Distance Education in India

Best Distance Learning Institutes in India

Best Distance Learning Courses in India

There are students or candidates who wish to pursue their education through distance education. This is mainly due to the personal reasons, or may be there are no colleges found nearby. The distance learning program has found to be an effective way of studying, either a diploma or a degree, post graduate and M.Phil courses.

There are Distance Learning Courses in Arts, science, technical studies, certificate programs in specific field of study, Diploma courses offered in one or two years. The online course study is different from distance learning, it just a correspondence course offering a degree or diploma in a specific study area, B.Sc in Computers or Diploma in Computer Science. There are many best Distance Learning Colleges in India.

Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL), Pune

Indira Gandhi Open University, New Delhi

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University, Andhra Pradesh

Kota Open University, Rajasthan

Nalanda Open University

Yashwantoo chavan Maharashtra Open University

Following are some of the distance learning courses offered in open universities: Diploma in Library & Information Science, Diploma in Tourism and Hotel Management, PhD, Master of Arts, Master of Business Administration, Master of Education, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce, Certificate in Computing, Certificate in Food & Nutrition, Certificate in DTP, Certificate in CAD, Certificate in computerized Financial Accounting and much more.

Distance learning is feasible for those who have discontinued their basic degree or their studies. It is also an advantage for those who wish to work and learn at he same time. It is good for those who wish to pursue their degree even after they have discontinued years back. The cost of distance learning is not high, but varies according to the kind of course chosen. Mostly students in the country side prefer this concept, as the city population is less when compared.