The Karnataka State Open University, Mysore - a pioneer in the sphere of distance education in India, has great pleasure in greeting you at its worldwide portal here. For an institution whose very building blocks are Openness and Universality, nothing more Open and more Universal could have happened than this worldwide website. Karnataka State Open University is a recognised University of Distance Education Council (DEC), New Delhi, regular member of the Asssociation of Indian Universities (AIU), Delhi, permanent member of Association of Commonwealth Unversities (ACU), London, UK, Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU), Beijing, China, and also has association with Commonwealth of Learning (COL).

Vision:

The Karnataka State Open University will stimulate both the hearts and minds of scholars, empower them to contribute to the welfare of the society at large; train them to adapt themselves to the changing needs of the economy; educate them for cultural leadership to ensure peace, harmony and prosperity for all.

Mission:

The Karnataka State Open University shall strive hard to provide a market oriented professional education to the student community of the India in general and of Delhi in particular, with a view to serving the cause of higher education as well as to meet the needs of the Indian industries by promoting affiliations to study centres to make them as centres of excellence in emerging areas of education with focus on professional education in disciplines of engineering, technology, management, medicine, education, pharmacy, nursing, law etc..