Profile 2010 - IGNOU

PROFILE 

2010 

INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY 

Maidan Garhi, New Delhi – 110 068 

Tel: 91-11-29571000 

Website: www.ignou.ac.in

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Profile 2010

CONTENTS 

FOREWORD ............................................................................................................................................................................. 5 

THE UNIVERSITY .................................................................................................................................................................. 7 

Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 

Organisational Structure of IGNOU......................................................................................................................................... 9 

Authorities of the University .................................................................................................................................................. 10 

Officers of the University ....................................................................................................................................................... 10 

Academic Programmes............................................................................................................................................................. 10 

Instructional System ................................................................................................................................................................. 11 

Admissions................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 

Evaluation System .................................................................................................................................................................... 12 

Student Support Services......................................................................................................................................................... 13 

Community College Scheme ..................................................................................................................................................... 13 

SCHOOLS OF STUDIES ...................................................................................................................................................... 14 

School of Agriculture ............................................................................................................................................................... 14 

School of Computer and Information Sciences ................................................................................................................... 16 

School of Continuing Education ............................................................................................................................................ 17 

School of Education................................................................................................................................................................. 18 

School of Engineering and Technology................................................................................................................................. 20 

School of Extension & Development Studies ....................................................................................................................... 22 

School of Foreign Languages ................................................................................................................................................. 23 

School of Gender and Development Studies ........................................................................................................................ 23 

School of Health Sciences ...................................................................................................................................................... 24 

School of Humanities............................................................................................................................................................... 26 

School of Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies .................................................................................................. 27 

School of Journalism and New Media Studies..................................................................................................................... 28 

School of Law........................................................................................................................................................................... 29 

School of Management Studies ............................................................................................................................................... 30 

School of Performing and Visual Arts................................................................................................................................... 33 

School of Sciences ................................................................................................................................................................... 33 

School of Social Sciences ....................................................................................................................................................... 35 

School of Social Work ............................................................................................................................................................. 37 

School of Translation Studies and Training .......................................................................................................................... 37 

School of Tourism, Hospitality Service Sectoral Management.......................................................................................... 38 

School of Vocational Education and Training ...................................................................................................................... 39 

CHAIRS OF STUDY.............................................................................................................................................................. 42 

CENTRES/COUNCILS/CONSORTIA/INSTITUTES ........................................................................................................45 

Advanced Centre for Informatics and Innovative Learning ............................................................................................... 45 

Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy .................................................................................................45 

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Centre for Extension Education.............................................................................................................................................. 46 

Distance Education Council .................................................................................................................................................... 46 

Electronic Media Production Centre ...................................................................................................................................... 47 

IGNOU Centre for ODL in Research and Training in Agriculture ....................................................................................... 48 

IGNOU Institute for Professional Competency Advancement of Teachers through ODL ................................................... 48 

IGNOU Institute for Vocational Education and Training ....................................................................................................... 49 

Indira Gandhi Centre for Freedom Struggle Studies ...........................................................................................................49 

Inter-University Consortium for Technology-enabled Flexible Education and Development ............................................ 49 

National Centre for Disability Studies ...................................................................................................................................50 

National Centre for Innovation in Distance Education....................................................................................................... 50 

North East Centre for Research and Development ................................................................................................................. 51 

Regional Institute of Vocational Education and Training ....................................................................................................... 52 

Staff Training and Research Institute in Distance Education ............................................................................................. 52 

DIVISIONS............................................................................................................................................................................... 53 

Academic Coordination Division ............................................................................................................................................ 53 

Administration Division ...........................................................................................................................................................53 

Computer Division ................................................................................................................................................................... 54 

Construction and Maintenance Division ............................................................................................................................... 55 

Finance and Accounts Division .............................................................................................................................................. 55 

International Division .............................................................................................................................................................. 55 

Library and Documentation Division .................................................................................................................................... 56 

Material Production and Distribution Division .................................................................................................................... 57 

Planning and Development Division ..................................................................................................................................... 58 

Regional Services Division ..................................................................................................................................................... 58 

Student Evaluation Division.................................................................................................................................................... 59 

Student Registration Division ................................................................................................................................................. 59 

OTHER UNITS .......................................................................................................................................................................61 

Campus Placement Cell ...........................................................................................................................................................61 

Committees against Sexual Harassment (ACASH/ICASH/RSDCASH) ................................................................................. 61 

Distance Education Programme under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan ............................................................................................. 61 

Educational Development of the North East Region Unit ................................................................................................. 62 

e-Gyankosh .................................................................................................................................................................................. 62 

Horticulture Cell .......................................................................................................................................................................63 

Public Information Unit ...........................................................................................................................................................63 

Research Unit .............................................................................................................................................................................. 64 

Student Services Centre ...........................................................................................................................................................64 

Vigilance Cell ............................................................................................................................................................................ 64 

EVENTS .................................................................................................................................................................................... 65 

Appendix 1 : MEMBERS OF THE AUTHORITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY ....................................................... 70 

Appendix 2 : SENIOR STAFF OF THE UNIVERSITY................................................................................................ 75 

Appendix 3 : REGIONAL CENTRES AND SENIOR STAFF ..................................................................................... 83 

Appendix 4 : PARTNER INSTITUTIONS OUTSIDE INDIA ...................................................................................... 92 

Appendix 5 : ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES ON OFFER............................................................................................ 98 

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FOREWORD 

2010 is the Silver Jubilee Year of Indira Gandhi National 

Open University (IGNOU). Founded on 19 th November, 

1985 by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, IGNOU is now 

the world`s largest University with over 2.8 million 

students on the roll. As the UNESCO Director General, 

Mrs. Irena Bokova observed in the Silver Jubilee Lecture, 

ÌGNOU is a living embodiment of the concept of 

building inclusive knowledge societies in a globalised 

world.` The University has contributed towards nation 

building in a great way. It has over years evolved 

successful models of democratization of education, 

training and capacity building. It is now effectively 

reaching out to those who still have no access to formal 

and conventional systems of education. Today `brand 

IGNOU` embodies the hope and aspirations of several 

lakhs of people across the globe. While inaugurating the 

Silver Jubilee Celebrations, the President of India Smt. 

Pratibha Devisingh Patil emphasized the important role 

of IGNOU in reducing disparities in education by 

extending opportunities to villages and remote areas and 

in generating a movement that will impel people to 

knowledge and skills. 

The University with its innovative programmes and 

prudent use of technology has moved ahead of times 

providing seamless access to sustainable, cost-effective 

and learner-centric quality education, training and capacity 

building across the country and abroad. As the Union 

Minister for Human Resource Development Mr. Kapil 

Sibal has observed, IGNOU`s leveraging the power of 

Open and Distance Learning (ODL) through innovative 

use of technology was critical in effecting quality 

education delivery to the unreached and for creating 

opportunities for livelihood. IGNOU`s role in vocational 

education and skill upgradation is also very significant. 

The National Skills Mission chaired by the Prime Minister 

Dr. Manmohan Singh delineates the key governance 

principles and implementation strategies for achieving 

skill development across the country. IGNOU`s skill 

development action plan in this `Decade of Innovation` 

in the country evolves around the possibilities of optimal 

utilization of the educational and training infrastructure 

and the intellectual capabilities available both in the 

formal sector of education and in various other sectors, 

public and private. As the Union Minister of State for 

Human Resource Development, Smt. D. Purandeswari, 

rightly observed, ÌGNOU should strive to not only 

maximize the employment potential, but to bring the 

large number of school and college drop-outs into the 

fold of vocational education and training`. The large 

number of short-term training programmes recently 

introduced by the various schools, institutes and centres, 

including the regional centres of the University, through 

effective partnerships with Small and Medium Scale 

industries, Corporates and both public and private training 

centres started showing promising results in employment 

generation and placements of learners. The strengthening 

of the Bachelor Preparatory Programme (BPP), 

introduction of the Diploma Preparatory Programme 

(DPP) in technical areas, the two-year Associate Degree 

Programme through a process of credit accumulation, 

the Community College scheme, the vertically and 

horizontally integratable engineering programmes and 

the Assessment and Certification of Prior Learning 

(ACPL) are the latest interventions the University has 

ventured into. 

In line with the national goals of Higher Education, viz, 

Expansion, Inclusion and Excellence, the University has 

initiated several major steps for providing avenues for 

the enhancement of the Gross Enrolment Ratio, 

strengthening post-graduate teaching and research and 

for ensuring quality standards in all these areas. The 

scheme of Convergence of the Conventional System of 

Education with the Open and Distance Learning System 

introduced by IGNOU in 2008 has gathered considerable 


momentum in the last year and over 400 high 

quality affiliated colleges in the public domain 

are partners with IGNOU in the national mission of 

enhancing the Gross Enrolment Ratio. It is also gratifying 

to note that the Planning Commission, Government of 

India, finds this model a cost-effective strategy for 

enhancing both the quality of class room teaching and 

the quantity of education delivery. While delivering the 

IGNOU Foundation Day Lecture 2009, Prof. Narendra 

Jadhav, member, Planning Commission, on the theme 

`Sustainability, Innovation and Inclusion in the Education 

Sector,` observed that blending of the conventional higher 

education system with the open and distance learning is 

necessary for increasing the Gross Enrolment Ratio. He 

asserted that such a convergence is the only way forward 

to take higher education to the masses. 

The setting up of an exclusive Research Unit and the 

newly introduced Research and Teaching Assistantship 

(RTA) scheme have brought in the culture of full-time 

research in the University. Realising that post-graduate 

education in domain subject areas is inextricably linked 

with research leading to Ph.D degrees, many schools 

started developing full-time on-campus post-graduate 

programmes for selected number of students by making 

use of campus infrastructure and complimenting the 

Distance Education Programmes. Rigorous quality 

standards have been stipulated for the Ph.D programmes 

including compulsory course work and mandatory 

requirement of publication of at least one original research 

paper in a high impact refereed journal. In addition to 

systemic research in ODL pedagogy, discipline-based 

research in domain areas has also been initiated in a 

significant way. 

In the area of inclusion, the notable achievements of the 

University are the introduction of large number of socially 

relevant programmes and strategies in the Disability 

Sector and in the education for marginalized sections of 

the society. The B.A. in sign language, the first of its 

kind in the country, for about 40 deaf students from all 

over the world and the collaborative programmes of the 

National Centre for Disability Studies with the 

Rehabilitation Council of India are major steps in this 

regard. It is also gratifying to note that IGNOU enrolled 

over 74,000 learners from among SCs and STs – the 

largest number of disadvantaged to ever get enrolled in 

a single educational institution in a year. Providing 

educational opportunities to the soldiers in Indian Army 

and free education to the jail inmates across 

the country are also such major interventions 

during the last year. 

Technology-enabled distance education has not only 

helped in enhancing the reach of education but also 

improved the quality of education. Recognising and 

acknowledging the nature and need of the clientele, the 

University has contextualized the content and adopted 

appropriate modes of delivery. IGNOU, today with its 

innovative, flexible and multimodes of delivery, occupies 

a significant position globally. Based on the edifice of 

dedicated and empowering knowledge-dissemination, we 

envision the growth and expansion of the University into 

a dynamic, vibrant and inclusive system, which embraces 

all sections of the society. While appreciating and 

acknowledging the proactive contributions of our own 

teachers in the Schools, Centres, Institutes and in the 

Regional Centres across the country, in making this 

University a world class one, I look forward to many 

productive and enriching years ahead, with a focus on 

both Access and Success in Learning through the IGNOU 

System. Expertise of thousands of teachers, scientists 

and other academics from the Conventional University 

and Collegiate Education System and Scientific and 

Research establishments is regularly availed by the 

University for the preparation of the Self-Learning 

Materials of the various courses and programmes. Several 

tens thousands of academic counsellors are serving the 

University for the delivery of IGNOU programmes 

through over 3000 centres. The administrative and 

technical support of the non-teaching and technical staff 

in all these activities of the University is commendable. 

The support of the various authorities of the University 

and the Governmental functionaries has been encouraging 

all through these years. The ever-increasing student 

enrolment indicates the confidence of the society in the 

IGNOU system. I take this opportunity to thank them all 

for their significant contributions and extend my 

congratulations and best wishes to them on the occasion 

of the Silver Jubilee Year. 

I am happy to present the Profile 2010 of Indira Gandhi 

National Open University. I thank the team headed by 

Prof. Parvin Sinclair, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, for its 

compilation. I am sure that this Profile would give you 

all a glimpse of the multifarious activities IGNOU is 

currently engaged in. 

(V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai) 

Vice Chancellor 

March, 2010 

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THE UNIVERSITY 

Introduction 

The Indira Gandhi National Open University, established by an Act of Parliament in 1985, has entered into its Silver 

Jubilee Year on 19 th November, 2009. 

Her Excellency Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, President of India, inaugurating the Silver Jubilee Year 2009-10 along with other initiatives. From 

left are: Dr. Narendra Jadhav, Member, Planning Commission, Shri Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Smt. Pratibha 

Devisingh Patil, President of India, Smt. D. Purandeswari, Union Minister of State for HRD and Professor V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice 

Chancellor, IGNOU. 

The University began by offering two academic 

programmes in 1987, i.e., Diploma in Management and 

Diploma in Distance Education, with a strength of 4528 

students. Today, it serves the educational aspirations of 

over 2.6 million students in India and 36 other countries 

through the twenty-one Schools of Studies and a network 

of 61 regional centres, around 3000 learner support 

centres and around 60 overseas centres. The University 

offers about 350 certificate, diploma, degree and doctoral 

programmes, with a strength of around 420 faculty 

members and academic staff at the Headquarters and 

regional centres and about 36,000 academic counsellors 

from conventional institutions of higher learning, 

professional organisations, and industry among others. 

The mandate of the University is to: 

 

 

provide access to higher education to all segments 

of society; 

offer high quality, innovative and need-based 

programmes at different levels, to all those who 

require them; 

 

reach out to the disadvantaged by offering 

programmes in all parts of the country at affordable 

costs; and 

promote, coordinate and regulate the standards of 

education offered through open and distance learning 

in the country. 

To achieve the twin objectives of widening access for all 

sections of society and providing continual professional 

development and training to all sectors of the economy, 

the University uses a variety of media and latest 

technology in imparting education. This is reflected in 

the formulated vision of IGNOU, keeping its objectives 

in focus, which reads: 

Indira Gandhi National Open University, the 

National Resource Centre for Open and Distance 

Learning, with international recognition and 

presence, shall provide seamless access to 

sustainable and learner-centric quality education, 

skill upgradation and training to all by using 


innovative technologies and methodologies 

and ensuring convergence of existing systems 

for large-scale human resource development, 

required for promoting integrated national 

development and global understanding. 

The University has, in a relatively short time, contributed 

significantly to higher education, community education 

and continual professional development using all possible 

media and means for this. 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. In 

January, 2010 it was listed 12 th in the webometric ranking 

of Indian universities, based on the calibre of its presence 

on the internet. 

The University is committed to quality in teaching, 

research, training and extension activities, and acts as a 

national resource centre for expertise and infrastructure 

in the ODL system. The University has established the 

Centre for Extension Education, National Centre for 

Disability Studies and National Centre for Innovation in 

Distance Education, to focus on specific learner groups 

and enrich the distance learning system. The Distance 

Education Council of the University helps in regulating 

and maintaining the ODL system in the country. With 

the launch of EduSat (a satellite dedicated only 

to education) on 20 th September, 2004, and the 

establishment of the Inter-University Consortium, the 

University has ushered in a new era of technologyenabled 

education in the country. Today, there are 134 

active two-way video-conferencing centres; all the 

regional centres and high enrolment study centres have 

been provided with network connectivity, which has 

made it possible to transact interactive digital content. 

Emphasis is now being laid on developing interactive 

multimedia and online learning, and adding value to the 

traditional distance education delivery mode with modern 

technology-enabled education within the framework of 

blended learning. As part of this endeavour, several 

programmes are being offered full-time on campus, at 

the Headquarters and the regional centres. 

The University also has a considerable international 

presence, as has been said earlier. It encourages and 

funds the participation of its faculty in international 

conferences and seminars, and organises several 

international conferences too. There are regular visits of 

foreign scholars, for delivering lectures or to interact 

with faculty. The University has given copyright or 

permission to many foreign institutions to adapt/adopt/ 

use its learning materials, apart from offering its academic 

programmes across the world through partnership 

arrangements. 

Ms. Irina Bokova, the Director General of UNESCO, delivering the special silver jubilee lecture 

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Organisational Structure 


Recently, Ms. Irina Bokova, the Director 

General of UNESCO visited the University, and 

gave a silver jubilee lecture on `Building Inclusive 

Knowledge Societies in a Globalised World`. In her 

words, IGNOU, the largest university of the world, is 

a living embodiment of the actions required for 

building such societies. 

Authorities of the University 

The Visitor of the University is the President of India, 

and is the highest authority of the University. 

The Board of Management is the highest executive body 

of the University. It is empowered by the Statutes to look 

after the management and administration of the revenue, 

finances and property of the University as well as the 

conducting of all academic and administrative affairs. 

The Academic Council is the apex academic authority, 

which decides the academic policies of the University 

and gives directions on methods of instruction, evaluation 

and improvement in academic standards. It also provides 

guidance and supervision to research activities in the 

University. 

The Finance Committee advises the University on all 

financial matters, fixing the limits for the total recurring 

and non-recurring expenditure for the year, based on the 

income and resources of the University. It also examines 

the accounts and scrutinises the expenditure of the 

University. 

The Planning Board is responsible for the design and 

formulation of priorities for academic programmes offered 

by the University. It also has the right to advise the 

Board of Management and the Academic Council on any 

matter that it may deem necessary for the fulfilment of 

the objectives of the University. 

The Research Council is responsible for the planning, 

design, management, organisation and monitoring of 

research programmes. 

The Distance Education Council has been entrusted 

with the primary responsibility of promoting, 

coordinating, monitoring and determining the standards 

of the open learning and distance education systems in 

the country. It is the apex body that regulates, funds and 

provides infrastructural support to State Open Universities 

(SOUs) and Distance Education Institutes (DEIs). 

The Schools of Studies are the basic academic units 

responsible for the conceptualisation, design and 

development of academic programmes. Every School of 

Studies has a Board that oversees the academic activities 

of the School. The Board is chaired by the Director of 

the School. 

Officers of the University 

The Officers of the University include the Vice 

Chancellor, the Pro-Vice Chancellors, the Directors of 

Schools/Divisions/Centres/Institutes, the Registrars, the 

Finance Officer and the Librarian. The Vice Chancellor 

is the Chief Executive Officer of the University and is 

the ex-officio Chairperson of the Board of Management, 

the Academic Council, the Planning Board, the Research 

Council, the Finance Committee and the Distance 

Education Council. 

Academic Programmes 

At present, IGNOU offers around 350 specially needbased 

academic, professional, vocational, awarenessgenerating 

and skill-oriented programmes, leading to 

certificates, diplomas and degrees (bachelor`s, master`s 

and doctoral). The foci of the programmes are to meet 

the various academic and employment needs of the 

people, especially those of the disadvantaged sections of 

society. A number of programmes have been designed to 

meet the requirements of continuing education and 

training of employed people for professional growth. 

The academic programmes are designed and developed 

by the faculty in active collaboration with eminent experts 

from all over the country, NGOs, international 

organisations, and in-house instructional designers and 

media specialists. By providing good quality study 

materials (based on sound principles of instructional 

design) to learners, the University has succeeded in 

raising the standards of higher education in the country. 

The University, with its stress on being learner-centric, 

has introduced a number of modular programmes in 

order to provide a greater and more flexible learning 

environment. All academic programmes have been 

assigned credit weightage. In terms of study time for 

learners, one credit is equivalent to 30 hours of study. In 

general, two-year master`s degree programmes are 

assigned 64-72 credits, bachelor`s degree programmes 

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are assigned 96-124 credits, one-year diploma 

programmes are of 24-36 credits and six-month 

certificate programmes are of 12-18 credits. A policy for 

granting credit exemption and credit transfer is also in 

place. 

Being an open learning institution, IGNOU provides 

considerable flexibility in entry qualifications, place, 

pace and the duration of study. For example, a bachelor`s 

degree programme (i.e., BA/BCom/BSc/BCA/BTS/BSW) 

can be completed in a minimum of three years and a 

maximum of six years. Similarly, a diploma can be 

completed within one to three or four years; and a 

master`s degree in two to five years. Learners enrolled at 

other universities can join IGNOU programmes 

simultaneously. Additionally, the learners enrolled in 

degree programmes in IGNOU can pursue other 

certificate programmes simultaneously. 

A major focus of IGNOU is research in all the academic 

disciplines as well as research about the open and 

distance learning system. There are more than 30 Ph.D/ 

M.Phil programmes in place. Research and Teaching 

Assistantships (RTA) have been given to 82 people so 

far, who are pursuing full-time research and 

are also contributing to the development and 

delivery of the University courses. 

Apart from regular projects, the University collaborates 

with different organisations for design, development and 

delivery of its academic programmes. The Commonwealth 

of Learning, World Health Organisation, World 

Intellectual Property Right Organisation, various 

ministries of the Government of India, National Council 

for Hotel Management and Catering Technology and the 

Indian Council of Agricultural Research are some such 

organisations. The University has also signed MoUs 

with a large number of universities in India and overseas 

for collaborations. 

Instructional System 

The University provides multi-channel, multiple media, 

teaching/learning packages for instruction and selflearning. 

The different components used for teaching/ 

learning include self-instructional print and audio-video 

materials, radio and television broadcasts, face-to-face 

The learner-centric instructional system of IGNOU 


counselling/tutoring, laboratory and hands-on 

experience, teleconferencing, video conferencing, 

interactive radio counselling, interactive multimedia 

CD-ROM and internet-based learning, and the use of 

mobile phones for instant messaging. For courses in the 

sciences, computer sciences, nursing, medical sciences, 

education and engineering & technology, arrangements 

have been made to enable students to undertake intensive 

practical classes/practice teaching at select study centres/ 

work centres/programme centres. While the traditional 

distance education delivery through print and study centre 

support is being strengthened, the University is 

strengthening the development of interactive multimedia 

content and learner support through video-conferencing 

and web-based platforms, by utilising both the EduSat 

and the Internet. The University is also offering some 

post-graduate programmes on-campus only to full-time 

students. The design of the instructional system, as well 

as teacher and learner capacity building, are facilitated 

by the different Schools, Divisions and Centres of the 

University. 

Admissions 

The University follows two academic annual cycles for 

most programmes, January to the following December 

and July to the following June. Learners can apply for 

admission through the year off-line and on-line. However, 

the applications received from December to the following 

May are allocated to the July cycle, and those 

received between June and the following 

November are accommodated in the January cycle. The 

notification for admission is issued twice a year in all 

major national and regional papers separately. The 

admissions are done mainly at the 61 regional centres of 

IGNOU, whose details are available in Appendix 3 of 

this Profile. The detailed information on admissions, and 

application forms, are also available on the University 

website, www.ignou.ac.in. 

Evaluation System 

At IGNOU, a three-tier system of evaluation is followed: 

 

self-evaluation, through devices built into the course 

material; 

continuous evaluation, through any combination of 

theory-based assignments, practical assignments, log 

books and contact programmes; 

term-end evaluation, through examinations, which 

are conducted at more than 600 centres all over the 

country and overseas twice a year, in June and 

December. In the case of post-graduate programmes 

with a project component, the evaluation 

methodology also includes a viva-voce. 

Proportionate weightage is given to the various 

components for calculation of the final grade. 

A gold medal being awarded at the 20 th Convocation of IGNOU by Prof. R. Natarajan 

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Learners who successfully complete the 

prescribed credits in a particular programme are 

awarded certificates/diplomas/degrees at the Convocation, 

which is held in February/March of every year at the 

University Campus, and at select regional centres 

simultaneously through the teleconferencing mode. Some 

of the overseas partner institutions conduct degree award 

ceremonies separately. Gold medals are also awarded in 

all diploma and degree programmes of the University 

during the Convocation. 

Student Support Services 

The University has learners from a diverse range of 

social, economic and regional groups, viz., rural, urban 

and tribal areas, the physically-challenged, jail inmates, 

personnel from government and non-government sectors, 

parents and home-makers, personnel of armed and 

paramilitary forces, the employers and the employed. 

The University lays special emphasis on women, minority 

communities, socially and economically disadvantaged 

groups, the north-east region, and other tribal and low 

literacy areas of the country. Special study centres have 

been opened exclusively for most of these groups of 

learners. 

The University has an extensive national and international 

network of regional centres and learner support centres, 

including work centres, programme study centres and 

partner institutions in India (under the convergence 

scheme), through which it reaches out to its learners. At 

these centres, learners are provided services in respect of 

subject-specific academic counselling, listening/viewing 

of A/V programmes, library facilities, teleconferencing, 

video conferencing, computer access, laboratory work 

and other practical work. For online programmes, the 

University has established tele-learning centres at its 

regional centres. Depending on the requirement, 

the University collaborates with private 

entrepreneurs to provide work experience and telelearning 

facilities to its learners. Interactive radio 

counselling is broadcast from the studio in the University 

as well as from more than 30 FM radio stations across 

the country. Through EduSAT, interactive lectures and 

counselling is available to learners at the terminals 

(SITs), as well as through a few DTH platforms. 

In an effort to computerise all operations of the University 

various activities have been networked. Implementation 

of people soft (ERP) modules for Back Office integrated 

automation has been taken up. The Back Office 

Automation covers Finance and Accounts, Administration, 

Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance 

Education (STRIDE), Construction and Maintenance 

Division (CMD) and the Central Library. A plan is 

underway to automate the processes in the Students’ 

Evaluation Division, Material Production and Distribution 

Division (MPDD), Regional Services Division and 

International Division. 

Community College Scheme 

A recent initiative of the University is the scheme of 

associate degree through IGNOU Community Colleges. 

In this, a national advisory body decides on the colleges 

to be included, based on their applications and 

presentations. A college, once identified, is expected to 

offer largely skill-based vocational certificate/diploma 

programmes for the community around them, designed 

on the basis of the need of this community. Certification 

is undertaken jointly with IGNOU. At present over a 100 

community colleges have started functioning, and are 

collectively responsible for launching around 250 

certificate/diploma/associate degree programmes. 

Students at IGNOU Nachiar Community College, Coimbatore 


SCHOOLS OF 

STUDIES 

At present there are 21 Schools of Studies, which are 

responsible for most of the academic programmes and 

courses. These programmes and courses, with the 

eligibility criteria, duration, credit requirements and 

medium of instruction are listed in tabular form in 

Appendix 5 at the end of this Profile. For more details 

of the programmes, please go to the IGNOU website 

www.ignou.ac.in, and then to the web page of the 

School concerned. 

School of Agriculture 

Phone : 011-29533167 

Fax : 011-29533167 

E-mail : soa@ignou.ac.in 

The School of Agriculture strives for a flagship role in 

the development and delivery of educational programmes 

in agriculture through the Open and Distance Learning 

System (ODL). The School has been focusing on 

academic and extension activities in agriculture at the 

national and international level with a mission to improve 

and sustain productivity and quality of human life in 

rural areas. Its vision is to improve agricultural 

knowledge, skills and entrepreneurial capabilities of 

farmers and rural youth to create a force of trained 

human resources through ODL, in consonance with 

national and regional policies, programmes and the market 

environment. 

Programmes on Offer 

Ph.D in Agriculture Extension 

The Ph.D. in Agriculture Extension has been launched 

to develop human resources in Agriculture Extension 

and related areas for teaching and research. 

PG Diploma in Food Safety and Quality 

Management (PGDFSQM) 

The programme has been developed in collaboration 

with APEDA. Its main objective is to prepare 

professionals for development, implementation and 

auditing of Food Safety and Quality Management Systems 

in the country. It also intends to build technical proficiency 

in undertaking food safety and quality assurance in food 

processing chain. 

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Post Graduate Diploma in Plantation 

Management (PGDPM) 

This programme has been developed jointly by the 

School of Agriculture and Regional Centre, Cochin 

(Kerala). It is of great relevance to the supervisors/ 

managers presently employed in the various plantation 

organisations such as tea, coffee, spices, rubber, etc., as 

well as to fresh graduates desirous of pursuing a 

challenging career in the plantation sector. 

Diploma in Production of Value Added Products 

from Fruits and Vegetables (DVAPFV) 

This one-year vocational and entrepreneurial programme 

was developed in collaboration with the Ministry of 

Food Processing Industries, Govt. of India. The broad 

objectives of the programme are to: 

 

 

 

develop human resource for post harvest management 

and primary processing of fruits and vegetable 

produce at the production areas/clusters; 

develop youth as young entrepreneurs for selfemployment 

through food processing and associated 

activities; 

impart knowledge and technical proficiency in 

procurement of raw material, preparation of value 

added products, prevention of losses in fresh and 

processed horticulture produce, marketing and 

managing small and medium enterprises 

economically. 

Diploma in Dairy Technology (DDT) 

This programme was developed in collaboration with 

the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Govt. of 

India. The main objectives of this programme are to: 

 

 

 

develop technician level human resource for the 

dairy industry; 

upgrade the technical proficiency of existing and 

lower level workers/technicians working in dairy 

and allied sectors; and 

develop skilled young entrepreneurs for selfemployment 

through dairy technology and associated 

activities. 


The programme prepares people for jobs such 

as secretaryship of dairy cooperative societies, 

dairy plant technician/supervisor, quality control assistant 

and marketing/sales supervisor in the dairy industry. 

Diploma in Meat Technology (DMT) 

This programme aims at providing knowledge and skills 

for quality production of meat and meat products, 

developing human resource for the meat industry and 

also at training personnel for self-employment. 

Diploma in Production of Value Added Products 

from Cereals, Pulses and Oilseeds (DVACPO) 

This programme imparts knowledge and technical 

proficiency in processing of cereals, pulses, oilseeds and 

the production of related value added products. This also 

highlights the post harvest operations involved in the 

production of cereals, pulses and oilseeds, for instance, 

the prevention of losses in raw and processed produce, 

the manufacture and production of various products 

based on the crops above and the marketing and 

distribution of finished products at maximum economic 

returns, as well as the management of small and medium 

enterprises, etc. It trains for job opportunities in the 

processing industries associated with the crops listed 

above. 

Diploma in Fish Products Technology (DFPT) 

This programme has been developed with the financial 

support of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, 

Govt. of India. It offers job opportunities in the areas of 

fish processing and products development at various 

levels. The objectives of the programme are to: 

 

 

 

develop and strengthen human resource by infusing 

and imparting knowledge and skill in value added 

fish products; 

training of personnel for self-employment and 

creating awareness and competency in the fish 

processing as well as fish products preparation; and 

impart basic knowledge and technical proficiency in 

post-harvest management, primary processing of fish, 

value addition, quality control and marketing. 

Certificate in Sericulture (CIS) 

This programme has been developed in collaboration 

with the Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. 

of India. The objective of the programme is to strengthen 

human resource for sericulture, through the interventions 

of ODL. It aims to infuse knowledge and skills in the 

field of sericulture, particularly to those employed (self 

or otherwise) in the profession. 

Certificate in Organic Farming (COF) 

This six-month vocational and entrepreneurial 

certificate programme seeks to develop human resource 

in the area of organic farming. The programme will 

prepare people for jobs like Input Producers, Group 

Farming Managers, Counsellor/Trainer, Market 

Facilitator, and for self-employment. It has been 

developed in collaboration with APEDA, Ministry of 

Commerce, Govt. of India. 

Certificate in Water Harvesting Management 

(CWHM) 


with IGNOU Regional Centre, Delhi – 2. The programme 

is helpful in mass awareness and dissemination of skills 

through trained human resources about rain water 

harvesting techniques and management for the optimal 

use of harvested water by all concerned. The main 

objectives of the programme are to: 

sensitise and educate learners on augmentation and 

utilisation of water resources; 

impart necessary skills and expertise to understand 

water harvesting techniques; and 

enable learners to act as trainers and organisers at 

household and community levels for efficient water 

management in terms of its usage and also for water 

conservation. 

Certificate in Poultry Farming (CPF) 


with the IGNOU Regional Centre, Aizwal (Mizoram) 

and Educational Development of North East Region 

Unit (EDNERU). The programme is intended to provide 

basic knowledge and technical skills in the areas of 

Poultry Feeding, Housing, Management and Health Care, 

with the aim of developing human resource in the area 

of Poultry Farming. 

Certificate in Beekeeping (CIB) 


with the IGNOU Regional Centre, Shillong (Meghalaya) 

and Educational Development of North East Region 

Unit (EDNERU). The programme is intended to provide 

basic knowledge and technical skills to facilitate scientific 

management of honey bees for improved productivity. 

The objectives of this programme are: 

to impart education about modern beekeeping; 

 

 

 

to build human resource in the beekeeping sector; 

diversification of apiculture to increase income of 

the farmers; and 

to develop entrepreneurial skills in beekeeping. 


Post Graduate Certificate in Agriculture 

Policy (PGCAP) 

This post graduate programme covers various aspects 

essential for the formulation of agricultural policies in 

order to achieve overall economic development of the 

country. The objectives of this programme are to: 

create an understanding of the salient features of the 

agricultural policy framework among policy makers, 

implementers and other stake holders of the system 

for its effective implementation; and 

develop human resource for analysis of policy aspects 

and its operationalisation. 

Dairy Farming for Rural Dairy Farmers 

This awareness programme aims at imparting knowledge 

and technical proficiency in dairy farm management 

practices, animal healthcare, fodder production and clean 

milk production. This also aims at developing human 

resource for the dairy farming system on scientific lines 

and encourages entrepreneurship among youth for selfemployment 

through dairy farming. The duration of this 

programme is two months, and the study material includes 

14 modules in Hindi. 

The programme has been launched in two states, i.e., 

Rajasthan and Bihar in the first cycle. In future, the 

programme will be launched in the states of Madhya 

Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. 

Value Added Products from Fruits and Vegetables 

The broad objectives of this awareness programme are 

to impart knowledge and skills for minimising postharvest 

losses, primary processing at the production 

areas/clusters and production of value added products 

from fruits and vegetables. This programme also aims at 

developing entrepreneurship and skill for self-employment 

in food processing and associated activities. The target 

group includes farmers involved in fruits and vegetable 

production, entrepreneurs involved in primary and 

minimal processing of fruits and vegetables, traders of 

fruits and vegetables, marginal/small farmers, rural youth 

and food processing workers. The study materials include 

9 modules, prepared in English and Hindi. 

The programme, in its initial phase, has been launched 

in 14 Vocational Training Centres (VTCs) in Tamil 

Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, 

Rajasthan and Uttarakhand. 

School of Computer and Information 

Sciences 

Phone : 011-29533436 

E-Mail : mca@ignou.ac.in, bca@ignou.ac.in, 

cit@ignou.ac.in 

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The School was established in 1991 to 

demonstrate that an open learning approach to 

computer education is not only feasible but also 

preferable. The School ensures high quality education at 

different levels, and disseminates learning and knowledge 

through an innovative multiple media teaching/learning 

package. IGNOU`s Computer Education Programmes 

allow multiple-entry and multiple-exits. On successful 

completion of a programme, a student becomes eligible 

to move to the next stage, subject to fulfilling the 

qualification/criteria laid down. 


Ph.D in Computer Science 

This programme has been launched with the objective of 

training people in research methodology, and to inculcate 

the spirit of innovation and research among qualified 

faculty, scientists, engineers, etc. 

Master of Computer Applications (MCA) 

The broad objective of the MCA programme is to 

prepare graduate students for software industry as well 

as academia by providing a rich learning environment 

for teaching and research in the core and emerging areas 

of the discipline. The programme`s thrust is on giving 

the students a thorough and sound background in 

theoretical and application-oriented courses relevant to 

the latest computer software development. It emphasizes 

the application of software technology to solve 

mathematical, computing, communications/networking 

and commercial problems. A rigorous training enables 

learners to make a career in software industry in India as 

well as abroad. 

Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) 

The basic objective of this programme is to provide an 

opportunity for computer education at the graduation level 

to those students who are interested in taking up computing 

as a career. After acquiring the Bachelor`s Degree in 

Computer Applications at IGNOU, learners get an 

opportunity to enrol for the second year of MCA at IGNOU 

or a Master`s programme at any other university. 

Certificate in Information Technology (CIT) 

This programme imparts fundamentals of Computer 

Systems and Information Technology and introduces 

advanced technologies such as Multimedia and Internet. 

It also has a practical component in which learners get 

hands-on experience in the areas of Word Processing, 

Spread Sheets, Presentation Tools, Databases and Website 

Development. People who have passed Class X or its 

equivalent, or BPP from IGNOU, can take this 18-credit 

programme. 


School of Continuing Education 

Phone : 91-11-29536347 

Fax : 91-11-29532313 

E-mail : soce@ignou.ac.in 

It is widely realised that there is an increase in knowledge 

in every area of specialisation particularly in the 

professional and vocational spheres. Therefore, there is 

a need for continuous updating and lifelong learning for 

every individual. To meet these emerging needs, the 

University established the School of Continuing 

Education. The emphasis of the School is sustainable 

development, with a focus on the changing scenario of 

the country, which includes amelioration of rural poverty 

and empowerment of women and children. 

The School currently has the following disciplines 

assigned to it: 

 

 

 

 

Rural Development 

Nutritional Sciences 

Child Development 

Home Science 


Ph.D in Rural Development 

Rural Development being multi-disciplinary in approach 

and multi-sectoral in its operation, this programme covers 

a very wide range of subjects. It aims to produce a cadre 

of professionals to serve as specialist human resource in 

the field of Rural Development. 

Ph.D in Child Development 

This programme provides opportunities for research from 

a multi-disciplinary perspective. Among others, it is 

open to professionals and scholars from fields such as 

Child Development/Human Development and Family 

Studies, Education, Special Education, Psychology, 

Sociology and Social Work. 

Ph.D in Food and Nutrition 

This programme provides an opportunity for research in 

the area of Nutrition and Dietetics. 

Master of Science in Dietetics and Food Service 

Management, (MSc (DFSM)) 

This professional and career-oriented programme aims 

at integrating education with training, and addressing the 

needs of training workforce/developing human resource 

for the emerging employment sector – hospital/community 

dietetics and food service management. The programme 

offers a unique opportunity for higher education to adult 

learners to enrich their working lives by 

enabling them to enter the labour market and/or 

by enabling them to start their own food service unit, 

leading to entrepreneurship. The programme also focuses 

on upgrading the professional competencies of personnel 

already engaged in food service establishments, such as 

dieticians, diet technicians, etc., towards enhancing their 

career and improving employability. This programme is 

worth 64 credits. 

Students of MSc. (DFSM) of IGNOU Study Centre - 2775 (I.T. College, 

Lucknow) under RC, Lucknow during practical examination 

The programme also has an exit point for learners who 

complete 42 credits (30 credits of courses and internship 

of 3 months worth 12 credits) in the form of a Post 

Graduate Diploma in Dietetics and Public Nutrition. 

The MSc (DFSM) programme is offered to learners both 

through the distance and the full-time face-to-face mode. 

Master`s Programme in Rural Development 

(MA (RD)) 

This programme is designed to provide extensive 

knowledge and information pertaining to various aspects 

of rural development in the Indian context. Apart from 

providing an integrated understanding of the factors and 

issues associated with rural development, the programme 

also introduces the learner to research methods in rural 

development. A crucial component of the programme is 

a dissertation, worth 12 credits, based on empirical 

research in rural areas. This programme (66 credits) has 

five compulsory and six elective courses. 

Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development 

(PGDRD) 

This programme aims at providing an integrated 

understanding of rural development encompassing various 

aspects of rural life. It introduces the learner to the basic 

aspects of research and project work. It facilitates learners 

in acquiring skills related to the planning, formulation, 

monitoring and evaluation of rural development projects 

and programmes. 


Diploma in Nutrition and Health 

Education (DNHE) 

This programme imparts basic knowledge on nutrition 

and health. It also trains personnel in imparting this 

knowledge to the community at large. 

Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education 

(DECE) 

This programme helps learners to acquire adequate 

knowledge, right attitudes and skills necessary for 

working with children in the age group 0-6 years. It also 

equips them with skills of organising and managing 

child care centres like creches, pre-schools, nursery 

schools and day-care centres. This programme is offered 

in three languages: English, Hindi and Tamil. 

Certificate Programme in Rural Development 

(CRD) 

The aim of this programme is to acquaint learners with 

basic aspects of rural development in India. 

Certificate in Food and Nutrition (CFN) 

In this programme, the learner is acquainted with good 

eating habits and the role of food in ensuring healthy 

living for the individual, the family and the community. 

This programme is offered in several languages: 

Assamese, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, 

Marathi, Punjabi, Oriya and Tamil. 

Certificate in Nutrition and Child Care (CNCC) 

This programme aims at developing knowledge, 

understanding and skills regarding nutrition and child 

development. 

Certificate Programme in Food Safety (CFS) 

The University, in collaboration with the Ministry of 

Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, has 

launched this professional and career upgradation online 

programme in the area of food safety and quality. The 

programme focuses on the knowledge upgradation and 

enrichment in the area of food safety. It is meant especially 

for government functionaries, food industry workers and 

catering industry workers. 

Certificate Programmes in Early Childhood Special 

Education Enabling Inclusion (Cerebral Palsy) 

This programme, jointly offered with the National Centre 

for Disability Studies, will equip the learner to work as 

a member of an interdisciplinary team providing early 

intervention to children up to six years of age in a 

variety of settings. The settings would include homebased 

intervention, centre-based intervention in special 

and/or inclusion set-ups, and community-based 

intervention set-ups. This programme is worth 

24 credits, and is of one year duration. 

Awareness-cum-Training Packages (for parents 

and family members of children with 

disabilities) 

The Awareness-cum-Training Packages in Disability, 

developed in collaboration with the Rehabilitation Council 

of India, are a unique initiative for parents of the 

disabled as well as community workers. A life-span 

perspective has been adopted, with particular focus on 

early childhood years. These packages seek to equip 

parents, family members, community workers and others 

with the requisite knowledge, understanding and skills, 

to enable them to look after children with disabilities 

better and to foster their overall development. The 

following stand-alone Awareness-cum-Training Packages 

are offered jointly with NCDS, through select NGOs 

across the country. 

NCD-001 Awareness-cum-Training Package in 

Disability (Mental Retardation) 


Disability (Visual Impairment) 


Disability (Hearing Impairment) 


Disability (Cerebral Palsy) 

Project 

An Agreement was signed between IGNOU, Ministry of 

Panchayati Raj and UNDP on 23 rd October, 2007, to 

undertake a Project on, ‘Capacity Building of PRIs 

through a Multi Mode Training Intervention’. The 

project was to cover six northern states including Bihar, 

Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh 

and Uttarakhand with the Indira Gandhi National 

Open University (IGNOU) as the implementing agency. 

The main objectives of the project are, to build the 

capacities of elected members of Panchayats and 

development functionaries, and to institutionalize 

mechanisms to strengthen capacity building. 

School of Education 

Phone : 91-11-29535519 

Fax : 91-11-29534227 

Email : soe@ignou.ac.in 

The School of Education`s mandate is to plan, develop 

and launch academic programmes in Education as a 

field of knowledge and an area of professional practice. 

The School has developed programmes in diverse areas, 

as detailed in the following page. 

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Ph.D in Education 

The aim of the programme is to augment quality 

research in different areas of Education by providing 

research opportunity to in-service teachers/educators, 

among others. 

Master of Education (M.Ed) 

This is a two-year professional programme, designed 

and developed jointly by the Distance Education Council 

(DEC), IGNOU and National Council of Teacher 

Education (NCTE). The main purpose of this programme 

is to prepare teacher educators and educational 

administrators/managers to develop a global as well as a 

national vision for education in the 21 st century, 

acquainting them with the state-of-the-art technology 

applicable in the practice of education. Further, it seeks 

to prepare educational experts capable of generating 

knowledge by the application of the scientific method of 

inquiry or investigation, and to develop a critical mind, 

which can sense gaps in knowledge and find solutions to 

problems relating to the theory and practice of education. 

Master of Arts (Education) (MA (Edu)) 

This programme aims at providing learners with a wider 

and more comprehensive understanding of education as 

a field of knowledge. It accommodates a wide variety of 

learner needs, ranging from understanding the concept 

of education, to acquiring a higher level of specialisation 

in specific areas of education. The eligibility for admission 

to the Programme is a Bachelor`s degree in any discipline 

from a recognised university. 

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) 

This programme is aimed at enabling practising teachers 

to systematize their experiences, and strengthen their 

professional competency for effective teaching and 

learning. 

Counselling for the B.Ed programme 

Post Graduate Diploma in School 

Leadership and Management (PGDSLM) 

This Commonwealth Secretariat sponsored programme 

has been prepared to develop skills and competencies 

required of head teachers/principals in the changing 

scenario of school governance. The programme consists 

of 5 courses and an extended contact programme. 

Post Graduate Diploma in Educational 

Technology (PGDET) 

We are moving fast towards a new world where 

technology mediated education would be the norm rather 

than an exception. From having technology merely at the 

periphery of the teaching-learning scenario, now there 

are thoughts of integrating it. This programme aims to 

introduce teachers and trainers to the field of Educational 

Technology, a discipline in its own right. The objectives 

of the programme are to: 

 

 

 

 

 

develop an understanding of the nature of educational 

technology and its impact on teaching and learning; 

build up an awareness about the various educational 

technologies and their pedagogic uniqueness; 

develop the skills needed for making optimum use 

of the technologies enabling collaborative practices 

and sharing of educational resources; 

enable a judicious selection and successful integration 

of technology in the instructional system; and 

develop the know-how of designing and developing 

courseware for various media. 

Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education 

(PGDHE) 

The objective of PGDHE is to help working or 

prospective teachers acquire a perspective on higher 

education, its context, functions and linkage with other 

systems, to develop professional competency that a 

university/college teacher ought to have, and to promote 

capability for undertaking reforms and innovations in 

the teaching profession. The programme is worth 34 

credits. 

The UGC recognises PGDHE as equivalent to two 

refresher courses (for teachers of higher education from 

the discipline of Education) and equivalent to oneorientation 

programme (for teachers of higher education 

belonging to other disciplines). 

Diploma in Primary Education (DPE) 

This programme aims at developing knowledge and 

understanding of the primary school curriculum, and 

skills in transacting it effectively, to primary school 

teachers. It also acquaints the learners with factors 


affecting child development, individual 

differences in the classroom, learning and 

motivation process, etc. The unique feature of this 

programme is its modular approach. 

DPE is available in English, Hindi, Khasi, Garo, Bengali 

and Assamese languages. 

Certificate in Guidance (CIG) 

This programme was initiated with the objective of 

developing awareness in primary school teachers and 

parents on child development, child guidance and the 

processes involved in guiding primary school children. 

This programme was developed in collaboration with 

the National Council of Educational Research and 

Training (NCERT). 

Certificate in Primary Education (CPE) 

This is a specially designed programme, developed for 

teachers of primary/elementary schools in the North- 

Eastern States and Sikkim. The purpose of the programme 

is to train teachers already teaching at primary/elementary 

level schools by providing knowledge, professional skills 

and competencies required to teach at the primary level. 

This 18-credit programme is available in English, Hindi, 

Assamese, Bengali, Khasi and Garo languages. 

The programme also has a practical component 

comprising school-based activities, workshop-based 

activities and practice teaching. 

Certificate in Elementary Teacher Education 

(CETE) (on offer in Tripura State only) 

This programme is designed for teachers teaching 

elementary/upper primary classes. Its main objective is 

to sensitise teachers to pedagogic issues at elementary 

school level and help them in systematising and improving 

upon existing teaching practices. Though the programme 

is in English, the learners may take the examination in 

their mother tongue. 

