Nagaland, one of the smallest states, situated in the northeast part of India. The states is occupied by 16 tribal groups with each tribe features their own unique customs, language and dress. Nagaland had a literacy rate of 66.59% according to the Census reports of 2001. However, over the years the literacy rate has shown an overall enhancement to 80.11% (83.29% for males and 76.69% for females), making a remarkable change of 13.52%. This indicate that the state has advanced in the education sector.
The state has special educational and allied programs like Mahila Samakhya Scheme, Girls’ Hostel Scheme, Model Schools Scheme, Rashtriya Madhyamik Siksha Abhiyan, andSarvaSiksha Abhiyan under Nagaland Education Mission Society to foster elementary education in the state. Nagaland state government is also trying hard to improve the education infrastructure facilities in the state. The central university, is located in the capital of Kohima, which directs the action of all the small educational institutions of the state. Kohima is also the academic hub of the state, housing most of the reputed institutions or universities for higher education. The Higher and Technical Department is assigned with the job of formulating the education policies concerning to higher education and monitoring issues related to it.
University Name | Establishment year | Course levele | Mode of education | Type of university | NAAC grade |
Parul University Online | 2015 | UG/PG | Online | Private | A |
Amity University Online Gujarat | 2005 | UG/PG | Online | Private | A+ |
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Gujarat | 1985 | UG/PG | Distance/ online | Public | A+ |
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University | 1994 | UG/PG | Distance/ Online | Pubic | B++ |
Manipal University online | 2011 | UG/PG | Online | Private | A+ |
Jain University | 1990 | UG/PG | Distance/ online | Public | A |
Lovely Professional University (LPU) Online University | 2005 | UG/PG | Online | Private | A+ |
Sikkim Manipal University online | 1995 | UG/PG | Online | Private | B+ |
NMIMS Online University | 2019 | UG/PG | Online | Private | A+ |
Chandigarh University Online | 2012 | UG/PG | Online | Private | A+ |
DY Patil University Online | 2008 | UG/PG | Online | Private | A |
Uttaranchal University Online | 2013 | UG/PG | Online | Private | A |
Amity University Online | 2005 | UG/PG | Online | Private | A+ |
Many institutions and universities in the state have made their spot in terms of providing quality education to the young aspirants in the field of engineering, science, medicine, law, management and administration through both bachelor’s and master’s degree. These degrees can be pursued from private and government owned universities. Besides, these subjects management courses are also in great demand in the state. The young aspirants are mostly opting for full time or part time MBA courses in the state and also outside the state. The distance education opened up the options of education for all the interested aspirants who were not able to take up education as a full time engagement because of several limitations.
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and the distance program from the Global Open University are the most popular of all the distance education programs in the state. IGNOU offers a wide range of courses for the students to choose from, similarly, Global Open University offers courses for degrees and diplomas according to the University curricula. The distance education is gaining importance in the state and is expected to be a crucial part of the state’s educational system in the coming years with increase in the number of private and government owned institutions. Pursuing MBA from these institutions will help the students shape their career and maintain the standards of education of the state and its educational institutions.
Distance Undergraduate (UG) Programs:
Distance BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Distance B.SC (Bachelor of Science)
Distance B.Com (Bachelor of Commerce)
Distance BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration)
Distance BCA (Bachelor of Computer Applications)
Distance Postgraduate (PG) Programs:
Distance MA (Master of Arts)
Distance M.Sc (Master of Science)
Distance M.Com (Master of Commerce)
Distance MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Distance MCA (Master of Computer Applications)
Distance MSW (Master of Social Work)
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