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Indira Gandhi National Open
University - IGNOU, one of the largest
universities in the world was founded to impart
education by means of distance and open education,
provide higher education opportunities particularly to
the disadvantaged segments of society, to encourage,
coordinate and set standards for distance and open
education in India and strengthen the human resources of
India through education. Apart from teaching and
research, extension and training form the mainstay of
its academic activities. It also acts as a national
resource centre, and serves to promote and maintain
standards of distance education in India.
IGNOU hosts the Secretariats of the SAARC Consortium on
Open and Distance Learning (SACODiL) and the Global Mega
Universities Network (GMUNET) initially supported by
UNESCO. |
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In 1970 (International Education
Year), the Ministry of Education and Social Welfare in
collaboration with the Ministry of Information and
Broadcasting, the UGC and the Indian National Commission
for cooperation with UNESCO, organised a seminar on
`Open University'. The seminar recommended the
establishment of an open university in India on an
experimental basis. The Government of India appointed
eight member working group on Open University in 1974.
The leading role was given to G. Parthasarathi, the then
Vice-Chancellor of the Jawaharlal Nehru University. |
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In 1985 the Union Government
made a policy statement for establishment of a
national open university. A Committee was
constituted by the Ministry of Education to
chalk out the plan of action of the national
Open University. On the basis of the report of
the Committee, the Union Government introduced a
Bill in the Parliament. In August 1985, both the
Houses of the Parliament passed the Bill.
Subsequently, the National Open University came
into existence on September 20, 1985. |
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It was named after late Prime Minister Mrs.
Indira Gandhi. The Indira Gandhi National Open
University (established by the Act of
Parliament) is responsible for introducing and
promoting distance education at the university
level, and for coordinating, determining and
maintaining standards in such systems
functioning in the country.
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