DoPT and IGNOU Sign* MoU on distant learning for Govt. employees

Published on August 18, 2010 by INVC   ·   1 Comment  Print This Post

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The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) and Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for offering Distance & E-Learning Programmes to Government employees . The Government employees can now enroll for a wide spectrum of Programmes offered by IGNOU and get their fees reimbursed on successfully completing the programmes. The MoU was signed in the presence of Secretary DoPT, Shri Shantnu Consul and IGNOU Vice Chancellor , Prof. V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai.

The Programme is open to Central Employees working in Ministries / Departments / Attached offices and the faculty members of State Apex Training Institutions.

The purpose of the Programme is to increase the availability and flexibility of options open to employees for enhancing their knowledge and skills in order to improve the functioning of Government organizations and the delivery of services to the public.

The employee concerned have to apply directly in response to the admission notification of IGNOU subject to availability of funds. The employees enrolling for the courses under this Programme will pay the required course fees to IGNOU. The amount so paid shall be re-imbursed to the employee on his/her successful completion of the course.

The following category of courses are open for enrolment under this programme :-

(i) Short-Duration Specialised modules

(ii) Certificate Programmes

(iii) Masters, PG and PG Diploma Programmes

For certain Ministry specific courses, respective Nodal Ministry will be represented in the Course review Committee which may meet from time to time to review the course content based on the general feedback and make such recommendations as deemed necessary.

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