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About University:

Uttarakhand Open University was established in the Year 2005, vide The Uttaranchal Open University Act, 2005 (Act No. 23 of 2005) of Uttaranchal Govt. It was a visionary decision of the State Govt. to establish a State Open University way back in 2005, whereas the State itself was created on 09th November 2000.

The headquarters of the University was created at Haldwani which is a very important trading and commercial feeder-town in the entire Division of the State known as Kumaun Division (the other administrative Division of the State is Garhwal Uttarakhand has these two Divisions only).

The University has established 08 Regional Centres and 128 Learner Support Centres across the state of Uttarakhand. As it has jurisdiction over the whole state of Uttarakhand.

The University mainly caters to the development of women, tribals and those sections of society which have been left out of main stream education. The University offers 80+ programmes with on roll enrolment of more than 99,000+ learners.

The university has successfully marked two decades of fruitful existence, establishing itself as a leader in academic excellence.

• UOU has been recognized under section 2 (f) of the UGC Act, 1956 by University Grants Commission (UGC)
• All the programmes of the university are approved by the Distance Education Bureau (DEB), University Grants Commission (UGC).
• University, is accredited with B++ Grade (with 2.77 CGPA on 4 Point Scale) by National Assessment Accreditation Council (NAAC) in October 2022 in its very first cycle.
• In the year 2021, University has been awarded with National Award for the Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) by the Hon’ble President of India in recognition of its outstanding performance as Punravas Peshewaron ke Vikas mein Salangn Sarvshrestha Sanagathan.

Proposal for Inclusion of the University Under Section 12(B) of UGC ACT, 1956 UGC (Fitness of Open Universities for Grants) Rules, 1988    View

Information and Documents for the assessment of State Universities seeking inclusion under Section-12B of UGC Act, 1956 as per the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Virtual Visit

• Annexure - I Proforma for Report of The Expert Committee to declare the University eligible to receive central assistance under section 12B of the UGC Act, 1956  - View
• Annexure - II Tentative topics to be covered in PPT -  View
• Annexure - III Soft copies of following documents to be provided View
• Annexure - IV Details of infrastructural facilities, as below, with video/geo-tags -  View