PROFILE-2024
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068, INDIA | www.ignou.ac.in
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Pro-Vice Chancellor Dr. Manroop Singh Meena (PVC)
Director Prof. Neeti Agrawal
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Contents
Foreword……………………………………………………………………….. 6
- Implemenation of NEP- A brief overview……………………………………………….. 8
- Curricular Aspects………………………………………………………………………………. 23
A. Curriculum Planning, Design and Development………………………………… 23
B. School of Studies………………………………………………………………………… 26 - School of Agriculture………………………………………………………………..26
- School of Continuing Education……………………………………………….. 27
- School of Computer and Information Sciences…………………………… 29
- School of Education……………………………………………………………….. 30
- School of Extension and Development Studies…………………………… 31
- School of Engineering and Technology……………………………………… 32
- School of Foreign Languages………………………………………………….. 32
- School of Gender and Development Studies……………………………… 33
- School of Humanities……………………………………………………………… 34
- School of Health Sciences………………………………………………………. 37
- School of Inter-Disciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies…………… 38
- School of Journalism and New Media Studies……………………………. 39
- School of Law………………………………………………………………………. 39
- School of Management Studies………………………………………………. 40
- School of Performing and Visual Arts………………………………………. 42
- School of Sciences……………………………………………………………….. 44
- School of Social Sciences……………………………………………………. 47
- School of Tourism and Hospitality Services Management…………. 49
- School of Social Work…………………………………………………………. 50
- School of Translation Studies and Training……………………………… 51
4 | Profile 2024 - School of Vocational Education and Training…………………………… 52
- Teaching-Learning and Evaluation………………………………………………………. 54
A. Teaching-Learning……………………………………………………………………… 54
B. Evaluation………………………………………………………………………………… 66
C. Enrollment………………………………………………………………………………… 68 - Innovation, Capacity Development and Research …………………………………. 72
A. Innovation………………………………………………………………………………… 72
B. Capacity Development……………………………………………………………….. 89
C. Externally Funded Projects…………………………………………………………. 95
D. Discipline Based Research ………………………………………………………… 97 - Infrastructure and Learning Resources……………………………………………….. 101
A. Physical Infrastructure……………………………………………………………….. 101
B. IT Infrastructure……………………………………………………………………….. 103
C. Supply Chain of Self-Instructional Material…………………………………… 108
D. Learning Resources…………………………………………………………………. 110 - Learner Support and Progression……………………………………………………… 120
A. Learner Support………………………………………………………………………. 136
B. Campus PlDcement……………………………………………………………………. 140
C. Alumni Connect………………………………………………………………………. 143
D. Student Grievances……………………………………………….. 152 - Governance, Leadership and Management………………………………………… 153
A. Strategy Implementation…………………………………………………………… 165
B. Financial Management…………………………………………………………….. 159
C. Empowerment………………………………………………………………………… 161
D. Centre of Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA)……………………………….. 164
E. International Operations……………………………………………………………. 166
F. Other Activities……………………………………………………………………….. 170
Profile 2024 | 5 - Institutional Values and Best Practices………………………………………………. 174
A. Indian Knowledge System…………………………………………………………. 174
B. Sustainability…………………………………………………………………………… 177
C. Inclusivity……………………………………………………………………………….. 179
D. Use of Technological Interventions…………………………………………….. 181
E. Welfare Activities……………………………………………………………………… 183 - Accomplishments…………………………………………………………………………….. 185
Appendix-1: Authorities of the University…………………………………………….. 189
Appendix-2: Officials of the University………………………………………………… 199
Appendix-3: Officials of the University (Regional Centre)……………………… 212
Appendix-4: School-wise list of Academic Programmes on offer…………….. 216
Appendix-5: List of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) offered
on SWAYAM…………………………………………………………………. 230
Appendix-6: School-wise list of Online Programmes on offer………………….. 239
Appendix-7: List of Programmes offered in Regional Languages……………. 242
Appendix-8: Regional Centre Wise List of Degrees to be Awarded in
37th Convocation…………………………………………………………….. 244
Appendix-9: School-wise List of Degrees to be Awarded in
37th Convocation…………………………………………………………….. 247
Appendix-10: School-wise list of Ph.Ds to be Awarded in
37th Convocation…………………………………………………………….. 248
Appendix-11: List of MoUs …………………………………………………………………. 249
Appendix-12: Status of Grievance Redressal…………………………………………. 251
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FOREWORD
Since its establishment in 1985, Indira Gandhi National Open
University (IGNOU) has experienced remarkable growth and is
now recognized as the largest university in the world in terms of
student enrollment. Over the past 39 years, IGNOU has played a
significant role in expanding access to higher education in the
country, creating more opportunities for lifelong learning. As per
the university’s mission, it adopts a flexible and learner-centric
approach that is cost-effective, prioritizing equity, access, and
quality, in order to provide top-notch education. It has received
the highest rating from NAAC. IGNOU is dedicated to providing
education to a wide range of individuals, including those in prisons,
remote areas, individuals with disabilities, military personnel,
students from marginalized communities, and transgender
individuals. IGNOU has received accreditation as an awarding
body-Dual (AB-Dual) from NCVET for a consecutive term of three years.
With a vast network of 69 Regional Centers and over 2005 Learner Support Centers, IGNOU
has been providing education to a wide range of individuals. With 25 Overseas Study Centers
spanning across 15 nations, it boasts a robust international presence. Apart from this IGNOU
has a presence in 57 different countries through different MoUs/projects. The University is
providing a three-month online Basic Hindi Awareness programme for foreign nationals in nine
countries. This programme is being offered in partnership with the Indian Council for Cultural
Relations (ICCR) and the Central Hindi Directorate (CHD). The University is also offering 45
online programmes in 19 African countries as part of the e-VidyaBharati and e-Aarogya Bharati
(e-VBAB) Network Project, which is supported by the Ministry of External Affairs, Government
of India. Recently IGNOU entered into a strategic alliance with Open University of Kenya (OUK)
in the presence of Hon’ble PM of India, Shri Narendra Modiji and H.E. President William Samoei
Ruto, President of Kenya.
IGNOU implemented several initiatives recommended by the Government of India’s National
Education Policy in 2020 through its extensive network of Regional Centers across the country.
The university is actively implementing the National Education Policy through its dedicated
NEP cell. As part of its commitment to implementing NEP-2020, IGNOU now provides a
comprehensive selection of 318 programmes. Recently 8 new Masters programmes in disciplines
like geoinformatics , statistics, geography and physics have been launched. IGNOU also launched
19 programmes under Four Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP) based on the UGC guidelines
and has the multidisciplinary component.. The University is making significant strides in
expanding its range of UG/PG programmes, with the recent addition of skill-based courses. In
Year 2023 IGNOU launched 39 ODL programmes. Recently IGNOU entered in an MOU with
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Department of Justice, Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India to equip the paralegals
and to increase the legal awareness and legal literacy among people. The MoU was exchanged
in the presence of Hon’ble Vice President of India, Shri. Jagdeep Dhankharji.
IGNOU is also progressing significantly in innovating cost-effective methods to enhance the
learning process through the implementation of online initiatives in different learning and
teaching activities, acknowledging the pressing need for such measures. In 2023, an additional
4 online programmes were introduced, increasing the total number of online programmes to
45 with a total of 34, 288 learners enrolled in these programmes.
IGNOU manages six SWAYAM PRABHA channels as part of the national policy’s implementation
for the integration of ICT in education. The University is recognized as the National Coordinator
for the Design and Delivery of MOOC Courses at the Certificate and Diploma Level on the
Government of India’s SWAYAM portal. In 2023, the university offered a total of 214 MOOCs
through the SWAYAM platform. The university provides a teaching-learning support system
that is focused on the needs of the students. It is cost-effective and utilizes technology to
enhance the learning experience. IGNOU offers a range of educational services, including digital
learning resources on e-Gyankosh, tele-educational services through GyanDarshan channels,
radio broadcasting, and interactive radio counseling through Gyan Vani/FM radio stations.
IGNOU has achieved a milestone in the area of Innovation and has achieved a top 10 rating in
the area of “Institutes of National Importance and Central Universities” for its efforts in fostering
innovation and entrepreneurship. Additionally, it has been placed in the 151-300 ranking band
overall by the NIRF-Innovation rating-2023. IGNOU has been awarded a distinguished Four
Star Rating for its exceptional efforts in fostering Innovation and Start-up development in the
year 2022-2023 by Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC).
The University has consistently demonstrated its commitment to implementing the policies of
the Government of India through a range of initiatives. These include campaigns to promote
cleanliness, drives to plant trees, programmes focused on health and hygiene, and initiatives
that promote physical and mental well-being through yoga.
The University consistently provides support to academics and faculty members in their
endeavors to conduct research and foster innovation. The faculty of IGNOU has research projects
ranging from climate adaptation, livelihood opportunities, sustainability and digitization.
Through a range of programs and efforts, the University fulfills the educational, vocational,
and rehabilitation needs of individuals with disabilities. Our esteemed alumni association
enhances the bond with our alumni. The University effectively communicates with its learners
through a variety of social media platforms, ensuring timely delivery of relevant information.
The University, with its strong global presence, strives to fulfill the requirements of the five
foundational pillars of NEP 2020: access, affordability, equity, quality, and accountability.
(Nageshwar Rao)
Vice Chancellor
Foreword
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Chapter 1
IMPLEMENTATION OF NEP: A BRIEF
OVERVIEW
Education plays a crucial role in unlocking one’s complete potential, fostering a society
that is fair and equitable, and driving overall progress. Ensuring universal access to
high-quality education is crucial for India’s ongoing progress and its position as a global
leader in economic growth, scientific advancements, national unity, social equality,
and cultural heritage. An effective approach to harnessing our nation’s abundant talents
and resources for the betterment of individuals, society, the nation, and the world is
by implementing universally accessible, top-notch education.
India adopted Goal 4 (SDG4) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015.
This initiative aligns with the global education development goal and strives to achieve
universal access to quality education and lifelong learning opportunities by 2030. In
order to achieve a demanding objective and all the important aims and goals (SDGs) of
the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the National Education Policy 2020
was formulated. To create a new system that aligns with the goals of 21st century
education, including SDG4, and builds on India’s traditions and value systems, this Policy
suggests revising and revamping all aspects of the educational structure, including its
regulation and governance.
To realize the goal of reaching 50% GER by 2035 IGNOU has made concerted efforts to
introduce academic programmes offered through ODL and Online modes. In 2023, 318
ODL and 45 Online programmes were on offer. In light of the National Education Policy
(NEP) 2020, the University has implemented the following: - Four Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP): The university has implemented 4-
year undergraduate programmes in line with the latest UGC Guidelines. By
incorporating Ability Enhancement Courses in Environment Science and Languages
(Hindi or English), as well as skill enhancement courses from various Schools of
Studies, the Bachelor’s degree programmes (Bachelor in Arts, Science, and
Commerce) have embraced a multidisciplinary approach. Students have the
freedom to select their desired courses providing curriculum’s interdisciplinary
flexibility. Students in various fields such as sciences, computer sciences,
psychology, library science, social work, sustainable development, counselling and
family therapy, food and nutrition, anthropology, education, health sciences,
nursing, information security, and more, are expected to actively participate in
hands-on learning experiences to enhance their job prospects.
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Launch of FYUP programmes of IGNOUďLJ
Prof M Jagadesh Kumar, Chairman, UGC in the presence of Shri Amitabh Kant
The University has launched 19 FYUP Undergraduate Programmes under the National
Educational Policy 2020, in line with the UGC Curriculum and Credit Framework for
Undergraduate Programmes. The programmes are being offered as Multidisciplinary
and Major leading to Honours Degree. Bachelor of Arts (BAM) and Bachelor of Science
(BSCM) are on offer in this category.
1 Bachelor of Arts BAM
2 Bachelor of Science BSCM
3 Bachelor of Commerce BCOMF
4 Bachelor of Arts (Economics) BAFEC
5 Bachelor of Arts (English) BAFEG
6 Bachelor of Arts(Facilities and Services Management) BAFFSM
7 Bachelor of Arts (Hindi) BAFHD
8 Bachelor of Arts (History) BAFHI
9 Bachelor of Arts(Journalism and Digital Media) BAFJDM
S. No. Programme Title Programme Code
List of Programmes offered under FYUP
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S. No. Programme Title Programme Code
10 Bachelor of Arts (Public Administration) BAFPA
11 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) BAFPC
12 Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) BAFPS
13 Bachelor of Arts(Philosophy) BAFPY
14 Bachelor of Arts (Sanskrit) BAFSK
15 Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) BAFSO
16 Bachelor of Arts (Urdu) BAFUD
17 Bachelor of Social Work BFSW
18 Bachelor of Science (Anthropology) BSCFAN
19 Bachelor of Science (Biochemistry) BSCFBC - Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) and launch of Course-wise 2.Registration and2.
Certification Scheme (CRCS): The University has created the SOP for the
implementation of ABC at IGNOU and registered on the Academic Bank of Credits
of UGC portal in order to implement the credit transfer policy. It has 2023930 ABC
student accounts and is amongst the top five participants till date. On the NAD
Dashboard, almost 30,54,192 degrees, diplomas, and certificates have been
uploaded. - Internationalisation: Through the establishment of Overseas Study Centers, IGNOU
has been granted the authority by its Act to offer its programmes on a global
scale. There are currently 25 study centres located in 15 countries across the world.
There are currently 154 different programmes on offer through its overseas study
centres. IGNOU has a presence in total 57 countries.
The University has partnered with TCIL to offer its 44 online programmes in 19
African countries under the e-vidyabharati and e-Arogya Bharti (e-VBAB) scheme
of Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Afghanistan has been included
in eVBAB project from July 2023 session.
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The University is providing a three-month online Basic Hindi Awareness programme
for foreign nationals in nine countries, namely Thailand, China, Mauritius,
Indonesia, Vietnam, Iran, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Romania. This programme
is being offered in partnership with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)
and the Central Hindi Directorate (CHD).
In a recent development IGNOU and the Open University of Kenya (OUK) has
entered into a strategic partnership and has signed a MoU . The MoU was
exchanged in the presence of Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi
and H.E. President William Samoei Ruto, Kenya.
IGNOU and Open University of Kenya (OUK) signed MoU in the presence of Hon’ble Prime
Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi and H.E. President William Samoei Ruto,
Kenya - Access, Equity & Inclusion: Through 69 Regional Centres and 2005 Learner Support
Centres, the University tries to reach out to its students, including those from
socially and economically disadvantaged groups (SEDGs), inaccessible remote areas
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like Leh (Sub-Regional Centre), Andaman and the Nicobar Islands (Regional Centre),
along with 12 Recognized RCs with Army, Navy and Air Force with 85 recognized
LSCs; 9 RCs and 159 LSCs in the North Eastern Region (NER).
Aligning with the objectives of SDGs, NEP-2020, the RPWD Act 2016, and mandate
of IGNOU, Disability Cells were established by RSD in each Regional Centre on 17th
May 2023. Our primary goals at the Disability Cell are to support and empower
IGNOU students with disabilities in their academic pursuits and prepare them for
including them in the mainstream. To promote inclusivity the ‘Online Learner
Support Centre’ (OLSC) has been approved which will operate under Regional
Centre Delhi-2 in collaboration with NCDS. The goals of the OLSC are to serve as a
comprehensive resource for providing information to PwD learners, addressing
their unique learning needs, and offering additional support and measures as
envisioned by the OLSC. - Professional Development and Capacity Building: The Staff Training and Research
Institute of Distance Education (STRIDE) is a unique institute. As per the directives
of the Ministry of Education, Government of India, a 2 Credit (60 hours) Swayam
Course was developed on NEP-2020 for administrators and general practitioners
of higher education in the country. As of October 2023, a total of 10,743 individuals
have registered for the course, with 4,225 successfully completing the 2-credit
programme. - An MoU was exchanged between IGNOU and the Department of Justice, Ministry
of Law & Justice, Government of India in the presence of Hon’ble Vice President
of India Shri Jagdeep Dhankharji in an event organized by the Department of Justice
to mark the Inauguration of the Campaign ‘Hamara Samvidhan Hamara Samman’
MoU between IGNOU and Department of Justice, Ministry of Law & Justice, Government
of India in the presence of Hon’ble Vice President of India,
Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar
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to commemorate the 75th Year of India as Republic at Dr. Ambedkar International
Centre on 24th January 2024. The MoU aims at creating a cadre of paralegal
practitioners in India who are trained to provide effective services at the community
level. This aligns with NEP2020 as it will contribute significantly in equipping the
paralegals and also in increasing the legal awareness and legal literacy among
people. - Vocational and Skill-based Education: IGNOU has implemented numerous
initiatives and is partnering with various institutions to promote skill development
and its integration with knowledge-based higher education through distance/digital
mode. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between IGNOU and
NCVET. The University has identified the programmes internship or apprenticeship
opportunities which can be offered.
MoU between IGNOU and NCVET - Skill Based Bachelor’s programme for “Agniveers”: The University is offering a
special skill-based bachelor’s degree programme under the “Agnipath” Scheme
beneficiaries called Agniveers. This programme is a Bachelor’s level degree
programme for the enhancement of the skills and related knowledge to serve the
defense forces (Army, Navy and Air Force).
The scheme is in alignment with NSQF parameters and has been duly approved by
MoE, UGC, AICTE and NCVET.
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eternal Indian knowledgeand thought as a guiding principle. Indian Knowledge
System (IKS) promotes the linkage of traditional knowledge with that of the
contemporary knowledge system. The promotion of Indian languages will
strengthen this development. In order to advance Indian tradition and culture,
IGNOU has introduced a number of academic programmes, including MA in Jyotish,
Folklore and Cultural Studies, Vedic Studies, Sanskrit, Hindi, and Urdu, as well as
Drawing and Painting. The Programmes are being offered include Tribal Studies,
Yoga, Theatre Arts, Hindustani Music, Karnatak Music, Bharatanatyam, and Folklore
and Cultural Studies, which offer a thorough and rich overview of Indian Art and
Culture.
The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 provides explicit instructions on the
advancement of Indian languages and emphasizes the significance of the native
language. The essence of Indian culture is embedded throughout our languages.
To safeguard and advance our culture, it is imperative to safeguard and advance
our languages. Aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP), the School has
furthermore created Bachelor of Arts (BA) General programmes in 18 contemporary
Indian languages, namely Assamese, Bengali, Bhojpuri, English, Gujarati, Hindi,
Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Nepali,
Kashmiri, and Manipuri.
Profile 2024 | 15 - Online and Digital Education: The University has digitized the Self Learning
Materials (SLMs) of all the programmes and they are available to the learners
through its eGyankosh portal, and through IGNOU e-Content App in the Google
Play store. IGNOU is offering 45 online programmes which is designed on the fourquadrant approach.
Four Quadrant Approach
IGNOU, being the National Coordinator of SWAYAM offered 215 courses in 2023
through the SWAYAM (MOOCs) platform. In last, one year around 130 unique
SWAYAM Courses were added. Translation of IGNOU MOOCs into 8 regional
languages has also been initiated.
Six SWAYAMPRABHA DTH channels are supported by IGNOU (Channel – 11 to
Channel – 16). The content on these channels is delivered in 15 regional languages,
including English. These languages include Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi,
Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Mizo, Manipuri, and
Urdu. A total of 5082 live sessions have been conducted for 15 regional languages
till date. Live sessions in regional languages are available on SWAYAM PRABHA
across different channels.
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Channel Channel 11: Channel 12: Channel 13: Channel 14: Channel 16: Total Time
No. Social Basic and Professional SOUs and School of Language
Sciences Applied and Teacher Humanities wise
and Sciences Vocational Education
Humanities Education
Hindi 488 – 5 2 – 495
Tamil 472 1 3 – – 476
Punjabi 456 – 4 1 – 461
Gujarati 464 1 4 – – 469
Urdu 3 1 363 2 – 369
Malayalam 3 1 443 1 – 448
Odia 3 2 480 2 – 487
English 4 455 4 – – 463
Telugu 4 468 5 2 – 479
Assamese 5 462 3 1 – 471
Marathi 4 2 3 469 – 478
Kannada 2 1 2 397 – 402
Bengali 4 2 4 467 – 477
Manipuri – – – – 40 40
Channel 1912 1396 1323 1344 40 6015
wise
Total
Timing
SWAYAM PRABHA Live Sessions in Regional Languages - Channel Based Counselling: The University offers Channel-Based Counselling (CBC)
in various regional languages for its programmes including the MBA programme of
IGNOU on SWAYAM PRABHA, in line with the NEP-2020 mandate. The channel-based
counselling was implemented at 20 RCs, utilizing four channels of SWAYAM PRABHA
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to deliver UG courses in 13 different languages, including Assamese, Bengali, English,
Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
The services were later extended to the MBA programme in Delhi-1, Bhubaneswar,
and Patna. The newest addition to the list of CBC centres is RC Imphal, which has
recently started conducting CBC sessions in Manipuri language. - Promoting Indian Languages
IGNOU has been promoting learning in regional languages. The counselling of
undergraduate programmes is being done in 12 different regional languages. Apart
from this IGNOU has been offering programmes in different languages to provide
accessibility to the learners. In 2023 IGNOU entered in an MoU with AICTE to
develop content in 12 Indian languages of the courses of its MBA programme. The
Channel Based Counselling (CBC) of these courses has also started. In a recent
development IGNOU launched CBC in Manipuri Language with a focus to reach to
the remotest corner of the country.
The Channel was launched by Hon’ble Minister of State for External Affairs and
Education, GOI, Shri Rajkumar Ranjan Singh.The launch of channel-based
counselling in Manipuril language will open up opportunities of education in
mother tongue for large population of Manipuri diaspora living in other parts of
the world. The addition of Manipuri in educational channels provides opportunities
for those living in remote locations and has a desire to be educated in their native
language.
Launching of Channel Based Counselling in Manipuri Language - Innovation: IGNOU has received a prestigious Four Star Rating for its outstanding
performance in promoting Innovation and Start-up during 2022-2023. This
recognition was given by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC). IGNOUIIC has organized over 100 activities and programmes in the field of innovation.
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IGNOU has achieved recognition for its commitment to fostering innovation and
entrepreneurship. The institution has been placed in the top 10 among “Institutes
of National Importance and Central Universities” by the NIRF-Innovation Ranking2023. Additionally, it has secured an overall rank in the 151-300 ranking band.
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The University has been dedicated to meet its goals for years, offering high-quality
academic programmes at various levels to individuals both domestically and
internationally. Additionally, the University has made efforts to make higher
education more affordable and accessible to underserved social groups. The
University has made significant efforts to foster a knowledge society by actively
promoting inclusive lifelong learning. The university has established a strong
reputation in the nation’s higher education landscape, especially in the areas of
community education, extension programmes, and developing professionals. The
University was awarded the highest rating by the National Assessment and
Accreditation Council (NAAC) for accreditation in 2021. In 2023 IGNOU has been
recognized as an awarding body-Dual (AB-Dual) by NCVET for a period three
continuous years. The University offers a wide range of academic programs through
its 21 Schools of Studies.
To improve the quality and practicality of the Bachelor Degree Programme (BDP)
offerings, the University has included introductory courses in other languages at
both the undergraduate and graduate levels. To address the vocational and careerfocused requirements of distance learning students, a variety of courses have been
implemented to meet their short-term, medium-term, and long-term objectives
by implementing FYUP regulations.
The University has implemented 39 new academic programmes in the Open and
Distance Learning (ODL) format for the January 2023 and July 2023 admission
cycles. The programmes offered encompass diverse disciplines such as Jyotish,
Urdu, Sanskrit, Drawing and Painting, Entrepreneurship, Information Security,
Performing Arts, Development Communication, Smart City Development,
Communicative Sanskrit, Solid Waste Treatment Techniques, Diaspora and
Migration, Environmental and Occupational Health, Sustainability Science, and
Renewable Energy. Subjects of study: Vedic Studies and Yoga. Various programmes
are specifically tailored to address a wide range of requirements in various
professional domains.
Academic programmes launched in January 2023
S.No. PROGRAMME PROGRAMME CODE
1 Master of Arts (Russian) MMARUS
2 Master of Arts ( Environmental Studies) MAEVS
3 Master of Arts (Journalism and Electronic Media) MAJEM
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4 Master of Arts (Journalism and Digital Media) MAJDM
5 Master of Arts (French) MAFL
6 Master of Arts (Migration & Diaspora) MAMIDI
7 Bachelor of Arts (Gender Studies) BAGS
8 Bachelor of Arts (Applied Urdu) BAAUD
9 Bachelor of Arts (Applied Sanskrit) BAASK
10 Bachelor of Arts (Applied Hindi) BAAHD
11 Post Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood & PGDECFE
Foundational Stage Education
12 Post Graduate Diploma in Geo Informatics PGDGI
13 Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental PGDEML
Management and Law
14 Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management PGDIFM
15 Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management PGDIMM
16 Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource PGDIHRM
Management
17 Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Management PGDIOM
18 Post Graduate Diploma Journalism and Mass PGJMCOL
Communication
19 Post Graduate Diploma Advertising and Integrated
Communication PGDAIC
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S.No. PROGRAMME PROGRAMME CODE
S.No. PROGRAMME PROGRAMME CODE
1 Master of Arts (Sustainability Science) MASSOL
2 Master of Arts ( Development Journalism) MADJ
3 Master of Arts (Journalism and Mass MAJMCTOL
Communication) (Tamil)
Online academic programmes launched in January 2023
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S.No. PROGRAMME PROGRAMME CODE
1 Master of Science (Geography) MSCGG
2 Master of Science (Applied Statistics) MSCAST
3 Master of Science (Physics) MSCPH
4 Master of Science (Geoinformatics) MSCGI
5 Master of Arts (Hindu Studies) MAHN
6 Bachelor of Arts (Applied Skills-Tourism BAASTM
Management)
7 Bachelor of Arts (Applied Skills) BAAS
8 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism and Digital Media) BAJDM
9 Bachelor of Arts(Applied Skills- Micro, Small and BAASMSME
Medium Enterprises)
10 Bachelor of Science(Applied Skills) BSCAS
11 Bachelor of Commerce(Applied Skills) BCOMAS
12 Bachelor of Business Administration BBA
13 PG Diploma in Population and Family Health Studies PGDPFHS
14 PG Diploma in Environmental Studies PGDEVS
15 PG Diploma in Services Management PGDISM
16 Diploma in Apparel Merchandising DAPMER
17 Diploma in Apparel Merchandising (Applied) DAPMERA
18 laLÑr lkfgR; esa foKku esa LukrdksÙkj fMIyksek PGSKT
19 Certificate in Early Childhood Special Education CESEIVI
Enabling Inclusion – Visual Impairment
Academic programmes launched in July 2023
S.No. PROGRAMME PROGRAMME CODE
1 Master of Arts (Sanskrit) MSKOL
2 Diploma in Nmutrition and Health Education DNHEOL
3 Certificate in Food and Nutrition CFNOL
Online academic programmes launched in January 2023
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The curriculum of the programmes offered by IGNOU aligns with NEP 2020. Since its
inception, the University has embraced the principles of credit-based education, coursebased registration, and a modular approach and is striving to bring a difference in the
lives of the marginalized. - Student Support
Support for students is essential in the ODL system. Alongside the support system at
the Headquarters, IGNOU provides student support services through an extensive
network of 69 RCs (including 12 Recognized Regional Centres of the Army, Navy, and
Assam Rifles) and 2063 LSCs. The support system involves educating students about
various aspects of learning and addressing their concerns. The Learner Support-Centers
utilize a variety of communication methods to effectively address learner concerns,
taking into account all aspects of the learning systems. Infrastructure is an important
aspect for providing quality education. IGNOU has 15 RCs in its own building and recently
6 more buildings at Port Blair, Noida , Agartala, Bengaluru, Jammu and Pune were
inaugurated by Hon’ble Minister of Education (MoE) and Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship Sh. Dharmendra Pradhan virtually. This step will enhance the
accessibility of the learners. IGNOU has made its presence felt through its various
programmes and has implimented NEP 2020 directives on a large scale.
Inauguration of 6 RC’s, upgradation of EMPC and Foundation laying cermony of
RC Vijaywada by Hon’ble Minister of Education, Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan
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Chapter 2
CURRICULAR ASPECTS
IGNOU offers its academic programs through 21 Schools of Studies. The School
Board oversees the academic operations of each School of Study, including
responsibilities such as curriculum design, research, and other significant
undertakings. The faculty collaborates closely with renowned experts and
professionals from many regions of the nation to curate the course material. IGNOU
places great importance on producing high-quality study materials, and hence, its
academic programmes undergo a comprehensive and exhaustive development
process. The procedure and mechanism for approving new academic programme
designs are explicitly defined and must be followed, which includes getting approvals
from several regulatory organizations at different phases of the design process.
The institution has achieved substantial progress in enhancing the benchmarks of
higher education in the country, providing its learners unprecedented opportunities
to access exceptional learning materials. The University has created a variety of
modular academic programmes that provide adaptable learning possibilities, in
accordance with the National Education Policy (NEP-2020) and its emphasis on
learner-centric education.
A. CURRICULUM PLANNING, DESIGN, AND DEVELOPMENT
The development of academic programmes for ODL requires a collaborative effort
from a team of experts in various fields. This includes specialists with knowledge
and experience in the relevant areas, language and content editors, print technology
experts, and educational technology specialists. The process of creating an academic
programme is conducted in various stages. Programme and course coordinators
diligently oversee it, providing regular updates to the School Board, Planning Board,
and Academic Council regarding the progress of course development.
Ensuring that the programme caters to the educational and training needs of the
target group is of utmost importance. Conducting a comprehensive need
assessment study and seeking input from various stakeholders is an integral part
of the conceptual design process. The development of self-learning instructional
material (SLM) goes through various stages, with the course or programme design
being thoroughly reviewed by university statutory bodies at each step.
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The various stages in the development of an academic programme are outlined below:
z Need assessment study to identify the target group and gain insight into their
academic/training needs;
z The Programme Proposal Form (PPF) must be approved by the School Board and
Planning Board.
z The Expert Committee meetings to develop the curriculum and select course
writers.
z The programme/course structure and the Programme Development Form (PDF)
requires approval from the Academic Council.
z Orientation of course writers for creating units in a self-instructional format.
z The course team members discuss feedback or suggestions on the unit’s initial
draft at meetings or via email, as appropriate, and the unit is then finalized by the
writer or internal faculty member in charge of the course;
z An expert in the field can be retained as the editor of the course. Educational
technologists and in-house faculty members will make any necessary edits to the
format.
z A language editor ensures the course’s language is academic. Finally, the course is
sent for printing.
z Prior to final printing, print production involves copy editing and proofreading.
CRC preparation is done in accordance with School style.
z After the prospective curriculum is prepared, it is presented to the Academic
Programme Committee (APC) and Planning Board through a Programme launch
Form (PLF).
z The designing process prioritizes adaptability when it comes to deadlines, funds,
and schedules, ensuring that any challenges that arise during the project can be
effectively addressed.
The ODL system stands out due to its adaptability and learner-centric focus. With a
focus on providing flexible entry and interactive formats for instructional resources
and academic assistance, the university is dedicated to supporting learner-centric
learning through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). To
increase flexibility, IGNOU uses a varied multi-channel delivery system, where printed
instructional materials are complemented with digital, online, SWAYAM, and DTH SWAYAM
PRABHA to match each learner’s preferences and preferred method of learning.
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The university invites subject experts from all over India to contribute to the
development of high-quality course materials. The university incorporates multimedia
elements into its teaching methods to support learners who prefer an audio-visual
learning style. Through the ODL mode, live radio and teleconference sessions foster a
professional learning environment akin to a traditional classroom setting. The Bachelor
Degree Programme offered by IGNOU aims to develop well-rounded graduates who
possess not only in-depth knowledge in their chosen subject areas, but also a wide
range of skills and exposure to various disciplines. This comprehensive education equips
graduates to effectively apply their knowledge and skills in the workforce, tackle realworld challenges, and make significant contributions to society.
Four Year Undergraduate Programme (FYUP)
UGC has announced FYUP regulations, prompting IGNOU to begin working on the
necessary modalities to offer the programmes under FYUP. The FYUP programmes
were launched by UGC Chairman, Prof M Jagadesh Kumar, in the presence of Shri
Amitabh Kant, G20 Sherpa. Currently, IGNOU has introduced 19 programmes as part of
the FYUP starting in January 2024.The programmes have been carefully crafted to foster
an interdisciplinary approach, setting them apart from the conventional honours
programme. In addition, the programs provide learners with a range of options for
program completion. Upon successful completion of the first year, learners will be
eligible to receive a certificate. After completing the second year, they will be awarded
a diploma. Finally, upon completion of the third year, learners will earn a major. The
learners have the option to pursue a fourth year that is focused on research. These
programs offer a comprehensive and specialized study in a specific academic field within
the arts, sciences, or commerce stream.
The syllabus of the four-year undergraduate programme, on the other hand, encompasses
a diverse range of compulsory foundation courses. These courses cover a wide array of
subjects, including language, literature, creativity, information technology, business,
entrepreneurship, management, science, life, history of science (for visually impaired
learners), Indian history and culture, building mathematical ability and awareness (for
visually impaired learners), governance and citizenship, philosophy, psychology,
communication and life skills, geographic and socio-economic diversity, environment,
and public health. Additionally, learners have the opportunity to take an applied language
course in English, Hindi, Bengali, Arabic, Persian, Punjabi, Sanskrit, or Urdu.
The foundation courses have been meticulously designed to address a diverse array of
crucial subjects. These areas encompass a wide range of topics, including economic
development, energy, water, urbanization, rural culture, infrastructure, transport,
sanitation, environment, public health, food security, agriculture, education, literacy,
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ethics, and social justice. The teaching approach strives to create a professional and
cooperative environment, with a reduced emphasis on reading and a greater emphasis
on honing presentation abilities.
Alongside the foundation course, learners could also take the applied language courses
and the “Discipline (DC) I” and “Discipline (DC) II” courses, which were directly related
to their chosen major and minor specializations. Furthermore, a wide range of
vocational courses were offered, along with a course that focused on the holistic
integration of the mind, body, and heart, drawing inspiration from Gandhian philosophy.
19 Programmes under FYUP have been launched from January 2024.
B. SCHOOLS OF STUDIES - School of Agriculture
The School of Agriculture strives to address the need for education and knowledge
management in agriculture for safe and sustainable resource utilization and nutritional
food production. The school seeks to build the capacity of stakeholders in emerging
issues in agriculture through competency-based education and training. Academic
extension activities are undertaken with a mission to improve and sustain the
productivity and quality of human life in rural areas.
The School is offering various programmes and the programme details are available
Appendix – 4.
Major Activities of the School:
Sl. Date Topic
No. - 30th January, 2023 Webinar on “Millets and Entrepreneurship” for
sensitizing various stakeholders about the importance
of Millets in food and nutritional security and its scope
in entrepreneurial opportunities to commemorates the
International Year of Millets-2023. - 24th April, 2023 MOU with the Institute of Cost Accountants of India
(ICMAI) for jointly developing an Open and Distance
Learning (ODL) programme titled “Diploma in
Agricultural Cost Management”. - 14th June, 2023 Renewal with amendment in Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with Food Safety and Standards
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Authority of India (FSSAI) for Capacity Building Activities
in Food Safety and Ancillary Disciplines through
IGNOU’s und FSSAI’s infrastructure and faculties. - 22nd December, 2023 National Webinar on “Putting the Farmers FirstAgriculture Cost Management as the Core Success
Factor” organized jointly by the School of Agriculture,
IGNOU and Agriculture Cost Management Board,
Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI) to
commemorate the KisanDiwas (National Farmers Day)
virtually.
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No. - School of Continuing Education
Continuing Education is required for learners to stay updated with the latest developments,
knowledge and skills in their fields and for the continuous up gradation of knowledge in
professional and vocational spheres. To meet the emerging needs of life-long learning,
the University established the School of Containing Education. The emphasis of the School
is on sustainable development, with a focus on the changing scenario and developmental
needs of the country. The School of Continuing Education presently houses four disciplines.
There are Rural Development, Home Science, Child Development and Nutritional Sciences.
It offers academic supports through online, ICT and social media based tools. The School
launched Certificate in Apparel Merchandising and PG Diploma in Early Childhood and
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Foundational Stage Education in the reported period. The School is offering various
programmes and the programme details are available in Appendix-4.
The various programmes of SOCE adhere to the principles and parameters emphasized
in the NEP-2020. Programmes follow the multiple entry-multiple exit approach enabling
learners to build the career path. Many of the programmes are multi-disciplinary in nature,
exposing the students to a diverse range of theoretical concepts and cultural realities.
There is an explicit emphasis on development of skills enabling learners to develop
vocational and professional competencies for participation in the job market. Out of a
total of 49375 students enrolled in the various programmes of SOCE during the January
2023 and July 2023 sessions, 32549 students are women i.e. 66% are women.
Major activities of the School
Sl. Date Topic
No. - 01st – 30th September, Celebrated Poshan Maah under Poshan Abhiyan
2023
2 27th July, 2023 Webinar titled “Organizational Change: Work-life
Balance in Context of NEP 2020”
3 16th September, 2023 Workshop on the theme ‘Scope of Event Management
as an Emerging Profession’ in collaboration with RC
Jodhpur and Shri Nathji Institute of Bio-Technology
and Management, Nathdwara
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The School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS) was established to provide
innovative and high-quality computer science education at the doorsteps of learners
with learner-centric approach exploiting the state of art Information and
Communication Technologies. SOCIS provide access to higher education opportunities
in Computer Science courses that enable students to develop theoretical & practical
knowledge and skills necessary to achieve their professional goals, improve the
productivity of their organisations and provide valuable and creative contribution to
the society. The School is offering various programmes and the programme details are
available in Appendix- 4. The School extended counseling and training supports through
virtual mode for students and faculty development.
Major activities of the School
Sl. Date Topic
No. - 21st January, 2023 Induction meeting of learners under e-vidya Bharati
Project - 27th July, 2023 International Conference 2023 on “ Role of Artificial
Intelligence in Indian Agriculture” - 24th July, 2023 Lecture on “Innovation in Artificial Intelligence and
Machine Learning” - 28th August, 2023 Lecture on “Transforming Industries: Harnessing the
Power of Industry – Cloud Solutions” - 29th September, 2023 Lecture on “Nuances of Scientific Publication”
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School of Education (SOE) is one of the first schools to be established in IGNOU in the
year 1987. The functions of the SOE, within the broad framework of the objectives of
IGNOU, are to carry out academic activities addressing education as a field of knowledge
and an area of practice. SOE undertakes academic activities in the disciplines/areas
namely; Education, Distance Education, Educational Technology and Adult Education.
The School has been undertaking three types of activities – development of academic
programmes, research, documentation and extension activities.
The vision of the School is to provide multidisciplinary perspective while developing
both disciplinary and professional programmes in the area of Education and to develop
a cadre of professionally trained reflective teachers who are equipped with the relevant
knowledge, skills, attitudes and values that will facilitate them to undertake various
roles and responsibilities in a multifaceted system of education in the country.
The mandate of the School of Education (SOE) is to plan, develop and launch academic
programmes in Education as a field of knowledge and an area of professional practice.
The SOE prepares specialists in educational discourses and knowledge generation. It
develops academic programmes for the professional development of teachers and
educational managers at different levels of education. It also functions as a centre for
documentation of teacher education materials in the form of print and non-print media
and is engaged in the promotion of technology-enabled learning. The School is offering
various programmes and the programme details are available in Appendix – 4.
