Once there was a time when we could not imagine of educating ourselves without going to school and college. It was a question whether people engaged in business, labour working in factories, farmers working in fields people in offices and soldiers holding responsibility of vigilance at country’s border could ever get the facility of getting educated while working? But today this dream has come true. Today people engaged in various businesses can study while sitting at home and can easily gain specialization in any specific field of their own choice. In other words “Well has come itself to thirsty: Ocean of knowledge is flowing everywhere and anyone could give right direction to his or her life and gain virtue.
Today many universities of the country are working hard to make education available to interested candidates through correspondence courses. These institutions are not only providing courses through correspondence but there is an arrangement of audio-video library, internet and library to benefit the students. Candidates have to send answers to questions related to course to the course co-ordinator. Conclusive result is announced after evaluating and adding the results of last examination.
It is a story of just two decades before, when correspondence courses has established itself in progressive education. In 1985, Indira Gandhi National Open University was established in Maidan Garhi area of New Delhi. The thought of education through correspondence is on the flight of growth and development. The positive results were the achievements of that very rule which mutually evened the principal of demand and supply. Because of the rapid growth of the country’s population and shortage of educational institutions against the number of students was a serious cause of concern for all. Under these circumstances, the birth of correspondence education was like twinkling stars of hopes in a dark night. The idea and thought of open university resulted in an unexpected success. It was an adventurous experience not only for its organisers but also for the students. As to study by correspondence was meaningful substitute than sitting in classrooms, this experiment also proved beneficial for those who were deprived of education since their childhood. This is not all, it proved boon for those who were unable to bear heavy expenses of education residing in small towns, villages and rural areas. This is the reason why correspondence education in its different form and shapes is seen almost in every University.
Indira Gandhi National open University (Ignou)
It is the first open university established in the country in the year 1985, where different courses are available through correspondence. Some of popular courses include:- “BCA, MBA, BA, BSc, and B.Com. It is for those who have cleared their 10+2 examination. For more information candidates can contact Public Relation Officer of this university. Interested candidates can talk over telephone no: 6865922 by asking extension no. 305. Admission in BCA is granted to graduates of Arts and Commerce, but they have to clear paper of Maths and there is an arrangement of B.Sc Course being taught through correspondence. Some other courses are as follows:- MBA, (Banking and Finance), B.Tech. (Civil), Production Management, Post Graduation Diploma in Translation, PG Certificate Course in Radio Writing, Certificate courses in Disaster Management, Forest Management, Web-site Designing and Management, Diploma in Youth Development Work, Main Development and Empowerment Programme P.G Diploma in Mother and Child Health, MBA, P.G. Diploma in Management, Certificate course in English Teaching, P.G. Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication etc.
Head Office
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Maidan Garhi, Near Naib Sarai, New Delhi-110068, Ph:26865123, to 31
Zonal Offices
IGNOU Teen Murti Marg, Van Circular Road, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021
IGNOU 52, Tuglakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110 062 Ph:26982715
Kota Open University, Kota
Following courses are offered by this University:
- Certificate in Computer Programming. Admission Eligibility : Graduation
- Computer Diploma in Office Management: Admission Eligibility : Graduation & 3 years work experience as Clerk.
- Certificate Course in Food & Nutrition: Admission Eligibility : Alphabetical Knowledge (one should know how to read & write)
- Diploma Course in Nutrition & Heath Education: Admission Eligibility : Intermediate
- Graduate Degree in Journalism & Mass Communication Admission Eligibility : Graduation or Undergraduate with 6 years of experience in Journalism.
- Diploma in Journalism & Hotel Management Admission Eligibility : Graduation +1 year Management Experience or Undergraduate + 3 years experience.
- Diploma in Library and Information Science Admission Eligibility : Higher Secondary or Intermediate (Those candidates who have not received formal education should have at least 5 years experience in any library).
- Diploma in Labour Law
- Admission Eligibility : Graduation with minimum 40% marks or graduate in L.L.B or 3 years Management experience.
