Distance education, is a mode of providing education and instruction, to students who are not physically present in a traditional classroom.

This is the list of universities offering Distance education courses:

Acharya Nagarjuna University Center for Distance Education (CDE)
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh

Alagappa University Directorate of Distance Education
Sivanagar, Tamil Nadu

Annamalai University Directorate of Distance Education
Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu

Anna University Chennai Centre for Distance Education
Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Anna University Coimbatore Directorate of Online & Distance Education
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Andhra University School of Distance Education (AU SDE)
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh


Assam University Centre for Distance Education and Open Learning (CDEOL)
Silchar, Assam

Bangalore University Directorate of Correspondence Courses and Distance Education
Bangalore, Karnataka

Bharathidasan University Center for Distance Education
Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

Bharathiar University School of Distance Education
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Bharati Vidyapeeth University School of Distance Learning
Pune, Maharashtra

Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya Institute of Open & Distance Education
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Burdwan University Directorate of Distance Education
Bardhaman, West Bengal
Actually The University of Burdwan DDE

Chaudhary Devi Lal University University Centre for Distance Learning
Sirsa, Haryana

Dayalbagh Educational Institute Distance Education Cell
Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Dr B R Ambedkar Open University (DBROU)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University
Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Dr Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya Sagar University Institute of Distance Education
Sagar, Madhya Pradesh
Also popular as Sagar University Institute of Distance Education

Dravidian University Directorate of Distance Education

Delhi University School of Open Learning (DUSOL)
University of Delhi Campus, Delhi
Actually University of Delhi School of Open Learning

GITAM Centre for Distance Learning, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University Directorate of Open and Distance Education (GGSIU DODE)

Guru Ghasidas University Institute of Distance Education (GGU IDE)
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

Guru Nanak Dev University Centre for Distance Education (GNDU CDE)
Amritsar, Punjab

Gandhigram Rural University Distance Education Centre
Dindigul, Tamil Nadu

Kakatiya University School of Distance Learning & Continuing Education
Warangal, Andhra Pradesh

Karnataka State Open University (KSOU)
Mysore, Karnataka

Karnatak University Directorate of Distance Education

Kannada University Distance Education Centre
Bellary, Karnataka

Kannur University School of Distance Education
Kannur, Kerala

Kurukshetra University Directorate of Correspondence Courses
Kurukshetra, Haryana

Kuvempu University Directorate of Distance Education
Shimoga, Karnataka

Madhya Pradesh Bhoj Open University
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Madurai Kamraj University Directorate of Distance Education (MKU-DDE)
Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Mahatma Gandhi University Centre for Distance Education (MGUCDE)
Nalgonda, Andhra Pradesh

Mahatma Gandhi University School of Distance Education (MGU-SDE)
Kottayam, Kerala

Maharashi Dayanand University Directorate of Distance Education, Rohtak
Rohtak, Haryana

Maharashtra Institute of Technology School of Distance Education (MITSDE), Pune

Mangalore University Directorate of Correspondence Courses
Mangalore, Karnataka

Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE)
Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka

Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Directorate of Distance and Continuing Education
Tirunelvali, Tamil Nadu

NMIMS University School of Distance Learning
Mumbai, Maharashtra

Nalanda Open University
Patna, Bihar

National Law School of India University Distance Education Department
Bangalore, Karnataka

Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU)
Kolkata, West Bengal

North Eastern Hill University Centre for Distance Education
Shillong, Meghalaya

PRIST University Centre for Distance Education
Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

Pandit Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh

Panjab University Department of Correspondence Studies (PUDCS)
Chandigarh, Punjab

Patna University Directorate of Distance Education (PUDDE)
Patna, Bihar

Periyar Institute of Distance Education (PRIDE)
Salem, Tamil Nadu

Pondicherry University Directorate of Distance Education
Pondicherry


St Peters Institute of Distance Education, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Also popular as St Peter's University Centre for Distance Education / St Peter's University Directorate of Distance Education

Shivaji University Centre for Distance Education, Kolhapur, Maharashtra

Shobhit University School of Distance Education (SU SDE)
Meerut, Uttar Pradesh

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

Sri Krishnadevaraya University Centre for Distance Education (SKUCDE)
Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh

Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam Distance Education Centre
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

Sri Venkateswara University Directorate of Distance Education (SVU DDE)
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

Swami Vivekananda Yog Anusandhana Samsthana Directorate of Distance Education
Bangalore, Karnataka

Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL)
Pune, Maharashtra