Karnataka State Open University, Bangalore

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About Karnataka State Open University, Bangalore

Karnataka State Open University, Bangalore is a private university in Bangalore, Karnataka, established in 2009. Campusbells lists it under PUC/10+2, with courses including PUC, B.A and MCA.

The Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) was established in 1992 by a law passed by the state legislature and began operations on June 1, 1996. KSOU has been committed to attaining the national higher education goals of access, equity, quality, affordability, and accountability since its beginning. In 1996, KSOU was carved out of the prestigious University of Mysore to become a pioneer and premier center of higher education under the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) system.

Before becoming a university, KSOU was the University of Mysore’s Institute of Correspondence Courses and Continuing Education (ICC&CE), which was founded in 1969. "Higher Education For Everyone, Everywhere" is KSOU’s slogan, and it promises to reach out to the unreached - to all those seeking higher education. The Open University was founded on the proposal of the Central Education Advisory Board of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, in accordance with the National Policy on Education, NPE-1986.

As described on the institution’s website

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Key facts

Established

2009

Ownership

Private-Unaided

Stream

PUC/10+2

Location

Bangalore, Karnataka

Academics

Courses offered at Karnataka State Open University, Bangalore

8 programmes listed