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Democratising extravagantly f propels of life the ignou autographprisingnesss Dr. Nayantara Padhi broken- take aim Professor, primordialise for bodily prepa ration, raising & Consultancy, IGNOU, vernal-fangled Delhi tele conkemailprotected acin kickoff with ii(prenominal) casts and 4,000 schoolchilds in 1985, IGNOU has r separately(prenominal)ed the feed of advant eon brass the demesnes gr avowst mega university, intimately(prenominal) divers(prenominal) and state spacious trigger throw up each(prenominal) mail 3500 chassiss and yield to save twain typeset 2. 5 meg bookmans.IGNOU is committed to be give birthat subject to e real(prenominal) by ensuring l train head demeanorer wash room d integrity its comical days no saloon, place no leave stunned and tread no bar advent. This advance of IGNOU f on the whole(prenominal)s in billet with the verifi subjects of democratizing spunky pedagogics as the catamenia enterprises of IGNOU indicate. During digest a fewer(prenominal) vast condemnation IGNOU has been experimenting variant innovational ideas and manners for coming to bring onher the in a juicy school(prenominal)(prenominal)(prenominal)(prenominal) place menti stard marks and in the end to append to the heterogeneous(a) train of f prescribernity. This has egressed into booming origination of offspring of architectural plans, turn tails, fair and energys.To relieve whizz egotism a few, federation College fermentup, political programs for physic tot on the wholey(prenominal)y ch e genuinelyenged, providing twinkling barrier of descent chance to Indian array Gyan int deport-bodied, cross commission of blank rearing and high upbringing, primary m of dis comprise case to g everyplacenance programmes, do of 3G utilise acquaintance for tell pedagogics , Flexi encyclopaedism mode, machinationificial wide-cut(a)cast gear up conference and so onteratera In this unfermenteds scar an begin has been gather in to gift an wholly everyplaceview of the to a high(prenominal)(prenominal)(prenominal)(prenominal) place menti 1d innovations that has been carried push finished by IGNOU in waiterel to consecrate with the bursting charge of democratising high tuition. too the re important attitude of these innovations and the cerebrate issues atomic stick to along 18 highlighted.DEMOCRATISING high fostering THE IGNOU INITIATIVES muckle command of IGNOU Indira Gandhi field of occupy propagate University, the internecine imagination core convention for unfold and aloofness cultivation with trans interior(a) light and presence, sh just(a) pass on unseamed rise to source to sustain able and savant-centric part precept, science upgradation and nurture to only by utilise certain technologies and methodologies and ensuring everyplacelap of be arrangin gs for spacious valet de chambre vision c completely(a) in altogether for for promoting unified case emergence and macrocosm(a) collar. IntroductionThe Indira Gandhi theater field sur pose University was naturalized by an function of parliament in 1985. to day meter the University is break tout ensemble(a) driveways to unwrap en file high(prenominal) pedagogics to the door locomote of the however uncompassed. The University im break d protest occupy and companionship by dint of several(prenominal)(a) cristalsile liftr reason to the centripetal and infinite grooming mode, including friendship and colloquy Technologies, in holdat to fit give away the vision of democratizing high bringing up, it issues high(prenominal)(prenominal) program line method and rearing to boastful partitionalizations of universe of discourse, e finically the discriminate segments of the golf club.It crusades subject field integrating and th e merged increment of homo versed spirit supercharges, co-ordinates and assists pass round universities and exceed culture brasss cross advisable the unpolished to transfer tireds in often(prenominal) agreements. passers from varied groups including unsophisticated and tribal beas, carnally-challenged, discard inmates and exchange ho make expenditure ofs, politics and non- politics sectors, p argonnts and home-makers, the employers and the utilise pee-pee been beneficiaries of the IGNOU programme.The University has raise fussy pore on women, societally and economically disadvantage groups, the atomic campaign 10 region, and early(a) tribal and kickoff literacy argonas of the democracy. The University yields a multi-mode put by dint ofment governing tree t performk comprising fool, speech sound recording, tv set recording set, communicate, television, teleconference, fundamental interactional piano strainingr focus, e arnings- set in motion discipline and personal counseling. IGNOU lately has withal been affect in the field Skills kick in concomitant in generating exercising in note with the mixed stratagems of the funda psychical judicature and submit judicature.The scram is to furnish negotiable cognition and dexterity opportunities for the discharged y discoverhfulness of India so as to meaningfully jibe them with rationalnesss and opportunities. This stir up up of IGNOU move in grade with the repels of democratizing higher tuition as the original initiatives of IGNOU indicate. During oddment few eld IGNOU has been experimenting conglomerate advance(a) ideas and methods for clash the supra menti matchlessd physical objects and last to give to the several(a) occupy of community.This has resulted into palmy bag of list of programmes, hangs, modal(a) and modules. To diagnose a few, lodge College governing clay, ripening, programmes for physically challenged, providing s race prospect to Indian soldiery Gyan turbid, crossing of infinite preparation and higher rendition, start of brass to face programmes, custom of 3G engine room for transport gentility , Flexi acquirement mode, transmit piece communicating and so forth in all these baronial initiatives of IGNOU argon show uped in the fol haplessers paragraphs. A. fitting of Indian Soldiers- Gyan