COMMON PROSPECTUS Master’s Degree Bachelor’s Degree Diplomas Certificates Indira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068, INDIA | www.ignou.ac.in Price: Rs. 100/- by cash at the counter | Rs. 150/- by Registered Post Electronic version of the prospectus is available for download at: http://www.ignou.ac.in Online Admission & Payment Gateway RECOGNITION IGNOU is a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 (Act No. 50 of 1985). IGNOU Degrees/Diplomas/Certificates are recognised by all the member institutions of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and are at par with Degrees/Diplomas/Certificates of all Indian Universities/Deemed Universities/Institutions. Prepared & vetted at: Student Registration Division IGNOU Offers “Round the Year Admission” to its Programmes under the ‘Walk-in-Admission’ Scheme. Candidates © Indira Gandhi National Open University can obtain admission application forms March 2012 from Regional Centre, Student Registration Divisions (SRD), IGNOU Headquarters and Print Production Mr B. Natarajan, DR(P) also can download the Prospectus and application form from the university website at Mr Arvind Kumar, AR(P) ww.ignou.ac.in. Mr Ajit Kumar, So(P) Candidates can submit the same only at the Regional Centres concerned either by post or in person. Application forms can be All rights reserved. No part of this submitted online and programme fee can be paid work may be reproduced in any online through the internet payment gateway. form, by mimeograph or any other means, without permission in writing from the Indira Gandhi National CUT OFF DATES FOR WALK-IN-ADMISSION: Open University, New Delhi. Please check the admission advertisement in National Further information on the Indira Dailies and on IGNOU Website Gandhi National Open University www.ignou.ac.in Programmes may be obtained from the University’s office at Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068 or its website http://www.ignou.ac.in Printed and published on behalf of Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi by Registrar, Material Production & Distribution Division. ii IGNOU Common Prospectus CONTENTS MESSAGE FROM THE VICE CHANCELLOR ......................................................................................................... viii 1. THE UNIVERSITY 1.1 Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Prominent Features................................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Important Achievements ........................................................................................................... 1 1.4 The Schools of Studies & Centres................................................................................................ 1 1.5 Academic Programmes.............................................................................................................. 2 1.6 Course Preparation.................................................................................................................. 2 1.7 Credit System ........................................................................................................................ 2 1.8 Support Services .................................................................................................................... 2 1.9 Programme Delivery ................................................................................................................. 2 1.10 Evaluation System.................................................................................................................... 2 1.11 Associate Studentship............................................................................................................. 3 1.12 On-Demand Examination............................................................................................................ 3 2. PROGRAMMES OFFERED IN JANUARY AND JULY (BOTH) SESSION 2.1 MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES 2.1.1 Master of Computer Applications (MCA) ...................................................................................... 5 2.1.2 Master of Science (Dietetics and Food Service Management) (MSCDFSM) ........................................... 6 2.1.3 Master of Arts (Rural Development) (MARD).................................................................................. 6 2.1.4 Master of Commerce (MCOM)................................................................................................... 7 2.1.5 Master of Arts (Tourism Management) (MTM)................................................................................ 7 2.1.6 Master of Arts (English) (MEG) .................................................................................................. 7 2.1.7 Maste of Arts (Hindi)(MHD).....................................................................................................................8 2.1.8 Master of Social Work (MSW)...................................................................................................... 8 2.1.9 Master of Arts (Philosophy) (MAPY) .............................................................................................. 8 2.1.10 Master of Arts (Gandhi and Peace Studies) (MGPS)........................................................................... 