Letter form the Distance Education Council.

List of Universities given recognition by the Distance Education Council NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY 1.  Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi List of Universities given provisional recognition [*] by the Distance Education Council The Universities are requested to submit a fresh application in the prescribed format developed by the DEC which can be downloaded from the DEC website: www.dec.ac.in available under the Head Revised Guidelines for Recognition of ODL Institutions.   [ * ] Process for regular approval of the institutions as per the format developed by the DEC will be taken up after the submission of fresh application by the institution. STATE OPEN UNIVERSITIES 1. Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad 2. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 3. Karnataka State Open University, Mysore, Karnataka 4. Krishanakant Handique State Open University, Guwahati, Assam 5. M.P.Bhoj(Open) University, Bhopal, MP 6. Nalanda Open University, Patna, Bihar 7. Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata, WB 8. Pt. Sunderlal Sharma (Open) University, Bilaspur, Chattisgarh 9. Tamil Nadu Open University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 10. U.P.Rajarshi Tandon Open University, Allahabad, UP 11. Uttarakhand Open University, Haldwani, Uttarakhand 12. Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University, Kota, Rajasthan 13. Yashwantrao Chavan Maharshtra Open University, Nasik, Maharashtra   DUAL MODE UNIVERSITIES  ANDHRA PRADESH 1. Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam 2. English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad 3. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad 4. Kakatiya University, Warangal 5. Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad 6. Nagarjuna University, Guntur 7. National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University (NALSAR), Hyderabad 8. Osmania University, Hyderabad 9. Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad 10. Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Tirupati 11. Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur 12. Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati 13. Sri. Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Tirupati 14. University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad ARUNACHAL PRADESH Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar   ASSAM        Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh Gauhati University, Guwahati   BIHAR 1. B.R.A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur 2. Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga 3. Magadh University, Bodh Gaya 4. Patna University, Patna   CHATTISGARH Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla University, Raipur DELHI Centre for Management Education, All India Management Association Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (Demed University), Delhi   GUJARAT                           Gujarat Vidyapith, Ahmedabad   HARYANA 1. Chaudhary Devilal University, Sirsa 2. Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar 3. Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra 4. Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak     HIMACHAL PRADESH         Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla   JAMMU & KASHMIR University of Jammu, Jammu University of Kashmir, Srinagar KARNATAKA 1. Bangalore University, Bangalore 2. Gulbarga University, Gulbarga 3. Kannada University, Hampi 4. Karnataka University, Dharwad 5. Kuvempu University, Shimoga 6. Mangalore University, Mangalore 7. Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 8. National Law School of India University, Bangalore 9. Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhan Sansthan, Bangalore 10. Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum KERALA 1. Kannur University, Kannur 2. Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam 3. University of Calicut, Kozhikode 4. University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram   MADHYA PRADESH 1. Awadhesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa 2. Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal 3. Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore 4. Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar 5. Jiwaji University, Gwalior 6. M.G.Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya, Chitrakoot 7. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Vedic Vishwavidyalaya, Katni 8. Rani Durgawati University, Jabalpur   MAHARASHTRA 1. Bharati Vidyapeeth University, Pune 2. Dr. D Y Patil University, Pune 3. Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Vishwidayala, Wardha 4. Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai 5. Padamshree Dr. D Y Patil University, Mumbai 6. Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati 7. Shivaji University, Kolhapur 8. SNDT - Women's University, Mumbai 9. Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded 10. Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune 11. University of Mumbai, Mumbai   MEGHALAYA North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong   NAGALAND The Global Open University, Dimapur   ORISSA 1. Berhampur University, Berhampur 2. Fakir Mohan University, Balasore 3. North Orissa University, Mayurbhanj 4. Sambalpur University, Sambalpur 5. Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar   PUDUCHERRY Pondicherry University, Puducherry PUNJAB 1. Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 2. Lovely Professional University, Phagwara" 3. Panjab University, Chandigarh 4. Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar 5. Punjabi University, Patiala 6. Thapar Instt. Of Engg. & Technology, Patiala RAJASTHAN IASE Deemed University, Sardarshar Jain Vishva Bharati Institute, Ladnun JRN Rasthan Vidyapeeth, Udaipur SIKKIM Sikkim Manipal University, TAMIL NADU 1. Annamalai University, Annamalainagar 2. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai 3. Bharathiar University, Coimbatore 4. Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapalli 5. Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha, Chennai 6. Dr. MGR University, Chennai 7. Gandhigram Rural Institute, Gandhigram 8. Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 9. Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelvali 10. Periyar University, Salem 11. Shanmugha Arts, Science, Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA), Thanjavur 12. Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Viswamahavidyalaya, Kanchipuram 13. Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai 14. SRM University, Kanchipuram 15. Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 16. Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai 17. Tamil University, Thanjavur 18. University of Madras, Chennai 19. Vinayaka Mission 's University, Salem      TRIPURA Tripura University, Suryamaninagar The ICFAI University, Agartala   UTTAR PRADESH 1. Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 2. Allahabad Agricultural Institute (Deemed University), Allahabad 3. Amity University, Noida 4. Dayalbagh Education Institute, Agra 5. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra 6. Jagatguru Ram Bhadracharya Handicapped University, Chitrakoot Dham 7. Shobhit Institute of Engg. & Tech. (Deemed University), Meerut 8. University of Allahabad, Allahabad 9. University of Lucknow, Lucknow     UTTARAKHAND Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar Gurukul Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar ICFAI University, Dehradun   WEST BENGAL 1. Jadavpur University, Kolkata 2. Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata 3. University of Burdwan, Burdwan 4. University Of Kalyani, Kalyani 5. University of North Bengal, Darjeeling 6. Vidyasagar University, Midnapore   INSTITUTES Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, Pune Centre for Distance Learning, IMT Ghaziabad Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai Sinhgad Institution of Management Distance Education Center, Pune International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai School of Open and Distance Learning, BLS Institute of Management, Ghaziabad IILM Institute for Higher Education, Gurgaon, Haryana MIT School of Distance Education, MAEER, Pune, Maharashtra