Online Master’s Degree In India
Saurav Anand
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May 10, 2022
ONLINE MASTER’S DEGREE IN INDIA
In 2020, Indian Universities were interestingly ready to offer completely online degrees. While this should have been visible as a reaction to the pandemic (which expanded interest in online training and Class Central), India’s online degrees were made conceivable by guidelines endorsed by the University Grants Commission (UGC) back in 2018.
In July 2020, when we previously aggregated this rundown, we found 50 degrees altogether. Which in May 2021, developed to 250. Presently this number has developed to 375 degrees from 40+ colleges across India. @suparn and I (@dhawal) went through over 100+ hours finding the degrees, gathering their costs, and perusing UGC’s different guidelines and takes note.
UGC Online Degree Regulations
In India, the UGC is accused of “deciding and keeping up with principles of instructing, assessment and examination in colleges”.
As indicated by the UGC (Online Courses) Regulations, 2018, to be qualified to offer online degrees, a college must:
Have existed for no less than five years.
Be authorize by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).
Be a main 100 college in India as per the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) for somewhere around two of the most recent three years.
This changed in September 2020, when UGC distributed University Grants Commission (Open and Distance Learning Programs and Online Programs) Regulations, 2020.
Under the new guidelines, UGC conceded programmed endorsement to colleges that fulfill specific rules. Here is the immediate statement:”Higher Educational Institutions having NAAC score 3.26 or more or having rank in Top-100 in University class of National Institutional Ranking Framework, somewhere around two times in three going before cycles (at the hour of application), will be allowed to begin undeniable Online projects without earlier endorsement of the UGC.”
Before these guidelines were presented, students in India could finish up to 20% of their certification online by means of SWAYAM, India’s true MOOC platform. SWAYAM’s scholarly credit framework is definite in the system presented by UGC in mid-2016.
On March 25th, 2020, UGC distributed the University Grants Commission (Credit Framework for Online Learning Courses through Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) Regulations, 2021. Under this new guideline, UGC expanded the quantity of credits that can be acquired online to 40%.
Colleges offering online degrees in India can offer them through SWAYAM or other learning the executives frameworks that fit specific rules.
In December 2018, 3,800 students rushed to test focuses across India to sit their tests for courses they’d taken on SWAYAM. To get more familiar with SWAYAM and its credit framework, look at Class Central’s exhaustive report.
Online Degrees in India
In 2020, UGC distributed a rundown of 37 projects from 7 Indian colleges that have been endorsed for online conveyance. IIT Madras, India’s top specialized organization, likewise reported a stackable online BSc in Programming and Data Science for ~₹242,000 (~$3300) from IIT Madras.
As per IIT Madras, 7,116 students were conceded in its most memorable companion.
These projects range from declarations to graduate degrees. We explored every one to observe subtleties like expense, length, credits, and site.
Here is a speedy rundown of the different kind of programs
| Program | Duration | Median Price |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 6 months | ₹3,000 (~$40) |
| Diploma | 1 year | ₹120,000 (~$1600) |
| Bachelors degree | 3 years | ₹90,000 (~$1200) |
| Masters degree | 2 years | ₹73,500 (~$980) |
The length indicated is the base opportunity to finish the program.
At Class Central, we love minimal expense online degrees like Georgia Tech’s Online Master’s in Computer Science (OMSCS), which costs $7000.
However, India’s new online degrees are evaluated lower than that. The most costly ones, as IIT Madras’ BSc or Amity University’s MBA, cost half however much Georgia Tech’s online degree. Furthermore, the least expensive four year certification, IGNOU’s Bachelor of Tourism, costs ₹10,200 or about $135.
Most as of late, O.P. Jindal Global University reported three new online degrees on Coursera. Two of them cost $6000, while a MBA in Business Analytics costs $7,500, making it the most costly online degree presented by an Indian college.
A portion of these costs are still excessively high for a huge fragment of the Indian populace. In any case, on a worldwide scale, where numerous online degrees cost huge number of dollars, they’re entirely reasonable. Certain Indian colleges like IITs and IIMs are likewise notable all over the planet. This makes me keep thinking about whether in the long haul, India could turn into an exporter of advanced education?
Underneath, you can find the rundown of the multitude of Indian online degrees accessible ordered by program. You can tap on a program to leap to the relating segment.
- Masters degree
- Bachelors degree
- Diploma
- Certificate
Online Masters Degree in India (2 years)
| Name | Institution | Price (INR) |
|---|---|---|
| MBA in Business Analytics | O.P. Jindal Global University | 550,000 |
| M.A. in International Relations, Security, and Strategy | O.P. Jindal Global University | 450,000 |
| M.A. in Public Policy | O.P. Jindal Global University | 450,000 |
| Master of Business Administration (General) | Alagappa University | 80,300 |
| Master of Business Administration (Financial Management) | Alagappa University | 80,300 |
| Master of Business Administration (Logistic Management) | Alagappa University | 80,300 |
| Master of Business Administration (Tourism) | Alagappa University | 80,300 |
| Master of Business Administration Human Resource and Management) | Alagappa University | 80,300 |
| Master of Commerce | Alagappa University | 60,300 |
| Master of Arts (Tamil) | Alagappa University | 30,300 |
Online Bachelors Degree in India (3 years)
| Name | Institution | Price (INR) |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Business Administration | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | 150,000 |
| Bachelor of Computer Application | Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham | 150,000 |
| Bachelor of Arts (Tamil) | Alagappa University | 30,100 |
| Bachelor of Commerce | Alagappa University | 60,100 |
| Bachelor of Business Administration (Management) | Alagappa University | 60,100 |
| Bachelor of Commerce | Aligarh Muslim University | 28,500 |
| Bachelor of Arts – English | Aligarh Muslim University | 25,500 |
| Bachelor of Arts (Journalism & Mass Communication) | Amity University | 1,65,000 |
| Bachelor of Business Administration | Amity University | 1,65,000 |
| Bachelor of Arts | Amity University | 1,20,000 |