School of Engineering and Technology 

Phone : 011-29532863 

Fax : 91-11-29532863 

E-mail : soet@ignou.ac.in 

The School has developed several academic programmes 

with the focus on improving skills and increasing 

employability of the learners. The School has also 

undertaken educational projects in collaboration with 

Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI), 

Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC), 

Khadi Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Directorate 

General of Shipping (DGS), Project Management 

Associates (PMA), Ministry of Power (MOP), 

Aeronautical Engineering and Research 

Organisation (AERO) and Hero Honda Motors 

Ltd. (HHML) to initiate tailor-made programmes to cater 

to the customised needs of the industry. Under some of 

these projects, the School has also launched extension 

education programmes for training, skill development 

and certification of trade level human resource engaged 

in various trades in the industry. 


Bachelor of Technology in Civil (Construction 

Management) (BTCM) 

The objective of this programme is to train and upgrade 

the knowledge and skills of polytechnic diploma holders 

engaged in the construction industry. This is a four-year 

programme consisting of two modules. The design of 

the programme provides in-built modularity and 

flexibility. After successful completion of the first two 

years, a learner is eligible for the award of an Advanced 

Diploma in Construction Management (ADCM). This 

enables the learner either to exit after ADCM or to move 

on to complete the B.Tech degree. 

Bachelor of Technology in Civil (Water 

Resources Engineering) (BTWRE) 

The objective of this programme is to train polytechnic 

diploma holders engaged in the water resources sector. 

The programme offers the same flexibility as the B.Tech 

Civil (Construction Management) programme, and 

accordingly has a provision of awarding Advanced 

Diploma in Water Resources Engineering (ADWRE) 

after completion of Module I. 

Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical 

Engineering (Computer Integrated 

Manufacturing) (BTME) 

The objective of this programme is to train and upgrade 

the knowledge and skill of diploma holders engaged in 

the manufacturing industry. It is a four-year programme 

consisting of three modules. The design of the 

programme permits lateral exit. This programme has 

in-built modularity and flexibility. After the successful 

completion of the first year (Module I), the learner is 

eligible for the award of Diploma in Computer 

Integrated Manufacturing (DCIM). After the 

completion of the second year (Module II), the 

Advanced Diploma in Computer Integrated 

Manufacturing (ADCIM) is awarded. After the 

successful completion of the last two years (Module 

III), B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering (Computer 

Integrated Manufacturing) is awarded. This enables 

the learner to exit after DCIM, or after ADCIM, or to 

move on to complete the B. Tech degree. 

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B. Tech in Aerospace Engineering (BTAE) 

The programme is meant for students who wish to 

enter the growing aviation industry. The eligibility is 12 

years of schooling with Physics, Chemistry and 

Mathematics at the +2 level or a Diploma in Engineering. 

The main objective of this 8-semester programme is to 

contribute to the development of technical professionals 

in the area of Aeronautical Engineering. It is being 

jointly designed and implemented by IGNOU and AERO. 

Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Safety, 

Health and Environment Management 

(PGDISHEM) 

The main objective of this programme is to enhance 

knowledge, skills and awareness among the students in 

the field of Industrial safety, health and environment. 

The eligibility is a Bachelor Degree in Engineering or 

B.Sc. with science, and being employed. 

Diploma in Civil Engineering (Army Personnel) 

(DCLE) 

This programme is customized to upgrade and modernize 

the technical knowledge of the personnel in the Corps of 

Engineers, Indian Army. To provide better industryeducation 

linkage and particularly, to meet the Indian 

Army`s educational needs and standards, collaboration 

with professional bodies and other technical institutions 

has been undertaken in the programme. In this 

programme, the army personnel of Corps of Engineers 

are given a one-year relaxation, as all admitted students 

have successfully passed the Grade II examination of the 

Indian Army. 

Diploma in Electrical and Mechanical 

Engineering (Army Personnel) (DEME) 

The objectives of this programme are to upgrade and 

modernise the technical know-how of the Army personnel 

engaged in E/M areas in construction and related 

activities. To provide better industry-education linkages, 

and particularly to meet the Indian Army`s educational 

needs and standards, collaboration with professional 

bodies and other technical institutions has been envisaged 

in the programme. This is a three-year diploma 

programme of which the army personnel of Corps of 

Engineers are given a one-year relaxation, as all these 

students have successfully passed the Grade II 

examination of the Indian Army. 

Diploma in Civil Engineering (DCLE(G)) 

The objective of this programme is to offer a need based 

and tailor-made academic programme for the specific 

need of supervisory level human resource engaged in the 

construction sector. 

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering 

(DME) 

This programme seeks to provide more accessible and 

quality education and training to manufacturing/ 

production personnel to meet the real work needs of 

manufacturing/production industry and prepare them for 

the changes in techniques, technologies, markets and 

employment patterns. It has been designed to enhance 

the quality and productivity of manufacturing/production 

personnel. 

Diploma in Industrial Safety, Health and 

Environment Management (DISHEM) 

The main objectives of this programme are to enhance 

knowledge, skills, attitude and awareness among the 

students in the field of Industrial Safety, Health and 

Environment. The eligibility for the programme is 12th 

pass with Science and employed. 

Post Graduate Certificate in Project 

Management (PGCPM) 

This programme has been launched in collaboration with 

Project Management Associates (PMA) and Centre for 

Excellence in Project Management (CEPM). The medium 

of instruction is English. The course delivery mechanism 

for the programme is through internet based Online 

Education. 

Advanced Certificate in Power Distribution 

Management (ACPDM) 

The objectives of the programme are to disseminate 

information about the current development and reforms in 

the power distribution sector, generate awareness about 

the applications of emerging technologies and trends in 

the sector and educate personnel employed in the electrical 

power utilities or electricity sector about various aspects 

of power distribution management. Engineering Graduates/ 

Engineering Diploma holders or Graduates or equivalent 

with 2 years experience in power utilities or electricity 

sector are eligible to take admission. This programme has 

been developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Power, 

Govt. of India, USAID-India and the Power Finance 

Corporation, under the Distribution Reform Upgrades and 

Management (DRUM) project. 

Certificate in Craft and Design (Pottery) (CCDP) 

This programme, developed under the IGNOU-KVIC 

project, aims at upgrading the knowledge and skills of 

artisans engaged/interested in pottery. This programme 

envisages no prerequisite educational qualification for 

the target group of rural artisans and interested youth. 

This 18-credit programme introduces artisans to 

conceptual designing as well as cost analysis and 

marketing of the products. 


Certificate Programmes in Footwear 

Design and Development (CPFDD) 

The School offers three certificate programmes in the 

area of Footwear Technology with an aim to prepare 

workforce for better skills and good practical knowledge 

for the footwear industry. These programmes are worth 

16 credits each with the flexibility of minimum period of 

six months and a maximum of two years. The eligibility 

condition for the programmes is 8th pass (minimum). In 

the first instance, the programmes are on offer in English 

and Hindi medium. 

Certificate of Competency in Power Distribution 

(CCPD) 

This is a need based and tailor-made academic programme 

for the specific need of technician/equivalent level 

personnel engaged in the power sector. The objectives of 

this programme are to train, assess and certify the skills 

and competencies of electrical technicians, enhance their 

quality and productivity through competency based 

training and provide better industrial education linkage 

by matching learner`s educational needs while 

collaborating with professional bodies. Technicians/ 

equivalent trade persons working in the power sector 

(sponsored), or general candidates, or private electricians 

at least 8 th pass (Non-sponsored) are eligible to take 

admission in this programme. 

Certificate in Motorcycle Service and Repair 

(CMSR) 

In the pursuit of its consistent educational endeavour, 

the University has joined hands with Hero Honda Motors 

Ltd. to initiate a competency based skill development 

programme for the motorcycle technicians of the country. 

Under this collaboration, this certificate programme is 

on offer at 27 centres since April, 2006. It is a non-credit 

awareness programme of 2-month duration. Till now, 

over 4000 learners have already been trained and certified 

under this programme. The course material is available 

in Hindi, English, Bengali, Malayalam and Tamil. 

School of Extension & Development 

Studies 

Phone : 011-29573096 

Email : soeds@ignou.ac.in 

This School was established in 2007. It aims at offering 

programmes ranging from awareness courses, certificates, 

diplomas and degrees in the areas of extension education, 

livelihood education, sustainable development studies 

and empowerment studies. 


Master of Arts in Extension and Development 

Studies (MA (EDS)) (face-to-face) 

This face-to-face full-time programme has been designed 

with a balanced blending of components from Extension 

Education and Development Studies, with two courses 

requiring project work and a dissertation. The programme 

will be useful to extension and development professionals 

and also to fresh graduates interested in pursuing a 

career as extension and development professionals. Its 

objectives are to: 

 

 

 

 

train and develop qualified human resource in the 

professional area of extension and development 

studies; 

impart knowledge on various aspects of extension 

and development; 

develop necessary professional skills among students 

in formulation, implementation, monitoring and 

evaluation of extension and development 

programmes; 

conduct impact assessment and action research 

studies on extension and development issues and 

programmes. 

Post-Graduate Diploma in Adult Education 

(PGDAE) 

This programme is the result of collaborative efforts of 

IGNOU, UNESCO and the Jawaharlal Nehru University. 

It aims at promoting professional development and 

capacity building in the area of adult education with an 

emphasis on participatory adult learning documentation 

and information networking at national and international 

levels. It is meant for both in-service and pre-service 

graduates. 

The objectives of the programme are to: 

develop knowledge and understanding of various 

aspects of theory and practice of adult education; 

 

 

 

update the knowledge and understanding of adult 

education policies and programmes; 

enhance the understanding and skills of 

documentation, management and dissemination of 

knowledge and information on various aspects and 

processes of adult education; and 

equip the learner with the skills of involving the 

community in participatory planning and development 

of curriculum, teaching-learning, training, evaluation 

and research processes in adult education; 

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enable the learner to critically analyse, 

appreciate and promote the role of adult 

education in the emerging social, political, cultural, 

economic, developmental, environmental and 

educational situations for effecting transformation at 

the national and international levels. 

Programmes under Development: 

Master of Arts in Extension and Development Studies 

(for distance learners) 

 

 

 

 

M.A. in Adult Education 

PG Certificate in Extension and Development Studies 

PG Diploma in Extension and Development Studies 

PG Diploma in Urban Planning and Development 

School of Foreign Languages 

Phone : 011-29571111 

Fax : 011-29534403 

E-mail : sofl@ignou.ac.in 

This School was established in 2007, to promote 

communication across borders and countries. 


Ph.D in Arabic 

The Ph.D programme in Arabic provides the opportunity 

of research in the area of Arabic language, literature and 

culture. 

Certificate in German Language (CGL) 

This programme is offered in collaboration with the 

Goethe Institute, Max Mueller Bhawan (MMB), New 

Delhi. The broad objective of the CGL programme is to 

introduce the basics of the German Language and to 

encourage a better cultural understanding of Germany. 

The programme is in alignment with the Common 

European Framework of Reference for Language. 

Certificate in Japanese Language (CJL) 


Japan Foundation. The programme is bilingual in medium, 

a blended multimedia package (Audio/Video CDs) with 

printed material (SLMs) and a substantial component is 

quite innovative. 

Certificate in Spanish Language (Online 

Programme) 

This online programme is being offered in collaboration 

with the Instituto Cervantes, New Delhi, a public 

institution under the Auspices of the Spanish Foreign 

Ministry, using AVE`s platform (Virtual Spanish 

Classroom) an educational infrastructure set 

up to teach Spanish. A student Programme Guide 

and study material, as additional help, are also part of 

the package. 

The programme is in alignment with the Common 

European Framework of Reference for Language. 

Certificate in Persian Language (CPEL) 

(face-to-face) 

In collaboration with the Iran Culture House, New Delhi, 

IGNOU has initiated a Certificate in Persian Language 

(face-to-face). The programme aims to provide a basic 

working knowledge of the Persian Language and the 

Iranian culture. The Iran Culture House, in collaboration 

with IGNOU, provides learning support along with the 

content software to the learners. This programme is 

expected to be extended to Hyderabad, Mumbai and 

Bangalore soon. 

Certificate Programme in French Language (CFL) 

The CFL programme is aimed at initiating the adult 

learner into the basics of French language and develops 

communicative skills, at the elementary level. It aims at 

initiating the learner simultaneously into important aspects 

of French culture which are considered crucial to the 

language learning process. 

The programme targets learners coming from the Hindi 

belt, and the methodology adopted here uses the trilingual 

approach for teaching/learning, viz., French-Hindi- 

English. The learner chooses the language of instruction/ 

learning as per his/her convenience. 


M.Phil/ Ph.D. in French 

M.A. in French 

Diploma in Teaching of German as a Foreign 

Language 

Certificate Programme in Arabic Language (CAL) 

 

Certificate Programme in Persian Language (for 

distance learners) 

School of Gender and Development 

Studies 

Phone : 011-29573096 

E-mail : sogds@ignou.ac.in 

This School aims at achieving gender justice and equity 

through developing and launching programmes in the 

areas of Gender Studies, Women`s Studies and 

Development Studies. Gender Studies examines the 

existing gender gap and addresses the issue of gender 


disparity. Women`s Studies analyses the status 

of women in society with the objective of 

strengthening individual and institutional efforts that 

enable women`s empowerment. Development Studies 

analyses and supports human, social and economic 

development to bring about gender equity and social 

justice. 


Ph.D in Gender and Development Studies/ 

Women`s Studies 

Many learners, while pursuing degrees and specialisations 

in a variety of disciplines, develop scholarly interests in 

issues specifically concerned with women, and a desire 

to continue their academic pursuits through specialised 

research in this area. This programme provides such 

students the perfect opportunity to pursue their research 

interests within their area of specialisation. This 

programme would also help to create a pool of specialised 

experts who may later be employed in teaching at the 

university level, in public service, in non-governmental 

organisations, or in a variety of other fields where 

specialised research on gender issues is called for. 

M.A. in Gender and Development Studies (MA 

(GD)) 

This programme is offered in face-to-face mode. The 

first year courses, if successfully completed, would earn 

the learner a Postgraduate Diploma in Gender and 

Development Studies. If the learner continues with the 

second year courses and successfully completes them, 

At the launch of MA (GD) 

the learner would earn a Master`s degree. 

Specializations according to the learner`s interest 

could be chosen from a range of optionals using a 

choice-based credit system. 

Diploma in Women`s Empowerment and 

Development (DWED) 

Certificate in Empowering Women through Selfhelp 

Groups (CWDL) 


M.Phil in Gender and Development Studies/Women 

Studies 

 

MA/PG Diploma/PG Certificate in Gender and 

Development Studies (for distance learners) 

Activities 

The School has launched a Friday Seminar Series, 

wherein talks/lectures are delivered by eminent 

academics/practitioners in the area of Gender and 

Development Studies. For instance, Prof. Gail Omvedt, 

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Chair, IGNOU and Prof. Aijaz 

Ahmed, JMI, have delivered some of the lectures. 

School of Health Sciences 

Phone : 011-29533078 

Fax : 011-29534935 

E-mail : sohs@ignou.ac.in 

This School was set up with the objective of augmenting 

educational avenues for medical, nursing and paramedical 

personnel through the distance mode. The main function 

of the School is the planning, 

developing, and launching of 

Degree, Diploma and 

Certificate programmes for 

various categories of health 

professionals bringing about 

health related awareness 

courses for the public, and 

conducting research on health 

related issues. The School has 

also collaborated with various 

national and international 

organisations such as the 

World Health Organisation 

(WHO), Ministry of Health 

and Family Welfare 

(MOHFW), ACTS 

Ministries, Dental Council of 

India (DCI), National Board 

of Examination (NBE), and 

the Indian Council of Medical 

Research (ICMR), Academy 

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of Hospital Administration (AHA), and 

Narayana Hrudayalaya for the development and 

dissemination of programmes. 


Ph.D Programme in Nursing 

The broad objectives of this programme are to enable 

the nursing personnel to develop advance research skills 

in nursing and to prepare the nurse educators, 

administrators and practitioners to carry out systematic 

research to improve the quality of nursing care. The 

programme would also enable the nursing personnel to 

give evidence based nursing care to patients/clients in 

various setting. 

B.Sc.(Hons) in Optometry & Ophthalmic 

Techniques (BSCHOT) 

This four-year programme will enable a learner to become 

a competent optician, optometrist, refractionist or 

ophthalmic assistant. 

Post Basic Bachelor of Science (Nursing) 

(B.Sc. (N) (PB)) 

The objectives of the programme are to provide an 

opportunity to a large segment of in-service nurses to 

upgrade their knowledge and skills in order to respond 

to the changing health needs of the society; to motivate 

nurses to maintain clinical competence in order to provide 

quality care; develop teaching, administrative and research 

skills; and promote personal and professional growth for 

better career opportunities. Post Basic B.Sc. Nursing is 

a three-year degree programme for in-service nurses 

with 11 out of 22 courses being practical courses. 

Post Graduate Diploma in Maternal & Child 

Health (PGDMCH) 

This programme imparts competency for managing Health 

Care Services at different institutional levels, tackling 

disease outbreaks and effectively organising National 

Health Programmes especially in relation to MCH 

services, providing antenatal care, including those of 

high risk pregnancy, conducting normal delivery, handling 

common emergency care related to pregnancy and its 

outcome, identifying referral situations, providing 

newborn care, identifying high risk babies, diagnosing 

and managing common childhood morbidity including 

emergencies, providing guidance on nutritional needs, 

assessing growth and development of children and 

managing their individual problems. It is a one-year 

programme worth 18 credits of theory and 18 credits of 

practical. 

Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital and 

Health Management (PGDHHM) 

This programme aims at developing an understanding 

and competency among practising doctors, health 

professionals and allied health care professionals for 

providing effective and efficient hospital and health care 

services. The programme comprises 32 credits (18 credits 

of theory and 14 credits of practicals). A unique feature 

of this programme is that theory and practical components 

are integrated. 

Post Graduate Diploma in Geriatric Medicine 

(PGDGM) 

This programme aims at upgrading the knowledge and 

skills of practising doctors for providing comprehensive 

health care to the elderly, inculcating an inter-disciplinary 

approach in diagnosing and management of geriatric 

problems and improving their clinical, social and 

communication skills. This 32-credit programme 

comprises 14 credits of theory and 18 credits of practical 

courses. 

Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Cardiology 

(PGDCC) 

This programme aims at training a large number of 

MBBS doctors in non-invasive cardiology. This is a twoyear 

full-time programme with regular and intensive 

face-to-face counselling and hands-on-skills development. 

This programme has been developed in active 

collaboration with Narayana Hrudayalaya and other 

leading cardiac centres/experts, viz., Escorts Heart 

Institute, New Delhi; Care Hospital, Hyderabad and 

Kerala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvananthpuram. 

This programme is being conducted in 40 cardiac 

hospitals/institutes across the country. 

Post Graduate Diploma in Acupuncture 

(PGDACP) (Online) 

This is the first medical programme which is being 

offered online. It aims to help graduates of different 

systems of medicine to learn a new therapy and utilize 

it for the patient`s benefit in treating acute and chronic 

diseases. The programme is available to medical graduates 

(Allopathy, Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha & Homeopathy). 

Diploma in Nursing Administration (DNA) 

The broad objectives of this programme are to strengthen 

the knowledge and skills of nursing professionals about 

principles of Nursing Administration and their application 

in improving nursing services, to create awareness of 

recent trends in health care systems and nursing, and 

work collaboratively with individuals and groups for 

improvement of the nursing service. It will enhance 


administrative competence to provide quality 

nursing care. 

Post Graduate Certificate in Oral Implantology 

(PGCOI) 

This one-year programme, developed by IGNOU in 

collaboration with Dental Council of India (DCI), is for 

BDS doctors. The aim of the programme is to enhance 

knowledge and skills in the field of Oral Implantology 

and enable the learner to assess, diagnose and manage 

the cases requiring dental implants. 

Post Graduate Certificate in Endodontics (PGCE) 

This one-year programme of 14 credits theory and 16 

credits practical, developed by IGNOU in collaboration 

with the Dental Council of India (DCI), is for BDS 

doctors. The aim of the programme is to enhance the 

knowledge and skills in the field of Conservative 

Dentistry and enable the learners to assess, diagnose and 

manage the cases which require specialized interventions 

in the field of conservative dentistry. 

Certificate in Health Care Waste Management 

for South-East Asian Countries (CHCWM) 

To cater to the needs of healthcare functionaries and 

impart good health care waste management practices, 

this six-month programme has been developed in 

collaboration with WHO-SEARO (World Health 

Organisation-South East Asia Regional Office). It aims 

to sensitise learners about health care waste and its 

impact on our health and environment. Further, it 

acquaints the learner with existing legislation, knowledge 

and practices regarding infection control and health care 

waste management in countries of the South-East Asian 

region, and aims to equip the learner with skills to 

manage health care waste effectively and safely. The 

programme is worth 14 credits (10 credits theory and 4 

credits practical work). 

Certificate in New Born and Infant Care (CNIC) 

The objectives of this programme are to enhance and 

update the knowledge, skills and practices of nursing 

personnel in care of newborn and infants; and to enable 

nursing personnel to provide effective nursing care to 

normal, at risk, sick newborn, and infants. This is a 14- 

credit programme (4 credits theory and 10 credits 

practical). 

Certificate In Maternal and Child Health Care 

(CMCHC) 

The objectives of this programme are to update the 

knowledge and skills of health care providers in 

reproductive and child health and to enable health care 

providers to render effective health care to both mother 

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and child. It is a 16 credit programme (8 

credits theory courses and 8 credits practical 

Certificate in Competency Enhancement for 

Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) / Female Health 

Worker (FHW) 

The broad objectives of this programme are to enhance 

the knowledge and skills of practising ANMs/FHWs in 

Reproductive and Child Health, Communication and 

Socio-cultural areas, including Integrated Management 

of Neonatal and Childhood Illness, and to enable ANMs/ 

FHWs develop a positive attitude in providing health 

care through community participation. It is a 32-credit 

Programme (14 credits theory courses and 18 credits 

practical work). 

Certificate in Home Based Care Provider (CHBCP) 

This is a 6-month programme of 14 credits (theory 4 

credits, practicals 10 credits) for 10 th passed students. It 

aims to prepare a work force in the country with the 

skills required to look after the elderly and people 

suffering from chronic progressive illness in a home 

setting after discharge from tertiary care. 

Certificate in Diabetes Community Worker (CDCW) 


with the Regional Centre, Guwahati. It aims to build a 

community level workforce to understand and help the 

diabetes patients in clinics and at home. The objective is 

to provide an understanding of the causes leading to 

diabetes and detailed knowledge of the effect of diabetes 

on various organs of the body. It aims to develop skills 

of management of the disease in relation to diet, foot 

care and eye care. The programme is worth 14 credits (4 

credits of theory courses and 10 credits of practical 

work). 


Certificate in Dialysis Medicine 

Certificate in Adolescent Health & Counselling 

School of Humanities 

Phone : 91-11-29536441 

Fax : 91-11-29532175 

E-mail : soh@ignou.ac.in 

The School includes the disciplines of Hindi, English, 

Linguistics, Assamese, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, 

Gujarati, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, 

Sanskrit and Philosophy, an Editorial Unit and a 

Translation Unit. Apart from certificate, diploma and 

degree programmes in Hindi and English, the School 

has also developed Foundation Courses in Sanskrit and 


in twelve Modern Indian Languages, including 

Bhojpuri. In addition to academic programmes, 

the editing unit is involved in editing study materials and 

other publications of the University. The translation unit 

takes care of Hindi translation and vetting of learning 

material and other publications. 


Ph.D in English/Hindi 

These programmes provide an opportunity for research 

in English/Hindi language or literature. For details please 

see the IGNOU website www.ignou.ac.in or the Table 

in Appendix 5 at the end of this Profile. 

Master of Arts (English) 

The aim of this programme is to provide learners with a 

sound base in language as well as an exposure to a wide 

range of literature, with options for specialisation in a 

particular area. The learners are expected to develop 

confidence in their critical and analytical abilities. This 

64-credit programme has a two-tier structure: five 

compulsory core courses and three optional courses. 

Master of Arts (Hindi) 

This programme exposes learners to a wide range of 

Hindi literature. 

Bachelor`s Degree Programme (BDP) 

The School contributes courses to this programme, which 

offers an opportunity to graduate to working people and/ 

or to those who have missed out on their higher studies 

for some reason: social, familial, financial. The 

programme leads to BA, B.Com, B.Sc, BTS and BSW 

degrees. A number of courses are common to all streams. 

The programme is offered in English, Hindi and Oriya. 

A student taking a minimum of 48 credits of elective 

courses in one discipline is awarded a major in that 

discipline (for Mathematics and Chemistry, the credit 

requirement for majoring is 40 credits). 

BDP has three main components: Foundation Courses 

(24 credits, compulsory), Electives (56-64 credits) and 

Application-oriented Courses (8-16 credits). 

Diploma in Creative Writing in English (DCE) 

This programme is aimed at providing an understanding 

of the art of writing and at developing the creative 

potential of the learner. 

Certificate in the Teaching of English as a 

Second Language (CTE) 

This programme has been designed to enhance the 

understanding of school teachers about their learners, 

the learning process, and the nature and 

structure of the English Language. It also helps 

them evolve innovative strategies in listening, speaking, 

reading and writing of English as a second language. 

This programme comprises five courses of four credits 

each. 

Certificate Programme in Functional English 

(Basic Level) (CFE) 

This programme is primarily designed for younger 

learners (those who have completed 10+2 with at least 6 

years of English) who wish to join higher studies or are 

entering their first jobs. It is to enable them to speak, 

read and write with a degree of fluency and accuracy in 

English. The course material, which includes a CD, will 

prepare the learners to function in English with ease, 

both socially and professionally. At the end of the 

Programme they would have attained proficiency in 

English. 

Certificate in Urdu Language (CUL) 

This programme is meant for Urdu and Hindi mother 

tongue speakers who want to know how to read, write 

and correctly speak the Urdu language. Communicative 

and comprehension skills are included in it. 


BA/Diploma in Urdu Language 

School of Interdisciplinary and 

Transdisciplinary Studies 

Phone : 011-29571115 

Email : soitds@ignou.ac.in 

The School offers a range of courses in a broad socioeconomic 

cultural area that demands understanding from 

various angles and methods that cut across disciplines. 

The broad aim of the School is to undertake research, 

teaching and training in subjects that demands intensive 

scholastic engagement of thoughts and methods that are 

interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary in nature. 

Accordingly, the programmes offered by the School are 

diverse in nature, thus, providing a rare platform for 

fusion of thoughts and methods of understanding many 

seemingly unrelated domain of knowledge. 


Integrated M.Sc. - Ph.D in Physics and 

Astrophysics 

This programme, launched in collaboration with the 

Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, is targeted 

towards giving research orientation to students from 


Post B.Sc level on. The broad areas of research 

envisaged are sun and solar system, stellar physics, 

extragalactic astronomy, theoretical astrophysics and 

related areas of physics, instrumentation. The programme 

is conducted in residential and face-to-face mode at 

Bangalore. A mentor, who is a senior scientist, is 

attached to every student. 

M.Phil in Sri Aurobindo Studies (MPHILAU) 


Master`s in Social Anthropology (face-to-face) 

M.A. in Sri Aurobindo Studies (MASAS) (face-toface) 

M.A. in Gandhi & Peace Studies (face-to-face) 

Master`s in Labour & Development (face-to-face) 

This is a full-time on-campus programme. It provides indepth 

understanding of importance of labour in the 

development process, with special reference to India and 

developing countries. The changing dimensions and 

profile of labour and employment in contemporary India, 

in the context of the ongoing process of globalisation, is 

adequately covered in the programme. The importance 

of different stake holders - state, trade unions, NGOs 

and international organisations in addressing the ongoing 

transformations in the labour market is also emphasised 

and elaborated in the course work. 

It is expected that, the students who successfully complete 

this programme will get opportunities to work in the 

government, NGOs, labour organisations and the 

corporate sector. 

PG Diploma in Folklore & Cultural Studies 

(PGDFCS) 

Certificate Programme in Sanskrit (CPS) 

The objectives of this programme are to: 

provide a simple and basic course for study of the 

Sanskrit language to people all across the globe, 

regardless of their native language; and 

provide adequate knowledge of the Devanagari script 

and Sanskrit grammar to individuals, so that they 

shall be able to pursue deeper study of the language. 

School of Journalism and New Media 

Studies 

Phone : 011-29534451 

E-mail : sojnms@ignou.ac.in 

The country is witnessing a media revolution resulting in 

a massive expansion of media in general and the news 

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industry in particular. With the rapid 

development in Information and Communication 

Technology, journalism and new media are emerging as 

powerful tools of communication to reach out to large 

sections of the society. This has opened up tremendous 

professional opportunities and the resultant need for 

trained human resource in the industry, academia and 

research. Accordingly, the University has established 

this School, which has opted for a blend of on-campus 

and Open and Distance Learning (ODL) programmes, 

which are detailed below. 


Ph.D in Journalism and Mass Communication 

This programme broadly covers Journalism, Mass 

Communication, Electronic Media (radio and television), 

New Media and Media Studies. 

M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication 

(MA (JMC), face-to-face) 

This is a face-to-face, full-time programme offered from 

the IGNOU campus, New Delhi. It prepares the students 

to join news organisations such as newspapers, magazines, 

radio and television. To facilitate holistic journalism 

training, the School has adopted UNESCO`s model 

media curriculum. 

M.A. in Electronic Media Production & 

Management (MA (EMPM), face-to-face) 

This regular, full time, face-to-face programme is designed 

to teach the students the basics of sound, visual 

communication, camera handling and new media 

production. The programme provides hands-on experience 

to the students to develop appropriate skills and 

competencies to prepare them for any challenging 

assignment in the media industry. The broad coverage 

areas of the programme includes mass communication 

through both print and electronic media as well as media 

management. 

Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass 

Communication (PGJMC) 

The Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass 

Communication provides opportunities for working media 

personnel to enhance their knowledge and skills for their 

professional development. 

Post Graduate Diploma in Audio Programme 

Production (PGDAPP) 

This programme is aimed at developing a cadre of 

skilled professionals for the growing Radio medium. It 

is also useful for those already engaged in the industry 

without a formal qualification. The broad objective of 


this programme is to prepare professionals with 

skills to conceive, plan and manage audio 

programme production. 

Post Graduate Diploma in Radio Prasaran (PGDRP) 


with Prasar Bharati (AIR). The programme has been 

designed to upgrade the skills and competencies of those 

who are working in Radio Stations and those who aspire 

for it. 

B.A. in 3D Animation and Visual Effects 

(BA (AVFX)) (face-to-face) 

This programme is being offered by IGNOU in 

collaboration with M/s Maya Academy of Advanced 

Cinematics (MAAC). Students will be required to create 

a Computer Graphics based-film as a final project. The 

programme covers in-depth training on 3D Animation 

and Visual Effects with Node Based Compositing and 

Match Moving; Film Editing; The Animation Production 

Pipeline; Language studies along with Business 

Organization and Accountancy. 

Diploma in Computer Generated Imagery (DCGI) 


This programme is offered in collaboration with MAAC. 

It is best suited for anyone who wants to enter the 3D 

Animation Industry, as it covers all aspects of 3D 

Animation and film making with focus on Modelling, 

Shading, Lighting, Rigging, FX and Character animation. 

Certificate Programme in Digital Film Making 

(CDFM) (face-to-face) 

This programme is offered in collaboration with Maya 

Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC). This is a 

comprehensive programme that exposes students to the 

nuances of the art of digital film making. The students 

will undergo training on realistic film making by the use 

of technologies like compositing and editing. 

Certificate Programme in Community Radio (CCR) 

This programme is aimed at building the skills of those 

interested in community level broadcasting to serve in 

various community radio stations being set up all over 

the country. It is a comprehensive programme offering 

information on all aspects of community radio from set 

up technology to understanding of community 

participatory styles of broadcasting. 

Other Academic Activities 

The School periodically organises symposia and training 

workshops on media education. For instance, it has 

recently organised the following: 

 

 

an international symposium on media 

education, in collaboration with UNESCO; 

specialised training for working media professionals 

on online journalism, and Web 2.0, in collaboration 

with Deutsche Welle, Germany; 

grass-root media training for NGOs and Civil Society 

to utilize the potential of radio medium for their 

developmental works, in collaboration with 

Commonwealth Education Media Centre for Asia 

(CEMCA). 

School of Law 

Phone : 011-29531115 

E-mail : sol@ignou.ac.in 

The School strives to ensure high quality legal education 

and research through innovative, multi-media learning 

packages with a focus on learning practical aspects of 

law, acquiring legal skills and scholarship. 


Master of Intellectual Property Law (MIPL) 

(online) 

This is a new specialist Master degree in Intellectual 

Property Law offered exclusively online and developed 

by IGNOU in collaboration with Queensland University 

of Technology (QUT) Australia. MIPL is open to 

Graduates in any discipline. Students who join the MIPL 

with an LL.B degree, after successfully completing six 

subjects in the first year of the MIPL, would have the 

option to proceed to QUT to study four subjects in one 

semester of the QUT Master of Laws. 

Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property 

Rights (PGDIPR) 


with the World Intellectual Property Organization 

(WIPO), Geneva. The objectives of this programme are 

to disseminate information on national and international 

IPR issues, create IPR consciousness among scientists, 

professionals, academicians, government officials, 

entrepreneurs and other members of the society, and 

familiarize the learners about the documentation and 

administrative procedures relating to IPR in India. 

Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Process 

Outsourcing (PGDLPO) 

This programme is offered in association with Rainmaker, 

and is delivered mostly online using Virtual Education in 

Law (VEL) and eMentor, Rainmaker`s e-learning 

platform. It aims to train law graduates in the existing 


legal practices predominantly useful for the 

LPO industry in India. 

Post Graduate Certificate in Cyber Law (PGCCL) 

The main objectives of the programme are to enable the 

learner to acquire critical understanding of cyber law 

and the emerging social and intellectual property issues, 

to develop competencies for dealing with fraud and 

deception by using cyberspace and to give in-depth 

knowledge of Cyber law and legal framework, Right to 

Privacy, Data Security and Protection. 

Post Graduate Certificate in Patent Practice 

(PGCPP) 

Patent is the most significant form of Intellectual Property 

to encourage creativity in science and technology and 

protect invention, development and creation of new 

technology and business expansion throughout the world. 

The objective of the programme is to provide learners 

in-depth knowledge of the Indian patent law, training in 

writing of patent application, and to develop expertise in 

patent search. This programme is offered in collaboration 

with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). 

Diploma in Paralegal Practice (DIPP) 

This unique programme aims to develop legal skills 

among citizens and groups to access law and justice. It 

provides functional understanding of law and imparts 

elementary skills. It aims to create a cadre of ‘barefoot’ 

lawyers to provide preventive legal assistance. Legal aid 

organisations, Panchayat functionaries including elected 

representatives, government functionaries, nongovernmental 

organisations or any person whose work 

profile entails engagement with the legal system would 

benefit from this diploma. 

Certificate in Consumer Protection (CCP) 

This 16-credit programme aims at creating an overall 

awareness of, and training on, consumer affairs with 

special emphasis on Consumer Protection. After 

completing this programme, the learner can work as a 

consumer activist in the industrial sector, with NGOs 

and government departments on consumer affairs. The 

course is open to those with 10+2 level of educational 

qualifications. 

Certificate in Human Rights (CHR) 

This programme is meant to sensitize professional groups, 

e.g., police and army, primary school teachers, NGO 

functionaries, etc., on issues relating to Human Rights. 

The course is open to those with 10+2 or its equivalent 

or BPP from IGNOU. This programme is worth 16- 

credit. 


Master`s in International European Law (to be 

jointly offered with Lyon Law School, France) 

Post Graduate Diploma in Anti Human Trafficking 

(in association with Ministry of Home Affairs and 

UNODC) 

Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law (in 

association with Centre for Environmental Law, WWF, 

New Delhi) 

Post Graduate Diploma in Criminal Justice 

Post Graduate Diploma in Legislative Drafting 

Certificate in International Humanitarian Law (in 

association with International Committee of Red Cross 

(ICRC), New Delhi). 

Training Activities 

The School organises training programmes from time to 

time, some of which are the following: 

1. Legal Aspects of Recovery Management: The 

School organized a training programme, `Legal 

Aspects of Recovery Management and Securitization 

& Reconstruction of Financial Assets and 

Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002’, 

sponsored by the National Federation of Urban 

Co-op banks & Credit Societies (NAFCUB) in New 

Delhi, from 10-13 th August, 2009. The target group 

comprised senior officials working with urban 

cooperative banks across the country. 

2. `Kanooni Salah`: The School conducts an interactive 

weekly one-hour radio programme in Hindi on Gyan 

Vani, Delhi, to promote legal awareness among the 

citizens of India, under the name `Kanooni Salah`. 

School of Management Studies 

Phone : 011-29532073 

Fax : 91-11-29532078 

E-mail : soms@ignou.ac.in 

The School was established to provide an avenue for 

working personnel and professionals for acquiring 

management qualifications to upgrade their managerial 

skills, capabilities and orientation. Over the years, the 

School has been offering various programmes in 

Management and Commerce which are useful to the 

corporate and the business world. For details, please see 

Appendix 5, or the website www.ignou.ac.in. 

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Ph.D in Management/Commerce 

This programme aims at training professionals and 

teachers in the skills and competencies related to the 

systematic investigation of various issues and problems 

in the area of their study. The details of the programme 

are available on the website www.ignou.ac.in of IGNOU. 

Master of Business Administration (MBA) 

This is a modular programme which includes Postgraduate 

Diploma in Management (eleven courses), 

followed by specialization stream (five courses) and 5 

integrative courses (including a project course). In all a 

learner has to complete 21 courses in order to get an 

MBA degree. The admission to the programme is through 

an entrance test, which is held twice a year. 

Master of Business Administration (Banking & 

Finance) 

This programme is on offer in collaboration with the 

Indian Institute of Banking and Finance, and has been 

designed to meet the customized needs of banking 

professionals with CAIIB certification. Admission to 

this programme is without an entrance test. This 

programme also consists of 21 courses including a 

project course, which is equivalent to two courses (11basic 

courses, 5 specialisation courses and 5 integrative 

courses): 

Master of Commerce (M.Com) 

This is currently on offer with a specialization in 

International Business Operations. The main objective 

of this programme is to equip the students with the 

necessary conceptual, entrepreneurial and analytical skills 

required for handling Business Operations, particularly 

in International Business. The curriculum focuses on the 

applied aspects. 

Master of Commerce in Finance and Taxation 

(M.Com, F&T) 

Master of Commerce in Finance and Taxation (M.Com. 

F&T) is designed and developed in collaboration with 

the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, 

exclusively for the Chartered Accountancy Final Stage 

learners. Learners can simultaneously enrol for this 

programme along with the Chartered Accountancy Final 

Course offered by ICAI. Once a learner clears the 

Chartered Accountancy Final courses, s/he receives credit 

transfer for those courses in this programme. The main 

objective of this programme is to develop the skills and 

competencies of students in the fields of accountancy, 

finance and taxation. 

Eligibility for admission are: 

a) Graduate in any discipline or equivalent from a 

recognised University/Institute, and 

b) Admitted in the Chartered Accountancy Final Course. 

Candidates who have already completed Chartered 

Accountancy are also eligible to seek admission. 

Master of Commerce in Business Policy and 

Corporate Governance (M.Com, BP & CG) 

This programme is designed and developed in 

collaboration with the Institute of Company Secretaries 

of India, exclusively for the Company Secretaryship 

professional programme students. Students can 

simultaneously study this M.Com programme along with 

the Company Secretaryship professional programme 

offered by ICSI. The main objective of this programme 

is to develop skills and competencies of the students in 

business policy and corporate governance. 


a) Graduate in any discipline or equivalent qualifications 

from a recognised University/Institute. 

b) Passed in Company Secretaryship executive 

programme. 

Candidates who have already passed the Company 

Secretaryship course are also eligible for admission. 

Master of Commerce in Management Accounting 

& Financial Strategies (M.Com, MA & FS) 

This programme is designed and developed in 

collaboration with the Institute of Cost and Works 

Accountants of India, exclusively for the ICWAI students. 

Students can Simultaneously study this programme with 

the ICWAI Final course. Once a student passes ICWAI 

final course, automatic credit transfer is given. The main 

objective of this programme is to develop skills and 

competencies of the students in management accounting 

and financial strategies. 


a) Graduate in any discipline or equivalent qualifications 

from a recognised University/Institute. 

b) Passed in ICWAI Intermediate course. 

Candidates who have already passed the ICWAI Final 

course shall also be eligible for admission. 

Bachelor`s Degree Programme in Commerce 

(B.Com) 

This programme aims at helping a learner develop 

competency in the basic aspects of commerce. All the 

courses of the B.Com programme can be classified 


under three major components: Foundation 

Courses, Elective Courses and Applicationoriented 

Courses. 

A learner has to opt for a minimum of 48 credits from 

the Elective Courses in Commerce and the remaining 8 

to 16 credits from the elective courses of other disciplines 

such as Computer Science, Hindi, English, Political 

Science, History, Economics, Public Administration, 

Sociology, Rural Development and Mathematics. 

Bachelor of Commerce with Major in 

Accountancy and Finance (B.Com, A&F) 

This 3-year programme is designed and developed in 

collaboration with the Institute of Chartered Accountants 

of India, exclusively for Chartered Accountancy students. 

Learners can simultaneously study B.Com (A&F) 

programme with Chartered Accountancy First Stage 

offered by ICAI. Once a learner clears the Chartered 

Accountancy First Stage, credit transfer is given for 

those courses in this programme. The main objective of 

this programme is to develop skills and competencies of 

the learners, in the field of accountancy and finance. 

Candidates who fulfil the following three conditions are 

eligible for admission: (i) 10+2 or its equivalent, (ii) 

passed Common Proficiency Test/PE-I/ Foundation from 

ICAI, and (iii) registration in Professional Competence 

Course/PE-II/Intermediate (Chartered Accountancy First 

Stage) of ICAI. Learners who have already completed 

PCC/PE-II/Intermediate of Chartered Accountancy are 

also eligible for admission in this programme. 

Bachelor of Commerce with Major in Corporate 

Affairs and Administration (B.Com, CA & A) 

This is similar to B.Com A & F, designed and developed 

in collaboration with the Institute of Company Secretaries 

of India, exclusively for the Company Secretaryship 

students, who can study it with Company Secretaryship 

foundation programme offered by ICSI. Once a student 

passes Company Secretaryship foundation and executive 

programme automatic credit transfer is given in this 

B.Com programme for all those students. The main 

objective of this programme is to develop skills and 

competencies of the student in the field of corporate 

affairs and administration. 

Candidates with the following qualifications are eligible 

for admission : 

a) 10+2 or its equivalence; and 

b) Registration in Company Secretaryship. 

Candidates who have passed Company Secretaryship 

Intermediate/Executive Programme shall also be eligible 

for admission. 

Bachelor of Commerce with Major in 

Financial and Cost Accounting (B.Com, 

F&CA) 

This is similar to B.Com A & F, designed and developed 

in collaboration with The Institute of Cost and Works 

Accountants of India (ICWAI), exclusively for the ICWAI 

students, who can simultaneously study this programme 

with ICWAI Foundation/Intermediate course offered by 

ICWAI. Once a student passes ICWAI foundation/ 

Intermediate courses, automatic credit transfer is given 

in this B.Com with major in Financial and Cost 

Accounting programme. Main objectives of this 

programme is to develop skills and competencies of the 

student in the field of Finance and Cost Accounting. 

Candidates with the following qualifications are eligible 

for admission: 

a) 10+2 or its equivalence; and 

b) Registration in ICWAI Foundation Course. 

Candidates who have passed ICWAI Intermediate course 

shall also be eligible for admission. 

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDIM) 

This comprises the compulsory courses that are part of 

the MBA programme. 

Specialisation Post Graduate Diploma 

Programmes 

The Specialisation Programmes in functional areas are 

available in 4 streams; Human Resource Management, 

Financial Management, Operations Management and 

Marketing Management. A learner has to complete any 

five courses of his/her choice in the chosen specialization 

stream. 

Post Graduate Diploma in International 

Business Operations (PGDIBO) 

This programme is aimed at equipping the learners with 

the necessary conceptual, entrepreneurial, and analytical 

skills required for handling International Business 

Operations. The curriculum focuses on the applied 

aspects. 

Post Graduate Diploma in Finance Markets 

Practice (PGDFMP) 

This programme is being offered in collaboration with 

the Financial Technologies Knowledge Management Co., 

Mumbai, with the following objectives: 

to inculcate among students, knowledge of financial 

markets and also impart skills required in the 

operations of the financial markets; 

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to develop domain knowledge expertise in 

financial markets practice across different asset 

classes; 

to analyze inter-linkages of different asset classes 

including equity, currency, commodity and fixed 

income securities markets; and 

to focus on fundamental factors impacting asset 

prices. 

Diploma in Management (DIM) 

This programme comprises three compulsory and four 

elective courses of which a learner is required to complete 

two elective courses. 

Diploma in Retailing (DIR) 

IGNOU, in collaboration with the Retailers Association 

of India (RAI), has designed this programme, which 

includes an internship during which the learner gets a 

stipend. 

Certificate in NGO Management (CNM) 

This has been developed in collaboration with UNAIDS. 

Its objectives are: 

to provide basic managerial concepts to NGO 

workers; and 

to help and enhance the skills of end users at various 

levels of management. 

Certificate in Business Skills (CBS) 

This is a vocational programme jointly developed by 

IGNOU, the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and the COL. 

The main objective of this programme is to enable 

NGOs and other agencies to develop business skills 

among the street children, unemployed youth, rural and 

urban disadvantaged sections and women, so that these 

groups can avail gainful self-employment opportunities. 

This certificate programme focuses on business 

communication, entrepreneurship, basic computer 

knowledge, business organisation and accounting. 


Certificate in Entrepeneurship (CIE) 

School of Performing and Visual Arts 

Phone : 011-29571991-94, 29534840 

Fax : 011-29536330 

E-mail : sopva@ignou.ac.in 

Fine Arts education is an integral part of the development 

of each human being. It refers to the development of 

creativity through diverse range of creative activities and 

modes of expression. This School strives for a flagship 

role in the development and delivery of 

educational programmes in various disciplines of 

the Arts. 


Certificate in Performing Arts - Theatre Arts 

(CPATHA) 

This programme aims to provide a basic introduction to 

the art of theatre to the learners. 

Certificate in Performing Arts - Hindustani/ 

Karnatak Music (CPAHM/CPAKM) 

This programme enables the learner to receive the basic 

knowledge of theory and practical aspects of Hindustani/ 

Karnatak Music. 

Certificate in Performing Arts - Bharat Natyam/ 

Kathak/Kuchipudi/Kathakali/ Manipuri/Odissi/ 

Mohiniattam (CPABN/CPAKT/CPAKP/CPAKK/ 

CPAMP/CPAOS/CPAMT) 

Indian classical dances bring out the quintessential 

cultural ethos of diverse regions of India. This programme 

offers training in the basics of various classical dances 

of India (Bharat Natyam, Kathak, Kathakali, Manipuri, 

Odissi, Mohiniattam). Based on the practical 

specialisation, the learner gets a certificate in that 

particular dance form. 

Certificate Programme in Visual Arts - Painting/ 

Applied Arts/Sculpture (CVAP/CVAA/CVAS) 

This 16-credit programme consists of three main streams: 

Painting, Sculpture and Applied Arts. Depending on the 

optionals taken, the learner gets a certificate in painting, 

applied arts or sculpture. 


Master of Performing Art - Hindustani Vocal Music 

(MPAHVM) (face-to-face) 

Master of Performing Art – Bharatanatyam (MPABN) 


Master of Performing Art - Theatre Arts (MPATHA) 


Master of Fine Art - Painting (MFAP) (face-to-face) 

School of Sciences 

Phone/Fax : 011-29532167 

E-mail : sos@ignou.ac.in 

This School comprises the disciplines of Chemistry, Life 

Sciences, Mathematics and Physics. It offers the 

programmes detailed below. Some courses prepared by 

the School are also on offer in programmes of other 


Schools such as CES, BPP, BA, B.Com, BTS, 

BCA and BSc (Nursing). 


