Distance Education Universities with Their Curriculum

Distance education in India has got enormous popularity. Distance education in India is governed by the Distance Education Council, constituted under the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act (1985). Distance education is offered through the regular system, and the open system. The qualification requirements for enrollment in distance education courses are similar to those prescribed for the normal university courses in the regular system. In the open system, distance education courses are open to everyone who may not have any formal qualifications. But some universities ask candidates to attain the age of 18 years for under-gradate and diploma courses and 21 years for postgraduate courses. Enrollment in some distance education courses is based on the performance in the written examination.

Distance education is offered by three types of institutions like Departments of Correspondence Courses in universities and university level institutions, Open Universities exclusively involved in imparting higher education through the distance mode, and a large number of private institutions mostly offering professional courses. Distance education degrees are given to those candidates who have completed their distance education at graduate level, postgraduate level, doctorate level and many certificate, diploma and postgraduate diploma. Distance education is offered by distance education colleges as the study centers of open universities.

There are a large number of distance education universities which are offering distance education courses in India. Some of universities offering distance education in India are;

Indira Gandhi National Open University,
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University,
Karnataka State Open University,
Nalanda Open University,
Netaji Subhas Open University,
Kota Open University,
Vardhman Mahaveer Open University,
UP Rajarshi Tandon Open University,
Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University,
Tamil Nadu Open University,
Yashwant Rao Chavan Open University,
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University,
Ahmedabad, Pt. Sunderlal Sharma OpenUniversity,
Chhattisgarh, Uttaranchal Open University
K K Handique State University.

There are many benefits of distance education. It costs lower than regular. The job market is very competitive and the best jobs go to persons possessing mandatory qualifications. In various organizations, promotions of employees depend on the possession of higher qualifications. The distance education courses offer them opportunities to improve their educational qualifications without leaving their current job. Distance education is helpful to those students who live in remote areas and not able to get admitted into regular courses due to high cut offs of eminent colleges and institutes. Distance education is very helpful to housewives, who can utilize their precious leisure time to improve their educational qualifications and employment probable. Any one whether they are working professionals, students or housewives can complete their choice of course without going outside. Study materials are sent to the candidates by post. Most of universities offering distance education courses have their study centers in cities of India. They arrange tutorial classes on weekends at their study centers for their candidates.

Upcoming Entrance Exams for 2011

As entrance exams are the gateway to many top worldwide reputed universities and colleges. Every year thousands of students appeared to several entrance exams to seek an admission to A grade colleges that offers quality education to their students. In these days students even spend huge amount of fees to coaching centers, entrance exams preparation centers, coaching avenues and many other tuitions centers to get high percentile in particular entrance exams. Schedule, pattern, test centers, guidelines are varying from one entrance exams to another. Entrance exams is like collection of knowledge in respect to different sections like how students face reasoning questions, english passages, current affairs, mathematics knowledge and lots more. It is all around like a collection of different sectors of the economy which asks questions from the students.

entrance exams dates are ever changes on yearly basis. Dates, schedule, test centers are fixed by conducted universities and colleges. Like for CAT exams the conducted authority is IIM who will fix date, pattern and guidelines for the coming cat exams. Similarly, for various entrance exams, schedule and guidelines are lying by various authorities. For coming entrance exams 2011 are Jawahar Lal Nehru University MCA entrance exam which is held on mid may 2011 whose last date of issuing form is till Mid March 2011.

For law entrance exams the upcoming entrance exams are NET 2011, National Law University on End of May 2011, LLM entrance examination for Aligarh Muslim University on 4th week of May 2011, Common Law Admission Test 2011 is on end of May 2011. For

For MCA entrance exams 2011 are BIT Mesra online MCA entrance test 2011 is on May 3rd week 2011, MAH- MCA CET 2011 is on March 1st week 2011, West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination for admission to MCA Courses 2011 - JECA 2011 is on June End 2011, NIMCET 2011, NIT- NIMCET 2011 is on 17th May 2009 (10am-12 noon), Thapar University MCA Entrance Test 2011 is on Mid June of 2011, IM CAT 2011, ISIT MCA Test ICFAI MCA Test 2011 is on 1st week of May, 2011.

For mba entrance exams there are mainly CAT, MAT, GMAT, JMET, XAT, ICFAI mba entrance test but for 2011 dates are not fix yet....

For competitive entrance exams are engineering services examination 2011 is on 1st week of June 2011, NDA & NA Examination (I), 2011 is on 18th April 2011, CDS Exam (I), 2011 is on 14th February 2011, Combined Medical Services Examination, 2011, UPSC is on 3rd week of January 2011, Civil Services (Prelim) Examination, 2011 is on 3rd week of May 2011.

For pharmacy entrance exams dates are National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research JEE 2011 is held on June 2nd week, 2011, BHU B. Pharma Entrance Exam 2011 last date filling form is February end, 2011. There are more pharmacy entrance in 2011 are there but dates are not fixed.

Besides these there are many entrance exams for various themes that are conducting by different government and private universities of India. Like most of the mca, B.ed, engineering, medical, even mba colleges in india conducting different mba entrances for certification courses, diploma management courses.


Mainly mba entrance exams are the most famous and hardest among all the entrance exams. Now at present not only regular but also universities and colleges of distance education in india conducts types of entrance exams for their admission. With the rise of privatization and modernization, colleges and universities are so concerned for entrance exams, even they have started entrance exams for online degrees in india through various types of internet technologies.

Therefore, upcoming time is very hard for school students, so get ready and tied yourself with vast knowledge especially about current affairs and analyze the changing economy, WHY IS THERE AND FOR WHAT ???? Other than your school books, read newspaper, business economy magazines, world latest trends magazines and lots more to compete with different sectors of the economy. rai university