Online Degrees in India
In 2020, UGC published a list of 37 programs from 7 Indian universities that have been approved for streaming online. IIT Madras, the Higher Technical Institute of India, also announced an online stackable data science and programming bachelor’s degree for ~ ₹ 242,000 (~ $ 3,300) from IIT Madras. According to IIT Madras, 7,116 students were admitted to its first cohort. These programs range from certificates to master’s degrees. But new online degrees from India are cheaper than that. The most expensive ones, like the BSc from IIT Madras or the MBA from Amity University, cost half as much as the Georgia Tech online degree. And the cheapest, IGNOU’s Bachelor of Tourism, costs 10,200, or about $ 135. More recently, O.P.
Jindal Global University announced three new online degrees on Coursera. Two of them cost $ 6,000, while an MBA in Business Analytics costs $ 7,500, making it the most expensive online degree offered by an Indian university. Some of these prices are still too high for much of the Indian population. But on a global scale, where many online titles cost tens of thousands of dollars, they are very affordable. Some Indian universities like IIT and IIM are also well known in the world. I wonder if, in the long run, India could become an exporter of higher education. Below you can find the list of all available online Indian titles sorted by program. You can click on a program to access the corresponding section. • Master’s degree • Bachelor’s degree • Diploma • Certificate