Ph.D in Mathematics 

This programme aims at enhancing and deepening the 

understanding of mathematics of the students, and 

equipping them to do quality research in the area of 

study. (For more details, please see the IGNOU 

website.) 

Ph.D in Physics 

This programme is being offered to provide 

opportunities for research in various fundamental and 

applied areas of Physics with the view to promote 

learning and encourage excellence in the respective 

fields of knowledge. It aims to nurture researchers in 

Physics with an in-depth understanding of the subject 

and develop in them the capability of carrying out 

high quality research in these areas. (Details are 

available on the IGNOU website.) 

Master`s Degree Programme in Mathematics 

(with Applications in Computer Science) (MACS) 

This programme emphasises the relevance and usefulness 

of mathematics from the application point of view, and 

equips the learners with core mathematical knowledge 

and the training necessary for use in many application 

areas. The programme exposes the learners to real-life 

problems and promotes the use of mathematics in industry 

and the applied sciences. 

Master`s Degree Programme in Chemistry 


For details, please see the IGNOU website. 

Bachelor`s Degree Programme in 

Science (BSc) 

The main aim of this programme is to provide 

opportunities for higher science education to in-service 

people living in rural/remote areas and belonging to 

disadvantaged sections of the society and to promote 

scientific temper in everyday life. Learners can obtain 

either a BSc (General) or a BSc (Major) degree in any 

one of the streams of Botany, Chemistry, Mathematics, 

Physics and Zoology. 

Learners should opt for elective courses from at least 2 

science disciplines. In any given discipline, learners can 

opt for elective courses worth a minimum of 8 credits 

and a maximum of 48 credits. Of the total credits opted 

for in the elective courses of Physics, Chemistry and 

Life Sciences disciplines, a minimum of 25% of the 

credits may be taken from laboratory courses. 

In addition to the requirements mentioned above, a 

minimum number of credits to be taken in elective 

courses in the various science disciplines will enable a 

learner to major in that discipline. Please refer to the 

IGNOU website for details. 

Post Graduate Diploma in Environment and 

Sustainable Development (PGDESD) 


with other open universities in the SAARC region, with 

financial support from the South Asia Foundation. The 

objectives of the programme are to share information 

about sustainable development, strengthen regional cooperation 

in environmental capacity building, especially 

in the area of environmental management, to educate 

and train individuals from different walks of life, viz., 

development functionaries, government officials, 

journalists, policy makers, farmers, industrialists, 

grassroot workers, environmentalists who have a stake 

in protecting the environment as 

well as ensuring a better quality of 

life for the peoples of their 

countries. 

M.Sc (Chemistry) students doing their laboratory work at the IGNOU campus 

Post Graduate Diploma in 

Analytical Chemistry (PGDAC) 

This programme aims to enhance 

the skills of chemists employed in 

industry, research and development 

and national laboratories. It is also 

useful for all those Science 

Graduates who are aspiring to get 

employment in these laboratories. 

The main objectives of the 

programme are to provide training 

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in modern analytical techniques, an appropriate 

theoretical background and to develop practical 

skills for analysing materials even in trace amounts 

using modern analytical methods and instruments. This 

programme is worth 32 credits, spread over eight courses. 

Certificate Programme in Teaching of Primary 

School Mathematics (CTPM) 

This awareness level, practical-oriented programme 

provides some strategies for teaching mathematics to 

children in a way that will make them feel positive about 

it. The programme is aimed at pre-primary and primary 

school teachers, as well as parents of young children. Its 

main objectives are to help the learners look critically at 

their mathematics teaching strategies and alter them to 

suit their students’ backgrounds; refresh learners on the 

acquisition and learning process in the context of 

mathematics learning; and make the discourse of 

mathematics teaching available to a wider section of 

society by exposing them to the need for a meaningful 

context while learning or teaching mathematical concepts/ 

processes/skills. 

Certificate Programme in Laboratory Techniques 

(CPLT) 

This programme is designed to provide the knowledge 

and skills needed to work as a laboratory technician in 

a school/college science laboratory. The objectives of 

this programme are to familiarise learners with the basic 

facilities and equipment available in a school/college 

science laboratory, impart knowledge on the basics of 

organisation and management of science laboratories 

including laboratory safety aspects, and train learners in 

handling and maintaining simple instruments, and 

procurement and storage procedures. 

Appreciation Course on Environment (ACE) 

This is a non-credit awareness course that has been 

developed by the School in collaboration with the 

Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of 

India. This course has been developed for journalists, 

development functionaries, academics, lawyers, and other 

professionals interested in environmental issues. The 

objectives of this course are dissemination of information 

on national and international environmental issues; 

creating environmental consciousness among 

professionals, academicians and other members of the 

society who can play an active part in opinion making 

within the society so that corrective action can be taken. 

It has also been modified and is being offered as an 

audit course (NEV 001) to all undergraduate students 

to comply with the directions of the Hon`ble Supreme 

Court of India. 

School of Social Sciences 

Phone : 011-29534336 

Fax : 91-11-29531845 

E-mail : soss@ignou.ac.in 

The School has been assigned the disciplines of 

Economics, History, Library and Information Sciences, 

Political Sciences, Public Administration, Psychology 

and Sociology, in which it has designed and developed 

a variety of programmes. For details of the programmes 

please see Appendix 5, or the IGNOU website. 


Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) 

The School offers a Ph.D programmes in Economics, 

History, Library and Information Sciences, Political 

Science, Public Administration and Sociology. The 

eligibility and other details are given in the table at the 

end of this Profile, and on the IGNOU website. 

M.Phil Programme in Economics 

IGNOU offers this programme in collaboration with the 

Institute of Human Development (IHD). The candidates 

are selected through an entrance examination for this 

programme. 

Master`s Degree in Library and Information 

Science (MLIS) 

The general objective of this programme is to contribute 

to the building of professional human resource to meet 

the varied demands for information handling in libraries 

and information centres in the country. The programme 

comprises seven Core Courses and two Elective Courses 

to be selected from 6 Elective courses being offered 

now. The medium of instruction for this programme is 

English. 

This programme is also available online through the 

platform called LIVE (Library and Information Virtual 

Education), developed by IGNOU. For more details, 

visit: http://www.ignouonline.ac.in/live. 

Master of Arts (Economics) (MEC) 

This programme offers an opportunity to learners for 

higher studies in Economics. Besides offering the core 

courses available in other universities, it includes courses 

in some of the emerging areas in Economics such as 

insurance, finance and computer applications that are 

expected to be extremely useful in the present scenario 

of economic liberalisation and globalisation. 

Master of Arts (History) (MAH) 

This programme has been developed with a view to 


provide an opportunity to those learners who 

wish to do higher studies in History. The 

programme is also of use to teachers working in schools, 

personnel working in various institutions/organisations 

associated with history and culture (museums, archives, 

Archaeological Survey, etc.), and all graduates who are 

desirous of acquiring a Masters Degree in History. The 

programme is available in English and Hindi. 

Master of Arts (Political Science) (MPS) 

The aim of this programme is to provide the learners a 

sound base in political studies with in-depth investigation 

of a broad range of political phenomena at the national, 

regional and international level. The programme provides 

an option for specialising in Political Theory, Comparative 

Politics, International Relations and Indian Government 

and Politics. Learners would thus, acquire skills in 

political analysis as well as sharpen their critical and 

analytical abilities. 

Master of Arts (Public Administration) (MPA) 

This programme deals with the theories of the state, 

society and public administration. It discusses various 

aspects of management pertaining to human resources 

and public systems. It provides a detailed discourse on 

Indian administration and covers areas related to public 

policy, disaster management, e-governance and 

decentralised governance. 

Master of Arts (Public Policy) (MPP) 

This programme deals with the public policy framework. 

It addresses the management of human resources and 

public systems in the country. It provides a discussion on 

the issues in public administration and decentralised 

governance. It also offers a technical course in computers, 

besides two projects. At present, this programme is on 

offer only to IAS probationers, in collaboration with the 

Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, 

Mussoorie. 

Master of Arts (Sociology) (MSO) 

This programme is designed to provide advanced 

sociological knowledge, perspectives and skills. It focuses 

on classical and advanced concepts and theories, research 

methods and perspectives, the contemporary state of 

sociology in India, education, migration, urbanisation 

and the issues of development. 

Bachelor`s Degree in Arts (BA) 

This programme, developed by five Schools, has been 

detailed under the School of Humanities. 

A learner can obtain a BA degree after completion of 

courses worth 96 credits. If 48 of these credits are taken 

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in a discipline, the learner obtains a major in 

that discipline. 

Bachelors in Library and Information Science 

(BLIS) 

The aim of this programme is to impart professional 

and technical ability in handling different forms of 

information and managing different types of libraries 

and information centres. The BLIS programme 

comprises nine courses. 

Post Graduate Diploma in Library Automation 

and Networking (PGDLAN) 

This one-year programme has been developed keeping 

in view the growing demand for skill development in 

Library and Information Science. The programme 

provides practical exposure to learners for enhancing 

technological skills to enable them to develop and manage 

a computerised library. 

Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster Management 

(PGDDM) 

This programme has been developed keeping in mind 

the management of natural and human made disasters in 

India. The aim of the programme is to provide 

comprehensive knowledge to the learners on disaster 

preparedness, mitigation and rehabilitation. It will enable 

the learners to equip themselves with disaster response 

techniques, risk assessment, vulnerability analysis, 

communication skills and skills pertaining to emergency 

medical requirement. It has eight courses. Learners who 

do not want to opt for Project Work (MPAD-001) have 

to opt for another four-credit course, namely, `Towards 

Participatory Management` (MED-004). 

Post Graduate Diploma in Participatory 

Management of Displacement, Resettlement 

and Rehabilitation (PGDMRR) 

This programme is a joint initiative with the World 

Bank. It addresses the concerns and issues of 

displacement and satisfactory resettlement and 

rehabilitation (R&R) of those displaced by development 

projects, in particular. The programme is of use to those 

who are engaged, generally, in the development sector 

and particularly in R&R divisions of development projects 

of the government, private sector and those working 

with NGOs, industrial establishments and other agencies. 

Certificate in Environmental Studies (CES) 

This programme focuses on the human-environment 

interface. 


Certificate Programme in Disaster 

Management (CDM) 

This programme provides knowledge to learners in the 

area of disaster preparedness, prevention, mitigation, 

relief, reconstruction, and rehabilitation. 

Bachelor`s Preparatory Programme (BPP) 

This programme is developed to provide an opportunity to 

those who could not pursue formal education up to the 

10+2 level but wish to resume studies now. Those who 

successfully clear BPP can enrol for BA, B.Com, BTS, 

BSW in IGNOU and in some other open universities. 

School of Social Work 

Phone : 011-29532467, 29534394 

E-mail : sosw@ignou.ac.in 

This School aims at providing quality education in the 

area of social work, HIV/AIDS and related subjects. Its 

main objectives are: 

to develop high quality undergraduate/Post graduate/ 

M.Phil./Ph.D programmes in Social Work and related 

areas; 

to develop culture specific courses and programmes 

to address social problems such as HIV/AIDS, 

substance abuse, suicides, problems and challenges 

faced by adolescents, youth, the girl child, persons 

with disability and other vulnerable sections in the 

society; and 

to undertake research and extension programmes in 

the area of social work and related subjects. 


Ph.D in Social Work 

(For details see the IGNOU website.) 

Master`s in Social Work (MSW) 

This unique programme is offered in English and Hindi 

with the aim of meeting the growing demand 

of professionally trained social workers across 

the country. 

Master`s in Social Work (Philanthropy) 

Professional social work has its origin in the vision, 

mission and charitable works of philanthropists, who 

devoted their life for serving the poorest of the poor. 

This on-campus, full-time, face-to-face programme 

focuses on the concept of philanthropic social work. 

There are ten theory papers and four practicum, which 

are compulsory. The field practicum has been designed 

in such a way that each learner would be provided 

adequate opportunities for gaining knowledge, 

information and the much needed skills for working with 

the poorest of the poor. 

Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work (PGDSW) 

This programme comprises the 1 st year of MSW. Those 

interested in continuing the study in social work for a 

Master`s Degree can join the MSW programme for the 

2nd year and request for credit transfer of PGDSW. 

Bachelor in Social Work (BSW) 

This programme aims at generating a workforce to meet 

the growing demand for professionally trained social 

workers at the middle and lower levels, particularly in 

the social welfare and NGO sectors. The programme is 

of 96 credits, with three major components, namely, 

Foundation Courses (24 Credits), Elective Courses (8 

Credits each), Practicals (8 Credits each). 

Diploma in HIV and Family Education (DAFE) 

The programme aims at providing basic information on 

HIV/AIDS, family education, alcohol and drug abuse 

and communication and counselling. It develops an 

integrated understanding of the issues involved in HIV/ 

AIDS and behaviour modification. This programme 

targets functionaries in HIV/AIDS working in related 

areas, school teachers, NGO functionaries, para-medicals 

and parents of adolescents. 

Certificate in HIV and Family Education (CAFE) 

This programme imparts knowledge and skills needed 

for healthy human relationship, effective communication 

and responsible decision-making behaviour that will 

protect the society to a great extent from HIV/STD. 

An MSW student during field practicum 

School of Translation Studies and 

Training 

Phone : 011-29533549, 29573076 

Email : sotst@ignou.ac.in 


The School aims to provide academic and 

training programmes in Translation theory, 

comparative Asian and Western traditions of translation, 

applied translation, translation and mass communication, 

translation and inter-cultural studies and translation and 

linguistics. In addition, the School also organizes regular 

training programmes in different parts of India to develop 

urgently required human resource in the field of 

translation. 


M.A. in Translation Studies (MATS) 

This on-campus, full-time programme is worth 64 credits. 

Graduates with an adequate knowledge of Hindi and 

English are eligible for admission. The students’ intake 

in the programme is 20 students per academic year. The 

medium of instruction is Hindi/English. 

Post Graduate Diploma in Translation (PGDT) 

The main aim of PGDT is to enable students to acquire 

skills in translation from Hindi to English and viceversa. 

These courses have been prepared keeping in 

mind the need for translation in our socio-cultural and 

professional areas. 

P.G. Certificate in Bangla-Hindi Translation 

(PGCBHT) 

This programme is intended for those who have a 

graduation degree and are acquainted with the knowledge 

of Hindi and Bengali. The objectives of the programme 

are to facilitate inter-lingual and intra-lingual academic 

and cultural activity between these two Indian languages. 

P.G. Certificate in Malayalam-Hindi Translation 

(PGCMHT) 

This programme is intended for those who have a 

graduation degree and who aspire to make their career in 

the area of Malayalam-Hindi translation. The objectives 

of the programme are to facilitate inter-lingual and intralingual 

academic and cultural activity between these two 

Indian languages. 

National Translation Training Programmes 

The School is organising these programmes at different 

parts of the country. Their aim is to impart skill-based 

knowledge to the personnel working in the government, 

PSUs, industry, mass media, academics, publishing, etc., 

and also to generate trained human resources in the field 

of translation. 


M.A. in Translation Studies for distance learners 

 

 

P.G. Certificate in Assamese-Hindi 

Translation 

P.G. Certificate in Marathi-Hindi Translation 

P.G. Certificate in Punjabi-Hindi Translation 

School of Tourism, Hospitality Service 

Sectoral Management 

Phone : 011-29534451 

E-mail : sothssm@ignou.ac.in 

The tourism and hospitality sector has been growing at 

a rapid pace and generating a lot of employment 

opportunities. There is a tremendous demand for tourism 

and hospitality services courses with further specialisation 

in areas such as high quality escorts, guides and trade 

personnel for handling transport and cargo. Accordingly, 

the School of Tourism, Hospitality Service Sectoral 

Management has been established, with the following 

objectives: 

to produce high quality research and academic 

programmes, emphasising both societal as well as 

industrial needs, in the areas of tourism and 

hospitality services; and 

to offer capacity building training programmes for 

various levels of jobs in the sector. 


Ph.D in Tourism Studies 

(The details are given in the table at the end of this 

profile.) 

Master of Science (Hospitality Administration) 

(MHA) 

This programme has been designed to provide technical 

and professional expertise in the areas of managing 

the hotel and hospitality services. This is a unique 

programme offered in collaboration with the National 

Council for Hotel Management and Catering 

Technology (NCHMCT). Initially, this programme is 

being offered through the Institutes of Hotel 

Management affiliated to NCHMCT at Delhi, Mumbai, 

Bangalore, and Kolkata with a total intake of 100 

students every year. At present it is being offered only 

through IHM Pusa, New Delhi. 

Master of Arts (Tourism Management) (MTM) 

This is a professional programme designed to cater to 

the needs of the tourism industry. It is useful for all those 

who are either employed or intend to make a career in 

tourism. 

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Bachelor of Science (Hospitality and 

Hotel Administration) (BHM) 


with the National Council for Hotel Management Catering 

Technology (NCHMCT), with 40 credits worth selflearning 

courses from IGNOU and the rest of the courses 

offered by the NCHMCT full time face-to-face. For 

admission to this programme, NCHMCT conducts an 

entrance test at different Institutes of Hotel Management 

all over the country. It is a professional programme 

aimed at developing human resources for the Hotel 

Industry and Hospitality Services. 

School of Vocational Education 

and Training 

Phone : 011-29536982 

Fax : 011-29532993 

E-mail : sovet@ignou.ac.in 

The School aims at providing education and training for 

skill development to meet the vocational as well as 

technical requirements for economic development of the 

country. Research is another priority area for identifying 

societal and industrial needs. 


Ph.D in Vocational Education 

This innovative and pioneering programme aims at 

encouraging the scholars and functionaries concerned to 

accomplish professionalism in the field of skill 

development and to strengthen Vocational Education and 

Training as a discipline. 

Students of BHM doing the practicals 

Bachelor of Arts (Tourism Studies) (BTS) 

The objective of this programme is to provide knowledge, 

competence and skills in the professional area of tourism 

at the Bachelor`s Degree level. This 96-credit programme, 

like other Bachelor`s Degree Programmes, can be 

completed in three to six years. 

B.A. in International Hospitality Administration 

(BA-IHA) 

This 3-year programme is offered in collaboration with 

the American Hotel and Lodging Educational Institute. 

Regular classes are conducted for the learners at the 

approved programme centres all over the country. 

Diploma in Tourism Studies (DTS) 

This programme provides learners with the facility to 

specialise in the chosen operational areas in tourism 

studies and helps them acquire associated skills. 

Certificate in Tourism Studies (CTS) 

This programme provides awareness on tourism and 

basic training in organising tourism services. 

M.Sc. in Actuarial Science (MSCAS) (face-to-face) 

This programme has been designed to prepare 

professionals in developing actuarial and financial 

services. The programme aims at imparting: 

 

 

 

advanced knowledge and practical computational 

skills in finance and actuarial science; 

competence in the use of theoretical knowledge in 

solving sophisticated financial and actuarial problems; 

computational skills to price and hedge various 

financial products and to assess and manage risks, 

and 

ability to evaluate and develop financial and actuarial 

business opportunities. 

A good knowledge of mathematics is a prerequisite for 

this programme of two years duration, which comprises 

a total of 72 credits. 

B.A. in Fashion Design (BA (FD)) 

The programme emphasises on the understanding of 

elements, principles and concepts of fashion design and 

colour. Adequate stress is given on development of 

appropriate skill set, both technical and managerial, 

which helps students convert ideas from theme to 

garments aimed at specific markets. This full-time faceto-face 

programme is being offered in collaboration with 

Pearl Academy of Fashion (PAF) New Delhi, Jaipur and 

Chennai campuses. 

B.A. in Textile Design (BA (TD)) 

The Indian textile industry has a rich tradition of design. 


Students of this programme are trained to 

develop sensitivity in design and acquire basic 

knowledge and skills for textile designing and design 

development. They also develop an understanding of the 

commercial and technical aspects of the industry. They 

can consolidate and implement the creative, technical 

and industrial experiences into design, and critically 

review and systemize a holistic body of knowledge. This 

full-time face-to-face programme is being offered in 

collaboration with Pearl Academy of Fashion (PAF) at 

New Delhi, Jaipur, and Chennai campuses. 

B.A. in Fashion Merchandising and Production 

(BA (FMP)) 

This programme aims at developing an integrated 

understanding of retailing, quality and supply of chain 

management, costing and pricing, and fabric sourcing. It 

is offered like the BA in Textile Design, and is spread 

over 6 semesters. 

Post Graduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sales 

Management (PGDPSM) 

The basic objective of this programme is to improve the 

knowledge and skills of people who are aspiring for a 

career in pharmaceutical industries and also those who 

are already doing similar type of assignments. Science 

graduates and non-science graduates with D.Pharma can 

take admission in this programme. 

Post Graduate Diploma in Security Operations 

(PGDSO) 

This programme is offered in collaboration with Security 

Skills Council of India (SSCI). It is a full-time residential 

programme at Garhwa, Jharkhand, with only 50 students 

intake capacity. There is a provision of stipend and 

100% placement. The admission is based on an entrance 

test followed by fitness tests and interview. 

Diploma in Business Process Outsourcing: 

Finance and Accounting (DBPO(FA)) 

This programme, offered in collaboration with Accenture, 

provides the opportunity to the students to develop their 

professional skills to be eligible for employment in the 

growing BPO industry. It is a 32-credit programme of a 

one-year duration. The duration is reduced to six months 

for working professionals. 

Diploma in Entrepreneurship and Skill 

Development (DESD) 

This programme is offered in collaboration with Alliance 

College of Management and Technology (ACMT), in 

the face-to-face (full-time) mode. It provides 

the opportunity to students to develop their 

professional careers as entrepreneurs and also be eligible 

for employment in the industries sector. 

Diploma in Security Management (DSM) 

This programme is offered in collaboration with 

Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and Premier 

Shield. Its basic objective is to improve opportunities for 

school pass outs and graduates by developing their skills 

in security management. 

Diploma in Fire Safety (DFSTY) 



Shield. Its basic objective is to improve opportunities for 

school pass outs and graduates by developing their skills 

in fire safety. 

Post Graduate Certificate in Security Operations 

(PGCSO) 

This programme is offered in collaboration with Security 

Skills Council of India (SSCI). It is a full-time residential 

programme at Garhwa, Jharkhand, with only 50 students 

intake capacity. There is a provision of stipend and 

100% placement. The admission is based on an entrance 

test followed by fitness tests and interview. 

Advanced Certificate in Security Management 

(ACSM) 



Shield as implementing partners. The basic objective of 

this programme is to improve opportunities for school 

pass outs and graduates by developing skills in security 

management. This programme will help in improving 

knowledge and skills of the students who are looking for 

a career in ‘Security Management’ and also for those 

who are already working in this area. 

Advanced Certificate in Fire Safety (ACFS) 



Shield as implementing partners. The basic objective of 

this programme is to improve opportunities for school 

pass outs and graduates by developing skills in fire 

safety. This programme will help in improving knowledge 

and skills of the students who are looking for a career in 

fire safety, and also those who are already working in 

this area. 

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Certificate/Advanced Certificate/ 

Professional Certificate in Spoken English 

and Personality Development 

These programmes are offered in collaboration with the 

Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and Educomp. 

Most employment opportunities today require an ability 

to understand and answer questions in short sentences in 

English and also life skills/soft skills to succeed in 

interviews and at the workplace. These programmes aim 

to build communication skills in English and life skills/ 

soft skills at three different levels. They are aimed at 

opening multiple opportunities for employment in the 

Hospitality, Retail, BFSI, Travel and Tourism, Sales, etc. 

at different levels. 

Certificate in Security Management (CSM) 



Shield. 

Certificate in Fire Safety (CFS) 



Shield. 

Certificate in Air Ticketing (CAT) 


Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and Kuoni. This 

is a career-oriented programme for students looking for 

openings in Airlines and Travel Agencies, with the 

following objectives: 

 

 

to demonstrate basic fare calculation and ticketing 

knowledge. 

to equip the students in acquiring Basic Information 

of Routing and Mileage System and practical skills 

in ticketing management. 

to equip students with basic requirements for the 

entry jobs in the sector. 

After completing the programme the students will have 

the capability of working in Airlines, Travel BPOs, 

Airports, Business Houses-Implant, Hotel Reservations, 

Travel Agencies. 

Certificate in Airline in-flight Services (CAIS) 


Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and Kuoni. On 

completion of this programme the students will have an 

opportunity of working as Flight Cabin Attendant/Crew, 

Ground Handling Assistance as also in Hotels. 

Certificate in Travel Agency Operations 

(CTAO) 


Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and Kuoni. The 

programme will enable students to develop the 

understanding of effective customer services skills and 

human resources needs in the travel industry. 

After completing the programme the student can work as 

a Travel Consultant in the Travel Agency System, Travel 

BPOs, Hotels and Tour Operating Companies. 

Certificate in Tour Guiding Skills (CTGS) 


Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) and Kuoni. The 

programme is designed for those who are interested in 

joining the Tourism Industry. After completing this 

programme, the students will be able to work as Tour 

Guides. 

Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Skill 

Development (CESD) 

This programme is offered in collaboration with Alliance 

College of Management and Technology (ACMT) in the 

face-to-face (full-time) mode. The programme provides 

the opportunity to the students across India to develop 

their professional careers as entrepreneurs and also be 

eligible for employment in the growing industries. It 

consists of 5 elective streams - Garment Manufacturing 

Management, Publishing and Printing Management, 

School Management, Retail Management, Computer 

Hardware and Networking. The learner is expected to 

take any one of these. 

Certificate in Hospital Administrative 

Assistanceship (CHAA) 

This full-time face-to-face programme is offered in 

collaboration with Apollo Hospitals Educational and 

Research Foundation (AHERF). Its objective is to train 

human resource for jobs like Ward Secretary, Front 

Office Staff, Patient Care Executive and other supportive 

roles required in a hospital and healthcare environment. 


Bachelor of Vocational Education and Training 

(BVET) 

 

 

 

Post Graduate Certificate in Information & Assistive 

Technologies for the Instructors of Visually Impaired 

Diploma in Vocational Teacher Education (DVTE) 

Certificate in Jewellery Designing 


CHAIRS OF STUDY 

In order to link education and training to development 

needs, beyond the confines of disciplinary constraints, 

the following Chairs of Study have been established. 

These Chairs are expected to attract sustained involvement 

of the industry, education and training institutions outside 

IGNOU, research establishments in the public and private 

sectors and build partnerships with them in designing 

appropriate programmes that will further the objectives 

of IGNOU. 

CBCI-IGNOU Chair 

Phone : 011-29532467 

Fax : 011-29534394 

E-mail : gthomas@ignou.ac.in 

The Chair was established with the collaboration of the 

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) and 

IGNOU, with the following objectives: 

to address the needs of disadvantaged sections of 

the society through educational programmes, 

extension activities and research; 

 

 

 

to develop socially relevant courses and programmes 

of study such as Social Work, and HIV/AIDS, Family 

Life Education, Substance Abuse, Philosophy etc.; 

to organize seminars on important socially relevant 

themes; 

to organize an Annual Mother Teresa Memorial 

Lecture; 

The second Annual Mother Teresa Memorial Lecture was delivered 

by Sh. Navin Chawla, a biographer of Mother Teresa and the Chief 

Election Commissioner of India 

to undertake any other activity that addresses the 

concerns of the disadvantaged sections of 

society. 

Several courses and programmes of study on social work 

and HIV/AIDS related topics have been developed by 

the chair. 

Chair for Sustainable Development 

Phone : 011-29533167, 011-29572974, 011- 

29572976 

Fax : 011-29533167 

E-mail : mksalooja@ignou.ac.in 

With the declaration of 2005-2014 as the Decade of 

Education for Sustainable Development by the United 

Nations, Indira Gandhi National Open University 

(IGNOU) established a University level Chair in March 

2007, cutting across disciplines and schools, to develop 

and promote Education for Sustainable Development in 

India. Through this Chair, the University would create 

awareness and know-how to a wide spectrum of 

scientists, environmentalists, administrators, social 

scientists, policy makers and enlightened corporate 

sectors on the urgent and imperative need to put 

sustainability in the centre of all their endeavours. The 

eminent agricultural scientist Professor M.S. 

Swaminathan is the Honorary Chair. 

The objectives of the chair are to undertake: 

 

 

 

 

capacity building in Sustainability Science and 

Sustainable Development, 

field Based Action Research Projects and 

Programmes in seven Major Ecosystems with a 

focus on pro-nature, pro-poor, pro-women and proemployment 

under the theme of Sustainable 

Development, 

development of educational and training materials 

for sustainable development with reference to the 

different ecosystems of the country, based on field 

projects, 

policy studies for sustainable development for 

preparing National Policy on Sustainable 

Development, and 

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preparation of a database on resource 

persons and institutions, available training 

methodologies, and case studies regarding sustainable 

development; compiling them and setting up an e- 

library. 

Activities Undertaken 

i) Action Research Projects: These projects are 

focussed on restoration of the ecosystems; 

strengthening of cultivation; productivity, profitability 

and sustainability in small farming systems; and 

income generation and enhanced livelihood for small 

farmers and landless labourers. 

ii) Programmes on Offer: 

Appreciation Programme on Sustainability 

Science (online) 

This programme is rooted in the principles of Agenda 

21. It endeavours to promote Sustainable Development 

with a global spirit of Òur Common Future`, to rescue 

the planet Earth from the brink of collapse. The 

Appreciation Programme also takes cognizance of the 

threat of climate change to sustainable development. 

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Chair on 

Social Change and Development 

Phone : 011-29534289 

Fax : 011-29532175 

E-mail : gailomvedt@gmail.com 

The objectives of the Chair are to disseminate the ideas 

and thoughts of Dr. Ambedkar. This would be done by 

organising academic programmes, seminars, workshops, 

lectures, films, courses, etc. directed towards achieving 

his goal of a society based on liberty, equality and 

fraternity. It will undertake projects of documenting the 

history of the movement, for instance, the ‘Dalit Heritage 

Biography Project’, under which the biographies of 

activists in the anti-caste movements would be 

documented. 

Recently, the Chair organised a seminar-cum-workshop 

Àrt of the Marginalised: Bhil and Gond Tribals`, under 

which master artists and poets from these tribes interacted 

with college students of Delhi and the IGNOU 

community. 

Leadership Programme on Nutrition Security 

and Sustainable Development (online) 

This programme intends to sensitize and guide policy 

and programme leaders to rely more on evidence based 

programming for achieving nutrition security and 

sustainable development. 

Students at the workshop 

iii) Publications: Under the aegis of the chair, the 

public lecture series on `Sustainable Development in 

the Indian Ethos` and quarterly, `CSD News 

Sustainable Development in Action` are published. 

At present a 4-credit course on the ‘Philosophy of Dr. 

Ambedkar’ is being organised. This will be offered at 

the Master`s level and will cover Dr. Ambedkar`s 

philosophy of economics, caste, religion, gender and the 

history of India, giving a background on his life and 

times. 

The Chair also undertakes the commemoration of the 

birth anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar on 14 th April of every 

year. 

The eminent sociologist Dr. Gail Omvedt is the Chair 

Professor. 


ISRO Chair on Satellite 

Communication Education 

This Chair is being established in collaboration with 

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Visualising 

that satellite communications will play a critical role in 

the growth of the Open and Distance Learning System in 

the country, the thrust of the Chair will be to define 

national level programmes that will tap the potential of 

this technology and play a critical role in improving 

access as well as the quality of education at all levels. 

The Chair will undertake research and educational 

activities in the area of the application of satellite 

communication for education. A team consisting of 

faculty, research scholars and experts drawn from the 

area of space technology, education and other relevant 

areas will assist the chair in its activities. 

Tagore Chair for Indian Literature 

This Chair is located in the School of Humanities. The 

Chair is established to organise symposia, seminars and 

undertake research studies on Indian literature. The 

activities of the Chair include the editing of a bilingual 

(English and Hindi) Journal on Literature, Language and 

Culture Studies. 

Chair for Technology-Enabled 

Education 

This Chair is located in the School of Education. The 

Chair will take up various academic activities for: 

effective utilisation of technology in development, 

planning and transaction of curriculum; 

capacity building of teachers, teacher educators, and 

educational functionaries at different levels; 

carrying out research for utilisation/impact of 

technology in various sectors of education; 

documenting and awarding best practices in 

technology-enabled education. 

Chair for Industry-Academy 

Interfacing 

This Chair is located in the School of Management 

Studies. The Chair was established with the following 

objectives: 

 

For a continuous dialogue with the industry in order 

to obtain a dynamic understanding of their managerial 

needs, enabling the School to keep the academic 

contents of the programme relevant to the changing 

market dynamics. 

 

 

 

 

 

To conduct short-term executive education/ 

training programmes as per the specific 

needs of various sectors of the economy. 

To undertake research work/consultancy for corporate 

clients, government bodies, NGOs, SMEs, etc. 

To mobilise resources from industry for development 

of the School. 

To organise talks by eminent professionals and make 

them available to a wide spectrum of audience using 

ICT. 

To provide a platform to School of Management 

Studies (SOMS), alumni to share their experience. 

MHRD Rajiv Gandhi Chair for 

Contemporary Studies 

This is a University Level Chair established by the 

Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD). 

The Chair will conduct studies and research on themes 

close to the heart of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. 

The objective of the Chair is to create national centres 

for academic deliberations and action-oriented research 

in the frontier areas of contemporary relevance for 

improving the quality of life and life management systems. 

In particular, it would focus on the themes of Panchayati 

Raj Systems and Local Governance, Women’s 

Empowerment, Impact of Technology on Society, Ecosystems 

and Sustainable Development, Livelihood and 

Food Security, Nuclear Disarmament and Peace Studies, 

Tribal Development, Protection of Child Rights, Social 

Justice, and Secularism and Nation Building. 

Raman Chair for Science Education 

Phone : 011-29572868, 011-29532167, 044-64557294 

Fax : 011-29532167 

E-mail : ptm@iitm.ac.in 

This Chair, established to promote mathematics and 

science education, is located in the School of Sciences. 

This Chair will initiate, plan and coordinate various 

academic activities in the project mode. Prof. 

Manoharan, an eminent chemist, is the Chair professor. 

The activities would include creating courses/ 

programmes, writing books, creating multi-media material 

for different levels of learning, advice on innovative 

methods for science education and use of technology in 

distance mode. The Chair will also map out policies for 

national initiatives or for furthering the cause of science/ 

mathematics education nationally/internationally. It will 

promote teaching, research and curricular development 

in the area. 

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CENTRES/COUNCILS/ 

CONSORTIA/INSTITUTES 

Advanced Centre for Informatics and 

Innovative Learning (ACIIL) 

Phone : 011-29533068, 011-29571726 

Fax : 011-29534186 

E-mail : ksmanian@ignou.ac.in; aciil@ignou.ac.in 

This Centre has been established with the following 

objectives: 

to undertake R&D and capacity building in 

technology enhanced education; 

to conceptualize, guide and build the various systems 

and components of the National Education Grid 

(NEG); 

to develop the emerging Technology Enhanced 

Learning, Teaching and Evaluation (TELTE) needs 

of the Open University Systems in their different 

courses; 

to support advanced scientific research of relevance 

to development through applications of ICT, 

Computer Sciences, Information Systems and 

Sciences and Computational Sciences; 

to promote the development of a scientific database, 

web resources, collaborative open/web community 

publishing in diverse areas of importance to socioeconomic 

development like education, agriculture, 

health e-Governance and community development 

programmes; 

to work jointly with, and build upon, programmes 

like the National Programme on Technology 

Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) and offer capacity 

building and education programmes in areas of 

science, engineering, technology and arts. 


Post Graduate Programme in Information 

Technology Management 

This is in collaboration with Singapore-based U21Global, 

a consortium of 17 universities of the world. This 

programme leads to an Executive Master of Business 

Administration (EMBA) in Information Technology from 

IGNOU jointly with an Executive Certificate in Global 

Information Technology Management from the U21 

Global. The ACIIL will create, assess, evaluate, manage 

and provide the IT component of the curriculum. This 

will also be updated through innovative researches by 

the ACIIL, which will also monitor the curriculum during 

its progression. The programme is flexibly blended to 

build up core management competencies among IT 

professionals. The modules have been developed to 

build up employability of students, according to the 

global standard of the IT industry. 

Centre for Corporate Education, 

Training & Consultancy (CCETC) 

Phone : 011-29536975, 011-29572108 

Fax : 011-29536391 

E-mail : prrnair@ignou.ac.in 

This Centre has the following objectives: 

to identify the educational and training needs of the 

middle level managers who are aspiring to take a 

strategic role in their career, and conduct short-term 

courses in the area of corporate affairs, corporate 

restructuring, corporate governance, corporate social 

responsibilities, business ethics, corporate strategy, 

corporate financial strategy, mergers and acquisitions, 

managing financial risk and capital markets; 

to promote original and contemporary applied 

research and higher learning through the use of 

technology and modern pedagogies; 

to provide professional consultancy of higher order 

employing contemporary methods and practices, and 

undertake corporate diagnostic studies, field survey 

and data base services; 

to enter into collaboration/arrangement with the 

foreign institutions in the field of corporate education, 

research and training; 


to serve as a centre of corporate excellence 

for corporate governance and business ethics; 

to serve as a centre for promoting cooperative 

endeavour and interaction between research scholars 

and institutions engaged in corporate education, 

research and training in India and abroad. 

Towards fulfilling these objectives, during 2009, the 

Centre has entered into MoUs with the following: 

1. Cochin International Aviation Services Ltd. (CIAL 

Academy, Cochin) 

2. Future Learning & Development Ltd., Mumbai 

3. Centum Learning Ltd. (A Bharti Associate), New 

Delhi 

4. Core Projects & Technologies Ltd., Mumbai 

5. WLC College India Ltd., New Delhi 

6. Institute of Habitat Education, Trivandrum 

7. Institute of Rail Transport, New Delhi. 

Negotiations are on for designing of business specific 

programmes with the Food Safety and Standards Authority 

of India (FSSAI), New Delhi and Indian Society for 

Training & Development (ISTD), New Delhi, among 

others. 

The Centre is also launching a one-year Post Graduate 

Diploma in Corporate Governance in collaboration with 

the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. 

Centre for Extension Education (CEE) 

Phone : 011-29534104 

Fax : 011-29534104 

E-mail : nairmc@gmail.com 

This Centre was established as the nodal centre of all 

extension education activities being undertaken by the 

University. The objective of CEE is to design and 

develop extension education programmes for the benefit 

of the population at the grass-roots level. The programmes 

developed by it at present are: 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ph.D. Programmes in (i) Extension Education, and 

(ii) Community Outreach. 

Certificate in Lifelong Learning (CELL). 

Certificate in Communication Skills for BPO, ITeS 

and Related Sectors (BCSSI). 

Certificate in Commonwealth Youth Programme/ 

Diploma in Commonwealth Youth Programme 

(CCYP/DCYP). 

Teaching of Mother Tongue to Non-Resident Learners 

living/working outside their home states. Around 

90 non-resident Malayalam teachers were trained 

 

under this project. Similar programmes have 

been initiated in Gujarati and Tamil. 

Integrated Parental Awareness Programmes: Under 

this programme, training of teachers, awareness 

programme for parents, developing teaching-learning 

materials, video documenting of model classes, 

distributing learning kits, etc., are undertaken. 

Distance Education Council (DEC) 

Phone : 011-29533340, 011-29571824 

Fax : 011-29536668 

E-mail : dec@ignou.ac.in 

The Distance Education Council (DEC) is an apex body 

for the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) system in 

the country. It is empowered, under Statute 28 of the 

IGNOU Act, to act as an apex body for the ODL system 

in the country. It is responsible for promotion, 

coordination and maintenance of standards of the ODL 

system. The Vice Chancellor of IGNOU is the ex-officio 

Chairperson of DEC. Presently, there are: one National 

Open University (IGNOU), thirteen State Open 

Universities (SOUs) and more than 200 Distance 

Education Institutes (DEIs) functioning under 

conventional universities and private/autonomous 

institutions that come under its purview. 

The DEC has initiated a number of activities to fulfil its 

objectives. These include: 

 

 

 

 

 

Developmental, technical and academic assistance 

to state governments for setting up new State Open 

Universities (SOUs) and Distance Education 

Institutions (DEIs) under conventional universities 

as well as private/autonomous institutions. 

Development grants to SOUs and DEIs for 

development of infrastructure, development of quality 

self-learning materials, appointment of academic staff, 

research and development and training of staff, 

development of learner support services, 

computerization of all operations and networking, 

library facilities, development of online resources, 

technology enabled education, etc. 

Un-assigned grants to SOUs for: 

o Staff development, 

o Organisation of seminars/conferences and 

o Publication of reports, research papers etc. 

Travel grants to faculty of SOUs and DEIs for 

participation in national and international seminars 

and conferences; 

Research grants for promotion of R&D activities in 

the priority areas of ODL system; 


Maintenance of database on the ODL 

system; 

Funding for creation of infrastructure like 

construction/extension/renovation of buildings of 

SOUs; 

Provision of financial support in the adoption and 

use of information and communication technologies 

for effective teaching-learning, interactivity, 

evaluation procedures development of online 

resources, technology-enabled learning, etc.; 

Formulation of norms and guidelines for offering 

general and professional programmes through 

distance mode, including online offerings; 

Formulating procedures for: 

o Recognition of Institutions and their programmes, 

o Periodic assessment review of Institutions, 

o Evaluation of their programmes, 

o Accreditation of institutions. 

Facilitating joint development and sharing of courses/ 

programmes between institutions. 

Providing technical guidance to SOUs for adoption 

of Credit System and Common Grading Pattern. 

Disseminating information on ODL system and its 

institutions to all those interested like government 

and other bodies, planners and educators, prospective 

students, etc. 

In order to address the needs of society for quality 

institutions, the process of accrediting institutions was 

recently launched by DEC, which has developed a 

Scheme for Assessment and Accreditation of ODL 

Institutions on participatory basis with the open 

universities in India. 

Electronic Media Production Centre 

(EMPC) 

Phone : 011-29533079, 011-29573358 

Fax : 011-29534299 

E-mail : empc@ignou.ac.in 

This centre aims at reaching the learners using a variety 

of communication technologies. Over a period of time, 

it has diversified its activities manifold, from production 

of curriculum-based audio-video materials for academic 

programmes of the University to interactive transmission 

through radio and television and EduSat based 

teleconferencing and tele-teaching. EMPC serves as the 

nodal center for managing Gyan Darshan channels and 

Gyan Vani stations. The facilities are being shared with 

various educational and training institutions, such as, 

State Open Universities, Central and State Govt. 

Ministries/Departments, NGOs, corporate bodies 

and other sectors. EMPC also provides technical, 

professional and academic expertise for various training 

and capacity building programmes of IGNOU and other 

institutions. IGNOU programmes are also being telecast 

on DD National Channel from 6:00 am to 6:30 am. 

Gyan Darshan Bouquet of Educational TV 

Channels 

Gyan Darshan (GD) is a joint venture of the Ministry of 

Human Resource Development (MHRD), Ministry of 

Information & Broadcasting (MIB), IGNOU and Prasar 

Bharati. IGNOU is the nodal agency for coordinating 

and up-linking the bouquet of four educational TV 

channels under the banner of Gyan Darshan. The Channel 

uses the C-Band transponder of INSAT-3C and is fully 

digitized. 

GD-1 is a 24-hour exclusive national educational channel, 

which telecasts educational programmes for target 

audiences of different age groups. Hence, programmes 

of National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), IGNOU, 

NCERT/CIET, Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Department 

of Science & Technology (DST) and those of independent 

producers and foreign broadcasters are telecast through 

this channel. This channel has recently completed a 

decade of its existence, on January 25 th , 2010. 

At the function to celebrate a decade of the successful run of GD-1 

GD-2 is an interactive channel used by the University 

for tele-counselling, tele-training and tele-convocation. 

In addition to IGNOU, many other institutions such as 

ICAI, NBE, DEP-SSA, DAVCMC also avail this facility 

for reaching out cost effectively to their target audiences 

scattered all over the country. 

GD-1 and GD-2 are available on several DTH platforms 

like DD Direct Plus and some private DTH networks, 

facilitating their availability in more than 10 million 

homes. These channels are also being webcast on 

IGNOU`s website, which provides access to IGNOU 

students overseas. 


Virtual Classroom Network 

EduSat is a collaborative project of ISRO, MHRD, 

IGNOU and State Departments of Education. This 

satellite provides interactive distance education through 

audio-video streaming and data exchange, facilitated 

through a computer network. IGNOU is up-linking its 

EduSat programmes in KU band transponder on the 

satellite INSAT 4CR using the DVS-RCS (Digital Video 

Broadcast Return Channel through satellite) technology. 

IGNOU has already established 182 SITs (Satellite 

Interactive Terminals) across the country to facilitate 

regular two-way video conferences. The teaching end is 

co-located with the Hub (earth station) at EMPC, IGNOU, 

New Delhi. The Hub serves IGNOU network as well as 

seven other networks of other institutions. 

Rajiv Gandhi Project 

The Rajiv Gandhi Project for EduSat Supported 

Elementary Education (RGPEEE) is a collaborative 

project of MHRD, ISRO, IGNOU and the State 

Governments of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh 

and Uttar Pradesh. The network has a provision of one 

teaching-end with a sub-hub at Jabalpur connected to 

850 schools in the Sidhi District and 50 schools each in 

Sonbhadra in U.P., Koria in Chhattisgarh and Vaishali in 

Bihar. A two-hour live programme, from 10.00 to 12.00 

hours, and a repeat programme from 2.00 to 4.00 p.m., 

are being telecast through this network. 

Gyan Vani FM Radio 

Launched in November, 2001, Gyan Vani (GV) is an 

educational FM Radio Channel which operates as a 

media cooperative, with the day-to-day programmes 

contributed by various educational institutions such as 

NCERT, NIOS, IGNOU and State Open Universities, 

NGOs, Ministries, government organisations and foreign 

broadcasters. Presently, 31 GV stations are operational 

across the country. Another 6 GV stations are going to 

be operationalised soon. Each GV station has a range of 

about 60 kms, and covers an entire city/town with the 

adjoining rural areas. 

Gyan Vani serves as an ideal medium for niche audiences, 

addressing the local educational, developmental and 

socio-cultural requirements. The flavor of the channel is 

by and large local and the medium is English, Hindi or 

language of the region. Renowned experts are drawn 

from the region for talks, lectures and discussions. The 

overall content pertains to formal and non-formal 

education at different levels as well as topical subjects of 

local interest. Developmental and educational 

programmes from broadcasting organisations of countries 

like Australia, Canada, Germany and Netherlands are 

also being aired on these channels. The 

networking of FM radio stations is being done in 

Ku-Band through DTH. The live transmissions of Gyan 

Vani, Delhi are being webcast through IGNOU`s website. 

Interactive Radio Counselling (IRC) 

This facility is being provided to enable IGNOU students 

to interact with the faculty, academic counsellors and 

student support staff. The IRC sessions are conducted at 

least once a week by the IGNOU Regional Centres, 

through the Gyan Vani Stations. A toll-free telephone 

facility is available to enable learners to interact with 

experts. 

IGNOU Centre for ODL in Research 

and Training in Agriculture (ICRTA) 

Phone : 0381-2510013 

This Centre is situated in Tripura. Its mandate is to 

undertake research and training in technological as well 

as managerial aspects of extension and education in 

agriculture and allied sectors for the North East Region. 

It conducts several such training programmes. 

Students at a training programme on cultivation and utilization of 

medicinal plants, organised by ICRTA and the Agartala Regional 

Centre 

IGNOU Institute for Professional 

Competency Advancement of 

Teachers through ODL (IIPCAT) 

Phone : 0361-2343786 

The main objectives of the institute, which is situated in 

the North-East, is to provide training for the untrained 

teachers and continuous training for the in-service 

teachers of the NE Region through ODL mode by using 

the multi-media technology. The Institute became 

operational in November, 2009 and would be addressing 

issues related to the professional development of the 

educators, such as developing ICT capabilities in teachers 

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for utilizing emerging technologies, inclusive 

education and imparting the vision and strategies 

for skill upgradation of teachers in the region. 

