IGNOU was Established in the Year

I requires the detail about the establishment of the IGNOU for my school project . Will you please tell in which year the IGNOU University was established? Also please tell who was the founder of this university . please give brief history of the IGNOU.

Hello sir I want to know in which year IGNOU was Established so here can you please give me details ?

[Raman Vij]

Hey as The Indira Gandhi National Open University, known as IGNOU, is a distance learning national university located in IGNOU road, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, India.

Establishment

IGNOU was established in September 1985

Facilities -

Library
Classrooms
Research Unit
Support services
Counseling sessions

Schools at Indira Gandhi National Open University -

Humanities (SOH)
Social Sciences (SOSS)
Sciences (SOS)
Education (SOE)
Continuing Education (SOCE)
Engineering and Technology (SOET)
Management Studies (SOMS)
Health Sciences (SOHS)
Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
Agriculture (SOA)
Law (SOL)
Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
Gender and Development Studies (SOGDS)
Tourism and Hospitality Service Management (SOTHSM)
Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Studies (SOITS)
Social Work (SOSW)
Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
Foreign Languages (SOFL)
Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
Performing and Visual Arts (SOPVA)

Address:

Indira Gandhi National Open University

RZ-A-44,

Mahipalpur Extension,

New Delhi, Delhi 110037

Phone: 011 2953 3869