The Directorate of Distance and Continuing Education was started in
the University in the year 1993. Now it has around 164 study centres spread over all parts of the country and abroad. It caters to the higher educational needs of about 20,000 students who are mostly early drop outs, under employed and unemployed and desired to improve their qualification with the intention of making career advancement. Varieties of management, technical and general courses are offered keeping in view the needs of different sectors.

ONLINE CAMPUS has collaborated with Directorate of Distance and
Continuing Education for offering the “Online Learning” programs
through its Regional Learning Centre, Online Study Centres and
Associate Institutes. The online learning will be a unique blend of
public and private partnership wherein programs from premier
university will be offered in collaboration with reputed organizations
which will be focused and dedicated in providing latest technology,
best of teaching pedagogy, web services and placement support.

The benefits for taking up MSU Online Learning Program:

• The course introduced in the online education program will be updated and relevant in the industry therefore it will have a greater demand among the students
• Students taking up the online learning courses will also be
  provided assistance in doing internship and project that a
  student might need.
• Job assistance will be provided to the students joining the course
• The examination schedule, assignments as well as the projects and interaction with the faculty will also be delivered on online mode.
• The fee structure for the courses offered would be substantially lower as compared to the competitors so as to reach the students in the remote areas.
• The programs offered are recognized by UGC and DEC and tailored according to students needs and demands
• Better Industry-Institute interaction and linkages around the
  globe making it a highly competitive course
• The incorporation of various learning style making the programattractive for the students
  

The main purpose of offering the MSU Online Learning Program is to
reach out to a wide range of people who cannot be physically present in the class rooms due to personal or professional commitments like the employed professionals, businessman or skilled workers or who stay in the remote areas. It is also designed for a specific class of youth like unemployed and unskilled workers,
and also for women especially housewives who can't afford full time
courses. ONLINE CAMPUS plans to make the Online Learning
Program highly successful in the market by bringing in expert faculty, research and development team and a separate marketing team so that the market awareness is created about the courses being offered.

The MSU Online Learning Program courses will touch the rural
population as well because they are the ones who have still not yet
been focused on by other universities. ONLINE CAMPUS will also
promote MSU in the area of online education so that awareness is
created about the esteemed University.

Objectives of the MSU Distance Education and Online Learning Program

• To provide students with a stimulating and learning friendly atmosphere so that they can utilize their intellectual capacities to specialize in various areas of study
• To provide high quality, value based, career oriented education to students and working professional
• To provide energetic, effective, efficient and ethically driven graduates and postgraduates to serve society
• To facilitate students in understanding, developing, integrating and applying both core and specialized concepts and practices.