IGNOU

With an aim of reaping the benefits of modern technological advancements for facilitating distance education, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), has decided to launch a certificate programme in English, using Nokia mobile's Ovi Life Tools.

This strategic collaboration will interweave technology with education, so that this programme in functional English can initially be launched in six districts of Maharashtra. Once successful its launch in the rest of the nation will be contemplated.

As parts of their efforts to inculcate skill building in higher education sector, the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and the National Institute of Information Technology (NIIT) have jointly decided to develop a ‘pool of industry-ready professionals’ who would be highly employable both in the domestic and global job markets.

Some of the deemed universities of the country might find themselves in a tight spot as a government panel set up to review their functioning found them running unapproved distance learning programmes and has recommended legal action against them after the discontinuation of the courses with immediate effect.

To improve and complement the teaching-learning process across the country, six new FM radio stations on education have been launched by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) on February 10. The university has already 31 radio stations and these 6 will add to the list.  

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has taken a unique initiative as part of its efforts to universalize education. The pioneer in distance learning in the country has opened vistas of educational opportunities for jail inmates that too, free of charge as the university has decided not to levy any fee from the prisoners.

Community colleges are going to be more in numbers in the days to come. IGNOU has chalked out proper plans to add to the existing number of ‘community’ colleges in the country. The number of such colleges is set to increase more than three times to the present ones. From the existing 160 such colleges, 500 would be the precise number of community colleges across the country in next two years.

Prof. VN Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has announced that more than 28,000 foreign students, from 35 countries, had already registered under the various academic programmes offered the university. Out of this, thirty-eight percent are female students who have enrolled in different graduation courses like the BCA, MCA, MBA and B.Ed Prof.

To bring improvement in quality of education, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has decided to give the students an opportunity to evaluate their courses and provide the university feedback. According to the report, students would be provided with a proforma to write about the liking and disliking of their respective course format.

Following the concern of the Union Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), over the various distance education engineering programmes being run by IGNOU and their recognition, the varsity has put on hold admissions to the B.Tech courses for the time being.

The varsity has taken this decision in order to gain time to resolve the doubts and objections sprouting from the MHRD and AICTE, regarding the programmes. The decision was taken in the faculty meeting of the School of Engineering and Technology.