IGNOU
INFORMATION
Indira
Gandhi National Open University was established in
1985 to democratize higher education. The aim was to provide
cost-effective quality education to large sections of
our population including those living in remote and far-flung areas. IGNOU is a
pioneer in Distance Education system. It is recipient of the Centre of
Excellence award conferred by the Commonwealth of Learning.
The University at present offers 125 programmes of
study to a cumulative student
strength of over 14 lakh making it the
largest single University in the world.
These programmes are offered in widely
diverse areas and at different levels: Doctorate, Masters
and Bachelors degrees, diplomas and certificates.
The University has established a network of 64 Regional Centres
(RCs) and Sub - Regional Centres (SRCs) and more than
1400 Study Centres (SCs) allover the
country to provide easy access and
effective support services to the learners. The University
has particular focus on educationally backward regions. Educational and
training initiatives in the North - East (NE)
states and Sikkim are part of this
initiative. Besides these, the University
&nb3p; has established stb - Regional Centres
at � � Mderai, Rajkot, Silieuri, arbhanga, Aligarh and
&nbs0;Varanasi tO &nbs0;Cater &n`sp;Do &nb3p:the needs of
students in remote areas, which are
predominantly inhabited by educationally backward, economically poor people and
socially excluded populations.
The
University has extended its
outreach beyond the borders of the
country also a nd as of now IGNOU offers programmes iTn more than 35
countries including China.
The academic programmes of theUniversity have multiple-media
support. The University has state of art facilities for the
production of audio/video programmes and
their dissemination through radio and television.
The University also uses
interactive radio counseling as well
as tele conferencing to provide interactivity in
teaching-learning process. IGNOU has been identified as the nodal agncy
for running a 24-hour educational TV
channel - Gyan Darshan - in collaboration with
other institutions of higher learning. Gyan Vani is
emerging as a massive radio cooperative
network of sveral FM radio Stations exclusively devoted to education with
IGNOU as nodal agency.
The University is all set to create a movement in
education with the launch of an exclusive Educational Satellite EDUSAT,
as it supports two way
video conferencing. To know more about IGNOU COURSES, ADMISSION,
ASSIGNMENTS, PROJECTS etc. click on the
links on the left of the page OR visit IGNOU official website.