Maidan Garhi
Delhi
India

Pin Code: 110 068

Telephone: +91-11-2953 5924-32

Fax: +91-11-2953 2312

Official Website / Institution home page: ignou.ac.in / ignoustudent.ac.in

Email: Student Registration & Evaluation Division: sred@ignou.ac.in
Material Production and Distribution Division: mpdd@ignou.ac.in
Regional Services Division: rsd@ignou.ac.in
Student Service Centre: ssc@ignou.ac.in

About Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

Indira Gandhi National Open University came into being on September 20, 1985, by an Act of Parliament (1985) to achieve the following objectives:

• democratizing higher education by taking education to the doorsteps of the learners;
• providing access to high quality education to all those who seek it irrespective of age, region or formal qualifications;
• offering need-based academic programmes by giving professional and vocational orientation to the courses;
• as an apex body, setting and maintaining standards in distance education in the country.

April 2007: 18 Students of IGNOU are selected by ICICI Bank as a part of Campus Recruitment. Of them, 10 students were from New Delhi while 8 were from Kolkata.

IGNOU – Highlights

IGNOU is the largest Open University and fifth largest University in the World.

IGNOU played a vital role in the establishment of Distance Education Council (DEC) which is responsible for setting up standards in Distance Education in India

IGNOU has a strong network of over 961 Study Centers spread across India. (data as on May 18, 2005)

There are over 13 Lakh students enrolled (data as on Feb-2005)

IGNOU – 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 members of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and are at par with Degrees / Diplomas / Certificates of all Indian Universities / Deemed Universities / Institutions vide UGC Circular No. F1-52/2000 (CPP-II) dated 5 May, 2004 & AIU Circular No. EV/B(449)/94/176915-177115 dated January 14, 1994.

AICTE Recognition for MBA / MCA courses

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) wide its letter F No. AICTE/Academic/MOU-DEC/2005 dt. May 13, 2005 has specified that the Master of Computer Applications (MCA) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) are recognized by AICTE.