IGNOU Institute for Vocational 

Education and Training (IIVET) 

Phone : 0364-2503164, 0364-2503175 & 0364-2503165 

Fax : 0364-2503175 

This Institute became operational in Shillong with the 

twin objectives of: 

i) identifying and developing need-based relevant 

vocational programmes and training the educated 

youth in various skills that would enhance their 

opportunities for gainful employment; and, 

ii) identifying, preserving and promoting indigenous 

knowledge and technology of the NE States. 

In this regard, vocational training programmes have 

been conducted for the youth, women and tribal 

population in the areas of Multi-Skills Development, 

Mobile Repair, Accounting, Community Radio and 

Conversational English. 

IIVET is also targeting school drop-outs, street children 

and domestic workers in its short-term training 

programmes. It is focusing on Community Centres/ 

Common Service Centres in North East India for a 

holistic combination of vocational training and IT training, 

modelling it on the Telecentre lines. Under its mandate 

for the preservation and promotion of indigenous 

knowledge and technology in the NE Region the IIVET 

would conduct six months training of Ayurvedic 

Therapists. Training programmes for grassroot audio 

technicians for the hearing disability sector, in natural 

dye technology and in production and post harvest 

technology for Lakadong turmeric for potential 

entrepreneurs have also been conducted. Theatre 

workshops for school teachers in theatre and cultural 

expressions in folklore and traditions of the NE Region 

were also organised. The Institute is also collaborating 

with various government organisations and NGOs to 

offer joint training programmes. 

Indira Gandhi Centre for Freedom 

Struggle Studies (IGCSFS) 

Phone : 011-29535399, 29572606 

Fax : 011-29533073 

As part of the commemoration of the 150th year of the 

First War of India`s Independence, IGNOU, with the 

support of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, 

established the Indira Gandhi Centre for Freedom Struggle 

Studies, with the following aims and objectives: 

 

 

 

 

to disseminate information and create 

awareness of India`s Freedom Struggle among 

the youth, students and masses by using different 

strategies; 

to prepare an encyclopaedia of the Indian Freedom 

Movement with the help of other relevant institutions; 

to collect all relevant materials such as folklore, 

literature, songs, slogans, etc. in order to create a 

resource base which could provide inputs for the 

national and international museums on Freedom 

movements which are under consideration by the 

Government of India; 

to prepare a National Register of Martyrs including 

women, tribal leaders and others who contributed to 

the freedom struggle within and outside India; 

to conduct different types of awareness programmes 

in collaboration with institutions, such as, Institute 

for Socialist Education, National Archives of India 

etc. as well as to undertake relevant research studies. 

Inter-University Consortium for 

Technology-enabled Flexible 

Education and Development 

(IUC-TEFED) 

Phone : 011-29533305, 011-29571521 

Fax : 011-29531001 

E-Mail : iuc@ignou.ac.in 

This Consortium works as a nodal point to undertake 

various collaborative activities involving ODL, e-learning, 

new knowledge creation and appropriate technology. It 

aims to: 

facilitate convergence and sharing the knowledge 

through a judicious mix of media and technology; 

undertake research and development related to social 

and economic development through ODL based 

programmes; 

stimulate further thinking on development of 

education and employment of people with disabilities, 

educationally backward and weaker sections in 

general; 

pool talent available in different segments of society 

such as open universities, conventional universities, 

and NGOs; 

translate instructional materials available in one 

language into other languages in collaboration with 

State Open Universities, with appropriate technology. 

The following activities have been carried out by the 

Consortium, mostly using its state-of-the-art multimedia 

laboratory. 


A teacher training programme on 

Technology Enhanced Learning, at the 

instance of MHRD, for 23 participants. 

A training programme on the IGNOU Open Course 

Guide, organized jointly by ACIIL, STRIDE and 

IUC. 

Training programmes on Web 2.0 Tools for the 

faculty of SOUs and IGNOU. 

B.Ed. (Special Education) 

The B.Ed. (Special Education) is a collaborative 

programme of IGNOU and the Rehabilitation Council of 

India (RCI). It aims to develop professionals for special 

and inclusive education within a broad perspective of 

education. The programme allows for specialisation in 

one out of the areas of hearing impairment, mental 

retardation and visual impairment. Details of the 

programme are available on the IGNOU website, 

www.ignou.ac.in. 

Foundation Course on Education of Children 

with Disabilities 

 

Award of Research Fellowships under its Research 

and Development Programme. 

National Centre for Disability Studies 

(NCDS) 

Phone : 011-29535124, 011-29572991 

Fax : 011-29535125 

E-Mail : ncds@ignou.ac.in 

This Centre was established to develop human resources 

in various areas related to disability for creating a 

disabled-friendly society and as also promoting 

interdisciplinary study of disability with the goal of 

removing barriers to empowerment of the persons with 

disabilities. The mission of the Centre is to provide and 

promote teaching, research and extension activities in 

the area of disability studies through distance mode of 

learning blended with conventional facilities through the 

convergence scheme, thereby facilitating the educational 

empowerment of persons with disabilities. 


PG Diploma in Disability Management (PGDMD) 

This is a collaborative programme of IGNOU and the 

Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI), focusing on 

preventive aspects of disabilities and early intervention 

services. The details of the courses, etc., are available on 

the IGNOU website. 

This course has been developed in collaboration with 

RCI. It aims to develop basic knowledge and skills in 

teachers to enable them to cater to the specific educational 

needs of children with disabilities in integrated classes. 

It focusses on: 

introduction to disability and inclusive education; 

early identification, assessment and intervention; 

education of children with disabilities; 

assistive devices and therapies; 

practical training in inclusive education. 

Other Activities 

The Centre periodically organises seminars pertaining to 

disability studies. Some of them are: 

 

 

 

A National Seminar on emerging issues in Disability 

Studies in India, organised in March, 2009. 

A two-day workshop on Human Resource 

Development in the Disability Sector, organised in 

March, 2009. 

Sensitization programmes in Disability for IGNOU 

employees, organised periodically. 

Scholarships for Ph.D Students with Disabilities 

NCDS also provides scholarships to disabled students 

admitted to the Ph.D programme in IGNOU in various 

disciplines. 

National Centre for Innovation in 

Distance Education (NCIDE) 

Phone : 011-29536413, 011-29572965 

Fax : 011-29536398 

E-mail : ncide@ignou.ac.in 

This Centre has been established for promoting, 

supporting, re-engineering and disseminating innovations 

in the Open and Distance Learning system of the country. 

Its basic objectives are: 

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providing intellectual, financial and 

technological support to stakeholders for the 

growth and development of the ODL system; 

encouraging innovations in Distance Education (DE) 

through collaborations within the University and 

other institutions in India and abroad; 

promoting and developing innovative learning 

solutions through emerging technologies, and 

working as a resource centre for prototype 

development of innovative solutions; 

conducting research studies for exploring the areas 

of innovation in distance education (DE), and to 

suggest workable solutions, thus, providing a research 

based framework and guidelines for standardization 

and total quality management of all facets of ODL; 

documentation and dissemination of the innovations 

and best practices in DE; 

capacity building of the ODL functionaries for 

innovations in DE and creating an environment for 

innovations; 

developing a network of innovative individuals, 

institutions and industry dedicated to R&D in the 

ODL system; 

development of innovative programmes, guidelines, 

mechanisms and modalities for convergence of 

different systems of education. 

In order to achieve these objectives, the following major 

activities have been undertaken by the NCIDE. 

Development of E-learning Packages: NCIDE, in 

collaboration with the School of Social Sciences, has 

developed an e-learning package for the PGDMRR 

programme. In collaboration with EDNERU, the Centre 

is also developing a multimedia package in computer 

literacy for the learners of the North East. This package 

will be offered both online and offline to the learners. 

Development of On-Demand Exam. System: To allow 

students the flexibility to appear in the examinations 

according to their needs and desire, the NCIDE has 

developed a system for On-Demand Examination. 

Software for generating individualized question papers 

and for online registration for this examination have 

been developed and tested. 

Prototype On-line Examination System: In order to 

provide ìnstant testing-instant result`, the NCIDE has 

developed a prototype system of online examination and 

evaluation. The online exam. scheme will help in 

spontaneous generation of a question paper, immediate 

evaluation and immediate transfer of student`s data, their 

results and their records to the Students Evaluation 

Division. 

Research and Publications: The NCIDE takes 

up research studies pertaining to identification of 

the quality indicators, quality assurance mechanism and 

benchmarking, and publishes these reports, which are 

available on its website. 

Documentation and Dissemination of Innovations: In 

order to facilitate easy reference by scholars, policy 

makers and other stakeholders, NCIDE documents, 

studies and disseminates the policies and practices on 

innovations in the entire ODL system in the country and 

abroad. A digital repository of the innovations and 

research studies in the field of ODL is being created. 

e-Newsletter on Innovations: In order to share and 

disseminate the innovative ideas and best practices in 

the field of distance education and to create a network of 

innovators, NCIDE has started an e-Newsletter named 

ennovate. This carries articles/contributions from the 

NCIDE faculty, IGNOU faculty and eminent experts. 

The newsletter is available in digital, graphical and 

HTML formats. 

Capacity Building: Focusing on the emerging areas and 

technology in education, the NCIDE provides short-term 

training packages and capacity building programmes for 

the ODL functionaries and others. It is in the process of 

developing manuals and handouts for facilitating the use 

of upcoming technologies for imparting effective distance 

education. Some workshops organised by NCIDE are 

listed below: 

 

Script writing for multimedia package for IMNCI, 

and 

Developing quality question banks for the courses 

of IGNOU. 

Gold Medal for Innovations: IGNOU, through NCIDE, 

awards a Gold Medal for Innovation in Distance 

Education, to be awarded every year to the innovators in 

ODL system. Entries from different institutions including 

IGNOU faculty, State Open Universities and other ODL 

agencies are invited, assessed and evaluated. 

North East Centre for Research and 

Development (NECRD) 

Phone : 0361-2343797, 0361-2343798 

Fax : 0361-2343798 

E-mail : anil@necrdignou.org 

This Centre was established in Guwahati with a view to 

expanding and augmenting education with research and 

development in the North East. The Centre organised a 

consultation meet with experts from different fields with 

experience of the North East to formulate the needbased 

agenda for the Centre and to identify the priority 


areas of research for North East India. The 

Centre is offering the Research and Teaching 

Assistantship Scheme (RTA) and is also awarding Major/ 

Minor Projects to persons desirous of working on issues 

related to the North East Region. 

In addition to organising special lectures on various 

aspects of higher education and research, short term 

training programmes are also conducted by the Centre. It 

also proposes to encourage and conduct action oriented 

research, seminars and conferences and to collaborate 

with local policy making institutions, industries, 

universities, research organisations, and other government 

and non-government organisations. 

NECRD organised a “National Conference on Indigenous 

Technology, Livelihood Options and Habitat Utilisation: 

Concepts and Perspectives of Development” in 2009. A 

Training Programme on Translation was also conducted, 

emphasizing the needs of Translation in North East, with 

a special emphasis on research issues related to North- 

East India. 

Regional Institute of Vocational 

Education and Training (RIVET) 

Phone : 011-29534397 (Tele Fax) 

E-mail : pnayak@ignou.ac.in 

This Institute is based in Phulbani, Orissa, and is working 

in two directions : 

i) wider implementation of VET, particularly in the 

remote/rural areas where access to skills education 

is very poor, and 

ii) establishment of a Regional Centre for the East 

Zone in partnership with CITRAP (our special Study 

Centre there) in the Kandhamal District of Orissa. 

With regard to (i), IGNOU is collaborating with SAHAJ 

to administer the following programmes through the 

27,000 Common Service Centres assigned to SAHAJ. 

 

 

 

 

Certificate in Computer Basics, 

Certificate in Advanced Computing, 

Certificate in Job Training, 

Certificate in Interview Etiquette, and 

Diploma in Advanced Computing. 

Staff Training and Research Institute 

in Distance Education (STRIDE) 

Phone : 011-29535399, 011-29572606 

Fax : 011-29533073 

E-mail : stride@ignou.ac.in 

STRIDE is entrusted with the responsibility of 

staff development, programme evaluation and 

research, and contributing to the development of the 

ODL system within the country and overseas. In this 

capacity, it has been organising training programmes for 

the teaching and non-teaching staff at the headquarters 

and the regional centres. 


 

 

 

 

Ph.D. programme in Distance Education 

Master of Arts in Distance Education (MADE) 

for long-term human resource development for the 

DE systems in India and Overseas, supported by the 

Commonwealth of Learning (COL), UNESCO-IICBA 

and others. 

Post Graduate Diploma in Distance Education 

(PGDDE) 

BA Applied Sign Language Studies: This 4-year 

programme is a dual award (certificate from both 

institutions) degree programme of the University of 

Central Lancashire (UCLan), UK, and Indira Gandhi 

National Open University (IGNOU), India, being 

delivered in the face-to-face mode at IGNOU. It is 

aimed at the hearing impaired, with the first year as 

the Foundation Entry Programme, an access 

programme for those who lack the necessary entry 

requirements. 

BA Applied Sign Language students 

STRIDE is also looking after the Indian Journal of 

Open Learning (IJOL), a refereed/peer reviewed 

quarterly international journal published by IGNOU, 

which disseminates information about the theory, 

practice and research in the field of distance and open 

learning. 

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DIVISIONS 

Academic Coordination Division 

Phone : 011-29534231 

Fax : 011-29533417 

E.mail : acd@ignou.ac.in 

This Division deals with faculty recruitment and their 

professional development. As such, it deals with the 

administrative activities pertaining to: 

creation of teaching/academic posts; 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

recruitment; 

terminal benefits; 

career advancement; 

performance appraisal; 

refresher courses; 

travel grants to teachers/academics; 

study/sabbatical leave; 

conduct of meetings of Academic Council and its 

Standing Committee. 

Administration Division 

Phone : 011-29532098 

Fax : 011-29532312 

E.mail : registraroffice@ignou.ac.in 

This Division is the main coordinating wing of IGNOU 

for providing non-academic administrative and secretarial 

support to all schools of studies, divisions, centres and 

units. It has the following sections/cells/units, each of 

which has been assigned specific functions and 

responsibilities. 

Governance Section 

This section is entrusted with responsibilities of 

conducting the meetings and related activities concerning 

the Board of Management (BOM), its Standing 

Committees, viz., Establishment Committee, Purchase 

Committee and Works Committee. It is responsible for 

responding to the Parliamentary questions and important 

communications from MHRD, UGC/AICTE etc. The 

section also deals with Statutes/Ordinances/Regulations 

and additions, deletions and amendments thereto. 

100 th meeting of the BOM, on 4 th July, 2009, at Vigyan Bhawan, 

New Delhi 

Establishment Section 

This section deals with the service matters of the nonacademic 

employees of the University. 

General Administration Section 

This section looks after activities related to administration, 

transport, travel, telephones, guest house facility, 

hospitality arrangements, liaison with Government bodies, 

sports and cultural activities, staff welfare matters and 

staff housing. 

Central Purchase Unit 

This unit is responsible for all the purchases of the 

University, except for those pertaining to library books, 

construction works and printing of course material. It 

also looks after the insurance of the property of the 

University and the maintenance of all equipments 

procured by it. 

Security Unit 

This unit is responsible for the safety and security of the 

University staff and property at its Campus and other 

locations in Delhi. This includes supervision of security 

operations, maintenance and installation of fire safety 

equipment. At present it is also looking after the 

housekeeping operations of the campus. 

SC/ST Cell 

This cell monitors the implementation of the reservation 

policy of the Government of India in the University. 


Statistical data pertaining to SC/ST employees 

is obtained from various quarters of the University 

and furnished to the MHRD, UGC, National Commission 

for SC/ST and Parliamentary Committee. 

through the IGNOU website. The main 

activities of this Division are given below. 

Legal Cell 

The cell deals with all legal matters related to the 

University. 

Coordination Section 

This section deals with the personal claims of the 

University employees such as medical, LTC, TA/DA, 

loans and advances, house building advance, GPF 

advance, etc. 

Hindi Cell 

This cell looks after the implementation of the Official 

Language Policy of the Government of India and makes 

available necessary inputs/help to increase the use of 

Hindi in the day-to-day work of the University. It also 

arranges Hindi Pragya and Prabodh classes for non- 

Hindi speaking staff, translates office orders/memoranda/ 

circulars/press releases/forms and organises awareness 

campaigns for the use of Hindi in the office. 

Recruitment Cell 

The cell looks after advertisement, screening and other 

activities pertaining to the recruitment of various posts 

for Group À`, `B` and `C` services. 

Right to Information Act Cell 

The Administration Division implements the Right to 

Information Act, 2005. For the purpose of implementation 

of RTI Act, 2005, the Deputy Registrar (Administration) 

has been designated as the Public Information Officer 

(Administration). At present, 14 officers of headquarters 

have been designated as Public Information Officers. In 

addition, all Regional Directors have also been designated 

as the Public Information Officers. The Registrar 

(Administration) has been designated as the Appellate 

Authority for the Administrative Division. 

Computer Division 

Phone : 011-29533723 

Fax : 011-29533076 

E-mail : vijaysrivastav@ignou.ac.in, cd@ignou.ac.in 

This Division, based at the headquarters, caters to the IT 

service requirements of the whole University. All the 

three-tiers of the University, i.e., the Headquarters at the 

main campus in Maidan Garhi (New Delhi), the 

countrywide regional centres, and the learner support 

centres all over the country and abroad are provided 

services through this Division, even in virtual mode 

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Computer Division 90 Mbps Link 

Internet Broadband 

Web Application/Wiki/IGNOU Open Course Guide/Proxy 

servers are available in Open Source for providing 

internet and various in-house built applications at the 

Headquarters. All regional centres use these services 

with local ISPs. The main website of IGNOU – 

www.ignou.ac.in is being maintained (hosting, creating 

and updating) by the Computer Division. The campus 

LAN consists of about 35 LANs covering the various 

buildings of the campus. This network is also supported 

with Wi Fi wireless connectivity at select places, which 

is maintained by the Computer Division. 

SWISS (Single Window Information and Student 

Support), available through the link, ‘Student Zone’ on 

the IGNOU website, and through about 150 web-enabled 

KIOSKS installed at the IGNOU regional centres and 

select learner support centres, is supported by the 

Computer Division. The Division has also developed the 

two web-enabled facilities of online admission and online 

recruitment applications, as well as a unified admission/ 

re-registration software for all the regional centres to 

use. 

e-PRAANGAN, a centre in the main campus linked to 

the 90Mbps internet broadband, is being used by 

IGNOU`s staff and families for internet usage. 

ERP - Back Office Automation and IMS 

IGNOU has taken the initiative to get the ERP 

implemented through Tata Consultancy Services, starting 

with back office automation of certain divisions. This 

activity is being coordinated by Computer Division. 


Construction and Maintenance 

Division (CMD) 

Phone No. : 011- 29532510 

Fax No. : 011- 29533763 

E-mail: : cmd@ignou.ac.in 

The Construction and Maintenance Division (CMD) of 

IGNOU looks after the maintenance of the University 

estate, which includes Temporary Campus, Academic 

Block, EMPC building, DEC building, Residential 

Complex at IGNOU Campus, Asian Games Village 

housing and the Regional Centres in Delhi. 

The maintenance activities include supply of water, 

electricity, managing the A.C. system throughout the 

IGNOU office complex, maintenance of street lights, 

pump houses and tube wells. 

The Campus Development Unit (CDU) supervises the 

fresh construction. Currently the construction of a 9-lakh 

litres capacity drinking water underground tank (for DJB 

supply), VIP Guest House, VC Office, parking sheds at 

the New Academic Complex, and a classroom complex 

are going on. Widening of the existing road within 

IGNOU is also in progress. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Division is responsible for the following 

activities: 

preparation of Budget Estimates, review of Receipts 

and Expenditure to facilitate the Management 

Information System with periodic inputs; 

monitoring financial targets of Development Plans; 

collection of Revenue Receipts on behalf of the 

University; 

preparation of inputs for Expenditure Finance 

Committee (EFC) meetings; 

rendering financial advice/concurrence; 

conducting Finance Committee Meetings; 

payments to staff members; 

payments to outside parties for supply of material 

and services rendered; 

maintenance of Provident Fund and Pension Fund 

Accounts; 

payments of Pension Benefits; 

preparation of Annual Accounts on accrual basis; 

investment of funds for generating additional 

resources for the ogranisation; 

internal audit of accounts of the Regional/Study 

Centres, Divisions and Schools; 

coordination with the Statutory Auditors for 

conducting Statutory Audit by DGACR and 

processing of Audit Reports; 

management of the Funds of the Projects sponsored 

by outside organizations/government bodies. 

A major portion of this work is recently automated. 

For construction of administrative blocks, warehouses, 

extension of academic complex and other infrastructure 

including research scholar`s hostels, more residential 

flats, M/s RITES Ltd., a PSU, has been engaged as 

Architectural and Project Management Consultant. 

The CDU also provides engineering/technical support 

for the establishing of Gyan Vani and EduSat Studios 

all over the country, and for initiating construction of 

Regional Centre buildings located through out the 

country. 

Finance and Accounts Division 

Phone : 011- 29532220 

Fax : 011- 29536267 

E-mail : financeofficer@ignou.ac.in 

International Division 

Phone : 011- 29533987 

Fax : 011- 29535502 

E-mail : snanda@ignou.ac.in, id@ignou.ac.in 

The globalization of higher education, particularly through 

the distance mode of delivery, has given an altogether 

different perspective to the cross border delivery of 

IGNOU`s academic programmes in various countries. 

The International Division looks after this. Its mandate 

is to promote bilateral and multilateral collaborations 

and to network with international educational institutes 

and intergovernmental agencies, to serve as a single 

window system for the University`s overseas academic 

activities, to provide capacity building through training 

and to liaison with the international delegations and 

visitors to the University. 


To meet its objectives, this Division has adopted 

a fourfold approach in expanding the international 

horizons of IGNOU: 

 

 

 

 

collaboration 

licensing of course material 

capacity building of ODL and operational matters 

institutional Building. 

Counselling for the B.Com students at a partner institution 

IGNOU has recently joined hands with Asia e-University 

Malaysia, University of Technology, Papua, New Guinea 

and the Southern African Development Community - 

Centre for Distance Education for capacity building 

through Open and Distance Learning. At present, IGNOU 

is offering academic programmes in 36 countries across 

the globe through 60 Partner Institutions. (The names 

and addresses of the partner institutions in these countries 

are provided towards the end of the Profile.) 

Till date IGNOU has a cumulative enrolment of nearly 

30,000 international students, which is likely to increase 

with the intervention of technology and quality learner 

support services. 

IGNOU has signed another MoU with TCIL 

(India) for the Main Project on 16 th May, 2008. 

Under the main project, the Universities of all 53 countries 

in the African Union will be partnered with IGNOU for 

studying chosen programmes. The process of teaching is 

to be by tele-education, with a two-way communication 

link between the students in the African Union and the 

studio located at the Electronic Media Production Centre, 

IGNOU. 

Library and Documentation Division 

Phone : 011-29532797, 29533393 

E-Mail : librarian@ignou.ac.in 

This division is responsible for developing and 

maintaining the library system of IGNOU, which 

comprises the Central Library at the headquarters and 

libraries at the regional centers (RCs) and learner support 

centres (LSCs). The Central Library caters to the needs 

of academics, administrative and support staff at the 

Headquarters, all research students, and the on-campus 

students and visiting faculty. The RC libraries take care 

of the library requirements of the staff, academic 

counsellors, and academic coordinators in the region 

concerned. The study centre libraries are primarily meant 

for students. 

Pan African e-Network Project 

After the successful completion of the Pilot Project, 

The coordinators of the International PIs watching a Pan African 

session 

The libraries of the RCs have been strengthened by 

additional support in the infrastructure, personnel and 

collections through local purchases. The information on 

the collection of the library is browsed and downloaded 

by IGNOU library members from desktops accessing 

library Web-OPAC. 

The Library is also a member of the UGC-INFONET 

and the Developing Library Network (DELNET), which 

provides services like browsing of Union Catalogues, 

Inter-library Loan and Document Delivery facility. The 

Central Library provides members access to a variety of 

e-resources also. 

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Library Holdings 

Number of books : 106416 

Number of books at RCs and SCs : 250325 

Number of microfiches : 17558 

Number of microfilms : 199 

Number of journals : 425 

Number of CD-ROMs : 3948 

Material Production and Distribution 

Division 

Phone : 011-29534521, 29535485 

Fax : 011-29535083 

E-Mail : rrausaria@ignou.ac.in, mpdd@ignou.ac.in 

This Division undertakes the following functions: 

planning of printed course material requirements; 

procurement, storage and issue of offset/maplitho 

printing paper, art card, art board (for text and cover 

printing), envelops, corrugated boxes for despatch 

of materials and other packing material; 

 

printing of most course materials and special 

publications of the University; 

inventory maintenance of study material; 

bulk despatch of study material to regional centres/ 

learner support centres/partner institutions in India; 

sale of study material to educational institutions and 

the general public; and 

organizing IGNOU stalls in book fairs and 

exhibitions. 

These functions are performed with the help of the 

following units/cells/sections of the Division: 

Administrative and Finance (A & F) Unit is 

entrusted with the responsibility of procurement 

of paper, etc. 

The Stores are responsible for the storage of all material 

related to the printing and despatch of self-instructional 

material. 

The Printing Unit handles the printing/reprinting of study 

material for all schools, fresh/revised printing of newly 

established schools and the printing of material pertaining 

to the other divisions. The printing of miscellaneous 

documents of the University, such as the Annual Report, 

Annual Accounts, Brochures, Invitation Cards and 

Convocation related publications are also looked after by 

this unit. The other tasks undertaken by the unit include 

pricing of print material for sale, quality control, storage 

and issue of positives, ISBN Nos. issue, empanelment of 

printers, composers, graphic designers, etc. Printing of 

study material for the Southern Region has begun from 

the Madurai Regional Centre on a pilot basis. 

The Marketing Cell looks after the sale of study material 

to the general public and educational institutions through 

spot sale at the Headquarters. IGNOU study material is 

also sold through 15 retails agents in different parts of 

the country, appointed by IGNOU for this purpose. 

IGNOU’s participation in book fairs and exhibitions is 

organized by the marketing cell also. 

IGNOU Course Material Stall at the Delhi Book Fair 

In order to help the needy students and resolve their 

queries related to non-receipt of study material and 

assignments, the Student Support Cell of the Division 

attends to them through e-mails, telephone and speed 

post delivery. 


Planning and Development 

Division 

Phone : 011- 29533139 

Fax : 011- 29534228 

E-mail : pdd@ignou.ac.in 

As the planning and monitoring wing of the University, 

this Division has the following objectives : 

 

 

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to optimize the utilization of national resources for 

the Open and Distance Learning System; 

to set short term and long term goals for the growth 

of the University; and 

to instil Total Quality Management (TQM) in all 

areas of IGNOU’s operations. 

As such, the Division looks after the following activities: 

Five Year Plan and Annual Plans: The Division 

coordinates with other divisions, schools and the 

Distance Education Council, and prepares different 

plan documents, such as the perspective plans, Five 

Year Plans, and Annual Plans for IGNOU and the 

Open Education System of the country. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Planning Board: The Division convenes the 

meetings of the Planning Board and its standing 

committee, the Academic Programme Committee. 

Research Studies and Data/Information Analysis: 

In order to strengthen the plans, policies, academic 

and support services of the University, the Division 

periodically undertakes research studies and data/ 

information analysis in the areas of economics of 

education. 

Database and Management Information System: 

The Division maintains a database and Management 

Information System of policy decision support. The 

requisite data, along with its analysis and information, 

is provided to all internal and external agencies. The 

information is also used for responding to all queries 

in the Parliament pertaining to IGNOU. 

Cost Analysis and Assigning Codes: The Division 

carries out delivery cost analysis for new 

programmes, and assigns programme codes as well 

as colour codes for the various academic programmes 

of the University. 

Projects: The Division functions as the nodal agency 

for externally funded projects for its proper 

coordination and handling of various activities 

connected with the project(s). 

Memorandum of Understanding/Collaboration/ 

Cooperation (MoU/MoC/MoCoop): The Division 

acts as a nodal agency to serve Schools of Studies 

 

and Divisions for processing, vetting, devising 

and contextualizing the Memorandum of 

Understanding (MoUs), Memorandum of 

Collaborations (MoCs), Memorandum of Cooperation 

(MoCoop) and/or agreements that IGNOU is signing 

with an agency/institution or organisation. 

Sharing of IGNOU Study Material: The selfinstructional 

study material is made available to 

State Open Universities (SOUs), Distance Education 

Institutes (DEIs) and other institutions through bulk 

purchase or by agreements for reproduction, 

adaptation and translation rights on the payment of 

license fee. The Division coordinates this activity on 

behalf of IGNOU. 

Regional Services Division 

Phone : 011- 29532118 

Fax : 011- 29533062 

E-mail : ignoursd@yahoo.com 

The Regional Services Division (RSD) has the 

responsibility of developing policies, systems and 

procedures for the establishment and management of 

regional centres (RCs) and learner support centres (LSCs). 

The University has established 61 regional centres, each 

with an area of jurisdiction, which may be an entire state 

or selected districts in the same region. In addition, the 

University has established around 11 recognised regional 

centres for the Indian Armed Forces and Assam Rifles. 

They provide effective network support to the personnel 

of these forces availing higher education from IGNOU. 

The learner support centres are known by different 

names depending on the specific role they play, such as 

regular study centres, programme study centres, special 

study centres, recognised study centres, tele-learning 

centers, skill development centres and partner institutions. 

These are usually located in educational institutions and 

are meant for IGNOU`s counselling activities on 

weekends. The University provides for all support services 

at these centres for learners who wish to avail of these 

services though the attendance at counseling sessions is 

not mandatory except for the practical component. At 

present the University has around 3000 learner support 

centres including those for the Armed Forces, partner 

institutions and down-linking centres (The distribution 

of these centres is given in Appendix-3.) 

For extending access to education to more people, 

IGNOU also has centres in collaboration with various 

groups like Confederation of NGOs of Rural India 

(CNRI), Jan Shiksha Sansthan (JSS), ICFAI, etc. Further, 

for providing access to persons in the economically and 

educationally backward blocks (EEBB), given by the 

Sachar Committee, IGNOU has opened special centres 


in some of these blocks. Through these centres 

IGNOU offers the learners a variety of vocational 

programmes, as well as the Bachelor Degree programmes. 

Some academic programmes have also been 

translated by the regional centres into other 

Indian languages for the benefit of learners of their 

regions. For example, the Awareness Package on 

Disability has been translated into Tamil and the 

Certificate in Organic Farming has been translated into 

Punjabi. 

Inaguration of Ware-House at Regional Centre, Vijayawada 

Recently, there has been an increasing decentralisation, 

to the regional centres, of large operations. As part of 

this, the responsibility of the admissions and distribution 

of study materials to students is now with the regional 

centres. Also, all TEE exam forms, including those with 

late fee after due dates, are now received at the regional 

centres. 

Programmes Developed by RCs 

Several regional centres have taken the initiative of 

developing need-based programmes with the Schools 

concerned. For instance, Regional Centre, Bangalore, is 

working on B. Tech in Aircraft Technology and 

Maintenance; Patna Regional Centre has developed 

Certificate in Energy Technology and Management; the 

Chennai Regional Centre is developing programmes on 

Social Entrepreneurship; Cochin Regional Centre, in 

association with the School of Agriculture, has launched 

the Post Graduate Diploma in Plantation Management. 

A successful learner of the programme for anganwadi workers in 

Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, designed and developed by the Regional 

Centre, Bhopal and UNICEF. 

Jail inmates at “Sensitisation-cum-On the Spot Admission” drive 

Some regional centres have taken significant initiatives 

for the benefit of learners in their regions. For instance, 

Jaipur and Kolkata Regional Centres have got 

sponsorship from their respective State Governments for 

learners taking up Computer Programmes and Consumer 

Affairs, respectively. Jabalpur Regional Centre has 

launched a Mobile Study Centre for reaching out to the 

educationally and economically backward tribal areas of 

the region. Several regional centres have liaised with the 

local jail authorities for running study centres for jail 

inmates. IGNOU has also allowed jail inmates to take its 

programmes without paying any fee. 

The Division is also responsible for the overall 

coordination of activities pertaining to the annual 

convocation. The main convocation is held at the 

Headquarters, and simultaneously at all Regional Centres 

through teleconferencing mode via satellite, and students 

have the option to attend it either at the Headquarters or 

at the Regional Centre of their choice. 

Student Evaluation Division 

Phone : 011- 29535828 

Fax : 011- 29534429 

E-mail : registrarsed@ignou.ac.in 

The Student Evaluation Division (SED) is responsible 

for organising the Term End Examinations (TEEs) and 

entrance tests (for a few programmes) across the country. 

It also organises the evaluation of the performance of 

students in TEEs, coordination of the activities pertaining 

to continuous assessment through assignments, activities 


pertaining to the evaluation of project reports, 

and finally, certification of their performances. 

The Division has been successfully and effectively 

maintaining the database of over 2.5 million active 

students, who are on the rolls of the University at 

present. As such it ensures that question papers are sent 

to more than 600 exam centres in India and abroad, well 

in time. It also ensures that over 4 lakh students per 

exam receive their hall tickets in time. It handles data 

received from online TEEs as well as on-demand TEEs, 

which are being undertaken on a pilot basis at present. 

The TEEs are conducted twice a year, in the months of 

June and December, commencing on the first working 

day of the respective months. Evaluation of the answer 

scripts has now been decentralised to several regional 

centres. The SED is overall incharge of this, and is 

responsible for consolidating and declaring the results. 

The Division is also responsible for overall coordination 

of activities pertaining to the annual convocation. The 

main convocation is held at the Headquarters, and 

simultaneously at all regional centres through 

teleconferencing mode via satellite, and students have 

The students attenting 20th Convocation at RC 

Dehradun through teleconferencing 

the option to attend it either at the Headquarters 

or the regional centre of their choice. 

The Division has established a student grievance cell to 

redress grievances received from the students. It also has 

a research cell, which studies the student profile across 

the programmes and analyses their performance in 

examinations. 

Student Registration Division 

Phone : 011- 29532741 

Fax : 011- 29532686 

E-mail : registrarsrd@ignou.ac.in 

This Division is responsible for monitoring of registration 

of students for different programmes offered by the 

University, `Walk-in admission`, Òn-line admission` and 

assessing equivalence of examinations/degrees. 

Admissions are largely undertaken by the regional centres. 

In order to streamline and facilitate handling of 

voluminous data, the Division has developed in-house 

software for error detection in admission and reregistration 

and the same has been provided to all 

regional centres. The Division has been successfully and 

effectively maintaining the database of over 2.5 million 

students on the rolls of the University. 

With a view to providing better student services, crucial 

information related to students is uploaded on the IGNOU 

website, which include the admission and re-registration 

details, study centre opted, prospectus & application 

forms for various programmes and address checking. 

Besides this, the re-registration rorms, re-admission forms, 

credit transfer scheme with prescribed proforma, 

notifications issued pertaining to equivalence/recognition 

granted and the Notifications/Gazette publication by 

various regulatory bodies pertaining to recognition of 

IGNOU`s degrees/diplomas have also been uploaded on 

the website. The current status of the admission is also 

provided on the website. 

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OTHER UNITS 

Campus Placement Cell (CPC) 

Phone : 011-29536867 

E-mail : campusplacement@ignou.ac.in 

The mission and endeavour of this Cell has been to 

enhance and facilitate the process of gainful employment 

of its divergent and distributed learner population. Job 

aspiring students approach CPC to seek advice and 

assistance for entry-level jobs as well as mid-career level 

employment opportunities, matching and commensurate 

with their personal and academic profiles. Currently all 

companies demand job-ready candidates to be made 

available within the shortest possible time period. These 

candidates are expected to be equipped with employable 

skills to make best-fits for each sector. Taking into 

account this scenario, we have aligned our placement 

strategies to enhance the Employability Quotient of our 

students by imparting employable skills training after 

mapping their resident skills and bridging the gaps 

subsequently through appropriate training. 

Skill Assessment test by Campus Placement Cell at Delhi, May 2009 

There is a provision for students to check and apply for 

job positions posted on the IGNOU website under the 

`campus placement` link. The Cell conducts on-campus 

and off-campus placement activities at the Headquarters 

and at some regional centres, and has also created some 

programme-wise Alumni Chat groups for information 

sharing and networking. 

Committees against Sexual 

Harassment (ACASH/ICASH/RSDCASH) 

E-mail : nkapai@ignou.ac.in; 

rrpaliwal@hotmail.com; 

pksinclair@ignou.ac.in; 

neenajain@ignou.ac.in 

The University has adopted a policy, and consequent 

rules and regulations, in the matter of prevention of 

sexual harassment against women employees (full-time 

and part-time) and students. This is in compliance with 

the mandate of the Supreme Court judgement, and is 

binding on all part-time and full-time employees and 

students of IGNOU, including members of institutions 

associated with IGNOU, to the extent that they are 

engaged in IGNOU related activities. Three committees 

have been formed by the University to ensure compliance 

at the regional level, headquarters and an apex committee. 

More details are available on the IGNOU website 

www.ignou.ac.in . 

Distance Education Programme under 

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (DEP-SSA) 

Phone : 011-29531457, 011-29571708 

E-mail : depssa@ignou.ac.in 

This is a nodal centre for distance education activities 

under the SSA, funded by MHRD, Govt. of India. It was 

launched in 2003 as an upgraded project of the erstwhile 

DEP-DPEP (Distance Education Programme-District 

Primary Education Programme), which had been in 

operation in 18 states in the country. As an integral 

component of SSA, this national project aims at providing 

need-based, local specific in-service training for teachers 

and other functionaries involved in elementary education 

programme supplemented through distance mode. 

The DEP-SSA has developed a host of learning materials, 

not only for teachers but also for other functionaries 

associated with the SSA. Currently, it is engaged in 

developing multi-media teacher training packages on 

teaching of Science and Mathematics at upper primary 

level and teaching of English at primary level. It is also 

engaged in development of an interactive e-Learning 


portal for providing on-sight support to teachers 

and teacher educators in content upgradation, 

contextual and pedagogical issues. 

DEP-SSA has been providing technical support to several 

states on the state initiated need-based activities in 

designing, developing and implementing training modules 

for stakeholders under SSA. 

DEP-SSA also undertakes research and impact analysis 

studies for improving its interventions from time to time. 

Educational Development of the 

North East Region Unit (EDNERU) 

Phone : 011-29534034, 011-29572413 

Fax : 011-29534995 

E-mail : jkurup@ignou.ac.in 

This unit has been created by IGNOU with the objectives 

of: 

creating educational access in the North East region 

by establishing a network of learner support centres 

across the region; 

using ICT to overcome geographical constraints; 

bridging physical distances in reaching out to remote 

and inaccessible areas; and 

planning and implementing need based 

entrepreneurship development and training 

programmes to increase employment opportunities 

for the youth of the region. 

Through its various educational activities, IGNOU has 

been constantly striving for the development of human 

resource in the NE region by contributing to a holistic 

planning of education and vocational skills. This is 

being undertaken in consonance with the regional ethos 

and the requirements of the region. 

Women making incense sticks at an Entrepreneurship Development 

workshop organised by the Regional Centre, Agartala 

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There has been a steady increase in the 

enrolment figures of the University in the region 

over the years. With over 42000 students enrolled in 

various programmes of the University in 2009, there has 

been an increase of 18% from the previous year. At 

present, the network in the North-East includes 9 regional 

centres and 430 learner support centres. 

In addition to the regular academic programmes of the 

University, initiatives have also been taken to develop 

value added, tailor made courses which have demand 

in the job market, in areas such as, Beekeeping, 

Handmade Paper Making, Interior Design, Diabetes Care 

Education, Electrical Wiring, Digital Photography and 

Manufacture of Leather Goods. The University also 

conducts several extension, skill development, 

entrepreneurship and vocational training programmes in 

different states of the Region, under the aegis of its 

regional centres to enhance the employability and selfreliance 

of the youth of the region in various sectors of 

the region`s economy. 

Several regional and state level seminars/workshops/ 

conferences on areas of relevance to the NE Region are 

also held periodically. The Scheme of Convergence of 

ODL and the Conventional Systems has enlisted a large 

number of institutions under its purview in the North 

East region. The Community College Scheme of IGNOU 

is also in the process of being implemented in the 

region. 

One of the foremost initiatives undertaken this year by 

this unit has been the operationalisation of the four 

special institutes, which were established in the NE 

region as a novel initiative with the objective of 

contributing towards the professional development of 

the people of the region. Details of these institutes are 

given in this Profile under the section on Centres. 

i) IGNOU Institute for Vocational Education and 

Training, Shillong; 

ii) North-East Centre for Research and Development, 

Guwahati; 

iii) IGNOU Institute for Professional Competency 

Advancement of Teachers through ODL, 

Guwahati; 

iv) IGNOU Centre for ODL in Research and Training 

in Agriculture, Agartala. 

e-GyanKosh 

Phone : 011-29571923 

E-mail : ukanjilal@ignou.ac.in, 

support@egyankosh.ac.in 

IGNOU initiated the development of a knowledge 


epository in October, 2005, to store, index, 

preserve, distribute and share the digital learning 

resources developed by the ODL institutions in the 

country. This is named e-GyanKosh 

(www.egyankosh.ac.in). Today e-Gyankosh has emerged 

as one of the world`s largest educational resource 

repositories, and the access is free. Over 95% of the selfinstructional 

print material (40,000 volumes) of IGNOU 

has already been digitized and uploaded on the repository. 

Over 1600 video programmes are being provided through 

a special channel of IGNOU in YouTube with the 

metadata link in the repository. The repository also has 

a wiki for collaborative content generation and a blog 

for discussion on various issues, ideas and thoughts. 

Live educational programmes are available through the 

webcasting platform (www.ignouonline.ac.in/Broadcast), 

which at present provides access to broadcast channels 

Gyan Darshan-1, Gyan Darshan-2 simulcasted with 

EduSat, and Gyan Vani (Delhi). The platform supports 

multiple operating systems, processors and devices. The 

user has options to select from VLC, Windows Media or 

Flash players with a multiple bandwidth support ranging 

from 100 Kbps to 256 Kbps. 

After its public launch in June 9, 2008, the site has 

already received over 6,80,000 hits, with an average of 

1,000 visits per day from all over the world. There are 

60,000 active registered users of the repository. The 

statistics clearly indicate the growing popularity of e- 

GyanKosh. 

Apart from the activity above, the e-GyanKosh team 

developed an in-house e-learning platform for delivery 

of online programmes. Seventeen major online 

programmes have been launched by the University using 

this platform, which are listed in the earlier sections. The 

platform provides a complete Virtual Learning 

Environment (VLE) covering all the activities, from 

registration to certification. 

The facilities of e-GyanKosh have now been 

extended with the FlexiLearn platform, which 

was launched on November 19 th , 2009 by the Honourable 

President of India, on the occasion of the launch of the 

silver jubilee year of the University. The FlexiLearn 

website (www.ignouflexilearn.ac.in) is a personal learning 

space, where free learning resources are integrated with 

a learning management system for anyone who wants to 

learn, whatever their educational needs and experience. 

Anyone can register and explore courses free of cost. 

However, certification for the courses will be based on 

payment of the requisite fees. 

Horticulture Cell 

Phone : 011-29533166, 011-29572430 

E-mail : skyadav30@gmail.com, 

himanshuhort@rediffmail.com 

This cell designs and maintains the greenery in the 

sprawling campus of the University, spread over 120 

acres. The cell also generates sufficient plants for sale. 

It develops parks at different locations, and maintains 

them. Bio-pesticide is prepared at the nursery and is also 

being utilised for protecting the plants. The cell also 

grows vegetables without using pesticide. Mushroom 

(oyster) is also produced and sold in the cell. The cell 

grows annual flowering plants for beautification at various 

locations in the University campus, including the 

residential complex. 

The IGNOU cactarium 

FlexiLearn main page 

Public Information Unit 

Phone : 011-29532321, 29572504, 29572508 

E-mail : cpro@ignou.ac.in 

This unit acts as a bridge between the public and 

IGNOU. The chief activity of the Unit is dissemination 

of information about the activities and programmes of 

the University. It reaches out to prospective students by 

providing information through a brochure about academic 

programmes run by the Schools of Study, the instructional 

systems and admission procedures. The unit also 


contributes to image 

building of the 

University through issuing press 

releases to the national/local 

media. It organises press 

conferences and visits of mediapersons 

for the coverage of 

University activities. 

In addition, the unit prepares 

and releases advertisements 

pertaining to admissions, 

appointments, tender notices 

and special functions. 

On the occasion of the 

Foundation Day, 2009 and 

Silver Jubilee Year of the 

University, the unit launched 

two publications, viz., ‘Education without Barriers’ and 

‘Open Letter’, a monthly newsletter of IGNOU, in 

collaboration with the Indo Asian News Service (IANS). 

Research Unit 

Phone : 011-29534326, 011-29571523 

Fax : 011-29534229 

E-mail : researchunit@ignou.ac.in 

The University offers Ph.D and M.Phil programmes in 

most disciplines, under which it has enrolled about 200 

students. It also has a Research and Teaching 

Assistantship Scheme, under which it has enrolled about 

80 students. To look after all the research activities, 

IGNOU has recently established this unit. It has the 

following responsibilities: 

to convene the meetings of the Research Council 

and its Standing Committee; 

to handle the administration, admission and conduct 

the evaluation of all research scholars and M.Phil 

students; 

administration of the Research and Teaching 

Assistantship Scheme; 

handling of research projects (major/minor 

categories) of the University; 

processing proposals of Research Centres/Institutions 

as Research Centres of IGNOU for various 

discipline(s). 

Student Services Centre 

Phone : 011-2953714, 29572513 

Fax : 011- 29533129 

E-mail : ssc@ignou.ac.in 

This centre, operating from the headquarters of IGNOU, 

provides information and counselling on various 

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programmes and courses of study to the 

prospective learners. It also redresses the students’ 

grievances such as non-receipt of letters, confirming 

admission in the academic programme, non-receipt of 

study material, non-receipt of admit card for appearing 

in the term-end examination, non-declaration of results 

of the term-end examination, non-inclusion of marks/ 

grades of the assignments and projects in the grade 

cards, change in the address, change in the study centre, 

change in the medium of instruction etc. It caters to the 

learners visiting the centre in person and also those who 

approach through telephone, e-mail and post. The SSC 

also takes care of the facilities being provided to the 

students of the face-to-face on-campus programmes. 

Students at the SSC 

The SSC has a sub-centre, the IGNOU City Centre, in 

the heart of the capital. This is meant for disseminating 

information on different issues of student-related queries, 

and an appropriate platform to redress them, through a 

one-stop Information-cum-Query Handling Centre. 

Vigilance Cell 

Phone : 011-29534151 

E-mail : vigilance@ignou.ac.in 

Indira Gandhi National Open University was one of the 

first educational institutions of higher learning to 

implement the guidelines laid down by the Central 

Vigilance Commission. The Vigilance Cell, established 

in 1998, is headed by the part-time Chief Vigilance 

Officer (CVO). The CVO advises the Vice-Chancellor 

on vigilance complaints concerning the University 

teachers, academics, officers and staff to ensure probity 

and integrity in public administration. 

The objectives of the Vigilance Cell are to: 

activate vigilance machinery in the University for 

investigating complaints; 

sensitise the University community against corruption 

and corrupt practices; 

strengthen preventive vigilance by streamlining 

procedures; and 

prevent the possibilities of corruption and to 

encourage a culture of honesty and integrity. 


