In which of the Universities named below, correspondence courses were…
2020
In which of the Universities named below, correspondence courses were initiated in 1962?
- A.
University of Madras
- B.
University of Bombay
- C.
University of Calcutta
- D.
University of Delhi
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Correct answer: D
The correct answer is University of Delhi.
Correspondence education in India expanded to make higher education accessible to learners who could not attend regular classroom programmes. The University of Delhi initiated correspondence courses in 1962 through its School of Correspondence Courses and Continuing Education. This was an important early milestone in the development of open and distance learning in India.