Thousands of students who are aspiring to avail a degree through Online Distance Learning (ODL) are advised to be cautious about the authenticity and validity of the degree they are wishing to obtain.

Issues were raised earlier as well to bring forth to mention the plight of thousands of students who had spent good money on distance learning programmes which were not approved by the education regulatory body, University Grants Commission (UGC).

According to the reports, UGC does not recognize any course offered solely through the online mode. Thus, the students should not get carried away by advertisements in newspapers offering such courses. They should instead be more careful while opting for such a course as it could tamper their dreams of a fruitful career.

For instance, Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) and Mewar University in Rajasthan are still openly offering affiliations in distance learning mode to institutes outside state boundaries. The website of the Karnataka Stake Open University (KSOU) offers online, correspondence and regular face-to face programmes in its distance learning package.

The Vice Chancellor of KSOU admits that the degree offered by the university would not be valid for employment as per the Indian education system, but KSOU was offering such programmes to keep up with international trends.

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