Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (1989) 
Dnyanagangotri, Near Gangapur Dam, Nashik-422005, 
Maharashtra, 
India
Tel.: 91-253-340228
Fax: 91-253-341716
E-mail : ycmou@vsnl.com 

Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) was established in July 1989 by the 'Act XX-(1989)' of the Maharashtra State Legislature. This university is recognized by the 'University Grants Commission (UGC)' of India. 'The Commonwealth of Learning (COL)' Canada, conferred the prestigious 'Award of Excellence for Institutional Achievement' for the year 2002 to this university. YCMOU is the first Open University in India which is honored with this prestigious award. It is the fifth Open University in the country. A recent amendment in the act allows this university to establish study centers, even outside the state of Maharashtra.

The Head office of the university is located at Nashik, India. The university operates through its eight Regional Centers (RCs) at Amaravati, Aurangabad, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune and several Study Centers (SCs).

Courses on the Offer

• Graduate Programmes : 1. Bachelor of Science in Horticulture, Agriculture, Hospitality Studies and Catering Services, Hospitality and Tourism Studies, Media Graphics & Animation, Interior Design, Fashion Design, Bio-Technology, Bio-Informatics, Industrial Science, Nautical Science, Acturial Science, Medical Laboratory Technology, Optometry, Industrial Drug Science and Business Information Systems 2. Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication & Journalism, Public Services, Police Administration, Hindi, Urdu, Transport Administration, Army, ITBP and Defence & Paramilitary Forces 3. Bachelor of Fire and Health Safety Environment Management 4. Bachelor in Co-operative Management 5. Bachelor of Library & Information Science 6. Bachelor of Fine Art 7. Bachelor of Education (e-Edu) 8. Bachelor in Design 9. Bachelor of Architecture 10. Bachelor of Technology in Marine Engineering 11. Bachelor of Computer Applications 12. Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and Accounts)
• Post Graduate Programmes : 1. Master of Arts in Marathi, Public Services, Education, Communication, Educational Communication and Distance Education 2. Master of Science in Fashion Design, Environment Science, Actuarial Science, Industrial Engineering, Bio-Technology, Bio-Informatics, Hospitality and Tourism Studies, Food Science and Communication 3. Master of Architecture in Construction Management, Environmental Architecture and Urban & Regional Planning 4. Master of Business Administration in General: HRD, Finance & Marketing, Public Policy & Management and Fashion Management 5. Master of Social Work 6. Master of Education 7. Master of Commerce 8. Master of Library & Information Science.
• PG Diploma Programmes : 1. Fire & Safety Engineering Management 2. Advanced Pedagogy 3. Actuarial Applications 4. Bio-Informatics 5. Hospital and Health Care Management
• Diploma Programmes : 1. Agri Business Management 2. Fruit Production 3. Vegetable Production 4. Floriculture & Landscape Gardening 5. Agro Journalism 6. Horticulture 7. Co-operative Management in Dairy, Agro-based Co-operatives, Self Employment Services Co-operative Institutions and Banking 8. Fire & Safety Engineering Management 9. Computer Hardware Maintenance and Networking Technologies (Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003) 10. Printing Technology and Graphic Arts 11. Interior Designing and Decoration 12. Electrician & Domestic Appliances Maintenance 13. Automobile Techniques 14. Cyber Security 15. Fabrication 16. Air Conditioning & Refrigeration 17. Paithani Handicraft & Modern Garments 18. Civil Supervisor 19. Mechanical Techniques 20. Fitter (DFF) 21. Public Services (DPS) 22. Fashion Design & Boutique Management 23. Gandhi Vichar Darshan 24. Mass Communication & Journalism 25. School Management 26. Domestic Workers Welfare 27. Architecture and Design 28. Communication Engineering 29. Computer Technology 30. Industrial Electronics 31. Instrumentation Engineering 32. Mechanical Engineering 33. Production Engineering 34. Automobile Engineering 35. Thermal Engineering 36. Yogashikshak 37. Medical Laboratory Technician 38. Opthalmic Technical Assistant 39. CT and MRI Technology 40. Medical Records 41. Computing 42. Industrial Science
• Certificate Programmes : 1. Gardening 2.Fire & Safety Engineering Management 3. Beauty Parlour Management 4. Tailoring 5. Domestic Wireman 6. Motor Rewinding 7. Mobile Repairing 8. Beauty Parlour Management 9. German Language 10. French Language 11. English Language 12. Spanish Language 13. Arabic Language 14. Chinese Language 15. Japanese Language 16. Information Technology for School Students: Primary (5th to 7th Std) 17. Information Technology for School Students: Secondary (8th to 10th Std) 18. Soft Skills 19. Early Childhood Care and Education 20. Self Help Group Facilitators 21. Information & Communication Technology for Teachers 22. Content Cum Methodology 23. Engineering Drawing 24. Patient Assistant 25. Dai Prashikshan 26. Arogyamitra 27. Home Care Assistant 28. Programming Expertise in C 29. Data Structure using C 30. Oops and C++ 31. Programming Excellence Through VB.NET 32. Building Web Portals through Asp.Net 33. Enterprise Solutions Using J2EE 34. Programming Excellence through C# 35. Visual Programming 36. Computer Fundamentals 37. Office Tools 38. Linux 39. JAVA 40. Visual Basic 41. Oracle 42. Computerised Financial Accounting 43. Human Rights 44. Counsellor Training