The Distance Education Centre runs the Courses offered by: Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Center for Distance and Online Education. The basic purpose is to bring the students in the stream of education who have been deprived due to the familial, financial and other problems. The regular students also have the facility of getting the dual degrees. The student gets benefit through distance education for getting the job. Promotion in the present job or appearing for the competitive examination.
The Center for Distance & Online Education (CDOE) is working in the area of Higher Education and taking efforts to make higher education accessible to the deprived, disadvantaged and marginalized group of society.

Aims and Objectives

• To more number of distance learners from the various age groups.

• To different sections of the society, who are for some reason unable to pursue education and bring them into the main stream.

• To the female class of the society who have remained deprived because of domestic responsibilities and social restrictions.

• To the working class who choose to study at their own place and pace.

• To all sections of the society irrespective of caste, religion, gender, area of origin, social and financial status etc.

• At affordable costs.

• To offer courses of study along with Self Instructional Material, contact sessions, counselling facilities, library and internet facilities through designated Study Centres.