Students with no formal qualifications are required to sit an entrance test then undertake a three month prepatory course which is designed to bring them up to school leaver level . Currently there are over 300,000 enrolled students undertaking a variety of courses. The study centres are used for tutoring and counseling and for the provision of materials for reference and practical work . All course materials are prepared in Delhi and sent by post to regional centres and individual students. Both English and Hindi are used as the medium of instruction.
Additional funding is sourced from overseas aid and student fees .
The library is housed in temporary accommodation until a purpose built building is completed in 1998 . There are no students on the campus so the library is used mainly by academics and other staff . However, with over 30,000 students in Delhi the library is considering allowing access to students after completion of the new building. Collection Selection for the library is undertaken by academic staff in consultation with professional library staff . The library currently holds 54,000 monographs and over 400 periodical titles .