Head Office
Director, Kota Open University, New Campus, Rawat-Bhata Road, Kota (Rajasthan)
Zonal Office
- Zonal Director, Kota Open University, A-6, 8 Residency Road, Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
- Zonal Director, Kota Open University, JLN Marg, Jaipur (Rajasthan)
- Zonal Director, Kota Open University, M-38, Aanasagar Ring Road, Ajmer, (Rajasthan)
- Zonal Director, Kota Open University, Old RTO Office, Surajpur, Udaipur (Rajasthan)
- Zonal Director, Kota Open University, 52 Sadul Ganj, Bikaner (Rajasthan)
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
Different courses are offered by Directorate of Kurushetra University through correspondence in different subjects. University offers, many types of certificate, diploma, P.G diploma courses. That is not all, courses related at graduation level viz. B.Lib, BA, B.Com, and BBA, Master Degree Courses like – M.A. (Hindi, English, Public Administration, History, Economics, Maths and Political Science), M.Com, M.Phil, M.Lib, and Information Technology are also been offered. In addition 1 year course in Computer Application and P.G Diploma course is available for students who have cleared their 12+2 exams. Information regarding these courses is published in newspapers, in the month of June.
Head Office
Directorate of Correspondence Education
Kurukshetra University Campus, Kurukshetra-136119, Haryana Ph:01744-2200043, 220628, 224572, 220247,222192. Fax:220277
Allahabad University, Allahabad
Admission in various professional courses are given to candidates through both correspondence and regular education institutions of the University. Here B.A and B.Com courses are conducted through correspondence. For admission, academic eligibility is 10+2 or intermediate. Lessons of these two courses are aired by All India Radio, Allahabad and Varanasi. Arrangements have been made so that the study can be done by audio-cassettes.
Head Office
Director, (Correspondence and Regular Coaching Institutions, Allahabad University, Allahabad (U.P.)
Alagappa University, Karaikudi
This University offers 2 years Computer Application Diploma Course and 1½ years Post Graduation Computer Application course for students who have cleared their 10+2 examination. The information for these courses shall be published in newspapers, in the month of July.
Head Office
Alagappa University, Karai Kudi Barkatullah University, Bhopal
This University offers through correspondence courses in BA, B.Com, B.Lib., Masters in Information Technology, Diploma in Journalism, Masters Degree and Diploma in Information Technology, Graduation in Journalism and Public Relations and B.Ed
Head Office
Barkatullah University, Bhopal-462026 (M.P.)
Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut
This University offers MA (Hindi, English), History, Political Science, Sanskrit, Economics, Maths and Sociology) courses by medium of correspondence. For admission in these courses one should be graduate by medium of 10+2+3. University also offers 3 year graduation courses in Arts & Commerce. Those people who are graduate (with 2 years completion) for them a 1 year bridge course is also offered here.
Head Office
Ch. Charan Singh University, Garh Road, Meerut-250004
Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak
This University offers Graduation & Post graduation in various subject and many professional course through correspondence. 1 year M.Ed. course also offered here. Those who have cleared B.Ed with 45% marks are eligible for admission in this course.
Head Office
Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak (Haryana)
Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
This University offers a 3 years course in Master of Computer Application. Minimum eligibility for this course is graduation in Mathematics. Admission is granted on the basis of entrance examination. University also provides 1 year P.G Diploma Course in Computer Application. Notice in this regard is published in the month of June.
Head Office
Education Directorate, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore
Annamalai University, Annamalainagar
Computer science and engineering faculty of University offers 1½ year Diploma Course in Computer Programming and Application. Graduation or Diploma in Engineering are kept as admission eligibility. Notice is published in the month of May-June. Many other courses in science faculty are offered by the University. Major one are as follows:
PG Diploma in Design & Manufacture of Concrete Structure
Admission Eligibility : Graduation in Maths and Statistics or Engineering Graduate in any discipline.
