A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON REGULAR AND DISTANCE EDUCATION

Education is an integral part of human era. It helps in gaining knowledge and it changes the perspective of a person. We think logically and practically and then take decisions, as a result of which, we humans, are considered to be the most intelligent species on the planet. Education not only provides knowledge, but also contributes to the economic growth of a country and increases its stability. Since we all belong to different strata of the society, people go with a type of education which is suitable for them. According to the convenience of people, we have both regular and distance mode of education. In this paper, the Regular and Distance mode of education are compared based on their ability to provide quality and innovative post graduates in terms of quality, latest innovative curriculum, study materials, specialisations, programme duration, interactive sessions, flexibility, convenience, mentality of pupil and examination system and employability. Comparison is done by considering some of public and private universities who provide regular and distance post graduate education and their ability to add value to the programme with reference to quality, employability and convenience of pupil. Finally, merits and demerits of both regular and distance mode of education are identified and are listed under organisational, students, societal issues using focus group method