32nd Meeting of Academic Council - IGNOU

MINUTES 

of the 

THIRTY-SECOND MEETING 


ACADEMIC COUNCIL 

held on 

November 13, 2004 

INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY 

Maidan Garhi, New Delhi – 110 068

IGNOU 

MINUTES OF THE THRITY – SECOND MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC 

COUNCIL HELD ON NOVEMBER 13 TH , 2004 AT 11.00 A.M. IN THE 

CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, 

NEW DELHI – 110 068. 

The list of members present and those who could not attend the meeting is given 

in Appendix-1. 

At the outset, the Chairman welcomed the members to the 32 nd Meeting to the 

Academic Council. The Chairman also placed on record Council’s appreciation 

for the academic contributions made by the following retiring members: 

(1) Prof. Kapil Kumar 

(2) Prof. P.N.Pandit 

(3) Prof. S.P.Narang 

(4) Prof. A.S.Narang 

(5) Prof. A.S.Kolaskar 

(6) Prof. A.N.Maheshwari 

(7) Prof. P.Rama Rao 

(8) Prof. Ashok Misra 

(9) Prof. (Mrs.) Rupa B.Shah 

(10) Prof. S.K.Joshi 

(11) Sh. Uday Kumar Verma 

(12) Prof. S.V.S. Choudhary 

(13) Prof. S.B.Ghosh 

(14) Prof. D.P.Singh 

(15) Prof. Kuldeep Mathur 

(16) Prof. Tej Pratap 

He specially welcomed the following new members of the Academic Council and 

emphasized that he looks forward to their co-operation and valuable contribution 

to the deliberations in the meetings of the Academic Council: 

(1) Prof. J.M.Parakh, Director, SOH 

(2) Prof. M.C.Sharma, Director, SOE 

(3) Prof. Pradeep Sahni, Director, SOSS and Registrar, SRE 

(4) Prof. Uma Kanjijal, Librarian (I/C) 

(5) Sh. V.K.Arora, Director, EMPC 

(6) Prof. B.S.Saraswat, Director, ACD, Member-Secretary

Before taking the Agenda items, the Chairman greeted all for Deepawali and Id. He 

then observed that dynamism of ODL system is inherent in its flexibility and 

adaptability to change. In this context continuous revision/up-gradation of course 

materials was a pre-requisite. To promote good practices, the Academic Council and 

the Board of Management had directed that (i) programmes approved by Academic 

Council must be put on offer within 2-3 years failing which the process of approval of 

curriculum should be re-initiated and (ii) the print material developed prior to 1998 be 

revised. The former was procedural but required cooperation and acceptability, the 

latter involved colossal effort. But he was happy to note compliance of (i) above, 

considerable progress has also been made in revision of courses. He informed 

members that seven programmes have already been fully revised and another ten are 

under revision. In addition, forty-nine courses have been revised and sixty-nine 

courses are under revision. Moreover, thirty-nine new courses have been added. In 

the past three years, twenty nine new programmes mostly at Masters’ level, have been 

added and 8-10 programmes shall be launched by July, 2005. The Chairman 

congratulated the faculty, Directors of Schools and the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. 

S.C.Garg for taking the revision of programmes/courses developed prior to 1998 with 

missionary zeal. He desired that creation of software for EduSat, a national resource 

for taking education to the remotest and most isolated should also be taken up in the 

same spirit. He also informed members that IGNOU is in its twentieth year. To 

celebrate the success, it has been proposed to honour leading academics and officers 

of past and present apart from organizing a few National and International 

workshops/conferences. 

While assuring complete support on behalf of the University community, Prof. 

S.C.Garg congratulated the Chairman for bringing laurels to the University in 

different forms and formats from time to time which essentially reflect the support he 

enjoys in the University. Prof. Garg highlighted his role and responsibility as 

National Chair, for coordinating utilization of EduSat and bringing with it a regional 

hub and creation of 100 video conferencing centres of which fifty shall be made 

available for free by ISRO. The Chairman then requested Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice- 

Chancellor to present the items of the agenda formally

ITEM NO.1 TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE 31 ST MEETING OF 

THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL HELD ON 20.2.2004 AND TO 

NOTE THE ACTION TAKEN. 

AC 32.1.1 

AC 32.1.2 

The Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. S.C.Garg read out the comments on the 

Minutes of the 31 st Meeting of the Academic Council held on 

20.2.2004 received from two of its members. 

It was agreed by the Council that the word “undergraduate” may be 

added in the resolution No. 31.10.2 in second line of the resolution 

between the words “The” and “Certificate”. Revised resolution shall be 

read as follows: 

“The Council decided that the BPP qualified students may be allowed 

admissions to all the Undergraduate Certificate Programmes of the 

University”. 

AC 32.1.3 The Council considered the comments on Item no. 3, 4, 8, and 12 

respectively received from one of the members. Regarding Item no. 3, 

it was informed by the PVC that the University has constituted a 

Committee to look into the matter relating to Project Courses across 

disciplines and Schools of Studies and it was assured that due care will 

be taken by the University in the case of Project Course in M.A. 

Economics Programme. In respect of entrance test on 15 th January, 

2004 and launching of the Programme on 15 th February, 2004, it was 

clarified that the Programme was developed in Project mode in 

collaboration with the CIDC to cater to the customized needs of Indian 

Army and to meet the target dates, action was taken with due approval 

of the Vice-Chancellor. Regarding Item no. 8, it was clarified that the 

faculty of School of Continuing Education revised the DPR Phase-3 

Form according to the suggestions made by the Academic Council. 

The revised Phase-3 Form has been approved by the ACSC at its 11 th 

Meeting and the same is now placed before the Academic Council at 

Item no. 4. Regarding Item no. 12, the omission mentioned in the 

comments was regretted and it was assured that due care will be taken 

in future while recording the Minutes. 

AC 32.1.4 

The Academic Council confirmed the Minutes of the 31 st Meeting of 

the Academic Council held on 20.2.2004 with above observations and 

noted the action taken thereon. 

ITEM NO.2 

TO CO-OPT MEMBERS TO THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL 

UNDER STATUTES 9 (1) (Viii).

AC 32.2.1 

AC 32.2.2 

ITEM NO.3 

AC 32.3.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, PVC informed that there had been a practice of 

Members of the Academic Council forwarding names for consideration 

of the Chairman and the Chairman then nominating the Members. The 

Pro Vice-Chancellor requested the Members of the Academic Council 

to suggest the names of the persons to be co-opted under Statutes 9 (1) 

(viii) by the Academic Council for their special knowledge including 

the representatives of employers organizations, industries, trade and 

commerce, academic and professional organization, communication 

field etc. within a period of one week to the Chairman. 

The members agreed to the suggestion and assured that the names will 

be sent to the Chairman within the stipulated time. The Chairman was 

authorized to nominate members. 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE 10 TH 

MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL’s STANDING 

COMMITTEE HELD ON 20.5.2004. 

The Pro Vice Chancellor, Prof. S.C.Garg explained the details of the 

items considered and the recommendations made by the Standing 

Committee of the Academic Council at its 10 th Meeting held on 

20.5.2004. He highlighted the decisions of the Academic Council’s 

Standing Committee as given below: 

(1) Phase Zero Form for revised MCA Programme and the 

revision of three courses namely ET-101B, ET-105A and ET- 

508A of BTCM and BTWRE Programmes. 

(2) Phase-3 Forms for Certificate Programmes on: 

(i) 

(ii) 

(iii) 

(iv) 

(v) 

(vi) 

(vii) 

Food Safety (On-line), 

Shoe Upper-Cutting, 

Shoe Upper-Stitching, 

Shoe Lasting and Finishing for IGNOU- 

FDDI Project, 

Health Care Waste Management, 

Diploma in Nautical Science; and 

PG Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights 

(3) Revision of Eligibility Criteria for revised 

MCA Programme 

(4) Removal of Entrance Test for BIT/ADIT 

Programmes and to change from trimester to 

semester system. 

(5) Making Examination/ Evaluation system

friendlier to visually impaired learners. 

(6) Withdrawal of Assignment Component from 

Certificate Programmes of six months’ duration 

(7) Revision of fee structure and maximum 

duration of Master’s Degree Programmes. 

AC 32.3.2 

AC 32.3.3 

AC 32.3.4 

AC 32.3.5 

ITEM NO.4 

AC 32.4.1 

Prof. Aslam pointed out that he had sent his observations on Item No. 

23 before circulation of the Minutes, but the same did not find a place 

in the Minutes of the 10 th Meeting of the Academic Council’s Standing 

Committee. 

The Chairman clarified that the Minutes were the record of decisions of 

the Meeting. The observations sent after the meeting could not be 

incorporated in the Minutes. However, the observations of the Member 

were placed before the Committee at the time of confirmation of the 

Minutes at the 11 th Meeting of the ACSC. 

The Pro Vice-Chancellor assured the Members that while permitting 

flexibility, no statutory authority of the University will be by-passed. 

The Academic Council approved the Minutes of the 10 th Meeting of the 

Academic Council’s Standing Committee held on 20.5.2004. 


MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL’s STANDING 


Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor explained in detail the highlights 

of the 11 th Meeting of the Academic Council’s Standing Committee 

held on 19.10.2004. The main items considered by the Standing 

Committee were: 

(1) Phase Zero Forms for (i) Non-credit course on Gandhi and the 

Contemporary World for BDP students (ii) Elective Course on 

Elements of Biotechnology for the B.Sc. Programme, (iii) Elective 

Course on European Union in World Affairs (MPSE-14) for M.A. 

