KSOU: Courses, Admissions & Placements 2025

Did you know: KSOU is the only university in Karnataka officially authorized to offer distance education across the state.

The University Grants Commission - Distance Education Bureau (UGC-DEB) has approved this University and offers a diverse range of undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, and certificate courses in various disciplines, including arts, science, commerce, management, and education.

Key Highlights of KSOU

Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) provides over 81 programs. The Open University aims to provide higher education across the nation.

Here’s a comparison of the three Open Universities to know better about each.

Karnataka State Open University provides amenities with state-of-the-art infrastructure to its students. The campus is 36 acres, with facilities like ATM, guest house, hostels, canteen, library, post office, sports facilities & gym, health care centre, Prasarnaga, KSOU Radio App, KSOU DRUSHYAVAHINI, etc.

There are 8 hostels, for women and men as well.

1. Women’s Hostel

University Provides a well equipped Women’s Hostel in the Campus with a capacity to accommodate 56 students at a time. Every room accommodates two students at a concessional rate of Rs. 50/- per head. Besides this, every student is required to deposit Rs. 250/- as Refundable Caution Deposit. Penalty shall be charged by the University if students were found residing in the Hostel without proper receipt. The room charges have to be paid at the counter for this purpose. 

2. Men’s Hostel

There are seven Hostels with three rooms each. Nine students can accommodate themselves in one hostel. A tariff of Rs. 50/- per student per day has been determined. KSOU provides accommodation to some extent for the students. Hence, KSOU recommends that other students arrange their accommodation for themselves.

Here is the list of notable KSOU alumni along with their LinkedIn profiles and key achievements.