| Punjab Technical University (PTU) has been a leading | | | | Punjab Technical University, a state university |
| university in the country that is imparting quality | | | | recognized by the UGC, is also a member of the |
| education to the students. The university was | | | | Association of Indian Universities (AIU). The university |
| granted the formal approval by the UGC-AICTE-DEC | | | | enjoys strength of over 3 lakh students and is busily |
| Joint Committee for all programs that are being | | | | offers Post Graduate and diploma courses in 10 |
| offered through Distance Education program Mode. | | | | disciplines. The various disciplines include IT, |
| This approval came in the 35th meeting of the | | | | Management, Mass Communication, Biotechnology, |
| Committee that was held on 10th March, 2010 in New | | | | Apparel and Fashion design, Hospitality and Journalism. |
| Delhi. It was stated that Distance Education courses | | | | Today, more than 288 colleges from all over the |
| and Online Education can be availed from everywhere | | | | country are affiliated to PTU. The university imparts |
| and they would have no boundaries or state | | | | the Distance Education Courses through 1600 learning |
| jurisdiction. | | | | centers all over India. |
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| The Ministry of Human Resources, through its | | | | According to the Vice Chancellor of Punjab Technical |
| notification no 44, on date March 1, 1995, has clearly | | | | University Dr. Rajneesh Arora, the mission of PTU is |
| stated that all these courses are valid and all the | | | | to provide quality and standard technical education to |
| qualifications awarded through Distance Education | | | | the students through distance education programs. |
| program by different universities automatically stand | | | | He said that the main challenge in accessing equality |
| recognized for the purpose of employment in all | | | | and quality in higher education in India can only be |
| state and state government establishments and also | | | | achieved through distance learning programs. These |
| for higher courses. | | | | distance education courses enable the students to |
| | | | | make easy access to quality self-learning material, |
| To establish a better coordination among UGC, | | | | and computer based tutorials. Learning Management |
| AICTE, and DEC, a "Joint Committee of | | | | System (LMS), personal learning programs at the |
| UGC-DEC-AICTE" was formed by the MHRD. The | | | | learning centers and all this put together provides |
| MHRD also announced that it is mandatory for all | | | | each and every student collaborative, |
| universities to take formal approval from this Joint | | | | placement-ready, and affordable learning. He added |
| Committee of UGC-AICTE-SEC. All the universities | | | | that the PTU is trying to achieve more heights in the |
| offering Distance learning mode have been asked to | | | | field of education by preparing for accreditation of |
| submit fresh approval from this Committee. | | | | our DEP programs. |
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