9 2.1.11 Master of Arts (Education) (MAEDU) ..........................................................................................10 2.1.12 Master of Arts in Participatory Development (MAPD).....................................................................11 2.1.13 Master of Arts (Economics) (MEC) .............................................................................................11 2.1.14 Master of Arts (History) (MAH).................................................................................................12 2.1.15 Master of Arts (Political Science) (MPS) .....................................................................................12 2.1.16 Master of Arts (Public Administration) (MPA)................................................................................13 2.1.17 Master of Arts(Sociology) (MSO)...............................................................................................13 2.1.18 Master of Arts (Psychology) (MAPC)...........................................................................................14 2.1.19 Master of Arts (Extension and Development Studies) (MAEDS)..........................................................14 2.1.20 Master of Arts in Gender and Development Studies (MAGD)...........................................................15 2.1.21 Master of Arts (Distance Education) (MADE) ................................................................................16 2.1.22 Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) ........................................................................16 2.1.23 Masters in Anthropology (MAAN)................................................................................................17 2.2 BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES 2.2.1 Bachelor of Arts (Tourism Studies) (BTS)......................................................................................17 2.2.2 Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)....................................................................................18 2.2.3 Bachelor’s Degree Programmes (BDP)-B.A, B.Com, B.Sc, BSW....................................................................19 2.2.4 Bachelor of Library and Information Science (BLIS)........................................................................26 IGNOU Common Prospectus iii 2.2.5 Bachelor’s Preparatory Programme (BPP) ....................................................................................26 2.3 DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES 2.3.1 Advance Diploma in Participatory Development (ADPD) ..........................................................................26 2.3.2 Post Graduate Diploma in Participatory Development (PGDPD)..........................................................27 2.3.3 Post Graduate Diploma in Library Networking and Automation (PGDLAN)............................................28 2.3.4 Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster Management (PGDDM) ...............................................................28 2.3.5 Post Graduate Diploma in Participatory Management of Displacement, Resettlement and Rehabilitation (PGDMRR) (online also).........................................................................................29 2.3.6 Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development (PGDRD) ...................................................................29 2.3.7 Post Graduate Diploma in Translation (PGDT) ...............................................................................30 2.3.8 Post Graduate Diploma in International Business Operations (PGDIBO)...............................................30 2.3.9 Post Graduate Diploma in Environment and Sustainable Development (PGDESD)....................................30 2.3.10 Post Graduate Diploma in Analytical Chemistry (PGDAC) ................................................................31 2.3.11 Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication (PGJMC)............................................31 2.3.12 Post Graduate Diploma in Audio Programme Production (PGDAPP).....................................................31 2.3.13 Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Technology (PGDET)................................................................32 2.3.14 Post Graduate Diploma in School Leadership and Management (PGDSLM)...........................................32 2.3.15 Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Management and Administration (PGDEMA) ................................33 2.3.16 Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education (PGDHE).....................................................................33 2.3.17 Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education Management (PGDHEM)..................................................33 2.3.18 Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work Among the Tribals (PGDSWT)..................................................34 2.3.19 Post Graduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sales Management (PGDPSM)................................................34 2.3.20 Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights (PGDIPR).......................................................34 2.3.21 Post Graduate Diploma in Criminal Justice (PGDCJ)..........................................................................35 2.3.22 Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law (PGDENLW)...............................................................35 2.3.23 Post Graduate Diploma in Extension and Development Studies (PGDEDS)...............................................35 2.3.24 Post Graduate Diploma in Folklore and Culture Studies (PGDFCS)......................................................36 2.3.25 Post Graduate Diploma in Gandhi and Peace Studies (PGDGPS) ...........................................................36 2.3.26 Post Graduate Diploma in Corporate Governance (PGDICG) .............................................................37 2.3.27 Post Graduate Diploma in Pre- Primary Education (PGDPPED) ...............................................................37 2.3.28 Post Graduate Diploma in Information Security (PGDIS) .........................................................................38 2.3.29 Diploma in Youth in Development Work (DCYP) ....................................................................................38 2.3.30 Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education (DECE) .........................................................................39 2.3.31 Diploma in Nutrition & Health Education (DNHE) ..................................................................................39 2.3.32 Diploma in Tourism Studies (DTS) ........................................................................................................39 2.3.33 Diploma in Aquaculture (DAQ) ............................................................................................................40 2.3.34 Diploma in Teaching German as a Foreign Language (DTG) ....................................................................40 2.3.35 Diploma in Creative Writing in English (DCE) .......................................................................................40 2.3.36 Diploma Programme in Urdu (DUL) ......................................................................................................41 2.3.37 Diploma in HIV and Family Education (DAFE) ........................................................................................41 2.3.38 Diploma in Women’s Empowerment and Development (DWED) ...............................................................41 2.3.39 Diploma in Business Process Outsourcing –– Finance and Accounting (DBPOFA) .......................................41 2.3.40 Diploma in Paralegal Practice (DIPP) ....................................................................................................42 2.3.41 Diploma in Panchayat Level Administration and Development (DPLAD) .....................................................42 2.4. CERTIFICATE PROGRAMMES 2.4.1 Advance Certificate in Power Distribution Management (ACPDM)...............................................................43 iv IGNOU Common Prospectus 2.4.2 Advance Certificate in information Security (ACISE)..................................................................................43 2.4.3 Post Graduate Certificate in Extension and Development Studies (PGCEDS)............................................43 2.4.4 Post Graduate Certificate in Adult Education (PGCAE)......................................................................44 2.4.5 Post Graduate Certificate in Cyber Law (PGCCL) ..........................................................................44 2.4.6 Post Graduate Certificate in Patent Practice (PGCPP) ...................................................................45 2.4.7 Post Graduate Certificate in Participatory Development (PGCEPD) ....................................................45 2.4.8 Post Graduate Certificate in Bangla-Hindi Translation (PGCBHT) .......................................................45 2.4.9 Post Graduate Certificate in Malayalam-Hindi Translation (PGCMHT)..................................................46 2.4.10 Post Graduate Certificate in Agriculture Policy (PGCAP) (Offered online also).....................................46 2.4.11 Post Graduate Certificate in Gandhi and Peace Studies (PGCGPS) .......................................................46 2.4.12 Certificate in Indigenous Art Practices (CIAP) ......................................................................................47 2.4.13 Certificate Programme in Japanese Language (CJL) .......................................................................47 2.4.14 Certificate in Visual Arts—Painting (CVAP)....................................................................................47 2.4.15 Certificate in Visual Arts—Applied Art (CVAA) ...............................................................................48 2.4.16 Certificate in Visual Arts—Sculpture (CVAS) ...................................................................................48 2.4.17 Certificate in Performing Arts—Theatre Arts (CPATHA)....................................................................48 2.4.18 Certificate in Performing Arts—Hindustani Music (CPAHM) .................................................................49 2.4.19 Certificate in Performing Arts—Karnatak Music (CPAKM)................................................................... 49 2.4.20 Certificate in Performing Arts—Bharatanatyam (CPABN).....................................................................49 2.4.21 Certificate in Performing Arts—Kathak ( CPAKT) ..............................................................................50 2.4.22 Certificate in German Language (CGL)........................................................................................50 2.4.23 Certificate in French Language (CFL).........................................................................................50 2.4.24 Certificate in Arabic Language (CAL)..........................................................................................51 2.4.25 Certificate in Disaster Management (CDM)...................................................................................51 2.4.26 Certificate in Environmental Studies (CES)...................................................................................51 2.4.27 Certificate Programme in NGO Management (CNM).........................................................................51 2.4.28 Certificate in Business Skills (CBS).............................................................................................51 2.4.29 Certificate in Teaching of English as a Second Language (CTE) .......................................................52 2.4.30 Certificate in Functional English (Basic Level) (CFE) ......................................................................52 2.4.31 Certificate in Urdu Language (CUL) ...........................................................................................52 2.4.32 Certificate in HIV and Family Education (CAFÉ) ............................................................................52 2.4.33 Certificate in Social Work and Criminal Justice System (CSWCJS) .....................................................53 2.4.34 Certificate in Health Care Waste Management (CHCWM) ................................................................53 2.4.35 Certificate in Newborn and Infant Nursing (CNIN).........................................................................53 2.4.36 Certificate in Maternal and Child Health Nursing (CMCHN) .............................................................54 2.4.37 Certificate In Diabetes Care for Community Worker (CDCW)............................................................54 2.4.38 Certificate in Home Based Health Care (CHBHC) ..........................................................................54 2.4.39 Certificate in Community Radio (CCR) ........................................................................................55 2.4.40 Certificate in