DU SOL: Courses, Fees, Contact Details, Facilities

Saaradha Thilagam

Table of Contents

• Quick Insights
• Courses
• Departments
• Admission
• Why Choose School of Open Learning?
• Cut Off
• Result
• Infrastructure
• Placements
• Scholarships
• Distance Education
• Alumni

School of Open Learning Quick Insights

School of Open Learning has set its goal to achieve complete automation, virtualization, having paperless office implementing office automation process. Some of the highlights of DU SOL are tabled below.

School of Open Learning Courses

School of Open Learning offers Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses in fields of Arts and Commerce where the medium of instruction is study materials and online content. Some of the courses offered are listed below.

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School of Open Learning Departments

School of Open Learning, Delhi University has departments teaching Undergraduate and Postgraduate degree courses in Arts and Commerce. The various departments at DU SOL are:

School of Open Learning Admission

School of Open Learning (SOL) Delhi offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the disciplines of Arts and Commerce etc. Eligible and Interested students must visit the official website to apply for admission. Some of the UG courses offered at SOL DU are BA, BCom and many more. School of Open Learning, Delhi University admissions 2024 are offered on the basis of merit. Interested candidates for DU SOL PG admissions 2024 must note 50% of the total seats offered in PG courses at the SOL DU are reserved for Delhi University and seats are filled on the basis of merit.

School of Open Learning Eligibility Criteria

School of Open Learning, Delhi University aspirants prior to admissions must go through the eligibility criteria prescribed for each course, only then they can get admissions for the School. The Eligibility criteria for the various courses can be found below: 

B.Com Eligibility Criteria

• Candidate should have 55% (49.5% - OBC; Min Passing marks - SC/ST) marks or above in aggregate in any qualifying exam. 
• Candidate should have 60% (54% - OBC; Min passing marks - SC/ST) in Vocational stream in the qualifying exam.

M.Com Eligibility Criteria

• Candidate should have B.Com. (Hons.) degree from Delhi University or Universities other than Delhi University recognized as equivalent thereto with at least 50% marks.

MA Eligibility Criteria

• The candidates must have completed their undergraduate courses in the fields relating to the specialization applying for, securing a minimum of 55% aggregate, in order to be eligible to apply.

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Why Choose School of Open Learning?

School of Open Learning is one of the best ICT-governed Institutions in terms of Student Information Management System (SIMS) and office automation under the ambit of e-governance. It, being one of the best Schools in distance education, is moving towards technology-based students support services by providing Online admit cards with QR codes, demand letters-cum-examination forms, mark sheets and provisional certificates etc. 

School of Open Learning Academic Advantages

The country witnessed the beginning of an alternate mode of education when DU SOL started with a modest admission of 900 students in 1962. Some of its academic advantages are:

• The School offers learning through the distance education mode which is a viable alternative for students who need a flexible medium of instruction to attain higher education and vocational skills.
• The medium of instruction is primarily through well- prepared printed course material which is distributed by mail to all the enrolled students.
• An experienced faculty is always available at the main campus for academic interaction with students.

School of Open Learning Cut Off

School of Open Learning has implemented online module for their students when promoted to the next year of study. The students can download their Demand Letter cum Examination Form having details like their Name, SOL Roll No., Enrolment No., Marks obtained in each subjects, Examination Fees, last date of submission of Examination Form and submit the same through Online and Offline mode. The payment can be made via Online as well. 

School of Open Learning Result

School of Open Learning has announced the results for various courses and annual examination OBE June of final year result 1st year, on the official website at sol.du.ac.in. Students can access their SOL DU result 2024 by logging into the University online portal and entering the credentials. The university also implements a chance for revaluation/rechecking of answer scripts and DU SOL marksheets within 2-3 weeks of results announcement.

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School of Open Learning Infrastructure

School of Open Learning Infrastructure in the North and South campus is great and it caters to the need of students. Even though it is a distance learning program, provisions for study material to the students are done so that they can make use of it. Books, Periodicals, Journals, magazines, newspapers are all present in the library and online content will be available 24/7.

Some of the facilities offered are:

• A huge study room 
• Computer and Online facilities
• Library
• E-Resources (E-Books & E-Journals)
• Book Bank

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School of Open Learning Placement

School of Open Learning Placement is carried out in its dedicated placement cell. Interaction of students with the recruiters is possible with a placement cell. Frequent placement drives are carried out to help the students. 300 of the 2000 students participated are placed in the companies. Placement drives are held in collaboration with many organizations like Dalmia and Axis Bank. In 2020, DU SOL's highest package offered was 42 LPA and the average package was 30 - 40 LPA.

The major recruiters of the institute are:

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School of Open Learning Scholarships

School of Open Learning offers various scholarship schemes like India Post Graduate Scholarships (AIPGS), University PostGraduate Scholarships (UPGS), National Scholarship (Economics) and DSE Merit (Economics).

Some of the scholarships offered at SOL DU: 

• South Campus Endowment Scholarship
• Three Rotary Club Scholarships

School of Open Learning Distance Education

School of Open Learning, Delhi University offers Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses through distance education where the materials are made available online for its students. The school is recognized by the international council for open and distant education and also by the International Association for Distance Education. DU SOL offers learning through distance education mode based on audio-visual lectures. It is a serviceable substitute method for learning for the students who look for a flexible medium of instruction to accomplish higher studies.

School of Open Learning Alumni

School of Open Learning alumni are well-known and are spread across the country. Some of the notable alumni are: