India has always been a slow and steady achiever in almost every field and has slowly also got a lot of recognition in the field of education, health, technology, sports, etc. In a vast country like india, the significance as well as worth of distance education has been incredible and has also become a tool for millions of students to improve their as well as their family’s quality of life with the help of technology which acts as a go-between education and also making to accessible every single child of the country no matter where he or she may be located. It has been done over the years, with the unending support from Govt. As a result the Distance Education Council or DEC, which is currently well-known, was founded under the IGNOU Act, 1985 mainly to look for the criteria of distance education in India.
As well as NGOs who go as far as the last village which might even not have seen any improved civilization! These kids also include those who do not have a penny in their pockets to learn a single alphabet of any language. This makes the work of DEC or the Distance Education Council a highly significant and not to forget the high quality which has to be maintained time and again which could prove grueling as well as daunting for the executers! Having started under the IGNOU Act, DEC first and foremost is determined to set and execute the highest levels possible in executing the distance education in India. This also means that it is solely responsible for encouragement as well as getting co-ordination from various sources to run the system effectively and also making it compulsory for every one of the student available in the country and awarding them the degrees so that they can have sense of accomplishment too and are motivated to learn further. DEC also sets up the basic principles needed to execute as well as support excellent education in India with the help of modern technology.
As a leader in this kind of education, DEC of India also distributes the funds evenly so that the Distance Education Council works in harmony and also working to make up for the best teaching standards in the system. To make it possible, it also uses the scientific knowledge amalgamated with modern technology to help make more and more group efforts with an assortment of Universities in the country. By promoting the various available programs, distance education system collects as well as distributes all the information relating to the programs by other universities.