Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) is empowered to establish, maintain or recognize Colleges and Study Centers at such places in Karnataka and may also open outside Karnataka at such places as it deems fit. 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 University is a permanent member of Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), London, United Kingdom since 1999.