EVENTS 

IGNOU has been very active in the last year, academically 

as well as in research. The University has also signed 

MoUs with several reputed organisations to further its 

objectives. Some important events of the university in 

2009 and early 2010, pertaining to these activities, are 

listed below: 

January 

 

 

 

IGNOU organised the second international 

conference on “Contemporary Indian Writers in 

English: Assimilation and Denial” on 19-20 January, 

2009. 

IGNOU sets up three national level institutions viz., 

IGNOU Institute of Vocational Education Training 

(IIVET), IGNOU Institute for Professional 

Competency and Advancement of Teachers (IIPCAT) 

and North-East Centre for Research and Development 

(NECRD). 

IGNOU signed up with Commonwealth Educational 

Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) and 10 broadcasters 

working in various parts of the country for a 

certificate programme in Community Radio. 

February 

 

 

Ministry of HRD and IUC, IGNOU, organised a 

Capacity Building Programme on Technology 

Enhanced Learning on 9-20 th February, 2009. 

The 20 th Convocation address on ‘Technology 

Enabled Teaching-Learning in Distance Education’ 

by Prof. R. Natarajan, Former Chairman of AICTE 

& Former Director, IIT Madras on 28 th February, 

2009. 

 

 

 

IGNOU awarded the best International Partner 

Institute award to the Gulf Centre for University 

Education, Kuwait in the 20 th Convocation. The 

coordinator, Mr. Aloysius Martin, received it. 

IGNOU launches Smart Move Internship Programme 

to reach 10,000 students with an all India tie-up with 

Max New York Life. 

IGNOU opens a City Centre at YMCA, New Delhi, 

where IGNOU first started in 1985-86. 

March 

 

 

 

 

April 

 

 

IGNOU celebrated the International Women`s Day 

on 5 th March, 2009. On this occasion, a poetry 

recital was organized and the play ‘Mahabharat Ka 

Extension’ was enacted by a theatre group 

‘SANGWARI’. 

IGNOU organised a national seminar on Èmerging 

Issues in Disability Studies in India` on 5-6 th March, 

2009. Dr. Manoj Kumar, Chief Commissioner for 

persons of Disabilities, Government of India and 

Mrs. Poonam Natarajan, Chair Person National Trust, 

Goverment of India were the main speakers. 

‘Online Journalism and Web 2.0 programme’ training 

workshop organised by IGNOU and Deutsche Welle 

(DW) Akademie, Germany on 23 rd March, 17 April, 

2009. 

Workshop on ‘Terrorism, Communalism Civil 

Society’ organised by IGNOU on 25 th March, 2009. 

Prof. M.S. Swaminathan, Hon`ble Member of 

Parliament (Rajya Sabha) and Chair for Sustainable 

Development calls for a `Jal Swaraj Movement` at 

the launch of the Certificate Programme in Water 

Harvesting and Management on 8 th April, 2009. 

On the occasion of the Birth Anniversary of Dr. 

B.R. Ambedkar, the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Chair 

organized a seminar and poetry recital by eminent 

dalit poets. A film on Dr. Ambedkar`s life was also 

screened. 


May 

 

IGNOU and the International Centre for Sign 

Languages and Deaf Studies (iSLanDS Centre), 

University of Central Lancashire, UK launched a 

new sign language programme to benefit the 

professional education of deaf students 

internationally. 

 

 

`National Launch of Community 

Colleges` by Smt. D. Purandeswari, Hon`ble 

Minister of State of HRD, in the presence of Prof. 

M.S. Swaminathan on 4 th July, 2009. 

‘Launch of EduSAT Connectivity for IHMS’ by 

Sujit Banerjee, Secretary, Tourism, Govt. of India on 

29 th July, 2009. 

Launch of orientation programme for `Certificate on 

Early Childhood Special Education Enabling 

Inclusion-Cerebral Palsy` by IGNOU and RCI on 

31 st July, 2009. 

August 

 

International Division organised its 4 th International 

Partner Institutes Coordinators Meet during 5 th – 7 th 

August, 2009. 

 

IGNOU participated in ASSOCHAM Education fair 

at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi on 30 th May, 2009. 

June 

 

 

First Convention of HIV Medics organised by 

IGNOU and AIDS Healthcare Foundation – India 

Cares on 8 th June, 2009. 

Brainstorming Session on `Developing Roadmap on 

Vocational Education & Indigenous Knowledge and 

Technology for North East Region`. 

July 

 

 

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The 14 th Prof. G Ram Reddy Memorial Lecture on 

Èducation, Media and Development` was delivered 

on July 2 nd , 2009, by Shri Kiran Karnik, former 

President, NASSCOM. 

The 100 th Board of Management Meeting held at 

Vigyan Bhawan on 4 th July, 2009. 

At the seminar on ‘Open Education Resources for Network-Enabled 

Education’ 

 

 

 

 

IGNOU organised Symposium on Òpen Education 

Resources for Network-Enabled Education`, 

focussing on implications and implementation 

strategies for the NKC recommendations on 20-21 st , 

August, 2009. 

Launch of B.Ed (Special Education) and Foundation 

Course for In-Service Teachers by Shri Mukul 

Wasnik, Hon`ble Minister for Social Justice and 

Empowerment on 24th August, 2009. 

Sh. Jaipal Reddy, Hon`ble Minister for Urban 

Development, Govt. of India, inaugurated the MA 

(Journalism and Mass Communication) and MA 

(Electronic Media and Production Management) on 

24th August, 2009. 

The Friday Seminar Series ‘Women in Power’ 

inaugurated by Smt. Shiela Dixit, Hon`ble Chief 


Minister of Delhi and Smt. Brinda Karat, 

Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) on 28 th 

August, 2009. 

September 

 

Launch of Indo-Australian Initiatives: ICT-Enabled 

Diploma in Primary Education, Master of Intellectual 

Property Law and Doctoral Programme for RTA`s 

by Hon`ble Julia Gillard, Deputy Prime Minister of 

Australia, on 1 st September, 2009. 

November 

Launch of Flexi-learning Platform, New Gyan 

Vani Stations and Gyan Deep Community College 

Project of IGNOU and the Indian Army by the 

Hon`ble President of India, as part of the inauguration 

of the IGNOU Silver Jubilee Celebrations, on 19 th 

November, 2009. 

October 

 

 

IGNOU signed a generic memorandum of 

understanding with Papua New Guinea`s University 

of Technology (PNG UNITECH) on 8 th October, 

2009, for a slew of educational and training 

programmes. 

On 29 th October, 2009, IGNOU signed an MoU with 

Ericsson India Pvt. Limited (EIL), an Indian chapter 

of Swedish multinational firm Ericsson, to start 

application of the third generation (3G) mobile in 

education delivery. 

 

 

 

 

24 th Foundation Day lecture on ‘Sustainability, 

Innovation and Inclusion in the Education Sector’ 

by Dr. Narendra Jadhav, Member, Planning 

Commission, Govt. of India on 19 th November, 2009. 

Two-day national symposium on ‘Challenges and 

Opportunities of Media Education in India’ organised 

by IGNOU and UNESCO on 20-21 st November, 

2009. 

Dr. Vandita Arora, Principal, Indraprastha College, 

university of Delhi, spoke on ‘Veda and Vedanta’ on 

the occasion of the 1st Sanskrit Seminar organised 

by the School of Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary 

Studies, IGNOU. 

First Silver Jubilee lecture, School of Gender and 

Development Studies, delivered by Prof. Gail 

Omvedt, Professor, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Chair, 

IGNOU, on `Whose Babasaheb?`, on 27th November, 

2009. 

An expert committee meeting for the Gyan Deep Community 

College Scheme in progress 

December 

IGNOU co-hosted the Education Summit II, 2009, 

inaugurated by the Hon`ble Minister of State for 

External Affairs, Dr. Shashi Tharoor on 12th 

December, 2009. The theme was `Marketing of 

India`s Higher Education Worldwide`. 

 

IGNOU signed an MoU with CIAL (Cochin 

International Airport Ltd.) Academy on 14th 

December, 2009 to offer MBA and other programmes 


in aviation and airport infrastructure 

technology and management. 

The School of Education organized a training 

workshop for the academics of the National Institute 

of Education, Sri Lanka from 14 th to 23 rd December, 

2009. The focus of the workshop was on `Curriculum 

Design, Development and Evaluation`. 

SIGN4, International Conference on Sign Languages 

co-hosted by IGNOU and UCLAN, UK on 17th to 

19th December, 2009. 

Sh. Navin B. Chawla, the Chief Election 

Commissioner of India, delivered the Mother Teresa 

Memorial Lecture on 21st December, 2009. He 

spoke on Èlectoral Democracy in India`. 

The first University level Silver Jubilee Lecture, was 

delivered by literary scholar and cultural activist, Dr. 

G. N. Devy, on 22 nd December, 2009, on Àphasia, 

Amnesia and Inequalities: Narrative of 

Marginalisation`. 

IGNOU also signed an Agreement of 

Cooperation with UNESCO for identifying special 

programmes and activities of IGNOU for cobranding. 

 

Launch of the Coastal Community College at 

Poompuhar on 26 th December, 2009 

On the fifth anniversary of the tsunami IGNOU 

launched the coastal community college in 

Poompuhar to train fisherfolk on the use of mobile 

technology, scientific data and market related 

information to cut down operational costs and 

increase income realization. 

 

 

The School of Health Sciences organised a Blood 

Donation Camp on 15 th January, 2010, which 

recorded an overwhelming participation by the 

IGNOU staff. 

The IGNOU Special Study Centre in the Central 

Prison, Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh) was inaugurated 

on 20 th January, 2010. 

January 2010 

 

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The Silver Jubilee Special Lecture was delivered by 

Her Excellency Ms. Irina G. Bokova, Director 

General, UNESCO on `Building Inclusive 

Knowledge Societies in a Globalised World: 

Opportunities and Risks` on 11 th January, 2010. 

Inmates at the Jabalpur Central Prison performing a folk dance at 

the inauguration of the IGNOU study centre there 


National Translation Training programme, 

organised by School of Translation Studies 

and Training and Regional Centre, Cochin. 

The Second university level Silver Jubilee Lecture 

of IGNOU was delivered by Lt. Gen. Mukesh 

Sabharwal, AVSM, VSM on ‘Internal Security in 

Jammu and Kashmir: Historical Perspective and 

Emerging Scenario’ on 21 st January, 2010. 

February 2010 

 

 

 

The Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Chair organized a lecture 

on Ìnhuman Practices of Manual Scavenging: 

Cleaning up Shit” on 5th February, 2010, by Dr. 

Berzada Wilson, President, Safai Karamchari 

Sanghatana (SKA). The lecture was followed by a 

screening of a documentary on `Lesser Humans`. 

The Hon`ble Minister of State for Information & 

Broadcasting, Shri Chaudhury Mohan Jatua, launched 

6 new Gyan Vani FM Radio stations for Agra, 

Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Srinagar, Trichy and 

Thiruvanathapuram at IGNOU, New Delhi on the 

occasion of a decade of Gyan Darshan, Educational 

TV Channel of India, on 10th February, 2010. 

Thr Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Chair organized a seminarcum-workshop 

on ‘Art Forms of Marginalized 

 

Communities: Bhils and Gonds’ from February 

15 to 17, 2010 in which tribal artists and poets 

spoke on various aspects of tribal art and exhibited 

their talents. 

The Third International Conference on Digital 

Libraries (ICDL 2010) was held on 23 rd to 26 th 

February, 2010, at the India Habitat Centre. It was 

co-hosted by Indira Gandhi National Open University 

(IGNOU) and The Energy and Resource Institute 

(TERI). The theme of the conference was `Digital 

Libraries: Shaping the Information Paradigm`. 

Prof. Balakrishnan chairing a breakfast session at ICDL, 2010 

Artist Anand Shyam at workshop on Art Forms of the Marginalised 


APPENDIX-1 

Members of the Authorities of the University 

Board of Management 

Prof. V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Chairman (Ex-officio) 

Prof. Omprakash Mishra, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Ex-officio 

Member 

VC`s Nominees 

 

 

 

Prof. Manohar Lal, Director, SOCIS, IGNOU 

(10.09.2008 to 09.09.2010) 

Prof. D. Gopal, School of Social Sciences, IGNOU 

(16.12.2009 to 15.12.2011) 

Sh. Abdul Samad Ibrahim, Dy. Director, EMPC, 

IGNOU (10.12.2009 to 09.12.2011) 

Visitor`s Nominee 

(Five persons, who are not employees of the University, 

to be nominated by the Visitor) 

 

 

 

 

 

Prof. B. S. Sharma, Former Vice Chancellor, Kota 

Open University, Kota, Rajasthan (17.02.2009 to 

16.02.2012) 

Dr. S. B. Singh Bhadauria, C/o Saroj Hospital, 

Jodhpur, Rajasthan (17.02.2009 to 16.02.2012) 

Dr. Veena Vinayakrao Thakare, Yeshwantbaba 

Apartment, Paranjape Colony, Amravati (17.02.2009 

to 16.02.2012) 

Prof. P. Purushotam Rao, Dean, Faculty of Commerce 

& Working President, Osmania University, 

Hyderabad (AP) (17.02.2009 to 16.02.2012) 

Advocate Sh. Pravin Parekh, Senior Advocate, 

Supreme Court of India, (17.02.2009 to 

16.02.2012) 


(Two representatives of the GOI: Secretary, Department 

of Education and Secretary, Information and 

Broadcasting, to be nominated by the Visitor) 

 

 

Ms. Vibha Puri Das, Secretary, Department of 

Education, MHRD 

Sh. Raghu Menon, Secretary. Ministry of Information 

& Broadcasting 

Co-opted by the Board of Management 

 

 

 

Prof. A. Kalyani, VC, TNOU (09.10.2009 to 

08.10.2012) 

Prof. Shafiqa Parveen, Director, CDE, University of 

Kashmir (13.11.2007 to 12.11.2010) 

Dr. K.R. Srivathsan, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, IGNOU 


Sh. Udai Singh Tolia – Secretary, Ex-officio, Registrar 

(Administration), IGNOU 

Academic Council 

Prof. V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice Chancellor 

(Chairman) 

Ex-officio Members 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prof. Omprakash Mishra, Pro-Vice Chancellor 

Prof. Parvin Sinclair, Pro-Vice Chancellor 

Dr. D. K. Choudhry, Pro-Vice Chancellor 

Dr. Latha Pillai, Pro-Vice Chancellor 

Prof. K.R. Srivathsan, Pro-Vice Chancellor 

Prof. Renu Bhardwaj, Director, School of Humanities 

Prof. M.L. Koul, Director, School of Education 

Prof. G. Subbayamma, Director, School of 

Management Studies 

Prof. Bimla Kapoor, Director, School of Health 

Sciences 

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Prof. Uma Kanjilal, Director, School of 

Social Sciences 

Prof. Sunita Malhotra, Director, School of Sciences 

Prof. M. Aslam, Director, School of Continuing 

Education 

Prof. Manohar Lal, Director, School of Computer 

and Information Sciences 

Prof. Ajit Kumar, Director School of Engineering 

and Technology 

Prof. M.K. Salooja, Director, School of Agriculture 

Sh. Ravi Kanth, Director (I/c), Electronic 

Media Production Centre (09.12.2009 to 

08.12.2011) 

Three Professors, three Readers and three Lecturers, 

other than Directors of Schools of Studies, to be 

nominated by the Board of Management on the 

recommendations of the Vice Chancellor 

 

 

Prof, Pandav Nayak, School of Social Sciences 

(09.12.2009 to 08.12.2011) 

Prof. Anjila Gupta, School of Social Sciences 

(09.12.2009 to 08.12.2011) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prof. Srikrishna Deva Rao, Director, School of Law 

Prof. Shambhu Nath Singh, Director, School of 

Journalism and New Media Studies 

Prof. C. Gajendra Naidu, Director, School of 

Vocational Education and Training 

Dr. Harkirat Bains, Director (I/c), School of Tourism 

Hospitality Service Sectoral Management 

Prof. Gracious Thomas, Director, School of Social 

Work 

Prof. Savita Singh, Director, School of Gender and 

Development Studies 

Prof. Bikram Kesheri Pattanaik, Director, School of 

Extension and Development Studies 

Prof. Sunil Kumar, Director, School of Performing 

and Visual Arts 

Dr. S.K. Mishra, Director (I/c), School of Foreign 

Language 

Dr. Deo Sankar Navin, Director (I/c), School of 

Translation Studies and Training 

Dr. Nandini Sinha Kapur, Director (I/c), School of 

Inter-Disciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies 

Sh. S. K. Arora, Librarian & Information Officer 

Three Directors, other than the Director of Schools of 

Studies to be Nominated by the Board of Management 

on the recommendation of the VC 

 

 

Prof. Manjulika Srivastava, Director (I/c), Distance 

Education Council (09.12.2009 to 08.12.2011) 

Dr. Silima Nanda, Director (I/c), International 

Division (09.12.2009 to 08.12.2011) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prof. T.K. Jena, School of Health Sciences 

(09.12.2009 to 08.12.2011) 

Dr. Nehal A. Farooque, Reader, School of Extension 

and Development Studies (09.12.2009 to 08.12.2011) 

Dr. Babu P. Ramesh, Reader, School of Inter- 

Disciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies 

(09.12.2009 to 08.12.2011) 

Dr. A.K. Gaba, Reader, School of Vocational 

Education and Training (09.12.2009 to 08.12.2011) 

Sh. P.V. Suresh, Lecturer, School of Computer and 

Information Sciences (09.12.2009 to 08.12.2011) 

Dr. Kamalika Banerjee, Lecturer, School of Sciences 

(09.12.2009 to 08.12.2011) 

Shri Aravind Kumar Dubey, Lecturer, School of 

Tourism Hospitality Service Sectoral Management 

(09.12.2009 to 08.12.2011) 

Shri V.V. Subrahmanyam, Lecturer, School of 

Computer and Information Sciences (07.1.2008 to 

06.1.2010) 

Two Members from among the academics other than 

teachers, to be nominated by the Board of Management 

on the recommendations of the Vice-Chancellor 

 

 

Dr. R.R. Rausaria, R (I/c), Material Production and 

Distribution Division (09.12.2009 to 08.12.2011) 

Dr. C.K. Ghosh, Director, Student Service Centre 

(09.12.2009 to 08.12.2011) 

Such of the Registrar, as is designated by the Board of 

Management 

 

Registrar, Student Evaluation Division (Prof. 

Pushplata Tripathi) (Ex-officio) 


Registrar, Student Registration Division 

(Shri K. Laxman, OSD) (Ex-officio) 

Not less than ten persons, who are not employees of 

University, co-opted by the Academic Council from 

outside IGNOU 

 

Prof. N. Mukunda, Honorary Professor, Centre for 

High Energy Physics, Indian Institute of 

Science, Bangalore (24.2.2009 to 23.2.2011) 

Research Council 

Prof. V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai 

Vice Chancellor, IGNOU (Chairman) 

Two Pro-Vice-Chancellors nominated by the Vice- 

Chancellor 

 

Prof. Omprakash Mishra, Pro-Vice Chancellor 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prof. Mahendra Dev, Chairman, Commission for 

Agricultural Cost & Prices, New Delhi (24.2.2009 

to 23.2.2011) 

Dr. George Mathew, Director, Institute of Social 

Sciences, New Delhi (24.2.2009 to 23.2.2011) 

Prof. N.K. Jain, CEO & Secretary, Institute of 

Company Secretaries of India, New Delhi (24.2.2009 

to 23.2.2011) 

Prof. K.P. Singh, GB Pant University of Agriculture 

& Technology, Pant Nagar (24.2.2009 to 23.2.2011) 

Prof. Uma Alladi, Department of English, School of 

Humanities, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 

(24.2.2009 to 23.2.2011) 

Prof. S.N. Maheshwari, Department of Computer 

Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of 

Technology, New Delhi (24.2.2009 to 23.2.2011) 

Dr. D.K. Datta Majumder, Kolkata (West Bengal) 

(24.2.2009 to 23.2.2011) 

Prof. Ramamohan Rao, Department of Commerce 

and Management Studies, Andhra University 

(24.2.2009 to 23.2.2011) 

Dr. K.V. Peter, Member-Secretary, World Noni 

Research Foundation, Chennai (Tamil Nadu) 

(24.2.2009 to 23.2.2011) 

Prof. Mohammad Miyan, Jamia Millia Islamia, New 

Delhi (24.2.2009 to 23.2.2011) 

Prof. L. Venugopal Reddy, (Former VC, Andhra 

University), Hyderabad (24.2.2009 to 23.2.2011) 

Prof. Kannan M. Moudgalya, Department of 

Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, 

Mumbai (24.2.2009 to 23.2.2011) 

Prof. Devi Singh, Indian Institute of Management, 

Uttar Pradesh (24.2.2009 to 23.2.2011) 

 

Prof. Parvin Sinclair, Pro-Vice Chancellor 


Four experts (at least two from the Board of Management, 

who are not employees of the University, nominated by 

the Vice-Chancellor) 

 

 

 

 

Prof. Shafiqa Parveen, Director, Centre of Distance 

Education, University of Kashmir, Srinagar (BOM 

Member) (26-2-2008 to 06-8-2010) 

Prof. P. Purushotam Rao, Dean, Faculty of Commerce 

& Working President, Osmania University, 

Hyderabad (BOM Member) (06-08-2009 to 06-08- 

2010) 

Prof. Vijay Kapur, Faculty of Management Studies, 

University of Delhi (07-08-2007 to 06-08-2010) 

Prof. K.S. Rangappa, Department of Studies in 

Chemistry, University of Mysore (29-09-2008 to 06- 

08-2010) 

One representative each of the Planning Board and the 

Academic Council nominated by the Vice-Chancellor 

 

 

Dr. B.S.Sudhindra, Regional Director, IGNOU, 

Regional Centre, Bangalore (04-01-2010 to 03-01- 

2013) 

Prof. S.N.Maheshwari, Department of Computer 

Science, New Delhi (25-03-2009 to 06-08-2010) 

Three Directors of Schools/Heads of Divisions nominated 

by the Vice Chancellor 

 

Prof. Srikrishna Deva. Rao, Director, School of Law 

(07-08-2007 to 06-08-2010) 

Prof. M.L. Koul, Director, School of Education (07- 

08-2007 to 06-08-2010) 

 

Prof. Bimla Kapoor, Director, School of Health 

Sciences (07-08-2007 to 06-08-2010) 

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Five members, three from among teachers (two 

internal from IGNOU, one external) and two other 

academic staff nominated by the Vice Chancellor 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Masood Parveez, Director, Regional Services 

Division, IGNOU (07-08-2007 to 06-08-2010) 

Prof. Anjila Gupta, Professor of Economics, School 

of Social Sciences, IGNOU (07-08-2007 to 06-08- 


Prof. Joseph Dorairaj, Department of English, 

Gandhigram, Rural Institute Gandhigram, Tamil Nadu 

– 624302 (07-08-2007 to 06-08-2010) 

Dr. K.S.D. Nair, Regional Director, Regional Centre, 

Kochi, IGNOU (01-01-2009 to 06.08.2010) 

Prof. Vimal Thorat, School of Humanities, IGNOU 

(13-08-2008 to 06-08-2010) 

Dr. V.Venugopal Reddy, Director, Research Unit, Member 

Secretary (Ex-officio) 

Planning Board 


(Chairman) 

Nominated by the Board of Management from outside 

IGNOU 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prof. Kalyan K. Dutta, Professor of Electrical 

Engineering, School of Education Technology, 

Jadavpur University, Kolkata (20.06.2008 to 

19.06.2011) 

Dr. Deepak Sood, Institute of Management Studies, 

H.P. University, Shimla (20.06.2008 to 19.06.2011) 

Prof. Udai Pratap Singh, Varanasi (20.06.2008 to 

19.06.2011) 

Prof. Rupa Shah, International Knowledge Park Pvt. 

Ltd., Juhu, Mumbai (20.06.2008 to 19.06.2011) 

Prof. B.P. Sanjay, Pro-Vice Chancellor & Professor 

of Communication, S.N.School of Performing Arts, 

Fine Arts & Communication, University of 

Hyderabad, Hyderabad (20.06.2008 to 19.06.2011) 

Prof. Kiran Karnik, Former President of NASSCOM, 

New Delhi (12.06.2009 to 11.06.2012) 

Prof. A. Sukumar Nair, Former Vice Chancellor, 

Kerala University (12.06.2009 to 11.06.2012) 

Shri Anil K. Agarwal, Former-President 

ASSOCHAM, President, COSMOS Group, New 

Delhi (29.10.2008 to 28.10.2011) 

Prof. S. P. Narang, Delhi (12.06.2009 to 11.06.2012) 

 

Prof. J. Sasidhar Prasad, Ex. VC, Mysore University 

(25.08.2009 to 24.08.2012) 

Nominated by the Vice Chancellor from IGNOU 

 

 

 

 

Prof. Pardeep Sahni, Professor, School of Social 

Sciences (12.06.2009 to 11.06.2012) 

Prof. Srikrishna Deva Rao, Director, School of Law 

(12.06.2009 to 11.06.2012) 

Dr. B.S. Sudhindra, Regional Director, IGNOU 

Regional Centre Bangalore (12.06.2009 to 

11.06.2012) 

Prof. Savita Singh, Director, School of Gender & 

Development Studies (12.06.2009 to 11.06.2012) 


 

Shri U.S. Tolia, Registrar (Admin.) (Ex-officio 

Member) 

Prof. Kalpana Mishra, Director, P&DD, IGNOU (Exofficio 

Member Secretary) 

Finance Committee 

 


(Chairman) 


 

 

Sh. S.K. Ray, Additional Secretary, (Financial 

Advisor), MHRD (25-02-2008 to 24-02-2011) 

Sh. N.K. Sinha, Joint Secretary (DL), Department of 

Higher Education, MHRD (04-01-2007 to 03-01- 


BOM Nominee 

 

 

Sh. M.P. Gupta, Addl. Secretary (Retd.), Govt. of 

India (06-08-2007 to 05-082010) 

Dr. Veena Vinayakrao Thakare (Retd.) Professor & 

Head P.G.T.D. of Education Sant Gadge Baba 

Amravati University (08-06-2009 to 16-02-2012) 


 

Prof. Omprakash Mishra, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, 

IGNOU (24-07-2007 to 23-07-2010) 


Ms. Manjula Verma, Finance Officer, 

Secretary, Ex-officio 

A Director of School of the University by rotation 

according to seniority 

 

Prof. Manohar Lal, Director (School of Computer 

and Information Sciences) (11-09-2008 to 10-09- 

2011) 

Special Member 

 

Prof. Parvin Sinclair, Pro-Vice Chancellor (In-charge 

F&A Division) IGNOU (01-10-2009 to 30-09-2010) 

Distance Education Council 

 


(Chairman) 

Three Visitors Nominees 

 

 

 

Vacant (VC of a University other than an OU) 

Dr. Sandeep Sancheti, Director, National Institute of 

Technology, Surathkal, Karnataka (an expert in 

Vocational / Technical education) (16-12-09 to 15- 

12-12) 

Prof. Arun Sadhu, Journalist & Former Prof. of 

Mass Communication, University of Pune (an expert 

in Mass Media Communication) (26-06-08 to 25- 

06-11) 


 

 

 

 

Secretary, Dept. of Education, Ministry of HRD, 

New Delhi 

Secretary, University Grants Commission, New Delhi 

Director, NAAC, Bangalore 

Prof. Manjulika Srivastava, Director I/c, Distance 

Education Council (Secretary) 

Nominated by the Board of Management 

Two Members of BOM who are not employees of 


 

Prof. P. Purushotam Rao, Dean, Faculty of 

Commerce, Osmania University, Andhra Pradesh 

(08-06-09 to 07-06-11) 

Dr. S.B Singh Bhadauria, Member, BOM (04-01-10 

to 03-01-12) 

Two Heads of Institutions of DEIs nominated by 

BOM 

 

 

Prof. Mohammad Mian, Director (Distance 

Education), Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi (04- 

02-08 to 03-02-10) 

Prof. (Dr.) Shafiqa Parveen, Director, Centre of 

Distance Education, University of Kashmir, Jammu 

& Kashmir (21-02-08 to 20-02-10) 

One teacher from the OU / DE System nominated by 

BOM 

 

Prof. A. K. Bakshi, Director, Institute of Life Long 

Learning, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 (10- 

04-08 to 9-04-11) 

UGC Nominee 

 

Vacant 

Nominated by the Chairman, DEC – Two VCs of SOUs 

 

 

Prof. Kalyani Anbuchelvan, Director of Technical 

Education Campus, Tamil Nadu Open University, 

Chennai, Tamil Nadu (01-06-09 to 31-05-11) 

Prof. Naresh Dadhich, Vardhaman Mahaveer Open 

University, Rawat Bhata Road, Kota, Rajasthan (01- 

06-09 to 31-05-11) 

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APPENDIX-2 

Senior Staff of the University 

Vice Chancellor 

Prof. V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai 

Vice Chancellor`s Office 

Prof Vijay Kapur, Advisor (Special Projects) 

Dr. Nalini A Lele, Dy. Director 

Pro-Vice Chancellors 

Prof. Omprakash Mishra 

Prof. Parvin Sinclair 

Dr. D.K. Choudhry 

Dr. Latha Pillai 

Prof. K.R. Srivathsan 

SCHOOLS OF STUDIES 

School of Agriculture 

Director: Prof. M.K. Salooja 

Prof. B.S. Hansra 

Dr. S.K. Yadav, Reader 

Dr. Praveen Kumar Jain, Lecturer 

Dr. P. Vijayakumar, Lecturer 

Er. Mukesh Kumar, Lecturer 

Dr. Mita Sinhamahapatra, Lecturer 

Ms Pushpa Gupta, Dy. Registrar (P) 

Ms. Jyoti Kumar, Assistant Registrar 

School of Computer and Information 

Sciences 

Director: Prof. Manohar Lal 

Mr. Shashi Bhushan Sharma, Reader 

Mr. Akshay Kumar, Reader 

Mr. P. Venkata Suresh, Lecturer (Sr.Scale) 

Mr. V. V. Subrahmanyam, Lecturer (Sr.Scale) 

Dr. Naveen Kumar, Lecturer 

Mr. Mangala Prasad Mishra, Lecturer 

School of Continuing Education 

Director: Prof. M. Aslam 


Prof. M. Aslam 

Dr. Gurchain Singh, Reader 

Dr. R. P. Singh, Reader 

Dr. S. K. Palit, Reader 

Ms. Santosh Tanwar, Lecturer (Selection Grade) 

Mr. Gurupada Saren, Lecturer 

Women`s Education 

Prof. Deeksha Kapur 

Dr. Neerja Chadha, Reader (On EOL) 

Dr. Rekha S. Sen, Reader 

Ms Renu Katyal, Assistant Registrar 

School of Education 

Director: Prof. M.L. Koul 

Prof. M.B. Menon (on EOL) 

Prof. M.C. Sharma 

Prof. S.V.S. Chaudhary (on EOL) 

Prof. C.B. Sharma 

Prof. Nirod Kumar Dash 

Prof. Vibha Joshi 

Ms. Poonam Bhushan, Lecturer (Selection Grade) 

Dr. M.V. Laxmi Reddy, Lecturer (Sr. Scale) 

Dr Eisha Kannadi, Lecturer (Sr. Scale) 

Dr. (Mrs.) Sutapa Bose, Lecturer (Sr. Scale) 

Dr. Vandana Singh, Lecturer 

Mr. S. S. Venkatachalam, Assistant Registrar (P) 

School of Engineering and Technology 

Director: Prof. Ajit Kumar 

Prof. Gayatri Kansal (On EOL) 

Prof. P. Srinivas Kumar (on EOL) 

Prof. Subhasis Maji 

Dr. Munish Kumar Bhardwaj, Reader 

Dr. Manoj Kulshreshta, Reader 

Dr. Shiv Kumar Vyas, Reader 


Dr. Ashish Agarwal, Reader 

Dr. K. Tamil Mannan, Reader 

Mr. N. Venkateshwarlu, Lecturer (Sr.Scale) 

Ms. Rakhi Sharma, Lecturer (Sr.Scale) (On study Leave) 

Ms. Kanika Singh, Lecturer 

Mr. A.S. Chhatwal, Assistant Registrar (P) 

School of Extension and Development 

Studies 

Director : Prof B. K. Pattanaik 

Dr. Nehal A Farooquee, Reader 

Dr. P. V. K. Sasidhar, Reader 

Dr Pradeep Kumar, Lecturer 

Dr. Nisha Verghese, Lecturer 

Dr Grace Don Nemching, Lecturer 

Dr Debashish Saha, Lecturer 

Ms. Santosh Gogia, Assistant Registrar 

School of Foreign Languages 

Director (I/c) : Dr. Sushant Kumar Mishra 

Mr Mohammad Saleem, Lecturer 

Mr. Vikash Kumar Singh, Lecturer 

Ms. Deepanwita Srivastava, Lecturer 

Sh. Jagdish Singh, Assistant Registrar 

School of Gender and Development Studies 

Director: Prof. Savita Singh 

Prof. Anu Aneja 

Prof. Annu J. Thomas 

Dr. Nilima Srivastava, Reader 

Dr. Himadri Roy, Reader 

Ms Maya Kumari, Assistant Registrar 

School of Health Sciences 

Director: Prof. Bimla Kapoor 

Health Sciences 

Prof. A. K. Agarwal 

Prof. S.B. Arora 

Prof. T. K. Jena 

Prof Sunil Chacko, Adjunt Professor 

Dr. Ruchika Kuba, Reader 

Dr. Biplab Jamatia, Lecturer (Sr.Scale) 

Nursing 

Prof. Bimla Kapoor 

Prof. Pity Kaul 

Ms. Neerja Sood, Lecturer 

Ms. Reeta Devi, Lecturer 

Ms. Laxmi. Lecturer 

Mr. T.R. Manoj, Assistant Registrar (P) 

School of Humanities 

Director: Prof. Renu Bhardwaj 

English 

Prof. Renu Bhardwaj 

Prof. Anju Sehgal Gupta 

Prof. Sunaina Kumar 

Dr. A. B. Sharma, Reader 

Dr. Neera Singh, Reader 

Dr. Malati Mathur, Reader 

Dr. Nandini Sahu, Reader 

Ms. Pema Eden Samdup, Lecturer (Sr. Scale) (on EOL) 

Ms. Mridula Rashmi Kindo, Lecturer (Sr. Scale) 

Mrs. Malathy A., Lecturer (On study leave) 

Dr. Pramod Kumar, Lecturer 

Hindi 

Prof. J.M. Parakh 

Prof. Rita Rani Paliwal 

Prof. Satyakam 

Prof. Ram Bux Jat (on EOL) 

Prof. Shatrughna Kumar 

Prof. Vimal Thorat 

Dr. Smita Chaturvedi, Reader 

Dr. Jitendra Kumar Srivastava, Lecturer (Sr.Scale) 

Mr. Ashwani Kaura, Deputy Registrar (P) 

Ms. Saswati Bhattacharya, Assistant Registrar 

School of Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary 

Studies 

Director (I/c): Dr. Nandini Sinha Kapur 

Dr. Babu P. Ramesh, Reader 

Dr. Shubhangi Vaidya, Lecturer 

Dr. Sadananda Sahu, Lecturer 

Dr. P. K. Ratheesh Kumar, Lecturer 

Mr. D. K. Verma, Assistant Registrar 

School of Journalism & New Media Studies 

Director: Prof. Shambhu Nath Singh 

Prof. Subhash Dhuliya 

Dr. Kiron Bansal, Reader 

Dr. O. P. Dewal, Reader 

Dr. K. S. Arul M. M. Selvan, Reader 

Mr. T. Ranjith, Lecturer 

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Ms Padmini Jain, Lecturer 

Ms Shikha Rai, Lecturer 

Sh Amit Kumar, Lecturer 

Dr. Ramesh Yadav, Lecturer 

Ms Usha Chander, Research Officer (Sr. Scale) 

Mr. G.N. Prasad, Assistant Registrar 

School of Law 

Director: Prof. Srikrishna Deva Rao 

Prof. K. Elumalai 

Ms. Suneet Kashyap, Lecturer 

Mrs. Gurmeet Kaur, Lecturer 

Mr. Anand Gupta, Lecturer 

Ms. Mansi Sharma, Lecturer 

Ms. Kailash Saluja, Assistant Registrar 

School of Management Studies 

Director: Prof. G. Subbayamma 

Commerce 

Prof. N.V. Narasimham 

Prof. Nawal Kishore 

Prof. Madhu Tyagi 

Prof. M.S. Senam Raju (Presently Director, ACD) 

Prof. S. P. Narang, Hony. Professor 

Dr. Sunil Kumar, Reader 

Dr. Subodh Kesharwani, Lecturer (Sr. Scale) 

Dr. Rashmi Bansal, Lecturer 

Dr. Madhulika, Lecturer 

Dr. Anupriya Pandey, Lecturer 

Management 

Prof. Madhulika Kaushik 

Prof. B.B. Khanna 

Prof. G. Subbayamma 

Prof. S. Srilatha 

Prof. K. Ravi Sankar 

Prof. Kamal Yadava 

Prof. P.C. Basak 

Prof. Anurag Saxena 

Prof. T.U. Fulzele 

Prof. Shankar Narayan, Hony Professor 

Dr. Neeti Agarwal, Reader 

Dr. Gopal, Reader 

Mr. T. V. Vijay Kumar, Lecturer (Sr.Scale) (On study 

leave) 

Ms. Anjali C. Ramteke, Lecturer (Sr.Scale) (On study 

leave) 

Dr. Nayantara Padhy, Lecturer (Sr.Scale) (Presently at 

CCETC) 

Dr. Kamal Vagrecha, Lecturer (Sr.Scale) 

Dr. Leena Singh, Lecturer 

Dr. G. Radhakrishna, Lecturer (Leave vacancy) 

Mr. K.G. Sasikumar, Assistant Registrar (P) 

School of Performing and Visual Arts 

Director: Prof. Sunil Kumar 

Dr. Govindaraju Bharadwaja, Reader 

Dr. Seema Johri, Reader 

Mr. Md. Tahir Siddiqui, Lecturer 

Dr. Mallika Banerjee, Lecturer 

Ms. P. Radhika, Lecturer 

Mr. Laxman Prasad, Lecturer 

Mr. S. C. Batra, Assistant Registrar 

School of Sciences 

Director: Prof. Sunita Malhotra 

Chemistry 

Prof. B.S. Saraswat 

Prof. Sunita Malhotra 

Prof. Bharat Inder Fozdar 

Prof. Javed Abrar Farooqi 

Dr. Lalita S. Kumar, Reader 

Dr. Sanjiv Kumar, Reader 

Dr. Kamalika Banerjee (Kar), Lecturer (Sr. Scale) 

Life Sciences 

Prof. S. S. Hasan 

Prof. Neera Kapoor 

Prof. Pushplata Tripathi (Presently I/C Registrar, SED) 

Prof. Amrita Nigam 

Dr. Geeta Kaicker, Reader (on EOL) 

Dr. Jaswant Sokhi, Reader 

Dr. Bano Saidullah, Reader 

Dr. Kripamoy Aguan, Reader 

Mathematics 

Prof. Parvin Sinclair (Presently Pro-Vice-Chancellor) 

Prof. Poornima Mital 

Prof. Sujatha Varma 

Dr. S. Venkataraman, Reader 

Dr. Deepika, Lecturer (Sr. Scale) 

Physics 

Prof. S. C. Garg (on EOL) 

Prof. Vijayshri 

Prof. Sudip Ranjan Jha 

Dr. Shubha M. Gokhale, Reader 

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Lecturer (Sr. Scale) 

Dr. Shubhalakshmi Lamba, Lecturer 

Ms. Meera Dey, Assistant Registrar 


School of Social Sciences 

Director: Prof. Uma Kanjilal 

Economics 

Prof. Gopinath Pradhan 

Prof. (Mrs.) Anjila Gupta 

Prof. Madhu Bala 

Prof. Narayan Prasad 

Dr. Kaustuva Barik, Reader 

Dr. B.S. Prakash, Reader 

Mr. Saugato Sen, Lecturer (Selection Grade) 

History 

Prof. Kapil Kumar 

Prof. Ravindra Kumar 

Prof. Ahmed Raza Khan (On Dep.) 

Prof. Swaraj Basu 

Prof. Abha Singh 

Prof. Salil Mishra 

Dr. Sangeeta Pandey, Reader 

Dr. Shashi Bhushan Upadhyaya, Reader 

Mr. Ajay Mahurkar, Lecturer (Selection Grade) 

Library and Information Science 

Prof. Uma Kanjilal 

Prof. Neena Talwar Kanungo 

Dr. Jaideep Sharma, Reader 

Dr. R. Sevukan, Lecturer (Sr.Scale) (On EOL) 

Dr. Zuchamo Yanthan, Lecturer 

Dr. Archana Shukla, Lecturer 

Political Science 

Prof. Pandav Nayak 

Prof. A. S. Narang 

Prof. Darvesh Gopal 

Prof. Anurag Joshi 

Dr. S. Vijaysekhar Reddy, Reader 

Dr. Jagpal Singh, Reader 

Mr. S.Venkatesh, Lecturer (Sr. Scale) 

Public Administration 

Prof. Pardeep Sahni 

Prof. E. Vayunandan 

Prof. Alka Dhameja 

Prof. Uma Medury 

Dr. Dolly Mathew, Reader 

Dr. Durgesh Nandini, Reader 

Sociology 

Prof. Debal K. Singharoy 

Prof. Tribhuwan Kapur 

Dr. Nita Mathur, Reader 

Dr. Archana Singh, Reader 

Dr. Rabindra Kumar, Reader 

Ms. B. Kiranmayi, Lecturer (Selection Grade) 

Dr. R. Vashum, Lecturer (Sr. Scale) 

Mr Manjeet Singh Malhotra, Assistant Registrar 

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School of Social Work 

Director: Prof. Gracious Thomas 

Dr. G. Mahesh, Lecturer 

Dr. Saumya, Lecturer 

Ms. N. Ramya, Lecturer 

Dr. Sayantani Guin, Lecturer 

Mrs Neelam Kohli, Assistant Registrar 

School of Translation Studies and Training 

Director (I/c): Dr. Deo Shankar Navin 

Dr. Jagdish Sharma, Reader 

Dr. Rajendra Prasad Pandey, Reader 

Dr. Manjeet Baruah, Lecturer 

Dr. Harish Kumar Sethi, Lecturer 

Dr. Jyoti Chawla, Lecturer 

Ms Lalita Sharma, Assistant Registrar 

School of Tourism Hospitality Service 

Sectoral Management 

Director (I/c): Dr. Harkirat Bains, Reader (at Bhopal 

RC) 

Dr. Paramita Suklabaidya, Lecturer 

Dr. Sonia Sharma, Lecturer 

Mr. Arvind K. Dubey, Lecturer 

Ms. Tangjakhombi Akoijam, Lecturer 

Ms. Geeta Sharda, Assistant Registrar 

School of Vocational Education and Training 

Director: Prof. C. Gajendra Naidu 

Prof. C. Gajendra Naidu 

Dr. Ashok Kumar Gaba, Reader 

Dr. R. S. P. Singh, Reader 

Dr. Geetika S. Johri, Lecturer 

Dr. Rachna Agarwal, Lecturer 

Ms. Urshla Kant, Lecturer 

Ms. Asha Yadav, Lecturer 

Sh. G.S. Bhandari, Assistant Registrar 

CENTRES 

Advanced Centre for Informatics and 

Innovative Learning 

Director: Prof. K. Subramanian 


Centre for Corporate Education, 

Training & Consultancy 

OSD and Coordinator: Mr. P.R.R. Nair 

Dr. B. P. R. Narasimha Rao, Dy. Director 

Dr. Nayantara Padhi, Lecturer (Sr. Scale) 

Centre for Extension Education 

Director: Dr. M.C. Nair 

Indira Gandhi Centre for Research and 

Training in Agriculture (ICRTA) 

Dirextor (I/c): Prof B. S. Hansra 

National Centre for Disability Studies 

Director (I/c): Dr. Hemlata, Deputy Director 

Dr. Sanjay Kant Prasad, Deputy Director 

Dr. Amiteshwar Ratra, Research Officer 

Ms. Shanti Ramchandran, Assistant Registrar 

National Centre for Innovation in Distance 

Education 

Director (I/c): Dr. Oum Prakash Sharma 

Dr. Oum Prakash Sharma, Deputy Director 

Dr. Jyotsna Dikshit, Deputy Director 

Dr. Maumita Das, Assistant Director 

Ms. Sujata Santosh, Assistant Director 

North East Centre for Research and 

Development (NECRD), Guwahati 

Dr. Sujata Dutta Hazarika, Deputy Director 

Dr. Anil C. Borah, Deputy Director 

UNITS 

Campus Placement Cell 

Head: Dr. Neeta Kapai, Deputy Director 

Distance Education Programme - Sarva 

Shiksha Abhiyan 

Director: — 

Mr D K Issrani, Admn-cum-Finance Officer 

Educational Development of North- 

East Region Unit 

Prof. Om Prakash Mishra, PVC (Nodal Officer) 

Dr. (Ms.) Jayashree Menon Kurup, Deputy Director 

Dr. (Ms.) Asha Khare, Deputy Director 

Dr. A. Varadarajan, Deputy Director 

Horticulture Cell 

Head: Dr. S.K. Yadav 

Indira Gandhi Centre for Freedom Struggle 

Studies 

Convenor: Prof. P.R. Ramanujam 

Inter-University Consortium for 

Technology-Enabled Flexible Education 

and Development 

Director (I/c): Prof. Madhu Parhar 

Ms. Rajni A. Jeet, Assistant Registrar 

PAN Commonwealth Forum-6 Secretariat 

Convenor: Prof. P.R. Ramanujam 

Mr. S. M. Fazil, Assistant Registrar 

Public Information Unit 

Mr. Ravi Mohan, Chief Public Relations Officer 

Research Unit 

Director: Dr. V. Venugopal Reddy 

Student Services Centre 

Head: Dr. C.K. Ghosh, Regional Director (Senior Scale) 

City Centre 

Dr. K.D. Prasad, Regional Director 

Vigilance Cell 

Chief Vigilance Officer: Prof. Madhu Parhar (Additional 

Charge) 

Mr. Rajesh Bhardwaj, Assistant Registrar 

Dr. B R Ambedkar Chair on Social Change 

and Development 

Director: Prof. Gail Omvedt 


INSTITUTES 

IGNOU Institute for Vocational Education 

and Training (IIVET) 

OSD: Dr. A.S. Guha 

OSD: Dr. Debjani Roy 

Ms. P. Kharnaior, Assistant Registrar 

IGNOU Institute for Professional 

Competency Advancement of Teachers 

(IIPCAT) 

OSD: Prof. D. S. Bhattacharjee 

Regional Institute for Vocational Education 

and Training (RIVET) 

OSD: Prof. Pandav Nayak 

DIVISIONS 

Academic Coordination 

Director: Prof. M. S. Senam Raju 

Sh. D.V.S. Shastri, Deputy Registrar 

Sh. K.D. Sharma, Assistant Registrar 

Administration Division 

Registrar: Mr. U.S. Tolia 

Mr. K. K. Sharma, Joint Registrar 

Mr. D. Deb, Joint Registrar 

Mr. R. Thyagarajan, Deputy Registrar 

Mr. Arun Kumar, Deputy Registrar 

Ms. Vidya Sonal, Deputy Registrar 

Mr. R. N. Jha, Deputy Registrar 

Mr. V. S. Patwal, Assistant Registrar 

Mr. Sandeep Kumar, Assistant Registrar 

Mr. Vinod Kumar, Assistant Registrar 

Mr. R. K. Diwakar, Assistant Registrar 

Sh R. Sivaraj, Assistant Registrar 

Hindi Cell: Dr. Jyoti Upadhyay, Assistant Registrar 

(Official Language) 

