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Can you tell me if KSOU (Karnataka State Open University) is approved by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) or not?

[Vishal Kotkar]

Karnataka State Open University is a distance learning university founded in 1996, located in Mysore, Karnataka, India.

It was initiated by the Government of Karnataka to provide education to people who cannot attend full-time or part-time educational courses offered by universities.

Its distance education programmes provide opportunities to working professionals who cannot afford full-time education to earn degrees or diplomas.

Recognitions
It 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 16th June 2015 from UGC.

• 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

• Distance Education Council (DEC), New Delhi, has accorded recognition to it for offering Programmes / Courses approved by the Statutory bodies of the University. It 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)

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

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

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

• It 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.

• Recognition Policy of DEC (Distance Education Council)