Karnataka State Open University is a recognized University of Distance
Education Council under the aegis of Ministry of Human Resource Development
(MHRD) (Revised notification F. No. DEC/OU/Recog./2008).
Karnataka State Open University is a regular member of the
association of Indian universities (AIU), New Delhi since 1999
(N0.EV/11(80)/99/203935-4172).
Karnataka State Open University is a permanent member of
Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), London, United Kingdom since
1999. Its member code is ZKASOPENUINI.
Karnataka State Open University is a permanent member of Asian
Association of Open Universities (AAOU), Beijing, China since 1999.
Karnataka State Open University has association with commonwealth
of learning (COL), Vancouver, Canada since 2003. COL is an intergovernmental
organization created by Commonwealth Heads of Government to encourage the
development and sharing of open learning / distance education knowledge,
resources and technologies.