Pol. Sc. Programme, (iv) An Application-Oriented Course on 

Environmental Chemistry for the B.Sc. Programme; and (v) EHD-1 

course. 

(2) Proposal relating to offer of a non-credit course on Environment for 

BDP students. 

(3) Phase-3 Forms for (i) Certificate in Craft and Design (Pottery), (ii) 

B.Sc. (Hons) Programme in Ophthalmic Techniques, (iii) Diploma in 

Architecture (For Army Personnel), (iv) Advanced Diploma in

Computer Integrated Manufacturing, (v) M.A. Rural Development, 

(vi) M.Sc. (Mathematics with Applications); and (vii) Diploma in 

Civil Engineering (General candidates). 

(4) Recommendations of the Sub-Committee on Credit Transfer in 

respect of Modular/Upgraded Programmes. 

(5) Payment Norms for Re-admission and Modification in conduct of 

TEE (P) for PG Diploma in Geriatric Medicine Programme. 

(6) Proposal relating to Admission, Delivery, Evaluation, Project and 

Duration of MCA (Revised) and BCA (Revised) Programmes. 

(7) Declaration of Results in Certificate Programmes where Assignment 

Component has been withdrawn. 

(8) Nomenclature/Specification of Degrees to be as per UGC guidelines. 

(9) Proposal relating to Revalidation of Registration. 

(10) For Entry to B.Sc. Hospitality and Hotel Administration, 

NCHMCT Diploma Holders will be required to do 48 

credits. 

AC 32.4.2 

AC 32.4.3 

AC 32.4.4. 

AC 32.4.5 

AC 32.4.6 

One of the Members pointed out that ACSC had approved offer of only 

first two blocks of the proposed Appreciation Course on Environment 

as a non-credit course to all the BDP students. 

The Academic Council decided that course coordinators be advised to 

present the material in two blocks, while ensuring continuity. 

In respect of B.Sc. (Hons) Ophthalmic Science Programme, members 

desired that concrete information about audio/video programmes be 

provided. 

It was clarified that the programme is proposed to be launched at 

selected Federation of Ophthalmic Research and Education Centres 

(FOREC) all over the country and SIMs will be developed 

simultaneously for use of students of subsequent batches. 

During the discussion, the Vice-Chancellor highlighted that preserving 

the dynamism of distance education is extremely important for meeting 

the national goal of increasing excess to higher education to every 

eligible individual and enable him/her to contribute to national 

development. The Pro Vice-Chancellor informed the members that 

various Phase Forms were being revisited and revised under the

guidance of APC. The Vice-Chancellor requested the Director, 

SOHS to make a power point presentation on the programmes of his 

school in the next meeting of Academic Council. 

AC 32.4.7 

ITEM NO.5 

AC 32.5.1 

AC 32.5.2 

ITEM NO.6 

The Academic Council approved the Minutes of the 11 th Meeting of the 

Academic Council’s Standing Committee held on 19.10.2004. 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS TO THE 

ORDINANCE ON RESEARCH DEGREE PROGRAMMES. 

The proposal was considered by the Council. Prof. B.S. Saraswat, 

Director, Academic Coordination and Member-Secretary explained the 

rationale of amendments in various clauses of the Ordinance to the 

Members. He informed that the amendments have been proposed to 

accommodate programmes such as Integrated Doctoral Programme in 

Physics and Mathematics offered in collaboration with HRI, Allahabad, 

after due approval of the Academic Council. 

The Academic Council approved the proposed amendments to the 

Ordinance on Research Degree Programmes as given in Appendix-2. 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PROPOSAL FOR 

CONFERMENT OF D.LIT. AND D.SC. HONORIS CAUSA 

DEGREES 

AC 32.6.1 Prof. S.C.Garg, PVC explained that as per the provisions of Section 5 

(iv) of the Act of the University, the University may confer honorary 

degrees or other distinctions in the manner laid down by the Statutes. 

The Statute 22 on Conferment of Honorary Degrees envisages that “All 

proposals for the conferment of honorary degrees shall be initiated 

by the Vice-Chancellor who, after consultation with the Academic 

Council and the Board of Management, shall submit the same to 

the Visitor for confirmation”. 

AC 32.6.2 

AC 32.6.3 

The Vice-Chancellor invited the proposals for conferment of D.Lit. and 

D.Sc. (Honoris Causa) from the Directors of Schools and the 

Members of the Academic Council’s Standing Committee at its 

meeting held on 19.10.2004. A Committee appointed by the Vice- 

Chancellor considered the names received from the Members. Based 

on the recommendations of the Committee, the Vice-Chancellor has 

proposed the names of His Excellency UN Goodwill Ambassador Shri 

Madanjeet Singh and Dr. Kamil Idris, Chairman, WIPO for conferment 

of D.Lit (Honoris Causa) and Sh. Madhavan Nair, Chairperson, ISRO 

for D.Sc. (Honoris Causa). 

One of the Members suggested that in future Members of the Academic

Council may also like to suggest some names. 

AC 32.6.4 

The Academic Council approved the proposal made by the Vice- 

Chancellor in resolution no. 32.6.2 and further authorized him to take 

up the matter with the Board of Management and the Visitor of the 

University for approval. 

ITEM NO.7 TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE AMENDMENT TO STATUE 9 

(A) DECLARING RESEARCH COUNCIL AS AN AUTHORITY 

OF THE UNIVERSITY UNDER SECTION 16 OF THE IGNOU 

ACT. 

AC 32.7.1 

AC 32.7.2 

ITEM NO.8 

AC 32.8.1 

AC 32.8.2 

ITEM NO.9 

AC 32.9.1 

AC 32.9.2 

Prof. B.S.Saraswat, Member-Secretary explained in detail the rationale 

for declaring Research Council as an Authority of the University under 

Section 16 of the IGNOU Act. 

The Academic Council approved the proposal for declaring the 

Research Council as an Authority of the University under Section 16 of 

the IGNOU Act by adding a new Sub-Clause (aa) after proviso to Sub- 

Clause (a) of Statute 9(A). A statement showing the existing provision, 

proposed amendment and provision after amendment of Statute 9(A) is 

placed at Appendix-3. 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PHASE ZERO FORM 

FOR REVISION OF APPLICATION ORIETNED COUSE IN 

TRANSLATION (ATR-1). 

Prof. S.C.Garg, PVC apprised the Members about the Phase Zero Form 

for revision of existing Application Oriented Course in Translation 

(ATR-1) for BDP students of the University received from the School 

of Humanities. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase Zero Form 

for revision of Application Oriented Course in Translation (ATR-1), 

with the suggestion that time schedule proposed by the faculty may be 

monitored by the Director of the School. 


FOR REVISION OF ENGLISH ELECTIVE COURSE EEG-08 – 

READING THE NOVEL. 

Prof. S.C.Garg, PVC informed the Members that the School of 

Humanities had submitted the Phase Zero Form for revision of existing 

English Elective Course- EEG-08 for BDP students of the University. 


for revision of English Elective Course EEG-08: Reading the Novel.

ITEM NO. 10 

AC 32.10.1 

AC 32.10.2 

AC 32.10.3 

TO CONSIDER AND APPORVE INCREASE IN FEES. 

The Pro Vice-Chancellor informed the Members that the Finance 

Committee at its last meeting held on 11 th November, 2004 observed 

that the fees collected by the University is less than the expenditure 

incurred by it and annual fee raise of 10% was approved for all the 

programmes from the next academic session. However, Finance 

Committee has desired that a detailed analysis on costing be 

undertaken. 

The Members of the Council suggested that the University should study 

effectiveness of Student Support Services and strengthen them further. 

Members desired that a Committee may be constituted for reviewing 

the fee structure of the University and suggest measures to make the 

programmes of the University more cost effective and self sustainable. 

Some of the low enrollment programmes/learner centres 

(SC/PSCs/WCs) could be phased out. 

The Academic Council approved the proposal to increase fees upto 

10% for all programmes from the next academic session and authorized 

the Chairman to constitute a Committee for reviewing the fee structure 

and invite proposals for effectiveness studies on Student Support 

Services. 

The meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair. 

(H.P.Dikshit) 

Chairman

Appendix-1 

(To Item No.1) 

List of Members who attended /could not attend the 32 nd Meeting of the 

Academic Council held on November 13, 2004. 

Members who attended the Meeting: 

1. Prof. H.P.Dikshit, Vice-Chancellor - Chairman 

2. Prof. S.C.Garg 

3. Prof. J.M.Parakh 

4. Prof. Pardeep Sahni 

5. Prof. M.C.Sharma 

6. Prof. S.S.Hasan 

7. Prof. G.Thomas 

8. Prof. Parvin Sinclair 

9. Prof. A.K.Agarwal 

10. Dr. Subhasis Maji 

11. Prof. Madhulika Kaushik 

12. Prof. M.Aslam 

13. Sh. Akshay Kumar 

14. Dr. Anju S.Gupta 

15. Mrs. Poonam Bhushan 

16. Sh. Saugato Sen 

17. Prof. Uma Kanjilal 

18. Sh. V.K.Arora 

19. Dr. Sanjeev Pandey 

20. Prof. B.S.Saraswat, Director, ACD - Member-Secretary

Members who could not attend: 

1. Prof. B.B.Khanna 

2. Dr. D.K.Choudhry 

3. Dr. Neelam Chaudhary 

Sh. K.D.Sharma, Section Officer, Academic Coordination Division was 

present to assist the Member-Secretary.

