The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) launched various online and distance courses in February to offer a wide range of options to students.
Certificate, diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate courses have been introduced in the field of agriculture, rural development, food and nutrition, linguistics, horticulture and agribusiness.
IGNOU’s School of Foreign Languages has also launched a Spanish and French online certification programme. This programme is for a duration of six months and candidates who have cleared their Class XII exams are eligible to sign up. The course demands knowledge in English.
IGNOU’s School of Continuing Education has launched a six-month certificate programme in Food and Nutrition. The course requires no formal qualification. Anyone above the age of 18 can join this online course to be taught in Hindi and English.
A Master’s programme in Sustainability Science has been launched by IGNOU’s School of Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies in Online Distance Learning (ODL) mode. This two-year PGDM course can be pursued by anyone holding a graduation degree from any of the recognised universities.
The institute has also launched a certification programme in Rural Development, with the aim to provide comprehensive knowledge of socio-economic factors affecting the transformation of rural society. Anyone with a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognised university can apply for this course. The duration of this programme is six months. Rural Development is also being offered as MA and PDGM programmes.
Students can visit ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in and ignouiop.samarth.edu.in — and register for the respective programmes.