IIT and IIMs are a niche phenomenon in India. The reality is that distant learning is a long way off due to lack of access to cheap broadband services. Laying landlines to provide DSL services is cumbersome and expensive in our cities. Wireless services are geared more to the corporates than individual users. Pricing and quality of broadband is still a major hindrance to growth of internet in India. Unless the vast majority of people have cheap access to broadband of atleast 2mbps distant learning growth is going to remain distant.