Tourism Studies (CTS) ..........................................................................................55 2.4.41 Certificate in Food and Nutrition (CFN) .....................................................................................55 2.4.42 Certificate in Nutrition and Child Care (CNCC).............................................................................55 2.4.43 Certificate in Rural Development (CRD) ......................................................................................55 2.4.44 Certificate in Food Safety (CFS) ...............................................................................................56 2.4.45 Certificate in Sericulture (CIS) .................................................................................................56 2.4.46 Certificate in Organic Farming (COF) .........................................................................................56 2.4.47 Certificate in Water Harvesting and Management (CWHM).................................................................57 2.4.48 Certificate in Poultry Farming (CPF)...........................................................................................57 2.4.49 Certificate in Beekeeping (CIB)..................................................................................................57 IGNOU Common Prospectus v 2.4.50 Certificate in Human Rights (CHR).............................................................................................58 2.4.51 Certificate in Consumer Protection (CCP) ...................................................................................58 2.4.52 Certificate in Co-operation, Co-operative Law & Business Laws (CCLBL).............................................58 2.4.53 Certificate in Anti Human Trafficking (CAHT)................................................................................58 2.4.54 Certificate in International Humanitarian in Law (CIHL)..................................................................59 2.4.55 Certificate in Information Technology (CIT) .................................................................................59 2.4.56 Certificate in Guidance (CIG)...................................................................................................59 2.4.57 Certificate in Communication Skills for BPO. ITeS & Related Sectors (CCSS).......................................60 2.4.58 Certificate in Lifelong Learning (CELL)........................................................................................60 2.4.59 Certificate in Entrepreneurship (CIE) .........................................................................................60 2.4.60 Certificate in Energy Technology and Management (CETM).............................................................60 2.4.61 Certificate in Communication & IT Skills (CCITSK) ............................................................................61 2.4.62 Certificate Programme in Laboratory Techniques (CPLT)...................................................................61 2.4.63 Certificate in AYUSH Nursing (AYURVEDA) (CAY) ..................................................................................61 2.4.64 Certificate in Adolescent Health & Counselling (CAHC) ......................................................................62 2.4.65 Certificate in Telecentre/Village Knowledge Centre Management (CTVM) ............................................62 2.4.66 Certificate Programme in Value Education (CPVE) ..............................................................................62 2.4.67 Certificate in Jewellery Design (CJD)..................................................................................................63 2.4.68 Appreciation Course on Environment (ACE) .................................................................................63 3. PROGRAMMES OFFERED ONLY IN JANUARY SESSION 3.1 MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES 3.1.1 M.Sc. Mathematics with Applications in Computer Science (MSCMACS)...................................................65 3.2 DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES 3.2.1 Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital and Health Management (PGDHHM) ..................................................67 3.2.2 Post Graduate Diploma in Geriatric Medicine (PGDGM) ..................................................................67 3.2.3 Post Graduate Diploma in HIV Medicine(PGDHIVM) ..............................................................................68 3.2.4 Diploma in Nursing Administration (DNA) .....................................................................................68 3.2.5 Diploma in Critical Care Nursing(DCCN) ................................................................................................69 4. PROGRAMMES OFFERED ONLY IN JULY SESSION 4.1 MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES 4.1.1 Master of Science in Counselling and Family Therapy (MSCCFT)..........................................................71 4.1.2 Master of Arts in Adult Education (MAAE)...................................................................................72 4.2 BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES 4.2.1 B.Sc(Hons.) in Optometry and Ophthalmic Techniques (BSCHOT) ...........................................................73 4.2.2 BBA in Retailing with the Modular Approach (BBAR) .............................................................................73 4.3 DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES 4.3.1 Post Graduate Diploma in Food Safety and Quality Management (PGDFSQM)(Online also) .........................74 4.3.2 Post Graduate Diploma in Plantation Management (PGDPM) ..................................................................75 4.3.3 Post Graduate Diploma in Book Publishing (PGDBP)..................................................................................75 4.3.4 Post Graduate Diploma in District Health Management (PGDDHM)...................................................................76 4.3.5 Post Graduate Diploma in Maternal and Child Health (PGDMCH) ...............................................................76 