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UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE AND OPEN LEARNING (IDOL)

(All Programmes Approved by Distance Education Council, New Delhi vide letter no.F.No. DEC /Univ / State/07/5620,dated 3-9-07)

The introduction of Correspondence Courses in the Mumbai University, in the year 1971-72,Was primarily for the benefit of students who. Would have otherwise been deprived of the access to higher education. The Annual Report of the University for the year 1970-71, submitted by the Syndicate to the Senate, states as follows."Correspondence Courses

The Syndicate at their meeting held on 26th September, 1970, considered proposal made by Shri A. N. Namjoshi, a member of the Syndicate, that the possibility of introducing Correspondence Courses and External Degree Courses in the University for the benefit of a large number of Students who cannot avail themselves of the facilities of Morning/Evening classes, be explored. The suggestion was referred by the Syndicate to the Academic Council and the Council appointed a committee to consider it.

The Academic Council, at its meeting held on 24th March, 1971, approved the report of its Committee and recommended to the Syndicate, inter alia, as under:

1. that Correspondence Courses in the Faculties of Arts and Commerce, with English as the medium of correspondence, instruction and examination, be started from June, 1971 for the First Year Arts and Commerce examinations and progressively thereafter up to the graduate level;

2. that enrolment be restricted to persons residing within the University area viz. Greater Bombay;

3.that eligibility requirements, the curricular content, the mode of examination and the Degree to be awarded be the same as for the regular day student of the University;

The recommendation has been accepted by the Syndicate"

The Correspondence Courses were, then introduced in the University with a nomenclature as "The Directorate of Correspondence Courses" for which correspondence instructions were to be given at the First Year Arts and First Year Commerce Examination to be held in the first half of the year 1972. Initially, it started with the meager registration of 845 students which has grown up to a staggering figure of about 69,792 students in the year 2008 2009

Principal A. N. Kothare was the first Hon. Director of the Directorate. Through his devotion and dedication, he nurtured and nourished the infant institution to lay down a strong formation. We record our deep sense of gratitude for the devotion of the founder Director in giving shape and direction to the Correspondence Courses of the University.

The Directorate of Correspondence Courses was up-graded as 'Directorate of Distance Education', in the year 1985. Dr. Kishore Valecha was the first full-time Director appointed by the University.With the up-gradation, the jurisdiction of Directorate was extended to cover the entire country. Earlier, the enrolment was restricted to persons residing within the University area. With the extended jurisdiction, enrollment showed a rising trend. Dr. Valecha endeavored to bring about improvement and reforms in accordance with the recommendations of the U.G.C. He did achieve a measurable success.


A notification was issued by the Registrar on 2nd June 1993 which read as follows.

It is hereby notified that, consequent upon assent accorded by the Chancellor to the Statute 504, A to G. The Directorate of Distance Education has been hereby designated as theInstitute of Distance Education with immediate effect.

With this notification, the institute acquired an independent status and it was no more a part of Registrar's office. The pioneering work for granting an independent status to the institute was undertaken during the tenure of Dr. (Ms.) M. D. Bangalee then Vice-Chancellor of the University.

She was assisted in the job by Prin. G. L. Abhyankar and Shri. M. N. Kane.

Courses and Enrolment

The Courses for Correspondence Study and examinations at B.A./B. Com. level were introduced from 1971-72. Subsequently, after gaining Confidence and to help the 'Correspondence' students to further persue their studies, post-graduate Courses viz M.A./M.Com./M.Sc. (Maths)/D.F.M. & D.O.R.M. were introduced from the year 1975-76. Thereafter, considering the need of teachers by the colleges of education, post-graduate course viz. M. Ed. was started from the year 1990-91.

The IDE has now entered in the arena of IT & Nautical Technology Courses by the distance mode.We have introduced five IT courses (B.Sc.IT/Computer Science,M.Sc.IT/Computer Science & MCA ) & B.Sc.Nautical Technology course from the academic year 2005-2006

The IDE has started the MA (Education ) course from 2006 - 2007.

The Institute is now renamed as Institute of Distance & Open Learning with effect from 13^th February 2009. With this the Institute will be more Open and flexible in its approach.

We also intend to start courses in the field of MMS, Bachelor of Preparatory Programme (BPP),LLM, B.Ed in due Course of time for the benefit of the students.

