The Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak University, Rohtak Approved Study Center initially known as was established by an Act of Legislature of Haryana in 1976 with the object to promote inter-discipline higher studies and research in the field of environmental, ecological and life sciences, initially it was a unitary and residential University, however, its character was changed to an affiliating University. It was named after the great revolutionist and social reformer Maharshi Dayanand and came to be known as Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak. The University is situated at Rohtak, a rapidly growing town and district headquarter about 75 kms. From Delhi on Delhi- Hisar National Highway (NH-10).

Distance Education is an established and recognized mode of education which is in consonance with changing socio-economic needs and emerging demands of the knowledge era. Keeping up with the spirit of Open University system and in the view of long-standing demand of heterogeneous groups of student’s community, the Directorate of Distance Education (DDE) of Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak (MDU), has started a wide spectrum of courses.

Over the years, DDE has expanded tremendously in terms of programmes, enrolment and study centers. The Directorate is housed in a specious building, which is properly ventilated and easily approachable. At present 21 programmes are being offered by DDE, out of which 14 are leading to Postgraduate degree, 6 courses for Bachelors degree, 1 course is P.G. Diploma. Presently, the DDE is imparting education to more than 54,000 students through its network of study centers. At present, DDE has 428 study centres recognized by the University which are spread over 16 States of the country. The reasons for the popularity of its programmes have been mainly on account of carefully designed curriculum, well planned teaching-learning strategies, effective student support system and fair examination and evaluation system.

The teaching-learning strategies employed for effective dissemination of knowledge and to mitigate the feeling of isolation of distance learners include printed study material in SIM form, Sunday and other holidays classes at University approved study centers, personal contact programme (PCP), Assignments, Internal Tests, Projects, Field work and well established labs. The excellent technical libraries include facility of Videocassettes, E-mail, Internet, CD-ROM, and practical. In addition to above, face-to-face (F2F) and telephone counselling is provided to distance learners by in-house faculty of DDE at the headquarter and by the resource persons at respective study centers.

The Directorate of Distance Education, has granted approval to APIC Institute of HealthCare Studies as a study centre to conduct the MBA course of the university under the distance education mode vide Notification No. DDE/Co-II/08/8436-43 dated 02.07.2008. The study centre code of the institute is 1093.