MINUTES 


THIRTY-THIRD MEETING 



held on 

July 5, 2005 




MINUTES OF THE THRITY – THIRD MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC 

COUNCIL HELD ON JULY 5 TH , 2005 AT 11.00 A.M. IN THE 


NEW DELHI – 110 068. 


in Appendix-1. 

At the outset, the Chairman welcomed the Members to the 33 rd Meeting of the 

Academic Council. The Chairman also placed on record Council’s appreciation 

for the academic contributions made by the following retiring members: 

1. Dr. Ruchika Kuba 


He specially welcomed the following new members of the Academic Council and 

emphasized that he looks forward for their co-operation and valuable contribution 

to the deliberations in the meetings of the Academic Council: 

1. Prof. S.M.Paul Khurana 

2. Prof. N.R.Madhava Menon 

3. Prof. Kuldeep Mathur 

4. Prof. Shardindu 

5. Prof. J.S.Yadav 

6. Prof. P.K.Jain 

7. Prof. J.Ramachandran 

8. Sh. D.Moitra 

9. Prof. S.Asghar Wajahat 

10. Sh. G.S.Sahni 

11. Dr. Ved Goel 

12. Dr. C.K.Ghosh

13. Mrs. Rita Sarkar 

The Chairman then requested Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor to present the agenda: 

ITEM NO.1 

TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE 32 nd MEETING 

OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL HELD ON 13.11.2004 

AND TO NOTE THE ACTION TAKEN. 

AC 33.1.1 

Before the agenda was taken up for discussion, the Member- 

Secretary, Prof. B.S.Saraswat informed that the comments 

received from one of the members on Resolution no. 31.6.2 of 

the Minutes of the 31 st Meeting of the Academic Council held 

on 20.2.2004 were placed before the Academic Council at its 

32 nd Meeting but the same were not reflected in the Minutes of 

the 32 nd Meeting. The Member-Secretary regretted the 

omission. He read out the comments and proposed that the 

same may be taken on record: 

“The Chairperson suggested that the Standing Committee of the 

Academic Council be given authority to approve the award of 

all degrees/diplomas at the Convocation henceforth, so that an 

Academic Council’s meeting need not be called for this 

purpose. The Council approved this recommendation”. 

AC 33.1.2 

The Academic Council adopted the proposal. The Resolution 

31.6.2 after modification will read as follows: 

“31.6.2: The Academic Council resolved that the Standing 

Committee of the Academic Council be given authority to 

approve the award of all degrees/diplomas at the Convocation, 

henceforth, so that an Academic Council’s Meeting need not be 

called for this purpose. The Academic Council further 

approved the proposals for (i) the award of the degrees and 

diplomas etc. to the 74,603 students at the 15 th Convocation of 

the University and (ii) award of Gold Medals to the eligible 

students under different programmes, and noted the decision of 

award of the Degree of Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) to (i) 

His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa, Prime 

Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain and (ii) Field Marshal 

S.H.F.J. Manekshaw”.

AC 33.1.3 

The Academic Council considered the comments of Prof. 

M.Aslam on Item No. 1,3,4,5,6, and 10 of the Minutes of the 

32 nd Meeting which were circulated to all the members. 

Member-Secretary informed that in respect of Item No 3 of AC 

32.1.3, the Committee constituted by the University had held 

four meetings and its final recommendations shall be placed 

before the Academic Council for decision. The Academic 

Council noted that Prof. M.Aslam did not express his dissent 

during the proceedings of the 32 nd Meeting. However, in view 

of his insistence, the Academic Council decided as follows: 

“Dr. Aslam disagreed with the decisions on Item No. 1, 3, 4, 5, 

6 and 10 of the 32 nd Meeting”. 

AC 33.1.4 

The Academic Council confirmed the Minutes of the 32 nd 

Meeting of the Academic Council held on 13.11.2004 with the 

above observations and noted the action taken thereon. 

ITEM NO. 2 

TO REPORT THE 16 TH ANNUAL CONVOCATION OF 

THE UNIVERSITY HELD ON 5 TH MARCH, 2005. 

AC 33.2.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the 16 th 

Annual Convocation of the University was held on 5.3.2005. 

His Excellency, the President of India, Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam 

was the Chief Guest and delivered the Convocation Address. 

Dr. Kamil Idris, Director General, World Intellectual Property 

Organization (WIPO), Geneva and Shri G. Madhavan Nair, 

Chairman, Space Commission, Secretary, Government of India, 

Department of Space and Chairman, Indian Space Research 

Organization (ISRO) were conferred the degrees of Doctor of 

Letters (honoris causa), and Doctor of Science (honoris causa), 

respectively. A total of 71, 299 students of IGNOU including a 

Ph.D. and 43 gold medalists were awarded degrees, diplomas 

and certificates at this Convocation. For the first time, a student 

of IGNOU was awarded a Ph.D. degree. Best Researcher and 

Best Services Awards were also presented. The Convocation 

was held simultaneously at the Headquarters and 22 Regional 

Centres of IGNOU through teleconferencing mode. A large 

number of students and distinguished guests from different 

institutions attended the Convocation at the Headquarters and at

various Regional Centers. 

AC 33.2.2 

The Academic Council appreciated the conduct of the 16 th 

Annual Convocation of the University on 5 th March, 2005. 

ITEM NO. 3 

AC 33.3.1 

AC 33.3.2 

ITEM NO. 4 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE 

12 TH MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL’S 

STANDING COMMITTEE HELD ON 21.2.2005. 


Meeting of the Academic Council's Standing Committee was 

held on 21.2.2005. The major issues considered by the 

Standing Committee were the revision of existing courses 

developed prior to 1998 which includes FEG-01: Foundation 

Course in English-1, FEG-02: Foundation Course in English-2, 

Application-oriented Course in Radio Lekhan [AWR (H)-1], 

Application-oriented Course in Feature Writing [AFW (H)-1], 

for Bachelor’s Degree Programme students, Phase Zero Forms 

for New Electives MEG-10: English Studies in India and MEG- 

12: A Survey Course in 20 th Century Canadian Literature for 

M.A. (English). The Committee also considered and approved 

the Minutes of the Equivalence Committee held on 8.12.2004, 

Amendment in General Reservation Policy for admission to 

programmes requiring working experience, inter-change of 

courses of 5 th & 6 th semester for Diploma in Civil Engineering 

and Diploma in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, 

withdrawal of Diploma Course in Creative Writing in Hindi, 

Guidelines for BCA/MCA Project Courses, Change of 

Nomenclature of PGDAPP to PGDRPPM, Linear Movement 

for MCA students, Award of Ph.D. Degree, Relaxation of 

validity period of registration upon withdrawal of assignments 

in Certificate Programmes, Eligibility for admission to 

Management Programme, Change of Cycles for CTPM 

programme and award of MBA degree to students of Direct 

Entry Scheme, Format of Ph.D. Degree and proposal for 

permitting students to appear in TEE after six months instead of 

after the minimum duration. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Minutes 

(Appendix-2) (without appendices) of the 12 th Meeting of the 

Academic Council's Standing Committee held on 21.2.2005. 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE



AC 33.4.1 

AC 33.4.2 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed the members that 

the 13 th (Emergent) Meeting of the Academic Council's 

Standing Committee was held on 4.3.2005. The (Emergent) 

Meeting was called on receipt of a note by the Vice-Chancellor 

that the provisions of Ordinance on Conduct of Examinations 

and Evaluation of Students’ Performance is being violated in 

declaration of results of PGDDE and MADE. He requested 

Registrar, SRE to present the details of the matter. 

Dr. S.K.Mohapatra, Registrar, SRE informed that the Diploma 

in Distance Education (DDE), Post Graduate Diploma in 

Distance Education (PGDDE) and Master of Arts in Distance 

Education (MADE) were launched in the years 1987 and 1993, 

respectively. In order to complete the Programme successfully, 

a student was required to secure a minimum of ‘D’ grade in 

Assignments, ‘D’ grade in term-end examinations (TEE) and an 

overall ‘C’ grade. This methodology continued till 1994. 

However, in its 11 th Meeting held on 11.7.1994 the Academic 

Council decided that a student must secure a minimum of ‘D’ 

grade in Assignments and ‘C’ grade in TEE to successfully 

complete a course. Also, in order to complete the Programme, a 

student must pass each course in the programme. However, 

there was either no stipulation for overall grade, or missed 

inadvertently while recording the minutes. The revised 

methodology however could not be implemented in the 

SR&ED. And the students who secured ‘D’ grade in the TEE 

but an overall ‘C’ grade have been declared successful in 

PGDDE as well as in MADE. So far Diplomas//Degrees have 

been awarded to 229 students of PGDDE and 29 students of 

MADE, who were given admission from 1995 onwards and 

secured ‘D’ grade in the TEE. 

AC 33.4.3 

Prof. Garg informed that the Academic Council's Standing 

Committee deliberated on the matter and expressed deep 

concern. It recommended that responsibility be fixed on the 

official(s) who failed to incorporate the decision of the 

Academic Council taken on 11.7.1994. However, in view of 

the legal complications in cancellation of diplomas/degrees 

already awarded, the Academic Council’s Standing Committee 

decided that in accordance with the principle of Natural Justice, 

the award of diplomas/degrees awarded as per un-revised 

methodology be noted and reported to the Academic Council. It 

advised the Registrar, SR&ED to incorporate the revised

methodology of PGDDE and MADE immediately and 

implement the same for the students who have been admitted 

from January, 2004 onwards with the addition that an overall 

‘C’ grade would be required for successful completion of each 

course. It also decided that the methodology of evaluation 

being applied by SR&ED for all the programmes be circulated 

to the respective Schools for confirmation and authentication. 

