The Karnataka State Open University has been recognized by the following well-known organization:

•Recognized by Distance Education Council(DEC), UGC, New Delhi. till the
academic year 2012-13.

•UGC has discontinued recognition to programmes offered by KSOU beyond
2012-13 as per the public notice 16 th June 2015 from UGC.

• Admissions will not be made for any programmes until further notification.

• All the MOU’S entered between KSOU and Private educational institution for
conducting various academic programmes have been terminated.

• The University will not be held responsible in case, if the students taking
admission despite of clear instructions not to join any course until further
notification.

• Regular member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), Delhi,

• Permanent member of Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)
London UK,

• Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU), Beijing, China,

• And also has association with Commonwealth of Learning (COL).

National – International Recognition

• Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) was established on 1st June 1996
with the assent of His Excellency Honorable Governor of Karnataka as a full
fledged University in the academic year 1996 vide Government notification
no ED 1 UOV 95 dated 12th February 1996 (KSOU Act – 1992). The act was
promulgated with the object to incorporate an Open University at the State
level for the introduction and promotion of Open University and Distance
Education systems in the education pattern of the State and for the Co-
ordination and determination of standard of such systems.

• Distance Education Council (DEC), New Delhi, has accorded recognition to
Karnataka State Open University, Mysore for offering Programmes / Courses
approved by the Statutory bodies of the University. Karnataka State Open
University is a recognized University of Distance Education Council under the
aegis of Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) (Revised
notification F. No. DEC/OU/Recog./2008).

• Karnataka State Open University is a regular member of the Association of
Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi since 1999 (No. EV/11(80)/99/203935-
4172).

• Karnataka State Open University is a permanent member of Association of
Commonwealth Universities (ACU), London, United Kingdom since 1999. Its
member code is: ZKASOPENUINI.

• Karnataka State Open University is a permanent member of Asian
Association of Open Universities (AAOU), Beijing, China since 1999.

• Karnataka State Open University has association with Commonwealth of
Learning (COL), Vancouver, Canada since 2003. COL is an intergovernmental
organization created by Commonwealth Heads of Government to encourage
the development and sharing of open learning / distance education
knowledge, resources and technologies.