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. The Institute of Distance Education, started in 1976 as a teaching and research department of the University of Kerala, is one of the pioneering centre of distance learning in the state.

The Institute was founded with the following objectives:

• to provide quality education to the disadvantaged sections including women and senior citizens.
• to promote career advancement by encouraging diversification and updating of knowledge.
• to provide training in softer and technical skills.
• to participate in human resource development.
• to make learning a life-long, ever enjoyable experience.

. The Institute is located in the University campus, at Kariavattom, fourteen kilometers away from the city of Thiruvananthapuram, in the Thiruvananthapuram - Kollam route.

Programmes of Study
. The Institute offers the following programmes of study:

A. Under-Graduate Programmes (Duration - 3 Years)
1. B. A. English
2. B. A. Malayalam
3. B.A. Economics
4. B.A. History
5. B.A. Political Science
6. B.A. Sociology
7. B.A. Afzal-Ul-Ulma
8. B.Li.Sc
9. B.Com.
10. B.Com. Additional Elective: Co-operation (1 year)
11. B.Com. (With Computer Application)
12. B. Sc. Mathematics
13. B. Sc. Computer Science
14. B. C. A. (Bachelor of Computer Application)

B. Post Graduate Programmes
Two Year Programmes
1. M. A. Arabic
2. M. A. English
3. M. A. Hindi
4. M. A. Malayalam
5. M. A. Economics
6. M. A. History
7. M. A. Islamic History
8. M. A. Music
9. M. A. Philosophy
10. M. A. Political Science
11. M. A. Public Administration
12. M. A. Sanskrit
13. M. A. Sociology
14. M.A.Tamil
15. M. Com.
16. MHRM (Master of Human Resource Management)
17. M. Sc. Computer science
18. M. Sc. Mathematics
19. MHSc (Master of Health Science in Clinical Child Development)

(ii)Three Year Programmes
1. MBA (Master of Business Administration)
2. MHA (Master of Hospital Administration)

C Diploma Programmes ( Duration 1 year)
1. PGDAP - Post Graduate Diploma in Adolescent Pediatrics
2. PGDCAFC - Post Graduate Diploma in Child Adolescent and Family Counseling
3. PGDCJ - Post Graduate Diploma in Communication and Journalism
4. PGD-DN - Post Graduate Diploma in Developmental Neurology
5. PGD-HSR - Post Graduate Diploma in Health Science Research
6. PGDEPMA - Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Planning, Management and Administration
7. PGDHHA - Post Graduate Diploma in Health and Hospital Administration
8. PGDHRM - Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management
9. PGDMM - Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management
10. PGDTTM - Post Graduate Diploma in Travel and Tourism Management
11. PGDCA - Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application (18 months)
12. PGD-BT - Post Graduate Diploma in Beauty Therapy

D. Certificate Programmes (5 Months)
1. Communicative English

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