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1 COMMON . PROSPECTUS . JANUARY-2019 . Master's Degree Bachelor's Degree Diplomas Certificates Indira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068, INDIA | Electronic version of the PROSPECTUS is available for download at: RECOGNITION. IGNOU is a NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY. established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 (Act No. 50 of 1985). IGNOU. Degrees/Diplomas/Certificates are recognised by all the member institutions of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and are at par with Degrees/Diplomas/Certificates of all Indian Universities/Deemed Universities/Institutions. Prepared & vetted at: Student Registration Division Compiled & Composed by: Mr.

2 Vikas Kumar, Assistant Registrar, SRD. Ms. Neeraj Kajla, SRD is acknowledgement for Word Processing CUT OFF DATES. Print Production Mr. S. Burman, DR (P) MPDD Please check the admission advertisement in Mr. Mohanan, AR (P) MPDD National Dailies and on IGNOU Website Mr. Babu Lal Rewadia, SO (P) MPDD for last dates of submission of admission form in January & July Cycle. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced in any form, by mimeograph or any other means, without permission in writing from the Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. Further information on the Indira Gandhi National Open University Programmes may be obtained from the University's office at Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068 or its website Printed and published on behalf of Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi by Registrar, Material Production & Distribution Division.

3 Laser Typeset by : Rajshree Computers V-166A, Bhagwati Vihar, (Near Sector-2, Dwarka), Uttam Nagar, New Delhi-110059. 2 IGNOU COMMON PROSPECTUS Contents 1. THE UNIVERSITY. Introduction .. 8. Prominent Features .. 8. Important Achievements ..8. The Schools of Studies .. 8. Academic Programmes .. 9. Course Preparation .. 9. Credit System .. 9. Support Services .. 9. Programme Delivery .. 9. Evaluation System .. 10. Associate Studentship .. 11. International Students Residing in India .. 12. Provisional Admission .. 12. Online Admission System .. 12. eGyan Kosh .. 12. Vidya Lakshmi Portal .. 12. 2. MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMMES.

4 Master of Computer Applications (MCA) .. 13. Master of Science (Food Nutrition) (MSCDFSM)( offered only in July Session).. 14. Master of Arts (Rural Development)(MARD) .. 15. Master of Science (Counselling and Family Therapy) (MSCCFT)(offered only in July Session)..16. Master of Tourism and Travel Management (MTTM) .. 17. Master of Arts (English) (MEG) .. 18. Master of Arts (Hindi) (MHD) ..19. Master of Social Work (MSW) .. 20. Master of Social Work (Counselling) (MSWC) .. 21. Master of Arts (Philosophy) (MAPY) .. 22. Master of Arts (Education) (MAEDU) .. 23. Master of Arts (Economics) (MEC) .. 25. Master of Arts (History) (MAH).

5 26. Master of Arts (Political Science) (MPS) .. 27. Master of Arts (Public Administration) (MPA) .. 27. Master of Arts (Sociology) (MSO) .. 28. Master of Arts (Gandhi and Peace Studies) (MGPS) .. 29. Master of Arts (Psychology) (MAPC) .. 30. Master of Library and Information Sciences (MLIS) .. 31. Master of Arts (Anthropology) (MAAN) .. 32. Master of Arts (Development Studies) (MADVS) .. 32. Master of Arts (Adult Education) (MAAE) (offered only in July Session) .. 33. Master of Arts (Gender and Development Studies) (MAGD).. 34. Master of Arts (Women and Gender Studies) (MAWGS) (offered only in July Session).

6 36. IGNOU COMMON PROSPECTUS 3. Master of Arts (Distance Education) (MADE) .. 37. Master of Commerce (MCOM) .. 38. Master of Science (Mathematics) (MSCMACS) (offered only in January Session) .. 38. Master of Arts (Translation Studies) (MATS) .. 40. 3. BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMMES. Bachelor of Arts (Tourism Studies) (BTS) .. 42. Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) .. 43. Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) .. 44. Bachelor of Library and Information Sciences (BLIS) .. 45. Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Commerce (BCOM), Bachelor of Science (BSC) .. 46. Bachelor's Preparatory Programme (BPP) .. 56. 4. DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES.

7 Post Graduate Diploma in Library Automation and Networking (PGDLAN) .. 57. Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster Management (PGDDM) .. 58. Post Graduate Diploma in Gandhi and Peace Studies (PGDGPS) .. 59. Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development (PGDRD) .. 59. Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling & Family Therapy (PGDCFT) (offered only in July Session) .. 60. Post Graduate Diploma in Translation (PGDT) .. 61. Post Graduate Diploma in International Business Operations (PGDIBO) .. 61. Post Graduate Diploma in Environment and Sustainable Development (PGDESD) .. 62. Post Graduate Diploma in Analytical Chemistry (PGDAC).

8 63. Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Statistics (PGDAST) .. 63. Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication (PGJMC) .. 64. Post Graduate Diploma in Audio Programme Production (PGDAPP) .. 65. Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education (PGDHE) .. 65. Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Technology (PGDET) .. 66. Post Graduate Diploma in School Leadership and Management (PGDSLM) .. 67. Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Management and Administration (PGDEMA) .. 68. Post Graduate Diploma in Pre- Primary Education (PGDPPED) .. 68. Post-Graduate Diploma in Adult Education (PGDAE) (offered only in July Session).

9 69. Post Graduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sales Management (PGDPSM) .. 70. Post Graduate Diploma in Information Security (PGDIS) .. 70. Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights (PGDIPR) .. 71. Post Graduate Diploma in Criminal Justice (PGDCJ) .. 72. Post Graduate Diploma in Urban Planning and Development (PGDUPDL) .. 73. Post Graduate Diploma in Folklore and Culture Studies (PGDFCS) .. 74. Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital and Health Management (PGDHHM). (offered only in January Session) .. 74. Post Graduate Diploma in Geriatric Medicine (PGDGM) (offered only in January Session) .. 75. Post Graduate Diploma in Maternal and Child Health (PGDMCH) (offered only in January Session).

10 76. Post Graduate Diploma in HIV Medicine (PGDHIVM) (offered only in January Session) .. 77. Post Graduate Diploma in Food Safety and Quality Management (PGDFSQM). (offered only in July Session) .. 78. Post Graduate Diploma in Plantation Management (PGDPM) (offered only in July Session) .. 79. Post Graduate Diploma in Book Publishing (PGDBP) (offered only in July Session) .. 80. Post Graduate Diploma in Women's & Gender Studies (PGDWGS) (offered only in July Session) .. 81. 4 IGNOU COMMON PROSPECTUS Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainability Science (PGDSS) .. 81. Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work Counselling (PGDCOUN).