Realizing the important role of education in the overall national development, the Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak established a Correspondence cell in 1988 for imparting education through “Correspondence Course” leading to the award of B.Ed. degree. The University, with the passage of time and development of technology and requirement of Society, upgraded the Correspondence Cell to the level of Directorate and expanded tremendously to offer a wide spectrum of courses through a network of Study Centers.
With the amendment in the Maharshi Dayanand University Act in the year 2012, the Directorate restricted delivery of its courses to distance learners from its Headquarters and is providing opportunities for higher education to a large segment of population especially disadvantaged groups living in remote and rural areas, housewives, and working people. From 01.04.2022, the name of the Directorate of Distance Education has been changed to Centre for Distance and Online Education (CDOE).
The Centre for Distance and Online Education is creating, preserving, and disseminating knowledge to build competitive capability for holistic development of man and society. The various programmes offered range from conventional to professional as per the needs of the area and employment opportunities available in the country. In order to meet the growing demand for open and distance learning, the CDOE has acquired resources for further access to rural areas. The CDOE is contributing significantly towards achieving the national objective of providing quality education to one and all with a motto to "reach the unreached" by offering useful distance education programmes to learners belonging to different parts of the State/Country.
The Centre for Distance and Online Education is offering the following popular Undergraduate/Postgraduate programmes through Open and Distance Learning Mode and Online Mode:
Open and Distance Learning Programmes
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Master of Arts (Hindi)
- Master of Arts (English)
- Master of Arts (Sanskrit)
- Master of Arts (Economics)
- Master of Arts (Public Administration)
- Master of Arts (Political Science)
- Master of Arts (History)
- Master of Arts (Journalism and Mass Communication)
- Master of Library and Information Sciences
- Master of Commerce
- Master of Science (Mathematics)
Online Programmes
- Bachelor of Arts
- Master of Commerce (M.Com)
- Master of Science (Mathematics)
- Master of Arts (Hindi)
- Master of Arts (Political Science)
- Master of Arts (History)
- Master of Arts (Economics)
- Master of Arts (Public Administration)
All the programmes are based on carefully designed curriculum, well-planned teaching-learning strategies, and an effective student support system for fair examination and valuation. Online counselling has been provided to all the students during the COVID-19 Pandemic period, along with online learning resources.
In addition, the Centre for Distance and Online Education is also taking steps to explore possibilities to offer some new Certificate/Diploma programmes through Online mode in accordance with the DEB (UGC) Regulations, 2020.
The CDOE provides full support and service to its students, ensuring the removal of difficulties at a personal level so that the participation of the students in the programmes offered becomes really effective and meaningful.
Students Support Services Camps (SSSCs)
The Centre for Distance and Online Education has evolved the concept of SSSCs to help and groom distance learners in several ways. Student Support Service in open and distance learning systems is quite different from other services. These services are not only confined to interactive counselling or solving the learner’s problems but also include promoting distance learning to address the continuous upgradation of skills—producing manpower resources of the kind and number required by society, fulfilling the expectations indicated in the National Education Policy-2020. In addition, the focus of educators is on learners’ personality development, inculcating soft skills, career counselling & guidance, and community education. Through SSSCs, learners get an opportunity to interact with counsellors and the peer group.