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Distance Education hy, , It is a mode of delivering education and instruction to learners who are not physically present in a, traditional classroom setting. Transaction of the curriculum is effected by means of specially, prepared materials [self-study (learning) materials] which are delivered to the learners at their, doorstep through various media such as print, television, radio, satellite, audio/video tapes, CDROMs, Internet, etc., , Objectives of Distance Education :, , © To democratize higher education to large segments of the population., , O To provide flexible and open system of learning University level Education., , O_ To provide an opportunity for upgradation of skills and qualifications., , © To update the knowledge or acquire knowledge in new areas for every individual

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Types of Institutions providing DE, , National Open University, , State Open Universities, , Distance Education Instinations (DEIs) at:, , Institutions of National Importance, Central Universities, , State Universities, , Deemed to be Universities, , State Private Universities, , DElIs at Stand alone Institutions, , Professional Associations, Government Institutions, Private institutions, , na, , Mme me

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Historical Development in DE in India hy, , The Expert Committee under the chairmanship of Dr D.S. Kothari in 1960s recommended, the institution of correspondence courses, , In the first instance, the initiative was done in the University of Delhi as a pilot project., , In 1962, the University of Delhi's School of Correspondence Courses and Continuing, Education was started., , The government introduced the OUS system in the 1980s, with the objective to further, democratize opportunities for higher education to large segment of the Indian population., , The MoE, in its National Policy on Education (NPE) 1986, gave prominence to an OU, system as a means to ‘augment opportunities for higher education, , A new chapter in DE system began with the establishment of Dr B.R. Ambedkar Open, University in Hyderabad in 1982, followed by the establishment of Indira Gandhi National, Open University at the national level by the Parliament of India in 1985.

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Historical Development in DE in India hy, , Distance Education Council (DEC) was set up by IGNOU in 1991 as a statutory mechanism, under IGNOU Act, which became operational in February 1992., , The DEC took several initiatives for promotion, coordination, and maintenance of standards of, open and distance education system in the country, , In August 2010, the Ministry of Eduction constituted a Committee under the chairmanship of, Prof. Madhava Menon in respect of regulation of standards of education imparted through, distance mode, , The Ministry of HRD accepted the Madhava Menon Committee's report for the creation of a, new regulatory body for ODL system, that is, the Distance Education Council of India (DECI), , MIIRD, in an order dated 29 December 2012, transferred the regulatory authority of distance, education from IGNOU to UGC, and UGC manages this function through Distance Education, Bureau. This is an interim measure till such time an independent body. namely Distance, Education Council of India, is created by the Parliament