The Sikkim Manipal University of Health, Medical and Technilogical Sciences (SMU) Gantok is incorporated under the State Legislative Act (Act IX of 1995) of the Govt. of Sikkim. It is recognized by the Union Ministry of Human Resources Development and by the University Grant Commission. SMU's Degrees/ Diplomas/ Certificates are recognised by all members of the Association of Inidan Universities (AIU) and are at par with Degrees/ Diplomas/ Certificates of all Indian Universities/ Deemed Universities/ Institutions vide UGC Circular No FI-B/92 (CPP) dated February 1992 & AIU Circular No EV/B(449)/94/176915-177115 dated January, 1994. The State of SMU permits the University to offer programmes on a distance mode across the country and abroad.

The University was set in partnership between the Manipal Education and Medical Group and the Govt. of Sikkim with the objective of offering quality education to students and working professionals. Apart from regular on-site courses, the University offers many career oriented courses via distance education. These courses are offered as part of its effort to bring education to the masses and fulfill the growing demand for professionals. Manupal Universal Learning, which is the Learning Resourse Development Center (LRDC) for SMU, supports the delivery of these programmes.

The courses include Master's, Bachelor's Diploma and Post Graduate Diploma programs. Twinning programs have also been launched in collaboration with IT organisations. The main advantage that distance education offers students is in providing requirement-based and career oriented programs, incorporating flexiblity in the choice of courses, delivery systems and processes. The University uses a strong nationwide network of Learning Centers to deliver its programs. This enables a student to choose a Learning Center that is easily accessible to him/her.

These Learning Centers act as access points for the purpose of advising, counselling or rendering any assistance required by the students in context of the University's distance education programs. To improve the quality of lectures and faculty presentations, the University recognised Learning Centers have been equipped with an effective interactive distance learning system that makes use of VSAT technology. These presentations, broadcast from studios at Manipal, Bangalore and Mumbai, can be seen and heard live by the students in their respective centers.

Nucleus is the Authorised Learning Centre for Sikkim Manipal University.

For more details, please visit www.dde.smuhmts.edu