DIRECTORS NAME

Sr.No.	Name	Period
1.	Prof.A.N.Kothare,M.Sc.	1971 - 1978
2.	Prof.S.M.Israni,MA	1978 - 1985
3.	Dr.Kishor Valicha ,MA,Ph.D.	1985 - 1991
4.	Dr.B.P.Lulla,MA,M.Ed,Ph.D.	1991 - 1993
5.	Dr.M.M.Moghe,M.Sc.,Ph.D.	1993 - 1995
6.	Prin.M.S.Kambli,MA	1995 - 1999
7.	Shri.S.C.Tanna,MA	1999 - 2004
8.	Dr.S.D.Pawar,MA,M.Phil,Ph.D.	2004 - 2007
9.	Dr.D.Harichandan, M.A., MPS, DDE, GDACE, M.Phil, Ph.D.	2007-2015 2017-2018
10	Dr. Ambuja Salgaonkar M.C.A., M.B.A., SET, Ph.D.	2015-2017
11	Dr. Madhura Kuakarni M.Com., B.Ed., Ph.D., SET	Oct. 2018- Jan. 2019
12	Dr. Shefali Pandya B.Sc., M.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., PGDEM	2019

 

THE TREND OF ENROLMENT

Year	Under graduate	Post graduate	Total
1971-72	845	-	845
1975-76	2,538	833	3,371
1980-81	3,768	3,988	7,756
1985-86	6,565	6,136	12,701
1990-91	6,971	8,392	15,363
1995-96	12,101	7,343	19,444
2000-01	24,760	13,779	38,539
2005-06	33,634	24,048	57,682
2006 - 2007	36,224	24,417	60,641
2007 - 2008	38,134	25,086	63,220
2008 - 2009	41,990	27,802	69,792

 

Students Enrollment in IDE of last five years.

Sr. No.	Programme	2004-2005	2005-2006	2006-2007	2007-2008	2008- 2009
1	BA	11,487	11,704	12,331	12,685	14,404
2	B.Com	22,025	21,656	23,009	23,458	25,303
3	B.Sc IT	---	200	737	1456	1913
4	B.Sc Comp.Sc	---	77	132	181	227
5	B.Sc Nautical Tech.	---	56	15	354	143
6	MA	5656	5582	6146	5530	5575
7	MA Education	---	---	185	1738	2966
8	M.Com	18,247	17,919	16,749	16,116	16,999
9	M.Sc Maths.	192	152	158	115	112
10	M.Sc. IT	---	68	73	99	175
11	M.Sc.Comp.Sc	---	42	76	76	80
12	MCA	---	256	615	866	965
13	PGDFM	354	380	365	490	842
14	PGDORM	65	43	50	56	88
	Grand Total	58,026	57,492,	61,641	63,220	69,792

 

SYSTEM OF EXAMINATION

Examinations are held each year for all courses. Learners who join in June-August are allowed to appear for the Examination in March/April of the following calendar year. Examinations are conducted at various centers in Greater Mumbai, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts only. The Examinations are conducted by Examination unit of I.D.E. for F.Y. & S.Y.B.A./B.Com. Courses and Examination Section of the University for T.Y.B.A./B.Com., M.A., M.Sc.(Maths), M.Com., P.G.D.F.M. & P.G.D.O.R.M. in the month of March-April/May. Supplementary Examinations are also conducted for Ex-students of our Undergraduate and Postgraduate Courses except PGDFM & PGDORM Courses during the month of October/November.

 

SPECIAL FEATURES

1) UGC NAAC has awarded 5 STAR rating to the University of Mumbai. Amongst the 500 Universities in the World. University with Potential for Excellence.

2) Curricular content, mode of examination and the degree to be awarded are the same as applicable to the colleges affiliated to the University of Mumbai.

3) Printed study materials are available in 240 subjects in English (also in Marathi in selected subjects only)

4) INTERNET & IVRS: - The information about admission, date of submission of exam form, exam time table, dates, centers, exam results and guidance lectures is released on Internet Website http//www.mu.ac.in

5) Audio-Visual Centre located at Vidyanagari provides for listening and viewing of Curriculum based Audio-Video cassettes.

6) Around every year 700 students have gone abroad for seeking higher Education.

