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About VISTAS ODL

VISTAS Open and Distance education gives you the flexibility to acquire university degree without the need to visit the campus often. VISTAS involves the creation of an educational experience of qualitative value for the learner that is best suited to the needs outside the classroom.

As a learner in distance education, the learners can study the program content through a number of means including the use of Study Learning Material (SLM), electronic library resources, and by contacting faculty in Personal Contact Programme(PCP) and receiving all supplementary study materials through online. VISTAS holds a great potential in turning itself into a leading source of knowledge acquisition and skill development to enhance learning experience and help in life-long learning.

VISTAS Distance learning programs are designed in such manner to help many students to achieve their educational aspirations.

Vision

  • To provide Higher education to a vast majority of population with a unique learner-centric model of education.
  • To make distance education socially-relevant, industry- oriented, and inclusive of all respects.
  • To emerge as a World Class hub of knowledge acquisition and skill development outcomes.

Mission

  • To achieve the status of Centre of Excellence in Distance learning arena.
  • To be flexible and accessible to a vast majority of aspiring learners.
  • To make social elitism at affordable cost.
  • To be in the forefront in building human resources by fostering freedom, empowerment, creativity and innovations oriented towards career prospects and in enhancing Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER).
  • To make learners accomplish a high degree of academic achievement and cherish their association with the VISTAS forever.

Learning Pedagogy -ODL

Delivery methodology in VISTAS Distance learning programs, is unique in many aspects. The distinct mode of imparting education at VISTAS relies on technology to take its academic programs to the doorsteps of learners far and wide.

The system is more learner-oriented and the learner has to be an active participant in the learning process. It combines the features of conventional wisdom and the benefits of technology – driven techniques.

A multi-channel approach is followed in knowledge acquisition comprising the following support services:

  • Self-learning material
  • Assignments,  Projects and Case studies
    with real time exposure
  • Digital library resources
  • Supplementary Materials  provided online
  • Week-end  Personnel Contact Program
  • Social Media groups for exchange of
    information and peer group interaction

The SLM prepared by well qualified faculties of VISTAS with more than 10 years of teaching experience with adequate knowledge indelivery methodology of  Open Distance Learning.

Proposed Programmes

The following Under Graduate & post Graduate programmes are proposed during the academic year 2023-2024 for the approval of UGC-DEB

CIQA

Re-constituted Composition of Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA), CDOE-VISTAS as per UGC-DEB-ODL & OL Regulations-2020 with effect from 01.02.2023
S.NoNomination asNameDesignationSpecializationStart DateEnd Date
(a) Vice Chancellor as Chairperson
1ChairpersonDr.S.Sriman NarayananVice-Chancellor, VISTASChemistry01.02.202331.01.2025
(b) Three senior teachers of Higher Educational Institution – Members
2MemberDr. M. BhaskaranPro-Vice Chancellor, VISTASAgriculture
& Education
01.02.202331.01.2025
3MemberDr. M. ChandrasekaranDean,
Academic Courses, VISTAS
Mechanical Engineering01.02.202331.01.2025
4MemberDr. S. ArunDirector, IQAC, VISTASComputer Science & Engineering01.02.202331.01.2025
(c) Head of Three Departments or School of Studies offering recognized programmes in Open and Distance Learning and Online mode – Members
5MemberDr. S. SudhaProfessor & Head, School of
Management Studies and Commerce, CDOE, VISTAS
Human Resource Management01.02.202331.01.2025
6MemberDr. P. JagadeesanProfessor & Head, Department of
Commerce, CDOE, VISTAS
Commerce01.02.202331.01.2025
7MemberDr. T.SenthamaraiProfessor & Head, Department of English, CDOE, VISTASEnglish01.02.202331.01.2025
(d) Two external experts of Open and Distance Learning and/or Online education –Members
8MemberDr. M. ManivannanProfessor & Director, School of Education, Tamil Nadu Open University, ChennaiEducation01.02.202331.01.2025
9MemberDr. K. RavichandranFormer Director IDE / Advisor IDE, University of Madras, Professor and Head,
Department
of Analytical
Chemistry, Advisor Institute of Distance Education, University of Madras, Chennai.
Chemistry01.02.202331.01.2025
(e) Officials from the Administration and Finance departments of the Higher Educational Institution – Members
10MemberDr. P. SaravananRegistrar, VISTASHistory01.02.202331.01.2025
11MemberMr. B. KalyankumarDirector, Finance, VISTASCommerce01.02.202331.01.2025
(f) Director, Centre for Internal Quality Assurance
12Member SecretaryDr. P. SujathaDirector,
Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA), CDOE, VISTAS.
Computer Science01.02.202331.01.2025

Centre for Distance & Online Education(CDOE) Academic Staff for ODL Programmes

SI.NONameDesingationQualification
Experience in Years
1Dr.P.ThiyagarajanDirector-CDOE
profile
M.A.,M.Phil.,Ph.D
M.A.,(Distance Education)., DDE.,CIC.,CPDEO
34
2Dr.P. SujathaDirector-CIQA- CDOEM.Sc.,M.Phil.,Ph.D24
3Dr.G.Madhumita
Director, (In-charge)-ODLM.B.A., Ph.D., SET
18
B.Com

4Dr.S. Jayakani
Associate Professor
M.Com., M.Phil., B.Ed.,Ph.D14
5Dr.R.V.Suganya.Assistant Professor
M.Com, M.Phil., Ph.D. MBA, B.Ed.,9
B.B.A

6Dr.V.Jayanthi
Associate Professor
M.Com, M.Phil, MBA, Ph.D16
7Dr.M.RubyEvangelin
Assistant Professor
MBA, Ph.D7
B.A.English

8Dr.E.SuganthaEzhil MaryAssociate Professor
M.A.,M.Phil., Ph.D.,17
9Dr.P.Santhosh
Assistant Professor
M.A,Ph.D8
B.A., Economics

10Dr.S.N.Sugumar
Professor
M.A., M.Sc.,M.Phil(Mgmt)
M.Phil(Psychology)
MBA,Ph.D
35
11Dr.S.Jansirani
Professor
M.A.,MBA., M.Phil,Ph.D18
12Dr.V.Bala Ruby
Assistant Professor
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D9
MBA
13Dr.Ashok Kumar Katta
Associate Professor
M.Com., M.B.A., Ph.D.,
16
14Dr.L.Sudha
Assistant Professor
MBA, Ph.D
4
15Dr.C.Saraswathy
Assistant Professor
M.Com., M.B.A.,M.Phil.Ph.D12

 

Administrative Staff

S.NoNameDesignation
Administrative Staff
1Mrs.M.S.VijayalakshmiDeputy Registrar
2Ms.S.BhuvaneswariAssistant Registrar
3Mr.V.KumarSection Officer
Assistants
4Ms.MeenatchiAssistant
5Ms.M.SwapnaAssistant
Computer Operators
6Ms.S. KavithaComputer Operator
7Ms.B.MalathiComputer Operator
Class-IV/Multi-Tasking Staff
8Mr.K.GopalakrishnanMulti-Tasking Staff
9Mr.E.KannanMulti-Tasking Staff
Technical/Professional
10Mr.V.P.SakthivelTechnical Staff
11Ms.D.LalithaAssistant

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