Section 5(i) in The SreeNarayanaGuru Open University Act, 2021
(i)to prepare various courses of study on the basis of higher education system prevailing in the State, other states and at international levels by utilizing modern technological methods through distance education and to award certificate, diploma, degree, post graduate degree, research degree or other academic distinction after imparting instruction and by conducting examination and evaluation to persons either or not engaged in any employment, irrespective of age;
