IGNOU is going to conducting Entrance tests for Management Programmes (Openmat-XXVII) and Openden-II, for Post Graduate Certificate in Oral Implantology and Post Graduate Certificate in Endodontics on Sunday, 7th February, 2010, between 10 am to 1pm.The entrance test is for the academic session starting July 2010.

The Ignou Entrance Test is being organized in 131 examination centres , accommodating 18,061(16,712+1,349)candidates for Management (Openmat-XXVII) and Openden-II programmes. All candidates are advised to report at the Examination centre 45 minutes before commencement of the Entrance test.The Hall tickets have already been dispatched to the candidates by IGNOU. The particulars of Hall tickets are also available on the IGNOU website, www.ignou.ac.in.In case of non-receipt of Hall ticket by any candidate, it can be downloaded from the University website by entering Name and Date of Birth of the candidate.

In case candidates are unable to download the Hall ticket, they can contact the Regional Centre and obtain the information of Examination Centre allocated and report to the Examination Centre with proof of submission of Entrance test application form, along with a recent passport size photograph. In this case, they have to submit an undertaking at the Examination Centre stating that if the information furnished by them is found to be incorrect, their candidature will be canceled. IGNOU has deputed Central observers in all the 131examination centres to ensure smooth conduct of the entrance test.

Accusing Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) of playing with the future of students by delivering online education in
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acupuncture, a city resident, Kuldeep Singh Kheira, has filed a complaint with Union ministry of health and family welfare. In his communication sent to principal secretary of the ministry, Kheira has sought stringent action against IGNOU authorities and even demanded an FIR against them.

He has stated that IGNOU was conducting diploma in this unrecognized system of medicine, which was in violation of the ministry’s orders as the health department had ruled in 2003 that acupuncture could only be practised as a therapy with just certificate courses being conducted for it.

Kheira said he had sought information about the course through a Right to Information Act query. He wrote to the ministry and mentioned the reply had revealed that only registered medical practitioners could provide therapeutic services for disciplines like acupuncture and hypnotherapy. “(Education for systems) considered to be mode(s) of therapy, can only be provided through certificate courses for registered medical experts, who can utilize that knowledge in their regular practice, be it connected to allopathy, ayurveda or homoeopathy,” he stated in his letter. The Union ministry had also ordered that such courses should not be conducted without proper practical training, so that practitioners could carry out the procedures well.

Kheira also stated that in a letter, central health ministry had directed states and union territories that institutions, which were in their control, should not offer degrees and diplomas in such streams of medicine, which had not been recognized by the central government. It had also stated that the term, “doctor”, should be used only for experts of recognized systems of medicine.

Punjab health secretary Satish Chandra said, “If such a thing is taking place, it is certainly wrong. We will write to the Union ministry to look into the matter and take strict action if IGNOU is violating any norms.” Ravi Mohan, public relation officer of IGNOU, Delhi, said, “It is just a certificate course. We are definitely following the rules and understand our responsibility. We are not doing anything wrong.” Notably, Kheira also made a mention of nine IGNOU-affiliated institutes in the country, where such diploma courses were being offered.

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"Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is set to educate & train Below Poverty Line (BPL) youth in six states of the country - UP, Bihar, Assam, West Bengal, Orissa and Tamil Nadu," announced IGNOU Vice Chancellor Professor VN Rajasekharan Pillai.

Five vocational training and educational programmes have been identified for online delivery.

These are certificate programmes in Computer Basics, Advanced Computing, Job Training and Interview Etiquette, along with a Diploma in Advanced Computing.

The proposed programmes will be offered online from application to certification stages.

The programmes will be conducted through a Common Service Centre (CSC) in each village panchayat office at the six selected states of Assam, Orissa, West Bengal, Bihar , UP and Tamil Nadu.

IGNOU has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with SREI Sahaj e-village Ltd., a Kolkata based company, which is implementing the CSC project in six short-listed states.

Sahaj is setting up one ICT enabled centre per 10,000 of rural population. They have already obtained a mandate from the Department of Information Technology (DIT) to set up over 27,000 CSCs at these states at the village panchayat level, within the current fiscal year.

Teachers from nearby areas are being hired to teach and guide the IGNOU students in every village panchayat.

The concept of CSCs is especially helpful to women and children of the villages and the BPL families who for various socio-economic reasons can't travel far for attending schools ortraining institutes.

The IGNOU certificate programmes are for six months each, while the diploma programme will be for a year. After clearing the certificate or the diploma programme, the successful candidates will be given employment.

The students will also be given opportunities to enroll for the programmes of IGNOU on a flexi-mode of learning system.

According to Prof. Pandav Nayak, the Officer on Special Duty (OSD) for the Regional Institute of Vocational Education and Training-East Zone (RIVET-EZ) project, "RIVET is a part of IGNOU initiatives to provide education at the grassroots. For the eight states in the Northeast, a RIVET type IGNOU Institute of Vocational Education and Training (IIVET) has already been made functional at Shillong and Meghalaya. Four more RIVETS will soon be set up for other zones of the country."
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  In an effort to enable the coastal community in Tamil Nadu upgrade their skills and provide them with long-term, sustainable livelihood options, the Indira Gandhi National Open University ( IGNOU) and the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) have come together to implement a diasaster preparedness programme.

Under this demand-driven knowledge is provided to the community through the internet, print media and mobile phones.

V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai, vice chancellor of IGNOU, said: 'We are the knowledge partners of MSSRF. We will be setting up colleges for rural communities in different locations. The Poompuhar college is the first one to be launched'.

'The attempt is to develop a climate-resilient coastal community with knowledge and skills necessary to overcome the adverse impact of tsunamis and rise in sea level,' Pillai added.

The college will train fishermen in the use of mobile technology, scientific data and market-related information to reduce operational costs while increasing their income.

The MSSRF built a Rs. 2.7 crore 'Fish for All' Research and Training Centre at Poompuhar in Tamil Nadu. The centre includes facilities like cold rooms, ice plants, fish pre-processing halls, research lab, training hall, dormitory, and a resource centre that would provide information on climate, height of sea waves, potential fishing zones and other market-related data.

The fishermen are trained on reading data like the height of sea waves, potential fishing zones and the fish prices in different markets that are flashed on their mobile phones.

The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, forecast sea wave heights and also the zones of fish agglomeration. These forecasts are transmitted by MSSRF, by tying-up with mobile telephone companies, to the fishermen in real time.

IGNOU is also looking at offering a short-term course for women at Poompuhar on hygienic handling of the catch to prevent spoilage and contamination by pathogenic organisms.

New Delhi: Six students enrolled in Indira Gandhi National Open University's(IGNOU) Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Safety, Health and Environment Management - PGDM(ISHE) have been selected for the post of Safety officers in leading cement plants across India at a package of 5.5 lakh/annum.

The students will be paid a stipend of Rs.29,000 per month for the first 6 months.

The students were selected during campus placement held on 22 January 2010 at the Institute of Industrial Management for Safety, Health and Environment (IIMSHE) Bhopal, a partner of IGNOU.

Out of a batch size of 45 students, 32 students have already been placed. The next campus interview is slated for February 10, 2010, in the IIMSHE campus and the left-over students are also expected to be placed successfully.

The PGDM (ISHE) is being offered by IGNOU’s School of Engineering Technology(SOET).

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