We have been regularly featuring Top colleges articles on trak.in for a long time. They are quite popular with our readers. Here is another list for people who are interested in pursuing distance learning education.
Careers360, an Indian education portal has today come out with the list of top 30 colleges Distance learning Colleges in India. The distance learning colleges have been ranked on following parameters:
RESOURCES & REACH – 300 points
LEARNING & EXPERIENCE – 400 points
RESULTS & EFFICIENCY – 300 points.
Top 30 Distance Learning Colleges in India
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LIST OF HONOUR
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Overall Rank
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Name of the Institution
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Location
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Resources
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Learning & Experience
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Result & Efficiency
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Total*
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1
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Indira Gandhi National Open University
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New Delhi
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208.40
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258.12
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198.00
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665
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2
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Yashwantrao C Maharashtra Open University
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Nasik
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145.81
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239.54
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233.16
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619
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3
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Sikkim Manipal University
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Gangtok
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73.64
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284.96
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257.15
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616
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4
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Ghaziabad
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43.41
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285.00
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249.22
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578
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5
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Mumbai
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17.04
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262.35
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256.32
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536
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6
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Hyderabad
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63.21
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215.91
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249.17
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528
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7
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Hyderabad
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83.01
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210.00
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229.46
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522
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8
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Pune
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32.21
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240.00
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235.50
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508
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9
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Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University
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Ahmedabad
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33.37
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220.80
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246.23
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500
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10
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Annamalai nagar
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95.71
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195.00
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206.00
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497
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11
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Kolkata
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39.37
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240.00
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206.28
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486
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12
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Osmania University
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Hyderabad
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11.43
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210.00
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243.57
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465
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13
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Shivaji University
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Kolhapur
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28.53
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175.00
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251.86
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455
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14
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M P Bhoj (Open) University
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Bhopal
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52.17
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237.81
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163.00
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453
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15
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University of Delhi
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New Delhi
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70.43
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220.00
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145.11
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436
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16
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Maharishi Dayanand University
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Rohtak
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31.92
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195.00
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206.23
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433
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17
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Acharya Nagarjuna University
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Guntur
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38.17
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215.00
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165.52
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419
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18
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Mumbai
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7.83
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170.00
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225.65
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403
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19
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Alagappa University
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Karaikudi
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34.54
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235.00
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123.63
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393
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20
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Vizag
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27.99
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175.16
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168.37
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372
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21
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University of Madras
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Chennai
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30.37
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210.00
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122.59
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363
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22
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Himachal Pradesh University
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Shimla
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46.97
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185.00
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129.58
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362
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23
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Allahabad
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93.27
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158.30
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106.64
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358
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24
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Tamil Nadu Open University
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Chennai
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55.51
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145.09
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153.90
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354
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25
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Karnataka State Open University
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Mysore
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56.77
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241.13
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48.93
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347
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26
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Madurai
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38.64
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175.00
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115.91
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330
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27
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Kota
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37.46
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150.00
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115.62
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303
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28
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Kuru-kshetra
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21.36
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105.00
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81.59
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208
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29
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University of Calicut
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Kozhikode
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15.45
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115.00
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63.86
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194
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30
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Kakatiya University
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Warangal
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29.26
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37.61
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97.80
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165
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