Recently the School has started Four Year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP)
leading to B.A./B.Ed., B.Sc./B.Ed., and B.Com./B.Ed. degrees from the July 2023 session.
z The school conducted a lecture by Prof. Dinesh Singh, Vice-Chairman, Higher
Education Commission and Former Vice-Chancellor, University of Delhi titled
“Building a Knowledge Economy: Lesson from India’s History” on Natinal Education
Day on 11th November, 2023
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z Launch of Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP):
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has marked a significant milestone
in education with the launch of a four-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme
(ITEP). Accredited by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), this programme
is set apart from IGNOU’s typical offerings as it is conducted entirely through face-toface mode.
The ITEP, a visionary initiative extended over four years, aims to meticulously sculpt
educators who are not only proficient in content and pedagogy but also carry high
ethical standards and practical teaching proficiency. It is designed to produce a cadre
of teachers brimming with passion, motivation, and comprehensive qualifications,
ensuring they are adept at delivering developmentally appropriate learning experiences
across various school stages.
In a strategic move to uplift the quality of teacher education, the NCTE had earlier
mandated that from 2023 onwards, ITEP would be exclusively offered in face-to-face
mode. Heeding this call, IGNOU’s School of Education has been recognized as one of
the 42 institutions nationwide to pioneer this integrated programme for the session
2023-27. This initiative is part of a broader effort to enhance the quality of teaching
through rigorous and holistic training, ensuring that the future educators are wellequipped to shape young minds effectively. The induction meeting of the ITEP
programme has been recently conducted in the convention centre of IGNOU and regular
classes are in progress. - School of Extension and Development Studies
The School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS) aims at providing quality
education and training in various aspects of extension and development, by offering
programmes leading to award of certificate, diploma, post-graduate and doctoral
degrees in the three thrust areas of the school viz.: Development Studies, Urban
Studies and Extension Education. The School has an externally funded project titled
‘Strengthening Agricultural Extension Training in the Michigan State University –
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Alliance for African Partnership Consortium Partners in Africa’. The School extended
counseling support through virtual mode, GyanDarshan and Gyan Vani. The School is
offering various programmes and the programme details are available in Appendix – 4. - School of Engineering and Technology
The School of Engineering and Technology (SOET) aims to provide quality education
in different disciplines (Civil, Mechanical and Electrical) of engineering at Certificate,
Advanced Certificate and PG Certificate levels and disseminates learning and
knowledge through innovative multiple media teaching -learning packages. The
School has planned, developed and successfully implemented several academic,
continuing and extension education programmes. It aims at improving skills,
increasing job potential and economic advantage to the learners. The School has
taken great initiatives and launched 15 courses through SWAYAM platform. Around
one lakh learners joined in these courses. It aims at improving skills, increasing job
potential and economic advantage to the learners. The School practices,
participates, collaborates and regularly interact with employing agencies, industries,
professional institutions and bodies so as to reflect educational and training needs
of the targeted learners group in the programme. Student support is extended
through teleconference and radio counseling sessions. The School observed the
National Energy Conservation Day. - School of Foreign Languages
The School has been set up with the aim to promote communication across borders
and countries. Presently, the School offers academic programmes in the following
languages, viz. Arabic, French, Persian, Mandarin (Chinese), Russian, German,
Spanish, Japanese and Korean. These innovative, flexible and cost-effective foreign
language academic programmes are delivered through ODL mode. The foreign
languages academic programmes are offered at Certificate and Diploma levels to
capacitate the students professionally in today job market. The research
programmes develop the critical thinking skills of the students and their intellectual
and analytical capacities. The School also offers programmes/ training to meet
requirements of specific organization like the Indian Air Force. The School is offering
various programmes and the programme details are available in Appendix –4.
The school launched MA (Russian) from January 2023 sessions.
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Major activities of the School
Sl. Date Topic
No. - 06th June, 2023 Webinar on Alexander Pushkin was conducted in
collaboration with Financial University, Russia. - 11th December, 2023 International Webinar on Bharatiya Bhasha Diwas in
collaboration with ICCR “Voice form Near and
Beyond”—Translating Foreign languages into
Bharatiya Bhasha and Vice Versa; Presided by
President ICCR, Dr.Vinay Sahasrabudhe - School of Gender and Development Studies
The School is offering programmes both in ODL mode and Regular mode. The Odl
Programmes of the school are from Postgradute degrees, diploma and certificate to
Undergraduate degree, diploma and certificate. These programmes include all parental
disciplines, like Political Science, History, Economics, Literature, Sociology, Psychology,
Journalism and Mass communications, Sciences, Law, Agriculture and others. The PhDs
that are offered runs in a regular mode where the scholars are presented in the campus
for their course works.
The School has been taking innovative measures for enhancing the pedagogy and the
knowledge dissemination from the faculty directly to the distance learners. There is an
online forum (hosted in the IGNOU website) and Google Classroom for Women’s and Gender
studies learners, Google and WhatsApp groups from all learners, besides the regular blending
methods used like, Gyan Vani, GyanDarshan, IRC, WEAS, Swyamprabha and Swayam.
The School is offering various programmes and the programme details are available in
Appendix-4.
Major activities of the School
Sl. Date Topic
No. - 06th March, 2023 Webinar on Digital All: Achieving Gender Equality
through technology. - 06th March, 2023 Lecture by Ms. Delina Khongdup, member of National
Commission of Women. - 07th June, 2023 Webinar titled “In Memorium: Being Maria Mies”.
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The School of Humanities had its genesis in the 8th meeting of the Board of Management,
held on the 20th May, 1988. The Mandate of the School was to develop and offer
academic programmes not only in English and Hindi but in other Indian languages as
well, in order to promote the larger vision and mission of the University.
The School includes the disciplines of Hindi, English, Sanskrit and Urdu. The School of
Humanities has designed and developed a number of programmes ranging from course
work for the Ph.D. degree Programme, the Master’s Degree Programme, Bachelor’s
Degree Programme in Hindi, English, Sanskrit & Urdu and Diploma & Certificate
Programmes. The School is offering various programmes and the programme details
are available in Appendix – 4
NEP 2020 clearly lays out guidelines on the promotion of Indian languages and stresses
the importance of the mother tongue. Indian culture lives in our languages. In order to
preserve and promote our culture, we must preserve and promote our languages. In
keeping with the NEP, the School has also developed BA General courses in 18 modern
Indian languages: Assamese, Bengali, Bhojpuri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada,
Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Nepali, Kashmiri, and
Manipuri.
The following aspects are covered in the overall process of programme development:
z Following up guidelines of NEP 2020 basic courses in various MILs at the
Undergraduate level as well as skill enhancement courses.
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z Short, medium and long term courses focusing on the vocational and professional
needs of ODL students.
z Various academic initiatives, events and activities to encourage a more creative
response from all the stakeholders in an inter-disciplinary framework.
Major activities of the School:
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- 13th February, 2023 O;k[;ku% Hkkjrh; Kku ,oa /kjksgj
- 22nd February, 2023 O;k[;ku% varjkZ”Vªh; ekr` Hkk”kk fnol ifjppkZ
- 03rd May, 2023 O;k[;ku% Hkkjrh; Kku ijaijk
- 15th June, 2023 O;k[;ku& Hkkjrh; Kku ijaijk
- 31st July, 2023 O;k[;ku& çsepanvkSj i=dkfjrk
- 21st August, 2023 Digital Humanities Distinguished Lecture Series
“Digital Skills, Training and Education: Future of India - 28th August, 2023 fof’k”V O;k[;ku% Hkkjrh; Kku ijaijk vkSj mldh
fo’o–f”V
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Profile 2024 | 37 - School of Health Sciences
This School has been 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, development, and launching of degree, diploma
and certificate programmes for various categories of health professionals, offering healthrelated awareness courses for the public and conducting research on health-related issues.
The School has been collaborating with various national and international organisations
such as the World Health Organisation (WHO), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(MOHFW), Dental Council of India (DCI), National Board of Examination (NBE), Indian
Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Indian Nursing Council, and Department of aayush,
Government of India, for the development and dissemination of programmes. The School
is offering various programmes and the programme details are available in Appendix-4
Major activities of the School:
Sl. Date Topic
No. - 06th February, 2023 Health Awareness programme on occasion of World
Epilepsy Day. - 07th February, 2023 Health Awareness programme on Cancer Day.
- 06th February to Seven lectures on Health Awareness under ‘Azadi Ka
20th June, 2023 Amrit Mahotsav’ to Celebrate World Obesity Day,
World Kidney Day, World Technology Day and World
Thyroid Day. - 17th May, 2023 Renewal of MOU between IGNOU and DGHS for
training healthcare functionaries in Biomedical Waste
Management in next five years.
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The School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITS) was established
in 2007 to develop academic programmes and courses that address the complex
dynamics of multi-faceted social issues and processes. The School functions as an
enabling space to foster interdisciplinary academic studies and research drawing upon
theoretical, empirical and methodological resources cutting across disciplinary
boundaries. The School promotes interactive academic co-existence amongst scholars
of diverse specializations facilitating convergence of disciplines and transactional
mutuality of holistic wisdom. The programmes offered by the School are in the area of
Environmental Studies, Philosophy, Folklore and Culture, Sustainability Science and
Diaspora Studies. The School is offering various programmes and the programme details
are available in Appendix – 4
Sl. Date Topic
No. - 1st May, 2023 National Webinar on Mission LiFE ‘Lifestyle for
Environment (LiFE)’ to celebrate World Environment Day. - 05th June, 2023 Conducted National Level Competition to
commemorate World Environment Day with Essay
Composition, Poster Making and Slogan Writing. - 23rd August, 2023 National webinar on ‘Atmabodha-Rashtrabodha’
- 23rd – 24th September, National Workshop on “Air Pollution
2023 - 21st November, 2023Celebrated World Philosophy
Day with National Webinar on theme “Indian
Knowledge Tradition(s) Reflections on Sat, Dharma
and Moksa’.
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Major activities of the School: - School of Journalism and New Media Studies
The School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS) undertakes wide-ranging
multi- dimensional approach in the areas of journalism, media and communication related
academic programmes, research and training. A multimedia approach incorporating
innovative technologies and teaching methodologies is followed to impart education
and training. The School of Journalism and New Media Studies offers high quality
innovative and need-based programmes at different levels and affordable costs. The School
is offering various programmes and the programme details are available in Appendix-4 - School of Law
The School strives to ensure high-quality legal education and research through an
innovative, multimedia learning package, with a focus on learning practical aspects of
law, acquiring legal skills and scholarship. The School is in process of revision of
Certificate in Anti Human Trafficking and Post Graduate Diploma in Criminal Justice.
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No. - 21st June, 2023 Celebrated International Day of Yoga.
- 20th October, 2023 Webinar on the topic “Indian Ethos in Environmental
Management”. - 26th November, 2023 Webinar on the topic “Contribution of the Supreme
Court in Expanding the Horizons of Fundamental
Rights”.
Major activities of the School: - School of Management Studies
The School of Management Studies was established with an aim to provide
developmental avenues for working professionals and for acquiring management
qualification to upgrade and refine their managerial skills, capabilities, and orientation.
The School aims to impart lifelong learning opportunities to the learners in the specific
domains like leadership, entrepreneurial skills, and professional competence. The
Programmes offered by the School are useful and geared to fulfill identified gaps in the
corporate and business world. The School is offering various programmes and the
programme details are available in Appendix-4. The School was awarded the Best
Programme Award for MBA programme on the foundation Day held on November
19, 2023.
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Major activities of the School:
Sl. Date Topic
No. - 7th March, 2023 MoU with AICTE under e-Kumbh Project for
translation of MBA courses of IGNOU in Indian
languages. - 08th June, 2023 Renewal of MoU with the Indian Institute of Banking
and Finance (IIBF). - 09th October 2023 MoU with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India (ICAI ) for Academic Collaboration.
Apart from these activities, the school did some activities to directly connect with
learners. These are as follows:
- The School launched the audio books for MBA courses. The audio books can be
accessed through https://www.youtube.com/@ignousoms - For the first time Live Interaction was done with the students through social media
platform for Management programmes. - Conducted induction and counselling sessions through online mode for evidyabharati project.
Around 616 sessions till date have been conducted through live Channel Based
Counselling. The videos of these sessions can be accessed on https://docs.
google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QFnIIcQFaQbyOoSn8hvie-pUjgS3SVdM7sSoBOTs2v8/
edit#gid=0
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- School of Performing and Visual Arts
The School of Performing and Visual Arts has been functional at the University
headquarters since February 2009 with a vision to provide higher education
opportunities in the Performing and Visual Arts. With subjects like Theatre Arts, Dance,
Painting, Applied Arts, and Hindustani Music, the school operates with the following
objectives
z To unfold the aesthetic and creative potentialities of learner enabling them to
become a contributing professional.
z To promote aesthetics as a learning process in professional and academic arena.
z To engage in praxis and theory through latest and modern tools that reach out to
the distant learner in the Open and Distance Learning system
z To nurture traditional and contemporary art practices in areas of the Visual and
Performing Arts and provide grounds for critical research
Centralized counseling to all registered learners through both online and face to face
mode is provided at the Programme study centre functioning at the school premises
headquartered at MaidanGarhi campus, New Delhi. The School is offering various
programmes and the programme details are available in Appendix – 4
Major activities of the School:
Sl. Date Topic
No. - 19th November, 2023 Painting Exhibition Display on IGNOU Foundation Day.
- 02nd July and 15th July, Students of the School contributed in making and
2023 installing Sculpture of Swami Vivekanand and Smt.
Savitribai Phule respectively. - 15th July, 2023 Hon’ble Speaker Shri Om Birla being felicitated with
his portrait. - 15th January, 2023 Play “Refund”
- 10th December, 2023 Play “Andher nagri”
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The School of Sciences started functioning in 1986, with the challenge of imparting
good quality theoretical and practical education in four science disciplines, namely,
Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Life Sciences. With time, the School evolved and
added new disciplines namely, Biochemistry, Geography, Geology and Statistics in 2010- - Faculty members are involved in planning, developing and offering academic
programmes at the Awareness, Certificate, Diploma, Under Graduate, Post Graduate
levels in the distance mode, and Research in the regular mode. So far, the School has
designed, developed and offered 34 programmes. School of Sciences constantly strives
to link the development of courses to the ever-expanding and emerging areas in science
and sustainability. The School is offering various programmes and the programme details
are available in Appendix-4
The School has striven hard to provide the best possible educational opportunities in
Science disciplines with the major challenge in imparting Higher Science Education.
The School rose to these challenges and pioneered path breaking, futuristic and flexible
curricula by incorporating novel features such as broad-based, multidisciplinary, skill
development and employment-oriented, credit-based courses along with
environmental and value-based education. Innovative strategies for the effective
implementation of curricula, especially the Laboratory courses, were devised and
implemented with active collaboration of reputed conventional Higher Science
Institutions, for sharing the available expertise, infrastructure, facilities and workforce.
The contribution of the School has been to make available authoritative, accurate,
high quality study materials in science subjects that are used by teachers and students
across the country in the conventional system in undergraduate and postgraduate level.
Since hands-on experience is integral to science learning, laboratories in Physics,
Chemistry, Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Geology and Geography have been established
in the School for curriculum development and research. In spite of university focus on
systemic research in the early years, and infrastructure related constraints, the faculty
members in different disciplines are carrying out excellent research funded by many
Government agencies such as DST, SERB, UGC, CSIR, DBT, ICMR, BRNS, etc. The research
papers have been published in peer reviewed high impact journals of national and
international repute. Prof. Neera Kapoor and her team of research were granted a
patent on mosquito coil formulations from castor seed cakes in the field of
Agrochemical invention. The school has a well-maintained Geological Museum that
has a display of rocks, minerals and fossils from type areas and other geologically
important horizons in India collected by its faculty members and research scholars.
The School was awarded the Best School Award for its contributions on the foundation
Day held on November 19, 2023.
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This year the School has launched total eight Masters and one Postgraduate diploma
programme designed and developed in accordance with NEP 2020.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE: Multidisciplinary under FYUP
The School has offered multidisciplinary Bachelor of Science under FYUP in accordance
with NEP 2020 in January 2024. This will enable to provide higher education required
for a B.Sc. degree to aspirants including learners from the deprived sections and those
living in remote and rural areas, seeking the degree for employment, further higher
education, promotion in career and professional development.
The Bachelor’s Degree in Science is of 120 credits spread over six semester (three
years). The students have to select any three disciplines for study as per their interest
in which they want to obtain their Bachelor’s degree in science. They have to make a
conscious decision of choosing the Disciplines they want to study since the Disciplines
once chosen in the first semester will have to be studied in the subsequent semesters
also. Apart from DSC (Discipline Specific Courses), in each semester students have to
study courses from different categories of courses such as AEC (Ability Enhancement
Course), IDC (Interdisciplinary Course), VAC (Value Added Course), VOC (Vocational
Course) and SEC (Skill Enhancement Course).
z TThe School has launched total eight Masters and one Postgraduate diploma
programme designed and developed in accordance with NEP 2020.
z Presently seven disciplines are offering courses in B.Sc. Degree programme, viz.
Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Botany, Zoology, Mathematics and Physics.
z In disciplines such as Chemistry, Geology, Botany, Zoology and Physics, where
laboratory work is compulsory, a 06 Credit Course is offered as a combination of
two courses in the same subject area: a 04 Credits Theory Course and a 02 Credits
Laboratory Course. Both these courses in given subject area of a discipline are to
be taken together compulsorily.
z Every course offered by the Mathematics discipline, which does not require
Laboratory work, is a single course of 06 Credits.
z In the Geography discipline, some subject areas require Laboratory work whereas,
some subject areas does not require any Laboratory work. The courses which require
Laboratory work comprise combination of a 04 Credits Theory Course and a 02
Credits Laboratory Course (both these are to be taken together compulsorily).
Whereas, the courses which do not require Laboratory work are of 06 Credits.
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Major activities of the School:
Faculty has carried out considerable online teaching/counselling through various
modes during reported period. The School also offered three academic programmes
PGDSED, CTPM and ACE to the international students at Guyana through Guyana GOAL
project. The programmes PGDSED and CTPM are on offer to international students
on eVidyabharti project.
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No.
1 01st February – 28th A series of activities including webinars, lectures,
February, 2023 poster, essay and Ideathon competitions on the
occasion of National Science Day in collaboration with
NCIDE and RSD.
2 22nd December, 2023 Celebrated the National Mathematics Day
Profile 2024 | 47 - School of Social Sciences
The School of Social Sciences (SOSS) was established in 1986. It comprises of eight
disciplines, namely, Anthropology, Economics, History, Library and Information Science,
Sociology, Political Science, Psychology and Public Administration. The disciplines of
Anthropology and Psychology were established in 2010 further enriching the learning,
knowledge and research in the School. Programmes offered by the school relate not
only to the core subject areas but also other related discipline, making them truly
interdisciplinary in nature. The School is offering various programmes and the
programme details are available in Appendix-4
The School houses the following Centres:
Centre for Gandhi and Peace Studies (CGPS): Centre for Gandhi and Peace Studies
(CGPS) was established on 21 August 2012. The main Objective of the Centre is to train
learners to participate creatively in all aspects of peace studies—peace building in
conflict and post-conflict societies. Towards this objective, the CGPS has evolved a
rigorous academic curriculum developed by leading Indian scholars in the field that
helps learners to develop critical thinking and analytical skills as well as alternative
methodologies for research. The Centre offers four programmes in ODL and online
mode, namely, MA in Gandhi and Peace on Peace Studies and Conflict Management.
Dr. Ambedkar Centre of Excellence (DACE): Dr. Ambedkar Centre of Excellence (DACE)
was established after IGNOU signed an MOU with Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment, Government of India, New Delhi on April 22nd, 2022. Mission
Statement of DACE is “to create a repository of resourceful opportunities to learn,
imbibe, compete and succeed through honing of the skills related to adaptation,
judgement and informed choice in the aspirants”. DACE aims to excel in achievement
of quality of coaching for students of scheduled castes; create a corpus of aspiring civil
servants who can uphold the virtues of liberty, equality and fraternity; instill the values
of honesty, commitment and social justice in the enrolled students; and inculcate the
culture of serving the nation and the community.
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No. - 02nd – 03rd August, Organised the 19th IUAES-WAU World Anthropology
2023 Pre-Congress “Anthropology in/of the Future” . - 15th – 19th October, Organised the Online Sessions in collaboration with
2023 the Computer Division for the 19th IUAES-WAU World
Anthropology 2023.
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48 | Profile 2024 - 10th October, 2023 Celebrated World Mental Health Day with talk
on ”Mental Health and Well-being of Children and
Adolescents in the Digital Era” . - 25th August, 2023 A Special Talk on “A Cross-Cultural Perspective on
Mental Health and Well-Being” by Dr. Sukanya Ray,
Faculty of Psychology, Suffolk University, Boston,
Massachusetts. - 13th July, 2023 Lecture by Prof Aanad Kumar, Sociology, JNU on
“Quest of Sustainable Developments Goals and
Gandhian Way. - 10th August, 2023 Lecture by Dr. Niranjan Sahoo Political Funding and
Democracy . - 26th September, 2023 A talk on The Urgency of Climate Change by Mr. Nagraj
Adve. - 30th October, 2023 Talk on Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel: An appraisal by Prof.
Neerja Singh. - 15th November, 2023 Session on Review of Literature by Dr. Mamta Mehar.
- 4th December, 2023 Session on Structural Equation Modelling by Prof.
Ranjita Panda, Department of Statistics, DU, Delhi .
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No.
Profile 2024 | 49 - School of Tourism and Hospitality Services Management
School of Tourism and Hospitality Services Management has been offering academic
programmes at various levels to meet the human resource requirements of tourism
industry and also generating awareness on tourism. These programmes have helped
students to attain jobs at various levels in the tourism and hospitality industries,
academia, besides helping them to establish their own enterprises. The School is offering
various programmes and the programme details are available in Appendix -4. Academic
support is also extended to the students through sessions of IRCs and tele-conferencing.
Major activities of the School: - 25th January, 2023 Inter School Competition on “Salad Decoration, Mater
Vyanjan, Fresh Flower Rangoli, Best out of waste and
Diya Decoration. - 25th April, 2023 Workshop on “Salad Decoration and Salad Dressings”.
- 26th April, 2023 Workshop on “Magic of Millets”.
- 12th May, 2023 Seminar on “Origami and Napkin Folding”.
- 27th June, 2023 Food Production Practical Examination.
- 27th September, 2023 Celebrated “World Tourism Day”.
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No.
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50 | Profile 2024 - School of Social Work
The School of Social Work (SOSW), Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
was established in the year 2007. It aims to provide quality education in the areas
of Social Work, HIV/AIDS, counselling, tribal and family studies by offering
programmes from Certificate to Doctorate.
The School of Social Work (SOSW), IGNOU is the first School to offer social work
programmes in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) and Online mode. Through its
academic programmes, it transcends the boundaries and took Social Work
education to all the States and Union Territories in the country as well as to SAARC
and African Nations. It has indigenously developed high-quality Self Instructional
Materials (SIM) and uses the multi-media approach for imparting social work
teaching and training both in English and Hindi. It offers social work programmes
to marginalised groups who otherwise are not able to join full time traditional
mode of learning and engages a large number of practitioners for fieldwork
supervision. The School is offering various programmes and the programme details
are available in Appendix-4
Major activities of the School: - 05th – 07th January, 3-Day National Workshop on Skill Building in Social
2023 Work Curriculum, In collaboration with Mahatma
Gandhi National Council of Rural Education
(MGNCRE), Department of Higher Education, Ministry
of Education. - 21st March, 2023 Celebrated World Social Work Day with lecture on
‘Future of Social Work’ by Dr. Sanjai Bhatt Department
of Social Work, University of Delhi on. - 11th April, 2023 Lecture by Ms. Ira Singhal, IAS on title Women
empowerment : Challenges and Opportunities.
Sl. Date Topic
No.
Profile 2024 | 51 - School of Translation Studies and Training
The School aims to offer academic and training programmes in the field of translation.
The main academic thrust areas of school are Translation theory; Comparative Asian
and Western traditions of translation; applied translation; translation and mass
communication; translation and inter-cultural studies; and translation and linguistics.
Sindhi Chair, sponsored by National Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language (NCPSL),
GOI is also housed in the School. The School is offering various programmes and the
programme details are available in Appendix-4
Major ativities of the School: - 20th January-20th Memoirs Writing Competition on Partition of India
February, 2023 (with reference to displacement of Sindhi Citizens) in
consonance with Amar Shaheed Hemu Kalani Birth
Centenary - 23rd March, 2023 Panel Discussion on Amar Shaheed Hemu Kalani Birth
Centenary - 10th April, 2023 Lecture on Sindhi Bhasha Diwas
- 30th August, 2023 Webinar on ‘laLÑr fnol lekjksg’ on ‘Sanskrit Divas –
2023’ - 5th – 6th December, Workshop on ‘Revisiting the Curriculum and Content
2023 of Translation Studies in the light of National Education
Policy-2020’
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No.
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52 | Profile 2024 - School of Vocational Education and Training
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.
Demand driven and value- added courses/programmes offered through the School,
targeting formal and informal sectors. The School develops courses that encourage
vertical mobility of Vocational Education and Training (VET). Research is another priority
area for identifying societal and industrial needs. Skill Development Education
Committee (SDEC) at IGNOU is housed in School of Vocational Education and Training
(SOVET).
z Skill Development Education Committee (SDEC) at IGNOU is housed in School of
Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
z School has launched degree programme for Agniveer scheme i.e. BAAS: Bachelor
of Arts (Applied Skills), BCOMAS: Bachelor of Commerce (Applied Skills), BSCAS:
Bachelor of Science (Applied Skills), BAASMSME: Bachelor of Arts (Vocational
Studies) Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (Applied Skills) and BAASTM:
Bachelor of Arts (Applied Skills) Tourism Management.
The details of the programmes offered by the School are available in Appendix-4
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Major activities of the School: - 17thMay, 2023 A meeting with representatives from National Skill
Development Corporation (NSDC) to map skill
embedded Programmes. - 1st August, 2023 Launched degree programmes for Agniveer scheme.
Sl. Date Topic
No.
The 21 schools of studies are engaged in various activities of developing new and
relevant programmes as per the requirements of NEP2020.
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Chapter 3
TEACHING-LEARNING AND EVALUATION
Teaching, learning, and assessment are essential elements of the educational process.
Teaching encompasses the act of transmitting knowledge and skills to learners, whereas
learning refers to the process of obtaining and integrating such knowledge. Evaluation
measures the efficacy of instruction and acquisition of knowledge using several means,
including examinations, quizzes, assignments, and presentations. Efficient instruction
entails the development of captivating instructional materials, the cultivation of
analytical thinking skills, and the adjustment to a wide range of learning preferences.
Evaluation enables instructors to assess student progress and pinpoint areas for
enhancement in both instructional techniques and student understanding.
The University employs a diverse array of pedagogical techniques, integrating several
modalities and mediums. The available resources for education and instruction
encompasses a variety of mediums such as printed self-instructional material, audiovideo materials, radio and television broadcasts, face-to-face counselling/tutoring,
laboratory and hands-on experience, teleconferencing, video conferencing, interactive
radio counselling, interactive multimedia, CD-ROM, Internet-based resources, and
mobile phones for instant messaging. Learners have been scheduled to participate in
intense practical lessons or practice teaching at specific Learner Support Centres for
courses in disciplines such as Sciences, Computer Sciences, Nursing, Medical Sciences,
Education, and Engineering & Technology. The University provides a diverse array of
choices for admission credentials.
Education is facilitated by a three-tier system of learner support, consisting of
Headquarters (HQs) in New Delhi at the highest level, and Local Support Centres (LSCs)
at the grassroots level of the network. It functions as a user-friendly platform that
allows learners to easily get counselling help, continuous evaluation, practical tools,
and interact with their peers. The Regional Centre acts as the mediator connecting the
headquarters with the local service centres in the network.
The Centre for Online Education efficiently coordinates the academic assistance for
students enrolled in Online Programmes, in close collaboration with the Regional
Services Division and Regional Centres. Every student registering for the online
programmes is granted access to the University’s Learning Management System (LMS).
A. TEACHING-LEARNING
Teachers, resource persons, and RC functionaries regularly engage with students
through different channels to address academic and administrative matters.
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CENTRE FOR ONLINE EDUCATION (COE)
The Centre for Online Education (COE) is responsible for overseeing the creation and
implementation of online courses offered by IGNOU. COE strives to position IGNOU as
a leading institution in the field of digital learning, offering top-notch technologyenabled learning experiences and support services. Our goal is to support the country’s
digital initiatives by offering accessible and high-quality education through a virtual
learning platform. This allows individuals to learn at their own convenience at their
own pace and place. The centre assists in the process of improvement and service
enhancement through automation and digitization, aligning with the nation’s digital
initiatives to deliver high-quality education to everyone conveniently. The IGNOU Online
Programmes are designed with a focus on professionalism and expertise.
IGNOU ONLINE PROGRAMMES (IOP)
IGNOU has been striving to provide high quality education to all by making it accessible
to everyone anytime-anywhere and at learner’s doorstep. It has approached the task
at two levels: i) as an institution, and ii) as a system-leader
IGNOU started with three Online Programmes as a pilot project in the year 2020 and
now IGNOU is offering 45 online programmes, which includes various levels of
programmes like 5 Bachelor Degrees, 15 Master Degrees, 9 PG Diplomas, 2 PG
Certificates, 4 Diplomas and 13 Certificates programmes. Till July 2023 Admission session
overall 34,288 learners are enrolled. The Online programmes are designed on the four
quadrant approach which provides comprehensive learning experience to the learners
in a holistic manner
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SAMARTH
SAMARTH is a Government of India initiative to develop “An Open Source, Open
Standard enabled Robust, Secure, Scalable and Evolutionary Process Automation Engine
for Universities and Higher Education Institutions” under “National Mission in Education
through ICT”, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India.
COE is the nodal agency which coordinates with Academic Coordination Division,
Administration Division, Samarth Project team, IIC, University of Delhi, South Campus.
COE provides the relevant input to Samarth Project team, test and reviews of
recruitment application forms which are hosted at cloud platforms. The recruitment
portal has been activated successfully for teaching posts (Assistant Professor, Associate
Professor and Professor) and subsequently for non-teaching posts from January 2020
to December 2023.Till date 22 modules of SAMARTH have been implemented.
SWAYAM PRABHA
The SWAYAM PRABHA is a group of 40 DTH channels devoted to telecasting of highquality educational programmes on 24X7 basis using the GSAT-15 satellite. Every day,
there is a new content for at least (4) hours which is repeated 5 more times in a day,
allowing the students to choose the time as per their convenience. The channels are
uplinked from BISAG-N, Gandhinagar. The contents are provided by IITs, UGC, CEC, and
IGNOU. The INFLIBNET Centre maintains the web portal.
IGNOU has been entrusted with the responsibility of National Coordinator for SWAYAM
PRABHA for six channels (Ch 11 to 16) which are operational from 1st September, 2023
after re-organization of earlier channels.
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The content on these channels are delivered in 15 Regional Languages (including English)
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil,
Telugu, Mizo, Manipuri & Urdu. As on 1st November 2023 overall 5082 live sessions
have been conducted for 15 regional languages. SWAYAM PRABHA Live Sessions in
Regional Languages (Channel wise). The Live Chat facility for clearing doubts of the
students is available in IGNOU’s https://splive.ignouonline.ac.in/live website. Channel
15 runs the recoreded videos to facilitate the learners.
SWAYAM
SWAYAM is a programme initiated by the Government of India and designed to achieve
the three cardinal principles of Education Policy viz., access, equity, and quality. The
objective of this effort is to take the best teaching learning resources to all, including
the most disadvantaged. SWAYAM seeks to bridge the digital divide for students who
have hitherto remained untouched by the digital revolution and have not been able to
join the mainstream of the knowledge economy. The objective of this effort is to take
the best teaching learning resources to all, including the most disadvantaged. SWAYAM
seeks to bridge the digital divide for students who have hitherto remained untouched
by the digital revolution and have not been able to join the mainstream of the knowledge
economy (SWAYAM.GOV.IN).
IGNOU is one of the National Coordinator of SWAYAM to offer Certificate and Diploma
level courses including skill-based courses and courses related to lifelong learning’.
SWAYAM is at present hosted in COE, which is facilitating the development of SWAYAM
MOOCs.
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IGNOU offered 190 SWAYAM courses during Jan-2023 cycle with more than 1.8 lakh
enrollments. During Jul-2023 cycle IGNOU offered 214 SWAYAM courses with more
than 1.7 lakh learners.
Translation of SWAYAM Courses:
COE as office of SWAYAM National Coordinator undertook coordination of translation
work of 16 SWAYAM Courses in eight languages namely Bengali, Guajrati, Hindi,
Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu. Videos belonging to 16 SWAYAM
courses were transcribed and then translated into above languages. These translations
will be uploaded in the course pages on SWAYAM Portal.
eGyankosh
eGyankosh is a National Digital Repository of IGNOU to store, index, preserve, distribute
and share the digital learning resources developed by IGNOU faculty. Learning resources
in eGyankosh are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved by IGNOU, unless
otherwise indicated. The University has digitized the Self Learning Materials (SLMs) of
all the programmes, and they are available to the learners through its eGyankosh portal
(a national digital repository). The contents on eGyanKosh are regularly updated with
the new and revised course material. The eGyanKosh Portal is very popular among the
learner community across the globe as is evident from the daily hits on the portal. The
portal has a total user base of 14245301. Till dtae around 253,987,411 people have
viewd the page.
E-content on Mobile Applications:
COE has developed Mobile Application titled as “IGNOU E-Content” for viewing and
downloading the digitized Self Learning Material (E-SLM) during 2021. Since 1st Jan
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2022 to 1st Nov 2023, total 8,59,908 learners have downloaded and installed this
application.
e-Vidyabharati
e-Vidyabharati is a project of Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India to provide
good quality effective education through web portals to students in Africa. Under this
collaboration IGNOU is providing tele-education services through 12 Regional Centres
to 19 countries in Africa and offering 44 Programmes of study to learners in these
countries. Overall 4168 2618 learners have enrolled for these programmes between
January 2022 to July 2023 admission sessions.
IGNOU GOAL/GUYANA
The Guyana Online Academic of
Learning (GOAL), Govt. of Guyana is a
collaborative project between IGNOU
and GOAL. Total number of students
enrolled in this project are around - Online Programmes are offered
to students of Guyana to pursue online
tertiary level programmes.
Web-Conferencing
Web-Conferencing is very useful to
communicate synchronously in Open
Universities and is being coordinated
by COE. In IGNOU it is being effectively
used to communicate between IGNOU Total number of Enrolment under GOAL/
GUYANA
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Headquarters Schools, academic counselors and Regional Centres across India. It is
also used by Functional Divisions such as STRIDE, SSC, RSD, SED. Most of the web
conferences are used for updating and transfer of knowledge.
Activities of COE
z The Centre for Online Education (COE) was honoured with the prestigious “Best
Centre Award 2023″ during the 38th Foundation Day celebration of IGNOU on
November 19, 2023.
z IGNOU-SWAYAM Prabha and IGNOU RC Bangalore team participated in the DIDAC
India 2023.
ELECTRONIC MEDIA PRODUCTION CENTRE
Electronic Media Production Centre (EMPC) is the central hub to the creation and
dissemination of educational content through electronic media. Established to support
IGNOU’s commitment to open and distance learning, the EMPC plays a pivotal role in
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producing high quality audio visual materials for various academic programmes.
In addition to course related materials, the centre also contributes to the creation
of awareness programmes, promotional videos and other media initiatives to
showcase IGNOU’s achievements and educational offerings. The modern
technologies and tools are being used to enhance the delivery of educational
content for the learners. The centre is managing the distribution of educational
content through various channels such as 24×7 Gyan Darshan TV channel, Gyan
Vani FM Radio, Gyandhara web based, @EMPCIGNOU YouTube and EMPC Facebook
page.
Besides the core expertise of the production of curriculum based Audio/ Video
programmes, it is also undertaking the various training and orientation programmes
for faculty members to facilitate the effective use of electronic media in education.
The major achievements for the calender year 2023 are as follows: - Video Programmes
- Audio Programmes
- Training programmes
- Visits of Dignitories
- Internship and Educational Study Tours for students of other institutions
- Graphical Inputs
- Technical Upgradation
Video Programmes
z The number of Video programmes produced are 341.
z The number of live teleconference sessions telecast through Gyan Darshan
channel were 1000 sessions which included RSD, SSC’s and NCIDE’s programmes.
z 7500 hours of recorded educational programmes were telecast through Gyan
Darshan.
z EMPC has undertaken the Production of 27 Modules of e-learning package for
Physicians (Doctors) under WHO funded project in collaboration with School of
Health Sciences, IGNOU.
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z LIVE two way video interaction of Hon’ble Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla with
IGNOU Students at different Regional Centres through 24×7 Gyan Darshan TV
channel.
z LIVE interactive session titled “A Milestone: Preparing Future teachers. The experts
were Prof. Yogesh Singh, Chairperson, NCTE, Prof. Nageshwar Rao, VC IGNOU and
MS Kesang Y Sherpa, MS, NCTE.
z Special LIVE programmes such as IGNOU Convocation, National Technology Day,
Ambedkar Day, Yoga Day, Partition Horrors Remembrance Day, National Education
Day, Health Programmes under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav series, G Ram Reddy
Memorial Lecture, Agriculture programme series in collaboration SOA and Food
Safety and Standards Authority of India, Programmes for differently abled persons
and Foundation Day.
z The transmission of Gyan Darshan Channel became High Definition and is being
simulcast through social media such as EMPC-IGNOU YouTube channel & Electronic
Media Production Centre-EMPC Facebook page.
z @EMPCIGNOU YouTube channel provides relevant content for the dissemination
to IGNOU learners. With a remarkable viewership of 1.2 million in the short span of
time and a dedicated subscriber base of 31.7 K. One of the key indicators of the
channel’ success is the impressive 60.2 K watch time highlighting the engaging and
informative content provided by @EMPCIGNOU.
z Number of Programmes Broadcast from 8:00am to 9:00 pm 13 hours transmission
were 4745 hours.
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Audio Programmes
z Number of Audio Programmes produced 525.
z Special LIVE Interactive Radio Counselling programmes through Gyan Vani, FM
Radio, Delhi other than curriculum based programmes conducted sessions on
Disability week, Vidyarthi Vishesh Aapki Khatir, 100th episode of Mann Ki Baat,
Yoga Day, G Ram Reddy, Health Programmes under Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav series
and Foundation Day
Training programmes
z Six days UGC approved Short Training Programme (STP) on “NEP 2020: Design and
Development of Audio Video Programmes” for the professional development of
Teachers/ Faculty/ Academics of HEIs, SOUs, DEIs, DDEs and NGOs in Collaboration
with STRIDE.
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Visits of Dignitaries
A Kenyan delegation comprising of Principal Secretary for Higher Education and
Research, Ministry of Kenya, Vice Chancellor OUK, Foreign Kenyan High Commission
and others visited all the facilities in-housed at EMPC on the day of Signing of
Memorandum of Understanding between IGNOU and the Open University of Kenya
Forge Strategic Partnership.
z Officials of BINUS University, Indonesia visited to understand the procedure followed
at EMPC in order to design and develop Audio Video Curriculum based programmes
for the learners.
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z The dignitaries from Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) visited
EMPC after signing the Renewal & Amendment MoU between IGNOU and FSSAI.
