Recognized Online Degrees from India

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In this news article (link: https://www.ndtv.com/education/ugc-allow...-till-2025) that I read, India's University Grants Commission (UGC) listed institutions that are "recognized" to offer distance learning degrees. The institutes (as indicated by the list) are:

• Acharya Nagarjuna University (http://anucde.info/default.asp)
  
• Sri Padmavati Mahila Vishwavidy Alayam (https://www.spmvv.ac.in/dde.html)
  
• Tezpur University (http://www.tezu.ernet.in/tu_codl/)
  
• Dibrugarh University (https://dibru.ac.in/open-distance-learning/)
  
• Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University (http://www.kkhsou.in/web_new/)
  
• Jamia Hamdard (http://jamiahamdard.edu/UserPanel/Displa...&ItemID=ec)
  
• Himachal Pradesh University (http://icdeolhpu.org/)
  
• Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidy Alaya Chitrakoot (http://gramodayachitrakoot.ac.in/distance-learning/)
  
• Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha (http://www.visvesvaraya.org/schools/dist...-programme)
  
• Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (https://www.ycmou.ac.in/)
  
• Lovely Professional University (https://www.lpude.in/)
  
• Tamil Nadu Open University (https://tnou.ac.in/)
  
• Graphic Era University (https://distance.geu.ac.in/)
  

I think it is interesting that even within these institutes, there are still some degree offerings that have not been "recognized" yet. For instance, the pdf that was attached to the news article mentioned that the only recognized distance degree from Sri Padmavati Mahila Vishwavidy Alayam is their Master of Arts in Music, even though the institution itself is offering other distance degrees.

Furthermore, there are notable exclusions, such as Amity University, O.P. Jindal Global University, and Assam Don Bosco University. Admittedly, I do not know much about the Indian education system, but I am under the impression that distance learning accreditation seems to be separate from the overall institutional accreditation by the UGC. Would love to hear some thoughts about this.

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Update: Apparently, that list has been updated (https://www.ndtv.com/education/ugc-allow...ng-courses), with the newly recognized institutions being:

• Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (http://www.braou.ac.in/)
  
• Karnataka State Open University (https://www.ksoumysuru.ac.in/)
  
• Jiwaji University (http://www.jiwaji.edu/dis_edu_academic_programme.asp)
  
• M.P. Bhoj (Open) University (https://mpbou.edu.in/)
  
• Pondicherry University (https://www.pondiuni.edu.in/department/d...education/)
  
• Suresh Gyan Vihar University (https://www.sgvu.edu.in/)
  
• Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (https://www.msuniv.ac.in/Distance-Education/)
  
• University Of Madras (http://www.ideunom.ac.in/)
  
• Netaji Subhash Open University (http://www.wbnsou.ac.in/)
  
• Rabindra Bharati University (https://www.rbudde.in/)
  
• University of Kalyani (https://www.dodl.klyuniv.ac.in/)
  

I have attached the pdf from this news article as well as the previous one.