Uttarakhand Open University (Hindi: उत्तराखंड मुक्त विश्वविद्यालय) is a university located in the city of Haldwani

Haldwani

Haldwani is a city, which along with its twin township of Kathgodam forms the Haldwani-Kathgodam municipal board in Nainital District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand....

 in the Indian state of Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand , formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the Land of Gods due to the many holy Hindu temples and cities found throughout the state, some of which are among Hinduism's most spiritual and auspicious places of pilgrimage and worship...

. This is the only Open University in the state.

The university was established by an Act Of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly

Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly

The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly also known as the Uttarakhand Vidhan Sabha, is a unicameral law making body of Uttarakhand, one of the 28 States in India, and is situated at Dehradun, the state capital of Uttarakhand, with 70 Members of the Legislative Assembly .The Chief Minister of...

 on 31 October 2005. Recognized by Distance Education Council

Distance Education Council

Distance Education Council is an organisation based in New Delhi, India responsible for the promotion and coordination of the open university and distance education system and for determination of its standards in India. The Council was constituted under the Indira Gandhi National Open University...

, University Grants Commission

University Grants Commission

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 and listed in AIU

Association of Indian Universities

Association of Indian Universities is an organisation based in Delhi India to evaluate the courses, syllabi, standard and credits of foreign Universities and to equate them in relation to various courses offered by Indian Universities....

Study Centers

The university operates under the physical boundary of the Indian State Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand , formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the Land of Gods due to the many holy Hindu temples and cities found throughout the state, some of which are among Hinduism's most spiritual and auspicious places of pilgrimage and worship...

, and has a network of eight Regional Centres and 300+ Study Centres across the state.

Schools

• School of Social Science
• School of Management Studies
• School of Tourism and Hotel Management
• School of Agriculture
• School of Health Sciences
• School of Education
• School of Computer Sciences and Information Technology
• School of Sciences
• School of Languages

MoU

The University has signed MoUs with Tata Motors

Tata Motors

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, Hiltron Calc, University18

University18

University18 is a large scale e-education venture based out of India. University18 works with Indian Universities in a public–private partnership, developing and delivering Accredited Degree and Diploma Programs to the Indian Learner around the Nation...

, IETS, IKC India and various others.