Role of Open University for the Growth of Higher Education in India: An Analysis

Author(s)	Ananda Bharali
Country	India
Abstract	The Open Universities are established with the purpose of promoting higher education to reach the unreached through the Open and Distance Learning System in which there is no age barrier, academic background and geographical boundaries. The Open and Distance Learning through Open University is an alternative way of getting education for those who are unable to achieve regular mood education. To give opportunities to the deprived sections to achieve higher education, many Open Universities are established in India in view of improving the percentage of higher education. So, the attempt of this paper has been made to find out the role of Open Universities for the growth of higher education in India.
Keywords	academic background, higher education, open and distance learning, open university, regular mood
Field	Sociology > Archaeology / History
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 2, February 2026
Published On	2026-02-19

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