Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka State Open University's (KSOU) decision to issue degrees to students (2012-13), who pursued education through its Academic Collaborative Institutions (ACIs) located outside the State, has stirred a hornet’s nest.
The ACIs was a major reason for the de-recognition of KSOU courses by the UGC in 2015. The UGC had discontinued recognition of all courses run by the Open Varsity from the year 2012-13 due to certain violation of norms. However, after much efforts by KSOU authorities and people's representatives, the UGC granted recognition again in 2018 with a set of conditions which chiefly included non-awarding of degrees to students from outside the State.
