Quality assurance in learner support service refers to the systematic processes, standards, and continuous improvement mechanisms adopted by an Open and Distance Learning institution to ensure that learners receive effective, timely, equitable, and reliable academic and non-academic support throughout their learning journey. In the context of ODL, learner support services are central because learners are separated from the institution in terms of time and space and largely depend on institutional systems for guidance, motivation, academic assistance, and administrative facilitation. Quality assurance ensures that these services meet predetermined standards, respond to learner needs, and contribute to successful learning outcomes, retention, and completion rates. Learner support services in ODL include admission and enrolment assistance, academic counselling, study material distribution, tutoring, assignment handling, feedback, library and information services, ICT support, examination services, grievance redressal, and career guidance. Quality assurance in this area focuses on how effectively these services are planned, delivered, monitored, and improved. It emphasizes learner satisfaction, accessibility, responsiveness, transparency, and consistency, ensuring that support mechanisms function as an integral part of the teaching–learning system rather than as peripheral activities. One of the key quality assurance approaches for managing quality in learner support services is the establishment of clear policies and standards. ODL institutions frame well-defined learner support policies that outline service objectives, scope, service delivery timelines, staff