Why to choose Ignou for Correspondence?
Students have a lot of confusion before choosing an open university for education. Indira Gandhi National Open University (Ignou) Offers distance education degree programs in arts, science, commerce, social sciences and information technology. Ignou offers following facility for students:
Special Features:
- International jurisdiction
- Flexible admission rules
- Individualized study: flexibility in terms of place, pace and duration of study
- Use of latest information and communication technologies
- Nationwide student support service network
- Cost-effective programmes
- Modular approach to programmes
- Resources sharing, collaboration and networking with Conventional Universities, Open
- Universities and other Institutions/Organizations
- Socially and academically relevant programmes based on students need analysis
- Convergence of open and conventional education systems
- Relaxed entry regulations
- Study according to your own pace and convenience
- Flexibility in choosing the combination of courses from a wide range of disciplines
- Study from your own chosen place
- You may also pursue your study in any other university while being a learner of IGNOU.
Program Preparation:
Learning materials are specially prepared by teams of experts drawn from different institutions and universities all over the country as well as in house faculty. These materials are scrutinized by content experts, supervised by the instructors/unit designers and edited by language experts before they are finally sent for printing. Similarly, audio and video cassettes are produced in consultation with course writers, in-house faculty and producers. The material thus prepared is previewed and reviewed by the faculty as well as outside media experts and edited or modified, wherever necessary, before they are finally dispatched to the students, study centers and telecast through Gyan Darshan.
University Credit System:
The university follows the “Credit System” for most of its programmes. Each credit is of 30 hours of study comprising all learning activities. A four credit course, for instance, involves 120 study hours. The course weightage is expressed in terms of credits. This helps the learner to understand the academic effort one has to put in, in order to successfully complete a course. Completion of an academic programme (degree, diploma or certificate) requires successful clearing of assignments, term-end examinations of each course in a programme and practical components.
University Support Services:
In order to provide individualized support to its learners, the university has a large number of study centers throughout the country. These are coordinated by 30 Regional Centers. At the study centers, the learners interact with the Academic Counselors and their peer groups, refer to books in the library, watch/listen to video/audio cassettes and interact with the Coordinator on administrative and academic matters. The support services are also provided through work centers, programme centers and skill development centers.
Programme Delivery:
The methodology of instruction in this university is different from that of the conventional universities. The Open University System is more learners oriented, and the learner is an active participant in the teaching-learning process. Most of the instruction is imparted through distance mode rather than face-to-face communication.
The university follows a multi-media approach for instruction. It consists of:
a) Self-instructional printed material
b) Audio-visual material
c) Counseling sessions/contact programmes
d) Teleconferencing
e) Practicals
f) Practical handbooks
g) Interactive radio counseling (IRC); Gyan Vani and Gyan Darshan