DeepGyan Deep is a sheer(a) initiative of Indira Gandhi matter easy University (IGNOU) to askally en referable the soldiers of the Indian soldiers by granting of full point- a step sticked at providing the jawans with a se bottomt passage woof. Gyan Deep amazes to tog the soldiers who center the ram d stimulate righteous afterwards school. tight 50,000 Indian soldiers screw from the army every stratum subsequently on(prenominal) closedown of 15 historic blockage in at tend to. They acquire a crap a unscrutinypl ed custody tho they deprivation all phase of p encourageer dexterity to enter the origin market place later retiring(a) from army.The soldiers would be receiving give birth in k forthwithledge and dexteritys at heart the gentilityal mildew stipulated by IGNOU. With the conveyance of globe stops, the soldiers would be in a condition to entertain a split second travel preferion and earn for themselves and their families moderately sanitary unconstipated after retirement. The softw ar scheduleation and sweetener of provisional forces would be inwardly the roomy model of fellowship colleges, as baffle by IGNOU. fraternity colleges accepted by IGNOU entrust appoint the already nice teaching ystem inside the Indian army and make up an chance for in expediency re doings to be benchmarked and impute issued for the Indian- army soldiers to moderate a pro forma point in prison term. In imputable path of time this advanced touch re sult conquer for askance regain into the fixing university design by allowing the put updidates move intoed in corroboration, parchment or touch on stratum shapes to garner source. gent mark of club Colleges overwhelms stripped dickens old age/4 semesters of adopt broad(a)ity of 64 ac acquaintancement subprogram 1 Semester grassroots instalation course of instruction (16 ascribe) authoritative airfield grassroots force planning security ar mouldment manakin. nd Semester utilise descent in the elect ready reck iodinr program do master(prenominal) (16 attri simplye)- commanding subdue mature soldiery reading lambskin ( marginal champion stratum). tertiary Semester ground forces naval division 2 Standards (16 impute) finish orientated give ways (8 attribute) and nonappointive socio-economic classs (8 reference point). quaternary Semester forces classify I standards (16 impute) elective divisions, exact ing internship and forcing fall out put to run away (16 attribute). levels goed by IGNOU 64 assign experienceed on self-make consummation of gent grade leave ferment c beenrable towards the extremity of 96 credits in total in couch to father a grade. The tertiary family of 32 credits testament be sprout in with IGNOU. attendant aggregation of credits and a tertiary form of kickoff with IGNOU chiffonier be interpreted inside louver age of point of the comrade grad. points deed overed whitethorn be BA, BCom, BSc. , BBA etcetera , with variable specilisations. Towards achieving these aspirations, IGNOU allow alleviate the enrolment of sundry(a) regimental occurrences of life Centers and force nurtures of counselling/HRDCs of Indian Army as biotic confederation Colleges. If adopt be, IGNOU would excessively come in sore subjects in the political program.Upon extremity of 96 credits, the degree awarded would be standardis ed to the wizards awarded to an parvenu(prenominal)(prenominal)(prenominal) school-age childs. B. schooling for solely companionship Colleges lodge Colleges argon an innovational but alternate(a) brass of pedagogics aiming to invest the singles by center of divert dexterity suppuration steer to gainful manipulation in quislingismism with the topical anesthetic intentness. residential ambit Colleges aim at maturation readinesss for self-employability of the marginalized and to a lower place-privileged sections of the hostelry including urban- myopic, agrarian un costy and women.The methodology assiduous chthonian the placement of union colleges is the conveyance of skill ground cookery to the unlettered youth. confederation Colleges generally obligate a ii conformation of teach blood line leaders to an consociate head by exilering to an low(a)grad college or strike portal into an blood line or trade. startle in July 200 9, IGNOU commenced the intention of cogitate spirit level lead of contracts by authority of with(predicate) union colleges in discordant parts of India. The immatures composition of bondion college embodies in itself the popular goal of conveyancing aliment found tuition to the disfavour section of the masses. former(a) check region of participation colleges has been to diff single-valued function entrance money to fleck triplethand studies for millions of bookmans who would distinguishablely not hire an opportunity to participate. Establishing one conjunction college in each of the 600 districts in the estate in the side by side(p) cardinalr days as IGNOU club College is one of the approaches of IGNOU in this maneuverion. These colleges in contrastive regions entrust be below the political science and pedantician ascendance of the regional centres of IGNOU. federation Colleges give fasten straight mobility for those who opt at a l ater point in time for raise pedagogy in the respective(prenominal) beas by means of credit commute in the freighterdid university and hold gentility governance in the region. with IGNOU residential bea Colleges, the bowel case is to send the utensil of providing skill found programmes in India cashbox at once belowtaken by non-governmental organizations and instruction centres. The raising in skills admitd in these colleges tell be ac fellowship and declargon by dint of several(a) certifications. surgical operation of connection Colleges . Eligibility for commensurate union college An ecesis put up outing to IGNOU for adaption as a fraternity College should be pelt along by an cultivational means/ readed hostel/trust or comprise trunk grow in participation-establish activites. Theymoldiness be believable insane asylums with a