Bangalore, Wednesday January 15th 2010: SIKKIM MANIPAL UNIVERSITY DISTANCE EDUCATION (SMU-DE), one of the largest providers of Distance Education in India, has announced the opening of admissions to their February 2010 session. Applications to various courses are available at over 710+ SMU-DE Learning Centres covering 310 cities across India. Sikkim Manipal University is a unique public-private initiative between the Govt. of Sikkim and Manipal Education. SMU, a state University, is recognized by the UGC, Ministry of HRD and is a member of the Associations of Indian Universities. The courses offered by SMU-DE are recognized by Distance education council (DEC) For details, log on to http://mba2010.smude.edu.in or Call: 1800-266-7979 (toll free) or SMS to SMUDE <Name> to 5667755. Or write us at info@smude.edu.in