The demand for higher education in the country is increasing by 15% to 17% per year. However the capacity to increase the intake in regular systems of education is mere 7% per annum.

Open and distance education owes its genesis to this gap, the need to provide higher education to all as well as to fulfil lifelong learning requirements.

Now lot of students are opting the mode of distance education as Distance education or correspondence courses gives students the flexibility of study anywhere and anytime plus now students get the support of study centres which are mushrooming in every small and big city.Students need not to change the choice of course because he or she did not get admission into a regular college.Lot of students are realising that getting a mere Bachelors or Master's degree may not be sufficient to enter the professional world and are keen on acquiring job-oriented skills and qualifications through Ditance education or Correspondence courses.

In this site we have listed Universities offering Courses through Distance Education and Correspondence.