ICT in distance education – UGC NET Question

Statements A, B and D together describe the genuine strengths of ICT-enabled distance education. ICT supports real-time video sessions, asynchronous access to LMS resources and peer interaction via forums. Statement C is false because effective distance education specifically reduces the need for daily campus visits. Therefore the only combination that includes all the true statements and excludes the false one is A, B and D only.

Option A:
Option A is correct because it recognises that synchronous lectures, asynchronous LMS access and online forums are all valid features of ICT-supported distance education. It does not incorrectly impose a daily campus requirement. By excluding C, this option reflects the flexibility that characterises modern distance education.

Option B:
Option B is incorrect because it restricts the correct set to A and B only, ignoring the importance of interaction through discussion forums. Statement D is also true, since forums are widely used to build learning communities among distant learners. Leaving out D makes the combination incomplete.

Option C:
Option C is incorrect because it treats B and C as the only true statements. While B is correct, C is false because ICT-based distance education is precisely designed to reduce mandatory daily physical presence. Including a false statement and omitting other true ones invalidates this option.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it includes A and D with C, thereby accepting the false claim that daily campus visits are compulsory. Although A and D are true, the presence of C makes the overall combination wrong.