Is Your Open And Distance Programme Fake? Check UGC Recognised University List Here

Several students who enrolled into distance education programmes offered by the Institute of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL) of the University of Mumbai woke upto the news recently that their Institute no longer has the required recognition from the UGC, official government body responsible for the Open and Distance programmes run in the country. University Grants Commission (UGC)'s Distance Education Bureau on October 3, 2018 released a list of Higher Education Institutions or universities in India recognized by the commission for academic year 2018-19 and on wards to conduct programmes through the Open and Distance Learning Mode.

How To Ensure You Are Enrolled In A Recognised Distance Learning Course

According to the list published by the UGC the some universities have their recognition to run the Open and Distance programmes till 2019-20 academic year, while some are allowed to run their courses till 2022-2023.

IGNOU Term End Examination From December 1; 105 Centres Set For Jail Inmates

The term end examination for December, 2018 of Indira Gandhi National Open University or IGNOU is going to commence from December 1, 2018 and will conclude on December 31, 2018. The University has established 861 examination centres including 17 overseas centres and 105 centres in Jail for jail inmates. Hall ticket or examination intimation slips have been issued to 5,94,596  eligible students who had applied for appearing in the Term End Examination. 

The IGNOU hall ticket is available on IGNOU website. www.ignou.ac.in.

The examination centres have been instructed to allow students to appear in examination, even if they do not possess the Hall Ticket (Examination Intimation Slips), but their names exist in the list of examinees for that centre, said a statement from IGNOU.

Students are advised to be in possession of the valid Identity Card issued by the University during the Examination.

The mobile phones are not permitted inside the examination hall.

Separate Hall tickets will be issued to the students of BCA & MCA for term end practicals, said the statement.  

Students are advised to contact the respective Regional Centres in the last week of  December, 2018 for their practical examinations.  

For BLISc. (Library Science) all Theory examination centres are not activated for the conduct of Practical Examination.  Students are advised to contact the examination centre Superintendent and Regional Centress for Practical Examination Centre.

How can we fix what is wrong with Indian universities?

Kishor Patwardhan12 October 2018 Issue No:524


Kishor Patwardhan is Professor of Ayurveda at Banaras Hindu University in Uttar Pradesh, India.

The higher education sector in India has been largely a failure story, according to most analysts. Except for a few institutions, such as the Indian Institutes of Technology, All India Institutes of Medical Sciences and the Indian Institute of Science, most of the publicly funded universities have shown an inability to face contemporary challenges with respect to the quality of research and the relevance of curricular content and teaching methods. 

This article highlights some of the biggest challenges that most of the central and state-owned Indian universities have failed to recognise and address. 

The illogical and bizarre recruitment process for teachers

Often the best candidates are not shortlisted for teaching posts and the worst shortlisted candidates are selected at interviews. One of the reasons is a shortlisting strategy that depends purely on numbers rather than quality. 

Shortlisting committee members are often not sure of the quality of the journals where the candidate has published his or her research, for instance. They do not know if the impact factor claimed by the journal is true or false. 

Similarly, there is no criterion to ascertain if a certificate showing the participation of a candidate in an international conference is genuine or not. What matters most is the certificate and the number of papers: the more papers there are, the more points the candidate gets.

The second reason for the selection of undeserving candidates is a poorly structured interview process. Most of the time experts do not know the difference between a viva examination and an interview. 

They usually do not ask the candidate about his or her plans to contribute positively to the university, or his or her ideas about the administration of academically active departments. They tend instead to ask questions that assess a candidate’s power of recall or, at most, their comprehension of their own subjects. They fail most of the time to evaluate their research skills and any higher order thinking skills.

Another major problem is ‘canvassing’ or lobbying interviewers before the selection process. Though most of the universities state in their advertisements that canvassing in any form leads to disqualification, there is no actual mechanism for disqualification. Many candidates use canvassing to gain access to recruiters and ensure they are selected. I have yet to see a university that has taken any tangible measures to curb such practices.

IGNOU January 2019 Session: Notification

IGNOU January session: Last date to apply extended, check the revised schedule here

The last date to apply for January 2019 cycle registration for Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has been extended to January 15, 2019.

