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Distance Education: Origin and Development of Distance Education in India

Author(s) Dr. Abdus Salam Salam
Country India
Abstract Distance education is an umbrella term that describes all the teaching-learning arrangements in which the learner and the teacher are separated by space and time. Transaction of the curriculum is effected by means of specially prepared materials or self-study learning materials which are delivered to the learners at their doorstep through various media such as print, television, radio, satellite, audio tapes, video tapes, CD-ROMs, Internet, and World Wide Web, etc. Distance Education occupies a special place in Indian higher education system based on its major contribution to enhancing the gross enrollment ratio and democratization of higher education to the larger segment of the Indian population, particularly to reach out to the unreached and to meet the demands of lifelong learning which has become more of a necessity in the knowledge society. National Knowledge Commission appointed by the Government of India recommended several measures for radical reform of Distance Education to achieve its objectives of expansion, inclusion, and excellence in higher education. The fundamental objective of the National Education Policy-2020 is to provide quality education to all by making it affordable and equitable. It focuses on the holistic development of individuals and in turn, put India on a growth trajectory. It focuses on providing quality higher education without any discrimination on basis of caste, culture, gender, creed, or religion. It proposes a ‘gender-inclusion fund’ to involve girls and transgender students and provide them with quality education.
Keywords Correspondence Education, Distance Education, Open Learning, Global Movement, Open School, and Open University.
Field Sociology > Education
Published In Volume 8, Issue 4, July-August 2026
Published On 2026-07-24
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i04.84373
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