Something about IGNOU University

The Indira Gandhi National Open University was established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 to achieve the
following objectives:
● democratising higher education by taking education to the doorsteps of the students
● providing access to high quality education to all those who seek it, irrespective of age, region, or formal
qualifications
● offering need-based academic programmes by giving professional and vocational orientation to the courses
● promoting and developing distance education in India
● setting and maintaining standards in distance education in the country — as an apex body for the purpose.
Some of the special features of the Open and Distance Education System currently practised by IGNOU are:
● Relaxed entry requirements
● Provision of equal opportunity of admission to people from all over the country
● Provision of learning at one’s own pace, place and time
● Cost-effective and cost-efficient educational operations
● Multi-media approach in the preparation of course packages
● Self-instructional Printed and Audio/Video course materials
● Network of student support services throughout the country
● Face-to-face Counselling and Tele-counselling
● Continuous evaluation through assignments
● Provision of terminal examination two times a year
● Interactive Satellite Aided Communication Network (Teleconferencing).
● Interactive Radio Counselling