For those who are not able attend the formal education systems, Open Universities provide opportunities to offer higher education through Open Learning System which allows the learner to study at his pace of learning with the study material reaching at his door-steps. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), with its 53 regional centers and more than 1500 study centers, coordinates open and distance learning through its Distance Education Council (DEC). There are about 13 State Open Universities and 120 institutions of correspondence courses in conventional universities.
Higher education system in India is growing at a very fast rate, opening up its gates to foreign universities for offering education of highest standards. Regulating bodies of technical education are reining a tight control over the institutes to maintain higher benchmarks even as the professional bodies are improving the technical qualifications of the working professionals. Open and Distance Learning system is offering higher education to those who could not afford to formal education.
The author is the Founder Chairman of the Shastri Group of Institutes established in 2001 located in Pune. Shastri Group of Institutes attends to the needs of aspiring Tribal area students for the courses in Aviation and Hospitality through Government sponsored Programmes. He is recipient of several awards including National Achievement Award for Educational Excellence, Rashtriya Shiksha Samman puraskar, International Status Award and was selected as an Icon of Pune by Economic Times.
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