Distance Education- the New Trend in the Education Sector

Getting education, earning valuable degrees and to be able to perform efficiently at our job is a dream which we all want to live. These are the steps, which are required to be fulfilled by every person to be able to lead an independent and happy life. The importance of education has been well taught and therefore known by people across the country.

 This is the reason a number of students can be seen registering into colleges and universities for graduation or post graduation courses. Higher education has become a priority of students, completing after which they seek jobs in good companies. One popular and upcoming trend which has been observed lately in the education industry is the increasing popularity of the distance education.

Distance courses or degrees were introduced as a medium to help the poor and help them in enrolling for different education courses. But, with time the motive and the target of distance education is changing. Students these days are enrolling into distance courses to save their money and also to be able to continue their job side by side. The availability of distance education by a number of national and international colleges has helped the students to apply for the course they like.

It not only saves the students from paying ever hiked fees at colleges but, also allows him to do some part time job along with the studies. Some of the universities providing distance education courses are:

1.      IGNOU- Indra Gandhi National Open University

2.      Anna University, Coimbatore

3.      Andhra University School of Distance Education

4.      Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University

5.      Delhi University of Open Learning

6.      Guru Nanak Dev University Centre for Distance Education

7.      Jamia Hamdard Open and distance learning

8.      Thapar University Department of Distance Education

Sikkim-Manipal University of Health, Medical & Technological Sciences (SMUHMTS) Distance Education.


Posted By Gurleen Kour...

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