Sikkim Manipal Vs IGNOU

I am planning to do distance education course so please tell me which distance education University is best; Sikkim Manipal University or the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)? Provide me the list of courses offered in through distance education in both the Colleges?

Hello sir, Im confused to select one institute from Sikkim Manipal University Vs Indira Gandhi National Open University. Will you please suggest me bets from SMU or IGNOU?

[shikha]

As per my suggestion both Sikkim Manipal University vs Indira Gandhi National Open University are best options but you have to select one. Both Sikkim Manipal University and Indira Gandhi National Open University are top ranked institutes.

You may select one after seeing ranking and visiting campus of Sikkim Manipal University and Indira Gandhi National Open University.

Here is small comparison of Sikkim Manipal University and Indira Gandhi National Open University:

Sikkim Manipal University

Sikkim Manipal University is a funded, co-educational, public-private university in Gangtok, Sikkim, India. The SMU was established in 1995.

Ranking:

It is ranked 5th among Engineering Colleges of Eminence, 6th among Leading Institutes delivering Excellence in Education, 7th among top private engineering colleges, and 20th in faculty/research and consultancy/EDP and other programs, according to a survey taken in 2015-16 by the CSR-GHRDC Engineering Colleges Survey.

The Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology is approved by the AICTE. It has accreditation from the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) ACCR-860/06 from January 2008.

The institute has ISO 9001 accreditation vide NS-EN ISO 9001:2008 for all the courses it offers.

Indira Gandhi National Open University

The Indira Gandhi National Open University is a distance learning national university located in Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, India.

IGNOU is run by the central government of India, and with total active enrollment of over 4 million students, claims to be the largest university in the world.

Approval:

The IGNOU has been granted the authority to confer degrees by Clause 5(1)(iii) of the IGNOU Act 1985.

IGNOU is also recognised as a Central University by the University Grants Commission of India (UGC).

The Association of Indian Universities (AIU) recognises