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IGNOU launched a foundation course in Bhojpuri
IGNOU launched a foundation course in Bhojpuri to promote the language.
Launching the course, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar said, “Bhojpuri is not only a language but a lifestyle and a culture. Sanskrit and Latin have most precise grammar and vocabulary. Bhojpuri too has a very precise grammar, rich vocabulary and literature.”
Lauding IGNOU for launching [...]
IGNOU launched a special campus bus service
In order to provide transport facilities to its students and staff, Indira Gandhi National Open University (Ignou) has launched a special campus bus service. The buses will ply between Saket and the campus at Maidan Garhi in the morning and evening.
Ignou vice-chancellor V N Rajsekharan Pillai flagged off the inaugural Students’ Special Bus Service [...]
IGNOU to start courses on food security
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is starting special courses on sustainable agriculture and food security for northeastern India.
The northeastern region, comprising eight states, covers 7.7 percent of India’s geographical area but produces only 1.5 percent of the country’s foodgrains. Seventy percent of the region’s 40 million people depend on agriculture and allied [...]
IGNOU launches PG Diploma in Folklore and Culture Studies
The School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Studies (SOITS) of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) recently lanuched an innovative Diploma Programme in Folklore and culture Studies, ‘PG Diploma in Folklore and Culture Studies (PGDFCS)’.
From the current session, students will get an entirely novel offer in culture studies, comprehensive and detailed, with anecdotal references [...]
IGNOU slashes the fees for the engineering stream
IGNOU slashes the fees for the engineering stream keeping in mind the interest of students coming from different segments of the society.
Fees for degree engineering courses has been reduced from Rs 30,000 to Rs 25,000 per semester and for Diploma programmes, the amount has been slashed from Rs 20,000 to Rs 12,500 per semester, [...]
IGNOU signed an MoU to grant degrees to soldiers
Indian Army and IGNOU signed an MoU to grant degrees to soldiers, with the aim of providing a second career option to them.
The Indian Army tie up with the Indira Gandhi National Open University to set up community colleges on the pattern of the US system of community colleges in its cantonments and other [...]
