IGNOU

IGNOU: A MEGA UNIVERSITY

The Indira Gandhi National Open University, established by an Act of Indian Parliament in 1985, has emerged as the largest Mega University in the democratic world. It began by offering two academic programmers in 1987 i.e. Diploma in Management and Diploma in Distance Education with strength of 4528 students. Today, it serves the education aspirations of nearly 3 million students in India and 33 other countries through the twenty-one Schools of Study and a network of 59 regional centers, with more than 2300 centers in India and 61 overseas centers. The University offers 175 (as of Jan. 2009) Certificate, Diploma, Degree and Doctoral programmers comprising around 1500 courses, with a strength of 380 faculty members and academic staff at the headquarters and regional centers and about 36,000 counselors from conventional institutions of higher, professional from various organizations, among offers. The mandate of the University is:

to provide access to higher education to all segments of society.
to offer high quality, innovative and need-based programmers at different levels, to all those who require them.
to reach out to the disadvantaged by offering programmers in all parts of the country at affordable costs, and
to promote, coordinate and regulate the standards of education offered through open and distance learning in the country.

The University has, in a relatively short time, contributed significantly to higher education, community education and continual professional development. As a world leader in distance education, it was conferred the Centre of Excellence Award in Distance Education in 1993 and the Award of Excellence for Distance Education Materials in 1999 by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Canada. The University is committed to quality in teaching, research training and extension activities, and acts as a national resource for expertise and infrastructure in the ODL system.

IGNOU Features:

National & International Reach.
Modular program based on credit system.
Use of the latest information & communication technologies.
2300 Study Centers in India and 61 international study centers in 33 countries.
175 Academic programs with over 1500 courses.
More than 3 million students worldwide.
Internationally acclaimed degree.
Award for excellence in the Distance Mode of Education.
Comprehensive learning material.

The salient features of this system of education are

Study according to your own pace and convenience
Study at your own chosen place
Flexibility in choosing courses and combination of courses from a wide range of disciplines/ subjects
Use of modern and appropriate educational and communication technology

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