Diploma in Industrial Protection
Admission Eligibility: B.Sc. (Industrial) or 3 years Diploma/Degree in Industrial Engineering
Diploma course in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Admission Eligibility: B.Sc. Physics, Chemistry, Maths or BE
Diploma in Industrial Health
Admission Eligibility : Graduate /MBBS/B.E/B.Pharma/ B.Sc. (Agriculture) / 3 years in Diploma Engineering, MBA in Industrial Health.
Diploma in Sugar Industry Diploma in Fertilizers
Admission Eligibility: Graduation in Chemistry/B.Sc. (Agriculture), 3 years Diploma in Chemical and Mechanical Engineering.
Diploma in Chemistry Process
Admission Eligibility: B.Sc. Instrumentation & Control B.Sc. (Chemistry) B Pharma / Diploma in Engineering
Diploma in Maintenance
Admission Eligibility: BE Mechanical/ Electrical /Chemical or Diploma in Engineering
The University offers many important technical and non-technical courses. University also offers PG Diploma in Mineral search and Mining, Water Earth, Petroleum Science and Exploration)
Courses For 10th Pass Candidates
After clearing 10th class examination, a candidate can take admission in 1 year certificate courses.
These courses are as follows
Automobile
Offset Machine Printing
Binding and Finishing
Pharma Management
Library and Information Science Certificate Course.
Courses after 10+2 or Intermediate
For those students who have cleared their 10+2 or intermediate, various courses of 3 years duration are offered including B.A. (History, Sociology, Economics, English, Tamil, Psychology) B.Com, Bachelor of Business Management (BBA), B.Sc. (Maths, Electronic Science, Computer Science, Chemistry. In addition to above 1 year Diploma Course in Agriculture also could be done which includes: Diploma in Gardening & Nursery Management, Diploma in Mushroom Industry, Diploma in Organic Farming and Diploma in Seed Production.
Courses For 3 years Degree Holder
University offers many Post Graduate courses for 3 years degree holders (in any subject). If you have 3 years degree then you can take admission in a 2 years course in M.A. (English, History, Sociology, Economics, Psychology, Population Study Public Administration). Courses related to law are also available here, some of them include 3 years (BAL), 2 years (BGL), and 1 year Diploma in Labour Law and Administrative.
Courses for Graduates (any subject)
For Graduate candidates (any subject) university offers a number of 1 year P.G. Diploma courses. Admissions are granted in P.G. Diploma courses like: Apparatus Management, Business Administration, Industrial and Personnel Management, Tourism Management, Astrology, Advertising, Marketing Management, Public Relations, Finance Management, and Rural Development (for graduates in library science and information technology). Banking, Co-operative Management, Energy Management, Population and Health Management, Economics etc. Medium of education is English or Tamil language.
For more information contact
Head Office
Director DDI, Annamalai University, Annamalai U.P. Rajshri Tandon Open University Graduate Courses
Four major courses at graduate level are offered by the University. These include:
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)
Bachelor of Tourism
Admission Eligibility : 10th or 12th pass
Time Duration: Minimum 3 years to Maximum 6 years
Proficiency in one subject at Bachelor of Arts level
Admission Eligibility: 10th or 12th pass
Time duration: Min 2 years to Max. 4 years.
Medium of education in all the above courses is both Hindi and English.
The University also offers career oriented Post Graduate Diploma Course other than the academic courses. These include Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Public Relations, Library and Information Science, Financial Management. Time duration for the course shall be minimum one year to maximum three years. Medium of education is English only. Apart from above the University also offers other Professional Diploma Courses include: Diploma in Transition, Diploma in Health care and Nutrition, Diploma in Translator training, Diploma in Creative writing (Hindi) Diploma in Creative writing (English) Diploma in Rural development, Diploma in international business, Diploma in e-business, etc.
Certificate Courses
Some of the Certificate Courses offered by the University include
Certificate in Tourism
Certificate in Baby care & Nutrition,
Certificate in Diet and Nutrition, etc.
The time duration for these courses is 6 months to 2 years. Medium of Education is both Hindi & English.
