Best distance education universities in India that offer distance/online MBA courses are:
1. IGNOU
2. Netaji Subhas Open University
3. Symbiosis Centre of Distance Learning
4. Sikkim Manipal University (SMU)
5. Osmania University
6. Annamalai University
7. ICFAI
8. Nalanda Open University (NOU)
9. Pondicherry University
10. Tamil Nadu Open University
Benefits of distance MBA programs:
· There are many executives and working professionals who prefer to join these courses so that they can balance between job and studies. Though some executive programs are not considered as distance education, this helps the managers and related designated persons to achieve an MBA degree with the help of off campus education.
· In India, it is a common picture that often women have to leave education after they get married. There are still some conventional families that never allow their wives to go to colleges or universities. Distance learning is a great boon for these women. They can sit back in the comfort of home and can register for online examination.
· These days there are many courses in MBA that are offered via distance mode are equipped with different cutting edge facilities. Some universities are even offering soft copies of their study materials along with books.
This is the present scenario of MBA distance education programs and facilities in India.