The Standing Committee of Academic Council recommended 

that Ordinance incorporating ‘D’ grade in assignment, ‘C’ grade 

in TEE and ‘C’ grade in overall be placed before the Academic 

Council for its consideration and decision. 

AC 33.4.4 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Minutes of 

the 13 th Meeting (Emergent) (placed at Appendix-3) of the 


ITEM NO. 5 

AC 33.5.1 

AC 33.5.2 





Meeting of the Academic Council's Standing Committee was 

held on 29.4.2005. The Academic Council's Standing 

Committee considered and approved the course curriculum of 

elective courses of M.A. (Sociology), PG Diploma in 

Community Cardiology and Diploma in Value Added Products 

from Horticulture (Fruits & Vegetables), minor changes in 

course structure of MHI-01 and MHI-05. The Committee also 

recommended withdrawal of BIT and ADIT Programmes in 

view of the expiry of MoU with Ed-excel, U.K, PG Certificate 

Rural Surgery and the PPC course from BCA and MCA 

programmes. The evaluation scheme for Engineering 

Programmes, providing options for alternative courses and 

credit transfer to students to complete the programme was also 

approved. The Academic Council's Standing Committee also 

approved the cancellation/ modification of degrees awarded to 

MCA students inadvertently in 16 th Convocation. 

One of the Members desired to know the background of PG 

Diploma in Community Cardiology being developed by the 

University. The Chairman asked Prof. A.K.Agarwal, Director, 

SOHS to explain the same. Prof. Agarwal informed the 

Members that this programme is being developed in

collaboration with Narayan Hrudayalaya Institute of Cardiac 

Sciences, Bangalore and eminent cardiologists like Dr. 

Devi.Shetty, Dr. Naresh Trehan, Dr. Khaliullah, Dr. Kasliwal, 

Dr. G. Vijayraghavan, Dr. Gandhi, and Dr. Narasimham are 

involved in developing course materials. The programme is 

aimed at General Physicians posted in rural and remote areas to 

take care of cardiac problems in the populace. 

AC 33.5.3 

One of the members also suggested that a course on Rural 

Sociology may be included in the curriculum of M.A. 

Sociology. The Chairman also explained that the Diploma in 

Value Added Products from Horticulture (Fruits and 

Vegetables) is being developed in project mode for meeting the 

customised requirements of Ministry of Food Processing. 

AC 33.5.4 

The Academic Council approved the Minutes of the 14 th 

Meeting of the Academic Council's Standing Committee held 

on 29.4.2005 (placed at Appendix-4) (without Appendices) 

with the direction that School of Social Sciences should 

consider the suggestion of adding a course on Rural Sociology 

in the curriculum of M.A. Sociology and process it through 

approved guidelines. 

TABLED ITEMS 

ITEM NO.6 

AC 33.6.1 





the 15 th Meeting of the Academic Council's Standing 

Committee was held on 29.6.2005. The Academic Council's 

Standing Committee considered and approved Phase Zero Form 

for new elective courses for MPSE-012: State and Society in 

Australia and MPSE-013: Australia’s Foreign Policy. The 

Standing Committee also considered and approved Phase Zero 

Forms for minor reorganization of MSO-002: Research 

Methodologies and Methods, and revision of EHD-05: Aadunik 

Bhartiya Sahitya: Navjagran Aur Rashtriya Andolan, MHD-2: 

Adhunik Hindi Kavya and EEG-7: Understanding Drama. The 

Committee considered the eligibility conditions for admission 

to Master of Science in Dietetics and Food Service 

Management (M.Sc.DFSM) and Post Graduate Certificate 

Programme in Copyediting and Proofreading and recommended

AC 33.6.2 

ITEM NO. 7 

AC 33.7.1 

that Certificate in Food and Nutrition (CFN) and Certificate in 

Nutrition and Child Care (CNCC) be pursued concurrently in 

M.ScDFSM by those who do not have the required background 

and that English need not be a compulsory course at graduate 

level for admission in PG Certificate in Copyediting and 

Proofreading. Credit Transfer Policy for CEMBA/CEMPA 

programmes and change in Nomenclature of Degrees in Civil 

Engineering were considered and approved. However, inclusion 

of Diploma awarded by College of Military Engineering 

(CME), Pune as an entry qualification for admission to the 

B.Tech programmes, was referred back to the Equivalence 

Committee. The recommendations on use of limited number of 

PG courses developed for other programmes as electives for PG 

Degree/Diploma programmes in allied disciplines in School of 

Social Sciences were considered. The Evaluation Methodology 

for B.Sc. (Nautical Science), and M.A. English 2001 batch 

students, and permission to allow MEG-01 as compulsory 

course instead of as an additional course for the students of 

2001 and 2002 batches of the programme were also approved. 

The Academic Council approved the Minutes of the 15 th 

Meeting (placed at Appendix-5) (without appendices) of the 


TO REPORT THE APPROVAL OF THE VISITOR ON 

AMENDMENT OF STATUTE 10A-ESTABLISHMENT 

OF TWO NEW SCHOOLS OF STUDIES VIZ. SCHOOL 

OF AGRICULTURE AND SCHOOL OF LAW. 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed the Academic 

Council that the Board of Management at its 74 th Meeting held 

on 28.2.2003 approved the establishment of two new Schools of 

Studies namely School of Agriculture and School of Law and 

also amendments/additions in clause (1) of Statute 10-A: 

Schools of Studies. The Ministry of HRD vide their letter no. 

5-23/2003-Desk (U) (A) dated 4 th February, 2005 have 

conveyed the Visitor’s approval for the same. 

Accordingly, both the Schools have been established. 

AC 33.7.2 

The Academic Council noted the same for record. 

ITEM No. 8 

TO CONSIDER AND APPORVE THE CONDITION FOR 

RE-REGISTRATION TO THE 3 rd YEAR OF BACHELOR 

OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (BCA).

AC 33.8.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the students 

without Mathematics as a distinct subject at 10 + 2 level were 

required to register for both MTE-03 and CIC in the first 

semester of BCA and successfully complete the same before 

registering in 3 rd semester of the BCA programme. Consequent 

upon implementation of annual registration instead of semester 

wise registration and for operational reasons, it is proposed that 

the condition of completion of MTE-03 and CIC before 

registering in 3 rd semester be changed to 3 rd year of BCA 

instead. The revised condition will be: 

“The students would have to successfully complete MTE-03 

and CIC before registering in 3 rd year of BCA”. 

AC 33.8.2 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal. 

The Chairman’s concluding Observations: 

In the last meeting, we had briefly mentioned about new possibilities and 

capabilities for effective and interactive Edusat supported networks which will greatly 

benefit our system. The Chairman was pleased to report that the progress in this project 

was very satisfactory and more than 80 locations had already become functional with two 

way video and two way audio interactive connectivity. 

The Chairman also drew the attention of the Members to DEP-SSA Project for 

teacher training which the University had successfully implemented with financial 

support from the MHRD. The Chairman was pleased to mention that recently MHRD- 

ISRO have jointly agreed to support the major initiatives of IGNOU in reaching out to 

850 schools through Edusat supported network for education. The District of Sidhi in 

MP, Sonbhadra in UP, Koria in Chhattisgarh and one adjoining district in Bihar had been 

identified for teacher training and training of students. The Chairman expected that such 

a network could also be extensively used for several other programmes of IGNOU. 

The Academic Council appreciated these proactive initiatives taken by the 

University. 

The meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair.

(H.P.Dikshit) 

Chairman

Appendix-1 

List of Members who attended /could not attend the 33 rd Meeting of the Academic 

Council held on July 5, 2005 






25. Dr. Shardindu 

26. Prof. Asghar Wajahat 



29. Prof. Madhulika Kaushik 

30. Prof. S.S.Hasan 









39. Dr. Anju S.Gupta 

40. Mrs. Poonam Bhushan 



43. Dr. C.K.Ghosh 


45. Dr. S.K.Mohapatra 

46. Dr. Sanjeev Pande 

47. Dr. Neelam Chaudhary 

48. Prof. B.S.Saraswat, Director, ACD - Member-Secretary 



5. Prof. Gracious Thomas 

6. Prof. J.Ramachandran 





Sh. K.D.Sharma, Section Officer, Academic Coordination Division was present to 

assist the Member-Secretary.

Appendix-2 

(To Resolution No.33.3.2) 

I.G.N.O.U 

MINUTES OF THE 12 TH MEEETING OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL’S STANDING 

COMMITTEE HELD ON 21 ST FEBRUARY, 2005, AT 3.30 P.M. IN THE CONFERENCE 

ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI – 110 068. 

The following were present: 


2. Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor - Member 

3. Prof. A.K.Agarwal, Director, SOHS - Member 

4. Prof. Parvin Sinclair, Director, SOCIS - Member 

5. Prof. Gracious Thomas, Director, SOCE - Member 

6. Prof. M.C.Sharma, Director, SOE - Member 

7. Prof Uma Kanjilal, Professor, SOSS - Member 

8. Dr. Anju S. Gupta, Reader, SOH - Member 

9. Sh. Saugato Sen,Lecturer (Sel.Scale),SOSS - Member 

10. Prof. B.S.Saraswat, Director, ACD - Member Secretary 

Prof. Pardeep Sahni, Registrar, SRE attended the meeting as a Special Invitee. 