Internship and Educational Study Tours for students of other institutions
z Internship for the Mass communication students of different Institutions such as
Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, University of Delhi, Jagannath International
Management School, Vasant Kunj and Central University of Kashmir.
z As a part of Induction programme for the students of Integrated Teacher Education
Programme (ITEP), School of Education, IGNOU came for interaction and visit to EMPC.
z Educational visits for the students of different Educational Institutions such as :
a) M Sc Students and their faculty members from TATA Memorial Hospital
Mumbai.
b) Journalism and Mass Communication students along with their faculty
members from IMS – Ghaziabad.
c) Post Graduate students of Convergent Journalism, Central University of
Kashmir.
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Technical Aspects
Upgradation of the following facilities of Electronic Media Production Centre has been
upgraded under the project ‘Modernization of Broadcast Equipment at EMPC’. - Upgradation of Earth Station of GyanDarshan from SD to HD format.
- Procurement & Installation of Video Server of Gyan Darshan
Exhibition of the old gadgets earlier used for recording and transmission was displayed
on the Foundation Day.
Gyandhara
Gyandhara is an internet audio counselling service offered by IGNOU. The Gyandhara
streaming is available for internet users anywhere in the world. Students can listen to
the live discussions by the teachers and experts on the topic of the day and interact
with them through telephone, email and also chat mode. This webcast of Gyandarshan
service is hosted and maintained by COE. Some of the major events web-casted on
Gyandhara are Convocation of IGNOU, International Yoga Day, Foundation Day, etc.
The live webcasted videos are uploaded on the IGNOU YouTube section of eGyanKosh
digital repository.
B. EVALUATION
The evaluation mechanism in IGNOU is looked after by Student Evaluation Division
(SED) which monitors the evaluation process thereby assessing the performance of
the students in Term-end examinations, assignments, projects, practical examinations,
dissertations, viva-voce, campus extension programmes, field work, etc. and award of
Degrees/Diplomas/certificates. The evaluation of the answer scripts is being carried
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out at various places; Student Evaluation Division is the main repository of the Student’s
Central database relating to the scores of term-end examination and other components.
Activities
Summative Assessment
Primary activity of Student Evaluation Division is the conduct of the examinations and
evaluation of students’ performance through continuous internal assessment and termend examinations. The term-end examinations are held twice a year in June and
December. Applications for examinations are received online.
The division receives awards of Tutor Marked Assignments from the Learners Study
Centres (LSC) through Regional Centres and processes them. It also gets project reports
of the students evaluated by approved evaluators and provides over all guidance to
students for various courses of University and solves all problems relating to evaluation
To maintain the transparency, after evaluation of answer scripts, the results are declared
on the University’s website and the same are incorporated in the grade card status
which is also available on the University’s website.
The steps involved in the evaluation mechanism of the University are as follows:
Automated Examination Management: As a step towards automation process, the
examination process in IGNOU is online. The University designed; developed and
implemented In-house developed application for Exam Registration, Hall Ticket
generation, Exam Centre Registration, Online Question Paper Delivery System (OPTS)
application and result declaration.
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Preparation for conduct of Examination: Question papers are prepared and
moderated by approved paper setters and moderators. The date sheet with exam
schedule is announced well in advance.
Conduct of Examination: Term End Examinations are conducted twice a year i.e.,
in June and December across the country in approved exam centres fulfilling
stringent requirements.
Evaluation: Seven Regional Evaluation Centres across the country and Student
Evaluation Division together handle the evaluation activity. All efforts are made to
declare results in 45 days.
Formative Assessment
The formative assessment methodology involves:
z Tutor Marked Assignments which is applicable for all programmes;
z Practical in Labs wherever applicable;
z Internships wherever applicable;
z Project work/Dissertations for professional programmes;
z Field work for courses like social work;
z Workshops, practicum etc. for programmes like B.Ed.
z Overall, the evaluation mechanism involves evaluating the internal as well as
external performance of the learner.
The Division receives awards of Tutor Marked Assignments from the Learners Study
Centres (LSC) through Regional Centres and processes them. It also gets project
reports of the students evaluated by approved evaluators and provides over all
guidance to students for various courses of University and solves all problems
relating to evaluation.
C. ENROLLMENT
IGNOU is the world’s largest University in terms of enrolment. The University
enrolled 13,33,051 learners in January 2023 and July 2023 admission cycles. Out of
which 7,20,719 (54.06%) are fresh registration and 6,12,332 (45,93%) are reregistration.
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Enrollment of male and female learners (2023)
Catering to Urban/Rural/Tribal Population
The widely spread learner support network ensures equal access of quality higher
education across urban, rural and tribal areas. Remarkable strength of learners in rural
and tribal areas expresses commitment of the University for democratization of higher
education. The University introduced mobile learning in remote rural/tribal areas having
negligible density of higher education institution. The University have been extensively
utilizing the technology based mobile learning in selected Regional Centres in rural,
remote and hilly areas for i) digital literacy campaign ii) promotion and publicity of
various academic programmes of IGNOU; iii) initiatives of the University for providing
free education to SC/ST learners; iv) other promotional schemes of the University,
centre/state government for social welfare.
Region-wise enrollment (2023)
Gender Diversity
The total number of male learners is 3,62,261 (49.64%) out of total fresh enrolment
and total number of female learners is 3,57,105 (50.35%) of total fresh enrolment and
others are 0.01% .
Region No of fresh students %
Urban 349462 48.57
Rural 361901 50.30
Tribal 8067 1.12
Total 719430
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Region-wise enrollment (2023)
Reaching out to Persons with Disabilities (PwD) and Jail Inmates
Disabled friendly delivery of learning, flexible entry criteria and door-step delivery of
education encourage admission of Person with Disability (PwD). The University
established special Learner Support Centre having adequate provisions to facilitate
learning of disabled learners. These steps encouraged enrolment of PwD in IGNOU
academic programmes. The University enrolled 4149 PwD students in 2023. The
University enrolled 7992 jail inmates in 2022 through its special study centres within
jail premises.
Reaching out to the Employed
Employed are retained in learning only through non-formal and self learning. IGNOU
offers learning centric higher education through non-formal mode, flexible delivery,
multi-entry and exit points. These features of delivery approach of the University
encourage admission of employed youths who can fulfill their dreams of higher
education and updating skills without any disturbance in professional and personal
life. Employed learners update their knowledge and also get certified for skills acquired
at work place. 20.54 % of fresh students are employed.
Students eligible for award of Degrees/Diplomas/Certificates in the 37th Convocation
Total students 308584 have successfully completed their Degree/Diplomas/Certificates
in various disciplines offered by the Schools of IGNOU in 37th Convocation out of which
1,25,025 are in Master Degree, 1,24,403 in Bachelor Degree, 45,858 in Diploma, 13,201
in Certificate, 1 in M.Phil and 96 in Ph.D. RC-wise, number of awardees is given in
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Through the robust teaching-learning mechanism in place at IGNOU, the student is
able to achieve the learning outcomes as laid down in the initial part of the course/
programme. This can be achieved through the self-check assessment modules which
are in-built in the Self- Learning Material.
Learner Progression
Learner progression entails the ongoing enhancement and cultivation of skills,
knowledge, and abilities during a period of time. This phenomenon is commonly
observed in traditional educational environments, when students go through several
levels or grades. However, it is equally applicable to any learning process, such as selfdirected learning or acquiring skills in other sectors. Monitoring learner advancement
enables individuals and institutions to comprehend their current position in the learning
process and pinpoint areas that want further improvement and advancement.
In coordination with the Student Registration Division, the Regional Services Division
has been monitoring the activity of Admissions and Re-Registrations. Admission is a
crucial activity of the University. Regional Centres are actively engaged in the promotion
of IGNOU Programmes. They guide and assist prospective learners by resolving their
queries pertaining to Admission and Re- registration. Regional Services Division has
been actively involved in conducting Interactive Radio Counselling and Tele Counselling
sessions through the Gyan Darshan Channels for promoting IGNOU Programmes.
Regular web conferences were also held with Regional Centres for monitoring the
progress of Admissions and Re-registrations. Admission was 4,15,983 in the July-2023
Session and re-registration was 3,95,374 in July-2023 Session respectively.
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Innovation, research, and training are interrelated elements that are essential for
advancing progress and fostering growth across several domains: - Innovation: Innovation encompasses the generation and execution of novel
concepts, approaches, or goods that result in beneficial transformation. Innovation
may manifest in several domains such as technology, processes, services, and
business models, resulting in enhancements in efficiency, effectiveness, and
competitiveness. - Capacity Development: Capacity Development encompasses the process of
obtaining information, skills, and competences via organized educational
encounters. It has a vital function in equipping persons with the necessary skills to
develop and carry out research with efficiency. Training programs encompass a
wide spectrum, spanning from formal academic instruction at universities to
practical hands-on training and initiatives aimed at enhancing professional skills. - Research: Research is a methodical exploration of phenomena with the aim of
discovering new information, resolving issues, or formulating novel hypotheses. It
serves as the basis for innovation by producing novel information and insights.
Research may be categorized into three main types: basic, applied, or
interdisciplinary. It plays a crucial role in informing decision-making processes in
both academic and industrial settings.
These components have a mutually beneficial relationship: research produces novel
information that drives innovation, while innovation in turn presents prospects
for more research and development. Training ensures that individuals with the
requisite skills and experience to actively engage in and make valuable contributions
to these processes. The iterative process of invention, research, and training is
crucial for advancing and tackling intricate difficulties across many fields. In IGNOU
all three areas are being developed to foster growth and develop creativity.
A. INNOVATION
The National Centre for Innovation in Distance Education (NCIDE) at the Indira Gandhi
National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, is an all embracing facility for promoting,
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supporting, re-engineering and disseminating innovations in Open and Distance
Learning system. It is a ground for nurturing bright and inquisitive minds whose ideas
and explorations are expected to revolutionize the Open and Distance Learning (ODL)
system and thus, provide for transforming India into a learning society. The goal of the
Centre is to develop a culture of continued search for new and innovative solutions in
the University’s mission to offer seamless education across the various levels, achieve
cost efficiency in its operations and provide borderless access to quality education and
training. Its aim is to strengthen the innovation ecosystem of the University by
encouraging various innovation and entrepreneurship activities among the students.
In order to achieve its objectives, the NCIDE has been focusing on the seven thrust
areas including Development of Innovative Learning Solutions; Development of
Innovative Support Solutions; Research and Benchmarking for Quality Management;
Documentation and Dissemination; Capacity Building; Collaboration and Networking;
and Incubation and Nurturing Innovators.
Activities of NCIDE
z IGNOU has been selected to mentor five other Institutions under the MentorMentee Scheme of MOE with funding support for 2023-24.
z MOE’s Innovation Cell (MIC) organized the Regional Meets of the Institution’s
Innovation Councils. NCIDE and IGNOU Regional Centre Noida represented the
IGNOU-IIC and participated in the Regional Meet at Noida on November 23,2023.
Two start-ups by IGNOU students also participated in the Regional Meet.
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z Strengthening the Innovation and Startup Ecosystem in the University
To strengthen the Innovation and start-up ecosystem in the University NCIDE has been
organising various activities at the headquarters as well as the Regional Centres.
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z Expansion of Innovation and Startup Activities at Regional Centres
More than 50 activities on Innovation and Start-up were organized by around 31
Regional Centres from across the country.
Reach of I&E Activities of IGNOU
z IGNOU Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC)
The University established the IGNOU Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) to
systematically foster and strengthen the culture of innovation in the University on the
direction of Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC). In 2023 the IGNOU IIC was
awarded the highest 4 Stars rating by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC)
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for organizing various kinds of activities to promote and support innovation, start-ups
and entrepreneurship in the university. During the year 2023, the IIC organized more
than 100 activities.
z Innovation Club@IGNOU
Under the recommendations of the Hon’ble President of India and visitor of the
University, the Centre has set up the Innovation Club@IGNOU with the aim of creating
a culture of innovation among the faculty members, staff and IGNOU students in the
University. In the reporting period more than 12 activities were held under the
Innovation Club@IGNOU such as brainstorming meetings on various topics including
“Exploring the Possibilities of Promoting Innovation and Start-up through Projects of
Different Programmes of IGNOU – Towards Implementation of NEP 2020”, “Developing
Innovation and Startup Ecosystem – A Discussion on Initiatives and Road Ahead”,
“Startup initiatives by IGNOU Students/Alumni”, Brainstorming Session on “Generating
Ideas for IGNOU@2047”, etc.
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z Innovation Club@RCs of IGNOU
The Innovation Club@ RCs were set up with the aim of creating a culture of innovation
at the Regional Centre Level. Innovation clubs at 42 Regional Centres
(InnovationClub@RC) of IGNOU have been set up by the end of 2023. These innovation
clubs organise various activities such as brainstorming meetings, presentations,
workshops, visits, observing special days, etc., throughout the year to foster a culture
of innovation among the students and faculty members of the University.
z Yukti 2.0 Portal
As per the directions of the MOE’s Innovation Cell, NCIDE is encouraging and guiding
the IGNOU faculty, students and alumni to develop new and innovative ideas, prototypes
and business plans which are being uploaded on the YUKTI portal of the MOE which is
a National Innovation repository. Till date 196 students and faculty have registered
and 40 ideas, 20 prototypes and 11 business plans have been submitted on the YUKTI
portal in 2023.
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z Mentor-Mentee Scheme of MIC
Ministry of Education’s (MoE) Innovation Cell (MIC) has assigned IGNOU to mentor five
different institutes with funding support under its Mentor-Mentee Scheme. The
objective of Mentor-Mentee scheme for IIC institutions was to engage high performing
IIC institutions specially those who have secured star rating of 4 and above during the
previous IIC calendar year to act as mentor to the selected IIC Institutions who need
guidance and support. This twining program aimed at helping the IIC institutions to
facilitate knowledge exchange and resource mobilization between institutions by
offering inter-institutional collaborations. IGNOU has been selected to mentor other
Institutions for 2023-24 under this scheme with funding support.
z Schemes to facilitate Innovation
¾ IGNOU Udyami – A Scheme for Recognizing IGNOU Student Entrepreneurs
(RISE)
NCIDE has designed and developed an innovative scheme IGNOU Udyami bXuw mne;h. It
is an initiative to identify and provide the right kind of guidance, training and other
academic support to the students in taking up their Ideas or Start-ups to the next level,
thus contributing towards Atmanirbhar Bharat mission of the Government of India.
More than 2000 students of IGNOU have shown their interest towards innovation and
entrepreneurship by registering on the portal. During 2023, various awareness and
motivational sessions on Innovation, Startup and Entrepreneurships were organized
for the IGNOU Udyami Students. Besides, some special Capacity Building Workshops
on Innovation and Entrepreneurship were also organized for the selected students of
IGNOU Udyami.
¾ Mentoring for Start-ups Scheme
In order to provide individual and focused mentoring and guidance to the identified
potential Innovator and Entrepreneur students to take their initiative to the next level,
NCIDE started a scheme of one-to-one mentoring these students. The identified
students have been connected with the certified Innovation Ambassadors of IGNOU.
They meet and interact with the Mentee students from time-to-time and provide them
specific guidance support.
z (uVRIETI: NCIDE’s Virtual Resource and Incubator for Entrepreneurship, Training
and Innovation
The virtual incubator named (uVRIETI is a one stop portal for IGNOU students who are
interested in innovation, start-ups and entrepreneurship. It has sections like IGNOU
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schemes, Resources, Inspiring Stories, Events/Workshops and Important Websites. It
has links to online courses and Learning Resources of NCIDE. In 2023 around 11000
users visited the portal.The ( VRIETI Portal can be accessed through the linkhttps://
sites.google.com/ignou.ac.in/navrieti.
z IDEABANK@IGNOU
IDEABANK@IGNOU, designed and developed by the NCIDE is a virtual pool of ideas
and innovations from various stakeholders and functionaries of ODL in general and
IGNOU in particular. In 2023, a number of ideas were generated through different
types of activities and were uploaded in the Idea Bank@IGNOU. The IDEABANK has
approximately 350 ideas on various categories. The portal can be reached at the
following link https://sites.google.com/ignou.ac.in/ideabankignou/.
z IDEABANK for IGNOU Students
NCIDE has designed and developed an online portal for creating a repository of the
ideas of the students in the form of Idea Bank. n 2023 around 20-Prototypes by students
of IGNOU, 81-Business Model Canvases, 27-Business Plans and 45-Startup Initiatives
were documented on the portal for ready reference and retrieval.The portal can be
reached at the following link https://sites.google.com/ignou.ac.in/ideabank/.
z Patent Facilitation Unit
IGNOU has set up a Patent Facilitation Unit to create awareness about Intellectual
Property Rights and patent protection of innovative ideas and initiatives for the students.
in 2023 NCIDE has undertaken several activities and organized eight lectures/webinars
on various topics of IPRs for the student innovators. The Portal can be accessed at
https://sites.google.com/ignou.ac.in/pfu-ignou/home.
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z Promoting Innovation
In order to promote and encourage the culture of innovation, entrepreneurship and
startup among IGNOU students, NCIDE organized various types of competitions,
challenges, exhibitions, and instituted awards and prizes during April 01, 2023 to
December 31, 2023.
¾ Best Innovation Award-2023
IGNOU has instituted “Student Innovation Award” to be given every year to the best
innovator students across the country.
¾ Business Plan Competition -2023
A Business Plan Competition-2023 was organised to identify, nurture and mentor the
best business plans in 2023. About 27 innovative business ideas were identified as
potential ideas, they were nurtured and mentored. Five best plans were given Best
Business Plan Award-2023.
¾ Start-up Competition-2023
A Start-up Competition-2023 was organized to identify, recognize and promote startup initiatives among IGNOU students and alumni in 2023.
¾ Smart IGNOU Hackathon-2023
NCIDE organized Smart IGNOU Hackathon-2023 as an internal Hackathon for its
students, in virtual mode on September 25, 2023. The winners were nominated to
participate at the National level in the Smart India Hackathon-2023. Thirteen (13)
teams were nominated for the Smart India Hackathon-2023.
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¾ IGNOU Start-up Fest-2023
NCIDE organized the IGNOU Start-up Fest-2023 on July 02, 2023 at IGNOU headquarters
for the Innovator and Start-up students of IGNOU. The aim was to recognize and
appreciate their effort to become job providers rather than job seekers. Nine startups
and business ventures by the students and alumni participated and exhibited their
startups in the Fest.
¾ IGNOU Udyami Samagam-2023
NCIDE organised the IGNOU UDYAMI SAMAGAM-2023 on July 15, 2023 in IGNOU
headquarters to showcase the Start-ups and Entrepreneurial initiatives of IGNOU
Students and Alumni, and to provide a national platform to the students of the IGNOU
Udyami scheme to network with each other. Thirteen students and alumni mainly from
Delhi NCR and surrounding States exhibited their ventures.
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¾ IGNOU Start-up Mahotsav-2023
On the occasion of the Foundation Day of the University, NCIDE organized the IGNOU
Start-up Mahotsav-2023 on the foundation day of IGNOU to showcase the Start-ups
and Entrepreneurial initiatives of the IGNOU Students and Alumni, and to provide a
national platform to the students. Sixteen start-ups and business ventures by the
students and alumni participated and exhibited their start-ups in the Mahotsav.
¾ Participation of IGNOU Start-ups in CSIR –NIScPR
13 Start-ups and Innovations by IGNOU Students and Alumni were nominated to
participate and demonstrate their initiatives in the Start-up Exhibition, out of which
the 11 Start-ups by IGNOU Students and Alumni participated and showcased their
Ventures in the Start-up Exhibition organised by CSIR-NIScPR on “India Start-up
Revolution – An Exciting Journey from Idea to Market” programme on September 12,
2023 at National Physical Laboratory, Delhi under One Lab One Week Programme of
CSIR aimed at providing platform for emerging Startups to enhance and promote
networking.
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z Capacity building
In the year 2023, the NCIDE organized several training workshops for Faculty as well as
students to inspire and motivate them towards innovation, entrepreneurship and startups.
¾ Capacity Development and Training Workshops for IGNOU Students
In order to encourage and guide the students of IGNOU towards innovation and
entrepreneurship, NCIDE has been taking a variety of initiatives including student
empowerment programme from time-to-time. In 2023, NCIDE has organized about
twenty (20) Training Workshops and expert lectures on Innovation and
Entrepreneurship.
¾ Capacity Development and Training Workshops for IGNOU Faculty
NCIDE has been conducting various activities for capacity building of the faculty
members in the areas of new and emerging technologies, in addition to strengthening
their awareness about Innovation and Entrepreneurship. In 2023, NCIDE conducted
about 13 workshops and brainstorming sessions on various topics.
¾ Udyamita Ki Ore (mn~erk dh vksj) is an interactive fortnightly teleconferencing
programme organized through Gyan Darshan and EMPC-IGNOU YouTube Live on the
topics of innovation, entrepreneurship and start-ups. In 2023 four episodes have been
telecast related to Innovation and Start-up opportunities in Allied Biological Sciences,
Poultry Farming, Waste Management and Food Processing Sector.
z Web Based Induction Meetings and Counselling for Various Programmes of IGNOU
NCIDE, through the Web Enabled Academic Support (WEAS) initiative, is actively
involved in supporting the IGNOU faculty in providing Academic Support to their
learners. In 2023 around 5 induction meetings and counselling sessions were held for
various programmes of IGNOU.
¾ WEAS – A Single Window Online Portal for Academic Support
Web Enabled Academic Support, commonly known as WEAS, is a scheme initiated by
IGNOU with the aim to provide an interactive one-stop programme portal to help the
students in getting academic support on the programme they are enrolled in. It caters
to the learning needs of thousands of students and has a pool of learning resources
including links to available virtual labs.
In 2023 the following main activities were undertaken pertaining to the WEAS :
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- Launch of 13 more Programmes on WEAS during the year 2023
- Maintenance of 38 Programme Portals, and 14 School Portals for WEAS
- Maintenance of 34 Programme intro pages
The WEAS portal is now accessible to around 12,231 female students, 5700 SC/ST
students, 4467 students from hill states, 711 students belonging to North-East Region
States and 2667 students from Jammu & Kashmir. The portal can be accessed at the
following linkhttps://sites.google.com/ignou.ac.in/weas.
¾ IGNOU Udyami: NCIDE has designed and developed an innovative IGNOU Udyami
(bXuw mn~e;h) Portal. Through the IGNOU Udyami Portal the established and
budding innovator and entrepreneur students of IGNOU are identified and they
are given due recognition and support by introducing a scheme of Recognizing
IGNOU Student Entrepreneurs (RISE) as a part of the IGNOU Udyami Portal. It is
an initiative towards Atman irbhar Bharat mission of the Government of India.
The IGNOU Udyami Portal can be accessed through the link https://
sites.google.com/ignou.ac.in/ignouudyami/. More than 2000 students and
alumni have registered on the IGNOU Udyami Portal.
¾ Virtual Training Lounge (VTL) is a platform for the trainers and the trainees to
sustain their teaching learning experience. The VTL is designed to provide not
only synchronous training, but also to sustain the learning experience of the
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trainees online. The VTL can be accessed through personal mobile phones. The
ease of access to the VTL anytime from anywhere makes it an ideal platform for
training and its sustainability. The portal can be reached at the following
linkhttps://sites.google.com/ignou.ac.in/vtl
¾ IGNOU Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC) Portal
The University established the Institution’s Innovation Cell (IIC) at NCIDE to
systematically foster the culture of innovation within the institution. In 2023, a
special Portal was designed and developed to provide information about the
objectives and various activities being conducted by the IGNOU-IIC. The Portal
is also an archival repository of information of previous IICs, including IIC
members, Annual Reports and Awards. The Portal can be reached at https://
sites.google.com/ignou.ac.in/ignou-iic/home.
z Facebook Live @ NCIDE Portal has ben developed to generate awareness about
innovation, entrepreneurship and start-ups among the students and faculty, and
motivate them towards start-ups. NCIDE organized Facebook Live Sessions during
2023.The Portal can be accessed at https://sites.google.com/ignou.ac.in/fblivencide/
home.
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· NCIDE’s YouTube Channel has been generating resources on innovation through its
activities on entrepreneurship and start-ups. NCIDE has designed and developed a
YouTube Channel and in 2023, more than 30 videos of online or virtual training
sessions/awareness programmes for the students were edited and uploaded on the
YouTube channel of NCIDE. The Channel can be accessed at https://
www.youtube.com/@nationalcentreforinnovatio5394/videos.
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z NEP Implementation
For developing Implementation Strategies for NEP-2020 and exploring areas of
innovation, NCIDE is organizing a Series of Panel Discussion cum Brainstorming
Sessions. The aim of the series is to create awareness about the implementation of
the provisions and recommendations of the NEP-2020. The series is organized
periodically where the Faculty Members and Academics of IGNOU Headquarters
and Academics of Regional Centres across India participate in the deliberations.
z Webinar on “Enhancing Enrolment in Higher Education: Innovative Initiatives to
Achieve the NEP 2020 target of 50% GER” was organised jointly by the NCIDE and
School of Education, IGNOU on 21st July 2023.
z Research and Documentation
¾ NCIDE has been conducting research studies on various areas pertaining to the
ODL system and innovation. In 2023 a Research Study on utilization of
GyanDarshan TV and Gyan Vani FM Channels of EMPC was conducted.
¾ To facilitate easy reference by scholars, policy makers and other stakeholders,
the NCIDE documents and disseminates the policies and practices on innovations
in distance education in the entire ODL system in the country and abroad.
Ennovate- A eNewsletter on Innovation publishes articles/contributions from
the NCIDE, IGNOU faculty and eminent experts. During January, 2023 to
December, 2023 total 12 issues have been published and disseminated among
the various stakeholders of the ODL system.
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z NCIDE has brought out a ff – An Edited Book” (ISBN : 978-93-5568-749-4). This
book contains the experiences of student innovators in their journey from their
idea to prototype of innovation or final product.
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z NCIDE organized various activities under the Institution’s Innovation Council (IIC)
of the MoE’s Innovation Cell. Accordingly, NCIDE prepared the Annual Report of
the same for submission to the MoE.
B. CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education
The Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education (STRIDE) started as the
Division of Distance Education in 1986, to cater to the training needs of various
functionaries of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and other distance
education systems in the country. Based on the proposal by the Commonwealth of
Learning (COL, Canada), Asian Development Bank (ADB, Manila) and then Ministry of
Human Resource Development (MHRD, New Delhi), Government of India to set up a
training and research institute for distance education in the South Asian Region, the
Division of Distance Education of IGNOU was upgraded into the Staff Training and
Research Institute of Distance Education (STRIDE) in 1993.
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Design Development and Delivery of MOOCs
STRIDE has responsibility of organizing capacity building and professional development
programmes for teachers, academics, non-teaching, technical and professional staff at
the IGNOU Headquarters and at the Regional Centres of IGNOU, as also capacity building
of State Open Universities (SOUs) and Distance Education Institutes (DEIs) and other
ODL institutions in the country, besides carrying out research and programme evaluation
activities. Besides, it also provides consultancy through workshops and offer of its
Academic programmes in 22 countries in the Commonwealth.
Refresher, STP and Capacity Building Programmes
i) Training Programmes on NEP-2020 & Related Themes
STRIDE has been recognized by UGC for its Refresher and STPs as equivalent to such
programmes organized by UGC-HRDCs. During January-December, 2023, STRIDE has
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Conducted 25 workshops/training programmes covering 815 faculty/staff from 269
institutions. The focus of STRIDE was on taking forward the directions of NEP-2020.
Training Workshops: January 2023 to December 2023
S. Programme Title Dates
No.
Teachers/ Academics - STP- Research Monitoring and Evaluation in Distance 18th to 25th January,
Education 2023 (Fee Based) - Refresher Programme: Design, Development and Delivery of 06th-17th February,
MOOCs’ 2023(Fee Based) - National Workshop on “Design & Development of SLMs for 13th -18th March,
Distance, Online and Blended Learning” 2023 - UGC Approved Capacity Building Programme on Advanced 21st -23rd March,
Interactive PowerPoint Presentation 2023 - Refresher on Research Methodology and Statistics for 20th March to 01st
Quality Academic Research (Interdisciplinary) April, 2023 - STP: NEP 2020 & Higher Education – RPL, ABC & Credit 24th -29th April,
Transfer 2023 - STP on Programme Evaluation in Distance, Online and 10th -17th May,
Blended Learning 2023 - Induction Programme for Newly Recruited Teachers and 15th -20th May,
Academics of IGNOU (Batch-4) 2023 - STP: NEP & Higher Education : e-Content Development 22th-27th May, 2023
- Data Analysis and Interpretation Workshop for Research 31st May to 2nd
Scholars (Distance Education), June, 2023 - STP: NEP-2020 & HE – Interactive Digital Pedagogy 13th -20th June, 2023
- Refresher Programme on Students’ Support in Open 17th -28th July, 2023
Online Mode - Refresher Programme on ‘Design, Development and 24th July to 4th
Delivery of MOOCs’ August, 2023 - 3 – Day workshop: Essential Software Skills for Data 25th -27th July,
Analysis and Research 2023 - 3 – Days Capacity Building on NEP 2020 Ethics for SO’s 26th -28th July,
and ASO’s IGNOU 2023
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ii) National Professional Development Programme on “Implementation of NEP-2020
for University and College Teachers”
At the instance of the Ministry of Education, GoI and as approved by University Grants
Commission as equivalent to UGC-HRDC short-term programme (STP), IGNOU through
its nodal training agency the Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education
(STRIDE) undertook the national capacity building programme on training of 15.1 lakh
university and college teachers for implementation of NEP-2020 in higher education
institutions under thePandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers
and Teaching (PMMNMTT).
The STP-PDP (professional development programme) of 6-days (36 hours to be
completed in 9 days) was designed and implemented by combining for the first time,
the following three national technology platforms: - UGC Approved 6-Day Short Term Programme: Design, 21th -26th August,
Development, and Delivery of MOOCs 2023 - STP on ‘NEP 2020: Quantitative Methods for Research 04th -11th October,
Analysis and Data Visualisation’ 2023 - NEP-2020 & Higher Education: DD of Audio-Video 9th -14th October,
Programmes 2023 - Design and Development of SLMs for Distance and Online 10th -17th October,
Learning for newly recruited faculty 2023 - Short Term PDP NEP 2020 & Quality Academic Research 19th -26th July, 2023
Report Writing Skills - Design and Development of SLMs for Distance and Online 20th -25th November,
and Blended Learning 2023 - “ICT Skills for Educational and Research Workspace” 11th -16th December,
2023
Non – Teaching - Induction Programme for Newly Recruited ARs and DRs of 08th -11th May, 2023
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z SAMARTH Platform for the registration of university and college teachers by
the 56 regional centres of IGNOU.
z SWAYAM Vertical-II Platform for the online delivery of the STP, comprising 14
Modules, 31 Videos, Discussion Forum interaction, Assessment though MCQs for
DF (30%) and End-Programme Test (70%) in which 50% scoring is the minimum
for passing and certification. The modules and videos have been contributed by
national experts and heads of institutions from AICTE, NAAC, AIU, NCERT, NIEPA,
IGNOU, among others.
z SwayamPrabha Channel-20 for interaction, on each of the six days, with
teachers through SwayamPrabha Channel-20 interactive chat system
conferencing by expert mentors on various important themes of NEP. About 76
videos have been edited and put at YouTube under COE-Live.
Besides 40,896 teachers registered and 21081certified (pass rate51.54%) during SeptDecember 2022, 14,720 teachers registered and 8347 certified (56.70% pass rate)
during January-June 2023.
Enrolment and Completion Data on National Training NEP-2020 (NEP-PDP)
(January-June, 2023)
S. Batch Date Totalno. of Participants No. of
No. Participants
completed
Fresh Backlog Total Total
1 Batch11 Feb.23–
March 03,2023 1315 2Attempt- 9053 1337
3099(Batch1)+
4639(Batch2)
=7738
2 Batch12 April13-21, 1127 2nd Attempt – 5606 577
2023 2223 (Batch3)+
2256(Batch4)
=4479
3 Batch13 May 08-16, 1883 867(Batch10)+ 3170 1061
2023 420(Batch11)=
1287
4 Batch14 June12-20, 10395 -N.A.- 10395 5372
2023
Total 14720 – 28224 8347
(pass rate 56.70%)
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iii) National Training on NEP-2020 for Administrated and General Practitioners of
Higher Education.
As Directed by the Ministry of Education Government of India, a 2 Credit (60 hours)
Swayam Course was designed on NEP-2020 for administrators and general practitioners
of higher education in the country. This national programme was inaugurated and rolled
out nationally by the Hon’ble Minister of State for Education and External Affairs,
Dr.RajkumarRanjan Singh Ji in February 1, 2023. Till Oct 2023, 10,743 participants
registered, and 4,225 persons have passed the 2-credit course.
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Batch-wise number of participants Registered and Passed
Sl No Batches Duration / Dates
Registered Passed Test
1 Batch 1 01-28 February, 2023 1509 824
2 Batch 2 March 16-15 April, 2023 953 350
3 Batch 3 May 16 – 15 June, 2023 1865 695
4 Batch 4 (self-paced) July 1-31, 2023 1910* 200
5 Batch 5 (self-paced) Aug 1 – 31, 2023 3341* 364
6 Batch 6 (self-paced) Sept 1 – 30, 2023 5160* 1244
7 Batch 7(self-paced) Oct 1 – 31, 2023 6416* 548
Participants
*includes cumulative number of participants registered from Batch 4 onwards
iii) International Activities
In 2022, STRIDE revived the offer of the international PGDDE programme with students
of Guyana under the GOAL-Guyana-IGNOU MOU; 34 learners were enrolled in this
programme in which counselling sessions were held during this period. Further, STRIDE
offers three 2-credits each capacity building programmes for various functionaries of
Guyana under Guyana-IGNOU-GoI MOU.
iv) Indian Journal of Open Learning (IJOL)
STRIDE brought out January and May issues of IJOL for 2023 –issues. IJOL is a peer
reviewed international journal of IGNOU, listed under UGC- CARE List.
C. EXTERNALLY FUNDED PROJECTS
It is envisaged that the Research Programmes of the University go beyond the award of
research degrees to lend support to research on issues of importance to society. This
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could take the form of encouraging research through arranging financial support to
fund major / minor projects to be undertaken by the faculty.
The following table shows a list of active Externally Funded Research Projects in different
areas of study in 2023.
List of Active Research Funded Projects (As on December 2023)
S. School / Name of the project/ Chairs Name of the
NO. Division/ Funding agency
Centre
1 SOHS Skill Training Centre Project Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare
Development of e-package for IMNCI World Health
for Physicians. Part-1 Organization
Development of e-package for IMNCI World Health Organization
for Physicians. Part-2
2 SOS The role of spacer layer in exchange Science and Engineering
coupled bi-phase magnetic multilayers Research Board
and nanocomposites
Monitoring ecological integrity and Science and Engineering
its impact on local communities in the Research Board
Alaknanda river basin.
Climate Adaptive Planning for Resilience National Institute of
and Sustainable Development in Disaster Management
Multi-Hazard Environment(CAP-RES).
3 SOEDS Strengthening Agricultural Extension Training Partnerships for
in the MSU Alliance for African Partnership Innovative Research
(AAP) Consortium Partners in Africa in Africa, Michigan
State University, USA
4 SOCE Examining the role of Institutions of Higher Mahatma Gandhi
Education towards Strengthening National Council of
Transformational Change in Rural Rural Education,
Development through Unnat Bharat Government of India
Abhiyan in Delhi: An Evidence Based
Action Research.
5 EMPC/ SANKALP Ministry of Skill
SOITS Development , Gov. of India
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S. School / Name of the project/ Chairs Name of the
NO. Division/ Funding agency
Centre
6 SOSS “Livelihood opportunities and National Commission for
changing status of the Women- Women
A study of the Mid-Himalayan
Society”. National Commission for
Women, New Delhi.
Education and Human Capital Indian Council of
Formation: The case of Low Income Social Science Research
Households in select Indian states.
Construction of Bahavioural Competency Institute of Secretariat
Assessment Tool and Development of Training and Management,
Module for Behavioural Competencies Department of Personnel
for ASO. and Training
7 SOSW Poshan Abhiyan in improving the Indian Council of Social
Nutritional Status of the Children in Science Research
Attapadi and Mananthavady Region:
Policy Implications and Directions.
8 SOSS/ Behavioural and regional comparative Indian Council of
SOCE analysis of factors limiting Millets Social Science Research
Consumption among Urban
Households in selected Indian cities.
9 SOMS Adoption of Digitalization among Indian Council of Social
Indian MSMEs Impacting firm Science Research
performance – An Empirical Investigation.
D DISCIPLINE BASED RESEARCH
The Research Unit of IGNOU, established in 2008, is the nodal unit of IGNOU for the
conduct of research degree programmes of the University. It operates under the overall
guidance of the Research Council. The Research Degree Programmes today have an
enrolment of 896 scholars registered in forty four Disciplines under twenty Schools
of Studies.IGNOU has awarded Ph.Ds to Nine Hundred and Three (903) scholars and
M.Phil to One Hundred and Twenty Seven (127) scholars up to 36th Convocation.
The ambit of research work in the University has been expanded to both theoretical
and empirical research in various academic disciplines and interdisciplinary areas. IGNOU
conducts PhD programme in regular mode in compliance of UGC Regulations (Minimum
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Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. degrees) Regulations 2022 and as amended
from time to time. IGNOU’s Research Ordinance and Regulations are approved by the
President of India in her capacity as the visitor of the University. A principal objective
of IGNOU’s Research Degree Programme has been to maintain a strong focus on the
flow of theoretical ideas and to connect it with the empirical works of subject oriented
researches in Sciences, Social sciences, Humanities, Management, Agriculture and other
disciplines offered by the University as areas of probe and investigation from time to
time.
The Research Unit has formulated comprehensive Guidelines for Ph.D. programmes
covering different aspects pertaining to Admission, Course work, Research supervision
and Evaluation, Anti Plagiarism measures, Award of Degree, Uploading of thesis (906)
in INFLIBNET and Fellowships/ scholarships. The Research students are governed by
IGNOU Research Ordinance, Regulations and Guidelines of the University. In order to
acclimatize and orient the students with the Research Regulations and Guidelines the
Research Unit conducts Induction Programme for newly admitted Research students.
IGNOU has currently more than two hundred and twenty nine (229) students registered
in Ph D Programmes of the university who are receiving Fellowships from different
funding agencies like UGC, ICSSR( Doctoral and Post Doctoral) and ICHR.
IGNOU has its own Research Fellowship Scheme under which financial assistance is
provided to Full time Research Students. The Fellowships are named as under: - Dr B R Ambedkar Fellowship Scheme for male scholars
- Savitri Bai Phule Fellowship Scheme for Female scholars
A selected Ph D scholar is awarded fellowship Rs 8000/- per month along with a
contingency grant of Rs.8000/- per annum. The research Students are selected by a
Selection Committee, duly constituted by the competent authority for the award of
IGNOU-Fellowship through criteria prescribed by the university from time to time.
It is envisaged that the Research Programmes of the University go beyond the award
of research degrees to lend support to research on issues of importance to society.
This could take the form of encouraging research through arranging financial support
to fund major / minor projects to be undertaken by the faculty.
Major activities of the Research Unit
z As per UGC Circular the two-credit course on Research and Publication Ethics (RPE)
as a part of the PhD course work was conducted in a workshop mode from 1st
November to 9th November, 2023 for the PhD scholars admitted for 2022 batch.
