democratising higher education by taking education to the doorsteps of the students
providing access to high quality education to all those who seek it, irrespective of age, region, or formal qualifications
offering need-based academic programmes by giving professional and vocational orientation to the courses
promoting and developing distance education in India
setting and maintaining standards in distance education in the country — as an apex body for the purpose. Some of the special features of the Open and Distance Education System currently practised by IGNOU are:
Relaxed entry requirements
Provision of equal opportunity of admission to people from all over the country
Provision of learning at one’s own pace, place and time
Cost-effective and cost-efficient educational operations
Multi-media approach in the preparation of course packages
Self-instructional Printed and Audio/Video course materials
Network of student support services throughout the country
Face-to-face Counselling and Tele-counselling
Continuous evaluation through assignments
Provision of terminal examination two times a year
Interactive Satellite Aided Communication Network (Teleconferencing).
Interactive Radio Counselling
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