Correspondence Courses at Karnataka State Open University
Updated on: Mar 13, 2013
Karnataka State Open University was established in the year 1996 under the state enactment KSOU Act 1992. It is a pioneer in the sphere of Distance Education in India. The University plays a significant role in promoting the desired growth of higher education through Open-distance learning system (ODL).
The main motto of Karnataka State Open University is Higher Education to Everyone Everywhere, and also aims at to reach the door-steps of the students not only in the state of Karnataka but also in the country and abroad. For this purpose, KSOU has established regional centres, even in abroad.
Karnataka State Open University Programs
Undergraduate Courses
- B.A.
Duration: 3 Years
- B.Com
Duration: 3 Years - B.Ed (General)
Duration: 2 Years - B.Ed. (Special Education)
Duration: 2 Years - B.L.I.Sc
Duration: 1 year
Post Graduation Programs
- M.A. Kannada
Duration: 2 Years - M.A. English
Duration: 2 Years - M.A. Hindi
Duration: 2 Years - M.A. Urdu
Duration: 2 Years - M.A. Sanskrit
Duration: 2 Years - M.A. Telugu
Duration: 2 Years - M.A. History
Duration: 2 Years - M.A. Economics
Duration: 2 Years - M.A. Political Science
Duration: 2 Years - M.A. Public Administration
Duration: 2 Years - M.A. Sociology
Duration: 2 Years - M.A. Psychology
Duration: 2 Years - M.A. Mass Communication & Journalism
Duration: 2 Years - M.Com
Duration: 2 Years - M.Ed
Duration: 2 Years - M.B.A (Semester Scheme)
Duration: 2 Years - M.Sc Computer Science (Semester Scheme)
Duration: 2 Years - M.Sc Mathematics (Semester Scheme)
Duration: 2 Years - L.L.M (Semester Scheme)
Duration: 2 Years - M.L.I.Sc
Duration: 1 year
Research Programs
- M.Phill
- Ph.D
Post Graduate Diploma Programs
- P.G. Diploma in English (PGDE)
Duration: 1 Year - P.G. Diploma in Communicative English (PGDCE)
Duration: 1 Year - P.G. Diploma in Marketing Management (PGDMM)
Duration: 1 Year - P.G. Diploma in Human Resources Management (PGDHRM)
Duration: 1 Year - P.G. Diploma in Business Administration (PGDBA)
Duration: 1 Year - P.G. Diploma in Financial Management (PGDFA)
Duration: 1 Year - P.G. Diploma in Mass Communication & Journalism (PGDMCJ)
Duration: 1 Year - P.G. Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics (PGDND)
Duration: 1 Year
Diploma Programs
- Post PUC Diploma in Kannada (DIK)
Duration: 1 Year - Diploma ion Journalism (DIJ)
Duration: 1 Year - Diploma in Statistical Process Control & Operations Research (DSPCOR)
Duration: 1 Year - Diploma in Information Technology (DIT)
Duration: 1 Year
Certificate Programs
- Certificate in Kannada (CK)
1 Year - Certificate in Environmental Management (CEM)
6 Months - Certificate in Environmental Technology (CET)
6 Months - Certificate in Solid Waste Management (CSWM)
6 Months - Certificate in Panchayat Raj (CPR)
6 Months - Certificate in Food Preservation (CFP)
6 Months - Certificate in Nutrition and Food (CNF)
6 Months - Certificate in Processing and Value Addition to Fruits and Vegetables (CPVFV)
6 Months - Certificate in Custom Hiring, Repair & Maintenance of Agricultural Machineries (CCHR & MAM)
6 Months - Certificate in Food Processing and Preservation (CFPP)
6 Months - Certificate in Seed Production (CSP)
6 Months - Certificate in Nursery Management (CNM)
6 Months - Certificate in Bio-fertilizers, Organic Manures, Bio-pesticides and bio-agents production (CBFOMBP & BAP)
6 Months
IGNOU Adopted Programs
- P.G. Diploma in Higher Education (PGDHE)
1 Year - Diploma in Rural Development (DRD)
1 Year - Diploma in Nutrition and Health Education (DNHE)
1 Year - Certificate in Teaching of English (CTE)
6 Months
Karnataka State Open University Contact Details
Karnataka State Open University
Manasagangotri, Mysore - 570006
Phone: +91- 8212519941/48
Website : http://www.ksouedu.com/