The University of Travancore, eventually became the University of Kerala, and it was established in the year 1937. The Institute of Distance Education, started in 1976 as a teaching and research department of the University of Kerala The institute offers various undergraduate and postgraduate diploma and postgraduate courses. It is located in the University Campus, at Kariavattom, fourteen kilometers away from the city of Thiruvananthapuram, in the Thiruvananthapuram.

 

The objectives of the Institute of Distance Education is to provide quality education to the disadvantaged sections including women and senior citizen, to promote career advancement by encouraging diversification and updating of knowledge, to provide training in softer and technical skills, to participate in human resource development, and to make learning a life-long, ever enjoyable experience.

 

The Institute is located in the University Campus, at Kariavattom, fourteen kilometers away from the city of Thiruvananthapuram, in the Thiruvananthapuram – Kollam route. The Institute offers 51 courses in the distance mode of learning including disciplines like Health Science, Humanities & Science, Language & Literature, Management, Information Technology, Library & Information Science, Communication, and Fine Arts.