Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU)

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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University, initially known as Andhra Pradesh Open University, was established on August 26, 1982, through an Act of the A.P. State Legislature (APOU Act 1982). The Government of Andhra Pradesh renamed the university on October 26, 1991.

The establishment of this university, the first of its kind in India, marked the beginning of affirmative action on the part of the government to provide opportunities for higher education to all sections of society to meet the changing individual and social needs.

All the programs offered by the university are recognized by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, and its motto is "EDUCATION FOR ALL".

The new experiment in distance education opened the doors of higher education to a variety of potential students like housewives, farmers, skilled and unskilled labor, Jawans, Policemen, etc., who would otherwise not be able to acquire new skills and higher qualifications.

The university provides services to the student community through a wide network of 213 study centers spread across both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states, including 23 regional coordination centers and 14 centers excluding for women students. Even prison inmates under life sentence also enroll themselves as students and pursue education through exclusive study centers.

Over the past three decades, the university has gained a prestigious and enviable position in society by providing access to a large number of non-formal learners to undergraduate programs, designing courses innovatively, producing quality materials for interactive learning, setting up a wide network of support services, widening access to research, postgraduate and professional programs through the distance mode, giving hands-on training for laboratory practice in Science and Technology courses, and using multiple modes (Print and Electronic) for delivery of instruction.

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