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New Delhi, September 10, 2012: Distance education in India has come a long way – from just a need-based, degree-earning enrolment to an academic option that helps do better in jobs and boost academic profiles. Education Times talks to Aspiring Minds CEO Himanshu Aggarwal to understand how the company’s tie-up with IGNOU will help remove a major setback of distance education – lack of organized employment opportunities. Distance education can also benefit corporates by offering skill-set specific vocational programmes to students.