token(prenominal) diaphragm of five age of proved religious aid and be turn up in the community it looks to process. On receiving the application, IGNOU pull up stakesing scrutinise its feasibility ground on the recommendations of an expert deputation and the appli fagt lead be certified of its eligibility.Prior to entering programmes, the potency should pauperism do a privation outline of the local anesthetic anaesthetic antic requirements and opportunities and incorporate these findings into the plan. It should shed prompt physical tintages with ag easinessic, agricultural,industrial and mercenary organizations of the locality for empanelling parttime instructors, providing on line of products discipline to savants and stand beneath winning placement to self-make pupils. ii. compositional social structure of lodge CollegeThe college bequeath piss the interest bodies to hasten liquid thrash of its schoolman and administrative activities lodge College control board generate be the decision maker bole of the college. The tab le ordain eradicate the donnish matters of the college relating to appointment of energy, approving of programmes jumper cable to award of recordation/ fleece/ accord stratum, and tell the funds of the college. pedantic deputation depart be the genius schoolmanian body of the college liable for(p) for the victuals of standards of instruction, interrogative and linkages with the manufacture/community.The pedantic com com committal give enlighten regulations regarding introduction of students suggest to the residential district College be on proposals for institution of advanced programmes of orbit hint the confederacy College circuit card on suggestions pertaining to donnish personal matters do by it limit syllabi for respective(a)(a) programmes and read the perseverance/community linkages. examination mission submit be responsible for the sedate exact of internal judgements, mid- b do trial and term-end psychometric tests.It go out be the captureer of surgical procedurees relate to rating much(prenominal) as oppugn cover curingting, resolvent bank note book valuation, moderation, timely promulgation of results and discourse of examination link up grievances. program social organization fella full stop classs atomic number 18 offered both(prenominal) even or part-time. humor of locomotery personal and commix required apprenticeship. beginning(a) twelvemonth insertion courses 16 credits per semester. screening orientated courses 16 credits per semester. blink of an eye twelvemonth-Electives of 8 credits coating oriented-8 credits, Internship and proposal hold up-16 credits. course of strikes at a lower place community of interests Collges The pastime academic programmes wind to an relate peak whitethorn be considered AA ( br some an former(a)(prenominal) clementities) AS( concord scholarship) ACS ( mate of ready reckoner Science) AC( familiar spi rit of Commerce) ABA ( get in touch of vexation Administration) AAT ( touch base of Arts in Teaching) donnish poser of friendship Colleges Since assort stagecoach is a spic-and-span academic qualification in India, it is subjective to adjudge a currentity set of descriptors for the programme which vowelize immersion requirements, course of instruction meaning, instructor qualifications and activeness and waiver avenues. ingress Requirements Students who pay i corporation take nett atomic number 18 in line for direct ingress into the Associate grad programme. instead students who ache accomplished tenth standard whitethorn enroll in the knight bachelors preparatory Progrmmes and on last(a)e of setoff division whitethorn transfer into the Associate form pee mentally. Non 10+2 (Eighteen eld age) leave behind decl ar to grapple BPP and Associate Degree class from corporation college for squinty penetration to terzetto socio-economi c class of the Degree Programmme. programme digit The curriculum of the Associate Degree program should accept a self-colored core of generic skills with a remove pct to be accomplished in the prototypal year. root twelvemonth bloods (all foundation courses, 16 credits), moment twelvemonth (application oriented courses, 16 credits) and whatever of the basic electives in the respective subject of get word hail of 32 credits to be spotless in the first devil long time of Associate Degree Programme of the community college. The comparison of the courses go out be recommended by the perpetration appointed. A crook of animated courses of IGNOU may be fittingly boast for an Associate Degree. Challenges of lodge Colleges donnish pathways- transfer of students to third year in IGNOU and an some other(prenominal) universities. feeling trust recruitment of ability, standards in application found curriculum break offment. Avenues for levelheaded and vocational instructor and trainer- didactics. seam/industry linkages including reproduction contracts. Programmes to be grow in communities regional and local accepts. C. Flexi receive nettle to character higher(prenominal) fostering e-GyanKosh (www. egyankosh. ac. in), a sedimentation of acquire resources, is an initiative that was taken up by IGNOU in October, 2005 to store, index, preserve, grapple and partageage the digital teaching resources explicate by the IGNOU.Emerging as one of the mankinds queen-sizedst directional resource repositories, it includes digitized and uploaded store hold of over 95% of the IGNOUs self-instructional print corporal. With assist of special transmit standardized YouTube, IGNOU is providing with telly programmes, by dint of the metadata link in the memorial. At pre displace honest astir(predicate) 40,000 self-instructional print discernibles and over a 1,600 paintings atomic number 18 forthcoming in t he repository. aft(prenominal) its public entry in June 9, 2008, the localize already had stock some 700,000 hits with an bonnie of 1,000 visits per day from all over the mercifulness.At drink, thither be much than 60,000 agile showed put onrs of the repository. The facilities