UGC Recognized Top Distance Universities in India

The Distance Education Council (DEC ) which was the erstwhile regulator of Distance Education programmes, has been dissolved and all regulatory functions are being undertaken by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The UGC is in the process of framing new Regulations for Distance Education.

List of top distance universities / colleges / Institutes in India which are allowed to offer approved programmes through distance mode during the academic year 2016 - 2017.

UGC Recognized Top Distance Universities by State

UGC Recognized Top Distance Universities in India

University / Institute	University Type	State
Andhra University	State University	Andhra Pradesh
Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth	Deemed University	Andhra Pradesh
Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (GITAM)	Deemed University	Andhra Pradesh
Acharya Nagarjuna University	State University	Andhra Pradesh
Sri Padmavati Mahila Vishwavidyalayam	State University	Andhra Pradesh
Rayalaseema University	State University	Andhra Pradesh
Rajiv Gandhi University	Central University	Arunachal Pradesh
Tezpur University	Central University	Assam
Assam Down Town University	Private University	Assam
Dibrugarh University	State University	Assam
Assam Don Bosco University	Private University	Assam
Gauhati University	State University	Assam
Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open	State University	Assam
Magadh University	State University	Bihar
Lalit Narayan Mithila University	State University	Bihar
Nalanda Open University	State Open University	Bihar
Pt. Sundarlal Sharma Open University	State Open University	Chhattisgarh
MATS University	Private University	Chhattisgarh
Institute of Rail Transport	Private University	Delhi
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU )	Central University	Delhi
National Institute of Health and Family Welfare	Govt. Institute	Delhi
University of Delhi	Central University	Delhi
All India Management Association	Private University	Delhi
Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthana	Deemed University	Delhi
TECNIA Institute of Advanced Studies	Private University	Delhi
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University	State Open University	Gujarat
Kurukshetra University	State University	Haryana
Maharshi Dayanand University	State University	Haryana
Guru Jambheshwar University Distance Learning	State University	Haryana
University of Kashmir	State University	Jammu & Kashmir
University of Jammu	State University	Jammu & Kashmir
IFIM Business School	Private Institute	Karnataka
Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana	Deemed University	Karnataka
National Law School of India University	State University	Karnataka
Kannur University	State University	Kerala
Indian Institute of Materials Management	Private Institute	Maharashtra
Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University	State Open University	Maharashtra
University of Mumbai	State University	Maharashtra
Welingkar Institute of Management	Private Institute	Maharashtra
Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University	State University	Maharashtra
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)	Deemed University	Maharashtra
Tata Institute of Social Sciences	Deemed University	Maharashtra
Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning	Private Institute	Maharashtra
Bharati Vidyapeeth	Deemed University	Maharashtra
MIT School of Distance Education	Private Institute	Maharashtra
Shivaji University	State University	Maharashtra
Dr.D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth	Deemed University	Maharashtra
Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya	Central University	Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University	State Open University	Madhya Pradesh
Jiwaji University	State University	Madhya Pradesh
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya	State University	Madhya Pradesh
Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramoday Vishwavidyalaya	State University	Madhya Pradesh
Asian School of Business Management	Private Institute	Odisha
Utkal University	State University	Odisha
Pondicherry University	Central University	PUDUCHERRY
Lovely Professional University	Private University	Punjab
Punjab University	State University	Punjab
Punjabi University	State University	Punjab
I.K. Gujaral Punjab Technical University	State University	Punjab
Vardhman Mahaveer Open University	State Open University	RAJASTHAN
Suresh Gyan Vihar University	Private University	RAJASTHAN
Jagannath University	Private University	RAJASTHAN
Sikkim Manipal University	Private University	Sikkim
Tamil Nadu Open University	State Open University	Tamil Nadu
Tamil University	State University	Tamil Nadu
Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha	Govt. Institute	Tamil Nadu
National Institute of Rural Development ( NIRD )	Govt. Institute	Telangana
The English and Foreign Languages University	Central University	Telangana
ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education	Deemed University	Telangana
Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University	State University	Telangana
University of Hyderabad	Central University	Telangana
National Academy of Legal Studies & Research University	State University	Telangana
Maulana Azad National Urdu University	Central University	Telangana
Tripura University	Central University	Tripura
U.P Rajarshi Tandon Open University	State Open University	Uttar Pradesh
Swami Vivekanand Subharti University	Private University	Uttar Pradesh
Aligarh Muslim University	Central University	Uttar Pradesh
Integral University	Private University	Uttar Pradesh
Dayal Bagh Educational Institute	Deemed University	Uttar Pradesh
University of Petroleum & Energy Studies	Private University	Uttrakhand
Uttarakhand Open University	State Open University	Uttrakhand
University of Kalyani	State University	West Bengal
Netaji Subhas Open University	State Open University	West Bengal
Vidyasagar University	State University	West Bengal
Rabindra Bharati University	State University	West Bengal
University of Burdwan	State University	West Bengal