          Steps to Register for IGNOU January 2019

1. Visit the official website of IGNOU
2. Click on the official link to register.
3. Click on ‘Register yourself’
4. Fill the registration form and click on ‘submit’ button.
5. Login credentials like username and password will be generated by the university.
6. Use the provided logic username and password and fill the application form
7. Submit the documents and application fee to complete your application

इग्नू : शीतकालीन सत्र के लिए 31 दिसंबर तक कर सकते हैं आवेदन

इंदिरा गांधी राष्ट्रीय मुक्त विश्वविद्यालय (इग्नू) में शीतकालीन सत्र जनवरी 2019 के लिए दाखिलों की प्रक्रिया शुरू हो गई है। दाखिला लेने के इच्छुक छात्र बिना विलंब शुल्क के 31 दिसंबर तक आवेदन कर सकते हैं। राजगढ़ रोड स्थित गवर्नमेंट कॉलेज स्थित इग्नू सेंटर के संयोजक प्रो. आरएस जाखड़ ने बताया कि इग्नू के स्नातक व स्नातकोत्तर के विभिन्न पाठ्यक्रमों में दाखिले के लिए सामान्य वर्ग के आवेदकों को केवल ऑनलाइन ही आवेदन करना होगा। अनुसूचित जाति व जनजाति के आवेदक ऑनलाइन के अलावा आॅफ लाइन भी आवेदन कर सकते हैं। एससी वर्ग के आवेदकों की पाठ्यक्रमों के लिए फीस माफ है। प्रो. जाखड़ ने बताया कि इग्नू में बीए, बीकॉम, बीएससी, बीएसडब्ल्यू, एमए अंग्रेजी, एमए अर्थशास्त्र, एमए राजनीतिक विज्ञान व एमए लोक प्रशासन पाठ्यक्रम उपलब्ध हैं। 

IGNOU Releases Hall Tickets For December Exam

IGNOU Hall Ticket For December 2018 Exam

IGNOU hall ticket 2018: For the December term end exam IGNOU has released the hall tickets. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has released the admit cards on its official website. Download IGNOU Hall Tickets Here.  Candidates are required to take the printout of the hall ticket from the website and report at the exam centre along with the ID card issued by regional centre or University. 

IGNOU Hall Ticket December 2018: Know How To Download

• Go to the official website of IGNOU at ignou.ac.in
• Click on the hall ticket/ admit card link
• Enter the details asked
• Submit the details
• Download the IGNOU hall ticket
• Take a printout

or click the link below

https://ignouhall.ignou.ac.in/HallTickets/HALL1218/Hall1218.asp

Nayee Taleem is the need of Digital Society: Prof. Ram G. Takwale at IGNOU 33rd Foundation Day

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) celebrated its 33rd Foundation Day on November 19, 2018. Kick-starting the celebrations, Prof. Nageshwar Rao, Vice Chancellor IGNOU paid floral tribute at the statute of Late PM Smt. Indira Gandhi situated at the main gate of the IGNOU headquarter in Maidan Garhi.

 

The Chief Guest on the occasion was Former Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Ram G. Takwale. He delivered lecture on “Nayee Taleem @ Digital India” i.e., New Education in Digital India. Smt. G. Pramila Reddy, wife of founding vice chancellor Prof. G Ram Reddy was the distinguished guest at the occasion.

 

To mark the occasion, an exhibition showcasing University’s journey over the years highlighting the achievements was organized at the Baba Saheb Ambedkar convention center. The Vice Chancellor along with the chief guest and the distinguished guest inaugurated the exhibition. A film about IGNOU “The Torch Bearer of Distance Education” was also shown highlighting the university’s journey since the inception and how it has evolved into a pioneer of Open Education institution. 

 

The last date of Submission of Assignments for TEE December, 2018 is extended up to 30th November, 2018

Dear Learner,

The competent authority has extended the last date of Submission for TEE December 2018 till 30th November 2018

Best Regards

Naveen Raj Bhatia

Centre In-Charge
IGNOU SC-0742 (D)

Hall Ticket for Term End December 2018 Examination

Dear Learner,

Please download your hall ticket from the link below :

https://ignouhall.ignou.ac.in/HallTickets/HALL1218/Hall1218.asp

Best Wishes for Examination

Naveen Raj Bhatia
Centre In-Charge

IGNOU SC-0742 (D)