Is IGNOU Good

How good is the Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) course at Indira Gandhi National Open University ( IGNOU)? Please provide the BCA placement records of IGNOU also provide the IGNOU BCA course structure.

Can you tell me if Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is a good University as I want to check it before enrolling in it, please help me with this?

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Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is a distance learning national university in New Delhi, India established in 1985 with a budget of ₹20 million after the Parliament of India passed the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985 (IGNOU Act 1985).

IGNOU is run by the central government of India. It has started a decentralisation process by setting up five zones; north, south, east, west and north east. The first of the regional headquarters, catering to four southern states, Pondicherry, Andaman and Nicobar and Lakshadweep, is being set up in the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.

Accreditation & Recognition

IGNOU has been granted the authority to confer degrees by Clause 5(1) (iii) of the IGNOU Act 1985. IGNOU is also recognised as a Central University by the University Grants Commission of India (UGC).

The Association of Indian Universities (AIU) recognises it conferred degrees as on par with the degrees conferred by its members and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) recognises the MCA and MBA program of IGNOU.

In 1993, it was designated by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) as its first Centre of Excellence for Distance Education empowered - to actively participate in Commonwealth co-operative endeavours to identify, nurture, and strengthen open learning institutions throughout the Commonwealth, particularly in the Third World.

It also operates as an accreditor for Open University and distance education systems in India through the Distance Education Council (DEC). Authority to do so is granted under Clause 16 and Statute 28 of the IGNOU Act 1985.

Vice Chancellors
Prof. G. Ram Reddy, 19851990
Prof. V C Kulandaiswamy, 19901995
Prof. Ram G Takwale, 19951998
Prof. A W Khan, 19982001
Prof. H P Dikshit, 20012006
Prof. V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai, 20062011
Prof. M Aslam, 201112
Prof. Gopinath Pradhan, 20122013
Prof. M. Aslam, 2013Present

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