Jai Prakash University Distance Education, Chhapra	State
Nalanda Open University, Patna	State
Lalit Narayan Mithila University Distance Education, Darbhanga	State
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University Distance Education, Muzaffarpur	State

List of Distance Learning Universities in Gujarat

University Name	Category	Founded Date
Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad	State	1994

List of Distance Learning Universities in Chhattisgarh

University Name	Category	Founded Date
MATS University Distance Education, Raipur	Private	2006
Pandit Sundarlal Sharma Open University, Bilaspur	State	20 January 2005
Dr CV Raman University Distance Education, Bilaspur	Private	3 November 2006

List of Distance Learning Universities in Jammu and Kashmir

University Name	Category	Founded Date
University of Jammu Distance Education, Jammu	State	3rd March 1976
University of Kashmir Distance Education, Srinagar	State	1976

List of Distance Learning Universities in Himachal Pradesh

University Name	Category	Founded Date
Himachal Pradesh University Distance Education, Shimla	State	1971

List of Distance Learning Universities in Haryana

University Name	Category	Founded Date
Guru Jambheshwar University Distance Education, Hisar	State	1997
Maharshi Dayanand University Distance Education, Rohtak	State	1976
Kurukshetra University Distance Education, Kurukshetra	State	1976
Chaudhary Devi Lal University Distance Education, Sirsa	State	2 April 2003

List of Distance Learning Universities in Madhya Pradesh

University Name	Category	Founded Date
Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya Distance Education, Bhopal	State	1970
MG Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya Distance Education, Chitrakoot	State	1991
Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University, Bhopal	State	1991
Dr Harisingh Gour VV Distance Education, Sagar	State	1997-98
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Vedic Vishwavidyalaya Distance Education, Katni	State	2006
Jiwaji University Distance Education, Gwalior	State	1995
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya Distance Education, Indore	State	1964

List of Distance Learning Universities in Maharashtra

University Name	Category	Founded Date
Bharati Vidyapeeth University Distance Education, Pune	Deemed	1956
Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, Pune	Autonomous	2001
University of Mumbai Distance Education, Mumbai	State	1971-72
Dr DY Patil University Distance Education, Pune	Deemed	4th August 2010
Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth Distance Education, Pune	Deemed	1985
MIT School of Distance Education, Pune	Private	2008
Shivaji University Distance Education, Kolhapur	State	1962
Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik	State	July 1989
Tata Institute of Social Sciences Distance Education, Mumbai	Deemed	1936
SNDT Women’s University Distance Education, Mumbai	State	1979
NMIMS University Distance Education, Mumbai	Deemed	2003
Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University Distance Education, Nanded	State	September 17, 1994

List of Distance Learning Universities in Punjab

University Name	Category	Founded Date
Panjab University Distance Education, Chandigarh	State	1971
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology Distance Education, Patiala	Deemed	April 2007
Punjab Technical University Distance Education, Jalandhar	State	January 16, 1997
Lovely Professional University Distance Education, Phagwara	Private	2005
Guru Nanak Dev University Distance Education, Amritsar	State	1969
Punjabi University Distance Education, Patiala	State	1961

List of Distance Learning Universities in Mizoram

University Name	Category	Founded Date
ICFAI University Distance Education, Aizawl	State	19 October 2006

List of Distance Learning Universities in Meghalaya

University Name	Category	Founded Date
NEHU Distance Education, Shillong	Central	1973

List of Distance Learning Universities in Nagaland

University Name	Category	Founded Date
The Global Open University, Dimapur	State	2006

List of Distance Learning Universities in Sikkim

University Name	Category	Founded Date
EIILM University Distance Education, Sikkim	Private	1995
Sikkim Manipal University Distance Education, Gangtok	Private	2001
SRM University Distance Education, Gangtok	Deemed	1985
Vinayaka Mission’s Sikkim University Distance Education, Gangtok	Private	2008

List of Distance Learning Universities in Odisha

University Name	Category	Founded Date
Utkal University Distance Education, Bhubaneswar	State	October 1962
Fakir Mohan University Distance Education, Balasore	State	3 July 1999
Sambalpur University Distance Education, Sambalpur	State	4 January 1967
North Orissa University Distance Education, Mayurbhanj	State	13th July 1998

List of Distance Learning Universities in Puducherry

University Name	Category	Founded Date
Pondicherry University Distance Education, Pondicherry	Central	1995 – 96

