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The 40-year-old varsity launched these courses in 2004
Distance Education Courses being offered by Mangalore University will go into the annals of history as the university has stopped taking new admissions.
The university has been forced to stop new admissions for first year courses after the State government issued a notification which offered the exclusive right of conducting Open and Distance Learning courses to Karnataka State Open University in Mysuru.
The 40-year-old Mangalore University launched its Distance Education Courses in 2004.
According to Director of Centre of Distance Education at the university Y. Sangappa, with new admissions being stopped, the centre has about 4,500 students, which included undergraduate, post-graduate and B.Ed students.
Mangalore University to move court against notification on ODL courses
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Mangalore University has decided to challenge in court a recent notification of the State government which offered the exclusive right of conducting Open and Distance Learning (ODL) courses to Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) in Mysuru.
The decision has been taken as otherwise with the government’s notification Mangalore University will be forced to wound up its Centre of Distance Education which offers distance education courses.
Vice-Chancellor of the university P.S. Yadapadithaya told
The Hindu that the issue was discussed in detail in the meeting of the Syndicate, the highest decision making body of the university, on Monday and it was decided to approach court in the matter seeking remedy.
Mangalore University Syndicate members to decide whether to continue to offer them at all
The Syndicate of Mangalore University, which is scheduled to meet on Monday, will deliberate upon whether to continue offering distance education courses through its Centre of Distance Education.
Conventional universities in the State have now begun in-house deliberations following a recent decision of the State government which offered the exclusive right of offering Open and Distance Learning (ODL) courses to Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) in Mysuru. The State government issued a Gazette notification on this last month after amending the Karnataka State Universities and Certain Other Law (second amendment) Act 2020.
Only KSOU can offer distance education in State
December 10, 2020
Bengaluru: Karnataka State Legislative Assembly has approved Karnataka State Universities and certain other Law (second Amendment) Bill-2020 which has facilitated only
Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) in Mysuru to offer distance education in the State.
The Bill was tabled by Deputy Chief Minister and Higher Education Minister Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan in the Assembly yesterday. Explaining the salient features of the Bill, he said earlier all the Varsities were offering distance education. Henceforth, distance education would be offered only by KSOU which has its jurisdiction all over the State. All other conventional Universities must immediately stop offering distance education.