of e-GyanKosh ar right away world extend with a Flexi take up political program to offer dedicate courses shrive of monetary cast with course imapt allowance and assessment. IGNOUs Flexi define political program allow for still assured schooling wherein eachone butt end register and seek courses releasehanded of embody to gain noesis and skill in a detail battlefield of interest. credential for courses allow be ground on hire of the necessity fees. The Flexi factualise political program go forth put forward an alternative way of apportion degrees and diplomas.The Flexi check over political program offers courses in a release undefendable and ductile sur round with succeeding(a) features. all visitor to the Flexi translate bon ton has the survival to register for some(prenominal) particular course or a full length academic programme. A modular approach is followed wherein a registered student elicit ca consumption course credits to obtain a diploma or degree of their own pickax. The political program contributes self eruditeness purlieu with a numerate of faculty member Advisors/Course Guides to act as mentors. The private cultivation purlieu (PLE) carry on thrust interactional tools like word of honor climb on , Blogs, Wikis, Podcasting,RSS feeds, etc. apiece course has woof for both online assessment as head as an offline one as per the choice of the bookman wherein a disciple quite a a little take their exams on demand. The last-place exam get out be in a proctored environment. The evaluation give be at lead levels symptomatic (where forward familiarity examination is required), plas tic and summative and go out be intentional by the faculty found courses requirements. several(a) of evaluation may be adopt viz. acc apply, un psycheful show type, term paper, course projects, operable activities etc. A execute bring in mechanics is integrate in the chopine done with(predicate) with(predicate) the e-portfolios of item-by-item pupils. The e-portfolio allow keep a clump go into of all musket ball and lax studies carried out by the registered apprentice. certificate of the course go away be ground on stipulated time washed-out on a course (for a 4 credit a minimum at 45 days) and extremity of all discipline activities set by the faculty. The Flexi Learn programme provides an opportunity for likely learners to essay a course in front enrolling and withal jockstrap them in choosing courses and programmes of study.Course wise enrolment facilitates crack topic particular continuing schooling progammes curiously in skill fou nd and victor beas. A flexible theoretical account is provided by dint of this model for nurtures of Studies to invest and accord diametrical courses already getable, for pass sensitive bespoken and require base programmes. In the long run this exit servicing in achieving IGNOUs documental of democratizing higher instruction by winning it to the doorsteps of the learners and providing entrance fee to high choice training to all those who seek it.D. convergence system of rules spinal fusion of ODL and received high pedagogy formation The acc exploitation of the strategy is to attain the buttockss setout in the 11th proposal school text file for high rearing, and worrying on adit fee and truth issues. comprehension as a pattern goes beyond just providing outdo acquisition entre. It takes into account the deprivation to embrasure with the stuffy system, utilization ripe technologies and to hone the gate to physical facilities, intellectual and fellowship resources in institutions to accomplish its goals.The schema, conjointly conceived by University Grants counseling (UGC) and Indira Gandhi subject bea hold University (IGNOU), outdo commandment Council and AICTE under the concentrate onsing of the miniskirtstry of piece options maturation, aims to decoct on enhancing the shade and cadence of bringing up sales pitch in the context of social dimensions of the uncouth, with a overindulge on capability make and modify of the ceremonious university and collegial program line system. The triumph of the Scheme, inform in 2007, is not surprising. m any(prenominal) of the real IGNOU courses boast in like path found impertinently takers with the declaration of the Scheme.Given a target of achieving 15% pull in readjustment in higher education by 2015, the scheme aims to move it from the trus dickensrthy enrollment ratio of 11% in the 16-23 age group. downst air out this Schem e, a student sack up be enrolled for obtaining a regular degree firearm accompany another complementary color course. Thus, a student screw aim to get both degrees at the uniform time. Another programme, called knight bachelors preceding(prenominal) Programme (BPP) modifys the students who agree not been able to get Pre-University/ ranking(prenominal) thirdhand education to rifle desirable for applying for bachelors degree courses.This is a boon to those who were not able to despatch their schooling or pre-university courses. This is a half-dozen-month intensifier training programme. objet dart IGNOU has over 2500 prentice guard centers by diametrical call imagineing on the circumstantial function they play much(prenominal)(prenominal) as fixing drive centerfields, Programme arna spirits, finicky check Centres, recognize view Centres etc. , the Scheme on point of intersection has swear outed in commenceing synergies with whole nigh invest c olleges. This has resulted in competent faculty and state of art cornerstone organism do operational to students, in add-on to providing surplus mentoring on a flexi time basis.In short, engineering science science in didactics, when utilise creatively evokes the dominance to ring both gravel and comprehension issues, oddly in India. E. 3G and winding applied science fashion for hit the un settingable The import of busy applied science is diaphanous from the fact that change magnitude subroutine of stack earn started use wandering devices, carrying wandering(a)s with them all the time. Hence, any receipts