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VARDHMAN MAHAVEER OPEN UNIVERSITY (VMOU) (1987) Rawatbhata Road, Akhelgarh, Kota-324010, 
Rajasthan, 
India
Tel.: 91-744-421254
Fax: 91-744-421769

Website : http://www.vmou.ac.in/

Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU or previously known as Kota Open University, renamed through a Gazette notification by the Government of Rajasthan on 21st September 2002) came into being in 1987 as a pioneering institution for open learning in Rajasthan.

The establishment of VMOU (Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University) took place with the amalgamation of two institutes of correspondences courses viz. Institute of Correspondence Studies and Continuing Education Jaipur and (College of Correspondence Studies) Udaipur with a view to strengthen and achieve proper coordination among the scattered vast distance education resources and to serve the people of State a uniform high quality education.

72 study centres have been set up in different cities in the State to provide regular information and learning support. Each study centre is provided with library, TV, Audio and Video facilities. Study centres function on all holidays and Sundays and are supervised by the coordinators. To coordinate the functioning of study centres, 6 Regional Centres have been set up at Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota and Udaipur. They are also entrusted with publicity work providing information, orientation and training programme.

Courses on the Offer

  • Ph.D.
  • Master of Arts
  • Master of Business Administration
  • Master of Education
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Bachelor of Commerce
  • Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication
  • B.Ed. for (In-service Teachers only)
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management
  • Post Graduate  Diploma in Financial Management
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Management
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Labour Law, Industrial  Relations and Personnel Management
  • Diploma in Management
  • Diploma in Library & Information Science
  • Diploma in Tourism and Hotel Management
  • Diploma in Nutrition & Health Education
  • Diploma in Computers in Office Management
  • Certificate course in Computer Programme
  • Certificate in Food & Nutrition
  • Preparatory Course for BA/B.Com.