The Directorate of Distance Education established in 1979 offers more than four hundred different programmes of study under the Regular and IT Stream. It is credited with the largest enrolment in India and is well equipped with computer and other infrastructure, adequate teaching faculty and administrative set-up of its own, study centres, computer training centres, etc., to serve its students' clientele in their best interest at their door steps. It has also the unique distinction of offering first in India, Postgraduate Degree Programmes in Applied Psychology, Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, Botany, Bioinformatics and Law through Distance Education mode. The Directorate of Distance Education is also offering the Programmes on Fashion Design, Textile Design, Interior Design, Hotel Management and Catering Technology Programmes, Retail Management, Twinning Programme, Programmes on Health Science, Commonwealth Youth Programme, Yoga, Music, Fire and Safety, Pharmaceutical and Taxation Programmes.

All the programmes of study offered by the Directorate of Distance Education have the approval of the Distance Education Council, New Delhi. The Directorate is introducing B.Ed. Programme through distance education mode from the year 2008-09 with the approval of National Council for Teacher Education, New Delhi. Stylus Academy is an AUCTC to conduct various Programs at Bhilai. The list of Programmes are as follows:-

UG - PROGRAMMES
B.C.A.(Bachelor of Computer Applications).
B.Sc. (Computer Science)
B.Sc. (Information Technology)
B.Sc. (Visual Communication)

PG - PROGRAMMES
M.C.A.
M.Sc. (Information Technology)
M.Sc. (Software Engineering)
M.Sc. (Computer Science)
M.Sc. Bio-Informatics

PG DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES
Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA)
Post Graduate Diploma in Library Automation & Networking


We also offer M.B.A. Information Systems
Duration: 2 Years
Medium : English
Eligibility:
i) Any Graduate (except 10+2+2 pattern).
ii) Applicants who have qualified themselves in P.G. Diploma in Management Programmes of any recognized University / Institution and those who have worked in Managerial / Executive / Supervisory cadre in a Manufacturing/ Marketing / Banking / Service organizations are eligible and will be given preference.

FIRST YEAR
Principles of Management
Managerial Economics
Accounting and Finance for Managers
Marketing Management
Human Resource Management
Production and Materials Management
Research Methods for Management
Information Technology Applications Lab.

SECOND YEAR
Organisational Behaviour
Management Information System
Database Management Systems
E-Commerce
Enterprise Resource Planning
Data Warehousing and Data Mining
Software Project Management

DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES
Diploma in Computer Applications (DCA) - (Code::270)    
Objective: The aim of this programme is to develop working knowledge about computers effectively in developing commercial and scientific applications.
Duration: One Year
Medium: English