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About the University

The Indira Gandhi National Open University, one of the largest open universities in the world,
was established by an Act of Parliament in 1985, to advance and disseminate learning and
knowledge by a diversity of means, including the use of information and communication
technology, to provide opportunities for higher education to a large segment of the population.
The University offers academic, professional, vocational, awareness generating and skill-
oriented programmes at the level of Certificate, Diploma, Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree,
and Doctoral Degree through its 21 Schools of Studies and a countrywide network of Regional
Centres and Learner Support Centres. These Programmes are offered through multiple
instructional packages with the convergence of different methodologies and technologies. The
University is making all efforts to take higher education to the doorsteps of the hitherto
unreached. Based on its contribution in Distance Education, it was conferred with Award of
Excellence by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Canada, in 1993.
The recent initiatives of the university to provide technology-enabled education within the
framework of blended learning includes SWAYAM based Massive Open Online Courses
(MOOCs), 24x7 SWAYAMPRABHA chennels, e-Gyankosh and IGNOU e-Content App for
digital study material.

School of Education (SOE)

Genesis
The School of Education is one of the first Schools of Study established in IGNOU in the year
1987. The School plays an important role in the University. The first programme of the School
was Diploma in Distance Education. The School then launched Diploma in Higher Education in
1992. It was later converted to Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education (PGDHE). At
present the School is offering 13 programmes.
The following four disciplines/areas are assigned to the SOE by the Academic Council of the
University.

▪ Education
▪ Distance Education
▪ Educational Technology
▪ Adult Education
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Vision
The vision of the School is to provide multidisciplinary perspective while developing both
disciplinary and professional programmes in the area of Education and to develop a cadre of

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professionally trained reflective teachers who are equipped with the relevant knowledge ,
skills, attitudes and values that will facilitate them to undertake various roles and
responsibilities in a multifaceted system of education in the country.

Mission
The mandate of the School of Education (SOE) is to plan, develop and launch academic
programmes in Education as a field of knowledge and an area of professional practice. The
functions of the SOE are, within the broad framework of the objectives of the IGNOU, to
undertake academic, research and extension activities related to theory and practice of education.
The SOE prepares specialists in educational discourses and knowledge generation. It develops
academic programmes for the professional development of teachers and educational managers at
different levels of education. It also functions as a centre for documentation of teacher education
materials in the form of print and non-print media and is engaged in the promotion of
technology-enabled learning.

Thrust Areas of the School

The School has been undertaking mainly two types of activities:

▪ Development and delivery of academic and professional programmes.

▪ Research activities.

Academic and Research Programmes

1. Ph.D. in Education (PHDES)
2. Master of Arts in Education (MAEDU)
3. Master of Arts in Adult Education (MAAE)
4. Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)
5. Post-Graduate Diploma in Higher Education (PGDHE)
6. Post-Graduate Diploma in Educational Technology (PGDET)
7. Post-Graduate Diploma in Educational Management and Administration (PGDEMA)
8. Post-Graduate Diploma in Pre-Primary Education (PGDPPED)
9. Post-Graduate Diploma in School Leadership and Management (PGDSLM)
10. Post Graduate Diploma in Adult Education (PGDAE)
11. Post Graduate Certificate in Information and Assistive Technologies for the Instructors of
Visually Impaired (PGCIATIVI)
12. Post Graduate Certificate in Adult Education (PGCAE)
13. Certificate in Guidance (CIG)
14. Education under General (BAG) Programme - CBCS

Academic Programmes
Sl. Name of the Code Eligibility Age Credits Duration Fee Medium
No Programmes (Rs)*
.
01 Doctor of PHDES Candidates with 55% marks No bar 80 3-6 years 33600 English
Philosophy in in M.A. (Education) or (for 3 years
Education M.Ed. are eligible to apply. without
50% marks for SC/ST and course

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 OBC (non-creamy layer work)
and differently abled and
other category of
candidates as per the
decision of the UGC from
time to time. (admission
through entrance test and
interview).
02 Master of Arts MAEDU A Bachelor’s Degree in any No bar 68 2-4 years 18200 English
(Education) discipline with or without a
Degree in education from a
recognized University.
03 Master of Arts MAAE Bachelor’s Degree from No bar 68 2-4 years 14400 English
in Adult any recognized
Education University/Institute
04 Bachelor of B.Ed. Candidates with at least No bar 72 2-5 years 55000 English/
Education fifty percent marks either in Hindi
the Bachelor’s Degree
and/or in the Master’s
Degree in Sciences/Social
Science/Commerce/Humani
ties, Bachelor’s in
Engineering or Technology
with specialization in
Science and Mathematics
with 55% marks or any
other qualification
equivalent thereto, along
with trained in-service
teachers in elementary
education. Or Candidates
who have completed a
NCTE recognized teacher
education programme
through face-to-face mode.
05 Post-Graduate PGDHE Teachers in an institution of No bar 34 1-3 years 3000 English
Diploma in higher education or Post
Higher Graduate Degree holders in
Education any subject including a
Professional Degree
06 Post-Graduate PGDET Graduation from a No bar 30 1-3 years 6600 English
Diploma in recognized University
Educational
Technology

07 Post-Graduate PGDEMA Bachelor’s Degree from a No bar 34 1-3 years 7000 English
Diploma in recognized University
Educational
Management
and
Administration
08 Post-Graduate PGDPPED Graduate in any discipline No bar 32 1-3 years 9600 English
Diploma in
Pre-Primary
Education

09 Post-Graduate PGDSLM Prospective and In-service No bar 30 1-3 years 6000 English/
Diploma in Head Teachers/Principals Hindi
School with Graduate Degree from
Leadership and a recognized University,
Management OR Graduate /Post
Graduate Teachers
10 Post Graduate PGDAE Bachelor’s Degree from No bar 34 1-3 years 7200 English

