"GRADE" – G.Ram Reddy Research Academy of Distance Education was inaugurated on 19.01.2001 to cater to the needs of distance teaching institutions , distance educators, researchers, policy makers, organizations and institutions with research interests for promoting distance education.

One of the important functions of the Academy includes organizing periodic interactive workshops on Research Methodology in Distance Education and preparing Manuals on Research Methodology. Creating an exhaustive database on distance education in the regions/countries and providing access to this data to researchers would be yet another very important function of the Academy. The Academy will play a crucial role in inviting scholars with rich experience and eminent experts in distance education/ open learning to carry out studies in curriculum designing and quality teaching.