A meeting of coordinators and programme in-charge of 20 districts falling under the Jabalpur regional centre of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) was held at Edusat auditorium, PSM College.
Divisional Commissioner Deepak Khandekar was the chief guest on the occasion, while Additional Director of Higher Education department MK Mishra was the special guest. In the meeting, Regional Director presented report on various courses being run by IGNOU and youths’ participation in them in 20 districts, before the Divisional Commissioner.
While addressing the coordinators Khandekar emphasized on starting IGNOU study centres at the Janpand level. He stated that there are IGNOU centres in every district of the Jabalpur division and now the focus should be to take it to the every Japand, so that the people living in rural areas can also get benefited.
Speaking on the importance of virtual classes’ network of the IGNOU, Khandekar invited the University to start its employment-oriented and helpful courses syllabus at Janpad and Tehsil levels.
Additional Director Mishra, on the occasion informed that soon he would write to all the colleges of Jabalpur division to start IGNOU study centres. On the occasion, Vivek Shrivastava, Harish Kewat, Pankaj Kumar, Vimalkant Yende and others from regional centre of the University were present in the meeting.