This is the list of Approved Distance Education Universities in India. As you know to run distance education permission of Distance Education Council the main requirement. List of Valid Distance Learning Universities of India is listed below.
List of Universities which are running Distance Education in other states and are approved by DEC are as follows :
NATIONALOPENUNIVERSITY
- Indira Gandhi National Open University,New Delhi
STATE OPEN UNIVERSITIES
- Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Open University,Hyderabad
- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad,Gujarat
- KarnatakaStateOpen University,Mysore, Karnataka
- KrishanakantHandiqueStateOpen University,Guwahati,Assam
- M.P.Bhoj(Open) University,Bhopal.
- Nalanda Open University,Patna,Bihar
- Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata, WB
- Pt. Sunderlal Sharma (Open) University, Bilaspur, Chattisgarh
- Tamil Nadu Open University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- U.P.Rajarshi Tandon Open University,Allahabad, UP
- Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani, Uttarakhand
- Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University,Kota, Rajasthan
- Yashwantrao Chavan Maharshtra Open University,Nasik,Maharashtra
DUAL MODE UNIVERSITIES
ANDHRA PRADESH
- AndhraUniversity,Vishakhapatnam
- UniversityofEnglishand Foreign Languages,Hyderabad
- Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University,Hyderabad
- KakatiyaUniversity,Warangal
- MaulanaAzadNationalUrduUniversity,Hyderabad
- AcharyaNagarjunaUniversity,Guntur
- NationalAcademyof Legal Studies andResearchUniversity(NALSAR),Hyderabad
- OsmaniaUniversity,Hyderabad
- PottiSreeramuluTeluguUniversity,Hyderabad
- Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Tirupati
- Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur
- Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati
- Sri. Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati
- UniversityofHyderabad,Hyderabad
- DravidianUniversity, Kuppam
- GITAMUniversity,Vishakhapatnam
- RayalseemaUniversity,Kurnool
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
- RajivGandhiUniversity, Itanagar
- ASSAM
- DibrugarhUniversity, Dibrugarh
- GauhatiUniversity, Guwahati
- AssamDonBoscoUniversity, Guwahati
BIHAR
- B.R.A.BiharUniversity, Muzaffarpur
- LalitNarayanMithilaUniversity, Darbhanga
- MagadhUniversity, Bodh Gaya
- PatnaUniversity,Patna
CHATTISGARH
- Pt.RaviShankarShuklaUniversity,Raipur
- MATSUniversity,Raipur
- Dr. C. V. Raman University, Bilaspur
DELHI
- Jamia Milia Islamia,New Delhi
- Jamia Hamdard,New Delhi
- Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (Demed University),Delhi
- GuruGobindSinghIndraprasthaUniversity,Delhi
- UniversityofDelhi,Delhi
- AIMA,Delhi
- InstituteofRailTransport,New Delhi
- TECNIA Institute of Advanced Studies (CDL), Rohini,New Delhi
- Institute of Management and Development,Delhi
GUJARAT
- GujaratVidyapith, Ahmedabad
- SumandeepUniversity, Boroda
- Entrepreneurship Development Institute ofIndia, Ahmedabad
- SaurashtraUniversity,Rajkot
HARYANA
- Chaudhary Devilal University, Sirsa
- Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar
- Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
- MaharishiDayanandUniversity, Rohtak
- MaharshiMarkandeshwarUniversity, Amblala
- Manav Rachna International (Deemed University)Faridabad
- IILM Institute of Higher Education, Gurgaon
- JKBusinessSchool, Gurgaon, Haryana
HIMACHAL PRADESH
- HimachalPradeshUniversity, Shimla
JAMMU & KASHMIR
- UniversityofJammu,Jammu
- UniversityofKashmir,Srinagar
KARNATAKA
- BangaloreUniversity,Bangalore
- GulbargaUniversity,Gulbarga
- KannadaUniversity, Hampi
- KarnatakaUniversity, Dharwad
- KuvempuUniversity, Shimoga
- MangaloreUniversity, Mangalore
- ManipalUniversity, Manipal
- NationalLawSchoolofIndiaUniversity,Bangalore
- Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhan Sansthan, Bangalore
- Visvesvaraya Technological University,Belgaum
- Bharatiya Vidya Foundation,Bangalore
KERALA
- Kannur University, Kannur
- Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
- UniversityofCalicut,Kozhikode
- UniversityofKerala, Thiruvananthapuram
MADHYA PRADESH
- AwadheshPratapSinghUniversity, Rewa
- Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya,Bhopal
- Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya,Indore
- Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar
- JiwajiUniversity,Gwalior
- M.G.Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya, Chitrakoot
- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Vedic Vishwavidyalaya, Katni
- RaniDurgawatiUniversity,Jabalpur
MAHARASHTRA
- BharatiVidyapeethUniversity, Pune
- Dr. D Y Patil University, Pune
- International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai
- Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Vishwidayala, Wardha
- Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
