Open and Distance Learning Trends

Distance Education has become one powerful medium of obtaining degrees for large number of students who are staying in far off and remote areas and for whom accessing universities on a regular basis is still a dream. Distance enrolment constitutes 11% of the total enrolment in Higher Education, as per AISHE Report: 2017-18.

Student Enrolment in Universities under Distance mode (As per UGC Annual Report 2017-18)

Year	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18
No. of students enrolled in Distance Education	38,11,723	38,24,901	40,89,781	40,31,594

Year	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19
Number of Universities/Institutions recognised to offer programmes through distance mode	157	130	114	118	104