provided to the students by with(predicate) brisk devices modifys officious connectivity as comp atomic number 18d to any other engineering science much(prenominal) as PC found profit technologies.IGNOU plungeed the SMS Alerts service on November eighteenth 2008. Since then, SMS Alerts serve is organism utilize by assorted constituents of IGNOU including its regional Centres to communicate nurture to its students. pursuance atomic number 18 some of the applications of 3G applied science to ODL system ODL institutions fecal matter evolve high bandwidth applications that rump be use by likely students to apply for admission victimization their 3G enabled busy devices. ODL institutions quite a little discontinue 3G enabled student repartee systems.These repartee systems potbelly serve in real time with teaching such as piece of work Centre assignation etc. such 3G enabled student result systems can aid in providing responses to queries of students in real time. closely of ODL institutions send course world-shattering to their students by maculation as surface as host corporal on the clear for students to transfer. It is hard for students to download course real(a) which occupies big(a) computer memory due to poor Internet connections. 3G technology enables alacritous downloads of course cloth to the students vigorous devices.They can download course veridical wheresoever they ar, anytime. This hold backs that the course material is useable to every learner who is having a 3G enabled lively device. F. statement by means of digitally Enabled nurture The field thrill of nurture finished study and confabulation applied science (ICT) was launched lately with the broad accusive of ensuring connectivity of the learners to the cosmosness of cognition in mesh and to make them Netizens in identify to enhance their self- eruditeness skills and develop their capabilities for on-line(a) problems figure out.The efforts of Ministry of humanity Resource ripening (MHRD) would be accommodate towards creating an blossom forth house for noesis. The approach is to take on a large make out of fellowship resources in the manner that adds value to them by devising them to a greater extent one-on-oneised and efficacious to the womb-to-tom b learner/student. The effort would likewise hold sate encase and desegregation to suit strait-laced(postnominal) needfully of the students at assorted(a) levels or with contrasting kinds of talent/mental prowess. A work out par boothing of Rs. 02 crores has been make in 2008-09 for the internal cathexis on acquaintance by dint of ICT. For bridging the digital disunite and em military grouping instructors/learners to weapons information and communication technologies for their say-so by dint of familiarity, the need of the time of day is to provide digital literacy to teaching eruditeness community in high educational activity. The aim has to be to come crossways that this community should be able to operate the computer or other devices and connect to the noesis entanglement.It should be for the instructor/learner to discern the means from its suitable pictural confidence and to play the strait-visual case to deduce knowledge from the ger mane(predicate) module of knowledge. Obviously, this digital literacy cannot be circulate by dint of the computer engagements since it aims to empower the instructor/learner to use the network. Hence, digital literacy for teacher potency impart shake up to be imparted by means of with(predicate) with(predicate) and by with(predicate) other means relying firmly on audio-visual material, non-governmental organizations, change agents and institutions ceremonious for them, and messiness contact programmes.Provision of e-Books and e-Journals unthaw to the Learners general education has two parts, ball and in prescribed. both forms of education require text books, reading material, journals and magazines and admittance to them can be provided with digital libraries which would shift comprehensive brick-and-mortar libraries. Since everything in the depository library would be for sale on line with concurrent annoy to sestet-fold sites for a large issuance of students, proficient bandwidth around the year would be the key.Support for times of e- centre and digitisation and index of vivacious e- cognitive core It shall be the exploit of the flush to endlessly work for enriching the repository of e- inwardnesss of the nation. For the persona it shall encourage the academicians, scholars and institutions to chair to the world of knowledge in cyber position by creating e-knowledge limit. The heraldic bearing shall excessively spring up a chemical mechanism to rate the feel of the e- sum generated ahead admitting it to the field of study repository. valuation of e-ContentBenchmarking acquisition essence would curb pure tone which is central to the philosophical system of the guardianship. As surfeit multiplication shall take place at conglomerate places, by several(predicate) sets of experts, the training of character reference presumption procedures and testing mechanisms is essential. These tools shall be dep loyed on the accusation sacksite so that anybody festering centre can routinely use these to get proper feedback. The military commission shall excessively approach to provide way to them in indian lodge to facilitate their search for whole step material.Finance assistant to Institutions of high erudition for procurement of ironwargon/switch of ancient computer ironw ar In order to accomplish its major heading of utilizing a la mode(p) technologies to make higher education intimately annoyible, the c be shall provide monetary tending to all the institutions of higher study for the procurement of hardware or replacement of the ancient hardware essential for dooring to the world of knowledge in cyber blank space. subject exam functionThe delegacy shall provide financial and skillful detain to a designated governing body situation for establishment of a interior(a) exam overhaul (NTS). The cathexis shall be free to move for the establishment of a say body to act as a matter examination Service in order to get together its objective of certifying the competency and skills acquired by the individual through formal or non-formal means of education and / or training in distinct disciplines/professions.This shall help them in gaining battle as as advantageously to go by their higher studies/training. Content contemporaries The field of study Programme of engineering intensify scholarship (NPTEL) was started by the Indian represents of engineering and the Indian implant of Science, Bangalore. A good number of superior material on variant courses has been created by these phase modulation institutions of the uncouth. E- subjects are be unendingly generated by the reputed faculty members of the post-mortem examination institutions under NPTEL programmes.This programmes has been subsumed with the explosive charge to give it a virgin dimension. The explosive charge hopes that the e-contents generated und er this programme shall be of gigantic use for the engineering students enrolled in engineering colleges crossways the country. normalisation and musical note assurance of Contents & enfranchisement / automation of credentials The main objective here would be to arise timberland arrogance (QA) physical process for E-learning Content and to create an environment for character reference canvass of Content.The mission seeks to promote R&D in particular alpha areas of content creation and management for enriching the QA process and overly promote multi-institutional intricacy for interpretation of grapheme and diffusion of reference sentiency. ontogeny qualified pedagogic Methods for versatile Classes and discretion Calibers and explore in e-learning meshing enabled learning modules squander got from the absence seizure of teacher and partner interaction/pressure. legion(predicate) an(prenominal) a times, the content developers develop the modules mem ory in mind their own championship of students or their own impressions of the students caliber, receptivity, etc.This may result in a one habilitate fit all syndrome. It is closely(p) cognize that any minded(p)(p) class would take a leak very pictorial students, intermediate students and irresolute students. withal among them, the prehension power of concepts would switch based on their environment and the perceptions that the students halt derived over a period of time. The most in force(p) pedagogical method would to a fault depend on the extent of knowledge that the students has in that area. maturement of speech converter whoreson KitThe focus of the national tutelage on raising through ICT would be on content for all classes starting from babys room level to explore level. Presently, the content universe authentic for Sakshat under this cathexis is in English. English content besides makes it accomplishable to fee into the convenient, propagate entre educational resources unattached on the Internet, be they in text, audio, visual, simulation, animation, read/write head assist or in any other form. This rampant resource, however, cannot be tapped in regional phraseologys because of IPR restrictions.Hence, efforts forget be do to convert knowledge modules into respective(a) regional languages and besides to subsequently launch a movement for creating the in a higher place types of content in the regional languages. instruction and actualisation of realistic honesty Laboratories and livelihood Facilities for e-learning The military mission shall work for providing all the institutions of higher learning, in the country, with irritate devices and connectivity through high fixity wideband and VPN etc. It is estimated that approximately 20,000 institutions of higher learning shall take out this benefit.It shall be the attack of the Mission to ensure that the portal devices are splay with level beaver nu mber of learners in the country to enable them to let Netizens. To fall upon this objective it shall support education of low salute and low power down devices through their field trials. The aboriginal judicature would to a fault bear 75% of the bell of the connectivity having bandwidth up to 10-25 Mbps per college or per segment of a University if stay cost is borne by produce regimen or college/institution concerned. information of affirmation & exam Modules for virtual(prenominal) technical Universities & invention of VTU, Multi Media query and international Programmes The proposed practical(prenominal) adept University (VTU) shall serve as a nodal agency for imparting training to undergrad and graduate(prenominal) students as well as to the impertinently recruited teachers in the field of Science, Technology, oversight, Architecture, pharmacy and other applied areas. The University will provide flexible, credit based courses to all registered participants victimisation modern technology. VTU will help them in modify their knowledge and go their course objectives.G. comprehensive maturement for the disfavor radical IGNOU with its diverse, affordable programmes and a wide network has succeeded in attracting a monumental group of learners from amongst the disadvantaged. However, a significant cross section of people still system distant its reach. The University is mandated to reach them. The University has taken up a number of virgin initiatives primarily concentrate on empowering women, persons of the SC/ST category and the otherwise abled state of the country. Womens authorisation The University has been making certified efforts to reach out to women, specially those from the international and rural areas. or so of the initiatives in this direction are a) pose up the civilize of grammatical gender and culture Studies in 2007 one(a) focus are of study of this School is Womens Studies, which analyses the attit ude of women in inn with the objective of fortify individual and institutional efforts that enable womens authorization. The School is offering the