- Padamshree Dr. D Y Patil University, Navi Mumbai
- Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati
- ShivajiUniversity,Kolhapur
- SNDT- Women’s University, Mumbai
- SwamiRamanandTeerthMarathwadaUniversity, Nanded
- Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
- Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune
- UniversityofMumbai, Mumbai
- Balaji Institute of Modern Mgt., Pune
- Mumbai Education Trust, Mumabi
- Rashtrabasha Prachar Samiti, Wardha
- Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, Pune
- Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai
- Sinhgad Technical Education Society,Maharashtra
- MITSchoolof Distance Education, Pune,Maharashtra
- Indira International Distance Education Academy, Indira Group of Institutes, Pune
- PSBEducational Foundation, Pune,Maharashtra
- IndianInstituteofMaterialManagement, Navi Mumbai
- MEGHALAYA
- North-EasternHillUniversity, Shillong
- Mahatma Gandhi University, Khana Para, Meghalaya
MIZORAM
- ICFAI, Aizwal
NAGALAND
- The Global Open University, Dimapur
ORISSA
- BerhampurUniversity, Berhampur
- FakirMohanUniversity, Balasore
- NorthOrissaUniversity, Mayurbhanj
- SambalpurUniversity, Sambalpur
- UtkalUniversity, Bhubaneshwar
- AsianSchoolofBusinessManagement, Bhubaneshwar
PUDUCHERRY
- PondicherryUniversity, Puducherry
PUNJAB
- GuruNanakDevUniversity,Amritsar
- LovelyProfessionalUniversity, Phagwara
- PanjabUniversity,Chandigarh
- PunjabTechnicalUniversity, Jalandhar
- PunjabiUniversity,Patiala
- Thapar Instt. Of Engg. & Technology,Patiala
RAJASTHAN
- IASE Deemed University, Sardarshar
- Jain Vishva Bharati Institute, Ladnun
- JRN Rajasthan Vidyapeeth,Udaipur
- NIMSUniversity, Jaipur
- JaipurNationalUniversity, Jaipur
- Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences (BITS), Pilani
- JaganNathUniversity, Jaipur
- BhagwantUniversity,Ajmer
- Jayoti Vidyapeeth Women’s University, Jaipur
- SIKKIM
- SikkimManipalUniversity, Gangtok
- ICFAI, Gangtok
- EIILMUniversity, Jorethang
TAMIL NADU
- AnnamalaiUniversity, Annamalainagar
- Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai
- BharathiarUniversity,Coimbatore
- BharathidasanUniversity, Tiruchirapalli
- Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha, Chennai
- Dr. MGR University, Chennai
- Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram
- MaduraiKamarajUniversity,Madurai
- ManonmaniamSundaranarUniversity, Tirunelvali
- PeriyarUniversity,Salem
- Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology &ResearchAcademy(SASTRA), Thanjavur
- Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswamahavidyalaya, Kanchipuram
- KarpagamUniversity,Coimbatore
- SriRamachandraUniversity, Chennai
- SRMUniversity, Kanchipuram
- Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,Coimbatore
- Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai
- TamilUniversity, Thanjavur
- UniversityofMadras, Chennai
- PRISTUniversity, Thanjavur
- PeriyarManimmaiUniversity, Thanjavur
- KarunyaUniversity,Coimbatore
- Vinayaka Mission ‘s University,Salem
- AlagappaUniversity, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu
- St. Peter’s University, Chennai
- Mother Teresa Women’s University, Kudaikanal
- Confederation of Indian Industry of Logistics, Chennai
- MeenakshiAcademyof Higher Education and Research (MeenakshiUniversity), Chennai
TRIPURA
- TripuraUniversity, Suryamaninagar
- TheICFAIUniversity, Agartala
UTTAR PRADESH
- Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
- AmityUniversity, Noida
- Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University),Agra
- Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University,Agra
- JagatguruRamBhadracharyaHandicappedUniversity, Chitrakoot Dham
- Shobhit Institute of Engg. & Tech. (Deemed University),Meerut
- UniversityofAllahabad,Allahabad
- UniversityofLucknow,Lucknow
- SwamiVivekanandaSubhartiUniversity,Meerut
- NIMT Greater Noida
- IMT Distance and Open Learning Institute,Ghaziabad
- BLS Institute of Management,Ghaziabad
- IndianInstituteofCarpetTechnology, Bhadohi, UP
- NIMT Institute of Technology and Management,Ghaziabad, UP
- UTTARAKHAND
- Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar
- Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar
- University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun
- ICFAIUniversity, Dehradun
WEST BENGAL
- JadavpurUniversity, Kolkata
- RabindraBharatiUniversity, Kolkata
- UniversityofBurdwan, Burdwan
- UniversityofKalyani, Kalyani
- UniversityofNorth Bengal,Darjeeling
- VidyasagarUniversity, Midnapore
Any University that has Deemed to Be University status can not run Distance Education Courses outside the state. If they want to run distance education course outside the state universities have to get recognition from Distance Education Council.
This is the latest List of approved Universities but you can recheck at : www.dec.ac.in before joining a distance education course.
