Teaching through distance mode is now recognised as an effective method of instruction in all the advanced countries of the world. In the fast developing socio-economic milieu of today, educational facilities need constant refurbishing and augmentation. It is now acknowledged by the academics of all shades that it is learning which is important and not the channel or the process through which one gets enrolled for education. The educational system in India has been changing from time to time, taking into consideration the socio-political needs and economic conditions of the society. Although the contribution to the various branches of learning by the conventional educational system cannot be underestimated, the fact remains that education through the formal mode has been accessible only to a few.