Legal Cell: Mr. Ansar Hussain, Deputy Registrar (Legal) 

SC/ST Cell: Mr. Mohan Veer Gautam, Assistant Registrar 

Security Unit: Capt. S. S. Bisht, Security Officer 

Computer Division 

Head: Dr. V.S.P. Srivastav 

Mr. A. Murli M. Rao, Joint Director 

Wg. Cdr. (Retd.)Arun Verma, Joint Director (ERP) 

Mr. V.K. Malhotra, Sr. Software Engineer (Senior Scale) 

Dr. Sanjay Jasola, Deputy Director (On Lien) 

Ms. Anjana Verma, Deputy Director 

Mr. V.V. Upadhyay, Deputy Director 

Mr. Ravi Mendiratta, Sr. Software Engineer 

Ms. Madhavi Sharma, Sr. Software Engineer 

Mr. Bhupesh Khatri, Software Engineer 

Ms. Mamta Khanna, Software Engineer 

Mr. Satish Chandra Mamgain, Assistant Registrar 

Construction and Maintenance Division 

Chief Project Officer (I/c): Er. Sudheer Kr. Reddy 

Er. U. P. Sharma, Executive Engineer (Electrical) 

Er. Y. Nooruddin, Assistant Executive Engineer 

(on Deputation) 

Er. Rattan Singh, Assistant Executive Engineer 

(Electrical) 

Er. Sanjay Bansal, Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil) 

Distance Education Council 

Director (I/c): Prof. Manjulika Srivastava 

Dr. R. R. Rausaria (Presently Registrar, MPDD) 

Dr. (Mrs.) Nalini A. Lele, Deputy Director (Presently in 

VCO) 

Dr. Bharat Bhushan, Deputy Director 

Dr. Dev Kant Rao, Deputy Director 

Mr. P. V. Chaddha, Assistant Registrar 

Electronic Media Production Centre 

Director (I/c): Mr. K. Ravi Kanth 

Production Unit 

Mr. K. Ravi Kanth, Joint Director 

Dr. (Ms.) Zeba Khan, Deputy Director 

Dr. M. Asad Nizam, Deputy Director 

Dr. Waris Ahmed Khan, Deputy Director 

Dr. H. Faruqui, Deputy Director 

Mr. Abdul Samad Ibrahim, Deputy Director 

Mr. Ashok Nishesh, Producer (Selection Grade) 

Ms. Naheed Aziz, Producer (Selection Grade) 

Mr. Binod Prasad Gupta, Producer (Selection Grade) 

Ms. Sangeeta Saxena, Producer (Selection Grade) 

Mr. T. Sangmeshwar Rao, Producer (Selection Grade) 

Mr. Ravi Shankar S., Producer (Selection Grade) 

Mr. M. Raja Mannar, Producer (Selection Grade) 

Mr. Daljeet Sachdeva, Producer (Selection Grade) 

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Ms. Meenakshi Mathur, Producer (Selection 

Grade) 

Mr. Sanjay Saxena, Producer (Selection Grade) 

Mr. Ravi Ayyagiri, Producer (Selection Grade) 

Mr. Sunil Kumar Das, Producer (Selection Grade) 

Mr. D.B. Rana, Producer (Senior Scale) 

Mr. K. Venkataraman, Producer (Senior Scale) 

Mr. R. Shekhar, Senior Cameraman 

Mr. G. Prasad, Senior Cameraman 

Graphic Unit 

Mr. A. K. Saxena, Joint Director (Graphics) 

Mr. K. Vishwanath, Sr. Graphic Artist 

Mr. Ravindra Kumar Tomar, Graphic Artist 

Mr. Arif Hasan Naqvi, Graphic Artist 

Engineering Unit 

Mr. Vinod Mago, Engineer Incharge 

Mr. S. V. S. Prashant, Engineer Incharge 

Mr. Rakesh Chand Sharma, Engineer Incharge 

Mr. Rakesh Kumar Jain, Assistant Engineer 

Ms. Azra Arshad, Assistant Engineer 

Ms. Neena Jain, Assistant Engineer 

Ms. Saroj Jain, Assistant Engineer 

Mr. S. B. Saxena, Assistant Engineer 

Mr. Deepankar Das Gupta, Assistant Engineer 

Mr. Jagbir Singh, Assistant Engineer 

Mr. O. P. Srivasatava, Assistant Engineer 

Mr. S. A. Khan, Assistant Engineer 

Mr. Ashish Vijay Wargiya, Assistant Engineer 

Mr. Rakesh Chauhan, Assistant Engineer 

Mr. Ram Naresh, Assistant Engineer 

Administration, Finance and Marketing Unit 

Mr. G.P. Singh, Assistant Registrar 

Mr. S. C. Katoch, Assistant Registrar 

Finance and Accounts Division 

Finance Officer (I/c): Ms. Manjula Verma 

Mr. T. K. Kaul, Deputy Registrar 

Mr. K. L. Juneja, Deputy Registrar 

Mr. S. K. Sharma, Deputy Registrar 

Mr. M. P. Singh, Deputy Registrar 

Mr A. K. Sirohi, Assistant Registrar 

Mr. C. K. Papreja, Assistant Registrar 

Mr. P. T. Ravindran, Assistant Registrar 

Mr. Aseem Kumar, Assistant Registrar 

Mr. J. K. Chalia, Assistant Registrar 

Mr. K. G. Rao, Assistant Registrar 

Mr U. C. Bisht, Assistant Registrar 

Ms Shashiprabha Khurana, Assistant Registrar 

International Division 

Director (I/c): Dr. Silima Nanda 

Mr. Kamal Dev, Assistant Registrar 

Mr. Gurish Kumar Sharma, Assistant Registrar 

Library and Documentation Division 

Librarian: Sh. Sudhir K. Arora 

Dr. (Mrs.) Seema Chandhok, Deputy Librarian 

Dr. V. K. Jagajeevan, Deputy Librarian 

Dr. (Mrs.) Manorama Tripathi, Documentation Officer 

Mr. Parveen Babbar, Assistant Librarian 

Mr. Ashok Kumar Sharma, Assistant Registrar 

Material Production and Distribution 

Division 

Registrar (I/c): Dr. R.R. Rausaria 

Mr. Ashok Kumar, Joint Registrar 

Mr. R. C. Dhawan, Deputy Registrar 

Mr. Vivek Kumar Sharma, Assistant Registrar 

Dr. S. K. Pulist, Assistant Registrar 

Mr. Rajinder Sharma, Assistant Registrar 

Mr. P. V. Rao, Assistant Registrar 

Mr. G. R. Choudhary, Assistant Registrar 

Mr. B. Natarajan, Deputy Registrar (Publication) 

Mr. Jitender Sethi, Assistant Registrar (Publication) 

Mr. S. Burman, Assistant Registrar (Publication) 

Mr. Sanjeev Kapoor, Software Engineer 

Planning and Development Division 

OSD and Director (I/c): Prof. Kalpana Mishra 

Dr. Pankaj Khare, Deputy Director 

Mr. Pankaj Khanna, Deputy Director 

Mr. Girija Shankar, Research Officer (Sr. Scale) 

Dr. Neelam Chaudhary, Analyst (Sr. Scale) 

Mr. Sunil Kumar, Analyst (Sr. Scale) 

Ms.Suman Taneja, Assistant Registrar 

Regional Services Division 

Director: Dr. Masood Parveez 

Dr. Masood Parveez, Regional Director (Sr. Scale) 

Dr. B. P. R. Narasimha Rao, Deputy Director (Now in 

CCETC) 

Dr. Q. Haider, Deputy Director 

Dr. Kanan Sharma, Deputy Director 

Dr. Manjula Saxena, Assistant Director (Sr. Scale) 

Mr. N. P. Singh, Deputy Registrar 


Staff Training and Research Institute 

of Distance Education 

Director: Prof. P. Renga Ramanujam 

Prof. Santosh Panda 

Prof. C.R.K. Murthy 

Prof. Madhu Parhar 

Prof. Basanti Pradhan 

Prof. P. K. Biswas 

Dr. R. Satyanarayana, Reader 

Dr. Sanjaya Mishra, Reader 

Ms. G. Mythili, Analyst (Sr. Scale) 

Mr. Tata Ramakrishna, Lecturer 

Ms. Rose Nembiakkim, Lecturer 

Mr. Satya Sundar Sethy, Lecturer 

Mr. Thenbilung Kammei, Deputy Registrar 

Mrs. Inderveer Kaur, Assistant Registrar 

Student Evaluation Division 

Registrar (I/c): Prof. Pushpalata Tripathy 

Mr. K. Ramesh, Deputy Registrar 

Dr. D. C. Sharma, Deputy Registrar 

Mr. Suresh Kumar, Deputy Registrar 

Mr Chandra Ballabh, Assistant Registrar (Looking after 

the work of Deputy Registrar, Evaluation) 

Ms. Seema Goswami, Assistant Registrar 

Mr. P. P. Singh, Assistant Registrar 

Mr. Gulshan Arora, Software Engineer 

Mr. S. Thiruvengadathan, Software Engineer 

Student Registration Division 

O S D: Shri K. Laxman 

Sh. G. Vijay Raju, Deputy Registrar 

Sh. K. K. Kutty, Deputy Registrar 

Sh. D. Moulik, Assistant Registrar 

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APPENDIX-3 

Regional Centres and Senior Staff 

NAMES & ADDRESSES OF IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRES 

Sl. No. 

Regional Centre, Code 

and No. of Learner 

Support Centres 

Address of the Regional Centre 

Tel., Fax & E-mail 

Senior Staff 

Jurisdiction 

1 AGARTALA/26 

LSCs-42 

IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE 

MBB COLLEGE COMPOUND 

PO. AGARTALA, 

TRIPURA 

TEL: 0381-2516715 

FAX: 0381-2516266 

DR. K. S. CHAKRABORTY, RD 

MS. NAMRATA HAGJER, ARD 

STATE OF TRIPURA 

rd_agartala@rediffmail.com 

2 AHMEDABAD/09 

LSCs-73 


OPP. NIRMA INSTT OF TECHNOLOGY, 

SARKHEJ- GANDHINAGAR HIGHWAY 

CHHARODI 

AHMEDABAD - 382481 

GUJARAT 

TEL: 02717-242975 / 242976 / 241370 

FAX: 02717-241580 

DR. B RAJAGOPAL, RD 

MS. AVANI TRIVEDI, ARD 

SH. VED A KUMAR, AR 

STATE OF GUJARAT,UNION 

TERRITORY OF DAMAN, DIU,DADRA 

& NAGAR HAVELI 

rcahmedabad@ignou.ac.in 

rcignouahd@yahoo.com 

3 AIZAWL/19 

LSCs-37 


M.G.ROAD, KHATLA, 

AIZAWL - 796001 

TEL: (0389) 2311692 / (0389) 2311693 

FAX : 2311789 

DR. S. R. ZONUNTHARA, RD 

STATE OF MIZORAM 

4 ALIGARH/47 

LSCs-34 

5 BANGALORE/13 

LSCs-87 

rd_aizwal@rediffmail.com 


3/310, MARRIS ROAD 

ALIGARH - 202001 

TEL : 0571-2701365 / 2700120 

rcaligarh@ignou.ac.in 

ignousrcaligarh@yahoo.com 


NSSS KALYANA KENDRA 293, 

39TH CROSS, 8TH BLOCK JAYANAGAR 

BANGALORE - 560 070 

KARNATAKA 

TEL: 080- 26654747 / 26657376 

FAX : 080-26644848 

rcbangalore@ignou.ac.in, 

ignourcblr@gmail.com, 

DR. A. M. SAKLANI, RD (I/c) 

SH. BHANU PRATAP, ARD 

DR. B. S. SUDHINDRA, RD 

MR. T. KRISHNAN, ARD 

MS. P. M. SOWJANYA , ARD 

(On Study Leave) 

MR. G. H. IMRAPUR, ARD 

MR. S. G. SWAMY, AR 

DISTRICT OF UTTAR PRADESH 

ETAH,KASGANJ,FIROZABAD, 

RAMPUR,ALIGARH,HATHRAS, 

BADAUN,AGRA, BULANDSAHAR, 

MORADABAD,MANPURI, 

ETAWAH, MATHURA & 

J P NAGAR 

STATE OF KARNATAKA EXCEPT THE 

DISTRICTS DHARWAD, 

BELGAM & UTTARA KANNADA 

6 BHOPAL/15 

LSCs-133 


SANCHI COMPLEX, 3RD FLOOR, 

OPP. BOARD OF SECONDARY EDN. 

SHIVAJI NAGAR, BHOPAL –462 016 

MADHYA PRADESH 

TEL :0755-2578455 

FAX : 0755-2578454 

DR. K. S. TIWARI, RD 

DR. B. M. AGARWAL, DD 

STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH 

EXCEPT FOR DISTRICTS 

MENTIONED UNDER REGIONAL 

CENTRE JABALPUR 

ignoubhopal@rediffmail.com ignou_ 

bhopal@yahoo.com 


7 BHUBANESHWAR/21 

LSCs-124 


C - 1, INSTITUTIONAL AREA 

BHUBANESHWAR - 751 013 

ORISSA 

Tel : 0674-2301348 / 2301250 

FAX: 0674-2300349 

DR. S. K. TRIPATHY, RD 

DR. S. MOHANTI, ARD 

MR. S. K. PANIGRAHI, ARD 

SH. R. K. RATH, AR 

STATE OF ORISSA EXCEPT THE 

DISTRICTS MENTIONED UNDER RC 

KORAPUT. 

rcbhubaneswar@ignou.ac.in 

8 CHANDIGARH/06 

LSCs -23 


SCO NO. 208, SECTOR – 14 

PANCHKULA 

HARYANA-134 109 

MOBILE : 9945776603 

ignouch@gmail.com rcchandigarh@ignou. 

ac.in 

DR. ASHA SHARMA, RD 

DR. D.N. VERMA, AR 

CHANDIGARH U T.,DIST 

RUPNAGAR,PATIALA,MOHALI AND 

FATEHGARH SAHIB OF PUNJAB AND 

DIST PANCHKULA AND AMBALA OF 

HARYANA 

AND DIST UNA OF HIMACHAL 

PRADESH 

9 CHENNAI/25 

LSCs – 118 


C.I.T. CAMPUS TARAMANI 

CHENNAI - 600113 

TAMILNADU 

TEL: 044-22541919 / 22542727 

FAX: 044-22542828 

rcchennai@ignou.ac.in rgnldirector@yahoo. 

co.in 

DR. K. PANNEERSELVAM, RD 

DR. S. KISHORE, DD 

DR. J.S. DOROTHY, ARD 

SH. Z.F. RAHMAN, AR 

SH. S. SINTHILRAJ, AR 

STATE OF TAMILNADU THE 

FOLLOWING DISTRICTS AND UNION 

TERRITORY OF PONDICHEERY 

CHENNAI, 

KANCHIPURAM,VELLORE, 

CHENGALPAT,CUDDALORE, 

VILLUPPURAM,SALEM, 

NAMAKKAL,PERAMBALUR 

AND TIRUVALLORE 

10 COCHIN/14 

LSCs – 99 


KALOOR 

COCHIN - 682 017 

KERALA 

TEL 0484-2340203 / 02348189 / 

2330891 

FAX 0484-2340204 

DR. K. S. D. NAIR, RD 

MS. SINDHU P. NAIR, ARD 

SH. N. V. SHREEDHARAN, DR 

STATE OF KERALA EXCLUDING 

DISTRICTS MENTIONED UNDER RC 

TRIVANDRUM 

rccochin@ignou.ac.in 

igrc14@vsnl.net 

11 DARBHANGA/46 

LSCs – 33 


LALIT NARAYAN MITHLA UNIV. 

CAMPUS KAMESHWARANAGAR, 

NEAR CENTRAL BANK, DARBHANGA 

-846004, BIHAR 

TEL: 06272-253719 

FAX: 06272-251833 

rcdarbhanga@ignou.ac.in 

rcdarbhanga@yahoo.com 

DR. S.S. SINGH, RD 

STATE OF BIHAR COVERING 

DISTRICTS OF PASCHIM 

CHAMPARAN, GOPALGANJ, 

SIWAN,SARAN, 

PURBI CHAMPARAN,SHEOHAR, 

MUZAFFARPUR,SITAMARHI, 

MADHUBANI,DARBHANGA, 

SAMASTIPUR,BEGUSARAI, 

SUPAUL,SAHARSA,KHAGARIA 

12 DEHRADUN/31 

LSCs – 51 


NANOOR KHERA, TAPOVAN, 

RAIPUR ROAD 

DEHRADUN - 248 001 

UTTARANCHAL TEL: 0135-2789180 

FAX : 0135-2789190 

rcdehradun@ignou.ac.in 

ignoudn@hotmail.com 

DR. ANIL KUMAR DIMRI, RD 

DR. RANJAN KUMAR , DD 

SH. I.M. DHIWAN, AR 

STATE OF UTTARANCAL DISTRICTS 

OF SARANPUR, 

MUZAFFARNAGAR, 

BIJNOR DEHRADUN 

HARIDUAR,UTTARKASHI, 

SRINAGAR,RUDRAPRAYAG, 

KOTDWAR,GOPESHWAR, 

BOAGESHWAR,PITHORGRAH, 

CHAMPAWAT,ALMORA,NANITAL, 

UDHAMSINGNAGAR,PURI 

13 DELHI-1/07 

LSCs – 76 


PLOT NO. J2/1, BLOCK-B-1, 

MOHAN COOPERATIVE INDUSTRIAL 

ESTATE 

MATHURA ROAD 

NEW DELHI – 110 044 

Tel: 011-26990082-84 

Fax: 011-2699084 

rcdelhi1@ignou.ac.in 

DR. RAM CHANDRA, RD 

SH. V.P. RUPAM, ARD 

DR. ABHIMANYU KUMAR, ARD 

DR. PURNENDU TRIPATHI,ARD 

SH. RAM KISHAN, AR 

COVERING SOUTH DELHI & 

PART ON NEW DELHI MEHRAULI 

CHANAKYAPURI LODHI COLONY 

SOUTH EXTN. R K PURAM 

VASANTKUNJ SAKET GREEN PARK 

LAJPAT NAGAR G K MALVIYA 

NAGAR BHOGAL ASHRAM 

HAUZ KHAS MUNIRKA OKHLA 

SANGAMVIHAR FRIENDS CLY 

BADARPUR DIST FARIDABAD 

OF HARYANA 

84 


14 DELHI-2/29 

LSCs – 62 

15 DELHI-03/38 

LSCs – 29 


GANDHI SMRITI & DARSHAN SAMITI, 

RAJGHAT 

NEW DELHI - 110 002 

TEL: 011- 23392376 / 23392377 

FAX : 011-23392375 


ignourd2@ndf.vsnl.net.in 


F- 364 — 636, PALAM EXTENSION 

RAMPHAL CHOWK 

NEW DELHI-110 045 


DR. SANJEEV PANDEY, RD 

DR. D.B. DAMLE, DD 

MS. KUMUD VERMA, ARD 

DR. SIRAN MUKHERJI, ARD 

MR. MANORANJAN TRIPATHI,DR 

MR. RAJBIR SINGH RANA, AR 

DR. RAJINDER GUJRAL, RD 

KARALA PRAHLADPUR BANAGAR 

LIBASPUR RAMA VIHAR RANI 

ENCLAVE SULTAN PURI BUD 

VIHAR MANGOLPURI PITAMPURA 

JAHANGIR PURI JHARODA MAJA 

BURAI DR MUKHERJEE NAGAR 

MODEL TOWN SHAKURPUR 

COLONY GTB NAGAR ASHOK VIHAR 

SHASTRI NAGAR CIVIL LINES 

YAMUNA VIHAR NAND NAGRI, 

BRAHMA PURI, PANCHSHEEL 

ENCLAVE, DILSHAD GARDEN, 

SHALIMAR GARDEN, KAROL BAGH, 

SADAR BAZAR, CHANDNI CHOWK, 

GANDHI NAGAR, SURAJMAL 

VIHAR, PREET VIHAR, DARYA GANJ, 

RAJENDER NAGAR, CONNAUGHT 

PLACE, PANDAV NAGAR, KALYAN 

PURI, MAYUR VIHAR & HIMMAT 

PURI 

MUNDKA NANGLOI JAT PEERAGRHI 

PUNJABI BAGH BAKARWALA 

MEERA BAGH MOTINAGAR TILAK 

NAGAR TILANGPUR KOTLA 

VIKASPURI SUBHASH NAGAR 

UTTAM NAGAR JANAKPURI 

NAZAFGARH MAHAVIR ENC. 

SAGARPUR DWARKA PALAM 

PALAMFARMS KAPASERA DHAULA 

KUAN NARAINA DIST OF GURGAON 

16 GANGTOK/24 

LSCs – 11 


5 TH MILE TADONG 

BELOW SIKKIM HOSPITAL 

NATIONAL HIGHWAY – 31 

GANGTOK - 737102 

SIKKIM. 

TEL: 03592-270923 /231102 

FAX : 03592-212501 

DR. ILA DAS, RD 

STATE OF SIKKIM 

rd_gangtok@rediffmail.com 

17 GUWAHATI/04 

LSCs – 169 


HOUSE NO. 71 

GMC ROAD, CHRISTIAN BASTI 

DISPUR, ASSAM 

GUWAHATI – 781 005 

TEL: -0361-2343785, 2343786, 

FAX : 0361-2343784 

DR.(Mrs.) VARDHINI BHATTACHARJEE, 

RD 

DR. SANJIB KUMAR KATAKY, DD 

STATE OF ASSAM 

grcignou@sancharnet.in , 

grcignou@ gmail.com 

18 HYDERABAD/01 

LSCs – 68 


PLOT NO.207 

KAVARI HILLS, PHASE-II 

NEAR MADHAPUR POLICE STATION 

JUBILEE HILLS (P.O.) 

HYDERABAD – 500 033 

TEL: 040-40266470, 040-40266471 

FAX 040-40266759 

DR. P ASHOK. KUMAR, RD 

DR. D.R. SHARMA, DD 

DR. S. FIAYAZ AHMED, DD 

SH. K.K. MOHAN, AR 

STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH 

EXCEPT DISTRICTS COVERED 

UNDER RC VIJAYAWADA 

rchyderabad@ignou.ac.in 

hyd2ignourch@sancharnet.in 

19 IMPHAL/17 

LSCs – 28 

IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE ASHA 

JINA COMPLEX, NORTH A.O.C 

IMPHAL MANIPUR - 795001 

TEL: 0385 - 2421190, 2421191, 

FAX: 2421192 

DR. R.K. RANJIT SINGH, RD 

DR. JOSEPH KUBA, ARD 

STATE OF MANIPUR 

ignouimp@rediffmail.com 

rcimphal@ignou.ac.in 


20 ITANAGAR/03 

LSCs – 14 

21. JABALPUR/41 

LSCs – 42 


HORNHILL COMPLEX 

C- SECTOR, NEAR CENTRAL SCHOOL 

NAHARLAGUN, ITANAGAR, 

ARUNACHAL PRADESH. 

PIN. 791110. 

TEL. 0360 - 2247538 / 2247536 

FAX - 0360 – 2247537 

rcitanagar@ignou.ac.in 


2ND FLR, RAJSHEKHAR BHAVAN, 

RANI DURGAVATI VISHVAVIDYALAYA 

CAMPUS, PACHPEDHI 

JABALPUR - 482001 

MADHYA PRADESH 

TEL: 0761- 2600441 / 2600411 

FAX: 0761-2609919 

rcjabalpur@ignou.ac.in 

ignoujabalpur@hotmail.com 

DR. S.J. NEETHIRAJAN, RD 

SH. MANOJ TIRKEY, ARD 

(On Study Leave) 

DR. S. SRINIVAS, RD 

DR. U.C. PANDEY, DD (ON EOL) 

SH. MOHAN SHARMA, ARD 

SH. R.K. SONI, AR 

STATE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH 

STATE OF MP COVERING DISTRICTS 

OF JABALPUR, 

NARSIMHAPUR,CHHINDWARA, 

SEONI,BALAGHAT,MANDLA, 

DINDORI,SHAHDOL,UMARIA, 

KATNI,SIDHI SINGRAULI 

AND ANUPPUR 

22 JAIPUR/23 

LSCs – 89 


70/79, SECTOR – 7 PATEL MARG 

MANSAROVAR 

JAIPUR - 302 020 

RAJASTHAN 

TEL : 0141-2274292 / 2785750 

FAX 0141-2784043 

DR. S.N. AMBEDKAR, RD 

DR. MAMTA BHATIA, DD 

SH. ANSHUMAN UPADHYAY, ARD 

SH. B.L. MEENA, AR 

STATE OF RAJASTHAN 

rcjaipur@ignou.ac.in 

23 JAMMU/12 

LSCs – 44 


SPMR COLLEGE OF COMMERCE, 

CANAL ROAD 

JAMMU - 180 001 

JAMMU & KASHMIR 

TEL: 0191-2579572 / 2546529 

FAX: 0191-2561154 

ER. K.K. BHAT, RD 

SH. PAPPU SINGH SAPRIBAN, AR 

STATE OF JAMMU & KASHMIR 

(JAMMU REGION) 

rcjammu@ignou.ac.in 

jammurc12@rediffmail.com 

24 KARNAL/10 

LSCs – 34 


OLD GOVT. COLLEGE CAMPUS, 

RAILWAY STATION ROAD, KARNAL 

- 132 001 

HARYANA 

TEL: 0184-2271514 

FAX: 0184-2255738 

DR. ASHOK SHARMA, RD 

SH. A. K.. SHRIVASTAVA, ARD (ON EOL) 

SH. C. L. SHARMA, AR 

STATE OF HARYANA 

(EXCEPT THE DISTRICTS OF 

PANCHKULA,AMBALA 

FARIDABAD AND GURGAON) 

rckarnal@ignou.ac.in 

ignouregionalcentrekarnal@yahoo.com 

25 KHANNA/22 

LSCs – 49 


I.T.I. BUILDING, BULEPUR, 

G.T. ROAD, KHANNA – 141 401 

(DISTRICT LUDHIANA) PUNJAB 

TEL: 01628 – 229993 (Dedicated to learner 

enquiries)/ 237361 (For official purpose 

only) 

FAX : 01628-238632 

rckhanna@ignou.ac.in 

DR. SANTOSH KUMARI, RD 

SH. PRAMESH CHANDRA, ARD 

SH. TEJINDER PAL SINGH, AR 

STATE OF PUNJAB (EXCEPT 

DISTRICT RUPNAGAR, 

PATIALA,MOHALI 

AND FATEHGARH SAHIB) 

26 KOHIMA/20 

LSCs – 29 


NEAR MT. HERMON SCHOOL 

DON BOSCO HIGHER SEC. SCHOOL 

ROAD, 

KENUDOZOU, 

KOHIMA - 797 001, NAGALAND 

DR. T. IRALU, RD 

STATE OF NAGALAND 

TEL: 0370 - 2260366/2260167 

FAX: 0370 2260216 

rckohima@ignou.ac.in 

86 


27 KOLKATA/28 

LSCs – 91 


BIKASH BHAWAN, 

4TH FLOOR NORTH BLOCK 

SALT LAKE, 

BIDHAN NAGAR 

KOLKATA - 700 091 

WEST BENGAL 

TEL : 033-23349850, 23592719 

FAX : 033-23347576 

DR. SUJIT KUMAR GHOSH, RD 

MR. SANTANU MUKHERJEE, ARD 

STATE OF WEST BENGAL (EXCEPT 

THE DISTRICTS MENTIONED 

AGAINST RC SILIGURI & 

RC RAGHUNATHGANJ) 

rckolkata@ignou.ac.in 

ignourd28@yahoo.com 

rd28cal@rediffmail.com 

28 KORAPUT/44 

LSCs – 46 


DISTRICT AGRICULTURE 

OFFICE ROAD, BEHIND PANCHAYAT 

BHAVAN 

KORAPUT - 764020 

ORISSA 

TEL: 06852-252982/251535 

FAX : 06852-252503 

DR. ABHILASH NAYAK, RD 

SH. K.C. DALAI, ARD 

SH. DHARMA RAO GONIPATI, ARD 

KORAPUT,NABARANGPUR, 

RAYAGADA,MALKANAGIRI, 

BALANGIR,SONEPUR, 

KALAHANDI,NUAPADA, 

BOUDH,PHULBANI 

(PART OF ORISSA) 

DANTEWADA,BASTAR 

(PART OF CG) 

rckoraput@ignou.ac.in 

ignou_koraput@rediffmail.com 

29 LUCKNOW/27 

LSCs – 92 


B-1/33, SECTOR- H, ALIGANJ 

LUCKNOW - 226 024 

UTTAR PRADESH 

TEL : 0522 – 2745114 / 2364893 

FAX : 0522 - 2364889 

TLC NO. : 0522 - 2762410 

rclucknow@ignou.ac.in 

ignoulko@sancharnet.in 

DR. AMIT CHATURVEDI, RD 

DR. ASHWINI KUMAR, DD 

DR. ANIL. KUMAR. MISRA, DD 

SH. MOHD. RAIS SIDDIQI, AR 

STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH 

(EXCEPT THE DISTRICTS UNDER RC 

VARANASI, 

RC ALIGARH AND 

RC NOIDA)ALLAHABAD, 

AURAIYA, BAHRAICH,BALRAM 

PUR,BANDA,BARABANKI, 

BAREILLY, BASTI, 

CHITRAKOOT,FAIZABAD, 

FATEHGARH,FATEHPUR, 

HAMRPUR,HARDOI,JALAUN, 

JHANSI,KANNAUJ,KANPUR, 

KAUSHAMBI,LAKHIMPUR KHERI, 

LALITPUR,LUCKNOW,MAHOBA, 

MANKAPUR,PILIBHIT, 

PRATAPGARH,RAIBAREILLY, 

SHAHAJHANPUR,SHRAVASTI, 

SIDDARTHNAGAR,SITAPUR AND 

SULTANPUR 

30 MADURAI/43 

LSCs – 95 

31 MUMBAI/49 

LSCs – 41 

IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE C.S.I. 

INSTITUTIONAL CAMPUS T.P.K. ROAD 

(NH-7) 

PASUMALAI, MADURAI - 625 004 

TAMILNADU 

TEL : 0452-2380387,2380733 

FAX : 0452-2370588 

rcmadurai@ignou.ac.in ignoumadurai@ 

yahoo.com 

IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE OM LEVA 

VIKAS NIKETAN 

NANEPADA ROAD, MULUND (E) 

MUMBAI – 400 081 

TEL : 022-25633159 

rcmumbai@ignou.ac.in 

DR. M SHANMUGHAM, RD 

SH. P. NAMBOODRIPAD, ARD 

SH. S. SRINIVASAN, DR 

SH. S. BALASUBRAMANIAN, AR 

DR. M. RAJESH, RD 

DISTRICTS OF TAMILNADU 

COIMBATORE NILGRIS,ERODE, 

KARUR,TANJAVUR, MADURAI, 

DINDIGUL,TENI,VIRUDUNAGAR 

,RAMANATHAPURAM,SIVAGAN 

GA, PUDUKKOTTAI, THIRUPPUR 

TIRUNELVELI TUTICORIN 

& TRICHI 

FOUR DISTRICTS OF 

MAHARASHTRA : MUMBAI, 

THANE,RAIGARH AND RATNAGIRI 

32 NAGPUR/36 

LSCs - 30 


GURUNANAK BHAWAN 

NEAR NAGPUR UNIVERSITY 

AMARAVATI ROAD 

NAGPUR-440033 

TEL : 0712-2022000 

rcnagpur@ignou.ac.in, 

ignounagpur@gmail.com, 

DR. P. SIVASWAROOP, RD 

STATE OF MAHARASHTRA 

COVERING DISTRICTS 

AMRAVATI,BULDHANA,AKOLA, 

WASHIM, HINGOLI, 

PARBHANI,NANDED, 

YAVATMAL,WARDHA, 

CHANDRAPUR,NAGPUR, 

BHANDARA,GONDIA, 

GADCHIROLI (14 DISTRICTS) 


33 NOIDA/39 

LSCs-33 

C/o IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE 

GANDHI SMRITI & DARSHAN SAMITI, 

RAJGHAT 

NEW DELHI - 110 002 

TEL: 011- 23392376 / 23392377 

FAX : 011-23392375 

rcnoida@ignou.ac.in 

DR. GULAB JHA, RD 

SH. N.D. SHARMA, AR 

DISTRICTS OF GAUTAM BUDH 

NAGAR GHAZIABAD MEERUT 

BAGHPAT AND BARAUT 

34 PANAJI/08 

LSCs-24 


BEHIND CHODANKAR HOSPITAL 

NEAR P&T STAFF QTRS. 

OFF. MAPUSA-PANAJI ROAD 

PORVORIM-403521 

GOA 

DR. M.S. PARATHASARATHY, RD 

STATE OF GOA & THREE ADJOINING 

DISTRICTS OF KARNATAKA i.e 

DHARWARD,BELGAUM,UTTARA 

KANNAD AND ONE DISTRICT OF 

MAHARASHTRA,SINDHUDURG 

FAX : 0832-2462315 

E-mail: rcpanaji@ignou.ac.in 

35 PATNA/05 

LSCs-99 


2ND FLOOR, BISCOMAUN TOWER 

WEST GANDHI MAIDAN, 

PATNA - 800 001 

BIHAR 

TEL : 0612-2219539 / 2219541 

FAX : 0612-2219538 

DR. A N TRIPATHI, RD 

MS. MONI SAHAY, ARD 

SH. D.P. SINGH, ARD 

STATE OF BIHAR EXCEPT FOR THE 

DISTRICTS UNDER JURISDICTION 

OF 

RC-DARBHANGA 

rcpatna@ignou.ac.in, 

ignoucrpatna@gmail.com 

36 PORT BLAIR/02 

LSCs-10 


JNR MAHAVIDYALAYA 

PORT BLAIR - 744104 

ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS 

TEL: 03192-242888,230111 

SH. S SAUNAND, RD (I/c) 

ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS 

rcportblair@ignou.ac.in, 

rc_portblair@rediffmail.com 

37 PUNE/16 

LSCs-64 


1ST FLOOR, MSFC BUILDING 

270, SENAPATI BAPAT ROAD 

PUNE - 411 016 

MAHARASHTRA 

TEL: 020-25671867 / 25651321 

FAX : 020-25671864 

DR. KAMESHWARI MOORTY, RD, 

DR. KALPANA S. GUPTE, DD 

SH. PARVEEN KUMAR, ARD 

STATE OF MAHARASHTRA - 

NANDURBAR,DHULE,JALGAON, 

AURANGABAD,NASIK,JALNA, 

AHMADNAGAR,BID,PUNE, 

OSMANABAD, 

SOLAPUR,SANGLI,SATARA & 

KOLHAPUR (14 DISTRICTS) 

rcpune@ignou.ac.in 

ignourcpune42@vsnl.net 

38 RAGHUNATHGANJ/50 

LSCs-07 

IGNOU Regional Centre 

Room No. 312, 2 nd Floor, 

New Administrative Building 

SDO Jangipur Office Compound 

Post - Raghunathganj 

Distt. Murshidabad 

West Bengal – 742225 

TEL : 03483-271555 / 271666 

DR. S. RAJA RAO, RD 

DISTRICT MURSHIDABAD MALDA 

AND BIRBHUM 

rcraghunathganj@ignou.ac.in, 

39 RAIPUR/35 

LSCs-148 


REST HOUSE & E.M. OFFICE HALL, 

SECTOR - 1 

SHANKAR NAGAR RAIPUR - 492007 

CHATTISGARH 

TEL : 0771-2445839 / 4056508 

FAX: 0771-4074020 

DR. H. SANGEETA MAJHI, RD 

SH. BIMAL CH. NANDA, ARD 

SH. Y.S. BHAMBULKAR, AR 

STATE OF CHHATTISGARH EXCEPT 

DISTRICTS OF DANTEWADA & 

BASTAR 

rcraipur@ignou.ac.in, 

rrcignou.cg.@nic.in, 

40 RAJKOT/42 

LSCs-35 


SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, 

RAJKOT - 360005 

GUJARAT 

TEL: 0281-2572988 

DR. S. GANESAN, RD 

SH. J.B. DHABI, AR 

STATE OF GUJRAT COVERING 

THE DISTRICTS OF 

RAJKOT,KACHCHH,JAMNAGAR, 

PORBANDER,JUNAGADH, 

AMRELI,BHAVNAGAR, 

SURENDRANAGAR & DIN 

rcrajkot@ignou.ac.in 

Website: ignourajkot.org 

88 


41 RANCHI/32 

LSCs-79 


457A, ASHOK NAGAR RANCHI - 

834022. JHARKHAND 

Tel: 0651-2244688,2244699 

FAX: 0651-2244400 

rcranchi@ignou.ac.in 

ignouranchi@yahoo.com 

DR. G.N. SHIV KUMAR, RD 

DR. SARAH NASREEM, ARD (on EOL) 

SH. ARVIND MANOJ KUMAR 

SINGH,ARD 

DR. MOTI RAM, ARD 

SH. G.Z. AYOUB, DR 

STATE OF JHARKHAND 

42 SHIMLA/11 

LSCs-64 


CHAUHAN NIWAS BUILDING, 

KHALINI, SHIMLA - 171 002 

HIMACHAL PRADESH 

TEL: 0177-2624612, 2624613, 2625843 

FAX: 0177—2624611 

DR. D.B. NEGI, RD 

DR. JOGINDER SINGH YADAV, ARD 

DR. V.B. NEGI, AR 

STATE OF MEGHALAYA 

rcshimla@ignou.ac.in 

sml_ignoures@sancharnet.in 

43 SHILLONG/18 

LSCs-71 


“SUNNY LODGE” 

NONGSHILLIANG, NONGTHYMMAI 

SHILLONG – 793014 

MEGHALAYA 

TEL : 0364-2521117 

FAX: 0364-2521271 

DR. DIDCY LALOO, RD 

SH. JOSEPH SOMI, ARD 

SMT. WEIDAMON KHARNAIOR, AR 

Ms. KORDOR D. HYNNIEWTA, AR 

SH. K.D. HYNNICTWA, AR 

STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH 

(EXCEPT DISTRICT UNA) 

ignou18@sancharnet.in 

rcshillong@ignou.ac.in 

44 SILIGURI/45 

LSCs-27 


NETAJI MORE ,SUBHAS PALLY 

SILIGURI– 734 001 

TEL : 0353 – 252 6818 

FAX : 0353 – 252 6819 

DR. YONAH BHUTIA, RD 

DR. B. BHOWMIK, ARD 

STATE OF WEST BENGAL 

COVERING DISTRICTS OF 

JALPAIGURI,DARJILING, 

KOCHBIHAR,UTTAR DINAJPUR, 

DAKSHIN, 

DINAJPUR (PART OF West Bengal) 

rcsiliguri@ignou.ac.in (For learners) 

ignourcsiliguri@yahoo.com 

45 SRINAGAR/30 

LSCs-33 


MANTOO HOUSE, RAJ BAGH 

NEAR MASJID AL-FAROOQ 

SRINAGAR-190 008 

JAMMU & KASHMIR 

TEL: 0194-2311251 / 2311258 

FAX: 0353 -2311259 

DR. ABDUL GANI, RD ( on EOL) 

DR. MIRZA N. AHMED BAIG, RD (I/c) 

STATE OF JAMMU & KASHMIR 

(SRINAGAR & LADAKH REGION) 

rcsrinagar@ignou.ac.in 

46 THIRUVANANTHA- 

PURAM/40 

LSCs-46 

IGNOU Regional Centre 

Mepram Mansion 

Chekkalamukku 

Sreekariyam 

Thiruvananthapuram-695017 

Kerala 

Tel. : 0471-2590600 / 2590600 

DR. B. SUKUMAR, RD 

SH. JOJY S. PATTATHIL, AR 

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 

KOLLAM & PATHANAMTHITTA 

(DISTRICTS OF KERALA) & 

KANYAKUMARI (DISTRICT OF 

TAMILNADU) 

rctrivandrum@ignou.ac.in, 

ignourctrivandrum@gmail.com, 

47 VARANASI/48 

LSCs-31 


GANDHI BHAWAN 

BHU CAMPUS VARANASI-221 005 

TEL : 0542-2368022,2368622 

FAX : 0542-2369629 

rcvaranasi@ignou.ac.in 

ignousrc.vns@gmail.com 

DR. MANORAMA SINGH, RD 

SH. SHER SINGH, ARD 

SH. BANMALI SINGH, AR 

DISTRICT OF AMBEDKAR 

NAGAR,SANTKABIRNAGAR, 

MAHARAJGANJ,JAUNPUR, 

BALLIA,AZAMGARH,GORA 

KHPUR,DEORIA,KUSHINAG 

AR,SANT RAVIDAS NAGAR 

MIRZAPUR,VARANASI, 

GHAZIPUR,MAUNATHBHANJAN 

CHANDAUL AND SONBHADRA 

48 VIJAYAWADA/33 

LSCs-36 


IST FLOOR, SKPVV HINDU 

HIGH SCHOOL, KOTHAPETHA, 

VIJAYAWADA- 520 001 

TEL: 0866-2565959, 2565253 

FAX: 0866-2565353 

rcvijayawada@ignou.ac.in, 

ignourcvijayawada@gmail.com 

DR S. MOHANAN, RD 

DR. M. KRISHNAIAH, DD 

STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH 

COVERING THE DISTRICTS OF 

SRIKAKULAM ,VIZIANAGARAM, 

VISAKHAPTNAM,EAST 

GODAVARI,WEST GODAVARI 

KHAMMAM,KRISHNA,GUNTUR, 

PRAKASHAM,NELLORE AND 

CHITTOOR 


Army Recognised Regional Centres, ADDRESSES AND INCHARGES 

Regional Centre/Code 



Senior Staff 

Jurisdiction 

CHANDIMANDIR/52 

REGIONAL DIRECTOR 

IGNOU ARMY RECOG. REG. CENTRE 

COL EDUCATION HQ WESTERN COMMAND 

CHANDIMANDIR-134107 

HARYANA 

TEL: 0172-2589423 

Iaeprc52@rediffmail.com 

COL. DEBASHISH ROY 

WESTERN COMMAND AREA 

KOLKATA/51 



COL EDUCATION, FORT WILLIAM 

HQ EASTERN COMMAND PIN – 908 542 

C/o 99 APO 

TEL: 033-22222668 

rc51army_ec@yahoo.co.in 

COL. JASWINDER SINGH 

EASTERN COMMAND AREA 

LUCKNOW/53 



BRIG. EDUCATION 

HQ CENTRAL COMMAND LUCKNOW - 226002 

UTTAR PRADESH TEL: 0522-2482968 

iaepcc53@yahoo.co.in 

BRIG. K.K. SUNNY 

CENTRAL COMMAND AREA 

PUNE/54 



COL. EDUCATION SC HRDC-1, 

C/O BEG & CENTRE, KINKEE 

(SOUTHERN COMMAND) PUNE - 411 003 

TEL: 020-2580 3019 (ARMY) 

020-2661 6592 (CIVIL) 

COL. G.K. CHOPRA 

SOUTHERN COMMAND AREA 

UDHAMPUR/55 



COL. EDUCATION, UTTAR KAMAN 

MUKHYALAYA HQ NORTHERN COMMAND, 

PIN – 908 545 

C/o 56 APO, 

UDHAMPUR 

JAMMU & KASHMIR TEL: 01992-2242486 

MOB: 9419796297 

Iaeparmy55@rediffmail.com 

COL. ANAND SWAROOP PAUL 

NORTHERN COMMAND AREA 

JAIPUR/56 



HQ, SOUTH WESTERN COMMAND 

PIN – 908 546 

C/o 56 APO 

swciaep@gmail.com 

COL. KAMLAKAR MUKHERJEE 

SOUTH WESTERN COMMAND 

AREA 

Navy Recognised Regional Centres 

Regional Centre/ Code 



Senior Staff 

Jurisdiction 

NEW DELHI/71 

REGIONAL DIRECTOR (I/c) 

IGNOU NAVY RECOG. REG. CENTRE 

DIRECTORATE OF NAVAL EDUCATION, INTEGRATED 

HQS. MINISTRY OF DEF. WEST BLOCK.5, IIND FLR, 

W. WING-II R.K. PURAM, NEW DELHI - 110066 

TEL : 011-26194686 

FAX: 011-26105067 

inepdelhi@rediffmail.com 

COMMANDER PRAMOD GOEL 

NAVAL HQS 

KOCHI/74 


IGNOU NAVY RECOG. REG. CENTRE NAVAL BASE 

HQ SOUTHERN NAVAL COMMAND, NAVAL BASE 

KOCHI - 682004 

KERALA 

TEL: 0484-2872148, 2662515 

Inepkochi_1@rediffmail.com 

CAPT. S.R. SRIDHAR 

HQ SOUTHERN NAVAL 

COMMAND 

90 


MUMBAI/72 



HQ. WESTERN NAVAL COMMAND SHAHID BHAGAT 

SINGH ROAD 

MUMBAI - 400023 

MAHARASHTRA TEL: 022-22752245 

FAX: 022-22665458 

inepm@rediffmail.com 

CAPT. V.S. BABELEY 

HQ WESTERN NAVAL 

COMMAND 

VISAKHAPATNAM/73 



HQ EASTERN NAVAL COMMAND, NAVAL BASE, 

VISAKHAPATNAM - 530014 

ANDHRA PRADESH TEL: 0891-2812669 

FAX:0891-2515834 

Rc73@ignou.ac.in 

CAPT. M. GHANSHYAM OJHA 

HQ EASTERN NAVAL 

COMMAND 

Assam Rifles Recognised Regional Centre 

Regional Centre, Code 

and Learner Support 

Centres (LSCs) 



Senior Staff 

Jurisdiction 

SHILLONG/81 

LSCs-30 


IGNOU ASSAM-RIFLES RECOG. R.C. 

DIRECTORATE GENERAL ASSAMRIFLES 

(DGAR) LAITUMUKHRAH SHILLONG - 11 

MEGHALAYA 

TEL: 0364-2705181 

FAX: 0364-2705184 

MAJOR SUJIT KUMAR KARN, 


COMMAND AREA 

Email: iarrc_81@yahoo.co.in 

hqdgar@hotmail.com 


APPENDIX-4 

Partner Institutions Outside India 

LIST OF IGNOU’s PARTNER INSTITUTIONS (PIs) OUTSIDE INDIA 

AND THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES OFFERED 

A) PARTNER INSTITUTION UNDER INDIVIDUAL MoU 

Sl. No. P.I.CODE / COUNTRY 

NAME 

1 5102 

ABU DHABI, UAE 

2 5502 

DUBAI, UAE 

3 5503 

DUBAI, UAE 

4 5505 

RAS-AL-KHAIMAH, 

UAE 

5 5507 

RAS AL KHAIMAH 

6 5402 

QATAR 

7 5704 

KUWAIT 

8 5705 

KUWAIT 

9 5905 

SULTANATE OF OMAN 

PARTNER INSTITUTION 

NAME & ADDRESS 

Wisdom Educational Institute, 

P.O. Box 71296, Abu Dhabi, UAE 

Tel : +971-2-621 44 74; Fax: +971-2-214484 

E-mail : wisdom@emirates.net.ae 

Contact : Mr. Ahmed Rafi B. Ferry, Director 

Wisdom Educational Institute, 

P.O.Box : 26791, Dubai, UAE 

Tel : +971-4-396 44 55; Fax: +971-4-3964422 

E-mail : wisdom@emirates.net.ae 

Contact Person: 

Mr. Ahmed Rafi B. Ferry, Director 

Universal Empire Institute of Technology 

Block No. 11, 3 rd Floor, Academic City, 

Post Box No. 30948, Dubai 

Tel: +971-508530647, +971-504317647 

Fax : +971-4- 3672779; +97150-8530647 

E-mail: contact@ueitonline.com 

Contact Person : Mr. Balaji Jagdeesan, Coordinator 

Royal College of Applied Science & Technology, FZE, P.O. Box: 

10559, RAK Free Trade Zone, 

Ras-Al-Khaimah, UAE 

Tel: +971-1-2272203; Fax: +971-7-2272281 

E-mail: contactrak@rcast.org 

Contact Person : Mr. Balaji Jagdeesan, Coordinator 

Vinayaka Missions University 

Second Floor, World Trade & Business Innovation Centre-V 

PO. Box 10059, Bin Thaher Street, 

Al-Nakheel, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE 

Sh. Natarajan Rajendran, Manager 

Ph: +971-7-2278689 

Middle-East Educational Services 

P.O.Box : 3453, Doha, QATAR 

Tel: +974-4687707; Fax: +974-4505264 

E-mail: mesoffcampus@gmail.com; 

Contact Person: Mr. P. Manoharan, Coordinator 

Gulf Centre for University Education 

P.O.Box: 64070, Shuwaikh 70451, Kuwait 

Tel: +965-2407110, 2407119 

Fax: +965-2407049 

E-mail: almartin@gmail.com 

alloysiusmartin@hotmail.com 

Contact Person: L. Alloysius Martin, Director 

Global College of Higher Education, Khaitan, 1 st Floor, Block No. 46- 

45, Compound 15, Kuwait 

Email id: ani_mehrotra@yahoo.com 

Contact person: Mr. Anil Mehrotra 

Glory Institute 

Dharamsy Nancy Complex 

Opp. Shell Petrol Pump, Building No.20, 

Way No. .58, Wadi Kabir, Muscat 

Tel: +968-24817612, 24812125 and 24817645; Fax: +968 24813329 

E-mail : iahemct@omantel.net.om 

Contact Person: Dr. Zulfikar Ali, Coordinator. 

