Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University

Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University
वर्धमान महावीर खुला विश्वविद्यालय
Type Public, Open
Established 1987
Vice-Chancellor Prof Ashok Sharma[1]
Chancellor Governor, State of Rajasthan
Students 50,000 (new enrollments.) - 2015
Location Kota, Rajasthan, India
Affiliations COL, NAAC, UGC,[2]DEC
Website www.vmou.ac.in

Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University (Hindi: वर्धमान महावीर खुला विश्वविद्यालय) is an open university in Kota, Rajasthan, India, established on July 23, 1987, and was initially known as Kota Open University.[3] focussing particularly on the humanities, commerce, library science and informatics.[4] It is geographically distributed throughout Rajasthan, with seven regional centres and several tens of "study centres" in cities, in addition to a special Centre at New Delhi.

The university has almost 50000 new admissions in 2015 with a learner base of more than one lakh students every year.

Regional Centres

References

  1. VC page on official website https://online.vmou.ac.in/StaffDetails.aspx?unit_id=24
  2. UGC's Rajasthan Page http://www.ugc.ac.in/stateuniversitylist.aspx?id=29&Unitype=2
  3. "Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)". Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
  4. "Courses". Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University. Retrieved 2008-03-17.


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