Vardhman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU), formerly Kota Open University, is an

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Kota, Rajasthan Kota (), previously known as ''Kotah'', is a city located in the southeast of northern Indian state of Rajasthan. It is located about south of the state capital, Jaipur, situated on the banks of Chambal River. With a population of over 1.2 ...

, India, established in 1987. VMOU offers courses particularly in the

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and informatics. It is geographically distributed throughout Rajasthan, with regional centres in

Ajmer Ajmer is one of the major and oldest cities in the Indian state of Rajasthan and the centre of the eponymous Ajmer District. It is located at the centre of Rajasthan. It is also known as heart of Rajasthan. The city was established as "' ...

Bikaner Bikaner () is a city in the northwest of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is located northwest of the state capital, Jaipur. Bikaner city is the administrative headquarters of Bikaner District and Bikaner division. Formerly the capital of ...

Jaipur Jaipur (; Hindi: ''Jayapura''), formerly Jeypore, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. , the city had a population of 3.1 million, making it the tenth most populous city in the country. Jaipur is also known ...

Jodhpur Jodhpur (; ) is the second-largest city in the Indian state of Rajasthan and officially the second metropolitan city of the state. It was formerly the seat of the princely state of Jodhpur State. Jodhpur was historically the capital of the ...

, Kota,

Udaipur Udaipur () ( ISO 15919: ''Udayapura''), historically named as Udayapura, is a city and municipal corporation in Udaipur district of the state of Rajasthan, India. It is the administrative headquarter of Udaipur district. It is the historic cap ...

and Bharatpur, and several tens of study centres in other cities, in addition to a special centre at

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. Ratan Lal Godara was appointed

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of VMOU in 2019.

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* Open universities in India Universities and colleges in Kota, Rajasthan Universities in Rajasthan Educational institutions established in 1987 1987 establishments in Rajasthan Jain universities and colleges {{Rajasthan-university-stub