The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has begun admissions for its Bachelor Preparatory Programme (BPP), Post Graduate diplomas, diploma and certificate programmes for July-2018 session.
The last date for admission is June 30, 2018. The admission process and payment can be made online, the IGNOU said in a statement.
BPP is a non-formal channel to be eligible for BA, B.Com, Bachelor in Social Work, Bachelor in Tourism Studies of the university. It is the most popular programme amongst those students who aspire for higher education but are unable to leverage the opportunity.
First time applicants are advised to click the available programme tab on the homepage of the online admission system and select the desired programme and carefully read the details of the programme, including eligibility criteria, fee details, duration, etc, it said. Applicants can also download the complete details of the above programmes from the IGNOU website.
PG Diploma programme offered by IGNOU are PG Diploma in library Automation and Networking; Analytical Chemistry; Audio Programme Production; Criminal Justice; Disaster Management; Educational Management & Administration; Educational Technology; Environment and Sustainable Development; Folklore & Culture Studies; Gandhi & Peace Studies; Higher Education; Information Security; Intellectual Property Rights; International Business Operation; Journalism & Mass Communication; Pharmaceutical Sales Management; Pre-Primary Education; Rural Development; School leadership and Management; Translation; Urban Planning & Development; Applied Statistics; Social Work (Counselling), Sustainability Science; Counselling & Family Therapy; Adult Education; Food Safety and Quality Management; Plantation Management; Book Publishing; Women’s & Gender Studies; Mental Health; Human Resource Management, Financial Management; Operations Management; Marketing Management and many others.
IGNOU offer Advanced Certificate in Power Distribution Management; Information Security, PG Certificate in Adult Education; Cyber law; Patent Practice; Bangla-Hindi Translation; Malayalam-Hindi Translation; Agriculture Policy; Gandhi & Peace Studies; Information & Assistive Technologies for the Instructors of Visually Impaired; Geoinformatics, Certificate in Visual Arts-Painting; Applied Arts; Performing Arts-Hindustani Music; Karnatak Music; Bharatanatyam; Theatre Arts; Arabic language; Disaster Management; Environmental Studies; NGO Management; Business Skills; Teaching English; Functional English(basic level); Urdu language; HIV & Family Education; Social Work & Criminal Justice System; Health Care Waste Management; Newborn & Infant Nursing; Home Based Health Care; Community Radio; Tourism Studies; Food & Nutrition; Nutrition & Child Care; Rural Development; Sericulture; Organic Farming; Water Harvesting & Management; Poultry Farming; Beekeeping; Human Rights; Consumer Protection; Co-operation, Cooperative law & Business laws; Anti Human Trafficking; Course on Population and Sustainable Development; Appreciation Course on Environment etc.