India Opens the Door Wide for Online Learning
In 2020, Indian Universities were for the first time able to offer fully online degrees. While this could be seen as a response to the pandemic (which increased interest in online education and Class Central), India’s online degrees were made possible by regulations approved by the University Grants Commission (UGC) back in 2018.
A draft version of the policy outlines the important role online learning could play in reforming India’s education system and expanding access to higher education. The policy encourages Indian institutions not only to develop their own online programs, but also to recognize and award credit for online programs offered by foreign institutions. The policy proposes that some foreign institutions may be invited to operate in India -- something the country has long resisted. India’s education sector is needed to “attract talented teachers, innovate and build better labs.”
Currently, around 25 percent of students graduating from high school in India go on to pursue higher education. The Indian government wants that figure to reach 50 percent by 2035 -- doubling the country’s college and university enrollment from its current base of around 35 million students.
The government of India is for the first time allowing universities to offer fully online degrees -- a change that could reshape education delivery in the country while blowing open the door to a previously limited market for U.S.-based online education services companies. Massive open online education providers Coursera and edX both say they hope to increase their existing presence in India and partner more deeply with institutions there.
The government’s approach to online learning is, however, still cautious. Only the top 100 institutions in India’s National Institutional Ranking Framework can apply to offer fully online degrees, and the subject areas are restricted. There will be no online medical or law degrees from the country's universities in the foreseeable future.
India's University Grants Commission is responsible for validating the new online degrees and has stated it will not accept any compromises on quality. Universities offering online degrees in India can offer them through SWAYAM or other learning management systems that fit certain criteria.
All India Council for Technical Education - AICTE's
SWAYAM MOOCs platform is World’s Largest Online Free E-Learning Platform Portal designed to achieve the three cardinal principles of Education Policy viz., Access, Equity and Quality by covering School/Vocational, Under-Graduate, Post Graduate, Engineering and Other Professional Courses.
Amity University, a not-for-profit private institution with campuses across India, is launching 24 online programs, including six bachelor’s degrees and four master’s degrees. The rest are postgraduate certificate programs. Amity was the only institution to announce the launch of more than three programs. Whether the small number of programs launched by the other institutions is a reflection of their limited capacity or perhaps some trepidation about entering the online market is unclear.
Here’s a quick summary of the different type of programs:
Program Duration Mean Price
Certificate 6 months ₹28,000 (~$375)
Diploma 1 year ₹120,000 (~$1600)
Bachelor’s degree 3 years ₹165,000 (~$2200)
Master’s degree 2 years ₹160,000 (~$2150
Updated list of Higher Education Institutions entitled to start full fledged online programs are given below -
For Bachelor's Degree online courses -
IGNOU
Amity University
Acharya Nagarjuna University
JSS Academy
Shanmugha Academy
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai
Symbiosis international
Bharti Vidyapeeth
Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science
Andhra University
Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Andhra Pradesh
Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, Andhra Pradesh
OP Jindal Global University
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Haryana
Kurukshetra University
University of Jammu
Kuvempu University, Karnataka
Jain University
University of Mysore
Yenepoya Deemed University, Karnataka
Mizoram University
Chandigarh University
Guru Nanak University
Manipal University
Banasthali Vidyapeeth
Madurai Kamaraj University
Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute
Periyar University
Shanmukha Arts, Science & Technology Research Academy
Satyabhama Institute of Science & Technology
SRM institute of Science & Technology
Alagappa University
Aligarh Muslim University
Dayal Bagh Educational Institute
For Master's Degree online courses -
O.P. Jindal Global University
Alagappa University
Aligarh Muslim University
Amity University
Bharathidasan University
Chandigarh University
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune
Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management (Gitam), Andhra Pradesh
IGNOU
JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Andhra Pradesh
Manipal University
Mizoram University
Periyar University
S.R.M Institute of Sciences and Technology
Tezpur University
Divya Prabandham Sastra Deemed University
Sastra Deemed University
Guru Nanak Dev University
Jain University
Acharya Nagarjuna University
Aligarh Muslim University
Bharathidasan University
Jamia Millia Islamia University
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Madhya Pradesh
Shiv Nadar University
The ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education, Hyderabad
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Haryana
Kurukshetra University
University of Jammu
Kuvempu University, Karnataka
University of Mysore
Yenepoya Deemed University, Karnataka
Banasthali Vidyapeeth
Madurai Kamaraj University
Dr MGR Educational and Research Institute
Shanmukha Arts, Science & Technology Research Academy
Satyabhama Institute of Science & Technology
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Dayal Bagh Educational Institute
For Diploma online courses -
IIT Madras
Amity University
JSS Academy
Shanmugha Academy
IGNOU
Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth
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