The Distance Education Bureau is a bureau of the University Grants Commission based in New Delhi, India, in charge of regulating distance education in India. It was established in 2012, replacing the Distance Education Council, an organisation that was responsible for open learning and distance education since 1985.

University Grants Commission is a statutory body set up by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, and Government of India in accordance to the UGC Act 1956 and is charged with coordination, determination and maintenance of standards of higher education in India.

Mangalayatan University is a private university established in 2006, recognised by University Grants Commission. Its campus is located in the city of Aligarh in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The main moto of this university is 'Learn today to lead tomorrow'.

Suresh Gyan Vihar University is a not-for-profit autonomous private university located in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

Swami Vivekanand Subharti University is a private university located in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India. The university was established in September 2008 and has 14 faculties.

Chaudhary Ranbir Singh University was established as Kurukshetra University Post Graduate Regional Centre in August 2007. The university was established by Government of Haryana vide an ordinance on 4 July 2014. The university was inaugurated on 25 July 2014 and recognized by the University Grants Commission as a State University.

Maharshi Dayanand University, also called M.D. University or simply MDU, is a university in Rohtak, Haryana, India. Established in 1976 and named after the saint Dayananda Saraswati.