In India Indira Gandhi National Open University (www.ignou.ac.in) is the well-known institution who is offering various graduates and post graduate level courses in India and some other countries. Most of the state universities are also running distance education program within the state of their affiliation. In Assam, Krishna Kanta State Open University (www.kkhsou.in), Gauhati University is offering through Institute of Distance and Open Learning (www.idolgu.in) and Dibrugarh University is offering through Directorate of Distance and Open Learning (www.dibru.ac.in). A student can check the recognition of a programme or a university or the list of university authorised to offer distance mode course and the affiliated programs in the website of University Grant Commission (www.ugc.ac.in).   Some private universities are also offering courses in distance mode in Assam and in India. It is highly recommended for a student to check the recognition of the university and the programme before joining a course or a university. In some exceptional cases some private university conduct regular classes for some programmes but the affiliation is in distance modes and many students make mistake by assuming it to be a regular mode program.