7) All three toppers (First, Second and Third) of M.Com. Exam. of April, 2003, April 2005 & also two toppers (First & third) of M.Com. Exam. in April, 2004 were from IDE

8) Library : Independent one Library & two Reading Room facility for the IDE students with home lending facility. 36 thousandoks are available

9) Personal Contact Programmes (P.C.P.) : Guidance lectures are conducted every year at about 60 centers in Mumbai and around.

10) Virtual Learning Studio

COURSES OFFERED

1. B.A.(F.Y.,S.Y.& T.Y.): 3 Year's Degree Course with Study Material
Subjects:- History, Economics, Political Sc., Sociology, Psychology, Commerce, Education, Marathi, Hindi, English

2. B.Com. (F.Y., S.Y.& T.Y.): 3 Years Degree Course with Study Material
Subjects (T.Y.B.Com)-Accounts Group & Management Group

3. B.Sc. (Information Technology) Three Years (Six Semester) Degree Course

4. B.Sc. (Computer Science) Three Years Degree Course

5. B.Sc.(Nautical Technology) Three Years Degree Course

6. M.A. Two Years Post -Graduate Degree Course
Subjects offered: Sociology, History,. Economics, Politics, Philosophy, Languages viz Hindi, Marathi, English, Sanskrit, Urdu,Gujarati etc.

7. M.A. (Education) Two Years Post -Graduate Degree Course

8. M.Com. Two Years Post -Graduate Degree Course(With Study Material)
Subjects - Accounts & Management Group.

9. M.A/M.Sc.(Maths): 2 years Post-Graduate Degree Course(Without Study Material)

10. M.Sc. (Information Technology) Two Years

11. M.Sc. (Computer Science) Two Years

12. M.C.A. (Master of Computer Application) Three Years (Six Semester)

12. Post Graduate Diploma Courses in Management 2years (With Study Material)

(i) Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management (P.G.D.F.M.)

(ii)Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Research for Management (P.G.D.O.R.M.)

OUR MERIT RANKERS

Year	Name	Exam. & Subject	Rank, Marks obtained & Award
1999-2000	Kum.Shilpa Limaye	MA (Hindi)	Chancellors Medal, Shyam Sunder Gupta Gold Medal
2000-2001	Kum. Talekar Ujwala Tukaram	MA (Marathi)	First Rank N. C. Kelkar Gold Medal, The late Smt. Saroj Sharad Dighe Memorial Gold Medal, Kailaswasini Saubhagyavati Hirabai R.Bhabad, Mumbai Vidyapith Marathi Vibhag Raupya Mahotsavi Varsh Paritoshik, The Yashwant Vishnu Rege Puraskar, The Shri Ramchandra Atmaram Donde Memorial Prize, Dr.M.G. Deshmukh Memorial Prize
	Kum.Fatima Abid Fehmida Chhatriwalla	MA (Socology)	Awarded with The G.R.Mamta Memorial Scholarship for Theoretical Anthropology Subject.
	Kum.Juliet Cynthia Valerian M. Dsouza	MA (Socology)	Awarded with The G.R.Mamta Memorial Scholarship for Theoretical Anthropology Subject.
2001-2002	Kum.Harshada Prabhakar Sarade	MA (Sanskrit)	First Rank The Dr.(Miss)Asha L.Datar Smarak Swarna Padak
	Kum.Kamana Suryabhan Singh	MA (Hindi)	First Rank Shyam Sunder Gupta Gold Medal
2002-2003	Shri Kale Chintamani Mahadeo Uma	M.Com	First Rank 623/800 (77.88%)
	Shri Kaustubh Arvind Arundhati Sontakke	M.Com	Second Rank 622/800 (77.75%)
	Kum. Sharma Sapna Krishanchand N	M.Com	Third Rank 620/800 (77.50%)
2003-2004	Kum Phansalkar Pallavi Suresh Veena	M.Com	First Rank 599/800(74.88%)
	Kum. Gada Manisha Babulal Kesarben	M.Com	Third Rank 587/800(73.38%)
	Kum Shaikh Aqueel Ahmed Najma	T Y BA (Urdu)	First Rank 429/600 (71.50%)
	Kum.Singh Jayashree Brahmdeo Lalit	MA (Hindi)	First Rank Shyam Sunder Gupta Gold Medal
2004-2005	Sivaramakrishna Vijayaraghavan Ananthalakshmi	M.Com	First Rank 629/800 (78.63%)
	Salunkhe Sunita Patangrao Vimal	M.Com	Second Rank 618/800 (77.25%)
	Mahoowala Abdul Kader Abidhusein Zaineb	M.Com	Third Rank 608 /800 (76.00%)
2005-2006	Kum. Khan Asrar Ahmed	T Y BA (Urdu)	Third Rank (67.33%)
	Kum Soni Jayesh Kumar	M A (Pali)	Ninth Rank (70%)
2007-2008	Jhaveri Vidhi Kalpesh Ami	M.Com	Second Rank 626/800 (78.25%)
	Sharma Jayesh Raghunandan Usha	M.Com	Third Rank 615/800 (76.88 %)