Prof. B.B.Khanna, Mr. V.K.Arora, Director, EMPC and Dr. C.K.Ghosh, Director, RSD 

could not attend the meeting. 


assist the Member-Secretary. 

At the outset, the Vice-chancellor welcomed the members of the Committee and 

requested Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor, to present the agenda items.

The following agenda items were taken up: 

ITEM NO. 12.1 

ACSC 12.1.1 

ACSC 12.1.2 

ACSC 12.1.3 

TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE 11 TH MEETING 

OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL’S STANDING 

COMMITTEE HELD ON OCTOBER 19, 2004. 

The Standing Committee was informed that the Minutes of the 

11 th Meeting of the Academic Council’s Standing Committee 

(ACSC) held on 19.10.2004 were circulated to the members on 

5.12.2004. No comments were received. The Action Taken 

Report on the Minutes of the 11 th Meeting of the ACSC was also 

placed before the ACSC for information of the members. 

As decided by the ACSC in its last meeting, Prof. B.S.Saraswat, 

Member-Secretary submitted the details of the Certificate 

Programmes with an annual enrolment of less than 100 students 

for the last three years. 

The Standing Committee resolved that the programmes sponsored 

by external agencies and for which funds have been received by 

the University may be continued for the period of validity of 

MOU. The Chairman advised the Convenor of the Task Force 

on Student Support Services to review the programmes where the 

admission of students is less than 100 at one of the forthcoming 

meetings of the Task Force and make suitable recommendations 

for consideration by the ACSC at its next meeting. 

ACSC 12.1.3 

The Standing Committee of the Academic Council confirmed the 

Minutes of the 11 th Meeting and noted the Action Taken thereon. 

ITEM NO. 12.2 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PHASE ZERO 

FORM FOR AN ELECTIVE COURSE, MEG 10: ENGLISH 

STUDIES IN INDIA, FOR THE M.A. ENGLISH 

PROGRAMME. 

ACSC 12.2.1 

ACSC 12.2.2 

While taking up the item for discussion, Prof Garg requested Dr. 

Anju S.Gupta to explain the highlights of the elective course 

MEG 10: English Studies in India for the 2 nd year students of 

M.A. (English) programme. 

After a detailed discussion, the ACSC approved the Phase Zero

Form for the 8-credit elective course ‘MEG 10: English Studies in 

India’ for M.A. English programme (Appendix-1). 

ITEM NO. 12.3 


FORM FOR AN ELECTIVE COURSE, MEG-12: A 

SURVEY COURSE IN 20 TH CENTURY CANADIAN 

LITERATURE, FOR THE M.A. ENGLISH PROGRAMME. 

ACSC 12.3.1 

The item was taken up for discussion. Dr. Anju S.Gupta 

explained the details of the elective course MEG 12: A Survey 

Course in 20 th Century Canadian Literature for M.A. (English) 

Programme. She highlighted that in the changing global order, it 

would be prudent to provide learners with different options to 

choose from. 

ACSC 12.3.2 

The ACSC approved the Phase Zero Form for the elective course 

‘MEG 12: A Survey Course in 20 th Century Canadian Literature’ 

for M.A. (English) Programme (Appendix-2). 

ITEM NO. 12.4 

ACSC 12.4.1 

ACSC 12.4.2 


FORM FOR A NEW COURSE ON “SCIENCE 

EDUCATION” FOR B.ED. PROGRAMME. 

The Pro-Vice Chancellor requested Prof. M.C.Sharma, Director, 

SOE and Coordinator, B.Ed to explain the objectives of 

introducing a new optional course on Science Education in the 

B.Ed. programme. Prof. Sharma informed that it has been 

proposed because Science Education is essential for development 

of critical thinking, particularly in formative years of children. 

And if teachers are trained in scientific enquiry, the classroom 

transactions shall be highly enriched. Moreover, the University 

has been receiving requests from the science teachers to include a 

course in Science Education. 

During the discussion Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor 

informed the members that while signing an agreement with 

BRAOU for sharing of study materials of the B.Ed. programme, 

IGNOU had received a request for permitting BRAOU to develop 

two separate courses on teaching of Physical Sciences and 

Biological Sciences. He suggested that School of Education may 

like to consider developing these courses in collaboration with 

BRAOU.

ACSC 12.4.3 

The Committee considered all aspects of the proposal and 

resolved that the present proposal needs to be modified to include 

subject specific courses of the kind developed in the NVS project. 

ITEM NO. 12.5 

ACSC 12.5.1 

ACSC 12.5.2 

ACSC 12.5.3 


FORM FOR A NEW COURSE ON HEALTH AND 

PHYSCIAL EDUCATION FOR B.ED. PROGRAMME. 

Prof. M.C.Sharma, Director, SOE explained the intent to 

introduce an optional course on Health and Physical Education 

for B.Ed. programme. He highlighted that Health and Physical 

Education is given a lot of importance in the teacher education 

programme. 

The Chairman advised that a programme on Sports Medicine as 

desired by the Parliamentary Committee on Education be 

developed. The University can collaborate with Sports Authority 

of India and other Sports Organizations. 

It was resolved that progrmme on Sports Medicine be developed 

by the School of Health Sciences. The Director, SOHS agreed to 

put up a proposal for consideration of the University, after 

consultations with the Sports Authority of India / Sports 

Organizations in the country. The School of Education’s proposal 

was not accepted. 

ITEM NO. 12.6 


EQUIVALENCE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON 

08.12.2004. 

ACSC 12.6.1 

The first meeting of the re-constituted Equivalence Committee of 

the University was held on 8.12.2004. A copy of the Minutes of 

the meeting is placed at Appendix-3. The Committee considered 

the cases relating to Equivalence received from the different 

universities and individuals. Prof. Garg informed the members 

about the major recommendations of the Committee: 

1. Granting equivalence to CIC Programmes of Dr. 

B.R.Ambedkar Open University and Vardhman Mahaveer 

Kota Open University with IGNOU’s CIC for the purpose 

of admission to IGNOU’s BCA/MCA programme. 

2. To equate the ‘Associate Membership Examination’ 

awarded by Institution of Mechanical Engineers (India) 

Mumbai as equivalent to Graduation for admission to PG

Programmes. 

3. To recognize four year Bachelor Degree in Economics 

awarded by Faculty of Law and Economics of Cambodia 

for admission to PG Programmes of the University. 

4. To accept the four year Artificer Apprenticeship Training 

(Electrical) awarded by INS, Valsura and four year 

Artficer Apprenticeship Course in Ship Construction and 

Naval Architecture awarded by Wright School, 

Vishakhapatnam for the purpose of direct admission to 

B.A./B.Com. programme. 

5. To recognize the Associate Membership Examination 

(Section A and B) of the Aeronautical Society of India, 

New Delhi as equivalent to Graduation for the purpose of 

admission to Management Programme. 

6. To Recognize only those Degrees/Diplomas/Certificates 

awarded by U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University, 

Allahabad and Guru Ghasi Das University, Bilaspur 

under distance education mode which have the approval of 

the Distance Education Council 

ACSC 12.6.2 

ITEM NO. 12.7 

The Academic Council’s Standing Committee considered and 

accepted the recommendations of the Equivalence Committee and 

approved its Minutes. The proposal of the Committee to meet 

least twice a year was appreciated. 


FORM FOR REVISION OF THE FEG-01 COURSE 

(FOUNDATION COURSE IN ENGLISH-1) FOR BDP 

STUDENTS. 

ACSC 12.7.1 

ACSC 12.7.2 

Dr. Anju S.Gupta explained that the FEG-1 (Foundation Course 

in English--1) course for the BDP students is being revised as per 

the policy of the University for upgrading the content based on 

feedback of various stakeholders. During the discussion, the Pro- 

Vice-Chancellor suggested that learner’s feedback must also be 

obtained and incorporated while revising the material. 

The Academic Council’s Standing Committee after a detailed 

discussion approved the Phase Zero Form for FEG-1 (Foundation 

Course in English-1) course for the BDP students (Appendix-4). 

ITEM NO. 12.8 

TO RATIFY THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE VICE- 

CHANCELLOR IN APPROVING THE REVISION OF

FEES FOR POST BASIC B.SC.(N) PROGRAMME. 

ACSC 12.8.1 

ACSC 12.8.2 

Prof. A.K.Agarwal, Director, SOHS explained the reasons for 

initiating action to revise the fees for Post Basic B.Sc.(N) 

Programme of the University. Referring to the Indian Nursing 

Council’s letter dated 18.5.2004, he pointed out that the number 

of credits has increased to 108 with corresponding increase in 

practical hours. An extensive exercise has been done by the 

faculty under the guidance of the Pro-Vice Chancellor. The 

details were presented to the Vice-Chancellor, who approved the 

revised annual fee of Rs. 10000/- from January, 2005 session. 

The Academic Council’s Standing Committee ratified the action 

taken by the Vice-Chancellor in revising the annual fees for the 

Post Basic B.Sc. (N) Programme to Rs. 10,000/- from January, 

2005 session. 

ITEM NO. 12.9 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE AMENDMENT IN 

THE GENERAL RESERVATION POLICY OF THE 

UNIVERSITY FOR ADMISSION TO THE PROGRAMMES 

REQUIRING WORKING EXPERIENCE. 