Postal Address : P.O.Box: 583 

PC:114, Muttrah, Sultanate of Oman 

PROGRAMMES ON 

OFFER 

BPP, BA, B.COM, DIM, PGDHRM, PGDFM, 

PGDOM, PGDMM, MBA, MEG, MHD, CIC, 

BCA, MCA, PGJMC, BED 

BPP, BA, B.COM, DIM, PGDHRM, PGDFM, 

PGDOM, PGDMM, MBA, MEG, MHD, CIC, 

BCA, MCA, PGJMC, BED 

BPP, BA, BCOM, DIM, PGDHRM, PGDMM, 

PGDFM, PGDOM, MBA, MEG, MHD, CIC, 

BCA, MCA, BTCM, BTWRE, 

DTS, CTE, DECE, BA, BCOM, BTS, BED, 

MTM, MCOM, MEG, PGJMC, PGDHRM, 

PGDMM, PGDFM, MBA, CIC, BCA, MCA, 

BTCM, CPLT 

BED 

DTS, BTS, BA, B.COM, DIM, PGDIM, 

PGDHRM, PGDFM, PGDOM, PGDMM, MBA, 

CIC, BED, MEG, MTM, MCA, MHA, MLIS, 

MHD, MPS, MAH, MCOM. 

CIC, BCA, BTS, BA, B.COM, BLISc, MLISc, 

DIM, PGDIM, PGDHRM, PGDFM PGDOM, 

PGDMM, MBA, BPP, BED, MEG, MTM, MCA, 

MHA, MLIS, MHD, MPS, MAH, MCOM, MTM. 

BA, BCOM, BTS, BED, MBA, PGDHRM, 

PGDFM, PGDIM, PGDOM 

BA, B.COM, BTS, DIM, MP, BCA, CIC, BED, 

MCA, MHA, MLIS, MHD, MPS, MAH, MCOM 

MTM, MEG, MTM, 

92 


10 6001 

BAHRAIN 

11 6101 

SAUDI ARABIA 

12 6102 

SAUDI ARABIA 

13 6103 

SAUDI ARABIA 

14 6105 

SAUDI ARABIA 

15 6106 

SAUDI ARABIA 

16 7202 

MAURITIUS 

17 7203 

MAURITIUS 

18 8105 

ETHIOPIA 

19 9401 

KENYA 

20 9301 

SINGAPORE 

Indian Academy W.L.L. 

P.O. BOX : 10584 

MANAMA, BAHRAIN 

Tel : +973-17811451/39888092/39824602, 

Fax: +973- 17811663/17811461 

Email : elam63@hotmail.com 

Contact Person : Mr. S. Elamurugu, Chairman 

Educational Consulting and Guidance Services, 

Ba Badar Plaza 

King Fahad Street, (Siteen Road) 

Jeddah 22361 , Saudi Arabia 

Tel: +9662-6758519 / 6758521 

E-mail: ignou@ateico.com 

Website: www.itoindia.com 

Contact Person : Mr. Riaz Mulla 


Oruba Street, Near Shablan Clinic 

Riyadh 11692, Saudi Arabia 

Tel: +9661 2153537; Fax +966-1-215-3539 

E-mail: ignouriyadh@ateico.net 

Websise: www.itoindia.com 



Al Khuzyiam Commercial Centre 

Dharan Street, Opp Al Johra Market 

Al Khobar 31952 

Saudi Arabia 

Tel: +9663 8653122; Fax +966-3-8657185 

Email ignoudammam@ateico.net 

Website: www.itoindia.com 


Asian International IT Establishment 

P.O. BOX : 9209 

Office No.3, Al-Garabi Centre, AL-KHOBAR 

Easter Province of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 

Tel : +966-38647168, +966-507264620 

Fax: +966-38647169 

Email : elam63@gmail.com 

Contact Person : Mr. Elamurugu 

Institute of Industrial Technology for Training 

P.O. Box: 60124, Dammam, Zip Code – 31545, Saudi Arabia. 

Tel: +966 38056152; 

Fax: +966 38056153 

Email id: amanjeri@gmail.com 

Contact Person: Sh. Abdulla Manjeri 

Mauritius College of the Air, 

Division of Distance Education, Reduit 

MAURITIUS 

Tel: +230-4038200; Fax: +230-4672508 

Email: mcade@mca.ac.mu 

Contact Person: Mr. R. Dhurbarrylall 

Mauritius Institute of Education 

Reduit, Mauritius 

Phone No : +230-4661654 

Email : kencathan@hotmail.com 

Contact Person: Ms. Ooma Vedi Cudian 

St. Mary’s University College, 

PO Box 18490, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 

Tel: +251-1-553 79 94; 553 79 96 

Fax: +251-1-553 80 00 

E-mail: alemugashie2@yahoo.com; smucignou@ethionet.et 

Contact Person: Mr. Alemu Gashie, Coordinator 

Centre for Open and Distance Education 

Kasneb Towers, Upper Hill, Hospital Road 

P.O. Box 43364-00100, Nairobi, Kenya 

Tel: +254 - 20 - 2712720 

Email: centre@wananchi.com 

Contact Person: Mr. Joe Mwangi Mbuthia, Director 

Open Minds International 

1, Rochor Canal Road 

# 05-11, Sim Lim Square, Singapore – 188 504 

Tel: + 65 63364600 ; Fax: + 65 63339576 

Email: admin@openminds.com.sg 

Contact Person : 

Mr. Vinod Wadhwa, Managing Director 

B.ED., MP, DIM, PGDIM, PGDFM, PGDMM, 

PGDHRM, PGDOM, MCA, MHA, MLIS, MPS, 

MAH, MCOM, MTM, BTCM 

BPP, CIC, CTS, DTS, DIM, DECE, BA, BCOM, 

BTS, BED, BCA, MEG, MAH, MPS, MCOM, 

MTM, MCA, MADE, MBA, PGDIM, PGDFM, 

PGDHRM, PGDMM, PGDOM, PGDIBO, 





PGDDE 





PGDDE 

B.Ed. 

BPP, BA, BCOM, BED, MEG, MCOM, MBF, 

PGDFM, DIM 

BCA, BTS, DIM, PGDDE, MADE, PGDHRM, 

PGDJMC, MBA, MEG, BDP 

Primary Teacher Education. 

CIC, CTE, CFN, CIG, DIM, PGDMM, 

PGDHRM, PGDIM, PGDMM, PGDOM, BCOM, 

BLIS, BTS, MBA, MLIS, MADE, BED 

BPP, BCOM, MCOM, DIM, PGDIM, PGDHRM, 

PGDFM, PGDOM, PGDMM, MBA 

CIC, BCA, BTS, DTS, BA, MADE, DIM, 

PGDDE, MP, CTE 


21 9302 

MALAYSIA 

22 9602 

NEPAL 

23 9603 

NEPAL 

24 9604 

NEPAL 

25 9702 

SRI LANKA 

26 9202 

KYRGYZSTAN 

27 9203 

KYRGYZSTAN 

28 9710 

AFGHANISTAN 

29 9801 

BANGLADESH 

30 9802 

MONGOLIA 

ASIA e-UNIVERSITY, 

Ground Floor, Main Block, Dataran Kewangan Darul Takaful, No.4, 

Jalan Sultan Sulaiman 50000, 

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 

Tel: +603 2711 0428 

Fax: +603 2711 0436 

Email id: drrvelmurugan@ibdl.in 

International Centre for Academics P. Ltd. 

Gyaneshwor (Beside Embassy of Germany) 

Ward No. 33, Kathmandu, 

Nepal 

Tel: +977-1-4445540/2042289 

Fax: +977-1-4473684 

E-mail: ica@ica.edu.np 

Contact Person: 

Mr. Biswajit Mukherjee, Coordinator 

DLP Management Consortium (P) Ltd. 

Putali Sadak Height, 

GPO Box:15142 KPC-320,Kathmandu, Nepal 

Tel: +977-1-2004321, 4418019 

Fax: +977-1-4418019 

E-mail : pranab.basak@gmail.com 

Contact Person: Mr. Pranab Basak, Director 

Nepal Information Technology Pvt. Ltd 

Shankar Sadan, DAV Complex, Dhobighat, Lalitpur 

PO Box:21928, Kathmandu, Nepal 

Tel: +977-016226026, 012211153 

Fax: +977-1-4273987 

E-mail : nitgroup@mos.com.np 

Coordinator: Mr. Raman Karna, Director 

Regent International Institute of Higher Studies 

No. 5, Mudungoda, Miriswatta 

Gampaha, Sri Lanka 

Tele : +94-33-4670388/2224559, 777554694 

FAX : +94-33-4670388 

Email : riihsgampaha@yahoo.com 

Contact Person : Mr. Anura Gunasekhra 

Virtual Academy of the International University of Kyrgyzstan, 

Prospect Chui 255, 

Bishkek 720001 

E-mail: root@iuk.bishkek.su; land@iuk.kg 

Tel: (+7-3312-218335, +7-3312-219615 

Contact Person: Dr. Karayeva Zina, Director Kyrgyz-Indian Institute of 

Distance Education 

Kyrgyz State University of Const- ruction, Transport & Architecture 

(KSUCTA), 

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 

E-mail: ksucta@elcat.kg 

Tel: +996 (312)543561 

Contact Person: Dr. Akymbek Abdykalykov, Rector 

Bakhtar University 

Kart-e Char, PO Box 15000, Kabul, Afghanistan 

Ph: +93(0)70 273 515, +93(0)79 020 051 

E-mail: info@bakhtar.edu.af; waheed-rokhan@kakhtar.edu.af; 

latif_roshan@hotmail.com 

Contact Person : Mr. Abdul Latif Roshan 

Executive Director 

Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College and Hospital 

(HFRCHCH) 

Dhaka, Bangladesh 

Contact Person : Dr. M. A. Mazid, Asstt Prof., Department of 

Community Medicine 

Ph: +88-01556-338349 

Mr. Abdul Mazid 

National Centre for Communicable Diseases, 

Health Policy and Planning Division, Ministry of Health, Mongolia 

NCCD Campus, Nam-Yan-Ju-Street 

Ulaanabaatar 210648, Mongolia 

E-mail: tsetsegsaikhan@yahoo.com; moh@moh.mn 

Contact Person : Dr. Ts. Bujin, Director 

MTM, MHD, MCOM(F&T) BED, DECE, DAFE 

& MED 

BPP, BA, BCOM, BTS, DIM, MBA, PGDFM, 

PGDHRM, PGDIM, PGDMM, PGDOM, BED, 

DCE, DTS, PGJMC, MEG, MTM, CIC, BCA, 

MCA, CAFÉ, DAFE, PGDRD, MSO, MARD, 

MPA 

BPP, BA, BCOM, DIM, MBA, PGDFM, 

PGDHRM, PGDIM, PGDMM, PGDOM, BTS, 

PGJMC, BLISC, DAFE 

MBA, PGDIM, PGDHRM, PGDFM, PGDOM, 

PGDMM, PGDIBO, PGDDM, DIM, PGDRD, 

MEC, MPA, MSO, MARD, CHR 

MP, PGDDM, DNHE 

BDP 

DIM, MBA, PGDFM, PGDHRM, PGDIM, 

PGDMM, PGDOM, BCA, MCA 

BPP, BCA 

BA, BCOM, BLIS, BTS, MBA, MLIS, MEG, 

MHD, MAH, MPS, MTM, MCOM 

CHCWM 

CHCWM 

94 


B) UNESCO-IICBA SPONSORED CENTRES 

31 8101 

ETHIOPIA 

32 8102 

GHANA (W) 

33 8103 

GHANA (C) 

34 8403 

GAMBIA 

35 8402 

SIERRA LEONE 

36 8201 

MADAGASCAR 

37 8202 

LIBERIA 

38 9001 A 

MALAWI 

39 8602 

SWAZILAND 

International Institute of Capacity Building in Africa , 

IICBA-UNESCO, P.O.Box : 2305, Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA 

Tel: +251-11-5445284, 5445435 

Fax: +251-11-5514938 

Email: info@unesco-iicba.org 

Contact Person : Mr. Getachew Kelemu, 

Project Officer 

Dr. Kingsley Andoh-Kumi 

Institute of Educational Development and Extension, 

University of Education, Winneba, Ghana 

Fax: +233-0432-22397 

Dr. Albert K. Koomson, Director 

Centre for Continuing Education, University of Cape Coast, 

Cape Coast, Ghana 

Fax: +233-042036946, +233-432-22497 

Mr. Musa Sowe, Director 

Higher Education & Research, 

Department of State for Education, Wily Thorpe Building, Banjul, 

Gambia 

Mr. Sanasi M. Kuyateh, Deputy Director 

(Science), Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, New 

England, Freetown, Sierra Leone 

Fax: +232-22-223030 / 235011 EMAIL : bis_konneh2005@yahoo.com 

C/o IICBA, ETHIOPIA 

Tel: +251-11-5445284, Fax: +251-11-5514938 

Mr. Marcus S. Sokpah 

Assistant Minister for Teacher Education, 

Ministry of Education, PO Box: 9012 

Monrovia, Liberia 

Ms. Bethel Sandra Masauli, Principal 

Malawi College of Distance Education 

Private Bag 302, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi 

Tel: +2651670034, Fax: +2651677452, Mobile - 265 1 860 924 

Email: mcdedpl@globemw.net 

Mr. Glen Mazibuko 

Emlalatini Development Center, (Next to the Gables Shopping 

Complex) 

P. O. Box 547, Mbabane, Swaziland 

Phone - +268 4161171/2, Fax - +268 4161983 

PGDDE & MADE 

PGDDE & MADE 

PGDDE & MADE 

PGDDE & MADE 

PGDDE & MADE 

PGDDE & MADE 

PGDDE & MADE 

PGDDE & MADE 

PGDDE & MADE 

C) RAJIV GANDHI FELLOWSHIP SPONSORED BY COMMONWEALTH OF LEARNING CENTRES 

40 8901 

JAMAICA 

41 7102 

SEYCHELLES 

42 8801 

SAMOA 

43 8703 

NAMIBIA 

44 8501 A 

LESOTHO 

Dr. Claude Packer, Principal 

The Mico College, IA Marescauz Road, Kingston 5, Jamaica 

Tel: +876 926 52606, Fax: +876 926 2238 

Email: cpack@cwjamaica.com 

Mrs. Mahrookh Pardiwalla, Director 

School Improvement Programme 

Ministry of Education and Youth, PO Box 48, Mont Fleuri, 

Mahe, Seychelles, Tel: +248 283 150, Fax:+248 324 585 

Email: aldecdir@eduhq.edu.sc 

Dr. Emma Kruse Vaai 

Academic Director/Deputy CEO 

Institute of Technology 

National University of Samoa 

PO Box 861, Apia Samoa 

Tel: +685 21 428, Fax: +685 25 489 

Email: emkv@sampol.edu.ws 

Ms. Norah Bennett 

Executive Secretary 

Namibian Open Learning Network Trust (NOLnet) NAMCOL Head 

Office, Independence Avenue, Private Bag 15008, Katutura, Namibia 

Tel: +264 61 320 5201, Fax: +26461216987 

Email: titus@namcol.com.na 

Mrs. Jane Khahliso Malefane 

Deputy Director, Continuing Education 

Lesotho Distance Teaching Centre (LDTC) 

PO Box781, Maseru 100, Lesotho 

Tel: +26622316961, Fax: +26622310245 

Email: ldtc@adelfang.col.is 

PGDDE, MADE 

PGDDE, MADE 

PGDDE, MADE 

PGDDE, MADE 

PGDDE, MADE 


45 9001 B 

MALAWI 

46 8601 

SWAZILAND 

47 9501 

NIGERIA 

48 9502 

NIGERIA 

49 9503 

NIGERIA 




Tel: +2651670034, Fax: +2651677452 


Dr. Esampally Chandraiah 

Associate Professor & Coordinator Academic Institute of Distance 

Education 

University of Swaziland Kwaluseni Campus 

Private Bag No. 4, Kwaluseni Swaziland 

Tel: +2685184011, Fax: +2685187083 

Email: chandraiahe@yahoo.com 

Professor Babatunde Ipaye 

Director, Learner Support Services, National Open University of 

Nigeria 

14/16 Ahmadu Bello Way, PMB 80067, Victoria Island, Lagos, 

NIGERIA 

Email: batundeipaye@educo-health.org 

Tel : +234-803-310-1920 (Office), +234-1-818-8850 (Mobile); 

Fax: 234-1-4970628 

National Open University of Nigeria Planning Office, 245 Ademulegun 

Street, Central Business District, Abuja, Nigeria. 

Dr. Abdurrahman Umar 

Director, Academic Services, National Teachers’ Institute (NTI) 

PMB 2191 Kaduna, Nigeria 

Tel: +23462317672, Fax: +23462319982 

Email: Ntikad@yahoo.com 

PGDDE, MADE 

PGDDE, MADE 

PGDDE, MADE 

PGDDE, MADE 

PGDDE, MADE 

D) PAN-AFRICA E-NETWORK MAIN PROJECT 

50 8106 

ETHIOPIA 

51 8107 

ETHIOPIA 

52 8109 

MALAWI 

53 8110 

RWANDA 

54 8111 

EGYPT 

55 8112 

BOTSWANA 

Mr. Fekadu Mulugeta 

Director, In-service & Distance Education, Addis Ababa University 

Continuing & Distance Education, P. O. Box 1176 

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 

T : 00 251 11 1110860, 00 251 11 1552513 

M: 00 251 91 1624616, FAX : 00 251 11 1239729 

Email: fekadu_2@yahoo.com 

Mr. Shimelis Wolde Hawariat 

ARTP Coordinator, 

Haramaya University 

P.O.Box 138, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia 

Tel. +251 25 5530329 or +251 911 212257(cell phone) 

Fax: +251 25 5530338/25 

E-mail: shimelis65@yahoo.com 

Mr. Charles Fodya, 

HOD Mathematics 

Chancellor College, 

University of Malawi 

P.O.Box 280, Zomba, Malawi 

Tel: +265 1 524222, +265 99 9466594 (M) 

(Fax) +265 1 524046 

E-mail : cfodya@chanco.unima.mw 

Mr Irénée NDAYAMBAJE, 

Coordinator 

Kigali Institute of Education, (K.I.E.) 

P.O. Box 5039 

Kigali-Rwanda 

Tel: +250 (0)788609810 

E-mail: irenee.ndayambaje@kie.ac.rw 

ndbje@yahoo.fr 

Dr.Said A.Ossman, Dean 

Alexandria University 

Faculty of Commerce, 

El-Shatby, Alexandria,Egypt 

Tel: 00 2034815555, 00 201 27386654 (M) 

Fax: 00 2034865655 

Email: dean@comr.alex.edu.eg 

Mr. Tidimalo Collins Pence, 

Programme Development 

Botswana College of Distance and Open Learning 

P/Bag BO 187, Gaborone, Botswana 

Tel: +267 3181470 , +267 71509561 (M) 

+267 3181470 , +267 71509561 (M) 

Fax No: +267 3181473 

E-mail: colpence@gmail.com 

MBA, MTM 

MBA, MTM 

MBA, DAFE, DECE, DTS 

MBA, MTM, DAFE, DECE, BTS 

MBA 

MBA, DAFE, DTS, CNCC, DECE 

96 


E) RAJIV GANDHI FELLOWSHIP SPONSORED BY SOUTH AFRICA DEVELOPMENT COMMUINITY 

(SADC-CDE) – CENTRES 

56 8505 

BOTSWANA 

57 8506 

ZAMBIA 

58 8501 B 

LESOTHO 

59 9001 C 

MALAWI 

Mr. Mokeresete Boima 

Manager: Human Resource 

Botswana College of Distance and Open Learning (BOCODOL) 

Private Bag BO 00187, Bontleng, Gaborone 

Tel: 00267 3646149; Fax: 00267 3191089 

E-mail:mboima@bocodol.ac.bw 

Mrs. Stellar C. Kasase 

Ministry of Education, 

Directorate of Open and Distance Education (DODE) 

P.O. Box 50093, Lusaka, 10101 

Tel: 00260 1 252319; Fax: 00260 1 254330 

E-mail: skasase@moe.gov.zm; sckasae@yahoo.com 

Mrs. Jane Khahliso Malefane 

Deputy Director, Continuing Education 

Lesotho Distance Teaching Centre (LDTC), 

PO Box781, Maseru 100, Lesotho 

Tel: +26622316961, Fax: +26622310245 

Email: ldtc@adelfang.col.is 




Tel: +2651670034, Fax: +2651677452 


PGDDE & MADE 

PGDDE & MADE 

PGDDE & MADE 

PGDDE & MADE 

F) RAJIV GANDHI FELLOWSHIP SPONSORED BY SOUTH AFRICA DEVELOPMENT COMMUINITY 

(SADC-CDE) – CENTRES for IMADE Programme under Online Support by faculty and/or other Tutors 

(Blended mode) 

60 7204 

MAURITIUS 

Mr. R. Dhurbarrylall, 

Mauritius College of the Air, Division of Distance Education, 

Reduit 

MAURITIUS 

Tel: +230-4038200; Fax: +230-4672508 

Email: mcade@mca.ac.mu 

Integrated MADE Progreamme 


APPENDIX-5 

Academic Programmes on Offer 

S. No. Name of the Programme Prog. Code Eligibility Min. age 

as on 

1 st Jan. 

of the 

Academic 

Years 

Min. 

Duration in the Years 

Max. 

Programme 

Fee 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

1 Doctor of Philosophy in 

Education 


History 


Tourism Studies 


Political Science 


Economics 


Sociology 


Public Admn. 


Library & Information Sc. 


Nursing 


Mathematics 


Physics 


Hindi 


English 

Ph.D in Education 

Ph.D in History 

Ph.D in Tourism 

Studies 

Ph.D in Political 

Sc. 

Ph.D in 

Economics 

Ph.D in Sociology 

Ph.D in Public 

Admn. 

Ph.D in Library & 

Information Sc. 

Ph.D in Nursing 

PHDMT 

Ph.D in Physics 

Ph.D in Hindi 

Ph.D in English 

Ph.D. Programmes 

For details of Eligibility, Please 

see the prospectus of the Ph.D 

programme and/or the IGNOU 

Website. 

For details of Eligibility , Please 



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per year 


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per year 


per year 


per year 


per year 


per year 


per year 


per year 


per year 


per year 

Medium of 

Instruction 

English 

English 

English 

English 

English 

English 

English 

English 

English 

English 

English 

Hindi 

English 

98 


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 


Commerce 

Ph.D in 

Commerce 


per year 

English 


Management 


Social Work 


Women’s Studies 






Child Development 


Gender & Development 

Studies 


Food & Nutrition 

23 Doctor of Philosophy in Sri 

Aurobindo Studies 


Agriculture Extension 


Informatics 


Computer & Information 

Sciences 


Knowledge Management 


Vocational Education 

Ph.D in 

Management 

Ph.D in Social 

Work 

Ph.D in Women’s 

Studies 

Ph.D. in Distance 

Education 

Ph.D in Rural 

Development 

Ph.D in Child 

Development 

Ph.D in Gender 

& Development 

Studies 

Ph.D in Food & 

Nutrition 

Ph.D in Sri 

Aurobindo Studies 

PHDAGE 

Ph.D in 

Informatics 

Ph.D in Computer 

& Information 

Sciences 

Ph.D in 

Knowledge 

Management 

Ph.D in 

Vocational 

Education 




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per year 


per year 


per year 

English 

English 

English 

English 

English 

English 

English 

English 

English 

English 

English 

English 

English 

English 


Chemistry 

30 Doctor of Philosophy in Life 

Sciences 


Civil Engineering 

Ph.D in 

Chemistry 

Ph.D in Life 

Sciences 

Ph.D in Civil 

Engineering 




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per year 


per year 


per year 

English 

English 

English 


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

32 Doctor of Philosopy in Ph.D. in 

No Bar 2 Years 5 Years Rs.7000/- English 

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical 

Engineering 

per year 

33 Doctor of Philosophy 

in Journalism & Mass 

Communication 


in Extension Education 

(ODL Systemic Research, 

Community Outreach, 

Comparative Education, 

Non-formal Adult 

Education) 


Community Outreach 


in Information 

Communication 

Technology 


Law 

38 Integrated M.Sc.-Ph.D in 

Physics and Astrophysics 

Fully Residential & Faceto-face 

mode) 

(Through Entrance Test) 

39 M.Phil in Aurobindo 

Studies (SACAR-IGNOU 

Collaboration) 

Ph.D in JMC 

Ph.D in Extension 

Education 

Ph.D in Community 

Outreach 

Ph.D in Information 

Communication 

Tech. 

Ph.D in Law 

IPHDAP 

MPHIL-SAS 

40 M.Phil in Economics M.Phil 

(Economics) 




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B.Sc. in Mathematics/Physics 

OR 

B.E./B.Tech in Applied Physics/ 

Radio Physics and Electronics/ 

Computer Science Engg./ 

Electrical Engg., Electronics Engg. 

Mechanical Engg., Instrumentation 

Engineering/ Photonics/ Applied 

Opto-electronics 

M.Phil Degree 

i) A Master’s degree or 

equivalent, in any subject, 

plus adequate competence in 

English language. After an 

initial review of application, an 

English Competencey entrance 

examination may be required for 

some applicants. 

ii) Either successful completion of 

the SACAR Certificate Programme 

in Introduction to Sri Aurobindo 

Studies, or passing of a SACAR 

entrance test that covers the 

basics of thought and vision of Sri 

Aurobindo 

For details of Eligibility, Please 



Website. 


per year 


per year 


per year 


per year 


per year 

No Bar 

2 Years 

(for 

M.Sc.) 

No Bar 15 

months 

(for full 

time 

students 

2 Years 

(for 

half-time 

students 

No Bar 18 

months 

3 Years 

(for M.Sc) 

Rs.5000/- 

(for M.Sc.) 

English 

English 

English 

English 

English 

English 

3 Years Rs.9700/- English 

4 Years Rs10500/- English 

41 M.Phil in Distance 

Education 

M.Phil 

(DE) 

Post Graduate Degree in Distance 

Eduction (MADE of IGNOU) 

No Bar 18 

months 


OR 

42 Master of Arts (Distance 

Education) 

MADE 

Post Graduate Degree in Education 

(M.Ed. or MA(Edu.) from 

any university or a recognized 

institution of higher learning. 

Master Degree Programmes 

Diploma in Distance 

Education(DDE) 

OR 

Post Graduate Diploma in Distance 

Education (PGDDE) from IGNOU 

No Bar 1 Years 4 Years Rs. 2000/- English 

100 


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

43 Master of Arts (English) MEG Bachelor’s Degree or a higher No Bar 2 Years 5 Years Rs.3700/- English 

degree from a recognized 

University 

(I Year) 

Rs.3600/- 

(II Year) 

44 Master of Arts (Hindi) MHD Bachelor’s Degree or a higher No Bar 2 Years 5 Years Rs.3700/- Hindi 


University 

(I Year) 

Rs.3600/- 

(IIYear) 

45 Master of Arts (Economics) MEC Bachelor’s Degree or a higher 



(I Year) 

English & 

Hindi 

University 

Rs.5400/- 

(II Year) 

46 Master of Arts (History) MAH Bachelor’s Degree or a higher 



(I Year) 

English & 

Hindi 

University 

Rs.3600/- 

(II Year) 

47 Master of Arts (Education) MA(Edu.) Bachelor’s Degree or a higher No Bar 2 Years 5 Years Rs.12000/- + English 


University 

Registration 

fee of Rs.100/- 

48 Master of Arts (Political 

Science) 

MPS 

Bachelor’s Degree or a higher 


No Bar 2 Years 5 ears Rs.3700/- 

(I Year) 

English & 

Hindi 

University 

Rs.3600/- 

(II Year) 

49 Master of Arts (Public 

Admn.) 

MPA 




(I Year) 

English & 

Hindi 

University 

Rs.3600/- 

(II Year) 

50 Master of Arts (Sociology) MSO Bachelor’s Degree or a higher 



(I Year) 

English & 

Hindi 

University 

Rs.3600/- 

(II Year) 

51 Master of Social Work MSW Bachelor’s Degree or a higher No Bar 2 Years 5 Years Rs.12100/- English 


University 

(I Year) 

Rs.12000/- 

(II Year) 

52 Master of Social Work MSW 

Bachelor Degree from a 

No Bar 2 Years 5 Years Rs.12000/- p.a. English 

with specialization in 

Recognized University 

Philanthropic Social Work 

and Rs.100/- 

(Face to Face Mode) 

Registration 

Fee 

53 Master of Arts (Rural 

Development) 

MARD 




(I Year) 

English & 

Hindi 

University 

Rs.3600/- 

(II Year) 

54 Master of Arts (Tourism 

Management) 

MTM 

No Bar 2 Years 4 Years Category I 

Rs.3700/- 

English 

(1 st Year) 

Category 1: BTS/BA(Tourism): 

B.Sc. Hospitality and Hotel 

Administration; and those students 

who have done their graduation 

in any field along with a One 

Year Diploma in Tourism, which 

is recognized in the University 

System or by AICTE. 

Category 2 : Diploma in Hotel 

Management (from an Institute 

recognized by the NCHMCT or 

AICTE) or a Bachelor’s Degree in 

any field. However, all students 

of Category 2 will have to pass 

four additional courses during their 

period of study. 

55 Master of Commerce M.Com. Bachelor’s Degree or a higher 


University 

Rs.3600/- 

(2 nd Year) 

Category II 

Rs.5300/- 

(1 st Year) 

Rs.3600/- 

(2 nd Year) 


(I Year) 

Rs.4800/- 

(II Year) 

English 


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

56 Master of Computer 

Applications 

MCA 

Any graduate from a recognized 

University. However, the 

students who have not pursued 

Mathematics as a distinct subject 

at 10+2 are required to pursue 

and pass the CS-60 course 

concurrently. 

No Bar 3 Years 6 Years Rs.8100/- per 

semester + 

Rs1000/- for 

CS-60 for non- 

Maths students 

Rs.8000/- per 

Sem. (2 nd Sem. 

onwards) 

English 

57 Master of Library and 

Information Science 

58 Master of Business 

Administration 

MLIS 

MBA 

BLIS Degree from any recognized 

University or its equivalent. 

a) Graduation in any discipline with 

50% marks of General Category 

and 45% marks for reserved 

category; 

OR 

Bachelor’s degree with 3 Years 

of supervisory / managerial/ 

professional experience, 

or Professional Degree in 

Engineering/ Technology/ 

Medicine/ Architecture/ Law/ 

Pharmacy; or Professional 

Qualifications in Accountancy/ 

Cost and Works Accountancy/ 

Company Secretaryship etc. or 

Masters Degree in any subject. 

b) Clearance of OPENMAT 

conducted by IGNOU. 

The candidates who have 

successfully cleared the 

entrance test for admission 

into Management Programme 

conducted by institutions like 

CAT, MAT and State level tests 

need not appear in OPENMAT. 


No Bar 

2½ 

Years 

8 Years Rs.1000/- per 

Course ( Total 

21courses) 

English 


Administration (Banking & 

Finance) 

60 M.Sc.(Mathematics with 

Applications in Computer 

Sciences) 

(Offered in January cycle 

only) 

MBF 

M.Sc. (MACS) 

c) Non-graduates (10+2 or 

equivalent) with six Years of 

Managerial/ Supervisory / 

professional experience are 

eligible for taking admission 

into Diploma in Management 

only after clearing the entrance 

test. 

The candidate should be a member 

of the Indian Institute of Bankers 

and should satisfy the following 

conditions: S/he should have 

passed the CAIIB examinations 

of the Indian Institute of Bankers, 

Mumbai, and awarded the requisite 

qualification/ credentials thereof 

by the Institute. S/he should have 

been working in the banking or 

financial services sector for a 

period of at least two Years. S/ 

he should be a graduate from a 

recognised University. 

Graduates with a Major, or 

Honours in Mathematics with at 

least 50% marks in aggregate. 

No Bar 

2½ 

Years 


Course (Total 

21 courses ) 


(I semester) 

Rs.4800/- 

(II, III & IV 

semester) 

English 

English 

61 Master of Science in 

Counseling and Family 

Therapy 

(offered from July Session) 

M.Sc.(CFT) 

Bachelor’s degree with 

specialization in subjects like 

Human Development and Family 

Studies, Child Development, 

Human Development and 

Childhood Studies, Child 

Development & Family Relations, 

Home Science, Psychology, Social 

Work, Medicine, or other allied 

disciplines 

No Bar 2 Years 5 Years Rs.11,500/- 

(1 st Years) 

Rs.13,500/- 

(2 nd Years) 

English 

102 


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

62 IGNOU-IIA 

IPHDAP 

B.Sc. in Mathematics/Physics No Bar 2 Years 3 Years Rs.5000/- English 

I-PhD in Physics and 

Astrophysics 

Fully Residential & Face to 

face mode) 




MBA 

OR 

B.E./B.Tech in Applied Physics/ 

Radio Physics and Electronics/ 

Computer Science Engg./ 

Electrical Engg., Electronics Engg. 

Mechanical Engg., Instrumentation 

Engineering/ Photonics/ Applied 

Opto-electronics 

a) Graduation in any discipline with 

50% marks of General Category 

and 45% marks for reserved 

category; 

No Bar 

(for 

M.Sc.) 

2½ 

Years 

(for M.Sc) 

(for M.Sc.) 


Course ( Total 

21courses) 

English 

OR 


of supervisory / managerial/ 

professional experience, 


Engineering/ Technology/ 

Medicine/ Architecture/ Law/ 

Pharmacy; or Professional 

Qualifications in Accountancy/ 

Cost and Works Accountancy/ 

Company Secretaryship etc. or 

Masters Degree in any subject. 

b)...Clearance of OPENMAT 






conducted by institutions like 

CAT, MAT and State level tests 

need not appear in OPENMAT. 


Administration (Banking & 

Finance) 

65 MBA in Social 

Entreprenuership 

MBF 

c)...Non-graduates (10+2 or 

equivalent) with six Years of 

Managerial/ Supervisory / 

professional experience are 



only after clearing the entrance 

test. 

The candidate should be a member 

of the Indian Institute of Bankers 

and should satisfy the following 

conditions: S/he should have 

passed the CAIIB examinations 

of the Indian Institute of Bankers, 

Mumbai, and awarded the requisite 

qualification/ credentials thereof 

by the Institute. S/he should have 

been working in the banking or 

financial services sector for a 

period of at least two Years. S/ 

he should be a graduate from a 

recognised University. 

a) Graduate in any discipline 

with 50% marks of General 

Category and 45% marks for 

reserved category; 

No Bar 

No Bar 

2½ 

Years 

2½ 

Years 


Course (Total 

21 courses ) 


course 

English 

English 

OR 


of supervisory / managerial 

/ professional experience, 


Engineering / Technology / 

Medicine / Architecture / Law 

/ Pharmacy; or Professional 

Qualifications in Accountancy 

/ Cost and Works Accountancy 

/ Company Secretaryship 

etc. or Masters Degree in any 

subject. 


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

b) Clearance of OPENMAT 






conducted by institutions 

like CAT, MAT and state 

level tests need not appear in 

OPENMAT. 

66 Master of Science 

(Hospitality Administration) 

MHA 

c) Non-graduates (10+2 or 

equivalent) with six Years 

of Managerial/ Supervisory/ 

Professional experience are 



only after clearing the 

entrance test. 

1. B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel 

Administration; OR 

- - - Rs10000/- per 

semester 

English 

2. Diploma in Hotel Management 

from NCHMCT stream + any 

other degree qualification; OR 

67 Master of Arts (Public 

Policy) 

68 Master of Commerce 

(in Finance & Taxation) 

MPP 

M.Com (F&T) 

Diploma in Hotel Management 

from NCHMCT stream with 

2 Years work experience in a 

supervisory category in any 

established and approved star 

hotel or other hospitality/service 

organisation/ faculty with 

minimum 2 Years of teaching 

experience from NCHMCT 

affiliated institute/ AICTE 

approved institutes of Hotel 

Management. Note: Admission 

through entrance test conducted 

by NCHMCT . For details contact 

Director (NCHMCT) or visit their 

website www.nchmct.org. 

Bachelor’s Degree. At present 

only for IAS probationers at 

LBSNAA, Mussorrie 

i) Graduation in any discipline or 

equivalent from a recognized 

University/institute 


( I Year) 

Rs.3600/- 

(II Year) 

English 


ii) Admitted in the Chartered 

Accountancy Final Course or 

69 Master of Commerce 

in Business Policy and 

Corporate Governance 

M.Com (BP&CG) 

A certified Chartered Accountant 

(Exclusively for Chartered 

Accountancy Students – ICAI) 

i) Graduate in any discipline or 


University/Instituted and 


70 Master of Commerce in 

Management Accounting & 

Financial Strategies 

M.Com 

(MA &FS) 

ii) Passed in Company 

Secretaryship Executive 

Programme 

Graduate in any discipline or 


University/Instituted and 


71 Master of Education 

ii) Passed in ICWAI Intermediate 

Course. 

M.Ed. 55% in B.Ed./B.E1.Ed. No Bar 2 Years 4 Years Rs.36,000/- English 

(offered only in January 

session) 

72 M.Sc in Actuarial Science 

(Full Time) 

MSCAS 

Bachelor Degree in Mathematics/ 

Statistics/Physics/Econometrics 

No bar 2 yrars 5 Years Rs.5,000/- 

per semester 

English 

104 


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

73 M. A. in Journalism & Mass 

Graduation in Journalism & Mass No Bar 2 Years 4 Years Rs.12,500/- English 

Communication (Full Time) 

Communication or 

per semester 

74 Master in Gender & 

Development Studies 

MA(GD) 

Graduation in any discipline 

with P.G.Diploma in Journalism 

& Mass Communication 

from recognized, reputed and 

established institutions 

Bachelor’s Degree in any 

discipline 

No Bar 2 Years 5 Years Rs. 3350/- 

(1 st Year) 

English 

75 MA in Extension & 

Development Studies (Full 

Time) 

76 Masters in Intellectual 

Property Law (online) 

77 M.A.in Electronic Media 

Production & Management 

(Full Time) 

Rs.3350/- 

(2 nd Year) 

MAEDS Graduate in any discipline No Bar 2 Years 4 Years Rs.5000/- 

per semester 

English 

MIPL Graduate in any discipline No bar 2 Years 5 Years Rs. 36000/- English 

Graduation in Journalism & Mass 

Communication 

or 

No Bar 2 Years 4 Years Rs. 12,500/- 

per semester 

English & 

Hindi 

78 Master in Labour and 

Development 

(Regular & Face-to-face) 

79 Master in Social 

Anthropology 

(Regular & Face-to-Face) 

80 MA (Gandhi and Peace 

Studies) (Regular & Faceto-Face) 

(IGNOU-GSDS 

Collaboration) 

81 M.A. in Translation Studies 

(Full Time) 

82 M.Sc in Chemistry 

( Full Time) 

83 # M.Tech. in Airport 

Infrastructure Engineering 

(Full Time) 

84 MBA (Aviation Business 

Management) 

85 Master of Performing Arts – 

Hindustani Classical Music 

(Face-to-Face) 

MLD 

MASA 

Graduation in any discipline 

with P.G.Diploma in Journalism 

& Mass Communication 

from recognized, reputed and 

established institutions 

Graduate in any discipline with 

50% marks 


50% marks 

MA(GPS) Graduate in any discipline below 24 

Years 

MATS 

MSCCHEM 


working knowledge of Hindi and 

English 

B.Sc.(3yr ) Degree after 10+2 with 

Major/Honours in Chemistry 

or 

B.Sc.General/Pass having 

Chemistry as one of the three main 

subjects with equal weightage 

with 

At least 50% marks in aggregate 

or equivalent grade for General 

candidates (45% for SC/ST 

candidates) 

20 Years 2 Years 2 Years Rs.2500/- 

per semester 

20 Years 2 Years 2 Years Rs.2500/- 

per semester 

2 Years - Rs.5000/- 

per semester 

No Bar 2 Years - Rs.1000/- 

per semester 

No bar 2 Years 4 Years Rs.5000/- 

per semester 

MBA(ABM) Graduation No Bar 2 Years 4 Years Rs.60,000/- per 

semester 

MPAHVM 

Candidates securing 50% marks No Bar 2 Years 2 Years Rs.5000/- 

in BA(Hons.) in Hindustani Music 

from any recognized University / 

per semester 

BA(Pass) from any recognized 

University with 60% marks in 

the subject(music) as one of the 

elective subject / BA(Hons.) in 

music from Indira Kala Sangeet 

Viswavidyalaya, Khairagarh / 

Graduation in any subject along 

with 60% marks in diploma 

in music viz Sangeet Visharad 

from Gandharva Mahavidyala of 

Pune / Kovid & Vid from Indira 

Kala Sangeet Viswavidyalaya, 

Khairagarh, / Probhakar from 

Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad 

English 

English 

English 

English/ 

Hindi 

English 

English 

English & 

Hindi 


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 


Dance (Bharatnatyam) 

(Face to Face ) 

MPABN 

Graduation in Bharatanatyam 

or any graduate with Govt. 

recognized Diploma in Dance 

(Bharatanayam) 


per semester 

English & 

Hindi 


Theatre Arts 

(Face to Face) 

88 Master of Visual Arts – 

Painting 

(Face to Face) 

89 Bachelor of Arts 

(Tourism Studies) 

90 Bachelor of Computer 

Applications 

MPATHA 

MFAP 

BTS 

BCA 

Any graduate with Diploma 

in Acting / theatre arts or any 

graduate with five Years of 

practical experience in theatre 

Bachelor Degree of four Years 

duration (after 10+2) offered by a 

recognized University. 

Bachelors Degree Programmes 

10+2 or its equivalent or BPP from 


10+2 or its equivalent with 

Mathematics as a distinct subject. 

However, the students who have not 

pursued Mathematics as a distinct 

subject at 10+2 are required to 

register and pass MTE-03 course 

concurently. 

91 Bachelor of Arts BA 10+2 or its equivalent or BPP from 



per semester 


semester 


(I Year) 

Rs.2500/- 

(II &III Year) 


semester + 

Rs.850/- MTE- 

03 for nonmaths 

students. 

Rs.4300/- per 

sem. 

(2 nd Semester 

onwards) 


(I Year) 

Rs.1600/- 

English & 

Hindi 

English & 

Hindi 

English & 

Hindi 

English 

English & 

Hindi 

92 Bachelor of Commerce B.Com 10+2 or its equivalent or BPP from 


(II, III Years) 


(I Year) 

English & 

Hindi 

93 BBA in Retailing (With the 

modular approach – 

1 Year Diploma 

BBA 

(Retailing) 

(a) Direct Entry 

(i) +2 or equivalent based on merit, 

physically fit candidate 

18 - 22 

Years 

Rs.1600/- 

(II, III Years) 

3 Years 6 Years Rs.4900/- 

per year 

English 

2 Years Advanced Diploma 

3 Years BBA in Retailing 

(ii) Age limit is 18 to 22 Years with 

a relaxation of 3 Years upto 25 

yrs. maximum for those who are 

exceptionally qualified. 

(offered only in July 

Session) 

(b) Sponsored Admission 

Sponsor is allowed to nominate 

employees, who have passed 

+2 / equivalent, from the retail 

organisation, No age limit is 

applicable. 

94 Bachelor of Science B.Sc. 10+2 with Science subject or its 

equivalent qualification 

95 Bachelor of Social Work BSW 10+2 or its equivalent or BPP from 


No age limit 


(I Year) 

Rs.2800/- 

(II & III Years) 


(I Year) 

English & 

Hindi 

English & 

Hindi 

96 Bachelor of Library & 


BLIS 

i) 

ii) 

iii) 

iv) 

Second Class Bachelor’s 

Degree with 50% marks. 

OR 

Bachelor’s Degree with 

Diploma in Library Science 

OR 

Bachelor’s Degree with two 

yers of working experience 

in a Library & Information 

Centre. 

OR 

Bachelor’s Degree in a 

Professional area such as 

Engineering, Pharmacy, 

Law etc. 

Rs.3400/- 

(II & III Years) 

No Bar 1 Years 4 Years Rs.4400/- English & 

Hindi 

106 


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

97 B.Sc.Nursing (Post Basic) B.Sc.N 

i) 10+2 with Diploma in general No Bar 3 Years 5 Years Rs.13200/- + English 

Nursing & midwifery (RNRM) 

Rs.100/- 

(Offered in January Session (PB) 

with a minimum of two Years 

Registration 

Only) 

experience in the profession. 

fee. 

(Male nurses and nurses who 

have not done Midwifery in the 

GNM programme must submit 

a Certificate of completion of a 

course of 6 to 9 months duration 

approved by INC in lieu of 

midwifery) 

OR 

ii) 

th 

10 Class Matriculation or its 

equivalent with Diploma in 

General Nursing & Midwifery 

(RNRM) with a min. of five Years 


(Male nurses and nurses who 

have not done Midwifery in the 

GNM programme must submit 

a Certificate of completion of a 

course of 6 to 9 months duration 

approved by INC in lieu of 

midwifery) 

98 B.Sc.(Hons)in Optometry BSCHOT 

The candidates should have passed 17 Years 4 Years 6 Years Rs.23800/- English 

and Ophthalmic Techniques 

10+2 examination of CBSE or 

equivalent with English, Physics, 

per annum 

(offered in July Session 

Chemistry and Biology with at least 

only) 

45% marks. 

99 B.Tech. Civil 

(Construction Management) 

(offered in January session 

only) 

BTCM 

(a) 

Three Years Diploma 

in Civil/Agricultual/ 

Mechanical/Electrical/ 

Computer/Architecture/ 

Chemical Engineering from a 

recognized Polytechnic or its 

equivalent, and 


credit for 

Theory and 

Rs.1400/- per 

credit for Lab 

English 

100 B.Tech. Civil (Water 

Resource Engineering) 


only) 

BTWRE 

(b) 

(a) 

Should be employed/ self 

employed 

Three Years Diploma 

in Civil/Agricultual/ 

Mechanical/Electrical/ 

Computer/Architecture/ 

Chemical Engineering from a 

recognized Polytechnic or its 

equivalent, and 


credit for 

Theory and 

Rs.1400/- per 


English 

101 B.Tech. Mechanical 

Engineering (Computer 

Integrated Manufacturing) 


only) 

BTME 

(b) Should be employed/ self 

employed 

Three Years diploma in Mechanical/ 

Electrical/Electronics/ Agriculture/ 

Computer/ Civil Engineering from 

a recoganized Polytechniques or its 

equivalent. 

