IGNOU Launches MA in Arabic from July 2022 Session

 

IGNOU TEE June 2022 Form Submission Deadline Extended

 Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has extended the application window for June 2022 Term End Examination (TEE) Earlier the last date to submit the online form for the TEE was till June 5, but now it has been extended and is now till June 30. Candidates can submit their forms online at ignou.ac.in by paying the fee of Rs 200 per course.

The announcement was made on June 27 on the official Twitter handle of the IGNOU.

UGC-Approved Short Term Professional Development Programme Research in Distance and Online Learning

Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education (STRIDE) is organizing a UGC-Approved Short Term Professional Development Programme: ‘Research in Distance and Online Learning’  (Through Online) for the faculty of IGNOU,  SOUs & DEIs from July 14-21, 2022 with the approval of the Competent Authority . The six-days programme will be held through online using Google Meet platform.

IGNOU launches new programmes for July 2022 Session

 

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has launched the following new programmes which will be on offer through the ODL mode in July 2022 academic session.

• Bachelor of Arts (Vocational  Studies),
• Certificate in Gender in Law (CGSL),
• Certificate in Vedic Ganit (CVG),
• Post Graduate Diploma in British Literature (PGDBLT),
• Post Graduate Diploma in American Literature (PGDAML),
• Post Graduate Diploma in the Novel (PGDNOV),
• Post Graduate Diploma in Writings from India (PGDWI),
• Post Graduate Diploma in writings from the Margins (PGDWM) and
• Post Graduate Diploma in New Literature in English (PGDNLEG).

Besides, the MCA & MBA programmes of IGNOU have been given recognition by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). All admissions to MCA & MBA programmes are direct without Entrance Test.

Degree to be granted by IGNOU, with recognition in India and abroad for employment and education

 The Union Cabinet on 14th June, 2022 approved an attractive recruitment scheme for Indian youth to serve in the Armed Forces called AGNIPATH and the youth selected under this scheme will be known as Agniveers.

AGNIPATH allows patriotic and motivated youth to serve in the Armed Forces for a period of four years. The AGNIPATH scheme has been designed to enable a youthful profile of the Armed Forces.

In order to enhance the future career prospects of our Agniveers, and equip them for various job roles in the civilian sector, the Ministry of Education is to launch a special, three year skill based bachelor degree programme for serving defence personnel that will recognize the skill training received by them during their tenure in the defence establishments.

Under this programme that has been designed by IGNOU and will also be executed by them, 50 % of the credits required for a graduate degree will come from the skill training – both technical and non-technical – received by the Agniveer, and the remaining 50 % will come from a basket of courses that cover a wide variety of subjects like languages, Economics, History, Political Science, Public Administration, Sociology, Mathematics, Education, Commerce, Tourism, Vocational Studies, Agriculture and Jyotish, as also Ability Enhancement Courses on Environmental Studies and Communication Skills in English.

This programme is aligned with UGC norms and with the National Credit Framework / National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) as mandated under the National Education Policy 2020.

It also has provision for multiple exit points – Undergraduate Certificate on successful completion of the first year courses, Undergraduate Diploma on successful completion of the first and second year courses, and Degree on completion of all the courses in three year time frame.

The framework of the programme has been duly recognized by the concerned regulatory bodies – All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) and UGC. Degree will be awarded by IGNOU as per UGC nomenclature (BA; B. Com.; BA (vocational); BA (Tourism Management), and will be recognized both in India and abroad for employment and education.

Army, Navy and Air Force will sign Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with IGNOU for implementation of the scheme.

Agniveers' in-service training to amount for 50% credit in 3-yr IGNOU degree programme

 

The Ministry of Education said on Wednesday that it will recognise in-service training received by Agniveers, or youth selected in the AGNIPATH recruitment scheme, as credits for a graduation programme designed by IGNOU. Under IGNOU’s specially-designed degree programme this in-service training will count for 50 per cent of credit. The programme will also allow for multiple entry-exit points with appropriate certification. This will enable Agniveers to follow civilian courses. 

The ministry will launch a special, three-year skill-based bachelor degree programme for serving defence personnel that will recognise the skill training received by them during their tenure. 

The programme, designed by IGNOU, will be executed by them too. Both technical and non-technical skill training received by the Agniveer will amount to 50 per cent of the credits required for a graduate degree. The rest of the 50 per cent will come from a basket of courses including subjects like  languages, Economics, History, Political Science, Public Administration, Sociology, Mathematics, Education, Commerce, Tourism, Vocational Studies, Agriculture, Jyotish, ability enhancement courses on Environmental Studies and Communication Skills in English. 

The IGNOU programme will be aligned to UGC norms and National Credit Framework/National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF). 

UGC, IGNOU to launch three-year skill-based BA programme for ‘Agniveers’ (Printed from The Times of India) 15th June 2022

 

To enhance the future career prospects of the recruits or ‘Agniveers’ under the ‘Agnipath’ scheme, the Ministry of Education has announced the launch of a special three-year skill-based bachelor's degree programme that will recognise the skill training received by them during their tenure in the defence establishments. The Army, Navy and Air Force will sign a Memorandum of Understand (MoU) with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) for the implementation of the programme.

The programme has been designed by IGNOU and is aligned with University Grants Commission (UGC) norms and with National Credit Framework, National Skill Qualification framework (NSQF), as mandated under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

Under this programme, 50% of the credits required for a graduate degree will come from the skill training (technical and non-technical) while a remaining will come from a variety of courses across subjects including Languages, Economics, History, Political Science, Sociology, Public Administration, Maths, Education, Commerce, Tourism, Vocational Studies, Agriculture and Jyotish, along with ability enhancement courses on Environmental Studies and Communication Skills in English.

The programme will also have options for multiple exit points, which will provide ‘Agniveers’ with an undergraduate (UG) certificate on successful completion of the first year, a UG diploma on successful completion of first and second-year courses and a degree on completion of all courses in the three year time frame.


Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, chairman, UGC, says, “UGC and IGNOU are working together to provide recognition for the skills acquired by ‘Agniveers’. In addition, once the Digital University is established, ‘Agniveers’ will have the opportunity to do courses in emerging areas. This will make them future-ready.”

The framework of the programme has been recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) and UGC. The final degrees will be awarded by IGNOU as per the UGC nomenclature of BA, BCom, BA (vocational), BA (Tourism management). The degrees will be recognised both in India and abroad for employment and education purposes by the ‘Agniveers’.

Kumar says that information about the skills that will be provided to ‘Agniveers’ during their four-year training is key, adds Kumar. “Based on this, mapping their skill training with NHEQF will be done. This will then give us an idea about what qualifications can be given to ‘Agniveers’,” he says.

He adds, “The bottom line is that UGC would like to work on this plan to see how ‘Agniveers’ skill training can be mapped into qualifications so that they can acquire additional higher qualifications or be ready for new job opportunities.”

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IGNOU to start four new MBA courses

 

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has started four new MBA programmes from July 2022 session after getting approval from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The new programmes are human resource management, finance management, marketing management and operations management.

Aspirants of IGNOU MBA programme can now take direct admission without an entrance examination. The council has granted the approval of one lakh admissions to IGNOU for the July 2022 session. The candidate must have a three-year graduation degree with 50% marks (45% for reserved category) from any recognised university/institution. Link for online admission and other details is available on the IGNOU website and the last date for admission has been fixed as July 31, 2022, a spokesperson of the university said here today.

In addition to this, the university has also started the process of fresh admission to various master’s degrees, bachelor’s degrees, diploma, PG diploma and certificate programmes.