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z One hundred Sixty Four (164) Research Scholars completed the course. The 30
hours workshop was conducted comprising various internal resource persons from
all the disciplines. Thirty faculty members from different disciplines were engaged
to teach the two-credit course.
z The continuous assessment of the two credit course work submitted by the research
students were sent to Library and Documentation Division (Nodal Unit) for
evaluation and further to SED for declaration of result.
z The Research Unit has issued ethical clearance certificates to two research scholars
of PhD Nursing, School of Health Sciences.
z Two meetings of Research Council were conducted during the reporting period.
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z Processing of various fellowships funded by UGC, ICSSR, ICHR and IGNOU is given
in the table below :
S.No. Name of the funding agency Number of
Research Scholars
01 UGC – NET (JRF/SRF) 131
02 ICSSR-Doctoral Fellowship 08
03 ICSSR Post Doctoral Fellowship 12
04 National Fellowship for OBC 04
05 National Fellowship for Schedule Cast 04
06 DST Inspire fellowship 01
07 Maulana Azad National Fellowship (MANF) 03
08 MOTA-NFST 03
09 UGC-SJSGC 01
10 UGC- CSIR – Research Fellowship 02
11 ICHR- Research Fellowship 03
12 IGNOU Research Fellowships - Dr. Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar( BSBRAF)
- Savitri Bhai Phule Fellowship (SRF) 63
Total 235
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IGNOU is a mega university with a vast campus. The campuses at the regional centres
and the headquarters make up the physical infrastructure. The headquarters across
151.32 acres, of which 12 acres are covered by land. There are fifteen Regional Centres
with built-in areas ranging from 2800 to 4900 square metres. Three of the Regional
Centres’ buildings accuss will start operations soon and three are currently under
development, and the remaining ones being housed in rented space. With the Computer
Division and COE, IGNOU has a strong IT infrastructure in addition to its physical building.
IGNOU can produce and distribute the SLMs thanks to a robust supply chain network.
IGNOU offers a variety of learning resources, both online and offline.
A. PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
The upkeep of the University’s infrastructure and services falls under the purview of
the Construction and Maintenance Division (CMD). This comprises the Academic Block,
the EMPC building, the Convention Centre, the Residential Complex at the IGNOU
campus, the Asian Games Village, the Academic Block, the VC Office and Guest House
Complex, and the Regional Centres in Delhi.
z CMD is looking after the Construction and Maintenance activities at its headquarter
as well as Regional Centres across India. CMD is looking after the day to day
maintenance activities of residential quarters and office complexes and common
services by engaging skilled and unskilled staff provided by outsources agency
engaged by Administrative Division. The maintenance of 11 KV sub-stations and
centralizing AC plant for different office complexes have been carried-out through
CPWD. Water supply of university campus is done through DJB pipeline, tanker’s
from DJB filling stations and outside tube-wells and tube-well water. CMD also
render support services for up-gradation of earth station by EMPC as well as server
room, data centre at Computer Division and time to time arrangements of different
programmes organized in University.
z University has internal power generation through roof top solar panels erected as
per Govt. of India norms to generate renewable electrical energy of 500Kwp
(approx.) through SECI (Under Ministry of Renewable Energy) on RESCO Mode.
The net metering has also been installed through BSES for availing the benefit of
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generation of solar energy in electrical bills of University. At present the solar plant
is garnering approximately 616470 units.
z During the year 2023, the construction of regional centre buildings through CPWD
at Rajkot, Trivandrum, Jodhpur and Aizwal were completed. The buildings were
inaugurated by Sh. Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Minister of Education on
03.08.2023 .
RC Aizawl
RC Rajkot RC Thiruvananthapuram
RC Jodhpur
z The work of construction of 200 KL. & 100 KL. Sewage treatment plant, drilling
of two Nos. of bore-well at IGNOU Campus, replacement of damaged
polycarbonate sheet over entrance of Convention Centre with profile sheet
etc. were completed.
z University has issued A/A&E/S for construction of regional centre building at
Vijayawada. The foundation cermony was held on 07.2.2024.
z The renovation of flats at AGVC and MGRC in progress through CPWD.
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Infrastructure and Learning Resources
z The electrical works of replacement of 319 TR package type air conditioning
with 560HP VRV unit at EMPC, replacement of passenger lift installed in D
block of academic complex, replacement of sub-station equipmentsi/c cabling
work at sub-station No.3, 4, 5 & 10 at IGNOU Campus etc. are in progress
through CPWD.
B. IT INFRASTRUCTURE
Computer Division is the IT Hub of the University, providing various Computing &
Network Services through Information & Communication Technologies (ICTs), 24X7.
The Division offers various Digital Services to the Stakeholders of the University viz.
Students, Staff and Faculty at the Headquarters, Regional Centres, Study Centres, and
Partner Institutions across India and Overseas. The Website of IGNOU www.ignou.ac.in,
is Learner-centric, designed & maintained by the Division for the extensive student
support services in virtual mode.
Activities of computer division
i. Secure Network Services
ii. Software Development
iii. SAMARTH Project Implementation
iv. Central Database & Interfacing
v. Website and Applications Interfacing
vi. Data Centre and Server Room Operations
vii. IT Infrastructure Establishment, Maintenance and Support
viii. eProcurement
ix. Training & Capacity Building
x. User Support
Secure network services
The Division is providing Network Services, 24X7 through Secure Network Gateway
with 1Gbps Internet bandwidth (NKN) and with redundancy of 512 Mbps internet
bandwidth to ensure high availability of IT Systems and Services. The following are
some of Network services:
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z Local Area Network (Wired/WiFi) and Wide Area Network (WAN)
z Secure Network Gateway Setup and Allied Services
z Internet Bandwidth Management
z Enforcement of Security Policy & Access Control Lists (ACLs)
z On-demand Network Services Access
Application Services
z Email
z Web-based Learner & Employee Support Services
z Learners’ and Employee Services through ICTs
z Website and Allied Services
z Webcasting/Video-Conferencing Support
Software development
The Division is developing Software using Web Technologies for needs of the
University, particularly, Student Management.
Software Applications Designed, Developed and Implemented are as follows:
z EMPC Educational Broadcast Portal Designed, Developed and integrated with
Gyandarshan, Gyandhara, Youtube, Facebook X Channels
z Design and Development of Digital Grade Card and Provision Certificate
z Online Registration for Revaluation and Recounting of Answer Scripts
Apart from this Division is maintaining the following exiting Online Portals:
z Real-time University Digital Dashboard
z Online TEE Registration
z Online Registration for Convocation
z Student Grievances Registration & Management (iGRAM)
z Academic Counsellor Registration & Management
z Online Registration Data Transfer Service (RDTS)
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z Online Registration for Entrance Tests (M.Phil, PhD, BEd and Management)
z Online & Real-time E-Profile of a Student
z Online Assignment Marks , Practical Marks and Project Marks Submission
z Online Generation of Hall-Tickets, TEE Results, Grade Card
z Online submission of Project Reports/Thesis by Students
z UFM Registration & Management
z Student Central Database, Management and Interfacing
z RC Management Information system (for RSD)
z Web-Interface for real-time Student Data Access by Functional departments
SAMARTH project implementation
The Division has implemented various functional Modules through SAMARTH
Project and working with the SAMARTH Project Team towards strengthening of
University Management System (UMS).
The following Application Services have been migrated and running through
SAMARTH PROJECT:
z Admissions (Fresh and Re-registration)
z Recruitment
z Payroll
z Leave Management
z Bill Processing
z Medical, LTC, and other Employee Services
Few other application services are in progress and will be implemented at the
earliest.
Student central database & interfacing
The Division has designed and developed Central Database to store/fetch Data of
different activities being performed by Students at different Phases in a Learning
Life Cycle (Admission to Convocation) and interfacing to the Functional Departments
and Centres of the University for Data Dissemination and Reporting.
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Website and application interfacing
The Division has designed and implemented the University’s main Website
www.ignou.ac.in and 57 Regional Centres Websites. The main Website is a LearnerCentric and disseminates information about University, Admissions, TEE Results, Grade
cards, Assignments, Programmes, Interfacing with many Software Portals to ensure
everything at a Single Window Access. The 57 Regional Centres Websites are Learnerscentric and disseminate information pertaining to a specific Regional Centre and its
functional activities and support.
DATA CENTRE & SERVER ROOM OPERATIONS
The following are various activities:
- System & Network Administration
- Virtualization
- Installation, Configuration and Commissioning of Systems/Services for various
Online/Offline Software Applications. - Setup, Monitoring and Troubleshooting of Network, Systems and Services.
- Systems & Data Backup
- Enforcement of Access Control Lists (ACLs), time to time to ensure Security.
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Controlling. - Security Policy Enforcement
- Internet Bandwidth Management
- Load Balancing
Infrastructure and Learning Resources
IT infrastructure establishment, maintenance and support - Procurement & Maintenance and Support of IT Infrastructure such as
Computers, Printers, UPSs, Scanners, Projectors and other Peripheral Devices. - Campus LAN Maintenance of around 2500 Network Nodes(wired). WiFi Network
enabled at most of the Departments. - Problem Diagnosis & Troubleshooting of IT Infrastructure.
- IT Infrastructure Workshop for further Problem Diagnosis & Troubleshooting.
- Technical support to Event Management
- Helpdesk Facility
E-Procurement - Introduced e-Tendering and facilitating procurement of Items for the University
through CPP and GeM. - Complete Technical Support from Initiation to Finalization of Tendering process
through e-Procurement.
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Training & Capacity Building
Computer Division is imparting training to the Staff of different cadres on SAMARTH
Project Modules, Software applications development, Office automation tools etc. from
time to time as part of capacity building. The Division also involves in imparting training
programmes being conducted by other Divisions / Schools.
Technical Support
Computer Division provides technical support to all stakeholders of the University at
Main Campus, Regional Centres and Learners. The Division is like a technical interface
to all Schools, Divisions, Centres and others. The Division provides technical support
to the Seminars, Conferences, Events being organized by the University. The Division
has a Helpdesk facility to receive and address technological grievances.
C. SUPPLY CHAIN OF SELF-INTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL
Material Production and Distribution Division (MPDD) caters to the needs of distance
learners in terms of printing and distribution of course materials. The Division handles
the production of Self-Instructional Material (SLMs) for various academic programmes
of the University. It is responsible for printing of study materials to the learners and
also for miscellaneous printing jobs such as Convocation publications, Annual Reports,
Annual Accounts, examination related form, etc. Further, it is responsible for distribution
of print materials comprising self-instructional materials to individual learners. It also
undertakes the activity of synchronization of production of materials, printing the
required number of these materials, storing and inventory control of these materials.
Important activities carried out by MPDD are as under:-
z Material requirement planning;
z Printing of fresh course material and maintenance of inventory of study
materials and other print resources;
z Integrated printing and supply of SLM with Text paper and cover paper;
z Computer to plate (CTP) processing for printing of study materials;
z Providing data to Regional Centres for dispatch from their own stock;
z Direct dispatch to the students within the country and overseas partner
institutions through India post;
z Dispatch to Regional Centres for distribution to City local students;
z Distribution through designated counters at Headquarters;
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z Providing dispatch information to the students through website of IGNOU and
SMS by India post;
z Sale of study materials to interested individuals;
z Execution of reprinting of course materials;
z Printing jobs of other operational Divisions and special printing jobs like
Convocation’s publications, Annual Reports, Annual Accounts, examination
related forms, etc.;
z Empanelment of offset printers and graphic designers, laser type setters.
Infrastructure and Learning Resources
Supply Chain of Material Production and Distribution
z During the calendar year 2023, MPDD printed approx. 2244 courses which works
out to 51.92 lakh volumes of study material for January 2023 and July 2023
sessions and efficiently dispatched the study materials to the students.
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Activities of MPDD Store House
D. LEARNING RESOURCES
IGNOU has a huge collection of good learning resources. These resources are available
online as well as offline. The learning resources are available both at IGNOU headquarter
as well as the RCs. A brief profile of these resources is given below:
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LIBRARY & DOCUMENTATION DIVISION (L&DD)
The IGNOU library system operates with a three-tier structure having Central Library
(CL) at the Headquarters and libraries at the Regional Centres (RCs) and Learner Support
Centres (LSCs). Library & Documentation Division (L&DD) is the Central Library which
acts as the information hub of IGNOU. It is spread over an area of 2675.9 sq.m. It
provides access to books, journals, reports, theses, microforms, IGNOU Archives, Prof.
G. Ram Reddy Memorial Collection, IGNOU Course materials and e-resources in diverse
disciplines. The libraries at RC looks into the library requirements of Staff, Students,
Academic Counsellors and Academic Coordinators at their respective regions. The RCs
libraries have been strengthened by additional support in the infrastructure and
collections through local purchase.
Activities of L&DD - L&DD has digitized question papers of Term End Examination (TEE) of previous
years uploaded on the IGNOU website since 2005. - The library has installed Koha software for Central Library and also for Regional
Centres Libraries. L&DD has implemented the remote login facility to authorized
users within the framework of copyright laws for the benefit of scholars at
both Headquarters and RCs for accessing the e-resources from anywhere,
anytime using the INFED (INFLIBNET Access Management System) under the
ESS authentication system of UGC’s INFLIBNET Centre. The holdings of the library
collection and access of e-resources can be browsed and downloaded by IGNOU
library members from their own desktops through Web-OPAC and Integrated
Search Engines. - The IGNOU library system operates as a three-tier structure having Library &
Documentation Division (L&DD) at the headquarters and libraries at the Regional
Centres (RCs) and Learner Support Centres (LSCs). L & DD acts as the information
hub of IGNOU to provide the access to books, journals, reports, theses,
microforms, IGNOU Archives, Prof. G. Ram Reddy Memorial Collection, IGNOU
Course materials and e-resources in diverse disciplines. It is spread over an
area of 2675.89 sq.m. The central library caters to the needs of teachers,
academics, administrative and support staff at the Headquarters, all research
scholars, learners and visiting faculty. - L&DD has digitized question papers of Term End Examinations (TEE) of previous
years since 2005 and uploaded on the IGNOU website. Soft copies of question
papers received from SED are uploaded from 2021.The holdings of the library
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collection and access of e-resources can be browsed and downloaded by users
from their own desktops through Web-OPAC and Integrated Search Engines.
The library has installed Koha software for Central Library and Regional Centres
Libraries. - L & DD is taking advantage of the DELNET services such as browsing of Union
Catalogues, Inter-Library Loan and Document Delivery facilities. - L & DD actively pursues facilitation of access to various scholarly resources in
print and electronic formats for the benefit of the university community. The
library at headquarters houses an estimated 1.57 lakh printed books and 2.51
lakh printed books are made available at Regional Centres and Learner Support
Centres. - L & DD has got the core membership of E-ShodhSindhu Consortium (ESS)through
which access is provided to an estimated 7900 e-journals and 1711 e-books
through 9 databases. L&DD has implemented the remote login facility to
authorized users within the framework of copyright laws for the benefit of
scholars at both Headquarters and RCs for accessing the e-resources from
anywhere, anytime using the INFED (INFLIBNET Access Management System)
under the ESSauthentication system of UGC’s INFLIBNET Centre. The learners
from LSCs can visit nearby RCs to access e-resources through remote facility. - L & DD has also collaborated with the National Digital Library, aMoE project,
which creates a knowledge base for students belonging to all areas and ages to
access digitised education content on a common platform. - L & DD has signed an MoU with Shodhganga, a UGC INFLIBNET project which
provides a platform for the researchers to archive their research work (Ph.D.
theses and Masters Dissertations) and make it available to the entire scholarly
community in Open Access environment. The University has uploaded 900 theses
till December, 2023. L&DD is using Anti-plagiarism Software ‘Drillbit’ an
automated text-recognition system for detecting, preventing and handling
plagiarism, replacing Urkund-Ouriginal, being used previously. Access has been
provided to the teachers to enable them to check their papers and Students’
theses using this system. More than 585 theses have been checked using
Ouriginal/Drillbit software till date. - The Braille Section with equipments such as embosser, scanner, touch screen
and software such as Jaws, Balbolka, NVDA etc., caters to the reading needs of
the visually challenged. L &DD periodically organizes orientation programmes
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to introduce new users to library facilities, resources and services including
searching e-resources and Online Library Catalogue.
Library holdings as on 31st December, 2023
Nature of Resources Volume
e-resources subscribed 11 databases
Access to e-books 1711
Access to e-journals 7900
No. of Print journals subscribed 23
No. of Newspapers subscribed 29
No. of Magazines subscribed 45
Printed books & Theses at Headquarters 1,57,568
Printed books at RCs 2,51,943
Bound Journals 18,748
Remote Ids provided to access e-resources 3096
Pamphlets 94
IGNOU Course Material 2443
Microfiches 17,558
Microfilms 199
Photo Albums 245
CD-ROMs 4,160
Manuals 195
Report 12
Maps 23
Additions in Library holdings during January, 2023 to December, 2023
Nature of Resources Volume
Printed books at Headquarters including theses 1005
Bound Journals 599
Photo Albums 9
Theses uploaded 235
Plagiarism check 119
Remote Ids provided to access e-resources 210
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Subjectwise E-Resources
Databases E-Journals
American Physical Society Contribution to Indian Sociology
Economic and Political Weekly Foreign Trade Review
India Stat TheIndian Economic & Social History
Review
Indian Journals.com (Library Science International Journal of Information
collection only) Dissemination & Technology
Institute for Studies in Industrial Pearl: A Journal of Library and
Development (ISID) Information Science
JSTOR SRELS Journal of Information
Management
Nature Journal Sociological Bulletin
NOTNUL (Hindi Database) Social Change
Oxford University Press Journals
Project Muse
SCC Online
Springer Link
Taylor & Francis
South Asia Archive
List of e-Books subscribed by IGNOU Library - Cambridge University Presse – books collection-Sociology (17), Law (5),
Medical Science (3), English (129), Political Science (30), Chemistry (16),
Mathematics (56), Economics(96) - OVIDSP-LWW Nursinge-book collection (37)
- CRC net BASE e-books collection-Law (97), Agriculture (5)
- SIA Me-books collection (400)-Computer Science, Mathematics
- IEEE e-books collection-2011-Engineering, Computer Science
- Wiley e-books Collection-Earth & Environmental Science (14), Life Sciences (74),
Business, Economics & Management (7), Mathematics (6), Medical Science
(36), Computer Science & Technology (18)
Profile 2024 | 115 - CREDO Referencee-books collection-All subject (250+)
- Net Library – All subjects
- Idea Reference Resources – Library Science, Reference
- World e-Book Library (WeL) through eShodh Sindhu: The World e-Book Library
including 3 million(30,00,000) primary sources spanning past 1,000 years of
world history in more than 320 differentlanguages. In addition, contemporary
journal collections of WeL include scholarly journals and academic articles
from every academic field.
Infrastructure and Learning Resources
1 Agriculture Cambridge EBSCO J-Gate Taylor
University Press & Francis
2 Anthropology Cambridge EBSCO J-Gate JSTOR Project Taylor &
University Press Muse Francis
3 Bio-Chemistry Cambridge J-Gate JSTOR Project Taylor & Project
University Press Muse Francis Muse
4 Botany EBSCO Emerald J-Gate Taylor & Nature Project
Francis Muse
JSTOR
5 Chemistry EBSCO J-Gate JSTOR Nature Project Taylor &
Muse Francis
6 Child EBSCO J-Gate
Development
7 Commerce J-Gate JSTOR Taylor &
Francis
8 Computer Taylor & Francis Cambri- EBSCO IEEEe- IEL
Science dge books online
University
Press
9 Cultural Cambridge EBSCO J-Gate JSTOR Project Taylor &
Studies University Press Muse Francis
10 Disability Cambridge EBSCO J-Gate JSTOR Taylor &
studies University Press Francis
11 Distance Cambridge EBSCO J-Gate JSTOR Project Taylor &
Education University Press Muse Francis
Subjectwise E-Resources
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12 Economics Cambridge EBSCO Taylor & Emerald Indian OECD
University Press Francis Journal.
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Sage JSTOR Project
Online Muse
13 Education Cambridge EBSCO Emerald J-Gate Taylor & Project
University Press Francis Muse
JSTOR
14 Engineering Cambridge EBSCO Project IEEEe- IELonline J-Gate
University Press Muse books
Emerald
15 English Cambridge EBSCO JSTOR J-Gate Project Taylor &
University Press Muse Francis
16 Extent. & EBSCO J-Gate JSTOR Taylor &
Dev. Studies Francis
17 Foreign EBSCO J-Gate JSTOR Taylor &
Language Francis
18 Gender and EBSCO J-Gate JSTOR Project Sage Taylor &
Development Muse Online Francis
19 Geology Cambridge EBSCO J-Gate JSTOR Project Taylor &
University Press Muse Francis
20 Geography EBSCO J-Gate JSTOR Project Taylor &
Muse Francis
21 Hindi NOTNUL
22 History Cambridge J-Gate JSTOR Project Sage Taylor &
University Press Muse Online Francis
23 Home J-Gate JSTOR Project Taylor &
Science Muse Francis
24 Inter & EBSCO J-Gate JSTOR Taylor &
Transdiscipl Francis
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25 Indian Indian –
Citations Citation Index
26 Journalism EBSCO J-Gate JSTOR
27 Journals Ulrich Web
Directory Online
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28 Law Cambridge EBSCO J-Gate JSTOR SCC Taylor
University Press Online & Francis
29 Library Cambridge SRELS Emerald J-Gate JSTOR LISA
and University Press
Information EBSCO Indian Taylor & Project
science Journal. Francis Muse
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30 Lifescience EBSCO J-Gate JSTOR Nature Project Taylor &
Muse Francis
31 Management ABI inform EBSCO Emerald IBID Indian JSTOR
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Cambridge Sage OECD
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32 Mathematics Cambridge EBSCO IELonline JSTOR Lecture
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IEEE Taylor & SIAMe- in
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33 Medical Cambridge EBSCO Emerald IndianJ Project Taylor &
Science University Press ournal. Muse Francis
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Nature JSTOR
34 Nursing EBSCO Emerald J-Gate Nature Taylor &
JSTOR Project Francis
Muse
35 Nutritional Cambridge EBSCO J-Gate Taylor & Project
Science University Press Francis Muse
JSTOR
36 Physics AIP Nature EBSCO IOP Project
APS J-Gate Muse
37 Political Cambridge EBSCO JSTOR Project Sage Taylor &
Science University Press Muse Online Francis
38 Philosophy Cambridge EBSCO J-Gate JSTOR Project Taylor &
University Press Muse Francis
39 Psychology Cambridge EBSCO J-Gate JSTOR Project Taylor &
University Press Muse Francis
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40 Public Cambridge Emerald J-Gate JSTOR Project Taylor &
Administra University Press Muse Francis
tion
41 Performing C Cambridge EBSCO J-Gate JSTOR Project
and Visual University Press Muse
Arts
42 Reference Credo Reference
Terms
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43 Rural EBSCO J-Gate JSTOR Taylor &
Development Francis
44 Socialwork Cambridge EBSCO J-Gate JSTOR Project Taylor &
University Press Muse Francis
45 Sociology Cambridge Emerald J-Gate Taylor & Project Sage
University Press Francis Muse Online
JSTOR
46 Statistics Cambridge EBSCO J-Gate JSTOR Lecture Taylor &
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47 Statistical Indiastat
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48 Tourism and EBSCO Emerald J-Gate Taylor & JSTOR
Hospitality Francis
49 Translation Cambridge EBSCO J-Gate Taylor &
studies University Press Francis
50 Vocational Cambridge EBSCO J-Gate JSTOR Taylor &
Studies University Press Francis
51 World News Keesing’s World
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52 Zoology EBSCO Emerald J-Gate Taylor & Nature Project
Francis Muse
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Library Orientation Programme in progress
Circulation Counter (issue & return of books)
Researcher Area
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Learner support is crucial to the ODL system. Apart from the support system at the
Headquarters, the student support services at IGNOU are delivered through an extensive
network of 69 RCs (including 12 Recognised Regional Centres of the Army, Navy, and
Assam Rifles) and 2005 LSCs. In addition to addressing student complaints, the support
system contains information on all facets of learning.
A. LEARNER SUPPORT
The IGNOU’s nodal division for operationalizing learner support services and overseeing
the management of regional centres (RCs) and learner support centres (LSCs) is the
Regional Services Division (RSD). As a Standing Committee of the Board of Management
(BoM), the Student Services Committee (SSC) develops the rules and regulations for
efficient learner support services. The RSD is home to the SSC, a body that makes policy.
As of now, RSD oversees 69 RCs, including 9 RCs in the Northeast Region (NER), 12 RRCs
recognised by the Army, Navy, and Assam Rifles, 1 sub-RC for the Ladakh region in Leh, and
2005 LSCs nationwide. The extensive network of RCs and LSCs expands IGNOU’s reach to
previously underserved rural, isolated, socially and physically disadvantaged populations,
giving them flexible access to high-quality, reasonably priced higher education.
Network of Student Support as on 31st December 2023
Regional Centre
Regional Centres in the Northeast States 9
Regional Centres in other States 48
Recognized Regional Centres (with Army, Navy, and Assam Rifles) 12
Total Regional Centres 69
Sub-Regional Centre (in Leh for Ladakh region) 1
Learner Support Centres (LSCs)
Learner Support Centre (Regular) 939
Learner Support Centre (Programme) 674
Learner Support Centre (Special) 250
RC- Learner Support Centre 57
Sub Total 1920
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Recognized Army Study Centres 50
Recognized Navy Study Centres 5
Recognized Assam Rifles Study Centres 30
Sub Total (Recognized LSCs) 85
Grand Total (Learner Support Centres) 2005
Highlights of the activities
During the period of report, RSD’s major achievements include effective
interventions to monitor student grievances which is evident in highest grievance
resolution rate; organization of series of Alumni meetings and documentation of
their feedback; effective implementation of international collaborations, e.g., GOALGuyana, E-Vidyabharati; ICCR/EVAB collaboration for Afghanistan; Designing and
implementation of MoUs with Defence Forces for Agnipath scheme; completion of
construction of IGNOU premises at the four RCs; initiation of SATHEE project;
implementation and documentation activities under Channel based counselling
and effective implementation of the governmental schemes e.g., Unnat Bharat
Abhiyan, Special campaign-3.0; HargharTiranga; Meri Mati MeraDesh and range of
other schemes.
RSD’s activities have interface with all the Divisions, Schools of Studies which makes
its job more challenging and multifarious. During the period under report RSD has
organized two meetings of Student Services Committee (SSC) and initiated policy
proposals for streamlining the activities of student support. Due to extensive
publicity efforts done by the Regional Centres the enrolment of the University during
the year 2023 has undergone impressive rise.
Technological Interventions
Digital Initiatives of RCs for learner support activities: Since the last few years, the
Regional Centres continue to facilitate the academic activities for IGNOU learners
under the overall supervision of RSD. The learner support activities are primarily
undertaken in digital and online mode by the RC. The academic support services
such as Academic Counselling, Assignment Submission, Online Grievance Redressal
Camps, Project Viva-Voce, Practical Classes etc. were provided. A summary of the
various dimension of academic support, which have been provided to the students
has been given below.
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Summary of the academic support through digital platform
Activity Jan 2023 to Nov 2023
Utilization of SMS services (numbers) 6704878
Online Empanelment of Academic 7597
Counsellors (numbers)
Online Academic Counselling Sessions 54828 (total sessions
organized for ODL program (numbers) organized 134663)
Academic counselling sessions organized for 5123
ONLINE Program
Online Induction Meetings organized (numbers) 1254
Online Induction Meetings attended by RC officials 757
(numbers)
Online Orientation & Training Programs 1662
organized (numbers)
Online Academic initiatives 917
(Webinars organized/Professional Development
by Academics/MOOCs developed)
Students Queries Handled through i-GRAM (numbers) 384497
Students Queries Handled through social media. 609660
(FB, Twitter etc.)
*Source MMR from January 2023 to November 2023
Monthly Monitoring Reports (MMR)
Promotional-publicity, admissions, examinations, strengthening of learner support
centres, monitoring of learner support centres, conduct of academic counselling
sessions and induction meetings are the routine activities of the RC which are carried
out throughout the year. RSD obtains monthly data of all above activities from Regional
Centres and compiled them as monthly monitoring reports. In addition, the academics
of the RC participate in different research and professional development activities.
Monitoring Student Grievances on the i-GRAM Portal: RSD has been monitoring the
student grievances redressal done by the RCs through the i-GRAM portal on a weekly
basis. The daily status of student grievances (RC wise) on the I-GRAM portal is also
monitored by RSD and the status is reported to the RCs with the weekly report. The
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daily status of student grievances (RC wise) on the I-GRAM portal is also monitored by
RSD and the status is reported to the RCs with the weekly report. The number of
grievances handled by the RCs during the reporting period is given below:
Student grievance handled on the i-GRAM portal (2023)
Particular Number of student Number of student Number of student
grievances received grievances resolved grievances forwarded
January 2023- 469422 375024 91311
December 2023
Average 39118.50 31252.00 7609.25
Grievances
handled per
month
TECHNOLOGY ENABLED INTERACTIVE COUNSELLING
i) Teleconference Sessions & Interactive Radio Counselling (IRC): Interactive Open
Session on “Admission” is held once a week (every Tuesday) on GyanDarshan Channel
live between 3 to 4 PM. Academics from the RSD and RCs of (Delhi-NCR) participate in
the live Interactive Radio Counselling (IRC) sessions held twice a week on FM 105.6MgHz,
coordinated by the EMPC. During the reporting period, a total of 97 IRC sessions and
50 TC sessions were organized, in which academics from RSD and RCs from Delhi-NCR
participated.
Participation of RSD academics in the Weekly Interactive Radio Counselling sessions on Student
Support Services
Participation of RSD academics in the Weekly Teleconference sessions on Student
Support Services
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z Promotion and Publicity through ICT-enabled modes: The regional centres
undertake the sensitization drives through various ICT enabled mechanisms
including social media platforms. Total number of promotional initiatives
undertaken during the period of report are12463. RSD has initiated promotional
and publicity drive in coordination with individual regional centres form the July
2023 session through virtual mode. Use of ICTs have helped the Regional Centres
to record the proceedings of the publicity initiatives and include the recordings in
their YouTube channels for the benefit of the prospective learners.
The flyer of the meeting – RC Jammu Meeting in Progress
Meeting in Progress
The flyer of the meeting – RC Jodhpur
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Webinars organised through digital platforms
Regional Centres organise the webinars to create awareness such about IGNOU
programmes, placement activities, student support services. The Webinars have been
held on various topics such as: Skills – Life Skills, Study Skills, Social Skills, skills for
distance learners, Time management, Values and ethics, etc. Regional Centres have
also organised webinars on various occasions such celebration of International Yoga
Day, Environment Day, International Women’s Day, Vigilance week etc. During the
reporting period under large number of webinars were organized by the Regional
Centres and recordings of most of such webinars have been uploaded on the YouTube
channels of respective Regional Centres.
Glimpses of some webinars are given below:
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TRANSITIONING TO DIGITAL MODES
z IGNOU Online Programs: IGNOU has launched 44 Online programmes as on
December 2023. All RCs are being involved in the online delivery of student support
services. Guidelines have been issued by RSD to the RCs for providing student
support services in the online programmes. Student support provided by RCs such
as online academic counselling and induction meetings are periodically reviewed
by RSD. A summary of the online Learner Support activities undertaken by RCs
during the reporting period is provided below:
Summary of the online Learner Support activities
Activity at RCs January 2023 to November 2023
Induction meetings organized for the
students of online programmes 426
Academic counselling sessions organized for
the students’online programmes 5123
z Training of RC Staff on the Use of LMS: Online programmes are delivered through
the LMS platform for which the RC staff need regular training and orientation. RSD
in coordination with COE has organized training on the use of LMS portal for the
RC staff along with the identified Nodal Official of the RC. The training sessions
were held through the zoom platform and resource persons from COE conducted
the training. RCs have also been organizing training for LMS use for the students,
and academic counsellors. During the period of report, regional centres organized
a total number of 89 training and orientation program on LMS.
During the reporting period two training programmes were held on 17th February 2023
and 22nd May 2023.
Review Meeting of IGNOU Online Programmes
virtually
LMS training programme virtually
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z E-Vidyabharati Africa: In alignment with the objectives of NEP-2020, IGNOU has
made efforts for internationalization of its activities. In a recent initiative, the
University has undertaken the E-Vidyabharati project under the Ministry of External
Affairs (MEA), GOI. The learners have registered in 43 programmes at various levels
ranging from the Certificate to PG degree level in in January 2023 and July 2023
admission sessions. Learners have been assigned to twelve RCs under the EVAB
project.
z E-Vidyabharati/ICCR-Afghanistan: IGNOU has extended its outreach to learners
from Afghanistan under E-Vidyabharti/ICCR Project. 403 students from Afghanistan
have enrolled in 14 programmes in July 2023 session. Regional Centre Dehradun
has been assigned the responsibility for coordinating the learner support activities
in these 14 programs.
z IGNOU-GOAL Guyana collaboration: IGNOU entered a collaboration with the
Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL), Guyana in July 2021 session. RC Delhi1 was identified as the Nodal Centre for providing the academic support services
to these learners. Learners have been enrolled in the subsequent admission cycles
under the IGNOU GOAL Guyana collaboration.
Academic Counselling for students enrolled under IGNOU-GOAL-Guyana project
NEW INITIATIVES
Collaborative Initiatives: IGNOU has taken several initiatives and is collaborating with
various institutions to foster skill development and its integration with knowledge based
higher education through distance/ digital mode. In the period of report MoU was
signed between IGNOU and NCVET on 7th February 2023. Selected programmes of the
University have been identified for the purpose of Internship/ Apprenticeship in
consultation with respective Schools.
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Skill-based Bachelor’s Degree Programme for Agniveers: The scheme is meant for
Jawans, Sailors and Airman of the three services joining as Agniveer in the Indian
Defence Forces. Skill training imparted in the defence training establishments will be
recognised by the NCVET as credits for the purpose of award of degree by IGNOU
under the special scheme. Agniveer’s enrolled in the university shall have to do 50% of
the courses in general higher education and the balance credits shall be earned through
credit transfer of skill education provided by the defence institutes. RSD is the Nodal
Division for coordinating the activities under the scheme.
Enhancing Outreach for Persons with Disabilities (PwD):
z Establishing Disability Cell in the RC: In consonance with the agenda in SDGs,
mandate of NEP-2020, the RPWD Act 2016 and IGNOU’s own mandate Disability
Cell was notified by RSD in each Regional Centre on 17th May 2023. The main
objectives of the Disability Cell are to facilitate learners with disabilities enrolled in
IGNOU in their studies and equip them for mainstreaming in the society.
z Opening Online LSC on Pilot Basis: An ‘Online Learner Support Centre’ (OLSC) was
approved on a pilot basis which will work under Regional Centre Delhi-2 in
consultation with NCDS. The objectives of the OLSC are to act as a single window
system for providing all sorts of information to PwD learners, look into the individual
learning needs, provide additional support and measures that is envisaged by the
OLSC.
Promoting Multilingualism:
z Channel-Based Counselling: In consonance with the mandate of NEP-2020, The
University is providing Channel-Based Counselling (CBC) through different regional
languages in CBCS based programmes and MBA programme of IGNOU on SWAYAM
PRABHA. The channel-based counselling was initially operationalized at 20 RCs
using four channels of SWAYAM PRABHA for the courses in 13 languages namely,
Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia,
Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. However, it was subsequently operationalized for
MBA programme also in Delhi-1, Bhubaneswar, and Patna.The latest Regional Centre
which has been in the list of CBC centres is RC Imphal and has commenced the CBC
sessions in Manipuri language. The infrastructure for the conduct of CBC has been
set up at the RC premises and the RC staff has been trained for conducting the CBC
activity.
z Measures used to promote Live Channel Based Counselling (CBC): The Regional
Centres are making all possible efforts to promote and create awareness about
this activity through various measures like RC website, Press releases, social media
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(Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagrametc), announcements in Web-conferences,
mass SMS(s)/E Mails to students and through Learner Support Centers. Some of
the Regional Centres have also taken initiatives to hold training programs for
Resource Persons to ensure quality of the videos. The video content generated
through CBC sessions become part of the COE’s repository and can be accessed by
prospective users. Regional Centres have taken initiatives to publicise the repository
of videos on COE’s web site.
Some glimpses of live Channel Based Counselling sessions from Madurai and Pune in
progress
z Text-book translation: UGC has planned to encourage teaching-learning practices
for undergraduate courses in regional languages in disciplines including commerce,
humanities and science across the country in line with the National Education Policy
- It has been proposed to prepare a list of text books for the subjects offered
under CBCS courses in universities and colleges. As a first step the Regional Centres
were involved in identifying good text books in regional languages and a database
of such text books was prepared. The Regional Centres are likely to be involved in
the translation. As part of this activity, the RSD in coordination RCs initiated the
compilation of lists of textbooks of courses of 18 different disciplines available in
the above 12 regional languages. According to the regional languages,26RCs were
involved in the activity. The selected regional centres were provided the guidelines
to prepare the list of textbooks. A list of more than 2500 books available in the
regional centers was compiled and submitted to the authority.
z SATHEE Video Recreation Project: SATHEE (Self-Assessment, Test and Help for
Entrance Exams) is a collaborative initiative of IIT-Kanpur with IGNOU to give
students free learning and assessment platform to prepare them for competitive
exams like JEE and NEET. IIT-Kanpur has nominated IGNOU for recreation of videos
in 12 regional languages for SATHEE for which the IGNOU Regional Centres have
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been involved. In the first phase IIT-Kanpur has developed about 500 videos in
regional languages using AI-based translation. The SATHEE Project is being
implemented in two segments as follows: SATHEE Video recreation and SATHEE
Mitra scheme.
z SATHEE Video recreation: The concerned Regional Centres (RC) are involved in
this activity under SATHEE Project for translation/recreation of videos in 12 regional
languages. RSD has prepared a SOP for the process of engaging experts and
recreation of videos.
z SATHEE Mitra Project: The SATHEE MITRA scheme is a part of the SATHEE project
and envisages a holistic way of mentoring and guiding these students through
face-to-face mode in addition to providing audio-video support to them. The
scheme will be launched on a pilot basis in Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
and Ladakhregion.In the pilot phase, the RCs Jammu, Srinagar and Itanagar will be
involved in the SatheeMitra scheme. The SOPs have been developed in consultation
with IIT-K and shared with RCs for implementation.
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
z Celebrating the 3rd Anniversary of NEP-2020: RSD has coordinated the celebration
of the 3rd Anniversary of National Education Policy (NEP) held during 29th -30th
July 2023. RSD has compiled a report on the activities organized under eleven
thematic sessions. RSD was entrusted with the responsibility to organize an
exhibition showing the activities undertaken by IGNOU in context of NEP-2020 at
AkhilBhartiyaShikshaSamagam 2023 at Bharat Mandapam, International Exhibitioncum-Convention Centre (IECC), Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, which was jointly
organized by the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship, GOI during 29th-30th July 2023.
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z Organization of the 36th IGNOU Convocation: The 36th Convocation was held on
3rd April 2023 at the IGNOU Headquarters and simultaneously at 36 Regional
Centres. The event of 36th IGNOU convocation ceremony at the regional centres
got wide media coverages.
Glimpses of 36th IGNOU convocation organised at Regional Centres
Promoting Government of India Schemes
z Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA)Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA): RCs have been
conducting various activities in the adopted villages under the UBA-2.0 programme.