4.3.6 Post-Graduate Diploma in Adult Education: Participatory Adult Learning, Documentation and Information Networking (PGDAE) . .............................................................................................................77 4.3.7 Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Family Therapy (PGDCFT)................................................78 4.3.8 Post Graduate Diploma In Disability Management for Medical Practitioner(PGDMD)...................................78 4.3.9 Post Graduate Professional Diploma in Special Education (PGPDSE) ......................................................79 4.3.9.1Post Graduate Professional Diploma in Special Education in Mental Retardation (PGPDSEMR).....................79 vi IGNOU Common Prospectus 4.3.9.2Post Graduate Professional Diploma in Special Education in Hearing Impairment (PGPDSEHI) .....................80 4.3.9.3Post Graduate Professional Diploma in Special Education in Visual Impairment (PGPDSEVI) ........................80 4.3.10 Post Graduate Diploma in Women’s and Gender Studies (PGDWGS) ........................................................80 4.3.11 Diploma in Value Added Products from Fruits and Vegetables (DVAPFV) ..................................................81 4.3.12 Diploma in Dairy Technology (DDT) ....................................................................................................81 4.3.13 Diploma in Meat Technology (DMT) ...................................................................................................82 4.3.14 Diploma in Production of Value Added Products from Cereals, Pulses and Oilseeds (DPVCPO) ..................83 4.3.15 Diploma in Fish Products Technology (DFPT) ......................................................................................83 4.3.16 Diploma in Watershed Management (DWM) .........................................................................................84 4.4. CERTIFICATE PROGRAMMES 4.4.1 Post Graduate Professional Certificate in Special Education (PGPCSE) ................................................84 4.4.1.1Post Graduate Professional Certificate in Special Education in Mental Retardation (PGPCSEMR) ..........85 4.4.1.2Post Graduate Professional Certificate in Special Education in Hearing Impairment (PGPCSEHI) .........85 4.4.1.3Post Graduate Professional Certificate in Special Education in Visual Impairment (PGPCSEVI) ..........85 4.4.2 Certificate in Teaching of Primary School Mathematics (CTPM) .................................................................86 5. UNIVERSITY RULES 5.1 Educational Qualification Awarded by Private Institutions..................................................................87 5.2 Validity of Degree for Admission .................................................................................................87 5.3 Incomplete and Late Applications...............................................................................................87 5.4 Validity of Admission...............................................................................................................87 5.5 Walk-in-Admission for all Advertised Programmes .............................................................................87 5.6 Online Admission....................................................................................................................87 5.7 Simultaneous Registration ........................................................................................................87 5.8 Re-Registration......................................................................................................................87 5.9 Re-Admission ........................................................................................................................87 5.10 Reservation..........................................................................................................................88 5.11 Scholarships and Reimbursement of Fee.......................................................................................88 5.12 Refund of Fee.......................................................................................................................88 5.13 Study Material and Assignments .................................................................................................88 5.14 Change of Elective/Course .......................................................................................................88 5.15 Change of Medium .................................................................................................................88 5.16 Change of Programme..............................................................................................................88 5.17 Counselling and Examination Centre............................................................................................89 5.18 Change/Correction of Address and Study Centres...........................................................................89 5.19 Change of Region.................................................................................................................. 89 5.20 Foreign Students ...................................................................................................................89 5.21 Term-end Examination .............................................................................................................89 5.22 Official Transcripts.................................................................................................................89 5.23 Disputes on Admission & other University matters...........................................................................89 5.24 Recognition..........................................................................................................................89 6. PREVENTION OF MALPRACTICE/NOTICE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC .............................................. 91 7. LIST OF PROGRAMMES OFFERED IN JANUARY & JULY (Both) SESSION ................................... 94 8. LIST OF PROGRAMMES OFFERED ONLY IN JANUARY SESSION ............................................. 