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Department of Distance Education, Punjabi University,
Patiala is one of the oldest and the pioneer institutes, imparting education
through the distance education mode in the country. It came into existence
in March 1968 as the Directorate of Correspondence Courses and was the
second institute of its kind in the country.
Professor Bakshish Singh
a prominent figure in the field of Distance Education in India and abroad
was the first Director of the Department. Under his dynamic leadership and
tireless efforts, the Department was able to overcome the initial problems
and established its credibility. It is noteworthy to add that this
Department is the first in India which started regional language as medium
of instruction and examination. After Professor Bakshish Singh the
Department had been headed by eminent scholars like Professor Joginder
Kaushal, Dr Mohinder Pal Kholi, Dr Upinderjit Kaur, Dr Tarlok Singh Anand,
Dr Jasmail Singh Brar, Prof. B.S. Khaira, Prof. S.D. Gajrani ,Prof. Kum Kum
Bajaj, Prof. Hari Singh Boparai and Prof. S.M.Verma.
Department of Distance
Education, the oldest and premier institute of this region has been
continously striving since its inception to fulfill the educational needs
of all those who did not choose to go to regular college for one reason or
the other.
At present the
Department is being run under the dynamic leadership of Dr. Tejinder Kaur.
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