The UBA-2.0 has been housed in RSD and Director RSD is the Nodal Officer of the
Regional Coordinating Institute-IGNOU. Online and face-to-face interactions have been
held periodically with the UBA National Coordinating Institute i.e., IIT-Delhi and IGNOURegional Coordinating Institute regarding the implementation of UBA. Two Orientation
programs for all RCs (PIs) were held via google meet by the National Coordinator IITDelhi on 4th September 2023 and on 14th October 2023.
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RC Dehradun RC Darbhanga
Meeting of RCs with National Coordinator-UBA, IIT-Delhi
z International Yoga Utsav-2023: Regional Centres celebrated a month-long Yoga
Utsav across to mark the International Yoga Day-on 21st June 2023. Various types
of activities were organized across the Regional Centres during the celebration
such as Yoga camps, lectures by Yoga experts etc.
z Mann Ki Baat -100th Episode: Since 3 October 2014, Hon’ble PM has been
addressing the citizens of India through his Mann Ki Baat program on various issues,
engaging citizens on issues and ideas of national importance. The 100th episode
of the “Man kiBaat” programme was aired on 30th April 2023, was widely publicized
by all RCs through various digital modes and media and there was active
participation by learners and employees of RCs and other stakeholders.
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z Har Ghar Tiranga programme-2023: Regional Centres were organized various
events including talks and webinars in commemoration of Partition Horrors
Remembrance Day. Also celebrated the Har Ghar Tiranga “Har Ghar Tiranga
Programme” (HGTP) under the AzadiKaAmritMahotsav, is a scheme of the GOI,
which envisaged hoisting the Indian National Flag in all households during the
Independence Week, i.e., from 11th August to 17th August 2023. As part of this
programme, the RCs gave extensive publicity to the event through various digital,
social and mass media platforms and organized various activities in keeping with
the objectives of the programme.
Promotion of the event through social Viewing the event – RC Shillong
media – RC Delhi1
RC Hyderabad RC Jabalpur
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z Amrit Kalash Yatra” performed as a part of “Meri Matti MeraDesh” campaign:
Instructions were issued to all the Regional Centres to organize events under “Meri
MattiMeraDesh” of “Amrit Kalash Yatra”. The event of “AmritKalashYatra” as a
part of “Meri Matti Mera Desh” was carried out by Indira Gandhi National Open
University (IGNOU) at Jammu Regional Centre where students of IGNOU who came
from Kargil, Akhnoor, Samba, Udhampur, and Jammu brought “mitti” and “rice”
along with them from their places. The pictures of some activities are given below
(RC Jammu):
z Promoting the Khadi Mahotsav launched by Ministry of micro from 02.10.2023
to 31.10.2023: Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium enterprises launched Khadi
Mahotsav from 02.10.2023 to 31.10.2023 under which several activities have been
planned by the ministry to promote khadi, handloom, handicraft, village industries,
one district one product and other local products in the spirit of “Vocal for Local”
and to bolster the “AtmaNirbharBharat campaign”. The Regional Centres publicised
the campaign through their WhatsApp groups and also took E Pledges.
z To promote the use of the Y Break Protocol/ App among all the employees:As per
the instructions of Ministry of Education (MoE), GOI, to standardize health
promotion yoga modules prepared by the Ministry of AYUSH, GOI for various age
specific groups, IGNOU’s Regional Centres were instructed to publicise the initiative
through its social media networks. A web link of booklet on “Y-break at workplace”
was communicated to the Regional Centres and they were requested to
disseminate this information through their social media platforms to spread
awareness about the short duration yoga protocol amongst students, and other
stakeholders to promote and popularize the use of Y-break protocol/Yoga App.
z Initiatives to Promote Innovation: Innovation Clubs have been set up in all the
RCs to provide a platform to nurture innovations and entrepreneurial skills in the
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learners. The Innovation Club of RCs have undertaken initiatives in coordination
with the NCIDE as follows:
¾ RDs worked as Innovation Ambassadors duly trained by the Ministry of
Education Innovation Cell. RD Bhopal and presently Director RSD, also worked
as Coordinator of the mentor-mentee program of MOE and as Vice President
of Innovation Council (IIC) of IGNOU.
¾ Majority of Regional Centres took initiatives to promote entrepreneurship and
to mentor the students for start-up development.
Innovation club activities at Regional Centres
¾ Alumni Meetings: As per IDP2030 guidelines, RSD initiated Alumni meetings
by engaging with the RCs through weekly alumni meetings every Sunday. All
the Alumni meetings were live-streamed on the Alumni Facebook page and
RC Facebook page.
¾ IAEP Regional Directors’ Meeting: IGNOU- Army Education Project (IAEP)
Regional Directors Meet-2023 was held on 04th Oct 2023 with an aim to discuss
various aspects to increase proliferation of IAEP, coordination of Regional
Centres with IGNOU including up-gradation scheme of Agniveers through
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Date of Placement Names of the Venue Number of Number of
Drive Employer participating students
students shortlisted
25th January 2023 Pinnacle Generators RC Bangalore
15th February 2023 AIR India SATS Headquarters 271 48
15th February 2023 APTARA Headquarters 271 45
29th April 2023 ICIC, Finzcare Nature, RC Varanasi 150 31
Om, Flipcart, Girnar
soft Insurance
Dekho.com
28th May 2023 SBI Life RC Patna, 43 9
Bhagalpur,
Dharbanga,
Saharsa
4th August 2023 SBI Life Insurance Headquarters 321 117
12th September 2023 Litterae Foundation Headquarters 186 109
12th September 2023 Insurance Dekho Headquarters 186 15
IGNOU. Director RSD has represented the IGNOU and a status report on the
activities under IGNOU-IAEP project.
B. CAMPUS PLACEMENT
The Campus Placement Cell was established in the year 2005 to act as a nodal centre
for all its placement related activities so as to facilitate the process of gainful
employment for its learner population. One of the main objectives of the Cell is to
provide employment opportunities to its students as well as alumni at all levels matching
with their personal and academic profiles.
The Cell conducts on-campus and off-campus placement, at the Headquarters, and
Regional Centres. During the period under report, Campus Placement Cell has
conducted placement drives in collaboration with many organizations. The Cell is also
looking after all the Alumni-related activities including conduct of Alumni meets.
The Campus Placement Cell has made consistent efforts and collaborated with various
organizations/ companies like College Dekho.com, Tech 2 Globe, Omniscient, Sygnific
Consulting, NTOP Infosec, BOI Immigration Services, Breeze Immigration, Globiva, etc.
for organizing placement drives. A total of six placement drives were organized during
reporting period with proactive assistance of respective Regional Centres across the
country. The drives were held in physical mode.
Details of Placement Drives organized
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Placement drive for Pinnacle Generators (Bangalore) held on 25th January 2023
Placement drive for AIR India SATS & APTARA held on 15th February 2023
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Placement drive for ICIC Finzcare Nature Om, Flipcart, Girnar soft Insurance Dekhho.com
(RC Varanasi) held on 29th April 2023
Placement drive for SBI Life held on 28th May 2023 (RC Patna)
Placement drive for SBI Life held on 11th June 2023
The Campus Placement Cell (CPC), IGNOU in association with Regional Centre Ranchi
organized Campus Placement Drive on 11th June, 2023. The drive was held at Regional
Centre, Ranchi. The drive was organized for SBI Life. A total of 15 students were selected
in the drive.
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Placement drive for SBI Life Insurance held on 4th August 2023
Placement drive for Litterae Foundation and Insurance Dekho held on 12th September 2023
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¾ Job Fair for “Saansad Rozgar Mela” at Varanasi held on 12th December 2023
RC Varanasi participated in the SansadRozgarMela at Varanasi on the 12th December. A
large number of national and international companies like Mankind Pharma, Dixon
Technologies, L&T Financial Holdings, ICIC Bank, JK Tyres, Sunrise Placement services
etc. participated in the event. RC Varanasi had sent SMS with link for registration to
the students of RC Varanasi to participate in this event for job interview.
C. ALUMNI CONNECT
The University has an Alumni strength over 40 L, which is perhaps the world’s largest
alumni base of any single institution. The Alumni of IGNOU are from all age groups and
all sections of the society. From school teachers to army officers, from NGO workers to
bureaucrats, from nurses to doctors, from computer professionals to college and
university teachers – the Alumni of IGNOU represent every segment of the Indian social
spectrum. The University’s success in reaching out to all segments of the society is
reflected in the profile of the Alumni. The University has been making concerted efforts
to revive the connect with the Alumni and integrate them with the institutional
mechanism. The objective is to improve the engagement with the Alumni so that they
can play an active role in furthering the cause of the University.
The Alumni Association of IGNOU (AAI) is a registered society and all the Alumni are
members of the Association. In order to give a common platform to the Alumni where
they can share and exchange their ideas, and in the process, build a global community
of IGNOU Alumni, an exclusive Facebook page (https://facebook.com/ignou.alumni)
has been created. The page has received enthusiastic response from the Alumni. A
large number of them have shared their experience with IGNOU in the form of short
videos which have been uploaded on the page. These videos have become a source of
inspiration for the currently enrolled learners.
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Details of RC Alumni Meetings
A total of 25 alumni meets were held during 2023:
Sl. Programmes from which Alumni Invited School Date of Alumni
No. Meeting
1 MBA SOMS 01 January 2023
2 MCA SOCIS 08 January 2023
3 MLIS SOSS 15 January 2023
4 MSW SOSW 22 January 2023
5 MSCDFSM, MSCCFT SOCE 29 January 2023
6 MCOM SOMS 05 February 2023
7 MARD SOCE 12 February 2023
8 MPS, MPA, MAH SOSS 19 February 2023
9 MEG, MHD SOH 26 February 2023
10 MAAN, MAPC SOSS 05 March 2023
11 MEC SOSS 12 March 2023
12 MAEDU, BED SOE 19 March 2023
13 MSO, MGPS SOSS 26 March 2023
14 MADE, PGDEE SOE 02 April 2023
15 MATS, PGDT SOTST 09 April 2023
16 MAWGS, MAGD, PGDWGS, DWED SOGDS 16 April 2023
17 MADVS, PGDUPDL, PGDAW SOEDS 23 April 2023
18 PGDFSQM, DHORT, DDT, DVAPFV, DWM, DMT SOA 30 April 2023
19 MAJMC, PGJMC SOJNMS 07 May 2023
20 PGDMCH, PGDHHM, PGDHIVM, PGDGM, SOHS 14 may 2023
PGCMDM, CPY, CHCWM, CGDA and CGCA
21 BScN(PB), DNA, CCH, DCCN, CMCHN, CNIN SOHS 21 May 2023
22 PGDET, PGDEMA, PGDSLM, PGDHE, PGDAE, SOE 28 May 2023
PGDPPED
23 MTTM, BTS, BAVTM SOTHSM 04 June 2023
24 DTH, CPABN, CPAHM, CPAKM, CPATHA, SOPVA 11 June 2023
CVAP,CVAA
25 DTG, CSLC, CKLC, CRUL, CGL, CPEL, CJL, SOFL 18 June 2023
CFL, CAL
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The University has also put in place an Alumni Portal (https://ignoualumni. samarth.
edu.in) developed on the Samarth Platform.The Alumni can register on the portal
following a simple process. After registration they can build and update their profile
on the Portal. More than 50,000 alumni have registered on the portal till now. With
the help of this portal, the University now has an updated, real-time database of the
registered alumni.
The University has also put in place an Alumni Portal (https://ignoualumni. samarth.
edu.in) developed on the Samarth Platform.
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The Alumni can register on the portal following a simple process. After registration
they can build and update their profile on the Portal. More than 4.42 lakh alumni have
registered on the portal till now. With the help of this portal, the University now has an
updated, real-time database of the registered alumni.
Glimpses of Alumni Meet
Collaboration with UNICEF for providing career guidance to IGNOU learners
The Campus Placement Cell has coordinated with UNICEF-YuWaah and with their
support, a series of career guidance programmes are proposed to be organized for
IGNOU learners. These programmes shall equip the learners with soft skills, enhancing
their employability.
Career Awareness Programmes organized:
A total of 19 career awareness programmes were organized in virtual mode during - The programmes were streamed live on YouTube. In each session, about 1000-
1200 students participated and interacted with the experts.
Job Support Programmes
A total of five job support programmes was organized in collaboration with UNICEF
and Magic Bus in face-to-face mode wherein the participants were provided support
in preparing their CV and applying for job on various online job portals.
IGNOU Alumni Endowment Fund
An IGNOU Alumni Endowment Fund has been created, and a web portal (https://
cuignouendowment.samarth.edu.in/) to facilitate online donations by the Alumni and
other well-wishers has been deployed.
D. STUDENT GRIEVANCES
STUDENT SERVICE CENTRE
The Student Services Centre (SSC), established by IGNOU at its headquarters in 1999,
is an interface window between the learner and the University. SSC strives to provide
the right information at the right time, to facilitate and provide support services for
the divergent learner population, to redress grievances at every stage and thus tries to
bridge the gap between the organization and the learner. Queries and grievances are
received at SSC through various modes, namely, by post, in person, e-mails/SMS,
telephone calls and on-line Portals such as iGRAM, CPGRAMS Portal, RTIMIS Portal,
INGRAM & UGC Portal.
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Action to Provided other Public To
be taken Authority Applicant
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SSC adopts a two-pronged approach to address the queries / complaints of the
stakeholders, focusing, first of all, on meticulous and proactive public relations aiming
at the welfare of IGNOU learners, and ensuring that the credibility of this illustrious
institution is maintained.
Two staff members of SSC are entrusted with the responsibility of attending and
responding to, and resolving the issues, queries and grievances of existing and
prospective learners through dedicated telephone lines, viz. 29572513 and 29572514.
Meticulous log-books recording the details of each caller are maintained for reference
and official records.
Further, the issues / queries / grievances of learners/stakeholders visiting SSC are
personally attended to with utmost sincerity and resolved proactively.
Grievances pertaining to the university are received on the various Government portals,
viz. CPGRAMS, RTI-MIS, and INGRAM& E-Samadhaan; along with IGNOU’s own
centralised IGNOU Grievance Redressal and Management System (iGRAM) from learners
and other stakeholders. SSC has ensured that the redressal rate on each of these portals
is consistently maintained above 90%. Data to this effect for the year 2023 is as follows:
RTI-MIS (Management & Information System Portal)
RTI-MIS Portal was designed and developed by National Information System (NIC). SSC
being a Nodal Office for the RTI-MIS Portal carries out the following actions:
z Examination, Discussion and Disposal
z Creation of Appellate Authority, CPIOs, DPIOs
z Handling of Technical issues like password reset, updation and change of Appellate
Authority, CPIOs, DPIOs on the request of Concerned Divisions.
z Submission of Quarterly Report.
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Resolution rate – 91.60%
RTI-MIS
Integrated Grievance Redressal Mechanism (INGRAM)
Integrated Grievance Redressal Mechanism (INGRAM) Portal was launched by the
Department of Consumer Affairs. SSC examines the grievances and discuss with the
concerned faculty/staff and carries final disposal on the Portal.
Resolution rate – 91.39 %
UGC e-Samadhaan Portal:
The e-Samadhaan Portal was launched by University Grants Commission, New Delhi.SSC
examines the grievances and discusses with the concerned faculty/staff and carries
out the final disposal on the Portal.
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Grievance Source Received Resolved %
DPG 93 87 93.55
DARPG 44 42 95.45
Local/Internet 2169 2090 96.35
President Secretariat 74 66 89.19
Pension 05 05 100.00
PMO 340 333 97.94
Total 2725 2623 96.26
Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS)
The CPGRAMS Portal was designed and developed by National Informatics System (NIC)
for the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance & Pensions (Department of
Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances). SSC follows a standardized mechanism
for the redressal of CPGRAMS grievances, which includes:
z Examination, processing & Final disposal of grievance
z Creation &updation of Sub-ordinate officers
z Facilitate the sub-ordinate from various Dept. of IGNOU about operation on PG
Portal
z Handling of Technical issues like creation of password, reset of Password, updation
and change of Nodal Person
Resolution rate – 97.02 %
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IGNOU Grievance Redressal and Management (iGRAM)
Centralized Online Grievance Redressal and its Management known as iGRAM (Indira
Gandhi National Open University Grievance Redressal and Management), an automated
IT solution linked with the portal of MHRD, Government of India. A student can submit
his or her query on iGRAM at http://igram.ignou.ac.in.The grievance is processed
forwarded to the respective Divisions, Schools, Units, Centres, RegionalCentres of the
University. The queries and grievances is thus a process of coordinated effort between
the different arms of IGNOU. For the successful implementation of this process, Backend
Support like adding, deleting, editing of Sub-ordinates accounts, programmes, categories
of grievances, notification alerts on webpage of iGRAM is managed by SSC. On an
average, 900-1200 queries are registered through this portal every day.
Resolution rate – 96.26 %
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z Students Grievance Redressal Committee- The Students Grievance Redressal
Committee was constituted in IGNOU on August 1, 2019 in compliance with
University Grants Commission (Redress of Grievances of Students) Regulations, - However, in compliance with University Grants Commission (Redressal of
Grievances of Students) Regulations, 2023, the Committee was reconstituted vide
IGNOU Notification F. no. IG/UGC-RGS-Regulations/2023 dated June 13, 2023.
Further, Prof. S. S. Sarkar was appointed as the Ombudsperson for redressal of
grievances of IGNOU students vide IGNOU notification F. No. IG/SSC/Notification/
2023/526 dated November 10, 2023.
In the current calendar year, 8 meetings of SGRC have taken place in which a total of
251 grievances have been taken up and resolved by the Committee. Additionally, 2
cases referred by the Ombudsperson have also been resolved and the concerned
students in all the above cases have been notified.
z Establishing a Strong Grievance Redressal Network in the University – Proactive
and regular follow ups are carried out through notes, letters, emails and personal
visits to Schools, Regional Centres, Divisions, Centre, Units and Cells for ensuring
minimum disposal time. Nodal persons have been identified to attend to the queries
of learners at each Regional Centre/ School/Division etc. thereby strengthening
linkages in the Grievances Redressal network of the University.
z Capacity building of SSC Staff- During the period of reference, SSC has regularly
organized trainings and workshops for capacity building of staff so that they are
able to provide efficient support services to learners. In-house workshop series is
a regular feature for the capacity building of SSC staff. These initiatives help the
University in steadily moving towards attaining ‘zero grievances’ as a result of
effective coordination and capacity building of SSC.
z Inclusive Approach – An inclusive approach to education means that each individual
learner is valued and that they are treated with dignity and respect. SSC ensures
that all the aspirants who approach the University at SSC are provided all the
support. There is a provision of wheelchairs and helper for persons with disabilities
(Divyangjan) in order to facilitate their visit in the process of resolving their queries
and concerns.
Facilitation of Scholarships for IGNOU Students
IGNOU is a National Open University with Pan India jurisdiction. It operates in a
decentralized manner through its 57 Regional Centres throughout the country. The details
of the IGNOU Regional Centres are available on the IGNOU website at the weblink:
http://www.ignou.ac.in/ignou/aboutignou/regional/website.
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Accordingly, the role of SSC as Institute Nodal Office (INO) is that of facilitating the
application process, monitoring of the applications and coordinating with Regional
Centres and Authorities concerned for the verification of the same.
Technological Interventions
It is the mandate of SSC to ensure learner support services by utilising effectively
the mechanisms and infrastructure of the university. To this effect, SSC has not
only leveraged the existing machinery of the university to the benefit of the learners,
but also pushed its boundaries to use technology to stay connected to its
stakeholders.
z Leveraging Information Technology to provide regular updates of the UniversityApart from providing regular updates to the registered and prospective learners
of the university through its Gyan Vani and GyanDarshan interactive counselling
programmes, SSC has initiated its YouTube channel. Through the channel, not only
the relevant videos, but also regular university updates are posted for the benefit
of the learners.
With an aim to enhance IGNOU’s delivery of services and contribute positively to
increasing the Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER), SSC has strengthened some existing
activities and ensured a proactive mechanism to reach out to its learners. This
expansion of horizons has been very well received by the learners and IGNOU
fraternity alike.
z Aapka Vishwas – Hamara Prayas- In addition to the above, SSC holds a two-way
audio and one-way video teleconferencing programme telecast fortnightly on
GyanDarshan National TV Channel. The objective of this initiative is to increase
awareness among the prospective learners about IGNOU’s wide range of ODL and
online programmes. The objective of the programme is to ensure equitable access
of education for all, and also to contribute significantly to achieving the targeted
GER for higher education. In the year 2023, 22 episodes have been telecast.
z Interactive Radio Counselling- SSCreaches out to IGNOU learners through
Interactive Radio Counselling (IRC) programme on Radio Gyan Vani 105.6 FM
Channel, ‘Aap ki Khatir’ on the first Monday of every month. In the current
calendar year, 11 episodes have been aired.
YouTube Channel – SSC has started its own YouTube Channel, ‘Student Service
Centre’which was launched recently, whereby students are notified about the latest
events and notifications related to activities like admissions, examinations, result
declaration, assignments submission, re-registration etc.
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SOME SNAPSHOTS OF SSC@ WORK
“Aap Ki Khatir – Vidhyarthi Vishesh”
Gyan Vani FM Radio Programme
YouTube Channel, SSC
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“Aapka Vishwas – Hamara Prayaas”
GyanDarshan Fortnightly Programme
The learners support is an integral part of IGNOU and the Regional Centres spread
across the country strive to provide the best services to the students.
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Organizational dynamics encompasses governance, leadership, and management as
essential elements. Governance provides the structure for making decisions,
guaranteeing that they are in line with objectives and principles. Leadership entails
motivating and directing others towards a shared vision, promoting creativity and
cooperation. Management prioritizes optimizing operational efficiency by successfully
implementing strategies and efficiently utilizing resources. Collectively, they provide a
mutually beneficial connection, enhancing a company’s achievements through the
provision of organization, guidance, and implementation abilities. Different divisions
of the University work in collaboration to achieve these goals to achieve excellence at
the institutional level.
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION
The university’s supreme power is vested in the President of India, who holds the
position of visitor. The Board of Management (BOM) functions as the University’s
supreme administrative body. The University is granted jurisdiction by its Act and
Statutes to supervise all academic and administrative operations, as well as to manage
and administer the University’s assets, finances, and revenue. The BOM consists of
five standing committees. These committees are: Establishment Committee, Purchase
Committee, Works Committee, Grievance Redressal Committee, and Student Service
Committee. The Academic Council functions as the University’s supreme academic
governing body, with the responsibility of determining academic policies, teaching
methodologies, assessment of academic benchmarks, and the guidance and supervision
of research endeavours. The Planning Board holds the ultimate jurisdiction over
planning matters within the University. It provides recommendations to the Board of
Management (BOM) and Academic Council on any issue that is crucial for the University
to achieve its goals. The Research Council is accountable for the strategic formulation,
advancement, coordination, and oversight of research initiatives. The Schools of Studies
have the major responsibility of conceptualizing, creating, and executing academic
programmes. The academic interests of each School of Study are regulated by a School
Board. The Director of the School acts as the governing authority. The Finance
Committee offers specialized counsel to the University on financial affairs. They
meticulously establish yearly expenditure caps for both regular and one-time costs,
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considering government funding and other forms of income from the University’s own
financial resources. It conducts a comprehensive analysis of finances and extensively
scrutinizes the University’s spending.
The Vice Chancellor, Pro Vice Chancellors, Directors of the Schools, Divisions, Centres
and Institutes, Registrars, Finance Officer, and Librarian are all highly regarded officials
of the University. The Vice Chancellor assumes the position of the university’s Chief
Executive Officer and acts as the automatic head of many significant committees, such
as the board of management, academic council, planning board, research council, and
finance committee.
A. STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION
Within an educational institution, the successful execution of strategies requires the
alignment of goals with concrete plans and the assurance of their effective
implementation. It includes:
z Transparent Communication: Ensure that the strategic goals and plans are
effectively and openly communicated to all stakeholders, encompassing
teachers, staff, and learners.
z Efficiently allocate resources to fulfill the institution’s strategic aims.
z Leadership Engagement: Enlist leaders at every level to advocate for and actively
engage in the implementation process, cultivating a collective sense of
accountability.
z Establish a monitoring and evaluation system to periodically track progress,
utilizing key performance indicators to evaluate the efficiency of strategy
implementation.
z Adaptability: Maintain a flexible and responsive approach, modifying techniques
as needed to effectively tackle new obstacles or take advantage of emerging
possibilities.
z Allocate resources towards the improvement of faculty and staff abilities
through professional development programmes, in order to fit with the
educational institution’s strategic goals.
z Stakeholder Engagement: Engage stakeholders, including learners and the
wider community, in the process of implementing the strategy to secure their
backing and involvement.
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z Utilize technology to optimize procedures, improve communication, and
facilitate educational activities that are in accordance with the institution’s
plan.
Effective implementation of educational strategies frequently necessitates
cooperation, adaptability, and a dedication to ongoing enhancement.
Planning and Development Division
The primary focus of a Planning and Development Division within a University is
usually on strategic planning, allocation of resources, and overall development
activities. Primary functions encompass: - Strategic planning: Formulating and executing long-term plans that is in line
with the objectives and mission of the university; - Resource Allocation: Effectively distribute human, and technical resources to
uphold institutional values; - Project Management: Supervise and control a range of projects and initiatives
from their inception to their conclusion; - Data Analysis: Employ data analysis to guide decision-making and pinpoint
opportunities for enhancement or expansion; - Policy Development: Contribute to formulating and executing policies that are
in line with the strategic goals of the institution; - Stakeholder Engagement: Interact with both internal and external stakeholders
to obtain feedback, establish collaborations, and guarantee congruence with
the institution’s objective; - Performance Monitoring: Implement methods to systematically monitor and
assess the performance of different initiatives in relation to predetermined
goals and objectives.
The Planning and Development Division has a vital role in determining the future
of an organization via the facilitation of strategic planning and efficient allocation
of resources. &DD is the Nodal unit for collection, analysis and tabulation of
information for All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE). https://aishe.gov.in/
aishe/BlankDCF/AISHE%20Final%20Report%202020-21.pdf
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The Planning and Development Division serves as the nodal division for providing
data on the AISHE Education Portal.
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Major achievements:
Project Facilitation Unit (PFU)
The Project Facilitation Unit (PFU) has been revived in the Planning and
Development Division. The Handbook on Project Management 2022 has been
published and uploaded on the link of P&DD in the website of IGNOU to facilitate
the Faculty and academics. The link of the Handbook is as follows:
http://ignou.ac.in/userfiles/Handbook%20on%20project%20management.pdf
z P&DD has been coordinating the scheme of fee exemption to SC/ST students
to utilize Scheduled Caste Sub Plan (SCSP) and Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) grants.
z Rationalization of programme fee for three cycles have been done;
Technological Interventions:
P&DD is making efforts to do in house automation to facilitate the file movement
and avoid delays.
New Initiatives
z Initiation of P&DD library having all the important documents like Annual
Reports, Agenda and Minutes of the Planning Board and Academic
Programme Committee Meetings and publications of P&DD.
z Cataloguing of all the documents of importance has been done.
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Administration Division
The Administration Division leverages both academic and non-academic activities of
the University in various ways. The Administration Division provides administrative
assistance to all Divisions, Centres, Units, Cells, Schools of Studies/Centres/Institutes/
Chairs, and Regional Centres. This support includes logistical infrastructural facilities
to ensure smooth running and operations. The Administration Division serves as a
facilitating mechanism to ensure that the University can effectively achieve its aims
and fulfill its missions. During the given period, the Administration organized a total of
seven sessions of the Board of Management (BOM).The Administration also handles
service matters of 789 administrative staff and 339 technical staff. The various sections/
units/ cells of the Administration Division are:
- Governance Section
- Establishment Section
- General Administration Section
- Coordination Section
- Central Purchase Unit
- SC/ST Cell
- Legal Cell
- Rajbhasha Cell
- Recruitment Cell
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- IGNOU Health Centre
- Security Department
- IGNOU Crèche
Vigilance Cell
The major activities of the Vigilance Cell include observing Vigilance Awareness Week
which is celebrated every year as per the directives of CVC and during the week in
which the birthday of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel falls in.
The objectives of the Vigilance Cell of IGNOU are to: - activate vigilance machinery in the University for investigation complaints in
respect of University offices at headquarters as well as Regional Centres; - sensitize the University community against corruption and corrupt practices;
- strengthen preventive vigilance by streamlining procedures;
- prevent the possibilities of corruption and encourage a culture of honesty
and integrity; and - Vigilance Awareness Week is celebrated every year as per the CVC guidelines,
the purpose of celebration is to administer the oath of integrity to all the
employee of the University as well as Headquarters & other activities.
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Academic Coordination Division
The Academic Coordination Division is responsible for overseeing the administration
of the University’s Teachers and Academics and assisting in the development of policies
related to all academic concerns. This is done in compliance with the guidelines outlined
in the IGNOU Acts, Statutes, and Ordinances. The ACD is responsible for overseeing all
affairs pertaining to the Academic Council and its Standing Committees. It is responsible
for the establishment, administration, and other service concerns related to teachers
and academics.
In addition to the aforementioned tasks, the Division is also responsible for coordinating
the selection of Adjunct Professors and the hiring of Consultants, Academic Associates,
Research Officers, and Project Associates. These individuals may be employed on a
full-time, part-time, contract, project tenure, or project mode basis to assist the faculty
in carrying out their duties.
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80th meeting of Academic Council
B. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
The University is funded partly by grant-in-aid from Ministry of Human Resource
Development in respect of its development activities and mainly by University’s Receipt/
Revenue collection. The Finance & Accounts Division is responsible for: - Preparation of Budget Estimates,
- Review of Receipt and Expenditure to facilitate Management Information
System, - Preparation of Inputs for Expenditure Finance Committee (EFC),
- Monitoring of Financial Targets of Development Plans,
- Rendering Financial Advice/Concurrence,
- Collection of Revenue/Receipts,
- Release of Quarterly Grant under Plan and Non-Plan Funds to Regional Centres/
Schools/Units, - Processing and payment of Bills/Claims under the Plan/Non-Plan and EMF
Funds, - Preparation of Annual Accounts of the University as well as Provident Funds
and Pension Funds Accounts, and - Internal Audit of accounts of Regional/Study Centres, Divisions and Schools.
- Faculty Development
The accounts in IGNOU are audited under Section 19 (2) of the Comptroller and Auditor
General’s (Duties, Powers & Conditions of Service) Act, 1971. The financial statements
include the accounts of 69 Regional Centres and 6 Regional Evaluation Centres of the
University.
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( Amount in ¹ )
Source of Funds Schedule Current year Previous Year
Capital Fund 1 5,32,03,01,659 4,820,692,346
University Development Fund 1A 3,25,68,800 –
Pension / Endowment Funds 2 17,43,42,04,568 14,804,606,702
Current Liabilities & Provisions 3 6,00,55,80,334 5,234,799,137
Total 28,79,26,55,361 24,860,098,185
Application of Funds
Fixed Assets (Net Block including 4 3,22,75,47,617 2,937,500,948
CWIP)
Investments – Pension / 5 13,22,33,41,000 10,059,019,000
Endowment Funds
Investments – Others 6 35,00,00,000 6,153,499,000
Current Assets, Loans & Advances 7 11,99,17,66,744 5,710,079,237
Total 28,79,26,55,361 24,860,098,185
Income and Expenditure Account for the Year Ended 31st March 2023
A. Income
Schedule Current Year Previous Year
Grants in aid / subsidies 8 87,93,39,045 886,599,162
Academic Receipts 9 9,43,70,86,643 8,391,082,189
Income from Investments 10 43,98,80,199 138,874,945
Income from Royalty & Publications 11 5,20,464 113,950
Interest Earned 12 9,94,39,917 193,134,596
Other Income 13 6,09,05,123 46,638,035
Total (A) 10,45,16,45,938 9,656,442,877
Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2023
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B. Expenditure
Schedule Current Year Previous Year
Establishment Expenses 14 6,34,67,87,664 6,078,600,416
Academic Expenses 15 2,78,00,87,613 2,085,539,267
Administrative Expenses 16 1,14,00,30,674 1,209,200,285
Repair and Maintenance 17 3,13,03,924 31,925,866
Depreciation 4 15,34,36,063 153,536,072
Total (B) 10,45,16,938 9,558,801,906
Balance being surplus / Deficit 46,55,25,453 97,640,971
carried to Capital Fund (A-B)
C. Empowerment
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) emphasizes accessibility, flexibility,
and inclusivity in education. Their institutional values include promoting lifelong
learning, diversity, and providing education to all, regardless of background or location.
National Centre of Disability Studies (NCDS) was established to cater the educational,
vocational and rehabilitation needs of persons with disabilities through a wide range
of activities. Given that Disability Studies prioritize a rights-based approach, research
plays a crucial role in establishing a society that upholds the rights of those with
disabilities. Creating an atmosphere that promotes independent living for those with
disabilities is of greater significance than simply providing them with charitable support
to sustain their life. As a central educational center for individuals with disabilities,
NCDS has a significant responsibility to promote the integration and equitable
involvement of individuals with disabilities in society.
Activities of NCDS
zAwareness Generation through Orientation and Sensitization on Disability Issues
Regular conduct of live teleconference through Gyan Darshan and interactive radio
counselling on important and relevant topics on the issues of persons with disabilities
and their mainstreaming in the society as well as sensitization of various stakeholders
of the society about the social issues in disability.
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List of Teleconference sessions held in 2023
Date Topic
13th January, 2023 Strategies to Increase Skill Behaviour
in Persons with Intellectual
Disabilities
24th May, 2023 Why and how to Sensitize and
empower parents and caregivers of
persons with special needs
27th June, 2023 Management of Problem Behaviour
09th August, 2023 Promoting Inclusive Education for
Persons with Disabilities in Higher
Education
21st August.2023 Introduction to Cerebral Palsy
20th September, 2023 Educational Interventions for Persons
with Dwarfism
05th December, 2023. Facilitating Students with Disabilities
in Higher Education
z International Conference on Significance of Counselling and its Resources for
SDGs
An International Conference on Significance of Counselling and its Resources for SDGs
was organized during 02nd – 03rd February, 2023 in collaboration with Vision Divyang
Foundation in partnership with Sanskriti University, Mathura and Bhaskaracharya College
of Delhi University. The Conference was accredited by Rehabilitation Council of India.
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zDisability Cell
NCDS with support of Regional Services Division established Disability Cell in all Regional
Centres of IGNOU. The inauguration of Disability Cells was scheduled on 28th August,
- The objectives of Disability Cell are as following:
- To facilitate learners with disabilities enrolled in IGNOU in their studies and
equip them for mainstreaming in the society. - The cell should be the single point support for students with disabilities. All
their queries and grievances may be taken care at the cell.
PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT THE
WORKPLACE
IGNOU has been striving to provide a safe and congenial atmosphere to all the
stakeholders. The Committee Against Sexual Harassment is working towards gender
equality. In compliance with the guidelines of the Supreme Court, IGNOU has adopted
a policy that aims to prevent/ prohibit/ redress sexual harassment of women at the
workplace. Academic/non-academic staff and students of this University come under
its purview.
ICASH activities
- Photography competition on the Theme: Women empowering the Nation:
Seeing through the Lens. - Thinkathon: Flourishing through Creativity: in this activity the innovative ideas
were invited which had helped in empowering women. - A short video on feedback of learners on University Policy on Prevention
Prohibition & Redressal of Sexual Harassment at Workplace was prepared by
the RSDCASH team and same has been uploaded on the IGNOU Website. - Celebration of International Women’s Day was observed and celebrated by most
of the Regional Centres.
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Information on this policy, rules and procedures can be accessed on the IGNOU website.
Incidents of sexual harassment may be reported to the Regional Director of the Regional
Centre the student is attached to or to any of the committee members. It has three
levels i.e., APEX, ICASH and RSDCASH. RSDCASH has its RCCASH committees at different
regional centres to look after the matters related to Harassment and its prevention.
ICASH organises awareness activities periodically.
D. Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA)
The Centre has been established to ensure the University’s growth and compliance
with the directives of NAAC and UGC. Its main focus is to generate awareness and
promote quality assurance. It will also conduct self-evaluations and reflective exercises
to improve all systems and operations of the University. The Centre will seek feedback
from various units and stakeholders to enhance quality. It will also ensure compliance
with norms and guidelines set by regulatory bodies and work towards obtaining
recognition and accreditation for IGNOU and its programs. The CIQA directly reports
to the Vice Chancellor of IGNOU, specifically under the Academic Coordination Division
(IGNOU, 2016).
Role of CIQA
z The purpose of this centre is to coordinate the process of seeking recognition
and permissions from different regulatory bodies in the nation for the
programmes offered by IGNOU.
z To guarantee adherence to the rules and criteria set by the Apex/ Regulatory
bodies;
z To serve as a central unit responsible for organizing the process of obtaining
evaluation and accreditation from a specified accrediting organization such as
NAAC.
z Preparation of Feedback Tools for Stakeholders
z Development of LOCF document for UG and PG Degree programmes
z Drafting of Policies & SOPs for Implementation of NEP 2020
Activities of CIQA
z Submission of IGNOU AQAR to NAAC
z Conduct of CIQA Committee Meeting
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z Conduct of Workshop for BRAOU
z Feedback from Stakeholders: Preparation of Tools; Compilation of Reports; &
ATR
z CIQA Action Plan- 2023-2024
z Preparation of Learning Outcome Based Curriculum Framework (LOCF)
z Compilation of Database of Academic Counsellors & IGNOU Learner Support
Centres
z Third Anniversary of NEP 2020
z Transparency Audit (RTI Disclosures)
z Preparation of AQAR 2022-2023
z Workshop for Preparation of QlMs
z Preparation of Parameters for NIRF of Open Universities
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Country Name and Location of Overseas Study Centres (OSCs)
UAE 1). Wisdom Educational Consultant, Abu Dhabi, UAE (ID5102)
2). Al Hikma Education Institution, Sharjah (ID5104)
3). Emirates Professional Training Institute, Sharjah, (ID5509)
Kuwait 4). Gulf Centre for University Education, Kuwait (ID5704)
5). Kuwait Educational Centre, Kuwait ( ID5706)
Oman 6). Glory Institute, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman (ID5905)
7). Bridge Academy, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman (ID5906)
8). Polyglot Institute, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman(ID5907)
Bahrain 9). Indian Academy W.L.L, Bahrain (ID6001)
10). UniGrad Education Centre W.L.L., Bahrain (ID6002)
Saudi Arabia 11). Educational Consulting & Guidance Services, Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia (ID6101)
12). Educational Consulting & Guidance Services, Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia (ID6102)
Ethiopia 13). St. Mary’s University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ID8105)
Kyrgyzstan 14). Central Asian Indian Institute Of Distance Education (CAIIDE),
Kyrgyzstan, (ID9202)
E. International Operations
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 International Division was
established 1997 with the mandate to promote bilateral and multilateral collaborations
and to network with international educational institutions and inter-governmental
agencies to provide capacity building through training and to coordinate the
international delegation and visits to the University. The International Division in its
objective of expanding the frontiers of IGNOU follows a four fold approach of :
Collaboration, cooperation, coordination and competition. The university offers
complete student support services to the overseas study Centre: Admission,
Examination, evaluation, award of degree and an integrated ICT support. The University
has entrusted International Division as nodal centre for promoting, offering and
monitoring online programmes for international students. At present, the University
has its presence in 57 countries through various MoAs, projects/schemes.
