


| Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Year of Establishment 1985 |
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) was established by an Act of Parliament in 1985. Today it serves the educational aspirations of about 1.5 million students in India and 35 countries abroad through 11 Schools of Studies and an elaborate network of 58 regional centres , 7 sub- regional centres , 1400 study centres, and 41 overseas centres. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is making all efforts to take higher education to the doorsteps of the hitherto unreached. As of now, we cater to about 10% of all students enrolled in higher education in the country are enrolled with IGNOU.
Apart from teaching and research, extension and training form the mainstay of its academic activities. It also acts as a national resource centre; and more importantly, fun
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is making arrangements with multi-national corporations and IT Compnaies for placement of its various students in the areas of Information Technology and communication services.
Top Recruiting Companies:
* Max New York Life Insurance Company Limited
* Aegis
* ICICI Bank
Library
* The library has the largest collection of books, journals and other related materials in the field of Distance Education, throughout the country.
* The Library within any University can be realised only in the context of the institution's philosophy of education, the basic objectives of the L&DD are in tune with those of the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
* The Central Library has been using the LIBSYS
* An integrated Library Management software package with all the modules for the library housekeeping operations.
* Using LIBSYS Web OPAC, users can search the Library online catalogue by Author, Title, Subject and Keywords.