The School of Distance Education established in 2010 is well equipped with computer and other infrastructure, adequate teaching faculty and administrative set-up of its own, computer training centres, etc., to serve its student’s clientele in their best interest at their door steps.

Distance education simply means imparting education from a distance wherein the teacher and the student are physically separated. In terms of design and structure, the common features of Bachelors and Masters degree programs are as follows:

Comprehensive course ware will be supplied to all the candidates. Each book is divided into units. Each unit is written in self-instructional style and consists of introduction, objectives, structures of units, main contents, self test activities and suggested reading. In addition, students will be encouraged to refer recommended books, wherever necessary.

Assignments are an integral component of distance education. The assignments are uploaded on to the website during each session, to be submitted by the students. Assignments serve the purpose of evaluation of the student’s performance. Local Counselors, who also provide feedback on a student’s performance, evaluate these assignments.

Counseling is an important activity in distance education and is entirely different from usual classroom teaching. Counselors answer questions during counseling sessions besides clarifying doubts of students and helping them overcome difficulties they face while going through the study material. These counseling sessions also offer students an opportunity to interact with their peers.

Depending upon the structure of the subject, a required amount of practical training is imparted to the students at the learning centres. Practical training is necessary in order to understand the real & practical aspects/ implications of that particular subject.