List of Overseas Study Centres across 15 countries:
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Country Name and Location of Erstwhile OSC/PIs for old students only
Singapore 15). Open Minds International, Singapore, (ID9301)
16). CLASCMA International Education & Research Centre of PMC
Academy PTE Ltd. Singapore, (ID9308)
Kenya 17). Centre for Open and Distance Education, Kenya (ID9401)
Nepal 18). International Centre for Academics, Kathmandu, Nepal (ID9602)
19). Nepal Information Technology Pvt. Ltd., Kathmandu Nepal (ID9604)
Srilanka 20). Regent International Institute of Higher Education, Gampaha,
Srilanka (ID9702)
Afghanistan 21). Bakhtar University, Afghanistan, (ID9710)
Guyana 22) Guyana online Academy of Learning ( GOAL),Guyana (ID4001)
UAE 23). Emirates MCC University, Ras-Al-Khaimah, (ID5600)
Mauritius 24). Open University of Mauritius, (ID7202)
Ivory Coast 25). Hautes Etudes Commercials (HEC), Ivory Coast (ID8203)
Number of Fresh and re-registered students in Jan 2023 and July 2023 session
Session Fresh Registration Re-Registration G. Total
Jan’2023 572 715 1287
July’2023 1639 889 2528
G.Total 2211 1604 3815
z The cumulative enrolment of international students till July 2023 session is
90149.
z New Initiatives
i. IGNOU and the Open University of Kenya (OUK) signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) on 03.11.2023. The MoU was exchanged in the
presence of Hon’ble PM of India, Shri Narendra Modi and H.E. President
William Samoei Ruto, Kenyan President by the Principal Secretary for Higher
Education and Research, Ministry of Education, Kenya, and Prof. Nageshwar
Rao, VC IGNOU.
ii. Memorandum of collaboration (MoC) has been signed with Baikal State
University, Russia on 01.10.2023.
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iii. Memorandum of collaboration (MoC) has been signed with the Financial
University, Moscow, Russia on 26.09.2023.
iv. Memorandum of collaboration (MoC) between IGNOU and The Hellenic
Open University (HOU), Greece to contribute in strengthening the bonds
between India and Hellenic republic (Greece) is in the process.
v. Agreement for Overseas Facilitator with ‘ICA, Education Pvt. Ltd. (ICAEPL),
Nepal for promoting online programmes of the Univeristy is also in the
process.
vi. Keeping the objective of National Education Policy 2020 i.e.
internationalization of higher education in focus, the Indian Ambassadors in
African Nations were requested to identify Universities/institutes in those
countries for offering the programmes of IGNOU through collaboration as
Overseas Study Centres of the University. The University has written to
Embassies/High Commission/Consulate of India in G20 countries & European
Union for enhancing international presence of the University in their region.
Signing of MoC between IGNOU and Baikal State University, Russia on 1st October, 2023
z The University is also offering a three-month online Basic Hindi Awareness
programme for foreign nationals in 9 countries i.e. Thailand, China, Mauritius,
Indonesia, Vietnam, Iran, Taiwan, the Philippines, and Romania in collaboration
with Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), and Central Hindi Directorate
(CHD).
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z In addition to above, the University is offering online programmes in 19 African
Countries i.e. Benin, Guinea, Zambia, Ghana, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius,
Mozambique, Cote d’Ivoire, Sudan, Eritrea, Seychelles, Comoros, Somalia,
Nigeria, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone and The Gambia
under the e-VidyaBharati and e-Aarogya Bharati(e-VBAB) Network Project of
Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
List of Overseas Facilitators for promoting online programmes of the University in
their region
S. No. Overseas Facilitator Details
1 ATEICO/ECGS, RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA
2 ATEICO/ECGS, JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA
3 BRIDGE ACADEMY, SULTANATE OF OMAN
4 INDIAN ACADEMY, KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
5 UNIGRAD EDUCATION CENTER, W.L.L. KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
6 KUWAIT EDUCATIONAL CENTRE, KUWAIT
7 GULF CENTRE FOR UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, KUWAIT
8 PMC ACADEMY PTE. LTD. SINGAPORE
9 ST. MARY’S UNIVERSITY, ETHIOPIA
10 AL HIKMA EDUCATION INSTITUTE SHARJAH, UAE
11 WISDOM EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT ABU DHABI, UAE
12 GLORY INSTITUTE MUSCAT, SULTANATE OF OMAN
13 POLYGLOT INSTITUTE, MUSCAT, SULTANATE OF OMAN
14 EPTI, SHARJAH, UAE
International Division signed MoAs with 14 existing Overseas Study Centres under
Overseas facilitator Scheme for promoting online programmes of the University in
abroad.
Visit of delegations
1) The Seven member delegation Mr Randy Hadipoespito, Mr Agus Putranto, Mrs
Immanuella Puspasari Saputro, Mr Budi Yulianto, Vini Mariani , Mr. Dennise
Adrianto, Mrs Christina from BINUS University, Indonesia visited IGNOU to discuss
possible collaborations with the University on 22.09.2023
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Officials from BINUS University, Indonesia visited the University on 22nd September, 2023
2) Other Visits of foreign delegations to specific schools/centre/division are also
coordinated by International Division.
F. Other Activities
Public Information Unit
Public Information Unit (PIU) underscores its pivotal role as the intermediary connecting
the University with its diverse stakeholders. The PIU is dedicated to disseminating
information to learners and the general public regarding various IGNOU programs,
covering crucial aspects such as admissions, exams, new initiatives, and other
noteworthy news and events. This outreach is achieved through press coverage, social
media presence and advertisements.
Public Relations and Publicity
The PIU is committed to securing comprehensive media coverage for IGNOU across
print, digital, and electronic platforms. Its primary objective is to uphold a positive
image and augment the University’s visibility by sharing key developments with a
broader audience. Serving as the central point of contact for all divisions and schools
within IGNOU, the PIU coordinates advertisements, including those for admissions,
recruitment, and tender notices. Through consistent interactions with media outlets,
the PIU ensures that both existing and prospective learners receive regular updates on
academic programs, unique pedagogy, and admission procedures.
Daily Newsletter
The PIU plays a pivotal role in crafting and delivering content for the digital newsletter,
“izxfriFk fo’ofo|ky; lekpkj” distributed to all employees and stakeholders. This
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newsletter highlights major University activities and events, including those at regional
centers, on a daily basis. Additionally, the PIU maintains a photographic timeline,
documenting all events through pictures.
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Social Media
The University’s social media channels on Meta (Facebook) (@OfficialPageIGNOU), X
(Twitter) (@OfficialIGNOU), and Instagram (@officialpageignou) are actively managed
by the PIU. These platforms are consistently populated with relevant content,
encompassing events, live coverage, student-related information, and live lecture
sessions conducted by IGNOU faculty. This strategic use of social media facilitates
widespread dissemination of information to a larger audience.
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The initiatives of the Ministry of Education, GoI are also shared regularly through the
University’s Meta (Facebook) Page and X (Twitter)Handle.
Special Reports
The PIU goes beyond routine activities and compiles special reports for the University.
These reports encapsulate initiatives such as the laying of foundation stones for Regional
Centers and the celebration of significant days like Foundation Day of the University,
Convocation Ceremony Report, Republic Day, Independence Day, and report of the
special initiatives of the Government like Swachh Bharat, Fit India etc., drawing inputs
from various Regional Centers.
Achievements
The University’s X (Twitter) handle, @OfficialIGNOU, boasts an impressive following of
128K, positioning it as the #1 Central University in terms of followers. The PIU actively
monitors students’ queries and concerns, whether in the press or through social media
platforms guiding them to the relevant schools and divisions within IGNOU. This dynamic
approach reflects the PIU’s commitment to effective communication and stakeholder
engagement.
izxfriFk fo’ofo|ky; lekpkj (DIGI NEWS)
The Unit designs and generates content for the digital newsletter (viz., IGNOU DIGI
NEWS) disseminated to all the employees and other stakeholders highlighting the
major activities and events of the University including regional centres on daily basis.
The Unit also chronicles all the events through photographs and maintains a
photographic timeline of the University. The PIU also publish special reports on major
events of the University initiatives like Laying of Foundation Stones of RCs, Celebration
of Important Days like Republic Day, Independence etc. DIGI News was renamed as
izxfriFk fo’ofo|ky; lekpkj in January 2023
Activities of PIU :
z Email has been sent about 24 lakh students of the University, encouraging them
to register on the portal and share their ideas.
z Social Media Outreach: IGNOU extensively promoted the Viksit Bharat initiative
on various social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. We created
dedicated hashtags, shared informative posts, infographics, and videos highlighting
the importance of the initiative and encouraging participation. This resulted in
significant engagement and discussion among our diverse student community and
the wider public.
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z Faculty and Staff Participation Their valuable contributions reflected the diverse
perspectives and expertise within IGNOU, enriching the overall discourse on Viksit
Bharat. Few Regional Centre organised Webinar under the aegis of Viksit Bharat
@2047 on the topic “Social Inclusion and the role of Youth Live Broadcast
Engagement: We organized and facilitated active participation in the Honorable
Prime Minister’s Live Broadcast on the ViksitBharat@2047 initiative. This provided
an opportunity for our students, faculty, and staff to engage directly with the vision
and roadmap for a developed India.
Security Department
In today’s scenario, the importance of security is well known to every citizen hence
in order to maintain the protection and security of campus premises, employees
and wards the Security Department has been functioning since inception of IGNOU.
Since then the Security Department is performing duties 24 x 7 x 365 days
throughout the year. Its operations and management is being discharged and
coordinated by the Security Officer.
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Sensitization workshops are conducted in collaboration with NCDS
The University organizes lectures, conference and webinars periodically as part of the
ongoing activities of security department
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In 2019, the UGC created guidelines titled “Mulya Pravah – Inculcation of Human Values
and Professional Ethics in Higher Educational Institutions” as part of its Quality Mandate
effort. The guidelines have been updated to incorporate the principal recommendations
of the National Education.
The revised guidelines, Mulya Pravah 2.0, aim to incorporate human values and
professional ethics into the curriculum and teaching methods of higher education
institutions (HEIs). The goal is to foster a deep respect for Fundamental Duties and
Constitutional Values among learners, as well as a strong connection to their country
and a conscious understanding of their roles and responsibilities in a changing world.
This includes promoting universal human values such as truth (satya), righteous conduct
(dharma), peace (shanti), love (prema), non-violence (ahimsa), scientific temper,
citizenship values, and life-skills.A comprehensive education encompasses instruction
in seva and/or service, as well as active involvement in community service initiatives.
The new recommendations include detailed information on the aims, outcomes, and
framework for creating a value-based environment and also propose the procedures,
execution, monitoring, and strengthening of the relevant programme. This policy
framework encourages all institutions to identify their creative methods in order to
provide a high-quality environment that is supported by human values and professional
ethics.
IGNOU has a robust ethical workplace culture that places a high priority on inclusivity,
sustainability, belongingness, commitment and constitutional values. It conducts all of
its operations in strict adherence to the most rigorous ethical principles. Emphasis has
been made on establishing a sustainable and gender-inclusive setting that offers equal
opportunity to individuals irrespective of their gender, race, caste, colour, creed,
language, religion, political affiliation, national or social background, wealth, birth, or
other circumstances. The University encourages a professional work environment along
with human values.
A. INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM
The Indian knowledge system is rooted in ancient texts like Vedas, Upanishads, and
scriptures. It encompasses diverse fields such as philosophy, mathematics, astronomy,
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medicine (Ayurveda), and arts. Traditional Gurukul system and contributions of scholars
like Aryabhata and Charaka are integral parts of India’s rich knowledge heritage.
IGNOU offers courses on folklore and cultural studies,drawing and painting, Sanskrit
etc to promote Indian culture . The topics include Vedic studies, classical philosophy,
Jyotish, vastu shastra, art, and literature. IGNOU has been a pioneer in including the
courses highlighting Indian Knowledge System as part of the curriculum
IGNOU incorporates elements of the Indian knowledge system in various courses.
Programmes such as Philosophy, Cultural Studies, History, and Traditional Knowledge
Systems often delve into aspects of India’s rich intellectual heritage. IGNOU’s
commitment to inclusive education includes offerings that reflect the diversity and
depth of the Indian knowledge tradition.
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Center for Modern Indian Languages (CMIL)
The language of a culture must be preserved and promoted in order to preserve and
advance that culture. The Center for Modern Indian Languages (CMIL) is housed inside
the school and works to advance academic programmes, research, and public
understanding of modern Indian languages and culture
Sindhi Chair
National Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language (NCPSL), Ministry of Education,
Government of India has established Sindhi Chair for study and research pertaining to
Sindhi Language and Culture. The Chair is housed in SOTST.
B. SUSTAINABILITY
Creating a sustainable campus involves incorporating eco-friendly practices, renewable
energy sources, waste reduction, and promoting environmental awareness among the
campus community. Consider implementing energy-efficient technologies, green
infrastructure, and sustainable transportation options.
The LIFE mission focuses on promoting sustainable development and environmental
conservation. Implementing a sustainable campus under the LIFE mission involves
aligning initiatives with its goals, such as biodiversity conservation, climate change
mitigation, and resource efficiency. Consider integrating renewable energy, green
building practices, waste reduction, and educational programs that align with the
specific objectives of the LIFE mission.
IGNOU has been working to develop programmes related to sustainability. Various
courses like environmental science, environmental studies, climate change have been
included in the curriculum. Apart from this IGNOU has been maintaining a sustainable
campus to provide the holistic wellbeing of its employees and their families.
At the headquarters, there are sewage treatment facilities, solar panels, and rainwater
collection systems installed in the academic complex. The 150 acres of expansive,
undulating, and challenging rocky terrain that make up the campus are landscaped by
the Horticulture Cell, which is responsible for all horticultural operations including the
production and upkeep of greenery. The Cell establishes lawns and gardens, plants
trees and saplings, creates borders with shrubs and herbaceous plants, and grows a
range of seasonal floral plants. In the nursery, saplings are produced utilising various
plant propagation methods.
The cell created a NADEP unit for recycling agricultural waste as well as vermi
composting. In headquarters, fully grown trees contribute to a cleaner environment.
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Sewage Treatment Water (STP) is used by the Cell for irrigation. Numerous areas on
campus are kept as conserved forests, which serves to increase the biodiversity.
Promoting digital content – Saving the Environment
The University has created a repository of digital content, known as eGyankosh. The
printed study material of all the Programmers offered by the University is available in
digital form in eGyankosh.
In order to promote the usage of digital content by the enrolled learners, the University
provides 15% discount in the programme fee to students who opt for digital content in
place of printed study material. This scheme has received enthusiastic response from
the learners. On an average about 20% of the students taking admission in different
programmes are opting for digital content. Among those re-registering for the next
semester/year of undergraduate/postgraduate programmes, about 33% are opting for
digital content. This has substantially reduced the printing requirement of study
material, thereby reducing the carbon footprint and making a positive impact on the
environment.
The number of students opting for digital content in the last few admission cycles is as
under:
Admission cycle No. of students opting No. of students opting
for digital content for digital content
(fresh admission) (re-registration)
January 2021 42295 (19.7%) 71623 (34.81%)
July 2021 97681 (19.07%) 120673 (33.77%)
January 2022 36764 (19.9%) 77017 (35.28%)
July 2022 36764 (19.9%) 137845 (34.89%)
January 2023 47482 (23.38%) 79113 (40.33%)
July 2023 116621(40.13%)‘ 174001 (59.87%)
An added advantage of digital content is that the learners do not have to wait for
printed study material to reach them; they can start their studies immediately after
taking admission. The University has created an e Content App, through which the
digital content can be easily accessed on smart phones.
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C. INCLUSIVITY
z Promoting educational wellbeing of the people in general and the
disadvantaged communities in particular is one of the stated objectives of the
University. The University has made special efforts for taking the benefit of
higher studies to the disadvantaged population segment in general and the
SC/ST population in particular.
z The University has established nine Regional Centres in the tribal dominated
North-Eastern Region – Agartala, Aizwal, Gangtok, Guwahati, Imphal, Itanagar,
Jorhat, Kohima and Shillong to give focused attention to the educational
development of the tribal population in the region.
z In order to encourage the enrolment of learners from SC/ST communities, the
University has started a scheme of fee reimbursement for SC/ST students, which
was later changed to fee exemption. Under the Scheme, SC/ST students have
taken admission in the identified Programmes of the University without paying
the fee. This has resulted in the increased participation of students from SC/ST
communities:
z Enrolment of SC/ST Students in the last 5 years
Year SC ST Total
2022-23 88006 42098 130104
2021-22 1,06,779 55,148 161927
2020-21 117860 55502 173362
2019-20 150611 100276 250887
2018-19 96839 62130 158969
z Details of benefits in the form of fee exemption/reimbursement given to SC/
ST students in the last 5 years are as under:
Year Number of SC/ST Beneficiaries
2022-23 103363
2021-22 128830
2020-21 134502
2019-20 158809
2018-19 100871
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Status of Scholarship availed on National Scholarship Portal by IGNOU students
through 57 Regional Centers
Sr. No. Year Fresh Renewal Total
verification Verification verification - 2023-2024 on going 2061 927 2988
- 2022-2023 5347 1534 6881
- 2021-2022 5307 1131 6438
- 2020-2021 3405 718 4123
- 2019-2020 4066 905 4971
Available Scholarship Schemes under National Scholarship portal
z Post-Matric Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
z Post Matric Scholarships Scheme for Minorities
z POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC STUDENTS – ASSAM
z POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO OBC STUDENTS – ASSAM
z Umbrella Scheme for Education of ST Children -Post Matric Scholarship (PMS)
for ST Students Arunachal Pradesh
z POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC STUDENTS-CHANDIGARH
z POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO ST STUDENTS -JAMMU AND KASHMIR
z CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEME OF POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC
STUDENTS-JAMMU AND KASHMIR
z CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEME OF POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR ST
STUDENTS-LADAKH
z CENTRALLY SPONSORED POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC STUDENTS MANIPUR
z Post Matric Scholarship for ST students-Manipur
z CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEME OF POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP TO OBC
STUDETNTS –PUDUCHERRY
z CENTRALLY SPONSORED POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR SC STUDENTS – SIKKIM
etc.
The provision of financial support for SC/ST students was available in three academic
Programmes i.e. BA(General), BSC(General) and B.Com(General) in January and
July 2023 admission cycles.
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D. USE OF TECHNOLOGY
Utilization of Samarth Platform
The University has been making extensive use of the Samarth Platform provided by
the Ministry of Education for digitalization of various processes. As of now 22
functionalities have been developed. The major functionalities developed and
customized as the University’s requirement are as follows:
Admission Portal: The Online Admission Module of the University was started on the
Samarth Platform in January 2020 and has been working smoothly since then. The
Admission Portal is user friendly, and the learners are facing no difficulty in submitting
their application online.
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Re-registration Portal: Students taking admission in UG/PG Programmes need to register
themselves in the subsequent semesters/years. For this a Re-registration Module
especially developed for IGNOU has been operational since July 2020.
Recruitment Portal: With the help of the Recruitment Portal, the entire recruitment
process for teaching and non-teaching positions has been made fully online. The Portal
has been very helpful in making the recruitment process fast and transparent.
Alumni Portal: Alumni Portal of the University developed on the Samarth Platform has
helped in building a national database of the Alumni. In the past few months, more
than 4 Lakhs Alumni have registered on the Portal. The Portal allows the registered
Alumni to create and update their profile.
Payroll and leave: The Payroll and leave system of the University has been successfully
migrated from the existing ODLSOFT Platform to the Samarth Platform.
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E. WELFARE ACTIVITIES
IGNOU Canteen
Canteen services in educational institutions are essential components that go beyond
just providing meals. They serve as hubs for social interaction, fostering a sense of
community among students and staff. These services aim to offer a variety of nutritious
and affordable food options, accommodating diverse dietary preferences.
A well-managed canteen ensures that students and staff have convenient access to
balanced meals, supporting their physical health and academic performance. It also
contributes to the overall campus experience, providing a space for relaxation and informal
gatherings.Efforts are often made to incorporate diverse menu choices, catering to
different cultural tastes and dietary needs. Healthy food options are prioritized to promote
student well-being, recognizing the link between nutrition and academic success.
IGNOU canteen goes beyond being mere food providers; they contribute to the holistic
development and well-being of the campus community. By offering nutritious meals,
creating a social space, and addressing sustainability concerns, canteens play a pivotal
role in enhancing the overall educational experience.
Inauguration of Academic Block Canteen
Institutional Values and Best Practices
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Institutional best practices build a strong and ethical environment which motivates
the employees to work harder for providing quality services.
IGNOU Creche
The IGNOU Staff Children’s Development Society (ISCDS) (hereinafter referred to as
“IGNOU Creche”) was established as a registered society in the year 1991 in accordance
with National Policy of Education 1986 and XI Five Year Plan. The crèche facility for the
children of the employees of the university was set up as a welfare measure with the
objective of providing better working conditions for the employees.
Since inception, the crèche has been serving the needs of the employees of the
University. The crèche is also being utilized by the daily wage employees for their
children. IGNOU Crèche is constantly working to provide a safe, secure and healthy
environment for the children of employees so that they can continue to work without
any worries about the well being of their child.
Creche activities
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Chapter 9
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
With a wide range of academic programmes in various disciplines, IGNOU has expanded
its offerings from just two programmes to an impressive 318 programmes. These include
Management, Distance Education, Political Science, History, Mathematics, Physics,
Applied Geology, English, Sanskrit, Urdu, Spanish, Russian, Jyotish to name a few.
In the year 2023, IGNOU has accomplished numerous notable achievements. The
highlight of the major accomplishments are listed below:
z IGNOU has received a Four Star Rating for its notable contributions in promoting
innovation and assisting start-ups from 2022 to 2023. This honor was presented by
the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC).
z IGNOU is renowned for its commitment to fostering innovation and
entrepreneurship. The institution has attained a respectable rank inside the top
10 among the esteemed category of “Institutes of National Importance and Central
Universities” as per the NIRF-Innovation Ranking-2023. Furthermore, it has attained
a place inside the ranking range of 151-300.
z IGNOU has been recognized as an awarding body-Dual (AB-Dual) from NCVET for a
consecutive period of three years.
z The University implemented 39 Open and Distance Learning (ODL) programs and
04 online programs.
z IGNOU is conferring a substantial quantity of degrees, diplomas, and certificates
during this convocation. Presently, the institution has a total enrollment of 1.332
million students, with a notable increase in new and returning students during the
January 2023 and July 2023 admission periods. Furthermore, the institution
documented a grand total of 7385 jail inmates and 4101 students classified as
Persons with Disabilities (PwD).
z The institution has effectively registered 3815 overseas students.
z The University now has a total of 2023930 students who are registered with an
Academic Bank of Credit (ABC) ID. A total of 3,291,915 results have been posted,
out of which 359418 degrees, diplomas, and certificates have been uploaded on
ABC/Digilocker.
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z In December 2023, the creation of ABC ID facilitated the uploading of examination
forms, resulting in 44933 students successfully submitting their forms.
z The 21855 grade cards were retrieved from Digi Locker.
z The university has introduced the Course-wise Registration and Certification Scheme
(CRCS), which allows students to enroll in a minimum of one course or a maximum
of sixteen credits worth of courses. By 2023, the CRCS programme had a student
enrollment of 495.
z IGNOU now provides audiobooks as part of its Self-Learning Materials (SLMs) for
Management courses.
z In this convocation, a significant total of 30854 students will be awarded their
well-earned Degrees, Diplomas, or Certificates. The number of students enrolled
in Masters programnes is 125025, while there are 124403 students in Bachelors
programmes, 45858 students in Diplomas, and 13201 students in Certificate
programmes.
z The University is now providing a customized undergraduate degree programme
for Agniveers, which is specifically designed for the recipients of the “Agnipath”
SchemeThe scheme has attracted a total of 1179 Agniveers from the Indian Air
Force.
z In the year 2023, MPDD produced around 2244 courses, equivalent to 51.92 lakh
volumes of study material for the January 2023 and July 2023 sessions.
z The university awarded the Best Idea Award-2023 to five exceptional students for
their outstanding achievements in idea generation, business planning, innovation,
and start-up development.
z Additionally, a group of five students received the Best Business Plan Award-2023,
seven talented innovators were honored with the Best Innovation Award-2023,
and six promising start-ups were recognized with the Best Start-up Awards-2023.
The University organizes many contests, such as Ideathon-2023, Business Plan
Competition-2023, Innovation Competition, and Start-up Competition-2023.
z A total of 20 faculty members from IGNOU have successfully finished the Innovation
Ambassador training program provided by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation
Cell. They often convene and interact with the Mentee students, providing them
with personalized instruction and assistance.
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z IGNOU has set up a Patent Facilitation Unit at NCIDE with the aim of raising
awareness about Intellectual Property Rights and offering patent protection for
creative ideas and efforts.
z In 2023, more than 30 videos of online and virtual training sessions and awareness
programmes were added to the NCIDE YouTube account.
z IGNOU has been granted the jurisdiction to provide its programmes worldwide by
establishing Overseas Study Centers, as per its Act. Presently, there are 25 study
centers situated in various nations throughout the globe. Its abroad study centers
provide a diverse selection of 154 programs.
z The University has partnered with TCIL to provide its 45 online programmes in 19
African nations as a component of the e-vidyabharati and e-Arogya Bharti (e-VBAB)
project of the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India. Afghanistan has
been included in the eVBAB initiative, commencing with the July 2023 session.
z IGNOU and the Open University of Kenya (OUK) have recently established a strategic
alliance and formalized their collaboration via the signing of a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU). The memorandum of agreement was exchanged in the
presence of the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, and the President of
Kenya, H.E. William Samoei Ruto.
z The University has established Memorandum of Collaborations (MoCs) with Baikal
State University, Russia and the Financial University, Moscow, Russia during the
reporting year.
z NCDS, in collaboration with the Regional Services Division, has developed a Disability
Cell in each regional center.
z The IGNOU prospectus has been transcribed into braille for visually impaired
students.
z On a daily basis, the iGRAM portal receives an average of 1200-2500 requests and
complains since its launch. The redressal percentage is an outstanding 99.66%.
z The University continually remains at the forefront of employing cutting-edge
technology and has created 22 operational modules of SAMARTH to assist
stakeholders.
z During the July 2023 cycle, IGNOU provided 214 SWAYAM courses, resulting in
over 170,000 enrollments. Currently, for the January 2024 cycle, IGNOU is providing
225 SWAYAM courses.
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z The University offers Channel-Based Counselling (CBC) in various regional languages
for its programs, including the MBA programme of IGNOU on SWAYAM PRABHA,
as per the NEP-2020 mandate.
z Counselling sessions were held at 20 Regional Centers (RCs) utilizing four channels
of SWAYAM PRABHA to provide Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) courses in 13
different languages, including Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada,
Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. Later on, the services
were expanded to encompass the MBA program in Delhi-1, Bhubaneswar, and
Patna. RC Imphal is the most recent inclusion in the roster of CBC centers. Recently,
it has been holding CBC sessions in the Manipuri language.
z The University has an exceptional alumni population of 443,102, which is one of
the greatest alumni base worldwide for a single institution.
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APPENDIX-1
AUTHORITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY
Board of Management (as on December 31,2023)
S. No. Name of Members Position/Nomination - Prof. Nageshwar Rao Vice Chancellor – Chairman (Ex-officio)
- Prof. Satyakam Senior Most Pro-Vice Chancellor
Two representatives of the Government of India, namely : (i) Secretary, Department
of Higher Education, Ministry of Education (Ex-officio), (ii) Secretary, Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting (Ex-officio) - Shri Sanjay K Murthy Secretary, Department of Higher
Education, Ministry of Education,
Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi or his
nominee (Ex-officio) - Shri Apurva Chandra Secretary, Ministry of Information &
Broadcasting, Shastri Bhawan, New
Delhi or his nominee (Ex-officio)
Vice Chancellor’s Nominees - Prof. Govindaraju Bharadwaza Director, School of Performing and
Visual Arts, IGNOU - Prof. Shubha Gokhale Professor of Physics, School of
Sciences, IGNOU - Dr. M. Shanmugam Senior Regional Director, IGNOU
Visitor’s Nominees - Dr. Ram Shanker Kureel Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi
University of Horticulture and
Forestry, Sankra-Patan, Durg,
Chhattisgarh-491111
190 | Profile 2024 - Prof. Meena Rajiv Chandawarkar Former Vice-Chancellor, Karnataka
State Women’s University, Gokul,
Extension Area, Bagalkot-587101,
Karnataka - Shri Milind Thatte TEER, 1st Floor, Sudhanshu Building
Parnerkarwadi, Behind Sancheti
Towers, Ashok Stambh, 431/K, Agra
Road, Nashik-422001, Maharashtra - Shri Manish Sabharwal Vice-Chairman, Board of Directors,
Teamlease Services Ltd., 315 Work
Avenue Campus, Ascent Building, #77,
Koramangala Industrial Layout, Jyothi
Nivas College Road, Koramangala,
Bengaluru-560 095, Karnataka - Shri K.A. Badarinath Principal Advisor, Ministry of
Information & Broadcasting 903,
Sector-29, NOIDA-201301, Uttar
Pradesh
Co-opted by Board of Management - Dr. Bansh Gopal Singh Vice Chancellor, Pandit Sundarlal
Sharma (Open) University,
Chhattisgarh - Prof. Ashok Sharma 2-B-9 Rangbari Scheme, Kota-324005,
Rajasthan - Prof. K.K. Aggarwal A- 3/512, Milan Vihar Apartment, Plot
No. 72, IP Extension, Patparganj, New
Delhi-92
Secretary (Ex-officio) - Dr. Alok Chaube Registrar, Administration , IGNOU
S. No. Name of Members Position/Nomination
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Academic Council
S. No. Name of Members Position/Nomination - Prof. Nageshwar Rao Vice Chancellor – Chairman (Ex-officio)
Pro- Vice-Chancellors (Ex-officio) - Prof. Satyakam Pro-Vice Chancellor
- Prof. Uma Kanjilal Pro-Vice Chancellor
- Prof. Sumitra Kukreti Pro-Vice Chancellor
- Dr. Srikant Mohapatra Pro-Vice Chancellor
- Prof. Manroop Singh Meena Pro-Vice Chancellor
- Dr. Kiran Hazarika Pro-Vice Chancellor
Directors of Schools of studies – Ex-officio - Dr. Praveen Kumar Jain Director, School of Agriculture
- Prof. Rekha Sharma Sen Director, School of Continuing
Education - Prof. C.B. Sharma Director, School of Education
- Prof. Nehal A. Farooquee Director, School of Extension and
Development Studies - Dr. Deepanwita Srivastava Director, School of Foreign Languages
- Prof. Himadri Roy Director, School of Gender and
Development Studies - Prof. Ruchika Kuba Director, School of Health Sciences
- Prof. Kaushalya Director, School of Humanities
- Prof. Nandini Sinha Kapur Director, School of Inter-Disciplinary
and Trans-Disciplinary Studies - Prof. K.S. Arul Selvam Director, School of Journalism and New
Media Studies - Prof. Swati Patra Director, School of Law
- Prof. M.S. Senam Raju Director, School of Management
Studies
Authorities of the University
192 | Profile 2024 - Dr. Govindaraju Bharadwaza Director, School of Performing and
Visual Arts - Prof. Meenal Mishra Director, School of Sciences
- Prof. Suhas Shetgovekar Director, School of Social Sciences
- Dr. Saumya Director, School of Social Work
- Prof. Paramita Suklabaidya Director, School of Tourism and
Hospitality Services Management - Dr. Harish Kumar Sethi Director, School of Translation Studies
and Training - Prof. R.S.P Singh Director, School of Vocational
Education and Training - Prof. P.V. Suresh Director, School of Computer and
Information Sciences - Prof. P. Srinivas Kumar Director, School of Engineering and
Technology - Dr. V. K. Jagajeevan Librarian (Ex-officio)
Nominated by Board of Management (Three Professors, three Readers and three
Lecturers) - Prof. N K Dash Professor, School of Education
- Prof. B K Pattanaik Professor, School of Extension and
Development Studies - Prof. V V Subrahmanyam Professor, School of Computer and
Information Sciences - Dr. Sonia Sharma Associate Professor, School of Tourism
and Hospitality Services Management - Dr. Mohd. Saleem Associate Professor, School of Foreign
Languages - Dr. Madan Kumar Yadav Assistant Professor, School of Social
Sciences
S. No. Name of Members Position/Nomination
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Nominated by Board of Management (Three Directors, other than the Director of
Schools of studies and two academics) - Prof Neeti Agrawal Director, Planning & Development
Division - Prof. Bharat Bhushan Director, Students Service Centre
- Dr. Jitendra Dev Gangwar Finance Officer, Finance & Accounts
Division - Dr. Umesh Chandra Pandey Director, Regional Services Division
Not less than ten persons who are not employees of University, co-opted by the
Academic Council for their special knowledge including representatives of
employers’ organisations, industries, trade and commerce, academic and
professional organisation, communication field etc. - Prof. Ganga Prasad Prasain Vice-Chancellor, Tripura University,
Suryananinagar, Tripura - Prof. Kshiti Bhusan Das Vice-Chancellor, Central University of
Jharkhand , Ratu-Lohardaga Road,
Brambe, Ranchi-835205, Jharkhand - Prof. R. M. Kathiresan Vice-Chancellor, Annamalai University,
Annamalainagar, Chidambaram, Tamil
Nadu-608002 - Prof. Sanjay Tiwari Vice-Chancellor, Madhya Pradesh Bhoj
(Open) University, Bhopal, Madhya
Pradesh - Prof. Rajendra Prasad Das Vice-Chancellor, Krishna Kanta
Handiqui State Open University
(KKHSOU), Rani Gate Patgaon,
Guwahati, Assam-781017 - Prof. Ramesh Chandra Vice-Chancellor, Maharaja Surajmal
Brij University, Bharatpur,
Rajasthan-321001 - Prof. R.S. Yadav Vice-Chancellor, Baba Mastnath
University Asthal Bohar, Rohtak,
Haryana -124021
S. No. Name of Members Position/Nomination
Authorities of the University
194 | Profile 2024 - Prof. Sushma Yadav Pro Vice-Chancellor, Central University
of Haryana Mahendergarh,
Haryana 123031 - Dr. Ravindra Kanhere Chairperson, Admission and Fee
Regulatory Authority of India, Govt. of
Madhya Pradesh Tagore Hostel No.
T-2, Ground Floor Left Wing, Shyamla
Hill, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh -462002 - Dr. Amit Kansal Independent Director, National Hydro
Power Corporation Ministry of Power,
Govt. of India, Jakhepal Road, Sunam,
Punjab - Prof. Ajay Kumar Singh Dean, Faculty of Commerce and
Business, Department of Commerce,
Delhi School of Economics, University
of Delhi, Delhi- 110007 - Prof. Brajesh Kumar Pandey Director, Hindi Madhyam Karyanvayan
Nideshalay, Jawaharlal Nehru
University (JNU) New Delhi-110067 - Dr. Akhilesh Mishra Principal, Sambhu Dayal PG College
Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh-201001 - Prof. Praveen Garg Principal, Swami Shraddhanand
College, University of Delhi, Alipur
Delhi-110036 - Prof. D.D. Bedia Former Director, Pt. Jawahar Lal
Nehru Institute of Business
Management, Vikram University,
Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh -456010
Registrars Designated by BOM (Ex-Officio) - Dr. V.B. Negi Registrar , Student Evaluation Division
- Dr. Himanshu Kumar Bose Registrar, Student Registration Division
Member Secretary (Ex-Officio) - Dr. Dev Kant Rao Director, Academic Coordination
Division
S. No. Name of Members Position/Nomination
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Finance Committee
SI. Name of Members Position/Nomination
No. - Prof. Nageshwar Rao Vice Chancellor – Chairman (Ex-officio)
Pro-Vice Chancellor of University - Prof. Satyakam Pro-Vice Chancellor, IGNOU
Visitor’s Nominees - Shri Mrutyunjay Behera (Economic Advisor) Joint Secretary/
Additional Secretary in the Ministry of
Education dealing with the subject
matter of Indira Gandhi National Open
University (Ex-officio) - Shri Sanjog Kapoor (Jt. Secy. & Financial Advisor) Financial
Adviser, Ministry of Education, Shastri
Bhawan, New Delhi (Ex-officio)
Nominees of the Board of Management - Prof. Ashok Sharma 2-B-9 Rangbari Scheme, Kota-324005,
Rajasthan - Shri Shreenibas Chandra Prusty Registrar, Indian Law Institute, New
Delhi
Director of School nominated by the Vice Chancellor - Prof. Himadri Roy Director, School of Gender and
Development Studies, IGNOU
Secretary (Ex-officio) - Dr. Jitendra Dev Gangwar Finance Officer, IGNOU
Authorities of the University
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S. No. Name of Members Position/Nomination - Prof. Nageshwar Rao Vice Chancellor – Chairman (Ex-officio)
Nominated by the Vice Chancellor amongst the Academic Staff of the University - Prof. Nawal Kishor Professor, School of Management
Studies, IGNOU - Prof. Sudip Ranjan Jha Professor, School of Science, IGNOU
- Prof. Nita Mathur Professor, School of Social Sciences,
IGNOU - Dr. U. C. Pandey Director, Regional Service Division
Nominated by the BOM for their expertise who are not employees of the University - Dr. Sujata K. Dass 38 / 01, Probyn Road, Delhi University,
Delhi-110 007 - Prof. V. Venkaiah Former VC, Krishna University,
Machlipattanam, Prof. Retired Dr. B.R.
