Sikkim Manipal University Distance Education 2009

The University offers Graduate, Post Graduate, Diploma and Post Graduate Diploma programs across 10 disciplines, including Allied Health, IT and Management. Various new courses have been introduced in the spring drive 2009 including 3 new specialisations in the MBA programs, namely Total Quality Management, Project Management and Operations Management. The university has also introduced a Diploma and an Advanced Diploma in Fashion Designing.

SMU, a state government university is recognized by the UGC, Ministry of HRD and is a member of associations of Indian universities. The Distance Education council has granted recognition to all distance education programs offered under the aegis of SMU (Sikkim Manipal University). SMU directorate of Distance Education now been certified by ISO 9001:2000.
With over a decade of experience and excellence in quality education, Sikkim Manipal University (SMU) leverages the latest technology to cross geographical barriers and provide students with an up-to-date, relevant curriculum, through face-to-face classroom as well as virtual lectures. Using virtual classroom through technology enabled learning (TeL); SMU students can interact with their faculty to sharpen their learning experience.

TeL, which is currently available for MBA and BCA programs only, is an innovative and flexible learning system that allows one to avail world class education at their convenience. The system allows student to benefit from live lectures, online interaction with professors and peers, rich libraries and online discussion forums – the perfect study option for working professionals. This proactive learning system enables corporates to access these distance learning courses from any place and any time, so there's no need for SMU students to take time off from work to attend a class. Instead they can give full attention to their jobs while gaining a University degree from SMU to improve their career at the same time. It's the best of both worlds. Add to this the certainty of timely delivery of course ware, exams and results; this is the level of support and commitment to education that has allowed SMU distance education to be recognized and accredited by institutions and industries at large.

For details, log on to www.smude.edu.in or write to smuhelpdesk@manipalu.com or call the SMU Help Desk at 0820 – 4297171.