The Indira Gandhi National Open University known as IGNOU is a distance learning national university located in Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, India. Named after former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi, the university was established in 1985 with a budget of 20 million, after the Parliament of India passed the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985, (IGNOU Act 1985).
IGNOU – Indira Gandhi National Open University
Today, it serves the educational aspirations of over 3 million students in India and other countries through 21 Schools of Studies and a network of 67 Regional Centres, around 2,000 Learner Support Centres and 20 overseas institutions. The University offers about 200 certificate, diploma, degree and doctoral programmes, with a strength of nearly 250 faculty members and 230 academic staff at the headquarters and regional centres and over 35,000 academic counsellors from conventional institutions of higher learning, professional organisations, and industry among others.
Name | Indira Gandhi National Open University |
Established | 1985 |
Location | Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, India |
Courses | certificate, diploma, degree and doctoral programmes |
Website | ignou.ac.in |
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Name: Indira Gandhi National Open University
Location: Maidan Garhi, New Delhi
Official Website: www.ignou.ac.in