Karnataka State Open University

Karnataka State Open University

Karnataka State Open University was set up in the year 1996 under the KSOU Act, 1996. It was set up with the objective of providing higher education opportunities to the hundred thousand students in the state as well as the country who were not in a position to attend full time courses.
The University has been granted recognition by the UGC Distance Education Council (DEC), Delhi and various other educational associations like Association of Indian Universities, Delhi, Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), London, UK, Asian Association of Open Universities etc.
The various traditional and professional courses provided by the University include B.A/B.Com, B.Ed., M.A./M.Com, M.Ed., MBA, M.Phil and a host of other courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. The course curriculum is designed in such a way so that it conforms to the international academic standards. This makes the students eligible for gaining international exposure through various Master programs or avail job opportunities in MNC and other kinds of organizations.
The KSOU has put in place an online examination system for conducting various semester and term end examinations. Its latest innovation is the Online Learning Management System that gives the students a chance to learn in virtual classrooms. It has in essence proved its motto of Education, Anytime, Anywhere.