Karnataka State Open University

Karnataka State Open University | KSOU

IAIT in collaboration with Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) in Delhi and Dehradun has setup centres of excellence to provide quality education in the field of IT and Management through the Distance Education programs. IAIT offers KSOU courses from Graduate to Post Graduate level. There is a wide variety of courses that are offered from Management, IT, Diploma. A student can either decide to go for a degree course or a shortened diploma course depending on a need basis.

The Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Mysore, is a pioneer in the sphere of distance education in India. The University was established on 1st June 1996 vide Karnataka Govt. Notification No. ED 1 UOV 95 dated 12th February 1996 – KSOU Act 1992 is considered to be a premier Open University in the country.

KSOU is a recognised University of Distance Education Council (DEC), New Delhi, regular member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), Delhi, permanent member of Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), London, UK, Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU), Beijing, China, and also has association with Commonwealth of Learning (COL).

Keeping in view the educational needs of our country, the policies and programmes have been geared to cater to the students. The Open-Distance-Learning (ODL) system is a unique and challenging mode of education offered at the University level. This system provides ample opportunities for those who desire to have University education and want to enhance their education qualifications while working or for those who cannot spend an ample amount of time on education. This method popularly known as Distance Education is perhaps the only way to meet the ever-increasing demand for Higher Education especially in a developing country like India.

Some of the main programs offered by KSOU are listed below.

SNo	Stream	Course	Specializations
1	Information Technology	Bachelors of Technology | B.Tech	Computer Science
2	Information Technology	Bachelors of Science | BSc – IT	Information Technology
3	Information Technology	Bachelors of Computer Applications | BCA	Information Technology
4	Management	Bachelors in Business Management | BBM	Management
5	Management	Bachelors of Business Administration | BBA	Management
6	Arts	Bachelors of Arts | B.A.	Hindi, English, Economics, History, Political Science, Mathematics, Sociology
7	Commerce	Bachelors in Commerce | B.Com	Commerce
8	Information Technology	Masters of Technology | M.Tech	Information Technology
9	Information Technology	Master of Computer Application | MCA	Computer Science
10	Management	Masters of Business Administration | MBA	Dual Specialization in HR, Finance, IT, Marketing, Banking, Operations, Hospitality Management, Retail Management, Project Management, Total Quality Management, Financial Engineering, Technology Management, Financial Services Management, Health Services Management
11	Management	One year Executive MBA	Management
12	Information Technology	Master of Science in Information Technology | MScIT	Information Technology
14	Commerce	Master in Commerce | M.Com	Commerce
15	Arts	Mater in Arts | M.A.	Arts