Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University is a well-known and reputed university in Rajasthan that was formerly known as Kota Open University, but later on, it was renamed by the Government of Rajasthan through a gazette notification. The university was established in 1987 and it was renamed to its current and original name in 2002. The Vardhman Mahaveer Open University was formed after combining two prominent institutions together Institute of Correspondence Studies and the Continuing Education Jaipur and (The College of Correspondence Studies) Udaipur with the main objective of strengthening and achieving tremendous coordination in he distance education sector. 

The main objective behind establishing Vardhman Mahaveer Open University was to give opportunity to students around the nation to fulfill their dreams of pursuing further and higher studies without enrolling in a regular degree and even after receiving a quality education which will help in filling the gap of education with those who are not able to get proper education and provide them same quality education with flexible, innovative and cost-effective manner.

Vardhman Mahaveer Open University is one of the leading and third oldest universities in Asia, which offers distance education. The university offers multiple courses in different specializations such as B.Com, BA, MBA, BJMC, MCA, and many other programs. The Vardhman Mahaveer Open University is approved by UGC-DEB and accredited by NAAC.