"Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University will provide learner centric and value based education of high quality to all classes of Indian societies and Uttar Pradesh for all round inclusive development and for enhancing their knowledge and skill using methods of distance education".

Working on the lines of above the university has set following as its goals:

• To instil learner a desire for lifelong learning.
• To make higher education accessible and affordable to everyone.
• To develop learner centric distance education process which also helps them to engage with the community.
• To meet the emerging educational and training needs of the knowledge society.
• To collaborate with other Institutes/Universities of higher learning in effective implementation of distance education programmes.
• To make adequate use of the appropriate technology for creating a dynamic /interactive teaching environment.
• To network and forge partnership with industry and social organizations for developing professional course in order to fulfil their need of skilled manpower.

While making efforts to achieve these goals the following core values are taken care of: