Indira Gandhi National Open University is a
National University establishment in 1985, its head quarter at New
Delhi. IGNOU has contributed significantly to the development of higher
education in our country through the Open and Distance Learning (ODL)
mode.
About IGNOU:
The 'People's University' follows a
learner-centric approach and has successfully adopted a policy of
openness and flexibility in entry qualifications, time taken for the
completion of a programme, and for place of study.
The
University, at present, offers 338 programmes of study through over
3,500 courses to a cumulative student strength of over 30 lakh students.
There
are various programmes are being offered by the University at the
following levels: doctorate; masters and bachelors degree programmes;
post-graduate and under-graduate diplomas; and certificates.
The
education is disseminated in conventional, as well as emerging
inter-disciplinary areas, such as consumer protection, disaster
management, environment, human rights, tourism, women empowerment and
child development, participatory forest management, participatory
planning, resettlement and rehabilitation, teacher education, food and
nutrition, continuing medical and health education, HIV/AIDs, laboratory
techniques, and online learning.
The
university has one of the biggest contributions to the long-distance
learners, courses which were hitherto exclusively limited to
Face-to-Face classroom transactions. These includes the programmes in
physical and natural sciences, nursing, health, engineering and
technology, computers, library and information sciences and BEd degree,
among others.
The University develops its
academic programmes through 21 Schools of Study. A dedicated faculty,
trained in distance education methodology, is responsible for planning,
designing, developing and delivering academic programmes.
IGNOU
involves a large number of senior teachers and experts from premier
institutions in the country as 'content experts' for developing and
delivering its course material.
The University
has established a network of 43 Regional Centres (RCs), 6 Sub-Regional
Centres and 1,400 Study Centres (SCs) all over the country to provide
easy access and effective support services to the learners. These
include Programme Study Centres (PSCs), as well as Special Study Centres
for SC/STs, minorities, differently-abled learners, jail inmates, and
personnel of different wings of Defence and Para-military services.
The
University has also begun to focus on the educationally backward
regions. New educational and training initiatives in the North-Eastern
states and Sikkim are currently under way. These initiatives would lead
to the creation of basic infrastructure in the region, using the latest
in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for the region.
The
University has also extended its outreach beyond the borders of the
country. IGNOU has entered into a bilateral and multilateral alliances
with several countries, especially in Asia and Africa: Australia, United
Kingdom, France, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain,
Abu Dhabi, Seychelles, Mauritius, Maldives, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Papua
New Guinea and Liberia.
IGNOU intends to
establish collaboration and partnership with government agencies and
other open universities through international organisations like UNESCO,
the Commonwealth Secretariat, the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), the
World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Wide Fund (WWF).
To
promote international understanding, the University has a scheme of
fellowships for academics and other staff working in the open
universities of Asia under the Inter-University Staff Exchange Scheme.
The University also hosts, supports and participates in national and
international conferences to give impetus to research and academic
activities of the faculty and staff.
The
University has developed capabilities for training in distance education
methodologies. It has successfully organised training workshops for the
staff and faculty from within IGNOU, and a number of other institutions
like State Open Universities (SOUs), Correspondence Course Institutes
(CCIs), administrative staff of Government agencies, and overseas
faculty. These have been conducted through the joint coordination of the
Schools of Study, Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance
Education (STRIDE) and the Distance Education Council (DEC), besides
some national and international sponsoring agencies.
The
academic programmes of the University have multi-media support. The
University has facilities for audio, video, radio, television,
interactive radio and video counselling, as well as tele-conferencing.
IGNOU has also been identified as the nodal agency for running a 24-hour
educational TV channel — Gyan Darshan — in collaboration with other
institutions of higher learning. Gyan Vani is emerging as a huge
cooperative network of FM radio stations, exclusively devoted to
education.
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Apart from teaching, research and
training, extension education is an important component of academic
activities at IGNOU. Extension education provides the much-needed
linkages between the community and the University. Various literacy
programmes focusing on the community awareness and education and
training for need-based and relevant areas that have been successfully
executed by the University. This is a part of the University's strategy
of social intervention, and building the skill and knowledge capability
of the community.
IGNOU delivers the unique
distinction of combining the conventional role of a University with that
of an apex body in the promotion, coordination and maintenance of
standards in distance education, through continuous assessment and
accreditation of the ODL institutions. The University established the
DEC in 1991 as a statutory authority to ensure high-quality education
through the ODL systems. The DEC has developed the ethos of sharing
professional capabilities and resources with its peers.
For complete details visit university website/ prospectus.
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