Colleges in Karnataka

Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Mysuru, is a State Public University established by the act of State Legislature in 1992, and was brought into force on 1st June 1996. Ever since its establishment, KSOU has been pro-actively engaged in fulfilling the national objectives of higher education I. e. , to achieve ACCESS, EQUITY, QUALITY, AFFORDABILITY and ACCOUNTABILITY. A Pioneer and Premier Centre of Higher Education under Open and Distance Learning (ODL) system, KSOU was carved out of illustrious University of Mysore in 1996. Before becoming the university, KSOU was an Institute of Correspondence Courses and Continuing Education (ICC&CE) of the University of Mysore which was established in 1969. Admission to courses is done twice-a-year in the month of January and June as per the UGC-DEB guidelines, and the admission are done online. Access to E-content, E-access to SLMs, Books and journals in the main library; on-line lectures are additional advantages to KSOU students. Establishment of Science labs, Audio-Video, virtual labs, Re-establishment of Radio station JNANA VANI are among the notable digital initiatives, the KSOU has launched since the re-recognition of KSOU by UGC from 2018-19. Courses of KSOU are recognised by University Grants Commission (UGC) New-Delhi video order No: F. No 14-5/2018 (DEB-I) Dated : 14th August 2018 for the period from 2018-19 to 2022-23. So KSOU is UGC DEB recognised open University, Hence pursuing M.Sc. Microbiology from KSOU is wothful.

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