• Printed course materials supplied by the university;

  • Face-to-face contact sessions at study centres;

  • Pre-recorded video and audio lessons;

  • Radio broadcasts daily at a fixed time in six half-hour slots four days a week;

  • Live two way audio and one way video teleconferencing;

  • Live phone-in radio conferencing;

  • Summer school for some programmes;

  • Laboratory practical training at zonal study centres for science subjects;

  • Reference library facilities; and 

  • Lectures and seminars on topics of social relevance and current importance.