Correspondence education is a method of providing education for nonresident students, primarily adults, who receive lessons and exercises through the mails or some other device and, upon completion, return them for analysis, criticism, and grading.

Correspondence Education/ Distance Learning Mode Universities in India run under the regulations of the UGC and follow certain guidelines and standards set by the education body.

Distance Learning Universities in India

Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi
Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nashik
Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok
IMT Distance and Open Learning Institute, Ghaziabad
University of Mumbai, Mumbai
Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad
Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, Pune
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad
Annamalai University, Annamalainagar
Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata
Osmania University, Hyderabad
Shivaji University, Kolhapur
Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University, Bhopal
Delhi University, Delhi
Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak
Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur
Shreemati Nathibai Daodar Thackersey (SNDT) Women's University, Mumbai
Alagappa University, Karaikudi
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
University of Madras, Chennai
Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University, Allahabad
Tamil Nadu Open University, Chennai
Karnataka State Open University, Mysore
Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai
Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota
Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra
University of Calicut, Kozhikode
Kakatiya University, Warangal