| Distance learning is very beneficial for candidates | | | | Students can also attend classes online since |
| who wish to pursue their higher studies, but do | | | | IGNOU offers online learning resources to the |
| not have the time to do so. These courses can | | | | students. The University comes with a digital |
| be taken up by people who stay at remote | | | | repository of programmes where the learning |
| places, employees, housewives etc. Depending on | | | | contents are available both in text and video |
| your specification and the course you wish to | | | | formats. |
| pursue, you can easily register online with a | | | | Distance learning programs in IGNOU are also |
| number of educational institutions. | | | | offered in other international countries including the |
| Introduction to Distance Learning | | | | Middle East. The university has established about 8 |
| Distance learning programs are basically | | | | regional centers in the North East Region so that |
| correspondence courses, where students can | | | | the less privileged students can also pursue their |
| pursue their studies by not attending regular | | | | education. |
| classes. Such students need not have to worry | | | | SMU |
| about the course contents, mode of examination, | | | | Sikkim Manipal University (SMU) is one of the top |
| and duration of the course or the Degree as it will | | | | universities in India and is recognized by the UGC |
| be same as awarded to regular students. | | | | and the Ministry of HRD. SMU offers a lot of |
| When it comes to the academic activities, there | | | | university programs ranging from Graduate, Post |
| are a lot of universities that offer study materials | | | | Graduate, Allied Health and IT Management. |
| to the students at regular intervals along with | | | | The greatest advantage of distance learning |
| evaluation of the response sheets. Each students | | | | programs from SMU is that students can easily |
| will also be given a personal contact programmer | | | | interact with their faculty by making use of virtual |
| to clear any doubts or queries. | | | | classrooms with the help of Technology Enabled |
| Popular Universities Offering Distance Learning | | | | Learning. This is a flexible and innovative system |
| Programs In India | | | | that allows students to avail the best education |
| Like said earlier, you may come across many | | | | from the convenience of their homes or offices. |
| universities that offer distance education to | | | | Another advantage of this system is that |
| students, but the most popular ones are the | | | | students can easily get access to live lectures, |
| Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) | | | | online discussion forums, libraries and also have an |
| and Sikkim Manipal University (SMU). | | | | online interaction with their peers and professors. |
| IGNOU | | | | With the help of this technology, students no |
| The concept of distance learning is gaining a lot of | | | | longer have to juggle their work and rush to |
| demand in India with each passing year. IGNOU is | | | | attend classes. |
| one such university that offers Bachelors as well | | | | Distance learning through the university programs |
| as Masters Degree study programs to the | | | | does require a lot of work. You need to complete |
| students. Depending on the course the students | | | | assignments, attend exams and work on projects |
| wish to pursue, they can easily log on to the | | | | just like regular college. Therefore, you might |
| official website and register themselves with the | | | | have to dedicate yourself for your studies. |
| respective courses. | | | | |