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 Diploma in any recognized
Adult University/Institute
Education
11 Post Graduate PGCIATIVI Bachelor’s degree in No bar 16 6 months – 6000 English
Certificate in Computer Science from a 2 years
Information recognized university
and Assistive (BCA/BSc-Computer
Technologies Science), OR Bachelor’s
for the degree in any discipline
Instructors of from a recognized
Visually university with
Impaired diploma/certificate in
Computer Science, OR
Bachelor’s degree in any
discipline from a
recognized university
subject to the condition that
PGCIATIVI will only be
awarded after successful
completion of CIT
programme from IGNOU.
12 Post Graduate PGCAE Bachelor’s Degree from No bar 15 6 months – 3600 English
Certificate in any recognized University/ 2 years
Adult Institute
Education
13 Certificate in CIG Teachers of recognized 18yrs 16 6 months – 2000 English/
Guidance Institutions OR Pass in (Mini 2 years Hindi/
Matriculation/SSC OR BPP mum Odia
from IGNOU age)

• The programme fee is subject to change as per the norms of IGNOU. Please consult admission
portal/common prospectus

Forthcoming Programmes

▪ Certificate Programme in Inclusive Education

▪ B.Ed./M.Ed. (Special Education) (Awaiting for RCI approval).
▪ M.Ed. Programme (in ODL) (Awaiting for NCTE approval).

Instructional System

The School uses diverse means to disseminate knowledge and to impart skills. It follows
multiple media approaches to instruction, utilizing various instructional components as presented
in the following diagram:

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 Self-Learning
Print
Interactive Materials
Radio Assignments
Counselling

EDUSAT
Programmes Audio-Video
Programmes

School Based
Activities Distance Broadcast and
Telecast
Learner
Projects and
Dissertations
Video
Teleconferencing
Skill
Development
Workshops Academic
Extended Contact
Contact Programme
Programme

Evaluation System

The School follows the following evaluation pattern:

▪ Self-evaluation exercises within each unit of study (non-credited)

▪ Continuous evaluation through assignments, extended contact programme (ECP),
Internships, school-based activities (SBA), workshop-based activities (WBA), projects
and dissertations.
▪ Term End Examinations.

Projects Undertaken by the School

The School undertakes projects from time to time for the Continuous Professional Development
of in-service teachers from various agencies. The projects are undertakes in a collaborative
mode.
Current Project:
▪ Professional Development Programme for 10,000 Teachers of Navodaya Vidyalaya
Samiti through ‘Certificate in Professional Development of Teachers (CPDT)
Programme’ has been launched during July 2022 through project mode.

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Projects already accomplished by the School:

▪ Professional training programme for untrained teachers of Primary level through two-
year Diploma in Primary Education (DPE) Programme in the States of Chattisgarh,
Bihar, Jarkhand and Jammu & Kashmir.

▪ Professional training programme for untrained teachers of Elementary (Primary and

Upper Primary) level through two-year Diploma in Elementary Education (D.EL.ED.)
Programme in the State of Tripura.

▪ Teacher Training Programme to train the untrained Elementary School Teachers (Classed
VI-VIII) of Tripura State through ‘Certificate in Elementary Teacher Education’ (CETE)
programme.

▪ Professional development programme for the teachers of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti

(NVS) through a certificate programme of six months duration.

▪ An enrichment training programme of six months duration for the untrained teachers of
Bihar sponsored by the State for the Diploma in Primary Education (DPE) on the
recommendation of Ministry of Human Resource Development, Delhi.

▪ Professional training programme for untrained teachers of Elementary (Primary and

Upper Primary) level through two-year Diploma in Elementary Education (D.EL.ED.)
Programme in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Sikkim; Uttarakhand.

▪ Professional development of the primary school teachers (Class I to V) of Kendriya

Vidyalayas through six months ‘Certificate Programme for Professional Development of
Primary Teachers’ (CPPDPT).

▪ Professional training programme for untrained teachers of Secondary level through two-
year Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) Programme in the State of Jammu & Kashmir.

Programmes on offer at the International Level

▪ MAEDU, PGDHE, PGDSLM, PGDET, PGDEMA, CIG

Faculty of the School

Prof. C.B. Sharma (Director) [email protected]
Prof. N.K. Dash [email protected]
Prof. D. Venkateshwarlu [email protected]
Prof. Amitav Mishra [email protected]
Prof. Bharti Dogra [email protected]
Prof. Vandana Singh [email protected]
Prof. Sutapa Bose [email protected]

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Prof. Arvind Kumar Jha [email protected]
Mrs. Poonam Bhushan, Associate Professor [email protected]
Dr. Eisha Kannadi, Associate Professor [email protected]
Dr. M.V. Lakshmi Reddy, Associate Professor [email protected]
Dr. Niradhar Dey, Associate Professor [email protected]
Dr. Ajay Kumar Singh, Associate Professor [email protected]
Dr. Elizabeth Kuruvilla, Assistant Professor [email protected]
Sh. Ajith Kumar C., Assistant Professor [email protected]
Dr. Anjuli Suhane, Assistant Professor [email protected]
Dr. Neel Kamal Sharan, Assistant Professor [email protected]

IGNOU Website
Information about various other activities of IGNOU is available on the University website
www.ignou.ac.in

Indira Gandhi National Open University

Maidan Garhi, New Delhi – 110068
Tel: 91-11-29535519, 29572945, 29572944, Fax: 91-11-29534227
Mail: [email protected]
Printed and Published by Prof. C.B. Sharma, Director, SOE, IGNOU
Coordinated by: Prof. D. Venkateshwarlu & Dr Elizabeth Kuruvilla