NEARLY 140 out of the 188 approved Distance Learning institutions offer an MBA programme. Some offer a regular weekend programme as well (whose validity is currently contested in court). So identifying the right institute for your preferred course is not an easy job. We applied our proprietary input-process-output methodology to every individual respondent’s feedback and arrived at a score for each programme. Based on a simple average of the score obtained we shortlisted the top 10 most preferred institutions for each of the 10 UG and PG programmes that nearly 82% of the students prefer to study.
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MBA
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Rank
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University
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1
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ICFAI
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2
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Symbiosis Centre for DL
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3
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Sikkim Manipal University
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4
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AIMA
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5
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IGNOU
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6
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Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research
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7
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Anna University
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8
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Punjab Technical University
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9
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Amity School of Distance Learning
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10
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Bhartiar University
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BBA
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Rank
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University
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1
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Sikkim Manipal University
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2
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University of Madras
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3
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Punjab Technical University
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4
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Annalmalai University, DDE
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5
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Guru Jambheshwar University
of Science & Technology
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6
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ICFAI
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7
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Amity School of Distance Learning
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8
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University of Madras
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9
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Madurai Kamaraj University
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10
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Pondicherry University
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MCA
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Rank
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University
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1
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IGNOU
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2
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Annalmalai University, DDE
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3
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Delhi University
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4
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Punjab Technical University
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5
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Bangalore University
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6
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University of Mumbai
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7
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Madurai Kamaraj University
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8
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University of Madras
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9
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ICFAI
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10
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Amity School of Distance Learning
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BCA
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Rank
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University
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1
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Tamil Nadu Open University
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2
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Sikkim Manipal University
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3
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IGNOU
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4
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Jamia Hamdard University
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5
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Maharishi Dayanand University
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6
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Punjab Technical University
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7
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Madurai Kamaraj University
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8
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University of Madras
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9
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Alagappa University
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10
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Annalmalai University, Directorate of Distance Education
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MSc
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Rank
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University
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1
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IGNOU
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2
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University of Madras
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3
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Alagappa University
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4
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Annalmalai University, DDE
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5
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Punjab Technical University
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6
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Sikkim Manipal University
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7
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Kuvempu University
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8
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Birla Institute of Technology
& Science - Pilani
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9
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Madurai Kamaraj University
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10
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Bharathiar University
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BSc
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Rank
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University
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1
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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University
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2
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University of Madras
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3
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IGNOU
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4
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Sikkim Manipal University
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5
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Birla Institute of Tech & Sci - Pilani
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6
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Kuvempu University
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7
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University of Mumbai
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8
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Annalmalai University, DDE
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9
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Karnataka State Open University
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10
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Punjab Technical University
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MA
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Rank
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University
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1
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Annalmalai University, DDE
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2
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IGNOU
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3
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Karnataka State Open University
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4
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Osmania University
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5
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Kurukshetra University
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6
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Alagappa University
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7
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University of Mumbai
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8
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Sikkim Manipal University
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9
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Andhra University - School of Distance Education
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10
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Madurai Kamaraj University
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BA
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Rank
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University
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1
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Sikkim Manipal University
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2
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Madurai Kamaraj University
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3
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University of Madras
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4
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Acharya Nagarjuna University Center for Distance Education (ANUCDE)
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5
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Panjab University
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6
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IGNOU
|
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7
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Karnataka State Open University
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8
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Delhi University
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9
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Tamil Nadu Open University
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10
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University of Pune
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PG Diploma
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Rank
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University
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1
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Institute of Management Technology*
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2
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National Law School of India Univ
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3
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University of Pune
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4
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Punjab Technical University
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5
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Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research
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6
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Alagappa University
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7
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Symbiosis Centre for DL
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8
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Sikkim Manipal University
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9
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IGNOU
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10
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Annamalai University
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BCom
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Rank
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University
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1
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Delhi University
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2
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Tamil Nadu Open University
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3
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Annalmalai University, Directorate of Distance Education
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4
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University of Mumbai
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5
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Bharathiar University
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6
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Madurai Kamaraj University
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7
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Alagappa University
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8
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Panjab University
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9
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Gujarat University
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10
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Karnataka State Open University
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Quality of course, content, periodicity of updation, relevance, learning interface, study centre support and electronic resources are prime reasons in selection of programmes