Indira Gandhi National Open University or better known as IGNOU is headquartered at New Delhi. IGNOU is one of the largest universities in the world and it offers distance education and open education. IGNOU was founded in 1985.
It has regional centers and study centers spread all across India. IGNOU is the National Resource Centre for Open and Distance Learning in India. The organization has international recognition for providing learner-centric quality education.
IGNOU offers a number of academic programs. Some of the major academic programs by IGNOU are:
Doctoral Programs
Master's Degree Programs
Bachelor's Degree Programs
PG Diploma Programs
Diploma Programs
Certificate Programs
Some of the major Doctoral Programs offered by IGNOU are:
- Doctor of Philosophy in Education (Ph.D)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Economics (Ph.D)
- Doctor of Philosophy in History (Ph.D)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Tourism Studies (Ph.D)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Library & Information Science (Ph.D)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration (Ph.D)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology (Ph.D)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science (Ph.D)
- Doctoral Program in Mathematics (Ph.D)
- Doctoral Program in Physics (Ph.D)
Some of the major Master's Degree Programs offered by IGNOU are:
- Master in English (MEG)
- Master in Hindi (MHD)
- Master in Political Science (MPS)
- Master in History (MAH)
- Master in Economics (MEC)
- Master in Sociology (MSO)
- Master in Public Administration (MPA)
- Master in Public Policy(MPP)
- Master of Commerce (MCOM)
- Master in Computer Applications (MCA)
Some of the major Bachelor's Degree Programs offered by IGNOU are:
- Bachelor of Arts (BA)
- Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com)
- Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
- Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
- Bachelor in Nautical Science Leading to B.Sc. Nautical Science
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.Sc. N)
- Bachelor In Library and Information Science (BLIS)
- Bachelor in Computer Applications (BCA)
- Bachelor of Education (B. Ed)
- Bachelor in Technology in Civil (Construction Management) (BTCM)
IGNOU has a number of partner institutions in other countries that offer IGNOU courses. The countries where the IGNOU courses are available are:
- UAE
- Qatar
- Kuwait
- Oman
- Bahrain
- Saudi Arabia
- Seychelles
- Mauritius
- Maldives
- Ethiopia
- Liberia
- Madagascar
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Namibia
- Myanmar
- Vietnam
- Singapore
- Indonesia
- Nepal
Contact Details of IGNOU:
Maidan Garhi
Delhi
India
Pin Code: 110 068
Telephone: +91-11-2953 5924-32
Fax: +91-11-2953 2312