Last year, University Grants Commission, UGC approved universities for online courses. Because, at present time many students as well as working professionals opting Distance or Online Education, so that they can continue their education without stopping their job. Due to demanding online education, UGC has decided to approve many universities.

In India, in the year of 1982, the concept of distance education came when Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University started to offer distance and open education courses, later this, there were several universities that got the recognition to offer online MBA degree programs.

Some popular UGC Approved Online Courses

As we all know, Education has spread its roots in multiple parts of India. This is why the Online and Distance Education concept came to India and UGC approved universitiesto offer various courses through online mode. There is a huge range of universities available which offer online courses.

Online MBA: It is a PG professional course in the management field. This program is imparted online or distance mode so that, candidates can pursue their education from a reputed institute along with their jobs. To get admission in this course, students don’t need to appear in any national-level entrance exam. There are various universities available in India which offer MBA courses through distance mode such as NMIMS, Chandigarh University, Jain University, Symbiosis, IGNOU, etc.

MBA has various specializations like MBA in HRM, MBA in Finance, MBA in Marketing Management, MBA in Operations, etc.

Online BBA: BBA is known as Bachelors of Business Administration. It is a 3-year UG program and is now available through online mode. To pursue this course one needs to complete a 10+2 exam from the recognized board. An online BBA course is designed to offer business law, economics, business communication, etc.

Online B. Com: Bachelor of Commerce is also 3 year UG degree course, and can be done after XII. The program offers a deep understanding of business, finance, accounting, etc. after completing this course, candidates can pursue a Master’s degree or any other degree.

Online BCA: Bachelor of Computer Application is a three-year Undergraduate course. The degree offers a deep understanding of computer applications and languages. After completing the Intermediate exam one can opt for this degree through online mode. After completing the BCA UG degree one can go with MBA or MCA or any other PG degree.

Online MA: Master of Arts degree is a two year PG degree and is available through the online mode. The MA degree is designed for eligible candidates who have an interest in Arts and pursue a PG degree. After completing a Graduation degree, one can go with this PG degree.

Online M. Com: The Master of Commerce degree is a PG degree this degree is completed in two years. This degree can be pursued by those candidates who completed their Graduation degree in the relevant field. There are ample job opportunities available after completing this degree such as CA, Company secretary, etc.

Online PGDM: Post Graduate Diploma in Management is a PG Diploma course. The duration of this course is two-year and can be pursued by those candidates who completed a Master’s degree. Some popular specializations of the PGDM diploma are Human resources, Operations, Research, Finance, Information Technology, etc.

UGC Approved Universities in India

Amity University (Master of Arts, Bachelor of Arts, PGDM in Journalism and Mass Communication, B. Com, BA (Tourism Administration), MBA, MA, )

IIT Madras (Diploma in Data Science, B. Sc in Programming and Data Science, Diploma in Programming)

BharatiVidyapeeth (MBA, BBA)

IGNOU (Certificate in Russian, tourism, IT, Arabic, MA (Hindi), library and information science, PG Diploma programs, )

SRM University (BBA, BCA, M. Com, MBA, MCA)

Sastra University (BCA, BA, M. Com, B. Com, MA, BBA, M. Sc)

Guru Nanak Dev University (BA programs, BCA, MCA, M. Com, MBA, BBA)

GLA University (MBA, B. Com, B.Com, BBA, MBA, M. Com, BCA, MCA)

Mizoram University (BBA, B. Com, M. Com, MBA, Certifications)

Aligarh Muslim University (B. Com, BA programs, MA programs, M. Com, )

Apart from this, there are also various other universities available that offer UGC-approved university available which offers distance learning programs.