Patna University is one of the greatest distance education universities among all the distance education universities in India. As the population of India is increasing rapidly so it becomes hard to provide traditional colleges to all the students who want to pursue higher studies. To get the solution to this problem the Patna University has established the Directorate of Distance Education which took the initiative to provide distance education to the students who want to gain higher education. The university offers many undergraduate and postgraduate courses through distance learning. These distance education courses also turn into great opportunities for the students who are not able to attend regular classes due to any reason but they want to join higher studies. 

The mode of providing education through distance learning was found useful as it is a flexible learning mode and a cost-effective method of learning. The fee structure of distance learning programs from Patna University is also less than all the distance education universities located in India. The study material of all the courses is specially created by the devoted faculties according to the need of industry so that the students will get effective learning from the courses. Patna University is also famous for providing excellent placement assistance to students who have completed their studies from the university.