The Karnataka State Open University was established on 1st June 1996 vide Karnataka Govt,. Notification No. ED 1 UOV 95 dated 12th February 1996, KSOU Act 1992, keeping in view the educational needs of our country in general and the Karnataka State, in particular. It is the Eighth Open University in the country.

The Karnataka State Open University, Mysore - a pioneer in the sphere of distance education in India, has great pleasure in greeting you at its worldwide portal here. For an institution whose very building blocks are Openness and Universality, nothing more Open and more Universal could have happened than this worldwide website.Karnataka State Open University is a recognised University of Distance Education Council (DEC)

Depending upon the quality, performance and the number of students enrolled the university will identify the Examination centres from among the study centres. In addition to these Examination Centres, the University conducts examination in other Institutions also which will be notified in the examination fee circular, timetable etc.

The University is an erstwhile Institute of Correspondence Courses of Mysore University and enjoys a unique priviliege of a long and rich experience in the field of Distance Education.....RECOGNITIONS The Karnataka State Open University has been recognized by the National - International Recognition.