ACSC 12.9.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor explained that the University 

has adopted General Reservation Policy for admission to the 

programmes requiring working experience and through Entrance 

Exam. The reservation has been as follows: 

i) Scheduled Caste 15%, 

ii) Scheduled Tribes 7½%, 

iii) Physically Handicapped 3% 

iv) Kashmiri Migrants 1 seat and 

v) War Widows/ Wards of Ex-Servicemen 5%. 

The candidates of Reserved Categories, other than SC/ST even if 

they figure in the General Merit List, are given admission under 

the Reserved Category. 

ACSC 12.9.2 

Prof. Garg also pointed out that a question has arisen whether 

working children can be treated as wards under category (v) 

above. Strictly speaking, “Ward” means the dependant son or 

dependant unmarried daughter. In the B.Ed. programme, the 

eligibility is a full time teacher with a graduate degree and 2 years 

of experience as a teacher in a recognized school. By virtue of 

their being in service, sons/unmarried daughters do not qualify to 

be included in the purview of the reservation policy. Therefore,

the ‘Wards of Ex-servicemen’ should not be eligible for the 

benefit of reservation in admission to the B.Ed. programme. 

ACSC 12.9.3 

ACSC 12.9.4 

The Academic Council’ Standing Committee discussed the 

proposal in detail and decided that (i) candidates from reserved 

categories who figure in general merit list should be treated as 

belonging to general category, same as for SC/ST. However, the 

‘Wards of Ex-servicemen’ be dropped from the purview of 

reservation for admission to the B.Ed. programme. 

The Chairman advised Registrar (SR&ED) and Director (SOE) to 

incorporate the changes in the prospectus for the next session. 

ITEM NO. 12.10 

ACSC 12.10.1 

ACSC 12.10.2 

ACSC 12.10.3 


CHANCELLOR IN APPROVING THE CERTIFICATE IN 

ELEMENTARY TEACHER EDUCATION (CETE) 

PROGRAMME TO BE LAUNCHED IN THE STATE OF 

TRIPURA FROM JANUARY, 2005. 

Prof. M.C.Sharma, Director, SOE informed the members that the 

School has developed a Certificate Programme in Elementary 

Teacher Education (CETE) on the request of the State 

Government of Tripura for the training of the Graduate teachers 

in Upper Primary Schools (Classes VI – VIII). 

The programme has three compulsory courses and four electives, 

of which candidates can take any two. The duration of the 

programme is six months and the programme fee would be Rs. 

4000/-. Since, the programme had to be launched from January, 

2005, the Vice-Chancellor approved it as a special case. 


taken by the Vice-Chancellor and approved the Phase-3 Form 

(Appendix-5) for the programme. 



CHANCELLOR IN APPROVING THE POST GRADUATE 

DIPLOMA IN SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND 

MANAGEMENT (PGDSLM) FOR HEAD TEACHERS TO 

BE LAUNCHED IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES FROM 

JANUARY, 2005 

ACSC 12.11.1 

Prof. M.C.Sharma, Director, SOE informed the members that the

School of Education has developed a PG Diploma in School 

Leadership and Management Programme for Head Teachers in 

Project Mode with the funding from Commonwealth Secretariat. 

The Programme has been designed to develop essential skills, 

competency and capacity to devise strategy for management and 

leadership among Head Teachers in order to carry-out their 

assigned functions effectively. This 30 credit programme is likely 

to be launched in African Countries. The Vice-Chancellor kindly 

accorded approval for developing the programme as per the 

Phase-3 Form placed at Appendix-6. 

ACSC 12.11.2 

The Academic Council’ Standing Committee ratified the action 

taken by the Vice-Chancellor in approving the PG Diploma in 

School Leadership and Management for Head Teachers. 


TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE INTERCHANGE OF 

ONE THEORY COURSE OF 5 TH SEMESTER BY A LAB 

COURSE OF 6 TH SEMESTER FOR DIPLOMA IN CIVIL 

ENGINEERING (DCLE) AND DIPLOMA IN 

ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 

(DEME). 

ACSC 12.12.1 

ACSC 12.12.2 


Dr. Manoj Kulsheshtra explained that the course BCLE-035: 

Construction Drawing of 5 th Semester has been exchanged with 

BTEL-042: Lab-VII (Computer Applications) Course of the 6th 

Semester in Diploma in Civil Engineering (DCLE) and BET-035: 

Construction Plants/Earth Moving Plants/Mechanical Transport 

Course of 5 th semester by BETL-042: Lab-VII (Computer 

Applications) of the 6 th Semester of Diploma in Electrical and 

Mechanical Engineering (DEME) to adjust workload of learners. 


approved the revised programme structure of Diploma in Civil 

Engineering (DCLE) and Diploma in Electrical and Mechanical 

Engineering (DEME) as per Appendix-7. 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE EVALUATION 

SCHEME FOR THE DIPLOMA IN CIVIL ENGINEERING 

(DCLE) AND THE DIPLOMA IN ELECTRICAL & 

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (DEME). 

ACSC 12.13.1 

Dr. Manoj Kulsheshtra explained the evaluation scheme for the

Diploma in Civil Engineering (DCLE) and Diploma in Electrical 

& Mechanical Engineering (DEME) in detail. 

ACSC 12.13.2 

The Committee discussed the issues and desired that there is a 

need to bring a uniform evaluation scheme for all the programmes 

of SOET. A Sub-Committee of the ACSC, under the 

Chairmanship of the PVC, comprising the following members 

was constituted to look into the details and submit its 

recommendations at the earliest: 

1. Pro Vice Chancellor - Chairman 

2. Registrar, SRED - Member 

3. Director, ACD - Member 

4. Dr. Manoj Kulsheshtra - Convener 


ACSC 12.14.1 

ACSC 12.14.2 


TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE WITHDRAWAL OF 

THE DIPLOMA IN CREATIVE WRITING IN HINDI (DCH). 


School of Humanities has proposed that Diploma in Creative 

Writing in Hindi (DCH) be withdrawn because less than 10% 

students continued and completed the programme. It therefore is not 

cost-effective. The request has been processed through the School 

Board of School of Humanities. 


approved the withdrawal of Diploma in Creative Writing in Hindi 

(DCH) from January, 2006. 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PHASE-ZERO FORM 

FOR REVISION OF THE FEG-02 COURSE (FOUNDATION 

COURSE IN ENGLISH-2) 

ACSC 12.15.1 

ACSC 12.15.2 

Dr. Anju S.Gupta, informed the members that FEG-02 was prepared 

in 1988 for the BDP programme. In view of the developments 

taking place in the last 16 years and the University policy to update 

courses, it is proposed to revise the course. 

In the revised course, the blocks have been rearranged and passages 

have been included from great prose writers like Lamb, Stevenson,

etc. The School Board of School of Humanities at its 29 th Meeting 

approved the proposal for revision of the course. 

ACSC 12.15.3 


ACSC 12.16.1 


approved the Phase-Zero Form (Appendix-8) for revision of the 

existing FEG-02 Course (Foundation Course in English-02). 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE GUIDELINES FOR 

BCA & MCA PROJECT COURSES PERTAINING TO THE 

MAXIMUM DURATION FOR CONDUCT OF VIVA- VOCE. 

Prof. Pardeep Sahni, Registrar, SRE explained the rationale of the 

proposal and reasons for fixing the maximum duration for conduct 

of viva-voce for BCA and MCA project courses. 

ACSC 12.16.2 

ACSC 12.16.3 

The matter was discussed in detail. It was felt that since the work of 

evaluation of Project Reports has been decentralized to the Regional 

Centres, it would be difficult for the University to store project 

reports at the Regional Centres due to paucity of space and 

workforce. Moreover, the students should be encouraged to 

complete the course within stipulated time. 

After a detailed discussion on the matter, the Academic Council’s 

Standing Committee resolved to maintain the status quo ante for the 

conduct of viva-voce in respect of the MCA/BCA project courses. 


PREPARATION OF STATE-WISE MERIT LIST IN B.ED. 

PROGRAMME FOR THE STATES HAVING MORE THAN 

ONE REGIONAL CENTRE. 

ACSC 12.17.1 

ACSC 12.17.2 

The Pro Vice-Chancellor requested Registrar, SRE to apprise the 

members on the proposal. Prof. Pardeep Sahni, Registrar, SR&ED 

explained that where the University has more than one Regional 

Centre in a state, the cut-off points differ substantially and the 

candidates of one Regional Centre possessing higher score than the 

last admitted candidate in the other Regional Centre are deprived of 

the admission to the programme. In order to give due recognition to 

merit and bring in greater uniformity, it would be prudent to draw 

state-wise merit list in such cases. 

The item was taken up for discussion. It was pointed out that where 

ever a state has more than one Regional Centre they cater to areas of 

the other states also. Therefore, the proposal of state-wise merit list 

can be made applicable only in cases where the Regional Centres

cater to the same state. 

ACSC 12.17.3 

The Academic Council’s Standing Committee resolved that the 

University may continue with the existing practice. 


ACSC 12.18.1 

ACSC 12.18.2 

HOLDING OF THE 16 TH CONVOCATION. 


Convocation will be held on March 5, 2005 at Headquarters as well 

as at 22 Regional Centres simultaneously through the 

Teleconferencing mode for awarding Gold Medals, Degrees, 

Diplomas and Certificates to the candidates who have successfully 

completed all requirements and qualified for the award during the 

examinations held in December, 2003 and June, 2004. He also 

informed the members that in its 31 st meeting, Academic Council 

has authorized the Standing Committee to approve the award of all 

Degrees/Diplomas at the Convocation, henceforth, so that an 

Academic Council meeting need not be called for this purpose only. 

