Here's a list of 10 public distance and online learning programs in India that have made the cut for Outlook-ICARE Rankings.
| Rank - 2025 | INSTITUTION | STATE |
| 1 | INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY (IGNOU) NEW DELHI | Delhi |
| 2 | VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (VTU) BELAGAVI | Karnataka |
| 3 | DR. B.R. AMBEDKAR OPEN UNIVERSITY (BRAOU) HYDERABAD | Telangana |
| 4 | NETAJI SUBHAS OPEN UNIVERSITY (NSOU) KOLKATA | West Bengal |
| 5 | YASHWANTRAO CHAVAN MAHARASHTRA OPEN UNIVERSITY (YCMOU) NASHIK | Maharashtra |
| 6 | KARNATAKA STATE OPEN UNIVERSITY (KSOU) MYSORE | Karnataka |
| 7 | MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY (MKU) MADURAI | Tamil Nadu |
| 8 | UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS INSTITUTE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION (IDE) CHENNAI | Tamil Nadu |
| 9 | OSMANIA UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD | Telangana |
| 10 | ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION Annamalainagar | Tamil Nadu |