The Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, which was founded in 2001, is considered one of India's best distance learning colleges. SDCL uses academic materials from other Symbiosis education group institutes to provide the greatest learning experience possible. The institutes' faculty prepares and updates the curriculum regularly. Studying is made easier with the virtual classroom.

Students can communicate with faculty and get their questions answered by teachers via the internet. If students have any difficulty accessing the course material online, they can contact a specialised call centre. Business Administration, International Business, IT Management, Banking and Finance, Supply Chain Management, Export and Import Management, Human Resource Management, Technical Writing in Business Management, and Data Science and Statistics are among the post-graduate diploma courses offered by the institute. There are also diploma and certificate programmes available.