WHAT IS IGNOU???
Indira Gandhi National Open University, also known as IGNOU, is a Central Open Learning University located in Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, India. Named after former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the university was established in 1985 with a budget of ₹ 20 million, after the Indian Parliament passed the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985 (IGNOU Act 1985). IGNOU is owned by the central government of India, and with a full enrollment of more than 4 million students, they claim to be the largest university in the world.
IGNOU was established to serve the Indian community through distance and open education, providing access to higher education in all sectors of society. It also aims to promote, co-ordinate and set distance levels and open teaching in India, as well as strengthen Indian staff through education. In addition to teaching and research, extension and training form the basis of its learning activities. It also serves as a national resource center, and works to promote and maintain the standard of education in India. IGNOU hosts the Secretariats of the SAARC Consortium in Open and Distance Learning (SACODiL) and the Global Mega Universities Network (GMUNET), initially supported by UNESCO.
IGNOU has begun the process of zoning by setting up five areas; north, south, east, west and north-east. The first regional headquarters, overlooking the four southern states, Pondicherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep, is under construction on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. through open and close courses online to IGNOU. [8] IGNOU also collaborates with other organizations to present courses. IGNOU offers a BBA in distance learning and marketing course in partnership with the Retailers Association of India (RAI)
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), established by an Act of Parliament in 1985, has always sought to build a society of inclusive knowledge through inclusive education. It has sought to increase the Gray Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) by providing higher education in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode. The University started offering two academic programs in 1987, namely, Diploma in Management and Diploma in Distance Education, with a capacity of 4,528 students. Today, it operates the educational aspirations of more than 3 million students in India and abroad through 21 Academic schools and a network of 67 regional centers, surrounding 2,667 student support centers and 29 overseas institutions. The University offers 228 certificates, diplomas, degrees and doctoral programs, with the capacity of almost 810 members and 574 academic staff at headquarters and regional institutions as well as 33,212 academic advisors from general higher education institutions, professional bodies and other professions.
Recently, the university has implemented the CBCS approach in various bachelor's degree courses including BA, BAVTM, BCOM, BSC, and others. According to the new CBCS system, testing will be conducted on a semester program previously performed in annual mode.
BACKGROUND HISTORY OF IGNOU
Dipanshu Sharma, Department of Education and Social Welfare has organized a conference on Open University 'in collaboration with the Department of Information and Broadcasting, UGC, and the Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO. Following the recommendation of the seminar, an open university in India was established on the basis of examination. Beginning in 1974, the Indian government appointed an eight-member working class at the open university, with G.
The working group recommended establishing an open university with a parliamentary action as soon as possible. They recommended that the university should have national administrative authority so that once fully developed, any student, even in a remote corner of the country, could obtain an education and a degree (Working Group Report, 1974).
The working group suggested a number of steps to be followed in the teaching and management procedures of an open university including: admission process, age rest, academic adjustment, setting group scholarships in various fields, establishment of learning centers, curriculum vehicle, live communication with teachers and so on. On the basis of the recommendations of the working group, the Union Government prepared a draft bill for the establishment of the National Open University, but for some reason, progress was delayed.
In 1985, the Union Government made a policy statement on the establishment of an open national university. The Committee is set up by the Department of Education to define the National Open University program. Based on the Committee's report, the Coalition Government introduced the Bill in Parliament. In August 1985, both houses of Parliament passed the Bill. Subsequently, Indira Gandhi National Open University was held on 20 September 1985, named after the late Prime Minister.
In 1989, the first convention was held, and more than 1,000 students graduated and received their diplomas. The IGNOU audio-video courses were the first radio and television broadcasts in 1990 and the IGNOUs were awarded degrees and received full recognition by the University Grants Commission in 1992 as equivalent to other universities in the country.
In 1999, IGNOU introduced the first virtual campus in India, with the introduction of Computer and Science courses on the Internet.
Since 2011 IGNOU has employed more than 3 million students in India and 40 other countries abroad. These are the UAE, UK, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Mauritius, Maldives, Ethiopia, Namibia, Kenya, Myanmar, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Fiji, France, Ghana, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Madagascar, Liberia, West Indies, Samoa, Lesotho, Malawi, Switzerland, Switzerland, Nigeria, Mongolia, and Zambia.
