List of distance education universities in India

See also: Distance Education Council

This is a list of notable universities in India offering distance education.

Andhra Pradesh

• Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur
• Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
• Dravidian University, Kuppam
• Gitam University, Visakhapatnam
• National Sanskrit University Tirupati
• Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur
• Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati
• Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati

Arunachal Pradesh

• Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar
• Venkateshwara Open University, Itanagar

Assam

• Assam Down Town University, Guwahati
• Assam University, Silchar
• Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh
• Guwahati University, Guwahati
• Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University, Guwahati
• Tezpur University, Tezpur

Bihar

• Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur
• Jai Prakash University, Chhapra
• Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga
• Magadh University, Bodh Gaya
• Nalanda Open University, Patna
• Patna University, Patna

Chhattisgarh

• Dr. CV Raman University, Bilaspur
• MATS University, Raipur
• Pandit Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University, Bilaspur
• Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla University, Raipur

Delhi

• Delhi University, Delhi
• Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi
• Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi ^[1]
• Institute of Management and Development, New Delhi
• Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
• Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi

Gujarat

• Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad’
• Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad
• Saurashtra University Rajkot
• Sabarmati University Ahmedabad

Haryana

• Chaudhary Devilal University, Sirsa
• Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar
• Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
• Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak
• Manav Rachna International University, Faridabad

Himachal Pradesh

• Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla

Jharkand

• Jharkhand State Open University, Ranchi

Karnataka

• Bangalore University, Bangalore
• Gulbarga University, Gulbarga
• Kannada University, Hampi
• Karnataka State Women's University, Bijapur
• Karnataka University, Dharwad
• Kuvempu University, Shimoga
• Mangalore University, Mangalore
• National Law School of India University, Bangalore
• Tumkur University, Tumkur
• Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum

Kerala

• Kannur University, Kannur
• Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
• Sree Narayanaguru Open University, Kollam
• University of Calicut, Kozhikode
• University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram

Madhya Pradesh

• Awadhes Pratap Singh University, Rewa
• Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore
• Dr Harisingh Gour V V, Sagar
• Jiwaji University, Gwalior
• Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University, Bhopal
• Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Vedic Vishwavidyalaya, Katni
• Rani Durgawati University, Jabalpur

Maharashtra

• Balaji Institute of Modern Management, Pune
• Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune
• International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai
• Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha
• Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai ^[2]
• Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati
• Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded
• Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
• University of Mumbai, Mumbai
• Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik

Meghalaya

• Mahatma Gandhi University, Khana Para
• NEHU, Shillong

Mizoram

• ICFAI, Aizawl

Odisha

• Asian School of Business Management, Bhubaneshwar
• Berhampur University, Berhampur
• Fakir Mohan University, Balasore
• North Orissa University, Mayurbhanj
• Odisha State Open University, Sambalpur
• Sambalpur University, Sambalpur
• Utkal University, Bhubaneswar

Puducherry

• Pondicherry University, Pondicherry

Punjab

• Chandigarh University ^[3]
• Desh Bhagat University, Fatehgarh Sahib
• Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
• Lovely Professional University, Phagwara ^[4]
• Panjab University, Chandigarh
• Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar
• Punjabi University, Patiala
• Thapar University

Rajasthan

• Bhagwant University, Ajmer
• Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences, Pilani
• Institute of Advance Studies in Education, Sardarshar
• Jain Vishva Bharati Institute, Ladnun
• Jaipur National University, Jaipur
• Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women's University, Jaipur
• NIMS University, Jaipur
• Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota
• Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur

Sikkim

• ICFAI University, Gangtok
• Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok

Tamil Nadu

• Annamalai University, Chidambaram
• Alagappa University, Karaikudi
• Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai
• Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
• Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli
• Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram
• Karpagam University, Coimbatore
• Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai
• Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli
• Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research
• Mother Teresa Women's University, Kodaikanal
• Periyar Maniammai University, Thanjavur
• Periyar University, Salem
• Shanmugha Arts Science, Technology & Research Academy, Thanjavur
• Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswamahavidyalaya, Kanchipuram
• St. Peter's University, Chennai
• Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
• Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai
• Tamil Nadu Open University, Chennai
• Tamil University, Thanjavur
• University of Madras, Chennai
• Vinayaka Missions University, Salem

Telangana

• Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad
• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad
• Kakatiya University, Warangal
• Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad
• NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
• National Institute of Rural Development, Hyderabad
• Osmania University, Hyderabad ^[5]
• Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad

Tripura

• ICFAI University, Agartala
• Tripura University, Agartala

Uttar Pradesh

• Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
• Amity University, Noida ^[6]
• Indian Institute of Carpet Technology, Bhadohi, UP
• Integral University, Lucknow
• Jagadguru Rambhadrachary Handicapped University, Chitrakoot
• Swami Vivekananda Subharti University, Meerut
• Teerthankar Mahaveer University, Moradabad
• University of Allahabad, Allahabad
• Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University

Uttarakhand

• Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar
• Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar
• Himgiri Zee University, Dehradun
• ICFAI University, Dehradun
• Kumaun University, Nainital
• Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani

West Bengal

• Jadavpur University, Kolkata
• Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata
• Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata
• University of Burdwan, Burdwan
• University of Kalyani, Kalyani
• University of North Bengal, Darjeeling
• Vidyasagar University, Midnapore

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