What is Distance Learning?

• Learning refers to teaching and learning situations in which the instructor and the learner or learners are geographically separated and therefore rely on the other modes of instructional delivery.

Advantages of a Distance Learning program?

The advantages are as follows:

• Studying at IDEA does not require commuting. saves you money and time that you’d otherwise spend on travel back and forth to school. You can schedule learning around other aspects of your personal and professional life.
• You can complete most of the curriculum at your convenience. Most of the curriculums are asynchronous, which means you don’t have to attend a lecture at a particular time and place. You can review the assignments and do your homework during off-hours or from home.
• Live anywhere, study from anywhere while pursuing the education of your choice. You don't have to live in the same city or the same country to attend the learning institution of Wisdom. You can study wherever you have access to a computer and Internet connection.
• Gain extra knowledge.You can transfer the computer and Internet skills that you'll gain in the process of your distance learning experience to other facets of your life.
• Self-paced learning.For slow and quick learners. This reduces stress and increases satisfaction.
• Accessibility. Online classes address physical accessibility issues that some people with limited mobility encounter when taking traditional classes. You don’t have to worry about gaining access to a classroom or sitting on uncomfortable desks. Instead, you can use your comfortable furniture in your home while enjoying free movement and a chance to further your education.

Who will benefit from IDEA programs?

• IDEA programs are extremely useful for working executives, self-employed entrepreneurs and job seekers who do not have a formal managerial qualification. These courses provide extensive knowledge of essential management techniques and offer an opportunity to everyone, irrespective of background, to receive job oriented training which meets business and industry requirements. It greatly improves the chances of getting a job and also improves career prospects, as lack of a management qualification often bar entry into managerial cadre in the corporate sector.

Is the MBA and the other Programs recognized by UGC / AICTE?

• IDEA is a non-university institution. All programs of IDEA are autonomous and do not come under preview of UGC / AICTE. In the changing economic environment what matters most is the recognition by the employers. The MBA Program is highly appreciated and valued by blue-chip employers, as it is a uniquely designed program in Management, comprehensively covering all the functional areas of management in great depth. In today’s buyer market these professional will have good prospects in Indian companies and also in MNCs operating in India. All courses are autonomous.

Is the study material supplied by the institute?

• The study material is supplied by the institute without any additional cost, subject to the receipt of fees as per the payment schedule.

How do students receive their study material? Do they have to pay extra charges other then the fees paid?

• Study Material is dispatched to the student within 45 working days from the date of admission at the correspondence address mentioned in the application form. No extra charges are payable by the student.

What I will do if I fail in any of the subject?

• In such a case, you are to be re-examined for the subject in which you have failed. A re-examination fee @ Rs. 750/- per subject is required to be paid by you.

Do you provide a degree or a diploma?

• Management programs are professional courses and the question of a degree does not arise.
• We have courses from Diploma to Executive Masters level and we provide you with the certificates.
• The degrees can only be offered by the universities and since we are a self financed autonomous body; we can provide you with a certificate.

After submitting my papers, in how many days would the results be declared and when will I get the certificates?

• After submitting your papers, you shall receive your certificates in 45 to 60 working days.

You said I can give my exams sitting at home. Doesn't that mean I can cheat and write my papers?

• The question papers that we send to you are in the form of live and practical case studies and not the direct theoretical questions where you can open the book and copy. In case studies you have to present yourself in a given situation. MBA is an application based program where our aim is to make sure that you handle the situations in your professional life. Even IIM's, IIT's have started this unique examination style called Open Book Test system.

What is certification? How is it helpful to me?

• Certification means we are allowed to use the logo of a particular body (whom we are accredited to) on our certificates. That mean these bodies have certified that we meet their standards of quality and hence they certify the validity of these certificates. IDEA is an IADL (UK) and 'ISO 9001:2008' Certified International B-School.

Where does your faculty come from?

• We have common panel of faculties for our correspondence courses who are expertise in their streams and are working as a full time lecturer/Professors in reputed colleges & universities.

What are the fees payment criteria?

• Fees can be deposited in installments or upfront as per the convenience.

Do you provide University Courses?

• Yes, we do provide university courses from Polytechnic Diploma & Graduation to Doctorate from various universities.

Which all Universities you are associated with? – leave dis as blank rite now

• Log onto http://www.ugc.ac.in and go to the option inside HE option select (central/ state/ private/deemed etc.) university as per the university status and then select state check the university list.

Do I need to go to the University Admission and examination?

• No. admission and examination will be held at our centre, you need not to go to university for anything except Ph.D.

Do you provide placements after completion of Program?

• Yes, we do provide 100% placement assistance with the program. Kindly check our Placements corner.

Do you provide placements training as well?

• Yes, we do provide placement training program. Kindly check our Placements corner.

Do you provide regular courses as well?

• We do provide some regular courses with the association of few regular colleges

Can we get the attestation done of the certificates issued by IDEA?

• Yes you can and also you can ask us to get this done however there would be charges applied for attestation depending on country you want.