Prof. Garg further said that a total of 71299 candidates given in 

the Appendix have become eligible for the award of 

degrees/diplomas/certificates. Moreover, Dr. Kamil Idris, Director, 

WIPO shall be conferred with D.Litt. (Honoris Causa) and Dr. G. 

Madhavan Nair, Chairman, ISRO shall be conferred with D.Sc. 

(Honoris Causa). 

The Academic Council’s Standing Committee noted the details of 

the students as mentioned in Appendix-9 who had qualified for 

the award of Degrees/Diplomas/Certificates and University 

Medals at the 16 th Convocation of the University and approved 

the same with Doctorate Degrees (Honoris Causa) to Dr. Idris 

and Dr. Nair. 



FORM FOR THE REVISION OF THE APPLICATION 

ORIENTED COURSE IN RADIO LEKHAN [AWR (H)-1] 

FOR BDP STUDENTS. 

ACSC 12.19.1 


Application Oriented Course in Radio Lekhan [AWR(H)-1]for 

BDP students was developed in 1990. Since then significant 

developments have taken place in the use of Radio for delivery of 

Education because of its enhanced reach. Therefore, the School 

convened Course Expert Committee which had recommended

changes in view of contemporary requirements. The School 

Board of School of Humanities has already approved the 

proposal. 

ACSC 12.19.2 


The Academic Council’s Standing Committee appreciated the 

initiative and approved the Phase Zero Form (Appendix-10) for 

the Revision of the Application Oriented Course in Radio Lekhan 

[AWR (H)-1] for BDP students. 


FORM FOR THE REVISION OF THE APPLICATION 

ORIENTED COURSE IN FEATURE WRITING IN 

HINDI [AFW (H)-1] FOR BDP STUDENTS. 

ACSC 12.20.1 


like AWR (H)-1, Feature Writing in Hindi [AFW(H)-1] for BDP 

students was also developed in 1990 as an Application Oriented 

Course. In view of the changes in the use of media for education 

and the general policy of the University to relook into courses 

produced prior to 1998, the School convened Course Expert 

Committee to suggest changes. The Committee has 

recommended inclusion of news media, news editing and 

editorials, arts and film reviews, community related features and 

urban life in the course. 

ACSC 12.20.2 


approved the Phase Zero Form (Appendix-11) for the Revision of 

the Application Oriented Course in Feature Writing in Hindi 

[AFW(H)-1] for BDP students. 


ACSC 12.21.1 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE CHANGE IN 

NOMENCLATURE OF PGDAPP TO PGDRPPM. 


School of Continuing Education has proposed that the title of the 

Post Graduate Diploma in Audio Programme Production 

(PGDAPP) be changed to Post Graduate Diploma in Radio 

Programme Production and Management (PGDRPPM). He 

explained that on the advice of Academic Council, the scope of 

the programme was widened, by including community radio and 

management and marketing aspects of radio. Subsequently,

Programme Experts have suggested that the title of the 

programme may be changed from Post Graduate Diploma in 

Audio Programme Production (PGDAPP) to Post Graduate 

Diploma in Radio Programme Production and Management. 

ACSC 12.21.3 

The Academic Council’ Standing Committee considered the 

proposal and decided that a Sub-Committee comprising PVC, 

Director (SOCE), Director (SOH) and Programme Coordinators 

may consider the issue in detail and submit its recommendations 

to the Vice Chancellor for decision. 

ITEM NO. 12.22 TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE LINEAR 

MOVEMENT - FOR MCA STUDENTS ACROSS THE 

SEMESTERS BY CHANGING SEMESTER WISE 

REGISTRATION TO YEAR WISE REGISTRATION. 

ACSC 12.22.1 

ACSC 12.22.2 


Prof. Sinclair, Director, SOCIS explained that the linear 

movement for MCA students envisages academic continuity and 

students can move from 1 st semester to 2 nd semester, 2 nd semester 

to 3 rd semester and so on. Moreover, fees payment will also 

change from semester-wise registration to year-wise registration. 

This would help learners to minimize transactions and focus on 

their studies. However, the material would be dispatched 

semester-wise. The issue had also been discussed in the Task 

Force (SSS) and the School Board, SOCIS. 


approved the proposal of annual registration. However a student 

could register for 2 nd year (3 rd & 4 th Semester) even if not all 

courses of 1 st or 2 nd semester have been completed. 


CHANCELLOR IN EXTENDING THE PROVISION OF 

RE-ADMISSION TO B.ED. PROGRAMME STUDENTS. 

ACSC 12.23.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor explained that there was no 

provision for re-admission in B.Ed. programme after completion 

of maximum duration of the programme. Since, the facility of reregistration 

is available to the students in all other programmes of 

the University; requests have been received to extend this facility 

to B.Ed. programme as well. For uniformity, Vice-Chancellor 

allowed re-registration to a student.

ACSC 12.23.2 


taken by the Vice-Chancellor. It further directed that the 

guidelines for re-registration for B.Ed. programme be developed 

by the School of Education and SRED. 


TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE AWARD OF 

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY TO MS. BIMLA 

KAPOOR (ENRL. NO.PHD-024957610). 

ACSC 12.24.1 


ACSC 12.25.1 

The Academic Council’ Standing Committee considered the 

recommendations of the Board of Examiners and approved the 

award of Degree of Doctor of Philosophy to Ms. Bimla Kapoor 

(Enrol. No. PHD-024957610). 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE DECLARATION OF 

COMPLETION OF PROGRAMME AND RELAXATION 

OF VALIDITY PERIOD OF REGISTRATION 

CONSEQUENT UPON WITHDRAWAL OF 

REQUIREMENT OF ASSIGNMENTS IN CERTIFICATE 

PROGRAMMES. 

Prof. Pradeep Sahni, Registrar, SRE explained to the members 

that w.e.f. July 2003, requirement of submission of assignments 

in certificate programmes has been withdrawn. The Academic 

Council at its 32 nd Meeting held on 13 th November 2004 further 

decided that the students who were admitted to certificate 

programmes prior to July 2003 and could not complete the 

programme due to non-submission of assignments should also be 

declared successful if, they have secured at least ‘D’ grade in the 

Term End Examination. 

ACSC 12.25.2 

While implementing the decision of the Academic Council, it has 

been discovered that the validity of registration of many students 

admitted prior to July 2003 had expired, and therefore their result 

could not be declared. It is proposed that such students may be 

given one time relaxation to extend the validity of their 

registration and their results may be declared. 

ACSC 12.25.3 

The Academic Council's Standing Committee considered and 

approved the proposal.


TO CONSIDER THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR 

ADMISSION TO THE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME. 

ACSC 12.26.1 

Prof. Pardeep Sahni, Registrar, SRE informed the members that 

Regional Director (Delhi-I) has sought clarification whether a 

non-matriculate candidate having six years of experience is 

eligible for admission to the Diploma in Management 

Programme, although the qualification stipulated for such 

candidates is non-graduates. He also read out the response of 

Director (SOMS) to whom the case was sent for clarification and 

guidance. 

ACSC 12.26.2 

The item was taken up for discussion. The Chairman advised that 

no person without a first Degree should be admitted to a PG 

Diploma/ Degree Programme, as per the policy laid down by the 

Distance Education Council. 

ACSC 12.26.3 

It was clarified that, as such, DIM is not a PG Diploma. 

Moreover, DIM holders are not eligible to register for PG 

Diploma Programme, specialization Diplomas and the MBA 

Programme, unless they obtain a graduate degree. 

ACSC 12.26.4 

The Academic Council’s Standing Committee resolved that the 

status quo in the eligibility criteria for the Management 

Programme be maintained. Registrar (SR & E D) should take up 

the matter with the Director (School of Management Studies) to 

lay down a minimum qualification, say 10 + 2, for non-graduates 

with six years of experience. The recommendations may be 

submitted to Vice-Chancellor for his consideration and decision. 


ACSC 12.27.1 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE CHANGE OF 

ADMISSION CYCLE FOR THE CTPM PROGRAMME 

FROM JANUARY TO JULY FROM THE YEAR 2006 

ONWARDS. 

Prof. Sinclair, Programme Coordinator, explained that counseling 

for AMT-01 course, which is also on offer in BDP as an 

Application Oriented Course, has to be done along with CTPM

due to scarcity of appropriate counselors. The counseling for 

BDP students with effect from 2006 will be held from July to 

November. Therefore, to allow the counseling sessions to 

coincide for both intakes, it was necessary to change the 

admission cycle of the programme from January to July. 

ACSC 12.27.2 

The Academic Council’s Standing Committee approved the 

proposal for cost-effectiveness and requirements of counseling. 


ACSC 12.28.1 

ACSC 12.28.2 

ACSC 12.28.3 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE AWARD OF MBA 

DEGREE FOR STUDENTS ADMITTED TO PGSDM 

UNDER ‘DIRECT ENTRY SCHEME”. 

Prof. Pardeep Sahni, Registrar, SRE explained that according to 

the rules applicable between 1991 and 1996, students having 

Master’s Degree were admitted to Post Graduate Specialization 

Diplomas in four functional areas under the direct entry scheme. 

Such students could, after completing specialization PG Diploma, 

enroll. for MBA after clearing entrance test like other applicants. 

They were eligible for credit transfer and w.e.f. 1997, entrance 

test was made mandatory. A few students, who registered for 

PGSDM Direct Entry, continued to register for the remaining 

courses of the MBA, without qualifying the entrance test, under 

the same enrolment number and completed all courses required 

for the award of MBA way back in 2001. This came to notice in 

2002 and the award of the degree was withheld for three students 

as they did not fulfil the mandatory requirement of qualifying the 

entrance test. The matter was examined by the School of 

Management Studies and the students were advised to appear in 

the entrance test (Openmat) for MBA programme and clear it. 