Ambedakar Open University,
Hyderabad, Telangana - Dr. D. Subramanyam Sr. Executive Director, HUDCO,HUDCO
Bhawan, Core- 7-A, India Habitat
Centre, Lodhi Road,
New Delhi – 110003 - Prof. Kailash Sodani Professor of Management, Former
Vice – Chancellor, Maharshi Dayanand
Saraswati University, Ajmer, Rajasthan;
Govind Guru Tribal University,
Banswara 304, Platinum, Sukhadia
Circle, Udaipur, Rajasthan-313 011 - Prof. Rama Shankar Dubey Vice Chancellor, Central University of
Gujarat, Sector- 29,Gandhinagar,
Gujarat-382030
Registrar of the University (Ex- Officio) - Dr. Aloke Chaube Registrar, Administration Division,
IGNOU
Member Secretary (Ex-officio) - Prof. Neeti Agrawal Director, Planning & Development
Division, IGNOU
Planning Board
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Senior Most Pro-Vice Chancellor - Prof. Satyakam Pro-Vice Chancellor, IGNOU
Six eminent experts from various domains, who are not employees of the University,
nominated by the Vice Chancellor - Prof. Gulab Chand Ram Jaiswal Dean, Faculty of Commerce, BHU,
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh – 221005 - Prof. Ashok Sharma 2-B-9 Rangbari Scheme, Kota,
Rajasthan -324005 - Prof. Devesh Nigam Institute of Tourism and Management,
Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, Uttar
Pardesh – 284128 - Prof. P. R. Agrawal Former Vice-Chancellor, Purvanchal
University, Kamla Nehru Road, Near
Manmohan Park, Katra,Prayagraj
Allahabad-211002 - Prof. Subha Sankar Sarkar Former Vice Chancellor, Netaji
Subhash Open University, Kolkata
Five Directors of the Schools of Studies - Prof. M.S.S. Raju Director, School of Management
Studies, IGNOU - Prof. K. Arul Selvan Director, School of Journalism and New
Media Studies, IGNOU - Prof. Paramita Suklabaidya Director, School OF Tourism &
Hospitality Services Management,
IGNOU - Prof. A.K. Gaba Director, School of Vocational
Educational & Training, IGNOU - Prof. Rose Nembiakkam Director, School of Social Work, IGNOU
Eight teachers (who are already Research Supervisors) and one academic (who
meets the requirements of UGC as research supervisor)
S. No. Name of Members Position/Nomination
Research Council
Authorities of the University
198 | Profile 2024 - Prof. Uma Kanjilal Pro Vice Chancellor & Professor, School
of Social Sciences, IGNOU - Prof. Nawal Kishor Professor, School of Management
Studies, IGNOU - Prof. Manjulika Srivastava Professor, School of Education, IGNOU
- Dr. Akshay Kumar Associate Professor, School of
Computer and Information Sciences,
IGNOU - Dr. S. Venkataraman Associate Professor, School of Sciences,
IGNOU - Dr. Gurmeet Kaur Assistant Professor, School of Law,
IGNOU - Dr. Anand Gupta Assistant Professor, School of Law,
IGNOU
Member Secretary (Ex- Officio) - Dr. Bijayalaxmi Mishra Director, Research Unit, IGNOU
S. No. Name of Members Position/Nomination
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APPENDIX-2
OFFICIALS OF THE UNIVERSITY
VICE CHANCELLOR
Prof. Nageshwar Rao
PRO-VICE CHANCELLORS
Prof. Satyakam
Prof. Uma Kanjilal
Prof. Sumitra Kukreti
Dr. S. K. Mohapatra
Dr. Manroop Singh Meena
Dr. Kiran Hazarika
VICE CHANCELLOR OFFICE
Sh. Parveen Kumar, Assistant Registrar
SCHOOLS OF STUDIES
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE
Director: Dr. Praveen Kumar Jain
Prof. Shailendra Kumar Yadav
Dr. P. Vijayakumar, Associate Professor
Dr. Mita Sinhamahapatra, Associate
Professor
Dr. Mukesh Kumar, Assistant Professor
Dr. Dinkar Baliram Kamble, Assistant
Professor
SCHOOL OF COMPUTER AND
INFORMATION SCIENCES
Director: Prof. P. Venkata Suresh
Prof. V. V. Subrahmanyam
Prof. Sandeep Singh Rawat
Prof. Divakar Yadav
Dr. Akshay Kumar, Associate Professor
Dr. Mangala Prasad Mishra, Associate
Professor
Dr. Sudhansh Sharma, Assistant Professor
Ms. Poonam Bhatia, Assistant Registrar
SCHOOL OF CONTINUING
EDUCATION
Director: Prof. Rekha S Sen
Rural Development
Prof. Arobindo Mahato
Dr. Balkar Singh, Assistant Professor
Shri Buta Singh, Assistant Professor
Nutritional Sciences
Prof. Deeksha Kapur
Dr. Ankita Gupta, Assistant Professor
Dr. Shalini Kushwaha, Assistant Professor
Dr. Namrata Singh, Assistant Professor
(as on December 31, 2023)
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Home Science
Prof. Heena K. Bijli
Dr. Meenu Verma, Assistant Professor
Dr. Suman Singh, Assistant Professor
Dr. Richa Prakash, Assistant Professor
Dr. Anuradha Arya, Assistant Professor
Child Development
Prof. Neerja Chadha, Professor
Dr. Priyanka Suryavanshi, Associate
Professor
Dr. Alok Kumar Upadhyay, Associate
Professor
Dr. Preetika Badgujar, Assistant Professor
Dr. Hemlata Chand, Assistant Professor
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Director: Prof. C.B. Sharma
Prof. N. K. Dash
Prof. Amitav Mishra
Prof. D. Venkateshwarlu
Prof. Bharati Dogra
Prof. Y. Nirmala
Prof. Vandana Singh
Prof. Sutapa Bose
Prof. Arbind Kumar Jha
Ms. Poonam Bhushan, Associate Professor
Dr. Eisha Kannadi, Associate Professor
Dr. M.V. Lakshmi Reddy, Associate
Professor
Dr. Niradhar Dey, Associate Professor
Dr. Ajay Kumar Singh, Associate Professor
Dr. Banwaree Lal Meena, Associate
Professor
Dr. Elizabeth Kuruvilla, Assistant Professor
Sh. Ajith Kumar C., Assistant Professor
Dr. Anjuli Suhane, Assistant Professor
Ms. Neel Kamal Sharan, Assistant
Professor
Dr. G. Radha Krishna, Assitant Registrar
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND
TECHNOLOGY
Director: Prof. P. Srinivas Kumar
Civil Engineering
Prof. P. Srinivas Kumar
Prof. Ajit Kumar
Dr. Shiv Kumar Vyas, Associate Professor
Dr. Munish Bhardwaj, Associate Professor
Dr. Anuj Purwar, Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Prof. Ashish Agarwal
Prof. K. Tamil Mannan
Prof. N. Venkateshwarlu
Dr. Shweta Tripathi, Assistant Professor
Dr. Shashank Srivastava, Assistant
Professor
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Electrical Engineering
Prof. Rakhi Sharma
Prof. Sanjay Agrawal (on EOL)
Design & Architecture
Ms. Shruthi Samuel, Assistant Professor
SCHOOL OF EXTENSION AND
DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
Director: Prof. Nehal A. Farooquee
Prof. B.K. Pattanaik
Prof. P.V.K. Sasidhar
Dr. Nisha Varghese, Associate Professor
Dr. Grace Don Nemching, Associate
Professor
Dr. Pradeep Kumar, Assistant Professor
Dr. Sarda Prasad, Assistant Professor
Ms. K.V. Naaglaxmi, Assistant Registrar
SCHOOL OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Director: Dr. Deepanwita Srivastava
Dr. Deepanwita Srivastava, Associate
Professor, French
Dr. Mohammad Saleem, Associate
Professor, Arabic
Sh. Vikash Kumar Singh, Assistant
Professor, Spanish
Sh. Shivaji Bhaskar, Assistant Professor,
Russian
Ms. Babita Rani, Assistant Registrar
SCHOOL OF GENDER AND
DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
Director: Prof. Himadri Roy
Prof. Annu J. Thomas
Prof. Savita Singh
Prof. Nilima Srivastava
Dr. Sunita Dhal, Associate Professor
Dr. G. Uma, Associate Professor
Dr. Smita M. Patil, Associate Professor
Sh. Saitan Singh, Assistant Registrar
SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Director: Prof. Ruchika Kuba
Health Science
Prof. T.K. Jena
Prof. Ruchika Kuba
Dr. Biplab Jamatia, Associate Professor
Nursing
Dr. Neerja Sood, Assistant Professor
Dr. Reeta Devi, Assistant Professor
Dr. Laxmi, Assistant Professor
Dr. Rohini Sharma Bhardwaj, Assistant
Professor
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES
Director: Prof. Kaushalya (Kaushal
Panwar)
English
Prof. Neera Singh
Officials of the University
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Prof. Nandini Sahu
Prof. Parmod Kumar
Dr. Pema Eden Samdup, Associate
Professor
Dr. Mridula Rashmi Kindo, Associate
Professor
Dr. Anamika Shukla, Associate Professor
Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Associate Professor
Dr. Vibhuti Gaur, Associate Professor
Dr. Malathy A., Assistant Professor
Dr. Prashant Shrivastava, Assistant
Professor
Hindi
Prof. Satyakam (Presently PVC)
Prof. Smita Chaturvedi
Prof. Jitendra Kumar Srivastava (Additional
Charge of Director, ID)
Prof. Narendra Mishra
Dr. Reeta Sinha, Associate Professor
Dr. Suraj Kumar, Associate Professor
Dr. Rajwanti, Assistant Professor
Dr. Harshita, Assistant Professor
Sanskrit
Prof. Kaushalya (Kaushal Panwar)
Dr. Devesh Kumar Mishra, Associate
Professor
Dr. Pushpa, Associate Professor
Dr. Soniya, Assistant Professor
Dr. Reeta Gupta, Assistant Professor
Dr. Asheesh Kumar, Assistant Professor
Dr. Avdhesh Kumar, Assistant Professor
Urdu
Dr. Liaqat Ali, Assistant Professor
Dr. Ahmad Ali Jauher, Assistant Professor
Dr. Shakir Ali Siddiqui, Assistant Professor
Dr. Dharamveer Singh, Assistant Professor
Sh. Naresh Kumar Gupta, Assistant
Registrar
SCHOOL OF INTER-DISCIPLINARY
AND TRANS- DISCIPLINARY
STUDIES
Director: Prof. Nandini Sinha Kapur
Inter-Disciplinary Studies
Prof. Nandini Sinha Kapur
Prof. Shubhangi Vaidya
Dr. Sadananda Sahoo, Associate Professor
Dr. V Sreesailam, Assistant Professor
Dr. Abhishek Mishra, Assistant Professor
Environmental Studies
Prof. Boyina Rupini
Prof. Shachi Shah
Dr. Sushmitha Baskar, Assistant Professor
Dr. V. Venkatramanan, Assistant Professor
Dr. Deeksha Dave, Assistant Professor
Dr. Y.S.C. Khuman, Assistant Professor
Sh. T. Paokhanlal, Assistant Registrar
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SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND
NEW MEDIA STUDIES
Director: Prof. K.S. Arul Selvan
Dr. Shikha Rai, Associate Professor
Dr. Ramesh Yadav, Associate Professor
Dr. Amit Kumar, Associate Professor
Dr. Padmini Jain, Assistant Professor
Sh. Sanjay Nagpal, Assistant Registrar
SCHOOL OF LAW
Director: Prof. Swati Patra
Prof. Suneet Kashyap Srivastava
Dr. Gurmeet Kaur Bedi, Associate
Professor
Dr. Anand Gupta, Associate Professor
Dr. Mansi Sharma, Associate Professor
Sh. Rajeev Kumar, Assistant Registrar
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
STUDIES
Director: Prof. M.S. Senam Raju
Commerce
Prof. Nawal Kishor
Prof. M.S. Senam Raju
Prof. Sunil Kumar Gupta (on EOL)
Prof. Subodh Kesharwani (Additional
charge of CVO, Vigilance Cell)
Prof. Rashmi Bansal,
Prof. Madhulika P. Sarkar
Dr. Anupriya Pandey, Associate Professor
Dr. N. Rajendra Prasad, Assistant Professor
Management
Prof. K. Ravi Sankar
Prof. Anurag Saxena
Prof. Neeti Agrawal (Additional Charge of
Director, P&DD)
Prof. Anjali C. Ramteke
Prof. Kamal Vagrecha
Prof. Nayantara Padhi
Prof. Rajeev Kumar Shukla
Sh. T.V. Vijay Kumar, Associate Professor
Dr. Venkataiah Chittipaka, Associate
Professor
Dr. Leena Singh, Associate Professor
Sh. Saurabh Jain, Assistant Professor
Ms. Rajni Gulati, Assistant Registrar
SCHOOL OF PERFORMING AND
VISUAL ARTS
Director: Dr. Govindaraju Bharadwaza
Dr. Seema Johri, Associate Professor
Dr. Laxman Prasad, Associate Professor
Dr. Mallika Banerjee, Assistant Professor
Dr. P. Radhika, Assistant Professor
Ms. Renu Bala Bhagotra, Assistant
Registrar
SCHOOL OF SCIENCES
Director: Prof. Meenal Mishra
Chemistry
Prof. Sunita Malhotra
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Prof. Bharat InderFozdar
Prof. Lalita S. Kumar
Prof. Sanjiv Kumar
Prof. Kamalika Banerjee Kar
Life Sciences
Prof. Neera Kapoor
Prof. Aryadeep Roy Chaudhury
Dr. Siya Ram, Associate Professor
Dr. Ravi Rajwanshi, Associate Professor
Mathematics
Prof. Sujatha Varma
Prof. Deepika
Dr. S. Venkataraman, Associate Professor
Dr. Pawan Kumar, Assistant Professor
Dr. Suvankar Biswas, Assistant Professor
Physics
Prof. Sudip Ranjan Jha
Prof. Shubha M. Gokhale
Prof. Sanjay Gupta
Dr. Subhalakshmi Lamba, Associate
Professor
Dr. M. Boazbou Newmai, Assistant
Professor
Geology
Prof. Benidhar Deshmukh
Prof. Ramanathan Baskar
Dr. M. Prashanth, Associate Professor
Dr. Kakoli Gogoi, Associate Professor
Dr. Omkar Verma, Associate Professor
Statistics
Prof. Manish Trivedi
Dr. Taruna Kumari, Associate Professor
Dr. Neha Garg, Assistant Professor
Dr. Rajesh Kaliraman, Assistant Professor
Sh. Prabhat Kumar Sangal, Assistant
Professor
Dr. Gajraj Singh, Assistant Professor
Bio-Chemistry
Prof. Parvesh Babber
Dr. Seema Kalra, Assistant Professor
Dr. Maneesha Pandey, Assistant Professor
Dr. Mohammed Abdul Kareem, Assistant
Professor
Dr. Arvind Kumar Shakya, Assistant
Professor
Geography
Prof. Subhakanta Mohapatra
Prof. Vijay Kumar Baraik
Dr. Satya Raj, Assistant Professor
Dr. K. Nageswara Rao, Assistant Professor
Dr. Vishal Warpa, Assistant Professor
Dr. Krishna Kumar, Assistant Professor
Sh. Sunil Kumar, Assistant Registrar (P)
Sh. Banwari Lal, Assistant Registrar
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Director: Prof. Suhas Shetgovekar
Economics
Prof. Anjila Gupta (on Lien)
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Prof. Narayan Prasad
Prof. Kaustuva Barik
Sh. Saugato Sen, Associate Professor
Dr. Vijeta Banwari, Associate Professor
History
Prof. Abha Singh
Prof. Shashi Bhushan Upadhyaya
Prof. Shiv Kumar Mishra
Sh. Ajay Mahurkar, Associate Professor
Dr. Mayank Kumar, Associate Professor
Dr. Jaya Jyotika, Associate Professor
Dr. Harshvardhan Singh Tomar, Assistant
Professor
Library and Information Science
Prof. Uma Kanjilal (Presently PVC)
Prof. Jaideep Sharma
Prof. Archana Shukla
Prof. Zuchamo Yanthan
Prof. Kunwar Singh
Dr. Ashok Kumar, Assistant Professor
Dr. Pawan Kumar Saini, Assistant Professor
Political Science
Prof. Anurag Joshi
Prof. S. Vijaysekhar Reddy
Prof. Satish Kumar
Dr. D. Ananda, Associate Professor
Dr. Madan Kumar Yadav, Assistant
Professor
Public Administration
Prof. Alka Dhameja
Prof. Dolly Mathew
Prof. Durgesh Nandini
Sociology
Prof. Nita Mathur
Prof. Rabindra Kumar
Prof. Archana Singh
Prof. B. Kiranmayi
Dr. R. Vashum, Associate Professor
Dr. Deepak Paliwal, Associate Professor
Dr. Shashank Yadav, Assistant Professor
Psychology
Prof. Swati Patra (Additional Charge of
Director, SOL)
Prof. Ritu Sharma
Dr. Monika Misra, Associate Professor
Dr. Smita Gupta, Associate Professor
Dr. Ashwini Kumar, Assistant Professor
Anthropology
Prof. Rashmi Sinha
Dr. Rukshana Zaman, Associate Professor
Dr. P. Venkataramana, Associate Professor
Dr. Mitoo Das, Assistant Professor
Ms. Manjula Malik, Assistant Registrar
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
Director: Dr. Saumya
Prof. Rose Nembiakkim
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Dr. Sayamthani Guin, Associate Professor
Dr. Dilip Diwakar G, Associate Professor
Dr. G. Mahesh, Assistant Professor
Ms. N. Ramya, Assistant Professor
Dr. Konde Linga Swamy, Assistant Professor
Dr. Binod Kumar, Assistant Professor
Dr. Seema Rani, Assistant Professor
Dr. V Kannapa Setty, Assistant Professor
Sh. Sunder Lal, Assistant Registrar
SCHOOL OF TRANSLATION STUDIES
AND TRAINING
Director: Prof. Harish Kumar Sethi
Prof. Rajendra Prasad Pandey
Dr. Jyoti Chawla, Associate Professor
Dr. Chitresh Soni, Assistant Professor
Dr. Ram Kishore, Assistant Professor
Sh. Sampat Ray Agarwal, Assistant
Registrar
SCHOOL OF TOURISM AND
HOSPITALITY SERVICES
MANAGEMENT
Director: Prof. Paramita Suklabaidya
Prof. Harkirat Bains
Dr. Sonia Sharma, Associate Professor
Dr. Arvind K. Dubey, Associate Professor
Dr. Jatashakar R Tewari, Associate
Professor
Dr. TangjakhombiAkoijam, Assistant
Professor
Sh. Anil Kumar Madan, Assistant Registrar
SCHOOL OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Director: Prof. R.S.P. Singh
Prof. A.K. Gaba
Dr. Rachna Agarwal, Associate Professor
Dr. Geetika S. Johry, Assistant Professor
Ms. Asha Yadav, Assistant Professor
Ms. Urshla Kant, Assistant Professor
Ms. Anita Kumari Raj, Assistant Registrar
DIVISIONS
ACADEMIC COORDINATION
DIVISION
Director: Dr. Dev Kant Rao
Dr. Vandana Varma, Assistant Director
Sh. Abrar Ahmad, Deputy Registrar
Dr. Govind Singh Bisht, Assistant Registrar
Shri. Hemant Parida, Assistant Registrar
ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
Registrar: Dr. Alok Chaube
Sh. Anand Kumar Soni, Deputy Registrar
Sh. P. Nagaraj, Assistant Registrar
Sh. Balwant Singh, Assistant Registrar
Ms. Anita Sajwan, Assistant Director
(Software) (ERP-Cell)
Sh. Yogesh Yadav, Assistant Registrar
Sh. Parag Gupta, Assistant Registrar
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RAJBHASHA CELL
Ms. Kanwaljeet Kaur, Assistant Registrar
(Trans.)
Legal Cell
Ms. Deepthi Nair, Assistant Registrar
(Legal)
Sh. Vibhash Tripathi, Assistant Registrar
(Legal)
Security
Major Karan Kapur, Security Officer
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
CENTRE
Director: Dr. Bharat Bhusan
Dr. Bhavana Gulati, Assistant Director
Ms. Urmila Devi, Assistant Registrar
COMPUTER DIVISION
Director: Dr. A. Murali M. Rao
Sh. Pankaj Kumar, Dy. Director (Software)
Sh. Lalit Mohan Pant, Dy. Director
(Software)
Ms. Mamta Khanna, Dy. Director
(Software)
Ms. Veena Chauhan, Assistant Director
(Software)
Sh. Shesh Kumar, Assistant Director
(Software)
Sh. Bhaskar Tripathi, Assistant Director
(Software)
Sh. Sawan Chahal, Assistant Registrar
CONSTRUCTION AND
MAINTENANCE DIVISION
Chief Project Officer: Sh. Y. Nooruddin
Sh. Y. Nooruddin, A.E.E. (Civil)
Sh. Rattan Singh, A.E.E. (Electrical)
Sh. R.P. Meena, A.E.E. (Civil)
Sh. Rajan Sharma, A.E.E. (Electrical)
Sh. Basant Kumar Padhi, A.E.E. (Electrical)
(Temp. till direct recruitment)
Sh. Sukhvinder Singh, A.E.E. (Civil)
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS DIVISION
Finance Officer: Dr. Jitendra Dev Gangwar
Ms. Rajni A. Jeet, Deputy Registrar
Sh. Kamaldeep Singh Bhatia, Deputy
Registrar
Dr. Seema Goswami, Deputy Registrar
Sh. M.S. Malhotra, Deputy Registrar
Sh. K.S. Dagar, Assistant Registrar
Sh. R.K. Gupta, AssistantRegistrar
Ms. Kanchan Grover, Assistant Registrar
Sh. Kasturi Lal, Assistant Registrar
Sh. Ravindar Verma, Assistant Registrar
Sh. Vikran Kumars, Assistant Registrar
Sh. Mannu Hooda, Assistant Registrar
Sh. Prabhakar Joshi, Assistant Registrar
Sh. Jasbir Kaur, Assistant Registrar
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INTERNATIONAL DIVISION
Director: Prof. Jitendra Kumar Srivastava
Sh. Dinesh Chand, Assistant Registrar
LIBRARY AND DOCUMENTATION
DIVISION
Librarian: Dr. V. K. Jagjeevan
Dr. Seema Chandhok, Deputy Librarian (Sr.
Scale)
MATERIAL PRODUCTION AND
DISTRIBUTION DIVISION
Registrar: Colonel Sree Krishna
Sh. Sanjeev Kapoor, Dy. Director (Software)
Sh. Mohan Veer Gautam, Deputy Registrar
Sh. B. L. Meena, Deputy Registrar
Sh. Sanjeev Verma, Deputy Registrar
Mrs. Surekha Mittimani, Deputy Registrar
Sh. Rajiv Girdhar, Assistant Registrar
Sh. Tilak Raj, Assistant Registrar
Sh. Vivek Singh, Assistant Registrar
Ms. Promila Soni, Assistant Registrar
Sh. Bijender Kumar, Additional Director
Sh. Sanjay Aggarwal, Assistant Registrar
Ms. Manisha Rani, Assistant Registrar
Ms. Rajni Guwalani, Assistant Registrar
Sh. Shital Kumar Sharma, Assistant
Registrar
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
DIVISION
Director: Prof. Neeti Agrawal
Dr. Pankaj Khanna, Deputy Director
Dr. Sunil Kumar, Deputy Director
Ms. Radha Padmanabham, Assistant
Registrar
REGIONAL SERVICES DIVISION
Director: Dr. U C Pandey
Dr. V P Rupam, Additional Director
(Additional Charge of Director, CPC)
Dr. Hema Pant, Additional Director
Dr. K D Prasad, Additional Director
(Additional Charge of Director, EMPC)
Dr. Bhanu Pratap Singh, Deputy Director
Dr. Sweta Singh, Assistant Director
Dr. Vinita Katiyar, Assistant Director
Dr. K. Nilofer, Assistant. Director
Dr. R.K. Diwakar, Deputy Registrar
Ms. Sunita Kapoor, Assistant Registrar
Ms. Suman Devi, Assistant Registrar
STUDENT EVALUATION DIVISION
Registrar: Dr. V.B. Negi
Sh. Gulshan Kumar Arora, Deputy Director
(Software)
Dr. Siddhant Kamal Mishra, Deputy
Director
Sh. J. L. Kapoor, Assistant Director
(Software)
Sh. Santosh Kumar Tripathi, Deputy
Registrar
Ms. Aakanksha Sharma, Deputy Registrar
Sh. K.V.K. Chandersekhar, Assistant
Registrar
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Sh. Manoj Kumar, Assistant Registrar
Sh. Anil Kumar, Assistant Registrar
Ms. Reema Kharbanda, Assistant Registrar
STUDENT REGISTRATION DIVISION
Registrar: Dr. Himansu Kumar Bose
Dr. V.P. Rupam, Additional Director
(Additional Charge of Director , CPC)
Dr. S.K. Pulist, Additional Director
Dr. Ranjita Panda, Additional Director
Dr. Bir Abhimanyu Kumar, Deputy Director
Dr. Yasmin, Assistant Director
Ms. Anita Dhall, Assistant Director
(Software)
Ms. Maya Kumari, Deputy Registrar
Dr. Sudesh Kumari, Assistant Registrar
ELECTRONIC MEDIA PRODUCTION
CENTRE
Director: Dr. K D Parsad
Production Unit
Sh. Ravi Shankar S, Deputy. Director
Sh. Ravi Ayyagiri, Additional Director
Sh. Banmali Singh, Deputy. Registrar
Sh. P. Santosh Kumar, Producer
Ms. Jatinder Jit Kaur, Producer
Sh. Dinesh Kr. Diwakar, Producer
Sh. Manoj Kumar Singh, Producer
Ms. Reena Boro, Producer
Sh. Mukesh Yadav, Producer
Ms. Ashuni Pou, Producer
Dr. Amitosh Dubey, Producer
Sh. G.K. Diwakar, Media Officer
Sh. Kamal Kumar, Media Officer
Sh. Mukesh Saxena, Media Officer
Graphic Unit
Sh. Ravinder Kr. Tomer, Graphic Artist
Sh. Arif H. Naqvi, Graphic Artist
Engineering Unit
Sh. S.V.S Prashant,Engineer-in-Charge
Sh. Rakesh Chauhan, Maintenance
Engineer
Ms. Neena Jain, Maintenance Engineer
Sh. Ram Naresh, Engineer-in-Charge
Sh. Rakesh Chauhan, Assistant Engineer
Sh. Ashish Vijaywargiya, Engineer-inCharge
Camera Unit
Dr. R. Sekhar, Video Executive
Sh. Hirdesh Srivastava, Video Executive
Sh. Mridul Mazumdar, Video Executive
Sh. Rizwan Hasheem, Video Executive
Sh. Abhinav Alok, Cameraperson
Sh. Dinesh Kumar Rai, Cameraperson
Sh. Bedadyuti Dutta, Cameraperson
Marketing Cell
Administration and Finance Unit
Ms. Veena Adlakha, Assistant Registrar
Sh. Ajay Kumar Pant, Assistant Registrar
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CENTRES
Centre for Freedom Struggle and
Diaspora Studies (CFS&DS)
Director: Prof. Uma Kanjilal, Pro-Vice
Chancellor
Centre for Online Education
Director: Prof. Shachi Shah
Dr. K. Gowthaman, Additional Director
Dr. Indrani Lahiri, Deputy Director
Sh. Ashish Kumar Awadhiya, Assistant
Director
Ms. Manju Sharma, Assistant Registrar
National Centre for Disability Studies
Director: Dr. S. K. Prasad
Dr. Hemlata, Additional Director
Sh. Rajbir Singh, Assistant Registrar
Centre for Internal Quality Assurance
(CIQA)
Director: Prof. Manjulika Srivastava
Dr. Navita Abrol, Assistant Director
Dr. Shekhar Suman, Assistant Director
National Centre for Innovation in
Distance Education
Director: Dr. Oum Prakash Sharma
Dr. Jyotsna Dikshit, Deputy Director
Dr. Moumita Das, Assistant Director
Dr. Sujata Santosh, Assistant Director
Sh. Lekhraj Verma, Assistant Registrar
Staff Training and Research Institute of
Distance Education (STRIDE)
Director: Prof. Santosh Panda
Prof. Manjulika Srivastava (Additional
Charge of Director, CIQA)
Prof. C.R.K.Murthy
Prof. Anita Priyadarshini
Prof. Amiteshwar Ratra
Dr. Tata Ramakrishna, Associate Professor
Dr. G. Mythili, Additional Director
Dr. Ali Asgar, Assistant Professor
Dr. P. Lakshmi, Assistant Professor
Dr. HemlataBaghel, Assistant Professor
Dr. Ramchandra, Assistant Professor
Dr. Gloria Kuzur, Assistant Professor
Ms. Sarita Sharma, Assistant Registrar
UNITS
Public Information Unit
CPRO: Sh. Rajesh Sharma, PIU
Research Unit
Director : Dr. Bijayalaxmi Mishra
Dr. Bharat Bhushan, Additional Director
(Additional Charge of Director , SSC)
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Dr. Satish R. Gaikwad, Assisant Director
CELLS
Campus Placement Cell
Director : Dr. V.P. Rupam
Horticulture Cell
Chairman: Prof. Shailendra Kumar Yadav
Vigilance Cell
CVO : Prof. Subodh Kumar
Sh. Anil Kumar, Assistant Registrar
SC/ST Cell
Ms. Rajni A. Jeet, Deputy Registrar
Hindi Cell
Sh. Anand Kr. Soni, Deputy Registrar
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APPENDIX-3
OFFICIALS OF THE UNIVERSITY
(REGIONAL CENTRES)
Sl. No. Name of the official RC Name & RC Code
1 Dr. Biswajit Bhowmik Agartala
Senior Regional Director RC Code: 26
2 Dr. Avani Trivedi Bhatt Ahmedabad
Senior Regional Director RC Code: 09
3 Dr.S.R.Zonunthara Aizawl
Senior Regional Director RC Code: 19
4 Dr. M. Safdare Azam Aligarh
Regional Director RC Code: 47
5 Dr. Manoj Kumar Dash Angul
Sr. Regional Director RC Code: 89
6 Dr. S. Radha Bangalore
Sr. Regional Director RC Code: 13
7 Dr. Sarah Nasreen Bhagalpur
Regional Director RC Code: 82
8 Dr. Bini Toms Bhopal
Sr. Regional Director RC Code: 15
9 Dr. S.K.Tripathy Bhubaneswar
Sr. Regional Director RC Code: 21
10 Dr. A. varadarajan Bijapur
Regional Director – RC Head RC Code: 85
11 Dr. Bhanu Pratap Singh Chandigarh
Sr. Regional Director RC Code: 06
12 Dr. K.Panneerselvam Chennai
Senior Regional Director RC Code: 25
(as on December 31,2023)
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13 Dr. J.S. Dorothy Cochin
Sr. Regional Director RC Code: 14
14 Dr. Santan Kumar Ram Darbhanga
Regional Director RC Code: 46
15 Dr. Anil Kumar Dimri Dehradun
SR. Regional Director RC Code: 31
16 Dr. Ashok Sharma Delhi 1
Regional Director RC Code: 07
17 Dr. Kanan Sharma Delhi 2
SR. Regional Director RC Code: 29
18 Dr. A. M. Saklani Delhi 3
SR. Regional Director RC Code: 38
19 Dr. Pandi Sarath Chandra Deoghar
Regional Director RC Code: 87
20 Dr. Yonah Bhutia Gangtok
Senior Regional Director RC Code: 24
21 Sh. Joseph Somi Guwahati
Regional Director RC Code: 04
22 Dr.K Ramesh Hyderabad
Regional Director RC Code: 01
23 Dr. Salam Dilan Singh Imphal
Regional Director RC Code: 17
24 Dr. Sanjib Kataky Itanagar
Regional Director RC Code: 03
25 Dr. Somasi Srinivas Jabalpur
Regional Director RC Code: 41
26 Dr. Mamta Bhatia Jaipur
Senior Regional Director RC Code: 23
27 Dr. Jai Prakash Verma Jammu
Regional Director RC Code: 12
28 Dr. Sachin Shridhar Sukhadeve Jodhpur
Regional Director RC Code: 88
Sl. No. Name of the official RC Name & RC Code
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29 Dr. Anil Ch. Borah Jorhat
Senior Regional Director RC Code: 37
30 Dr. Dharam Pal Karnal
ARD, Regional Director (I/C) RC Code: 10
31 Dr. Santosh Kumari Khanna
Senior Regional Director RC Code: 22
32 Dr. Mayonmi Shimray, Kohima
Regional Director (I/C) RC Code: 20
33 Dr. Sujata Dutta Hazarika, Kolkata
Senior Regional Director RC Code: 28
34 Dr. B Rajagopal Koraput
Regional Director RC Code: 44
35 Dr. Manorama Singh, Lucknow
Senior Regional Director RC Code: 27
36 Dr. M. Shanmugam Madurai
Senior Regional Director RC Code: 43
37 Dr. Rahul Mishra Mumbai
Regional Director RC Code: 49
38 Dr. Laxman Kumarwad Nagpur
Regional Director RC Code: 36
39 Dr. Amit Chaturvedi Noida
Sr. Regional Director RC Code: 39
40 Dr. Kameshwari Moorty Panaji
Senior Regional Director RC Code: 08
41 DR. Abhilash Nayak Patna
Sr. Regional Director RC Code: 05
42 Dr. R.V.R Murthy Port Blair
Regional Director (on Deputation) RC Code: 02
43 Dr. D.R.Sharma Pune
SR. Regional Director RC Code: 16
44 Dr. Sujata Dutta Hazarika Raghunathganj
Regional Director (I/C) RC Code: 50
Sl. No. Name of the official RC Name & RC Code
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45 Dr. Helen Sangeeta Majhi Raipur
Sr. Regional Director RC Code: 35
46 Dr. Rupal M. KubavatARD, Rajkot
Regional Director (I/C) RC Code: 42
47 Dr. S Mohanty Ranchi
Sr. Regional Director RC Code: 32
48 Dr. Mirza Nehal Ahmad Baig Saharsa
Regional Director RC Code: 86
49 Dr. Rahul Bhattacharjee Shillong
Regional Director (on Deputation) RC Code: 18
50 Dr. Joginder Kumar Yadav Shimla
Senior Regional Director RC Code: 11
51 Dr. Pradip Debnath Siliguri
Regional Director RC Code: 45
52 Dr. Shahnawaz Ahmed Dar Srinagar
Regional Director (on Deputation) RC Code: 30
53 Dr. M Rajesh Trivandrum
Senior Regional Director RC Code: 40
54 Dr. Upendra Nabh Tripathi Varanasi
Regional Director RC Code: 48
55 Dr. Sindhu P. Nair Vatakara
Regional Director RC Code: 83
56 Dr. K Sumalatha Vijayawada
Regional Director RC Code: 33
57 Dr. Dharmarao Gonipati Visakhapatnam
Regional Director RC Code: 84
Sl. No. Name of the official RC Name & RC Code
Regional Evaluation Centres
Bhopal : Dr. Bini Toms, Deputy Director
Cochin : Sh. S. Venugopal, Assistant Registrar
Shillong : Dr. Ila Das, Regional Director (I/c)
Lucknow : Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Deputy Director (I/c)
Bubaneshwar : Dr. Manoj K. Das, Regional Director
Patna : Dr. Abhilash Nayak, Sr. Regional Director/ Additional Director
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APPENDIX-4
SCHOOL-WISE LIST OF ACADEMIC
PROGRAMMES ON OFFER
Sl.No. Prog Code Programme Name School
1 MSCFSQM MSc (Food Safety and Quality Management) SOA
2 PGDAB Post Graduate Diploma in Agribusiness SOA
3 PGDFSQM Post Graduate Diploma (Food Safety & Quality
Management) SOA
4 DDT Diploma in Dairy Technology SOA
5 DHORT Diploma in Horticulture SOA
6 DMT Diploma in Meat Technology SOA
7 DVAPFV Diploma programme in value added products
from fruits & veg. SOA
8 DWM Diploma in Watershed Management SOA
9 CIB Certificate in Beekeeping SOA
10 CIS Certificate in Sericulture SOA
11 COF Certificate in Organic Farming SOA
12 CPF Certificate in Poultry Farming SOA
13 CWHM Certificate in Water Harvesting and Management SOA
14 PGCAP Post Graduate Certificate in Agriculture Policy SOA
15 APDF Awareness Programme on Dairy Farming SOA
16 MSCCFT Master of Science (Counseling and Family Therapy) SOCE
17 MSCDFSM Master of Science(Food Nutrition) SOCE
18 MARD Master of Arts (Rural Development) SOCE
19 PGDCFT Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Family
Therapy SOCE
(as on December, 2023)
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Sl.No. Prog Code Programme Name School
20 PGDECFE Post Graduate Diploma (Early Childhood and
Foundational Stage Education) SOCE
21 PGDRD Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development SOCE
22 DAPMER Diploma in Apparel Mercahndising SOCE
23 DAPMERA Diploma in Apparel Mercahndising – Applied
(in collaboration with NSDC) SOCE
24 DECE Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education SOCE
25 DEVMT Diploma in Event Management SOCE
26 DNHEOL Diploma in Nutrition and Health Education SOCE
27 DPLAD Diploma in Panchayat Level Administration and
Development SOCE
28 CAPMER Certificate (Apparel Merchandising) SOCE
29 CESEIVI Certificate in Early Childhood Special
Education Enabling inclusion –Visual Impairment SOCE
30 CFN Certificate in Food and Nutrition SOCE
31 CNCC Certificate in Nutrition and Child Care SOCE
32 CRD Certificate in Rural Development SOCE
33 MCA_NEW Master of Computer Applications SOCIS
34 BCA Bachelor of Computer Applications SOCIS
35 PGDCA_ Post Graduate Diploma (Computer Applications) SOCIS
NEW
36 CIT Certificate in information Technology SOCIS
37 CMAD Certificate in Mobile Application Development SOCIS
38 MAAE Master of Arts (Adult Education) SOE
39 MAEDU Master of Arts(Education) SOE
40 BABED integrated BA BED SOE
41 BCOMBED integrated BCOM BED SOE
42 BED Bachelor of Education SOE
School-wise list of Academic
Programmes on Offer
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Sl.No. Prog Code Programme Name School
43 BSCBED integrated BSC BED SOE
44 PGDAE Post Graduate Diploma in Adult Education SOE
45 PGDEMA Post Graduate Diploma in educational mgmt. &
administration SOE
46 PGDET Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Technology SOE
47 PGDHE Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education SOE
48 PGDPPED Post Graduate Diploma in Pre Primary Education SOE
49 PGDSLM Post Graduate Diploma in School Leadership and
Management SOE
50 CIG Certificate in Guidance SOE
51 CPDT Certificate in Professional Development of
Teachers SOE
52 PGCAE Post Certificate in Adult Education SOE
53 PGCIATIVI Post Graduate Certificate in information
and Assistive Technologies For The instructors
of Visually Impaired SOE
54 MACSR Master of Arts (Corporate Social Responsibility) SOEDS
55 MADVS Master of Arts (Development Studies) SOEDS
56 MAUS Master of Arts(Urban Studies) SOEDS
57 PGDAW Post Graduate Diploma in Animal Welfare SOEDS
58 PGDCSR Post Graduate Diploma in Corporate Social
Responsibility SOEDS
59 PGDDVS Post Graduate Diploma in Development Studies SOEDS
60 PGDPFHS Post Graduate Diploma (Population and Family
Health Studies) SOEDS
61 PGDUPDL Post Graduate Diploma in Urban Planning and
Development SOEDS
62 DPVE Diploma in Value Education SOEDS
63 CPVE Certificate Programme in Value Education SOEDS
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Sl.No. Prog Code Programme Name School
64 MSCRWEE Master of Science(Renewable Energy and
Environment) SOET
65 BSCAEY Bachelor of Science (Applied Science-Energy) SOET
66 PGDINDS Post Graduate Diploma(industrial Safety) SOET
67 DSCDM Diploma in Smart City Development and
management SOET
68 CCOMO Certificate (Condition Monitoring) SOET
69 CCPD Certificate of Competency in Power
Distribution (Electrical Technicians) SOET
70 CETM Certificate in Energy Technology and Management SOET
71 CSCDM Certificate in Smart City Development and
Management SOET
72 CSWATT Certificate in Solid Waster Management Technique SOET
73 PGCINDS Post Graduate Certificate in industrial Safety SOET
74 PGCIPWS Post Graduate Certificate in inventory Planning
and Warehousing System for Engineers SOET
75 ACPDM Advanced Certificate in Power Distribution
Management SOET
76 MAARB Master of Arts (Arabic Studies) SOFL
77 MAFL Master of Arts in French SOFL
78 MARUS Master of Arts in (Russian) SOFL
79 DTG Diploma in Teaching German As A Foreign
Language SOFL
80 CAL Certificate in Arabic Language SOFL
81 CFL Certificate in French Language SOFL
82 CGL Certificate in German Language SOFL
83 CJL Certificate in Japanese Language SOFL
84 CKLC Certificate in Korean Language & Culture SOFL
85 CPEL Certificate in Persian Language SOFL
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86 CRUL Certificate in Russian Language SOFL
87 CSLC Certificate in Spanish Language & Culture SOFL
88 MAGD Master of Arts (Gender and Development Studies) SOGDS
89 MAWGS Master of Arts (Women and Gender Studies) SOGDS
90 MAWGSR Master of Arts (Women and Gender Studies) SOGDS
91 BAGS Bachelor of Arts (Gender Studies SOGDS
92 PGDWGS Post Graduate Diploma in Womens & Gender
Studies SOGDS
93 PGDWGSR Post Graduate Diploma (Womens & Gender
Studies) SOGDS
94 DWED Diploma in Womens Empowerment and
Development SOGDS
95 CGAS Certificate in Gender, Agriculture and Sustainable
Development SOGDS
96 CGSCI Certificate in Gender and Science SOGDS
97 CGSL Certificate in Gender and Law SOGDS
98 MEG Master of Arts (English) SOH
99 MHD Master of Arts (Hindi) SOH
100 MSK Master of Arts(Sanskrit) SOH
101 MAHN Master of Arts (Hindu Studies) SOH
102 MAHV Master of Arts (fgUnh O;lkf;d ys[ku) SOH
103 MAJY Master of Arts (Jyotish) SOH
104 MAUD Master of Arts(Urdu) SOH
105 MAVS ,e , ¼oSfnd v/;;u½ SOH
106 BAAHD Bachelor of Arts (Applied Hindi) SOH
107 BAASK Bachelor of Arts (Applied Sanskrit) SOH
108 BAAUD Bachelor of Arts (Applied Urdu) SOH
109 BAEGH Bachelor of Arts (Honours) English SOH
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110 BAFSM Bachelor of Arts (Facility and Services
Management) SOH
111 BAHDH Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Hindi SOH
112 BASKH Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Sanskrit SOH
113 BAUDH Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Urdu SOH
114 PGDAML Post Graduate Diploma (American Literature) SOH
115 PGDBLT Post Graduate Diploma (British Literature) SOH
116 PGDBP Post Graduate Diploma in Book Publishing SOH
117 PGDNLEG Post Graduate Diploma (New Literature in English) SOH