List of Distance Learning Universities in Rajasthan

University Name	Category	Founded Date
JRN Rajasthan Vidyapeeth Distance Education, Udaipur	Deemed	21 August 1937
Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University Distance Education, Jaipur	Private	21 April 2008
Jain Vishva Bharati Institute Distance Education, Ladnun	Deemed	2010
Institute of Advanced Studies in Distance Education, Sardarshar	Deemed	2003
Jaipur National University Distance Education, Jaipur	Private	2008-2009
Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences Distance Education, Pilani	Deemed	1964
Suresh Gyan Vihar University Distance Education, Jaipur	Private	2012
Jagan Nath University Distance Education, Jaipur	Private	2010
Bhagwant University Distance Education, Ajmer	Private	2008
Jodhpur National University Distance Education, Jodhpur	Private	2008
Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota	State	23 July 1987
NIMS University Distance Education, Jaipur	Private	2008

List of Distance Learning Universities in Kerala

University Name	Category	Founded Date
Kannur University Distance Education, Kannur	State	22 May 2002
University of Kerala Distance Education, Thiruvananthapuram	State	1976
University of Calicut Distance Education, Kozhikode	State	1981-82
Mahatma Gandhi University Distance Education, Kottayam	State	1989

List of Distance Learning Universities in Karnataka

University Name	Category	Founded Date
Mangalore University Distance Education, Mangalore	State	1980
Karnataka State Open University	State	1996
IFIM, Business School Distance Education, Bangalore	Private	1995
Kuvempu University Distance Education, Shimoga	State	1987
Bangalore University Distance Education, Bangalore	State	1976

List of Distance Learning Universities in Tamil Nadu

University Name	Category	Founded Date
Alagappa University Distance Education, Karaikudi	State	1992
MAHER University Distance Education, Chennai	Deemed	31 March 2004
Bharathiar University Distance Education, Coimbatore	State	1991-92
Mother Teresa Women’s University Distance Education, Kodaikanal	State	1988
Annamalai University Distance Education, Annamalainagar	State	1979
Bharathidasan University Distance Education, Tiruchirapalli	State	1992
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Distance Education, Tirunelveli	State	7 September 1990
Tamil Nadu Open University, Chennai	State	2002
University of Madras Distance Education, Chennai	State	1981
Vinayaka Missions University Distance Education, Salem	Deemed	2005
Tamil University Distance Education, Thanjavur	State	2005-06
Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University Distance Education, Chennai	State	20 September 1997
Periyar University Distance Education, Salem	State	2001 – 2002
Madurai Kamaraj University Distance Education, Madurai	State	1971

List of Distance Learning Universities in Tripura

University Name	Category	Founded Date
Tripura University Distance Education, Agartala	Central	1996
ICFAI University Distance Education, Agartala	Private	2004

List of Distance Learning Universities in Telangana

University Name	Category	Founded Date
National Institute of Rural Development Distance Education, Hyderabad	Autonomous	1962
NALSAR University of Law Distance Education, Hyderabad	State	1998
Dr BR Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad	State	1982
Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University Distance Education, Hyderabad	State	2 December 1985
University of English & Foreign Languages Distance Education, Hyderabad	Central	1958
Osmania University Distance Education, Hyderabad	State	1918
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Distance Education, Hyderabad	State	1965
Maulana Azad National Urdu University Distance Education, Hyderabad	Central	1998
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Distance Education, Hyderabad	Deemed	1984

List of Distance Learning Universities in Uttar Pradesh

University Name	Category	Founded Date
Aligarh Muslim University Distance Education, Aligarh	Central	1920
Swami Vivekananda Subharti University Distance Education, Meerut	Private	09 September 2009
Shobhit University Distance Education, Meerut	Deemed	2012
Dayalbagh Education Institute Distance Education, Agra	Deemed	2004
IMT Distance and Open Learning Institute, Ghaziabad	Private	1982
Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University, Prayagraj	State	March 24, 1999
SHUATS Distance Education, Allahabad [Formerly, Allahabad Agricultural Institute]	Deemed	1910
Integral University Distance Education, Lucknow	Private	February 27, 2004
Teerthankar Mahaveer University Distance Education, Moradabad	Private	2008

List of Distance Learning Universities in Uttarakhand

University Name	Category	Founded Date
Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani	State	31 October 2005
University of Petroleum and Energy Studies Distance Education, Dehradun	Private	2003
ICFAI University Distance Education, Dehradun	Private	8 July 2003
Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya Distance Education, Haridwar	Private	2002

List of Distance Learning Universities in West Bengal

University Name	Category	Founded Date
University of Burdwan Distance Education, Burdwan	State	1994
Rabindra Bharati University Distance Education, Kolkata	State	8th May 1962
Jadavpur University Distance Education, Kolkata	State	2003
Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata	State	26 August 1998
University of North Bengal Distance Education, Darjeeling	State	1962
University of Kalyani Distance Education, Kalyani	State	1960
Vidyasagar University Distance Education, Midnapore	State	29th September 1981

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