With the coronavirus spreading fast, the Odisha State Open University (OSOU) has opened up all its learning resources free of cost for online readers.
“This has always been our motto to take education to the doorsteps of the learners and reach out the unreached,” said OSOU Vice-Chancellor Dr Srikant Mohapatra.
Dr Mohapatra has appealed to the student community to remain safe, follow Government advisory and utilize time productively.
The learning resources include study materials, video lectures, question banks, e-library and short-term skill development programmes.
These web-based resources are for Bachelor, Master, Post Graduate Diploma, Diploma and Certificate programmes.
These syllabuses are common for the students of regular universities. The OSOU has also developed study materials for several disciplines including Odia, English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Political Science, History, Sociology, Journalism and Mass Communication, Economics, Commerce, Business Administration, Management, Cyber Security, Rural Development, Disaster Management etc.
The OSOU has also made its Online Learning Platform ‘eGyanjyoti’ free for the next three months. readers can download the study materials.
Amidst the COVID-19 threat and the lockdown, the faculties are working from home.