Karnataka State Open University is a distance learning university founded in 1996, located in Mysore, Karnataka, India.
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History
The Karnataka State Open University originally started as the Institute of Correspondence Course and Continuing Education, a wing of University of Mysore. It was formally established on 1 June 1996 under the Karnataka State Open University Act of 1992, with the objectives of introducing and promoting the system of open university and distance learning in the state of Karnataka, and coordinating and determining the standard of such a system in the state.
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Academics
The university functions through 13 departments managed by 57 faculty members. It offers programmes leading to degrees from the graduate level to the doctoral level and also offers a variety of diploma and certificate programmes.
Campus
Karnataka State Open University is situated in an area of 36 acres along the Mysore-Mangalore highway, in the Manasagangotri campus of the University of Mysore, in Mysore city. It is about 5 km. from the city centre and has an atmosphere ideally suited for academic pursuits. The university headquarters houses the administrative offices, the academic block, lecture halls, a well-equipped library, a few cottages for students coming to Mysore for examinations and contact programmes, and all the necessary amenities such as post-office, bank and canteen.
References
External links
- Official website
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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