INFORMATION OF COURSES

Sr.	Course	Duration	Eligibility
1.	B.A.(Hist, Pol.Sc, Socio,Eco,Psy,Com, Eng,Mar,Hindi, Urdu,Education)	3 Years	H.S.C.(Xll Std.) Or Equivalent Exam. Passed for admission to F.Y.B.A.
2.	B.Com (Accounts OR Management Group)	3 Years	H.S.C (Xll Std) Commerce or Equivalent Exam. Passed for admission to F.Y.B.Com.
3.	B.Sc. (Information Technology)	3 Years (Six Semester)	HSC (XII) with Mathematics with minimum 45% marks (minimum 40% for reserved category) / Diploma in Engineering * or equivalent.
4.	B.Sc. (Computer Science)	3 Years	HSC (XII) Science with Mathematics or equivalent.
5.	B.Sc. ** (Nautical Technology)	3 Years	XII Science with PCM & English & Sponsored by a shipping company for providing 24 months a practical structured ship-board training as an officer trainee in the Nautical Department of a sea- going ship as approved sea-going service.
6.	M.A. .(Hist, Pol.Sc, Socio,Eco,Eng,Mar, Hindi,Urdu)	2 Years	Any Bachelor Degree from a Statutory University.
7.	M.A. (Education)	2 Years	B.Ed / B.A.(Education) Degree
8.	M.Com (Accounts OR Management Group)	2 Years	B.Com / BMS Degree
9.	MA/M.Sc. (Mathematics)	2 Years	B.A./ B.Sc with minimum 6 papers in Mathematics.
10.	M.Sc. (Information Technology)	2 Years	B Sc. with Comp. Sc. or B Sc. IT. Or BCS or B.E. in any branch
11.	M.Sc. (Computer Science)	2 Years	B Sc. with Statistics or Physics or Mathematics or B.Sc. Comp. Sc. or B Sc. IT
12.	M.C.A. *** (Master of Computer Application)	3 Years (Six Semester)	Graduate in any faculty of a statutory University with minimum 45% marks (minimum 40% for reserved category) and Mathematics at XII or higher level. There will be an aptitude test for the admission in MCA course
13.	PGDFM/PGDORM ( Diploma in Financial Management & Diploma in Operational Research for Management)	2 Years	Graduate in any faculty with 2 years work experience in any Organization or must have a recognized professional qualification with at least five years professional experience. Defence persons who are not degree holders are admitted to the course.

* Diploma in Engg. Pass Students are eligible for S.Y. B.Sc. IT Course.

* * Diploma in Nautical Technology from only BITS Pilani Pass Students are eligible for T.Y.B.Sc. Nautical Technology Course.

* * * Admission through Entrance Test. Entrance Test will be held on Every Year Month of May/June

Final Year Degree Students will be allowed to appear the Entrance Test.

IDE AT A GLANCE

1. Enrollment (2008-2009 ) :- 69,792
2. Female Students (2008-2009 ) :- 36,072
3. Male Students (2008-2009 ) : 33,720
3. Courses offered :- 34
4. Printed Study Material :- 225
5. Subjects offered :- 400
6. Books in IDE Library :- 36,000
7. Reading Room facility :- 2
8. IDE students went to Foreign studies(2007-2008) :- 381
9. PCP (Guidance Lectures/Practicals) Centers :- 55
10. Admission Centers. :- 17
11. Regional Centre (Ratnagiri) :- 1
12. Virtual Learning Centre/ Studio :- 1
13. Audio-Video Cassettes :- 200
14. Academic Counsellors :- 1209