118 PGDNOV Post Graduate Diploma (Novel) SOH
119 PGDVS Post Graduate Diploma (Vaastu Shastra) SOH
120 PGDWI Post Graduate Diploma (Writings from india) SOH
121 PGDWM Post Graduate Diploma (Writings from the SOH
Margins)
122 PGSKT Post Graduate Diploma (Sanskrit Sahitya mein SOH
Vigyan)
123 DCE Diploma in Creative Writing in English SOH
124 DUL Diploma in Urdu SOH
125 CBKG ¼Hkkjrh; dyx.kuk esa izek.ki=½ SOH
126 CFE Certificate in Functional English SOH
127 CTE Certificate in Teaching of English as a Second SOH
Language
128 CUL Certificate in Urdu Language SOH
129 CVG Certificate in Vedic Ganit SOH
130 SSB Certificate (Communicative Sanskrit) SOH
131 BSCN Bachelor of Science (Nursing (Post Basic)) SOHS
132 PGDGM Post Graduate Diploma in Geriatric Medicine SOHS
133 PGDHHM Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital & Health SOHS
Management
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134 PGDHIVM Post Graduate Diploma in Hiv Medicine SOHS
135 PGDMCH Post Graduate Diploma in Maternal and Child SOHS
Health
136 DCCN Diploma in Critical Care Nursing SOHS
137 DNA Diploma in Nursing Administration SOHS
138 CAHC Certificate (Adolescent Health and Counseling ) SOHS
139 CCH Certificate (Community Health) SOHS
140 CFAID Certificate in First Aid SOHS
141 CGCA Certificate in Geriatric Care Assistance SOHS
142 CGDA Certificate in General Duty Assistance SOHS
143 CHBHC Certificate in Home Based Health Care SOHS
144 CHCWM Certificate in Healthcare Waste Management SOHS
145 CHHA Certificate in Home Health Assistance SOHS
146 CMCHN Certificate in Maternal and Child Health Nursing SOHS
147 CNIN Certificate Program in Newborn and infant Nursing SOHS
148 CPHA Certificate in Phlebotomy Assistance SOHS
149 CPY Certificate Programme in Yoga SOHS
150 PGCMDM Post Graduate Certificate in Medical SOHS
Management of CBRNE Disasters
151 MSCENV Master of Science(Environmental Science) SOITS
152 MAEOH Master of Arts (Environmental and Occupational SOITS
Health)
153 MAFCS Master of Arts(Folklore and Culture Studies) SOITS
154 MAMIDI Master of Arts (migration and Diaspora) SOITS
155 MAPY Master of Arts (Philosophy) SOITS
156 MASS Master of Arts (Sustainability Science) SOITS
157 PGDEOH Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental and SOITS
Occupational Health
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Sl.No. Prog Code Programme Name School
158 PGDFCS Post graduate dip. in folklore and culture studies SOITS
159 PGDMIDI Post Graduate Diploma (Migration and Diaspora) SOITS
160 PGDSS Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainability Science SOITS
161 CSANKALP Certificate in Skill Acquisition and Knowledge SOITS
Awareness for Livelihood Promotion
162 CSWM Certificate in Solid Waste Management SOITS
163 PGCCC Post Graduate Certificate in Climate Change SOITS
164 ACPSD Appreciation Course on Population and SOITS
Sustainable Development
165 MAEVS Master of Arts(Environmental Studies) SOITST
166 PGDEML Post Graduate Diploma(Environmental SOITST
Management & Law
167 PGDEVS Post Graduate diploma in Environmental Studies SOITST
168 MADJ Master of Arts(Journalism) SOJNMS
169 MAJDM Master of Arts(Journalism and Digital Media) SOJNMS
170 MAJEM Master of Arts(Journalism and Electronic Media) SOJNMS
171 MAJMC Master of Arts (Journalism & Mass SOJNMS
Communication)
172 MAJMCT Master of Arts in Journalism and Mass SOJNMS
Communication in Tamil
173 BAJDM Bachelor of Arts (Journalism and digital media) SOJNMS
174 PGDAIC Post Graduate Diploma(Advertising and SOJNMS
integrated Communication)
175 PGDAPP Post Graduate Diploma in Audio Programme SOJNMS
Production
176 PGDDC Post Graduate Diploma (Development SOJNMS
Communication)
177 PGDEME Post Graduate Diploma (Electronic Media SOJNMS
178 PGDIDM Post Graduate Diploma (Digital Media) SOJNMS
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Sl.No. Prog Code Programme Name School
179 PGJMC Post Graduate Diploma ( Journalism & Mass SOJNMS
Communication)
180 PGJMCT Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass SOJNMS
Communication in Tamil
181 CCR Certificate in Community Radio SOJNMS
182 PGDCJ Post Graduate Diploma (Criminal Justice) SOL
183 PGDIPR Post Graduate Diploma in intellectual Property SOL
Rights
184 DIPP Diploma in Paralegal Practice SOL
185 CAHT Certificate in Anti Human Trafficking SOL
186 CCLBL Certificate (Co-operative Law & Business Laws) SOL
187 CCP Certificate in Consumer Protection SOL
188 CHR Certificate in Human Rights SOL
189 CIHL Certificate. in international humanitarian law SOL
190 CSWCJS Certificate (Social Work and Criminal Justice SOL
System)
191 PGCCL Post Certificate in Cyber Law SOL
192 PGCPP Post Graduate Certificate in Patent Practice SOL
193 MBA Master of Business Administration(Business SOMS
Administration)
194 MBAFM Master of Business Administration (Financial SOMS
Management)
195 MBAHM Master of Business Administration SOMS
(Human Resource Management)
196 MBAMM Master of Business Administration (Marketing SOMS
Management)
197 MBAOM Master of Business Administration (Operations SOMS
Management)
198 MBF Master of Buisness Administration(Banking and SOMS
Finance)
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Sl.No. Prog Code Programme Name School
199 MCOM Master of Commerce SOMS
200 MCOMBPCG Master of Commerce in Business Policy SOMS
and Corporate Governance
201 MCOMFT Master of Commerce(Finance and Taxation) SOMS
202 MCOMMAFS Master of Commerce in Management SOMS
Accounting & Financial Strategies
203 BBARIL Bachelor of Business Administration in Retailing SOMS
204 BBASM Bachelor of Business Administration SOMS
(Services Management)
205 BCOMAF Bachelor of Commerce(Accountancy and Finance) SOMS
206 BCOMCAA Bachelor of Commerce (Corporate Affairs and SOMS
Administration)
207 BCOMFCA Bachelor of Commerce(Financial and Cost SOMS
Accounting)
208 BCOMG Bachelor of Commerce SOMS
209 PGDFM Post Graduate Diploma(Financial Management) SOMS
210 PGDHRM Post Graduate Diploma(Human Resource SOMS
Management)
211 PGDIBO Post Graduate Diploma in international SOMS
Business Operation
212 PGDIFM Post Graduate Diploma(Financial Management) SOMS
213 PGDIHRM Post Graduate Diploma(Human Resource SOMS
Management)
214 PGDIMM Post Graduate Diploma(Marketing Management) SOMS
215 PGDIOM Post Graduate Diploma(Operations Management) SOMS
216 PGDISM Post Graduate Diploma in Services Management SOMS
217 PGDMM Post Graduate Diploma(Marketing Management) SOMS
218 PGDOM Post Graduate Diploma( Operations Management) SOMS
219 DIRIL Diploma in Retailing SOMS
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Sl.No. Prog Code Programme Name School
220 CBS Certificate in Business Skills SOMS
221 CNM Certificate Program in NGO Management SOMS
222 MADP Master of Arts(Drawing and Painting) SOPVA
223 BAPFHMH Bachelor of Arts (Performing Arts) Hindustani SOPVA
Music Honours
224 DTH Diploma in Theatre Arts SOPVA
225 CPABN Certificate in Performing Arts-Bharatnatyam SOPVA
226 CPAHM Certificate in Performing Arts -Hindustani Music SOPVA
227 CPAKM Certificate in Performing Arts-Karnatak Music SOPVA
228 CPATHA Certificate in Performing Arts-Theatre Arts SOPVA
229 CVAA Certificate in Visual Arts-Applied Arts SOPVA
230 CVAP Certificate in Visual Arts Painting SOPVA
231 MSCANCHEM M.Sc. (Analytical Chemistry) SOS
232 MSCAST Master of Science (Applied Statistics) SOS
233 MSCBCH M.Sc. (biochemistry) SOS
234 MSCCHEM M.Sc (Chemistry) SOS
235 MSCGG Master of Science (Geography) SOS
236 MSCGI Master of Arts (Geoinformatics) SOS
237 MSCMACS M.SC. (Mathematics With Applications in SOS
Computer Science)
238 MSCPH Master of Sicence (Physics) SOS
239 MSCZOO M.Sc in Zoology SOS
240 BSCBCH Bachelor of Science (Honours) Biochemistry SOS
241 BSCG Bachelor of Science SOS
242 PGDAC Post Graduate Diploma in Analytical Chemistry SOS
243 PGDAST Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Statistics SOS
244 PGDESD Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental and SOS
Sustainable Development
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Sl.No. Prog Code Programme Name School
245 PGDGI Post Graduate Diploma(Geo-informatics) SOS
246 DAQ Diploma in Aquaculture SOS
247 CPLT Certificate Programme in Laboratory Techniques SOS
248 CTPM Certificate in Teaching of Primary School SOS
Mathematics
249 PGCGI Post Graduate Certificate in Geoinformatics SOS
250 ACE Appreciation Course on Environment SOS
251 MGPS Master of Arts (Gandhi and Peace Studies) SOSS
252 MLIS Master of Library and information Science SOSS
253 MPA Master of Arts (Public Administration) SOSS
254 MPS Master of Arts (Political Science) SOSS
255 MSO Master of Arts (Sociology) SOSS
256 MAAN Master of Arts (Anthropology) SOSS
257 MAEC Master of Arts(Economics) SOSS
258 MAHI Master of Arts (History) SOSS
259 MAPC Master of Arts (Psychology) SOSS
260 BAECH Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Economics SOSS
261 BAG Bachelor of Arts SOSS
262 BAHIH Bachelor of Arts (Honours) History SOSS
263 BAPAH Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Public Administration SOSS
264 BAPCH Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Psychology SOSS
265 BAPSH Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Political Science SOSS
266 BASOH Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Sociology SOSS
267 BLIS Bachelor of Library and information Sciences SOSS
268 BSCANH Bachelor of Science (Honours) Anthropology SOSS
269 PGDDM Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster Management SOSS
270 PGDGPS Post Graduate Diploma in Gandhi and Peace SOSS
Studies
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Sl.No. Prog Code Programme Name School
271 PGDLAN Post Graduate Diploma in Library Automation SOSS
and Networking
272 PGDMH Post Graduate Diploma in Mental Health SOSS
273 CDM Certificate in Disaster Management SOSS
274 CES Certificate in Environmental Studies SOSS
275 CLIS Certificate in Library and information Science SOSS
276 CLTA Certificate Program on life and thought of SOSS
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
277 CPSCM Certificate(Peace Studies and Conflict SOSS
Management )
278 PGCGPS Post Certificate in Gandhi and Peace Studies SOSS
279 MSW Master of Social Work SOSW
280 MSWC Master of Social Work( Counselling) SOSW
281 BSWG Bachelor of Social Work SOSW
282 PGDCOUN Post Graduate Diploma (Social Work Counselling) SOSW
283 DAFE Diploma in Hiv and Family Education SOSW
284 CAFE Certificate (HIV and Family Education) SOSW
285 CTRBS Certificate in Tribals Studies SOSW
286 MHA Master in Hotel Management SOTHSM
287 MTTM Master of Tourism and Travel Management SOTHSM
288 BATS Bachelor of Arts (Tourism Studies) SOTHSM
289 BAVTM Bachelor of Arts (Vocational Studies) Tourism SOTHSM
Management
290 BTS Bachelor of Arts in Tourism Studies SOTHSM
291 PGDHO Post Graduate Diploma (Hotel Operations) SOTHSM
292 DTS Diploma in tourism studies SOTHSM
293 CFO Certificate (Front office Operations ) SOTHSM
294 CHO Certificate(Housekeeping Operations ) SOTHSM
295 CTS Certificate in Tourism Studies SOTHSM
296 CFBO Certificate(Food & Beverage Service Operations) SOTHSM
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Sl.No. Prog Code Programme Name School
297 MATS Master of Arts (Translation Studies) SOTST
298 PGDSHST Post Graduate Diploma (Sindhi-Hindi-Sindhi SOTST
Translation)
299 PGDT Post Graduate Diploma in Translation SOTST
300 PGCAR Post Graduate Certificate (Anuvaad Evam SOTST
Rupantaran)
301 PGCBHT Post Certificate in Bangla Hindi Translation SOTST
Programme
302 PGCMHT Post Graduate Certificate in Malayalam-Hindi SOTST
Translation
303 MSCIS Master of Science(information Security) SOVET
304 MAER Master of Arts(Entrepreneurship) SOVET
305 BAAS Bachelor of Arts (Applied Skills) SOVET
306 BAASMSME Bachelor of Arts (Applied Skills) MSME SOVET
307 BAASTM Bachelor of Arts (Applied Skills Tourism SOVET
Management
308 BAVMSME Bachelor of Arts (Vocational Studies) Miscro, SOVET
Small and Medium Enterprises
309 BCOMAS Bachelor of Commerce (Applied Skills) SOVET
310 BSCAS Bachelor of Science (Applied Skills) SOVET
311 PGDIS Post Graduate Diploma in information Security SOVET
312 PGDPSM Post Graduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sales SOVET
Management
313 DBPOFA Diploma in Business Process Outsourcing – SOVET
Finance and Accounting
314 DMOP Diploma in Modern office Practice SOVET
315 CCITSK Certificate in Communication & IT Skills SOVET
316 CFDE Certificate in Fashion Design SOVET
317 ACISE Advance Certificate in information Security SOVET
318 MADE Master of Arts (Distance Education) STRIDE
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SOA
z Indian Agricultural Development
z Agricultural Policy: Formulation, Components, Process, Implementation and
Comparative Analysis
z Cooperatives and Farmers’ Organizations Project Analysis
z Food Laws and Standards
z Introduction to Poultry Farming
z Awareness Programme on Solar Water Pumping System
z Project Analysis
SOCE
z Basics of Event Management and Planning
z Event Coordination and Control
z Communication and Extension for Sustainable Development
z You and Your Food
z Your Food and Its Utilization
z Economics of Food
z Satat Vikas ke Liye SampreshanevamVistar
z Event Planning
SOCIS
z Fundamentals of Computer Systems
z Introduction to Information Technology
z Web Based Technologies and Multimedia Applications
z Database and Content Organisation
APPENDIX-5
LIST OF MASSIVE OPEN ONLINE
COURSES (MOOCs) OFFERED ON
SWAYAM
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SOE
z Teaching and Learning
z Pedagogy of Science
z Understanding Disciplines and Subjects Assessment for Learning
z Selection and Integration of Technology in Educational Processes
z Structure and Management of Education Childhood and Growing Up
z Research Ethics and Plagiarism
z Education: Concept, Nature and Perspectives
z Pedagogy of Mathematics
z Contemporary India and Education
z Assessment for Learning
z Childhood and Growing Up
SOEDS
z Socio- Psychological Basis
z Overview and Perspectives of Values
SOET
z Thermodynamics & its Application
z Electricity & Safety Measures
z Energy Resources and Conversion Processes
z Principle of Electrical Sciences
z Quality Engineering & Management
z Pollutants and Water Supply Concrete Technology
z Computer Aided Design / Computer Aided Manufacturing
z Material Science
z Condition Monitoring and Maintenance Management
z Repair and Maintenance of Buildings Renewable Energy Technology and their
Uses
z Inventory and Store Management in Construction Industry
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(MOOCs) Offered on SWAYAM
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z Concrete Technology
z Renewable Energy Technology and Their Uses
SOFL
z Basics of Russian: Communication Skills-I
z Basics of Russian: Communication Skills-II
z Basics of Arabic
z Communication Skills (Arabic)
z PARLER DE SOI / Talking About Oneself (French)
z FRENCH Échanger / Interactions (French) Mandarin (Chinese) for beginners
z Basics of Spanish Language and Culture-I
z Mandarin (Chinese) for beginners
SOGDS
z Gender Sensitisation: Society, Culture and Change
z Understanding Gender and Law
SOH
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z lkfgR; fl)kUr vkSj lekykspuk
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z Modern Indian Language: Malayalam
z Upanyas: Swaroop Aur Vikas
z Hindi Upanyas-1 (PremchandVishesh)
z Hindi Upanyas-2
z Bhartiya Upanyas
z History of Urdu Language & Literature
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z Contemporary Urdu Poetry
z Contemporary Urdu Fiction
z Huroof Shanasi Aur Talaffuz
z Tarseel Aur Fahem-O-Idraak
z Principle of Translation
z Basics of Spanish Language and Culture-II
z Sanskrit Sahitya ka AllochanatmakVishleshan
z Pratham Bodhah
z Dwitiya Bodhah
z Sambhashanam
z General Principles of Writing
z Feature Writing
z Short Story
z Writing for Media: Radio and Television
z Writing Poetry
z Sanskrit Bhasha aur Sahitya
z Counselling Psychology
z Sindhi Bhasha Shikshan
z Indian English Literature
SOITDS
z Sustainable Management of Biodiversity
z Sustainability Science
z Ecosystem and Natural Resources
z Strategies and Models for Sustainability
z Challenges to Sustainable Development
z Environmental Occupational Hazards
z Global Strategies to Sustainable Development
z Environmental Impact Assessment for Environmental Health
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(MOOCs) Offered on SWAYAM
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z Ethics: Theories and Applications
z Introduction to Climate Change
SOJNMS
z Media, Information and Empowerment (Hindi)
z Media Information and Empowerment (Tamil)
z Digital Media
z Advertising and Public Relations
z Media and Information Literacy for Teachers
z Advertising and Public Relations
SOL
z Understanding Human Trafficking
z Consumer Protection Legislation
SOMS
z Financial Accounting
z Accounting for Managerial Decisions
z Introduction to NGO Management
z Management of Human Resources
z Principles of Marketing
z Computer Application in Business
z Research Methodology and Statistical Analysis
z Social Processes and Behaviour Issues
z Management Functions
z Business Organisation and Management
z E-Commerce
z Business Mathematics and Statistics
z Income Tax Law and Practice
z Business Communication
z Business Law
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z Office Management and Secretarial Practices
SOPVA
z Study from Still Life
SOSS
z Introduction to Peace and Conflict Management
z Indian Perspectives on Peace and Conflict
z Conflicts and Peace: Global Perspective
z Gandhi: The Man and His Times
z Philosophy of Gandhi
z Gandhi’s Political Thought
z Gandhi’s Social Thought
z Introduction to Peace and Conflict Resolution
z Gandhi’s Economic Thought
z Non-Violence Movements after Gandhi
z Gandhian Approach to Peace and Conflict Resolution
z Gandhi in the 21st Century
z Gandhi: Ecology and Sustainable Development
z Libraries: An introduction
z Document Processing and Organization
z Information Sources and Library Services
z ICT in Libraries
z Library Infromation and Society
z Information Sources and Services
z Organizing and Managing Information
z ICT Fundamentals
z Communication Skills (Library Information Science)
z Library Automation and Digitisation
z India and World Politics: Challenges and Opportunities in 21st Century
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(MOOCs) Offered on SWAYAM
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z Hkkjr vkSj fo’o jktuhrh% 21oha ‘krkCnh dh pqukSfr;k¡ vkSj volj
z Conflict Management, Transformation and Peace Building
z Human Security
z Management of Library and Information Centre
z Document Processing Practice
z Information Products and Services
z ICT in Libraries
z Sociology of Development
z Sociology in India
z Women and Peace
z Civil Society, Political Regimes and Conflict
z Introduction to Research Methods
z Human Rights: Indian Perspective
z Statistics in Psychology
SOSW
z Understanding Tribals
z Society Tribals
z Tribals of South and Central India
z Tribals in North and Northeast Region of India
SOTHSM
z Foundation Course In Tourism
z Tourism Development Products, Operations and Case Studies
z Management in Tourism
z Tourism Marketing
z Indian Culture: Perspective for Tourism
z Ecology, Environment and Tourism
z Human Resource Development
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SOVET
z Basics of Pattern Making and Sewing
STRIDE
z Design and Facilitation of E-Learning Courses
z Educational Communication Technologies
z Instructional Design
z Enhancing Study Skills
OTHERS
z Introduction to Online Learning in Higher Education
z Certificate Course in Environmental Sustainability
z Commercial Fruit Production: Pomegranate & Guava
z Introduction to GST
z Introduction to Cyber Security
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z Cyber Security, Tools, Techniques and Counter Measures
z Android Mobile Application Development
z Indian Poetics
z Digital Forensics
z Skill Development of the youths and their Livelihood
z Development of Online Courses for SWAYAM
z Foundations of Heutagogy
z Research and Publication Ethics (RPE)
z Guidance and Counselling in Schools
z Introduction to Virtual Reality
z Domestic Equipment Maintenance
z Sociology of Health and Illness
z Biomedical Instrumentation & Sensors
z Emerging Technologies in Renewable Energy Sources
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(MOOCs) Offered on SWAYAM
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z Data Structure using C Programming
z Artificial Intelligence using Prolog Programming
z Image Processing Using Python
z Safety In Construction Industry
z Industrial Safety And Fire Safety Management
z Power Generation Technologies
z Elements of Underground and Opencast Mining
z Fundaments of Computational Biology
z Genetic Engineering and Its Recent Advancements
z Computational Protein Modeling and Analysis
z Digital electronic and System design
z Fundamental of Electronic Engineering
z Basic Principles of Energy Management & Energy Audit
z Introduction to Functional English
z Assamese Poetry: From Ancient to Modern Period
z School Management and Leadership
z Essentials of Indian Philosophy
z Reading and Reflecting on Text
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Sl.No. School Programme Code Programme Name
1 SOA PGCAPOL Post Graduate Certificate in
Agriculture Policy
2 MARDOL Master of Arts in Rural Development
3 SOCE PGDRDOL Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Develop
ment
4 DNHEOL Diploma in Nutrition and Health
Education
5 CFNOL Certificate in Food And Nutrition
6 CRDOL Certificate in Rural Development
7 SOCIS MCAOL Master of Computer Applications
8 BCAOL Bachelor of Computer Applications
9 CITOL Certificate in Information Technology
10 SOE MADEOL Master of Arts in Distance Education
11 CRULOL Certificate in Russian Language
12 SOFL CALOL Certificate in Arabic Language
13 CSLCOL Certificate in Spanish Language and
Culture
14 CFLOL Certificate in French Language
15 MHDOL Master of Arts (Hindi)
16 SOH MEGOL Master of Arts (English)
17 MSKOL Master of Arts (Sanskrit)
18 DULOL Diploma in Urdu Language
APPENDIX-6
SCHOOL-WISE LIST OF ONLINE
PROGRAMMES ON OFFER
(as on December, 2023)
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19 DCEOL Diploma in Creative Writing
20 CULOL Certificate in Urdu Language
21 SSBOL Certificate in Communicative Sanskrit
22 SOITS MASSOL Masters of Arts in Sustainability Science
23 PGDSSOL Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainability
Science
24 PGDEOHOL Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental
and Occupational Health
25 MAJMCOL Masters of Arts in Journalism and Mass
SOJNMS Communication
26 PGJMCOL Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and
Mass Communication
27 PGDIDMOL Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Media
28 PGDDCOL Post Graduate Diploma in Development
Communication
29 SOMS MBAOL Master of Business Administration
30 MCOMOL Master of Computer Applications
31 BCOMOL Bachelor of Commerce (Commerce)
32 MAGPSOL Master of Arts in Gandhi and Peace
Studies
33 SOSS BLISOL Bachelor of Library and Information
Sciences
34 PGDGPSOL Post Graduate Diploma in Gandhi and
Peace Studies
35 PGCGPSOL Post Graduate Certificate in Gandhi and
Peace Studies
36 CLISOL Certificate in Library and Information
Science
37 CPSCMOL Certificate in Peace Studies and Conflict
Management
Sl.No. School Programme Code Programme Name
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38 SOSW BSWGOL Bachelor of Social Work
39 CTRBSOL Certificate in Tribal Studies
40 SOTHSM BTSOL Bachelor of Arts in Tourism Studies
41 DTSOL Diploma in Tourism Studies
42 CTSOL Certificate in Tourism Studies
43 SOTST MATSOL Master of Arts in Translation Studies
44 STRIDE MADEOL Master of Arts in Distance Education
45 PGDDEOL Post Graduate Diploma in Distance
Education
Sl.No. School Programme Code Programme Name
School -wise list of Online
Programmes on Offer
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Sl.No. Name of the Programme Code Language - Master of Arts (Journalism and Mass MAJMC English/Hindi/Tamil
Communication) - Master of Arts (Jyotish) MAJY Sanskrit
- Master of Arts(Sanskrit) MSK Sanskrit
- Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism PGJMC English/Hindi/Tamil
and Mass Communication - Diploma in Early Childhood Care and DECE English/Hindi/Tamil
Education - Diploma in Urdu language DUL Urdu
- Certificate in Guidance CIG English/Hindi/Odia
- Diploma in Dairy Technology DDT English/Hindi/Telugu
- Certificate in Sanskrit Sambhshan SSB English/Hindi/
Multilingual - Certificate in Poultry Farming CPF English/Hindi/Telugu/
Mizo - Awareness Programme on Dairy APDF Hindi and Telugu
Farming - Certificate in Food and Nutrition CFN English, Hindi, Assamese,
Gujarati, Kannada,
Malayalam, Marathi,
Punjabi, Tamil and
oriya
APPENDIX-7
LIST OF PROGRAMMES OFFERED IN
REGIONAL LANGUAGES
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List of Programmes offered in Foreign Languages
S. No. Programme Code Title of the Programme - MAARB Master of Arts (Arabic)
- MARUS Master of Arts (Russian)
- MAFL Master of Arts (French)
- CAL Certificate in Arabic Language
- CFL Certificate in French Language
- CGL Certificate in German Language
- CJL Certificate in Japanese Language
- CKLC Certificate in Korean Language & Culture
- CPEL Certificate in Persian Language
- CRUL Certificate in Russian Language
- CSLC Certificate in Spanish Language & Culture
- DTG Diploma in Teaching German
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in Regional Languages
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APPENDIX-8
REGIONAL CENTRE WISE LIST OF
DEGREES TO BE AWARDED IN 37th
CONVOCATION
Sl. Regional Centre Master Bachelor Certificate Diploma Mphil Phd Number
No. Name and Code of
Students
1 Hyderabad (01) 754 891 453 373 – – 2471
2 Port Blair (02) 410 352 33 164 – – 959
3 Itanagar (03) 1308 699 18 85 – – 2110
4 Guwahati (04) 2105 636 490 470 – – 3701
5 Patna (05) 6978 9880 311 906 – – 18075
6 Chandigarh (06) 1441 1945 220 1375 – – 4981
7 Delhi-1 (07) 8854 11680 380 3173 – – 24087
8 Panaji (08) 437 391 397 138 – – 1363
9 Ahmedabad (09) 698 735 120 494 – – 2047
10 Karnal (10) 5137 12077 232 2596 – – 20042
11 Shimla (11) 2842 6700 502 2035 – – 12079
12 Jammu (12) 5698 6235 105 416 – – 12454
13 Bangalore (13) 1412 1253 299 706 – – 3670
14 Cochin (14) 3265 2029 186 1719 – – 7199
15 Bhopal (15) 751 490 284 390 – – 1915
16 Pune (16) 912 715 114 353 – – 2094
(as on 02.02.2024)
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17 Imphal (17) 552 160 10 29 – – 751
18 Shillong (18) 516 322 24 101 – – 963
19 Aizwal (19) 580 561 52 50 – – 1243
20 Kohima (20) 730 123 47 89 – – 989
21 Bhubaneswar 3633 3592 357 1306 – – 8888
(21)
22 Khanna (22) 912 1092 234 6364 – – 8602
23 Jaipur (23) 917 1556 587 1765 – – 4825
24 Gangtok (24) 582 588 5 93 – – 1268
25 Chennai (25) 460 619 277 266 – – 1622
26 Agartala (26) 1153 165 203 116 – – 1637
27 Lucknow (27) 1957 1113 200 605 – – 3875
28 Kolkata (28) 4088 5415 245 1731 – – 11479
29 Delhi-2 (29) 16443 10253 316 4553 – – 31565
30 Srinagar (30) 6883 1835 304 643 – – 9665
31 Dehradun (31) 1130 1721 118 335 – – 3304
32 Ranchi (32) 5319 4694 155 1536 – – 11704
33 Vijayawada (33) 528 1148 791 200 – – 2667
34 International (34) 183 515 21 184 – – 903
35 Raipur (35) 395 266 446 501 – – 1608
36 Nagpur (36) 667 310 118 286 – – 1381
37 Jorhat (37) 1208 393 258 149 – – 2008
38 Delhi-3 (38) 10479 5637 511 3070 – – 19697
Sl. Regional Centre Master Bachelor Certificate Diploma Mphil Phd Number
No. Name and Code of
Students
Regional Centre-wise List of Degrees to be
Awarded in 37th Convocation
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39 Noida (39) 2521 2650 450 974 – – 6595
40 Trivandrum (40) 2215 1134 239 957 – – 4545
41 Jabalpur (41) 345 281 163 113 – – 902
42 Rajkot (42) 179 206 41 96 – – 522
43 Madurai (43) 193 230 595 126 – – 1144
44 Koraput (44) 1012 1224 10 444 – – 2690
45 Siliguri (45) 1470 1487 15 280 – – 3252
46 Darbhanga (46) 2249 3428 104 454 – – 6235
47 Varanasi (48) 1784 1155 130 471 – – 3540
48 Mumbai (49) 1068 1085 65 345 – – 2563
49 Bhagalpur (82) 1612 2378 41 91 – – 4122
50 Vatakara (83) 2385 1828 43 1107 – – 5363
51 Visakhapatnam 281 525 497 137 – – 1440
(84)
52 Bijapur (85) 404 343 286 178 – – 1211
53 Saharsa (86) 2133 3702 17 141 – – 5993
54 Deoghar (87) 2225 2890 33 285 – – 5433
55 Jodhpur (88) 513 973 748 146 – – 2380
56 Angul (89) 0 9 3 3 – – 15
57 Headquarter (HQ) 119 89 298 145 1 96 748
Grand Total 125025 124403 13201 45858 1 96 308584
Sl. Regional Centre Master Bachelor Certificate Diploma Mphil Phd Number
No. Name and Code of
Students
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School Master Bachelor Certificate Diploma Mphil Phd Total Total
Without With
certificate Certificate
SOA 0 0 188 327 0 0 327 515
SOCE 3337 0 2063 16555 0 0 19892 21955
SOCIS 1594 1933 139 843 0 3 4373 4512
SOE 1502 4946 2166 1312 0 2 7762 9928
SOEDS 151 0 100 1124 0 0 1275 1375
SOET 0 0 150 67 0 0 67 217
SOFL 0 0 482 6 0 0 6 488
SOGDS 91 0 9 229 0 5 325 334
SOH 26121 6932 299 135 0 7 33195 33494
SOHS 0 451 3743 220 0 1 672 4415
SOITS 681 0 96 96 0 8 785 881
SOJNMS 46 0 8 908 0 4 958 966
SOL 1 0 264 211 0 5 217 481
SOMS 23096 12105 130 20032 0 15 55248 55378
SOPVA 48 0 126 96 0 0 144 270
SOS 10 4398 195 436 1 12 4857 5052
SOSS 65553 85923 2640 775 0 23 152274 154914
SOSW 1933 789 119 141 0 2 2865 2984
SOTHSM 800 6926 110 111 0 4 7841 7951
SOTST 40 0 44 2103 0 5 2148 2192
SOVET 21 0 130 131 0 0 152 282
GRAND 125025 124403 13201 45858 1 96 295383 308584
TOTAL
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SCHOOL WISE LIST OF DEGREESTO BE
AWARDED IN 37th CONVOCATION
(as on 02.02.2024)
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SCHOOL WISE LIST OF PH.Ds TO BE
AWARDED IN 37th CONVOCATION
S. School Discipline No. of
No. Ph.Ds
1 SOSS Anthropology 1
2 SOSS Economics 1
3 SOSS History 3
4 SOSS Political Science 3
5 SOSS Psychology 4
6 SOSS Sociology 4
7 SOSS Library and 2
Information
Science
8 SOSS Public 5
Administration
9 SOS Bio-Chemistry 2
10 SOS Chemistry 1
11 SOS Geography 4
12 SOS Life Sciences 3
13 SOS Statistics 1
14 SOS Geology 2
15 SOCE Rural Development –
16 SOCIS Computer Science 3
17 SOE Education 2
18 SOE Distance Education –
19 SOH English 4
20 SOH Hindi 3
21 SOHS Nursing 1
22 SOITS Inter Disciplinary 2
and TransDisciplinary Studies
23 SOITS Environmental 6
Science
24 SOJNMS Journalism and 4
Mass
Communication
25 SOL Law 5
26 SOMS Commerce 5
27 SOMS Management 10
28 SOPVA Fine Arts –
29 SOPVA Music –
30 SOPVA Theatre Arts –
31 SOSW Social Work 3
32 SOTHSM Tourism and 4
Hospitality Services
Management
33 SOTST Translation Studies 5
34 SOVET Vocational –
Education and
Training
34 SOGDS Women’s Studies 3
35 SOGDS Gender and 3
Development Studies
S. School Discipline No. of
No. Ph.Ds
(as on 06.02.2024)
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APPENDIX-11
LIST OF MoUs
Sl. Name and address of the Main Objectives of the Nodal
No. Institution/ Organisation/ MOU/MoA/MoC School/Division/
Company Centre - Indian Navy Facilitate recognition of training RSD
imparted by Indian Navy to
Agniveers and award of Bachelor
Degree by IGNOU under the policy
of credit transfer. - National Council for Agreement for NCVET recognition RSD
Vocational Education and of IGNOU to award NCVET
Training approved certificates and
qualifications - National Council for Hotel For Developing Programme in the SOTHSM
Management & Catering areas of Hospitality Services and
Technology Hotel Management - Licence Deed/Agreement IGNOU Canteen/Cafeteria Admin
with Indyum Services and
Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.
New Delhi. - National Council for Agreement for Recognition of RSD
Vocational Education and Awarding Body (Dual Category) by
Training and Indian Army NCVET - Ministry of Education Loan Agreement F&A Div
- The Institute of Cost Diploma in Agricultural Cost SOA
Accountants of India Management - Rehabilitation Council of Education & Disability Rehabilitation NCDS
India Training Programme - All India Council for For translating the identified SOMS
Technical Education IGNOU MBA programme courses
(from 1st January, 2023 to 31st December, 2023)
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Sl. Name and address of the Main Objectives of the Nodal
No. Institution/ Organisation/ MOU/MoA/MoC School/Division/
Company Centre
Self Learning Material (SLM) in to
12 identified Indian Languages
to facilitate the preparation and
introduction of technical books of
Management discipline in Indian
Languages. - Renewal MoU with The To offer a programme of studies at SOMS
Indian Institute of Banking the post graduate level adapted to
& Finance Mumbai IIBF the need and career development
of the members of the institute - Food Safety and Standards Implementation of Food safety SOA
Authority of India training programme - Department of Higher For improving efficiency of Admin
Education,Ministry of expenditure, making action plan
Education outcome oriented, maintaining
financial discipline and to measure
performance of the institution. - Metal Scrap Trade Agreement covers disposal of all Admin
Corporation Limited. movable/immovable items, all
scrap/obsolete materials etc
through MSTC’s e-auction web site - Educational Consultants SWAYAM and SWAYAM PRABHA COE
India Limited. SCHEME. - Mahanagar Telephone MTNL agrees to supply free IP-PBX Admin
Nigam Limited. scheme. - Financial University under To develop cultural, educational International
the Govt of the Russian and scientific ties of cooperation, Division
Federation, Moscow, Russia academic exchange and education
collaboration. - Baikal State University To develop cultural, educational International
and scientific ties of cooperation, Division
academic exchange and education
collaboration.
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APPENDIX-12
STATUS OF GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL
Grievance Category Received Resolved
Name Correction 79 79
Misc. 50 47
Hall ticket 521 515
Entrance Test 657 644
Change of Programme 308 293
Official Transcript 2348 2333
Transcript/Genuineness/Verification 567 552
Migration Certificate 2054 2032
Change of Correspondence Address 1453 1433
Duplicate ID Card 811 790
Degree verification/Genuineness 5797 5753
Re-admission 3535 3487
Synopsis 3936 3872
Practicals 8206 8139
Online Admission 3425 3342
Re-Registration 4730 4641
Credit Transfer 4105 4021
Refund of excess exam fee 11713 11594
Answer script photocopy 2180 2036
Learner Support 9751 9612
Fresh Admission 10201 9982
Convocation 14595 14386
(as on December 31, 2023)
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Projects 13882 13647
Re-evaluation 14611 14363
Assignments 28492 28118
Degree/Diploma 23862 23247
Declaration of Term End Examination 34974 34360
Others 122977 122180
Examination/result/re-evaluation 59400 58623
Mark Sheet & Provisional Certificate 34943 34008
Study Material 78974 77623
Total 503137 495752
Grievance Category Received Resolved