OR 


credit for 

Theory and 

Rs.1400/- per 


English 

Candidates who have successfully 

completed all the courses at least 

of 1 st Years of B.Tech. Degree 

Programme from a recoganized 

institute/University. Such 

candidates may apply for credit 

transfer as per IGNOU rules. 

OR 

Candidates who have 

successfully completed 

Advanced Diploma(ADCIM), 

Diploma(DCIM) in Computer 

Integrated Manufacturing. AND 

(ii) Candidates should be employed 

in Central or State level industrial 

organization or in Public sector 

or in other related organisation 

employing similar man-power 

or self-employed in equivalent 

capacity 


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

102 Bachelor of Architecture B.Arch. 10+2 with Mathematics with a No Bar 5 Years 7 Years Rs.45000/- English 

minimum aggregate of 50% marks 

and having a valid NATA score 

per year 

(Tuition Fee) 

103 Bachelor Preparatory 

Programme 

BPP* No formal qualification 18 Years 6 month 2 Years Rs.850/- English & 

Hindi 

104 Bachelor of Education B.Ed. 

Graduate teachers, working either No Bar 2 Years 4 Years Rs.17400/- English & 


on temporary/permanent basis (with 

Hindi 

2 Years of experience as a teacher) 

in any recoganised school 

105 B.Ed. (Special Education) BEDSE (i) A student should have 


(a) 

Have a Bachelor’s Degree 

from any UGC recognized 

University, and 

(b) Have a minimum of 2 Years 

experience in a special 

school environment in any 

disability area after his/her 

graduation 

(ii) Weightage will be given to the 

candidates fulfilling any one of 

the following conditions: 

a) 

be a parent of a child with 

disability 

b) 

be a person with disability 

c) 

possess a RCI recognized 

Diploma in Special 

Education 

d) 

have undergone bridge 

course of RCI 

106 Bachelor of Science 

(Hospitality and Hotel 


107 Bachelor of Commerce 

(with Major in Accountancy 

and Finance) 

BHM 

B.Com (A&F) 

e) have competed RCI 

recognized foundation 

course 

10+2 or its equivalent 

Note: Admission through Entrance 

Test conducted by NCHMCT for 

detail contact, Director NCHMCT 

i) 10+2 or its equivalent 

ii) Passed Common Proficiency 

Test/PE/Foundation from ICAI 

- 3 Years - Rs.3100/- per 

year 

(IGNOU 

Component) 

English 


Hindi 

iii) Registation in Professional 

Competence Course/PEII/ 

Intermediate(Chartered 

Accountancy First Stage) of 

ICAI 

OR 

iv) 

Already passed Professional 

Competence Course/PEIII/ 

Intermediate 

108 B.Com with Major in 

Corporate Affairs and 


109 B.Com with Major 

in Financial and Cost 

Accounting 

110 B.Tech, Aerospace 

Engineering 

(B.Com CA&A) 

(B.Com F&CA) 

BTAE 

v) (Exclusively for Chartered 

Accountancy Students – ICAI) 

i) 10+2 or its equivalent and 

ii) Registration in Company 

Secretaryship Foundation 

Programme 

i) 10+2 or its equivalent and 

ii) Registration in ICWAI 

Foundation Course 

10+2 in science stream or higher 

- with minimum 55% marks in 

PCM. Candidate with diploma in 

engineering from a university or 

equivalent will be admitted in the 

second Years. (student with B.Sc. 

or Diploma holder also can be 

admitted in the 1 st Years.) 


Hindi 


Hindi 

No bar 4 Years 8 Years Rs.60,000/- 

Each Years 

English 

108 


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

BA(FMP) 

10+2 pass with English as one of 

the Compulsory Subject 

No Bar 3 Years 6 Years Rs.75,000/- English 

per year 

111 B.A Fashion Merchandising 

and Production 

(IGNOU-Pearl Academy 

Collaboration) (Full Time) 

112 B.A. Textile Design 



113 B.A.Fashion Design 



114 B.A International 

Hospitality Administration 

BA(TD) 

BA(FD) 

BA(IHA) 





10+2 or equivalent with English as 

a compulsory subject 


per Years 


per year 

No Bar 3 Years - Rs.19500/- 

per annum 

English 

English 

English 

115 B.A. in 3d Animation and 

Visual Effects 

116 B.Sc. in Medical Laboratory 

Technology (full time) 

117 B.Sc. in Anaesthesia & 

Critical Care Technology 

(full time) 

118 B.Sc. in Medical Records 

& Health Information 

Technology 

(full time) 

119 B.Sc. in Radiation Therapy 

Techonology (full time) 

120 B.Sc. in Medical Imaging 


121 # B.Tech. in Airport 

Infrastructure 

Engineer(Civil) 

122 # B.Tech in Air Craft 

Manufacturing & 

Maintenance Engineering 

123 Post Graduate Diploma in 

Clinical Cardiology 

(offered in July session 

only) 




Higher Education 


Library Automation and 

Networking 


Maternal & Child Health 

(IGNOU 

Component) 

10+2 or BPP from IGNOU No bar 3 Years 6 Years Rs.1,50,000 English 

per year 

BMLT 10+2 with Science subject 17 Years 4 Years 6 Years Rs.25000/- English 

BACT 10+2 with Science subject 17 Years 4 Years 6 Years Rs.20000/- English 

BMRHIT 10+2 with Science subject 17 Years 4 Years 6 Years Rs.20000/- English 

BRTT 10+2 with Science subject 17 Years 4 Years 6 Years Rs.25000/- English 

BMIT 10+2 with Science subject 17 Years 4 Years 6 Years Rs.25000/- English 

PGDCC 

PGDDE 

PHDHE 

PGDLAN 

Post Graduate Diploma Programmes 

MBBS Graduates (MCI 

Recognized) 

Bachelor’s Degree in any subject or 

a professional degree 

Teachers in an Institution of 

Higher learning or Post Graduate 

Degree holders in any subject or 

Professional Degree 

Bachelor’s Degree in Library and 



No Bar 1 Year 4 Years Rs.1600/- English 



PGDMCH MBBS No Bar 1 Year 3 Years Rs.20300/- English 

(offered in July session 

only) 

128 Post Graduate Diploma 

in Hospital & Health 

Management 


only) 

PGDHHM 

Medical/Dental graduates from a 

Medical/Dental Institute of India 

or other countries recognized by 

Medical Council of India(MCI) or 

Dental Council Graduates in Indian 

System of Medicine. Homeopathy, 

Nursing and Pharmacy recognized 

by the respective councils with 

three Years of hospital experience. 


OR 

Candidates holding MBA degree or 

PG Dip. in Financial, Material or 

Personnel Management with five 

Years hospital experience 


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

PGDGM MBBS No Bar 1 Year 3 Years Rs.18200/- English 


Geriatric Medicine 


only) 




Translation 


in Journalism and Mass 

Communication 


in Audio Programme 

Production 


in International Business 

Operation 


Disaster Management 


Intellectual Property Rights 


in Environment and 

Sustainable Development 


Educational Technology 


in School Leadership and 

Management 


Participatory Management 

of Displacement, 

Resettlement and 

Rehabilitation (online also) 


Financial Management 


in Human Resource 

Management 


Management 


Marketing Management 


Operations Management 


Social Work 


Plantation Management 

(offered in Jan. Session 

only) 


Book Publishing 


in Pharmaceutical Sales 

Management 


in Food Safety & Quality 

Management (online also) 

(offered in January Session 

Only) 

PGDRD Bachelor’s Degree No Bar 1 Year 4 Years Rs.1800/- English & 

Hindi 

PGDT Bachelor’s Degree No Bar 1 Year 4 Years Rs.2500/- Hindi 

PGJMC Bachelor’s Degree with 2 

Years experience in a media/ 

communication organisation 


PGDAPP Graduation in any discipline No Bar 1 Year 4 Years Rs.8900/- English & 

Hindi 

PGDIBO 

Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline 

or equivalent 

No Bar 1 Year 3 Years Rs.5500/- English & 

Hindi 

PGDDM Graduate in any discipline No Bar 1 Year 4 Years Rs.4100/- English & 

Hindi 

PGDIPR 

Graduate or equivalent from any No Bar 1 Year 3 Years Rs.7400/- English 

recognized University/institution 

PGDESD 

Graduate from a recognized No Bar 1 Year 3 Years Rs.4800/- English 

University/institution 

PGDET 

PGDSLM 

PGDMRR 

Graduation from a recoganised 

University 

Recognized trained graduate teacher 

with five Years experience working 

in the CBSE Senior Secondary/ 

Higher Secondary recognised 

schools 

Bachelor of Arts or equivalent 

Degree 




PGDFM Same as prescribed for MBA No Bar 1 Year - Rs.5000/- English 

PGDHRM Same as prescribed for MBA No Bar 1 Year - Rs.5000/- English 

PGDIM Same as prescribed for MBA No Bar 1 Year - Rs.11000/- English 

PGDMM Same as prescribed for MBA No Bar 1 Year - Rs.5000/- English 

PGDOM Same as prescribed for MBA No Bar 1 Year - Rs.5000/- English 

PGDSW 

Graduation in any discipline from 

recognized University 

No Bar 1 Year 4 Years Rs.12,000/- + 

Rs.100/- 

Registration 

fee 

English 

PGDPM Graduation in any discipline No Bar 1 Year 4 Years Rs.4,800/- English 

PGDBP 

PGDPSM 

PGDFSQM 

Bachelor Degree + knowledge of 

English & knowledge of Word 

Processing 

B.Sc., B.Pharm., B.V. Sc. BIMS, 

BAMS, BUMS, Bachelor of 

Physiotherapy, Bachelor of 

Occupational Therapy, etc. and also 

to Non-Science Graduates with 

Diploma in Pharmacy. 

B.Sc. in Chemistry Bio-chemistry 

or Microbiology as one of the 

subjects. 

Degree in Allied sciences like 

Agriculture/ Food Science and 

Technology/ Post Harvest Technology/ 

Home Science/ Life Science/ 

Microbiology/ Biochemistry/ 

Biotechnology/ Horticulture/ Dairy 

Technology/ Veterinary/ Fisheries/ 

Hotel Management and Catering/ 

Hospitality Management etc. or 

equivalent 



No Bar 1 Year - Rs.10800/- English 

110 


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

PGDLPO 

Any Law Graduate or law student 

in final Years of LLB programme 

may apply 

No Bar 1 Year 4 Years Rs.18,000/- English 


Legal Process Outsourcing 

(online) 


Disability Management for 

Medical Practitioners 


Security Operations (Fully 

Residential Programme) 


Studies in Indian Culture 


Integral Education 

PGDMD 

MBBS or equivalent qualification 

in Ayurveda, Unani, Sidha and 

Homeopathy medicine. Preference 

will be given to those having two 

Years experience in the relevant 

area. 

PGDSO 

Graduate Degree in any stream with 

minimum 50% marks in aggregate 

with physical fitness 

(Entrance Test) 

PGD-SIC 1. A Bachelor’s degree or higher 

education certificate, in any 

subject, 

PGD-IE 

2. Adequate competency in 


initial review of application, an 

English competency entrance 

examination may be required for 

some applicants. 

1. A Bachelor’s degree or higher 

education certificate, in any 

subject, 


35 Years 1 Years 3 Years Rs.1,00,000/- 

(provision for 

Rs.8000/- per 

month stipend 

English 


(for full 

time 

students 

2 Years for 

half-time 

students 

No Bar 

1 Year (for 

full time 

students 


2. Adequate competency in English 

language. After an initial review 

of application, an English 

competency entrance examination 

may be required for some 

applicants. 

2 Years for 

half-time 

students 


Acupuncture (online) 


Folklore and Culture Studies 


in Adult Education : 

Participatory Adult Learning 

Documentation and 

Information Networking 

PGDACP 

Medical Graduates (Allopathy, 

Arurveda , Unani, Siddha & 

Homeopathy 


PGDFCS Graduate in any discipline No Bar 1 Year 4 Years Rs.2000/- English 

PGDAE Graduate in any discipline No Bar 1 Year 4 Years Rs.5000/- English 

(offered in July Session 

Only) 


Analytical Chemistry 

PGDAC 

i) 

B.Sc. degree with Chemistry 

as one of the electives 

No Bar 1 Year - Rs.7000/- English 


District Health Management 


Management (Industrial 

Safety, Health and 

Environment) (under 

IIMSHE, Bhopal-IGNOU 

collaboration) 


Corporate Governance 


Teaching & Research in 

Management 

PGDDHM 

PGDM(ISHE) 

ii) Degree in Chemical 

Engineering 

Graduate with minimum 2 Years 

experience in public health or 

Medical Doctors, District Health 

Programme Managers (Health 

Related) 

Bachelor Degree in Engineering or 

B.Sc. with Science & employed 



PGDICG 

Graduate with 5 Years of relevant No Bar 1 Year 4 Years Rs.8000/- English 

work experience 

PGDTRM Post Graduation No Bar 1 Year 4 Years Rs.15000/- English 

(offered from Jan.2010) 


in Future Studies : 

Explorations towards a New 

Creation (online) (offered 

only in July session) 

PGD-ENC 

Please see the prospectus of the 

Postgraduate Certificate & Diploma 

Programmes in Applied Integral 

Studies (online) 

18 Years 1 Year 2 Years Rs.16,200/- English 


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 


in Indian Studies : Vedic 

Studies in the Light of Sri 

Aurobindo (online) 

PGD-VSSA Please see the prospectus of the 




18 Years 1 Year 2 Years Rs.16,200/- English 

166 Advanced Diploma in 

Construction Management 


only) 

ADCM 

Advanced Diploma Programmes 

3 Years Polytechnic Diploma 

in Civil/Mechanical/Electrical/ 

Computer/ Architecture/Chemical 

Engineering and employed 


credit for 

theory and 

Rs.1400/- per 

credit for lab 

courses 

English 


Water Resource Engineering 


only) 


Computer Integrated 

Manufacturing 

169 Advanced Diploma 

in Airport Operations 

Management (under 

Collaboration with CIAL) 

Full Time 


Rescue, Fire Fighting & 

Safety ( under Collaboration 

with CIAL) Full Time 

171 Advanced Diploma in Air 

Cargo Management ( under 


Full time 


Security Management 

ADWRE 

3 Years Polytechnic Diploma 

in Civil/Mechanical/Electrical/ 

Computer/ Architecture/Chemical 

Engineering and employed 


credit for 

theory and 

Rs.1400/- per 

credit for lab 

courses 

English 

ADCIM DCIM from IGNOU No Bar 1 Year 2 Years Rs.400/- per 

credit for 

theory and 

Rs.1400/- per 

credit for 

lab courses 

(Rs.18800/- 

+Rs.100/-) 

English 

ADAOM 

Diploma in Engineering / Graduate 20-27 Years 1 Year 3 Years Rs.50,000/- English 

in Science 

ADRFS 

Diploma in Engg. / Graduate in 

Science(with physics, chemistry, 

mathematics) preferably 

Engineering Graduates from a 

Recognised University. 

20 – 27 

Years 

(40 yrs. in 

case of Exservicemen) 

1 Year 3 Years 

ADACM Degree with minimum 50% marks 20-27 Years 1 Year 2 Years Rs.50000/- 

ADSM 

Graduate or pass in CSI from 


20-27 Years 1 Year 2 Years Rs.50,000/- English 

( under Collaboration with 

CIAL) Full time 

173 Advanced Diploma in Retail 

Management 


Relationship Management 

175 Diploma in Civil 

Engineering(G) 

ADRM Graduate with mimimum 50% 

marks from a recognized University 

ADRLM Graduate with mimimum 50% 

marks from a recognized University 

DCLE(G) 

Diploma Programmes 

(a) i) 10 th pass with 55% marks 

with Physics, Chemistry & 

Mathematics as main subject 

ii) 

OR 

10+2 with Science stream with 

main subject as shown in (i) in 

10 th OR 

iii) Certificate of Draughtsman 

ship from ITI or from any 

recognized institute with main 

subject as shown in (i) in 

10 th OR 

20-27 Years 1 Year 3 Years Rs.50,000/- 

20-27 Years 1 Year 3 Years Rs.50,000/- 


(1 st Semester) 

Rs.7800/- per 

Semester 

(2 nd to 4 th 

Semester) 

Rs.4200/- per 

Semester 

(5 th & 6 th 

Semester) 

English 

iv) 

th 

10 pass with main subject 

as shown in (i) and 2 Years 

of working experience in 

constructions industry in any 

capacity AND 

(b) Candidates should be employed 

in Central or State level 

Construction Departments or 

in Public or in Private Sector 

construction organizations or 

in other related organizations 

employing similar manpower 

112 


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

176 Diploma in HIV and Family 

Education 

DAFE 




and Hindi 

OR 

177 Diploma in Creative Writing 

in English 

178 Diploma in Urdu 

(offered from January,2010) 

DCE 

DPU 

Matriculation with higher 

qualification recognized by Central/ 

State Government 

10+2 or anyone without 10+2 but 

age should be 20 Years and above 

10 th Pass (urdu as one of the 

subject) or its equivalent 

OR 

20 Years 1 Year 4 Years Rs.2500/- English 

No Bar 1 Year 3 Years Rs.2000/- Urdu 

179 Diploma in Youth in 

Development Work 

180 Diploma in Early Childhood 

Care and Education 

181 Diploma in Nutrition & 

Health Education 

Certificate in Urdu Language from 


DCYP 10+2 or its equivalent No Bar 1 Year 4 Years Rs.2600/- English 

DECE 10+2 or its equivalent No Bar 1 Year 4 Years Rs.1800/- English, 

Hindi & 

Tamil 

DNHE 10+2 or its equivalent No Bar 1 Year 4 Years Rs.1800/- English & 

Hindi 

182 Diploma in Tourism Studies DTS BPP from IGNOU or 10+2 or its 

equivalent 

183 Diploma in Women’s DWED 

10+2 or its equivalent 

Empowerment & 

Development 

OR 

Non 10+2 with three Years working 

experience as development workers 

at any level 

184 Diploma in Value Added DVAPFV 

i) 10+2 Senior secondary pass 

Products from Fruits and 

outs 

Vegetables 

ii) BPP (under IGNOU/OLS 


mode) 

only) 

iii) 

th 

10 pass may enroll 

simultaneously for the BPP 

and Diploma Programme 

185 Diploma in Production of DPVCPO 


Value Added Products from 

outs 

Cereals, Pulses and Oilseeds 



mode) 

only) 

iii) 

th 




186 Diploma in Meat 

DMT 


Technology 

outs 



only) 

mode) 


Hindi 


Hindi 

No Bar 1 Year 4 Years i) Rs.10,600/- 

ii) Rs.10,600/- 

iii) Rs.11,400/- 

No Bar 1 Year 4 Years i) Rs.9700/- 

ii)Rs.9700/- 

iii)Rs.10600/- 

No Bar 1 Year 4 Years i) Rs.10600/- 

ii)Rs.10600/- 

iii)Rs.11400/- 

English & 

Hindi 

English & 

Hindi 

English & 

Hindi 

187 Diploma in Dairy 

Technology 


only) 

DDT 

iii) 

i) 

ii) 

th 




10+2 Senior secondary pass 

outs 

BPP (under IGNOU/OLS 

mode) 

No Bar 1 Year 4 Years i)Rs.10600/- 

ii)Rs.10600/- 

iii)Rs.11400/- 

English & 

Hindi 

188 Diploma in Nursing 



only) 

DNA 

th 

iii) 10 pass may enroll 



General Nursing and Midwifery 

(GNM), with two Years of 


(For male nurses or nurses who 

have not done midwifery in the 

GNM programme should have a 

certificate in any of the nursing 

course of 6-9 months duration 

prescribed by the Indian Nursing 

Council in lieu of midwifery). 

OR 

B.Sc.(Nursing) with no experience 



1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

English 

189 Diploma in Mechanical 

Engineering 

DME i) 

th 

10 Pass with 55% marks 

OR 


per semester 

ii) 

iii) 

th 

10 pass with ITI Certificate 

OR 

th 

10 pass with certificate in 

Motorcycle service and repair 

(CMSR) of IGNOU 

AND 

190 Diploma in BPO Finance & 

Accounting 

DBPOFA 

Candidates should be employed 

in Central or State Level 

Manufacturing Industries or in 

Public or in Private Manufacturing 

Industries or in other related 

organizations employing similar 

manpower or Self-employed in 

equivalent capacity. 


the compulsory subject and 50% 

aggregate 

OR 

No Bar $ 

1 Year 3 Years Rs.14,000/- 

Semester I 

Rs.10,000/- 

Englsih 

Bachelors degree and above (with 

English as compulsory subject at 

10+2 level) 

191 Diploma in Management DIM Bachelor’s Degree + 3 Years 

Supervisory Managerial/ 

Professional Experience 

No Bar 1 Year 2-1/2 

Years 

Semester II 

Rs.4000/- 

Rs.5000/- 

English 

OR 

192 Diploma in Primary 

Education 

(Offered only in North-East 

States) 

DPE 

Non-Graduate with 6 Years 

Supervisory Managerial/ 

Professional Experience 

Matric/HSC/+2 standard pass 

with minimum two Years teaching 

experience 

No Bar 2 Years 6 Years (Module I) 

Rs.1400/- 

(Module II) 

Rs.2300/- 

English, 

Hindi, 

Assamees, 

Bengali , 

Khasi Garo 

(Module III) 

193 Diploma in Civil 

Engineering(Army only) 

194 Diploma in Electrical & 

Mechanical Engineering 

(Army only) 

195 Diploma in Computer 

Integrated Manufacturing 

DCLE 

DEME 

DCIM 

10 th standard pass and should have 

passed the Grade II examination 

conducted by Indian Army 

10 th standard pass and should have 

passed the Grade II examination 

conducted by Indian Army 

i) 3yr diploma in Mechanical/Electrical/Electronics/Agriculture/ 

Auto-mobiles/computer/Civil 

Engineering from a recognized 

Polytechnics or its equivalent, 

AND 

ii) Candidates should be employed 

in Central or State level 

industrial organization or in 

Public Sector or in other related 

organization employing similar 

manpower or self-employed in 

equivalent capacity. 

Rs.2900/- 



NoBar 1 Year 2 Years Rs.400/- per 

credit for 

theory and 

Rs.1400/- per 

credit for 

lab courses 

(Rs.18800/- + 

Rs.100/-) 

196 Diploma in Aquaculture DAQ 10+2 with Science No Bar 1 Year 3 Years Rs.5500/- + 

Rs.100/- 

(Reg. fee) 

197 Diploma in Security 

Management 

English 

English 

DSM ACSM or Graduate Degree No Bar 1 Year 4 Years Rs.10,000/- English/ 

Hindi 

198 Diploma in Fire Safety DFS ACFS or Graduate Degree No Bar 1 Year 4 Years Rs.25,000/- English/ 

Hindi 

199 Diploma in 

Entrepreneurship & Skill 

Development (Full Time) 

DESD 10+2 or BPP from IGNOU No Bar 1 Year 3 Years Rs.15,000/- English 

114 


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

200 Diploma in Medical 

Laboratory Technology 

DMLT 10+2 with Science subject 17 Years 2 Years 4 Years Rs.25000/- English 

(full Time) 

201 Diploma in Radio Imaging 


202 Diploma in Optometry 

DRIT 10+2 with Science subject 17 Years 2 Years 4 Years Rs.25000/- English 

DOPT 10+2 with Science subject 17 Years 2 Years 4 Years Rs.20000/- English 

(full time) 

203 Diploma in Paralegal 

Practice 

204 Diploma in Computer 

Generated Imagery (full 

time) 

205 Diploma in Corporate 

Governance 

206 # Diploma in Sustainable 

Farm Management 

207 Diploma in Management 

(Industrial Safety, Health 

and Environment) 

DIPP 

DICG 

DSFM 

DM(ISHE) 

10+2 or its equivalent or 

BPP from IGNOU 


& 

Hindi 

(from 

January, 


10+2 or BPP from IGNOU No Bar 18 months 3 Years Rs.2,10,000/- English 


three Years of relevant work 

experience. Organisational 

sponsorship is essential 

Minimum 12 th Pass with Science 

and employed 



IIMSHE Bhopal – IGNOU 

collaboration) 

208 Diploma in Fish Product 

Technology 


Session Only) 

209 Professional Certificate 

in Spoken English and 

Personality Development 

210 Post Graduate Certificate in 

Professional Development 

of Teachers 


Cyber Law 


Patent Practice 


only) 


Endodontics 


Health Insurance (online) 


Medical Informatics(Online) 


Medical Laws (online) 

217 Post Graduate Certificate 

in Quality Management in 

Health Care (online) 


Oral Implantlogy 

DFPT 

i) Senior Secondary pass outs 

ii) BPP (under IGNOU/ODL 

mode) 

iii) 10 th pass may enroll 

simultaneously for the BPP and 

Diploma Prog. 

Post Graduate Certificate Programmes 


PCSEPD 10+2 pass or ACSEPD No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.17,000/- English 

PGCPDT 

Teachers working in Navodaya 

Vidalaya who have a post graduate 

degree in any school related 

discipline and a degree in education 

No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.3000/- English 

PGCCL 

Graduate in any discipline or Fourth No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.6000/- English 

and fifthYears students of Five 

Years integrated LLB course who 

passed three Years. 

PGCPP 

Degree in Science/Technology/ No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.7200/- English 

Medicine/Law and fourth & 

fifthYears students of five Years 

integrated LLB Course who 

passed three Years. Learners with 

experience in dealing with patents 

and Technology transfer will be 

preferred. 

PGCE 

The candidates should be registrated No Bar 1 Year 3 Years Rs.1,00,000/- English 

BDS doctors after completion of 

inter-ship. The degree should be 

recognised by Dental Council of 

India. 

PGCHI Bachelor Degree 20 Years 6 months 2 Years Rs.10,000/- English 

PGCMI Bachelor Degree 20 Years 6 months 2 Years Rs.10,000/- English 

PGCML Bachelor Degree 20 Years 6 months 2 Years Rs.10,000/- English 

PGCQM Bachelor Degree 20 Years 6 months 2 Years Rs.10,000/- English 

PGCOI 

The candidates should be registrated 

BDS doctors after completion of 

inter-ship. The degree should be 

recognised by Dental Council of 

India. 

No Bar 1 Year 3 Years Rs.1,30,000/- English 


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

PGCPM Graduate in any discipline No Bar 6 month 1 Year Rs.7300/- Englsih 


in Project Management 

(online) 


Bangala-Hindi Translation 


in Malayalam-Hindi 

Translation 


Security Operations 

(Full Time Residential) 


Agriculture Policy 

(offered in Online also) 


Explorations towards a New 

Creation of the Society 

(online) (offered only in 

July Session) 


in Integral Education: 

From Reflection to Action 

(online) (offered only in 

July Session) 


in Studies of the Rig Veda: 

Hymns to the Rising Sun, 

Surya - Savitri (online) 

(offered only in July 

Session) 


The Upanishads in the Light 

of Sri Aurobindo (online) 


Session) 


in The Study of the 

Bhagawad Gita in the Light 

of Sri Aurobindo (online) 

(offered only in Jan.Session) 

229 Advanced Certificate 

in Power Distribution 

Management 

230 Advanced Certificate 

in Spoken English & 

Personality Development 

231 Advanced Certificate in 

Security Management 

232 Advanced Certificate in Fire 

Safety 

233 Certificate in Disaster 

Management 

234 Certificate in Environmental 

Studies 

235 Certificate in Food & 

Nutrition 

PGCBHT Graduation No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.1200/- Hindi 

PGCMHT Graduation No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.1200/- Hindi 

PGCSO 

Graduate Degree in any stream with 

minimum 50% marks 

35 Years 6 months 2 Years Rs.50,000/- 

(Provision 

for Rs.6000/- 

per months 

stipend) 

English 

PGCAP Graduation in any discipline No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.2400/- English 

PGC-ENC 

PGC-IERA 

PGC-SRVS 

PGC-ULSA 

PGC-BGSA 





















Advanced Certificate Programmes 

18 Years 6 months 6 months Rs.8100/- English 





ACPDM 

Engineering graduates/Engineering 

Diploma Holders, or Science/ 

Commerce/Arts Graduates or 

equivalent with 2 Years experience 

in power utilities or the electricity 

sector 


ACSEPD 10 th Pass or CSEPD No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.14,000/- English 

ACSM 10+2 Pass or CSM No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.8,000/- English/ 

Hindi 

ACFS 10+2 Pass or CFS No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.20,000/- English/ 

Hindi 

Certificate Programmes 

CDM 

CES 





No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs1700/- English & 

Hindi 


Hindi 

CFN No formal qualification 18 Years 6 months 2 Years Rs.1000/- English, 

Hindi 

& other 

language 

236 Certificate in Human Rights CHR 10+2 or its equivalent or BPP from 


237 Certificate in Information 

Technology 


Hindi 

CIT Passed 10 th or its equivalent No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs3300/- English 

116 


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

238 Certificate in Guidance CIG Teachers of recognised Institutions 

OR 

No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.1000/- English & 

Hindi 

Pass in Matriculation/SSC 

OR 

BPP from IGNOU 

239 Certificate in Sericulture CIS 10 th pass out OR 


240 Certificate in Organic 

Farming 

241 Certificate in Nutrition and 

Child Care 

242 Certificate in Consumer 

Protection 

243 Certificate in Rural 

Development 

244 Certificate in Teaching 

English 

245 Certificate in Tourism 

Studies 

246 Certificate Programme in 

Laboratory Techniques 

COF 

CNCC 

CCP 

Non-10 th pass-out having two 

Years experience in the field 

of Sericulture. The experience 

certificate should be from the 

extension officials of the Dept of 

Sericulture/Agriculture/Extension/ 

Recognized NGOs/Industry 







18 Years 6 months 2 Years Rs3600/- English & 

Hindi 

No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.1100/- 

English & 

Hindi 


Hindi 

CRD Bachelor’s Degree No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.1100/- English & 

Hindi 

CTE 

Graduates or 3 Years of B.EL.ED. No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.1700/- English 

or 2Years PTT, ETT or 10+2 with 2 

Years teaching experience 

CTS 

CPLT 



10+2 with Science Subjects or 

equivalent OR 

No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.1300 English & 

Hindi 


Hindi 

Pass in higher secondary with 

science subject or equivalent and 

one Years of experience of working 

in a school/ college/university 

science laboratory OR 

247 Certificate in HIV and 

Family Education 

CAFE 

10 th Pass or equivalent with 

Science subjects and two Years 

of experience of working in a 

school/college/university science 

laboratory 


IGNOU OR 


Hindi 

Matriculation with higher 

qualification recognized by Central/ 

State Government 

248 Certificate in Food Safety CFS 10+2 or its equivalent No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs 2300/- English 

249 Certificate in Health Care 

Waste Management 

250 Certificate in Competency 

Enhancement for ANM/ 

FHW 

CHCWM 

CCEANM 

Doctors, Nurses, Paramedics, 

Health Managers and other 

professional workers with a 

minimum of 10+2 qualification 

Working in service ANM/FHW 

who have qualified Auxiliary Nurse 

Midwife (ANM)/Female Health 

Worker(FHW) training course 

(Revised) with minimum of two 

Years of work experience OR 


Hindi 


Hindi 

251 Certificate in Newborn & 

Infant Care 

252 Certificate in Maternal and 

Child Health Care 

CNIC 

CMCHC 

Those who have qualified Auxiliary 

Nurse Midwife (ANM)/Female 

Health Worker (FHW) training 

courses (OLD) with a minimum of 

three Years of experience 

Nursing Professionals (RNRM) 

with Diploma in General Nursing 

and Midwifery (GNM) / B.Sc.(N) 

or above 

Nursing Professionals (RNRM) 

with Diploma in General Nursing 

and Midwifery (GNM) and above 

/ OR 

Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) 

/ Female Health Worker (FHW)/ 

Health Supervisor (HS)/ Lady 

Health Visitor (LHV)/ Public Health 

Nurse (PHN) 




1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

253 Certificate in Teaching 

of Primary School 

Mathematics 

CTPM Adult with 10 th pass No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.1100/- English & 

Hindi 

254 Certificate in Business Skills CBS 10+2 or its equivalent No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.1900/- English 

255 Certificate in Functional 

English (Basic Level) 

256 Certificate in German 

Language (offered only in 

Tamilnadu & Kerla) 

257 Certificate in Community 

Radio 

258 Certificate in NGO 

Management 

259 Certificate in Japanese 

Language (offered only in 

Bangalore & Pune ) 

260 Certificate in Persian 

Language (Offered in 

collaboration with Iran 

Culture House Embassy of 

Iran in Delhi only) 

261 Certificate in Urdu 

Language 

262 Certificate in Introduction to 

Sri Aurobindo Studies 

CFE 10+2 or its equivalent No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.1900/- English 

CGL 

10+2 or equivalent with knowledge 

of English 

No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.1800/- + 

Rs.100/- 

(Reg. Fee) 

Bilingual 

(German, 

Eng.) 

CCR 10+2 or its equivalent No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.4800/- English 

CNGOM 

10+ 2 OR 

Matriculate with at least three Years 

of work experience in NGO sector 


CJL 10+2 with knowledge of English 18 Years 1 Year 3 Years Rs.4800/- + Bilingual 

Rs.100/-(Reg. (Japanese 

Fee) 

Eng) 

CPEL 10 th Pass No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.1920/- + Bilingual 

Rs.100/- 

(Persian, 

(Reg. fee) English) 

CUL 10 th Pass 18 Years 6 months 2 Years Rs.1800/- Bilingual 

Hindi/ 

Urdu 

CP-ISAS 1. Completed secondary No Bar 6 months 1 Year Rs.2000/- English 

education with a satisfactory 

grade/percentage. 

263 Certificate in 

Communication Skills for 

BPO,ITeS and Related 

Sectors 

264 Certificate in Life Long 

Learning 

265 Certificate in Performing 

Arts – Bharatnatyam 


Arts – Kathak 


Arts – Kuchipudi 


Arts – Mohiniattam 


Arts – Odissi 


Arts – Kathakali 


Arts – Manipuri 


Arts – Hindustani Music 


Arts – Karnatak Music 


Arts – Theatre Arts 

2. Adequate competency in 


initial review of application, 

an English competency 

entrance examination may be 

required for some applicants. 

CCSS 10+2 Pass No Bar 6 months 1 Year Rs.8000/- English 

CELL 10 th pass No Bar 6 months 1 Year Rs.2000/- English 

CDNBN 10 th Pass No Bar 1 Year 2 Years Rs.12000/- = 

(4000 x 3) 

Installments 

CDNK 10 th Pass No Bar 1 Year 2 Years Rs.12000/- = 

(4000 x 3) 

Installments 

CDNKP 10 th Pass No Bar 1 Year 2 Years Rs.12000/- = 

(4000 x 3) 

Installments 

CDNMA 10 th Pass No Bar 1 Year 2 Years Rs.12000/- = 

(4000 x 3) 

Installments 

CDNO 10 th Pass No Bar 1 Year 2 Years Rs.12000/- = 

(4000 x 3) 

Installments 

CDNKK 10 th Pass No Bar 1 Year 2 Years Rs.12000/- = 

(4000 x 3) 

Installments 

CDNM 10 th Pass No Bar 1 Year 2 Years Rs.12000/- = 

(4000 x 3) 

Installments 

CCMH 10 th Pass No Bar 1 Year 2 Years Rs.12000/- = 

(4000 x 3) 

Installments 

CCMK 10 th Pass No Bar 1 Year 2 Years Rs.12000/- = 

(4000 x 3) 

Installments 

CTA 10 th Pass No Bar 1 Year 2 Years Rs.12000/- = 

(4000 x 3) 

Installments 

English & 

Hindi 

English & 

Hindi 

English & 

Hindi 

English & 

Hindi 

English & 

Hindi 

English & 

Hindi 

English & 

Hindi 

English & 

Hindi 

English & 

Hindi 

English & 

Hindi 

118 


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

275 Certificate in Visual Arts - 

Painting 

276 Certificate in Visual Arts – 

Applied Arts 

277 Certificate in Visual Arts 

–Sculpture 

278 Certificate in Creative 

Media Arts (CCMA) - 

Digital Sound 

279 Certificate in Water 

Harvesting and Management 

280 Certificate in Poultry 

Farming 

CVAP 10 th Pass No Bar 1 Year 2 Years Rs.12000/- = 

(4000 x 3) 

Installments 

CVAA 10 th Pass No Bar 1 Year 2 Years Rs.12000/- = 

(4000 x 3) 

Installments 

CVAS 10 th Pass No Bar 1 Year 2 Years Rs.12000/- = 

(4000 x 3) 

Installments 

English & 

Hindi 

English & 

Hindi 

English & 

Hindi 

- 10+2 

18 Years & 

above 

6 months 2 Years Rs.25000/- English 

(in case of excess applications, 

preference will be given to those 

students with science background) 

CWHM 10 th pass No. Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.1600/- English 

CPF 8 th Pass No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.2500/- English/ 

Hindi/ 

Mizo 

281 Certificate in Bee Keeping CIB 8 th Pass No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.1000/- English/ 

Hindi 


Entrepreneurship & Skill 

Development (face to face 

programme) 

CESD 10+2 or BPP from IGNOU No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.8,000/- English 

283 Certificate in Security 

Management 

CSM 10 th Pass No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.5,000/- English/ 

Hindi 

284 Certificate in Fire Safety CFSTY 10 th Pass No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.15,000/- English/ 

Hindi 

285 Certificate in Spoken 

English & Personality 

Development 

CSEPD 8 th Pass and proficient in Hindi No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.11,500/- English 

and Hindi 

(bi-lingual) 

286 Certificate in Air Ticketing CAT 10+2 pass No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.17,500/- English/ 

Hindi 

287 Certificate in Airline in 

Flight Services 

288 Certificate in Travel Agency 

Operations 

289 Certificate in Tour Guiding 

Skills 

290 Certificate in Hospital 

Administrative Assistance 

ship (Full Time) 

291 Certificate in Digital Film 

Making (full time) 

292 Certificate in Diabetes Care 

for Community Worker 

293 Certificate for Home Based 

Care Providers 


Entrepreneurship 

295 Certificate in Airport 

Ramp Handling ( under 


Full time 

296 Certificate in Rescue & 

Fire Fighting ( under 


Full time 

CAIS 10+2 pass No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.21,500/- English/ 

Hindi 

CTAO 10+2 pass No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.18,000/- English/ 

Hindi 

CTGS 10+2 pass No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.21,500/- English/ 

Hindi 

CHAA 10+2 pass No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.20,000/- English 

10+2 or BPP from IGNOU No Bar 6 months 1 Years Rs..1,00,000/- English 

CDCW 

10+2 Preferably with Science or its 

equivalent 

No Bar 6 Months 2 Years Rs.2000/- English 

CHBCP 10 th Pass (Matriculation) No Bar 6 Months 2 Years Rs.1500/- English/ 

Hindi 

10+2 No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.1000/- English 

CARH 

CRFF 

Passed in Higher Secondary or 

equivalent 

Passed in Higher Secondary or 

equivalent 

18-25 Years 6 months 2 Years Rs.20,000/- English 

18-25 Years 6 months 2 Years Rs.20,000/- English 


and Vigilance ( under 


Full time 

CSI 10+2 18-25 Years 6 months 2 Years Rs.20,000/- English 

298 # Certificate in Baggage X 

ray Inspection 

299 Certificate in Energy 

Technology and 

Management 

CETM 10 th Pass No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.2000/- + 

Rs.100/- Reg. 

Fee 

English 


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

300 Certificate in Early 

Childhood Special 

Education – cerebral palsy 

CESE(CP) 10 th Pass No Bar 1 Year 3 Years Rs.4500/- English 

(from 

July,09) 



Education – mental 

retardation 



Education – visual 

Impairment 



Education – hearing 

Impairment 


Sanskrit 

305 Appreciation Course on 

Environment 

Hindi 

(from 

Jan.2010) 

CESE(MR) 10 th Pass No Bar 1 Year 3 Years Rs.4500/- English 

(from 

Jan.10) 

Hindi 

(from 

July,10) 

CESE(VI) 10 th Pass No Bar 1 Year 3 Years Rs.4500/- English 

(from 

Jan.10) 

Hindi 

(from 

July,10) 

CESE(HI) 10 th Pass No Bar 1 Year 3 Years Rs.4500/- English 

(from 

Jan.10) 

Hindi 

(from 

July,10) 

CPS 10 th Pass 15 Years 6 months 7 months Rs.1500/- English 

ACE 

Appreciation Programmes 

Graduation from a Recognized 

University or equivalent 

qualification 

No Bar 3 months - Rs.800/- English & 

Hindi 

306 Foundation Course on 

Education of Children with 

Disabilities 

Any In-service Teacher at any level No Bar 3 months - Rs.1500/- English 

/ Hindi/ 

Regional 

Language 

307 Appreciation Programme 

on Sustainability Science 

(online) 

Graduate in any discipline or its 

equivalent. 

Preference will be given to the 

postgraduate scholars, Scientists 

and Policy makers working in 

the area of agriculture, rural 

development, environmental science 

and sustainable development. 

No Bar 1 month 1 Years Rs.500/- English 

308 Leadership Programme on 

“Nutrition Security and 

Sustainable Development” 

(online) 

Graduate in any discipline or its 

equivalent 

No Bar 1 month - Rs.500/- English 

309 Certificate in Primary 

Education 

(Offered only in North-East 

States) 

CPE 

The untrained/under-trained in 

service teachers having passed 

Matric/HSC/10+2 standard in 

the new pattern of education or 

above & teaching at primary and 

elementary level (standard 1 to 8) in 

the recognised schools of the North 

Eastern states and sikkim. The 

teachers should have preferably five 

Years teaching experience at the 

time of seeking admission 

No Bar 6 months - Rs.4000/- English, 

Hindi, 

Assamees 

& Bengali 


Teaching (Module-I of 

DPE) 

CPT 

Matric/HSC/+2 working teacher 

with 2 Years teaching experience 

No Bar 6 months 1-1/2 

Years 

Rs.1400/- 

English, 

Hindi, 

Assamese, 

Bengali, 

Khasi and 

Garo 

120 


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 

Rs.2300/- 


Curriculum & Instruction 

(Module-II of DPE) 

CPC Completion of Module of DPE No Bar 6 months 1-1/2 

Years 

English, 

Hindi, 

Assamese, 

Bengali, 

Khasi and 

Garo 

312 Certificate in Craft & Design CCDP Functionally Literate No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.3000/- English & 

Hindi 

313 Certificate in Shoe Upper 

Cutting 

314 Certificate in Shoe Upper 

Stitching 

315 Certificate in Shoe Lasting 

and Finishing 

316 Certificate in Leather Goods 

Making 

317 Competency Certificate in 

Power Distribution 

318 Certificate in Elementary 

Teacher Education 

(offered only in North-East 

States) 

319 Computer Literacy 

Programme 

320 Certificate in Motorcycle 

Service and Repair 

321 Awareness-cum-Training 

Packages in Disability for 

parents and family members 

(Mental Retardation, Visual 

Impairment, Hearing 

Impairment & Cerebral 

Palsy) 

CSUC 8 th Pass No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.2800/- English & 

Hindi 

CSUS 8 th Pass No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.2800/- English & 

Hindi 

CSLF 8 th Pass No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.2800/- English & 

Hindi 

CLGM 8 th Pass No Bar 1Years 3 Years Rs.2500/- Bengali 

CCPD 

CETE 

CLP** 

CMSR 

NCD-001 

NCD-002 

NCD-003 

NCD-004 

8 th Pass ( Non-sponsored 

Candidates) 

OR 

Technician/equivalent ,Trademan 

or manpower working in power 

sector (Sponsored Candidates) 

Non-Credit Programmes 

In service elementary teachers 

holding graduate degree and above 

in any stream 

10+2 or its equivalent from a 

recognised Board 

Functionally literate working 

Motorcycle Technician 

No Bar 6 months 2 Years Rs.2500/- 

Rs.2600/- 

(download 

from the 


website) 

English/ 

Hindi 


No Bar 1 month - Rs.600/-** English 

14 Years 2 months - Rs.1000/- English, 

Hindi 

Bengali, 

Tamil & 

Malayalam 

Class VIII pass No Bar 3 months 6 months Rs.300/- English & 

Hindi 

Also in 

Tamil 

for Code 

No.NCD- 

001& 

NCD-002) 

only 

322 Awareness Programme on 

Value Added Products from 

Fruits & Vegetables 

323 Awareness Programme on 

Dairy Farming for Rural 

Farmers 

324 Certificate in IT Services 

Management 

325 Certificate in School 

Services Management 

326 Certificate in Publishing 

Services Management 

327 Certificate in Garment 

Manufacturing Services 

Management 

328 Certificate in Business 

Entrepreneurship 

Development 

329 Certificate in Retail Services 

Management 


Services (Advance) 

331 Certificate in Desk Top 

Publishing 

Class VIII pass No Bar 1-1/2 

months 

- Rs.800/- Hindi & 

English 

No formal Qualification No Bar 2 months - Developed in 

collaboration 

with MHRD 

Hindi 

No Formal Qualification 14 Years 3 months - Rs.3800/- English 


No Formal Qualification 14 Years 3 months - Rs3500/- English 


No Formal Qualification 14 Years 3 months - Rs3200/- English 



No formal Qualification 12 Years 1 month - Rs.1000/- English 


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 



Communication Skills 

333 Certificate in Garment 


Stitching 

334 Certificate in Retail 


Marketing 



Services(Basic) for Security 

Supervisor 



Services(Basic) for 

Assistant Security Officer 

337 Security Guard Protection 

Matriculate with 160 cm height 18-35 Years 1 month - Rs.1200/- Hindi 

(Non-Credit Programme) 

338 Security Supervisor (Non- 

Credit Programme) 

10 th Pass with 160 cm height 18-35 Years 1 month - Rs.1200/- Hindi 

* BPP is a Bridge Course of six months’ duration for those who do not have 10+2, but attained the age of 18 Years, and seeking 

admission to IGNOU’s first degree B.A./B.Com etc. under non-formal stream. 

** Rs.300/- for North-East Regions only 

# The details of the programmes reflected at S.No. 83, 121, 122, 215 & 307, under collaboration with Cochin International 

Airport Ltd., shall be available later. 

$ Students will have an exit option at the end of 6 months (ie Semester 1). The Successful candidates will get a “Certificate in Finance and Accounting”. The Exit point 

option is available for only working professionals who are either working in BPO industry or a relevant industry with a minimum of 6 months work experience. 

March, 2010 

© Indira Gandhi National Open University 

Editorial Team : Prof. Parvin Sinclair, Ms. Lishin. M. Joshy, Prof. Madhulika Kaushik, 

Dr. Jayashree Menon Kurup, Ms. Lakshmi, Dr. Jaswant Sokhi, 

Sh. R. Thyagarajan, Dr. Nisha Varghese, Sh. Pankaj Khanna 

Manuscript Preparation : Sh. Arun Kumar Verma and Sh. Surender Chauhan 

Cover Design : IANS and Sh. Arif Naqvi, IGNOU 

Print Production : Sh. B. Natarajan, Sh. Jitender Sethi, Sh. Sunil Kumar and Sh. Hemant Parida 

All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced in any form, by mimeograph or any other means, without permission in writing 

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Further information on courses of the Indira Gandhi National Open University may be obtained from the University’s office at Maidan Garhi, 

New Delhi-110 068. 

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