Vocational Courses
The university also offers some vocational courses, which include:
Diploma in Professional Art
Diploma in Fashion Designing
Diploma in Interior Designing
Diploma in Web-site Designing
All above mentioned courses are from one year to two years duration and the medium of education in English.
Computer Courses
The University also offers some Computer Courses which are as follows:
- Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application
- Diploma in Computers
- Office Management in Computer
- Computer Diploma in Accountancy Law
- Computer Diploma in DTP
- Diploma in Internet, Website Design & Management
- Diploma in Office 2000
- Certificate in Desk Top Publishing.
For Diploma Courses the time duration is minimum 1 year and maximum 3 years. However, for the Certificate course in the time duration is 6 months to 2 years. Medium for all of education the above courses is English. For more information contact:
Head Office
Family Secretary
(U.P. the Rajshri Tandon Open University
17, Maharshi Dayanand Marg, Allahabad (U.P.)
Some other Universities Executing Correspondence Courses
- Awadhesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa: University offers 1½ year Diploma Courses in Computer Science & Application. Information regarding course is published in the month of August.
- Bharathidasan University, Thiruchirapalli: University offers 3 years Masters in Computer Application (MCA) and 1 year Diploma Course in Computer Application after graduation. For admission in MCA, it is necessary to have Maths as a subject in graduation. Notice of these above mentioned courses is published in the month of May.
- Hyderabad University, Hyderabad: University offers, 1 year Post Graduate Diploma course in Computer Science. Notice is published in the month of October or November.
- Indian Human Rights Institution: This Institution offers 2 year P.G. Diploma in Human Rights. Graduate candidates are eligible for admission, in this course and is recognized worldwide. Programmes all over the world are been offered regarding human rights protection. By looking its importance, Masters of this course would have great impact.
- Indian Institute of Human Rights : A-14-16, Environment Complex, Saket, Maidan Garhi Marg, New Delhi-110030, Ph:26532930, 26532850 Fax: 26858609., e-mail:RIGHTS@bol.net.in
- Kakatiya University, Warangal: University offers 1 year Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications. Interested candidates should be graduate in Maths. Notice is released in the month of June.
- Madras University, Chennai: University offers 3 years course in Master of Computer Application (MCA). Admission eligibility is graduation in Maths with 50% marks. Notice is released in the month of June.
- Madurai Kamraj University, Madurai: University offers 3 years course in M.C.A. Students from science faculty with 55% marks are eligible for admission. University also offers 1 year Diploma in Computer Application. Information regarding course is published in the month of May-June.
- Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam: Students who have cleared 10+2 can take admission in 3 years BCA course. Notice is released twice a year first in June – July & second in December – January.
- Mother Teresa Women University, Kodaikanal: University offers 1 year P.G. Diploma course in Computer Application. Women who are graduate with 50% marks are eligible for admission. Notice is released in the month of June – July.
- Pondicherry University, Pondicherry: 1 year Post Graduate Diploma Course in Computer Application can be done from this University. Notice is released in the month of May.
- Shri Venkateswara University, Tirupati: University offers Post Graduate Certificate in Computer Science. Time period of the course is 6 months and the notice is released regarding course in the month of August – September.
- Yashwantrao Chawan Maharashtra Open University, Nasik: Candidates who have cleared 10th class can take admission in 6 months Computer Science course and 1 year diploma, certificate course in Computer Operation. Candidates cleared 10+2 can do 1 year Diploma Course. Notice is released in the month of April.
Address of some other Open Universities
- Calicut University, Calicut
- Dr. B.R Ambedkar Open University, Road No – 46, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad – 500030 (Andhra Pradesh)
- Guru Ghasi Das University, Bilaspur – 495004
- Guru Jambheshwar University, Hissar (Haryana)
- Kerala University of Correspondence Courses, Thiruvananthapuram – 695581
- Nalanda Open University, 155-A.D, Shri Krishnapuri, Patna – 800001 (Bihar)
- National Open University, B-31, Kailash Colony, New Delhi-110048, Ph:26211457-58, 26227525
- National Management Institute 39/2, Bhandari Marg, Dehradoon – 248001