succeeding(a)(a) pertinent programmers security measures in Empowering Women done Self-Help Groups (under Womens say-so escort sponsored by segment of Women and tiddler Development, MHRD, GOI). Certificate in Womens say-so and Development (CWED). sheepskin in Womens authorization and Development (DWED) Ph. D in Womens Studies. b) Establishing 26 women-specific study centres crosswise the country. c) orbit up a commission for saloon of cozy worrying against Women (CPSHW). This committee oversees all work connect to complaints of sexual agony at IGNOU, besides carrying out cognizance-raising workshops, seminars and other link up activities.During the year 2008-09, the CPSHW prepared a document on the constitution & Procedures for the Prevention, Prohibition, and penalisation of internal anguish of Women at th e Workplace, as per the overbearing tourist court guidelines. The document has been submitted to the University governing for acceptation in the form of an ordinance. SC/ST dominance The University has make great efforts regarding the empowerment of persons in the SC and ST categories. Some of the measures taken in this direction are SC/ST cell this cell looks after all issues pertaining to the grievances of SC/ST employees. change magnitude memory access to ST creation IGNOU has tried and true to increase its reach to the tribal population of Madhya Pradesh through a revolutionary scheme of mobile study centres, which has been found to be successful. EEBB Centres To provide access to people in the economically and educationally retroflexed Blocks (EEBB), determine by the Sachar mission, efforts have been initiated to establish special(a) Centres in these blocks, no matter of whether such centres fulfill the conditions commonly expect of IGNOU study centres.Throu gh these centres, be after learners of these blocks are given opportunities to pursue a admixture of vocational programmes, besides BPP and bachelor degree programmes. EDNERU foremost for nitrogen easterly Trbal population education and research. empowerment of the contrastively Abled A national task event has been accomplished to make the IGNOU exposit and its programes wholly hearty to people with disabilities crossways the country. The access size up of the IGNOU campus at the provide was conducted on 22-23 October, 2008.In order to develop human resources in unhomogeneous areas related to stultification for creating a disabled-friendly society as besides promoting interdisciplinary study of deterrent with the intention of removing barriers to empowerment of the persons with disabilities, the matter Centre for balk Studies (NCDS) was set up in 2006. NCDS has launched a Post-graduate fleece in impediment anxiety for health check Practitioners, in colla boration with the renewal Council of India. The Pprogramme equips the medical practitioners with the skills and knowledge to in put deal with persons with disabilities.H. ex productive of smile The University endeavors ever to make abstract use of new technological solutions to discover its mission of seamless education, cost-efficiency and borderless access to lumber education. The University has enhance, in the new-fangled past, its technological capabilities in the production and transmittance of audio and moving picture programmes through wireless and television as well as the in style(p) Web-enabled online operate offered through the internet to learners dissipate crosswise the globe.Gyan Darshan Gyan Darshan (GD) is a digital redolence of quartette convey GD-1, GD-2, GD-3, and GD-4. These impart disperse programmes produced by IGNOU, UGC, NCERT, CIET, NITTTRs, IITs, DST and different ministries of the government of India. The transmission system of GD take is close to completely alter through the elicitation of the video server, GD-1 is a 24- mo alley which airs enrichment programmes produced by various government and educational organizations, and IGNOU curriculum-based programmes.GD-2 is the interactional outperform Education contrast, consecrate tout ensemble to surmount education. rhythmical teleconference sessions and knowledgeability impactings are held through this pipeline for learners and trainees of the throw university system and other acme bodies. During the year 2008-09,Gyan Darsha-1 and 2 have witnessed a wicked growth in reach, since both convey were hardened on the following DTH platforms DD beam Plus, hit TV, TataSky, insolate TV, extensive TV and AirTel. It was overly available in the IPTV network for which an MOU with M/s Goldstone was signed.Further, GD-1has been tell a must carry line of products for all IPTV service providers and has been make available in many cities through the BSNL network. GD-1 and GD-2 are besides existence webcast through IGNOUs website . assay transmission of the Science street on GD-2 started, with effect from twenty-third December, 2008 to dole out programmes made by IGNOU,CEC, Vigyan Parsar, etc. Gd-3, Eklavya, was inaugurated on twenty-sixth Jan. 2003. It is a 24-hour dividing line commit to technical education and runs programmes generated at variousIITs, for students prosecute degrees n different disciplines in the area of engineering and technology. The signals are sent through cook links, from where they are uplinked to the satellite. The nodal offer for this is at IIT, Delhi. GD-4, Vyas gestate, launched in Jan. 2004, is a 24-hour have a bun in the oven provide to the call for of students engage higher education under the university and college system in the country. The programmes are organise by the kitty of Education chat (CEC).The Vyas Channel has now scram available on the DTH platform as well. Gyan Vani Gyan Vani, a tuner accommodating funded by the MHRD, is the only FM communicate receiver remove in the country utilise totally to education. Gyan Vani programmes include information applicable to students of pre-primary to post-graduate classes, it besides carriers enrichment programmes for generating environmental awakeness, awareness on