Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University

{{Short description|Open university in Rajasthan, India}}

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{{Infobox university

|name = Vardhman Mahaveer Open University

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|image_name = Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University logo.png

|established = {{start date and age|1987}}

|type = Public, open

|city = Kota

|state = Rajasthan

|country = India

|head_label =

|chancellor = Governor of Rajasthan

|vice_chancellor = Dr. Kailash Sodani

|students =

|free_label =

|affiliations = UGC{{cite web | title=University | publisher=University Grants Commission | url=https://www.ugc.ac.in/stateuniversitylist.aspx?id=29&Unitype=2 | access-date=15 February 2019 }}

|website = {{url|http://www.vmou.ac.in}}

}}

Vardhman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU), formerly Kota Open University, is an open university in Kota, Rajasthan, India, established in 1987.{{cite web| title = Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)| publisher =Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University| url =http://vmou.ac.in/FAQ.asp | access-date = 2008-03-17}} VMOU offers courses particularly in the humanities, commerce, library science and informatics.{{cite web| title =Courses| publisher =Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University| url = http://vmou.ac.in/Course.asp?CId=8 | access-date = 2008-03-17}} It is geographically distributed throughout Rajasthan, with regional centres in Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur and Bharatpur, and several tens of study centres in other cities, in addition to a special centre at New Delhi.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}} Dr Kailash Sodani was appointed vice chancellor of VMOU in 2022.{{cite news |title=Raj guv appoints new vice chancellors in 8 universities |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/raj-guv-appoints-new-vice-chancellors-in-8-universities/1601501 |access-date=17 October 2021 |work=Outlook India |date=21 August 2019 |language=en}}