About ignou
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), established by an Act of Parliament in 1985, has continuously striven to build an inclusive knowledge society through inclusive education. It has tried to increase the Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) by offering high-quality teaching through the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode.
The university is to
- Offer of degree, diploma, and certificate programs related to the needs of employment as necessary for building the economy of the country;
- Provide opportunities for higher education to a large cross-section of people, in particular the disadvantaged segments of society;
- Promote acquisition and up-gradation of knowledge and offer opportunities for training and retraining in the contests of innovation and research;
- Encourage an innovative system of university-level education, flexible and open about methods and pace of learning, combination of courses, eligibility for enrolment, age of entry, conduct of examination, and delivery of the programs to encourage excellence; and
- Coordinate, promote, assess, and accredit institutions and programs offered by open and distance learning systems as also to prevent through such measures as are considered appropriate, institutions from offering sub-standard courses and programs.
UNDER
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Duration 03 Years Minimum Age: No bar |
Duration 06 Years Maximum Age: No bar |
Eligibility
The University admits students to its Bachelors programmes from both formal and non-formal scheme. The non-formal stream consists of those students who have not cleared 10+2 or equivalent exam. To take admission to IGNOU’s degree programme they have to pass its Bachelor’s Preparatory Programme (BPP) first.
There is no entrance test for seeking admission.
Medium of Instruction
The BA programme is on offered in English and Hindi. The student has to opt for a particular medium of study while applying for admission to the programme.
Duration
The programme can be completed by earning the required number of credits under each category in a minimum period of three years (six semesters) or in the maximum period of six years.
Programme Structure
The Bachelor of Arts is a 132 credit programme consisting of the different categories of courses:
- Twelve Core courses, four from each of the two disciplines and four language core courses
- Two Discipline specific electives from each of the two disciplines,
- Two Ability Enhancement compulsory courses,
- Four Skill Enhancement courses and
- Two Generic electives.
The mix of these courses varies in each of the six semesters. However, total number of credits to study in each semester is 22 credits.