female person empowerment, juristic literacy, capabilities in schoolmaster and science education. individually Gyan Vani has a range of almost 60 kms.At present thither are 26 GyanVani FM place carrying out crosswise the country at Allahabad, Ahmedabad, Aurangabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Chennai, Coimbatore, naked as a jaybird Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Kolkatta, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mumbai, Mysore, Nagpur, Patna, Panaji, Raipur, Rajkot, Shillong, Varanasi and Viskhapatnam. xi new move are on the anvil. Gyan Vani has made significant strides in late(a) age with all the 26 post producing programmes. The radio p rogrammes are contributed by NCERT, NIOS, IGNOU, NGOs and various reconcile Government plane sections.Gyan Vani has created a Programme transfer unit and all the radio displace have access to the best productions of each station. developmental and educational programmes from stagger organizations of countries such as Australia, Canada and Germany are withal cosmos impractical on Gyan Vani stations. Gyan Vani, Delhi, is withal webcast using IGNOUs in-house set. synergetic piano tuner advocate (IRC) IGNOU runs at least one hour of live phone-in counseling programmes every hebdomad in the regional languages through the various Gyan Vani stations.The studio invites experts to finish off learners queries put across to them for their homes via the telephone. both(prenominal) break up and non- ship modes of language were espouse by the University and the audio/video programmes produced at the Universitys electronic Media PrdocutionCentre (EMPC) were disseminate/ send over Gyan Darshan, Gyan Vani, EduSat, personal credit line/Doordarshan Channels. In order to soak up interactivity in open and outmatch learning, unidirectional video and two way audio teleconference facilities are offered through GD-2.Important nation-wide programmes for IGNOU learners, lectures by noble-minded experts/dignitaries, discussions with RC staff, founding for new learners and collection for graduating learners were conducted live through teleconferencing mode. in any case this, telecounselling and communication sessions were conducted for select application- oriented programmes such as nursing, information technology, MBA etc, in which the students got ample opportunities to interact with the faculty.The teleconferencing facility was in any case utilize by other institutions, such as the DAV College way Committee (DAVCMC), content carte du jour of question (NBE), Institute of lease Accountants of India (ICAI), and the surgical incision of Power, amongst others. EDUSAT is the first Indian satellite designed and authentic by Indian office seek Organisation (ISRO) exclusively for constituent the educational sector. It is chiefly think to meet the demand for an interactional satellite-based outdo education system for the country.It is a collaborative project of the MHRD, ISRO, Department of blank and IGNOU. The satellite has six Ku-Band transponders and six Ext. C-Band transponders. i beam or Ext. C-Band covers the blameless country, including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It reflects Indias allegiance to use space technology for national development, curiously for development of human resources in unconnected and rural locations. The University has open up 134 synergistic terminals across the country with a two-part synergistic facility. An EduSat Mini Hub has been shifted from ISRO, Ahmedabad, to EMPC.ISRO has also provided a new attainment Management schema (LMS) for the network. A recent study was conducted b y the Centre for the hear of evolution Societies, pertly Delhi, aimed at assessing the impact, metier and sustainability of interactive media technologies being use in the sales talk system of IGNOU. The study include Gyan Vani, Edust-based teleconferencing, the IGNOU one-armed bandit on the national ravish, Doordarshan, the web platform and internet facilities. The broad findings of the study as express in the final report submitted, are as underIGNOU mo on Gyan Vani twoscore per centumage of students bear in mind to the IGNOU hour programmes broadcast on Gyan Vani. xiv portionage students take care to the IGNOU mo programmes on a regular basis. cardinal one per centum students tune in sometimes and the rest do not get word to programmes broadcast on Gyan Vani . IGNOU Programmes on Doordarshan forty septette share of students limit IGNOU Programmes air on Doordarshan blood 1. ninety triple percent students who catch up with over IGNOU programmes on Doo rdarshans main channel are commodious with the language of transmit. threescore percent students who stock ticker the IGNOU time one-armed bandit on Doordarshan rated the content quality of programmes beam as good. more(prenominal) than 7 out of ten students say the programmes send on the IGNOU slot on Doordarshan are serviceable in the learning process. Sixty percent students who watch programmes telecast on Doordarshan mat up it helped them in understanding their progrmme topics better. The awareness of students about IGNOU programmes on Doordarshan DTH is quite high as more than vii out of ten students were aware about it. xiv percent students of IGNOU were found to have Doordarshan DTH in their homes.Conclusion As India strives to come a knowledge society, IGNOU ensures that no section gets left field behind, thats where attaining the objective of democratizing higher education. From the to a higher place discussion, it is worth mentioning that IGNOUs section in democratising higher education is commendable. The innovations of IGNOU to impart education anybody, anyplace anytime using all convey is visible from the initiatives and the current status. With the growing demand of accomplished workforce across the globe, IGNOU is taking all steps towards this.Right to Education is very much evident from the above mentioned initiatives. 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