122 9. LIST OF PROGRAMMES OFFERED ONLY IN JULY SESSION .................................................... 128 10. PLACEMENT SERVICES .............................................................................................. 138 11. WHOM TO CONTACT FOR WHAT .................................................................................. 139 12. ADDRESSES & CODES OF REGIONAL CENTRES & RECOGNISED REGIONAL CENTRES ...................... 146 13. LIST OF CODES, BANKS, INSTRUCTIONS, APPLICATION FORM AND STUDENT CARD................156-178 IGNOU Common Prospectus vii Message from the Vice-Chancellor Dear Learners, At the outset, let me extend my greetings to each one of you on joining Indira Gandhi National Open University - one of the mega Universities of the world with over 27 lac learners. The IGNOU, established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 as a Central Open University, is committed to provide seamless education to all sections of the society transcending the barriers of place, pace, age, caste, creed and religion. As an important player in national mission of democratizing education, IGNOU has reached education to the unreached in all the nooks and corners of the country. In the pursuit of this goal IGNOU has become the ‘University of the Masses’ and is at the forefront of taking education to the doorsteps of learners over the years even in the remotely located disadvantaged sections of the society. The quality self-instructional material provided to the learners is developed by the qualified, expert and renowned teachers in the field keeping in view the requirements of the target groups. The University offers a wide range of academic, professional and technical programmes leading to certificate, diploma, degree, postgraduate degree and doctoral research for the learners catering to their needs for further studies, education for employment, enhancement of technical knowledge or enrichment of professional knowhow. All the programmes are well received by the concerned job sectors in the corporate and professional world. The dedicated faculty of IGNOU is engaged in identifying educational needs of different sectors in the society and bring need based, specific and tailor made programmes with excellent features of openness, flexibility and leaner-centeredness in the fields of health, law, education, continuing education, agriculture, social sciences, hospitality, performing arts, IT, engineering, humanities, translation studies, mass media, women and gender and extension services among others. In order to enrich the study material, extensive use of audio/video programmes developed by the Electronic Media Production Centre, IGNOU is made by the University. To further supplement the educational programmes, the study lessons are broadcast/telecast on Gyan Vani FM Channels and Gyan Darshan TV Channels. The University reaches learners by making use of multiple delivery channels. In addition to making use of distance education mode of instruction, the University has quite successfully launched a number of online programmes which are well received by the learners. In order to provide seamless student support to its learners, the University has established a wide ‘student support services network’ consisting of 67 Regional Centres and over 3000 learner support centres. These learner support centres organise counseling sessions for the benefit of the learners and have become much sought after peer contact points especially for the learners staying in far-flung areas. Such a delivery mechanism provides the learners with the flexibility to accommodate the mid-session dislocations due to job compulsions or otherwise. The learners have the option to change their Regional viii IGNOU Common Prospectus Centre from one part of the country to another and opt for the most suitable Study Centre depending upon the requirement of the concerned programme of study. IGNOU has further gone borderless in allowing its learners to take term-end-examinations in any of the examination centres through out the country irrespective of the study centres to which the learner belongs. IGNOU has a large body of academic and non-academic staff working for the learners to provide in-time academic and administrative support. In order to provide flexibility in admission schedule, IGNOU has been following the Scheme of ‘Walk- in-Admission’ for the last few years which has earned learners’ appreciation. A prospective learner can any time go to the nearest Regional Centre and submit the admission form for the programme of his/her choice. The applications so received will be considered for the ensuing academic session keeping in view the deadlines followed for commencement of the said session. In order to reach its learners with updated information, IGNOU makes extensive use of its Web resources and mobile technology where learner profile including registration details, different schedules and deadlines, results and information on grade cards, is shared with the learners from time to time. The ‘e-GyanKosh’, an Educational Web Resource of the University, has emerged as one of the largest educational resource repositories of the world. The ‘eGyanKosh’ is available to the world as a free resource repository to facilitate self learners and empower educators where more than 2200 courses and 2000 video lectures are available online. Anyone can register free of cost and access learning resources available in print and video formats. In order to provide higher educational opportunities to the defence personnel, IGNOU has launched Educational Projects in association with the Defence Forces in the name of ‘Gyandeep’, ‘Sagardeep’ and Nabhdeep’. Sincere efforts to provide same kind of educational opportunity to the personnel belonging to CISF are being made by us. Above all, IGNOU, along with its capacity, capability, infrastructure and resources to transform your educational experience into a life long learning experience, has commitment to serve you with quality education. Once again Congratulations on becoming the part of this Great Educational Mission of the IGNOU family. With best wishes, (M Aslam) Vice-Chancellor IGNOU Common Prospectus ix