One of these students (Sh. M.S.Sudheer) appeared in the entrance 

test (OPENMAT) and was admitted in January, 2004 batch of 

MBA. On expiry of the Ist semester, he applied for credit 

transfer, which has been granted by the University and he has 

become eligible for MBA degree. Prof. Sahni proposed that Shri 

Sudeer be awarded MBA degree. 

ACSC 12.28.4 

The Academic Council’s Standing Committee considered the 

proposal and approved the award of MBA degree to the students 

admitted to PGSDM under “Direct Entry Scheme” subject to the 

condition they qualify mandatory eligibility condition of clearing 

the OPENMAT.


TO REPORT THE MINUTES OF THE 6 TH MEETING OF 

THE RESEARCH COUNCIL HELD ON 13 TH JANUARY, 

2005 FOR INFORMATION AND APPROVAL. 

ACSC 12.29.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed the Members that 

the 6th Meeting of the Research Council was held on 13 th 

January, 2005. The main recommendations of the Research 

Council were: 

(i) 

(ii) 

(iii) 

(iv) 

(v) 

Ph.D. programmes in English and Hindi. 

Recommendations of its Sub-Committee on Ph.D. 

programme in Physics and Mathematics. 

Recommendations of its Sub-Committee on Ph.D. 

programme in History, Economics, Tourism Studies 

and Library Science. 

Remuneration for Evaluation of Ph.D. thesis. 

Continuation of Ph.D. programme for M.Phil. degree 

holders. 

ACSC 12.29.2 

The Academic Council’s Standing Committee noted the Minutes 

(Appendix-12) of the 6 th Meeting of the Research Council. 


TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE FORMAT OF 

DEGREE TO BE AWARDED TO THE STUDENTS OF 

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (PH.D.) PROGRAMME. 

ACSC 12.30.1 

The Academic Council’s Standing Committee considered three 

alternatives and approved the format of Doctor of Philosophy 

(Ph.D.) Degree as placed at Appendix-13. 



PERMITTING STUDENTS OF PG DIPLOMA/DIPLOMAS

TO APPEAR IN TEE IN JUNE AFTER A STUDY OF SIX 

MONTHS, INSTEAD OF AFTER THE MINIMUM 

DURATION OF THE PROGRAMME. 

ACSC 12.31.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice Chancellor, informed the members that 

School of Sciences has pointed out that students of PG 

Diplomas/Diplomas are allowed to appear in TEE after a study of 

one year. This is likely to extend the minimum duration of 

completion of PG Diploma. The School has proposed that they 

should be allowed to appear in TEE after a study of six months 

instead of waiting till December. 

ACSC 12.31.2 


approved the proposal of permitting the students to appear in TEE 

in the June after a study of six months. It directed that the 

Schools of Studies should clearly give the details of the courses 

for which a student would be permitted to appear after six months 

of study. Moreover, it should be ensured that no student should 

be able to complete the programme before expiry of the minimum 

duration of the programme. These instructions are to be clearly 

reflected in the prospectus/programme guides. 


(B.S.Saraswant) 

Member-Secretary

Appendix-3 

(To Resolution No. 33.4.4) 

I.G.N.O.U 

MINUTES OF THE 13 th MEETING (EMERGENT) OF THE ACADEMIC 

COUNCIL’S STANDING COMMITTEE HELD ON 4 TH MARCH 2005 AT 

3.00 PM IN THE BOARD ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU, MAIDAN GARDHI, 

NEW DELHI – 110 068 




3. Prof. A.K.Agarwal, Director, SOHS - Member 

4. Prof. B.B.Khanna, Director, SOMS - Member 





9. Mr. V.K.Arora, Director, EMPC - Member 

10. Dr. C.K.Ghosh, Director, RS - Member 


12. Sh. Saugato Sen,Lecturer (Selection Grade),SOSS - Member 


Prof. Pardeep Sahni, Registrar, SR&ED attended the meeting as a Special Invitee 



At the outset, the Vice-Chancellor welcomed the members of the Committee and 

requested Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro-Vice-Chancellor to present the item.

ITEM NO. 13.1 

TO CONSIDER THE AWARD OF DIPLOMAS/DEGREES 

OF PGDDE/MADE STUDENTS RESPECTIVELY IN THE 

OLD SCHEME OF METHODOLOGY. 

ACSC 13.1.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro-Vice Chancellor informed the members the 

reason for calling the emergent meeting of the Standing 

Committee and requested the Registrar, SR&ED to place the 

Agenda before the members. 

ACSC 13.1.2 

The Registrar, SR&ED Division reported that the DDE (PGDDE) 

was launched in 1987 and MADE in 1993. In order to complete 

the Programme successfully, a student needed to secure a 

minimum of ‘D’ grade in Assignments, ‘D’ grade in term-end 

examinations (TEE) and an overall ‘C’ grade. This methodology 

continued till 1994. However, in its 11 th Meeting held on 

11.7.1994 the Academic Council decided that a student must 

secure a minimum of ‘D’ grade in Assignments and ‘C’ grade in 

TEE to successfully complete a course. Also, in order to 

complete the Programme successfully, the student must pass each 

course in the programme. The revised methodology however 

could not be implemented in the SR&ED. And the students who 

secured ‘D’ grade in the TEE but an overall ‘C’ grade have been 

declared successful in PGDDE as well as MADE. So far 229 

students of PGDDE and 29 students of MADE, who were given 

admission from 1995 onwards secured ‘D’ grade in the TEE and 

Diplomas//Degrees have been awarded to them. 

The Standing Committee of the Academic Council deliberated on 

the matter in detail and expressed deep concern. It decided that 

accountability be fixed on the official(s) who failed to incorporate 

the decision of Academic Council taken on 11.7.1994. However, 

it was of the view that cancellation of Diplomas/Degrees awarded 

already may lead to many legal complications. Therefore, it 

decided that in accordance with the Principle of Natural Justice, 

the award of the Diplomas/Degrees awarded as per the unrevised

methodology be noted and reported to the Academic Council. 

Further, the members advised the Registrar (SR&ED) to 

incorporate the revised methodology of PGDDE and MADE 

immediately and implement the same for the students who have 

been admitted from January 2004 onwards with the addition that 

an overall ‘C’ grade would be required for successful completion 

of a course. The component on overall grade seems to have been 

inadvertently left out of the recording of the Minutes of the 11 th 

Meeting of the Academic Council. It was also decided that the 

methodology of evaluation being applied by SR&ED for all the 

programmes be circulated to the respective Schools for 

confirmation and authentication. 

The Standing Committee of Academic Council recommended that 

Ordinance incorporating ‘D’ grade in assignment, ‘C’ grade in 

TEE and ‘C’ grade in overall be placed before the Academic 

Council for its consideration and decision. 


(B.S.Saraswat) 

Member-Secretary

Appendix-4 


I.G.N.O.U 

MINUTES OF THE 14 TH MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL'S 

STANDING COMMITTEE HELD ON 29 TH APRIL, 2005 AT 11.30 A.M. IN THE 

CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI – 

110 068. 




3. Prof. B.B.Khanna, Director, SOMS - Member 




7. Mr. V.K.Arora, Director, EMPC - Member 




Prof. M.C.Sharma, Director, SOE, Prof. A.K.Agarwal, Director, SOHS and Dr. 

C.K.Ghosh, Director, RS could not attend the meeting. Dr. Srikant Mohapatra, Registrar, 

SR&ED attended the meeting as a Special Invitee. 

Sh. K.D.Sharma, Section Officer, Academic Coordination Division was present to assist 

the Member-Secretary. 

At the outset, the Chairman welcomed the members to the meeting and requested Prof. 

S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor to present the agenda items.


ITEM NO. 14.1 TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE 12 TH AND 

13 TH MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL'S 

STANDING COMMITTEE AND NOTE THE ACTION 

TAKEN THEREON. 

ACSC 14.1.1 

The Standing Committee was informed that the Minutes of 

the 12 th and 13 th Meetings of the Academic Council’s 

Standing Committee (ACSC) held on 21.2.2005 and 

4.3.2005, respectively were circulated to the members. 

Comments received from one of the members were readout. 

The Action Taken Report on the Minutes of the 12 th and 13 th 

Meeting of the ACSC was also placed before the ACSC for 

information of the members. 

ACSC 14.1.2 

The Standing Committee did not agree to the observations 

of the member. It further desired that the Registrar, SR&E 

may ensure that the evaluation methodology being applied 

by SR&E should be in consonance with the decisions taken 

by the Academic Council from time to time. Necessary 

action may be initiated for compiling the decisions of the 

Academic Council for implementation in consultation with 

the Schools of Studies. 

ACSC 14.1.3 

The Standing Committee of the Academic Council 

confirmed the Minutes of the 12 th and 13 th Meetings subject 

to the above directions and noted the Action Taken thereon.

ITEM NO.14.2 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PROPOSAL 

FOR ALLOWING CREDIT TRANSFER TO THE 

CANDIDATES WHO COULD NOT COMPLETE THE 

PROGRAMME IN MAXIMUM DURATION PLUS 

TWO YEARS RE-ADMISSION PERIOD IN CASES 

OF PROGRAMMES OF SIX MONTHS AND ONE 

YEAR DURATION. 

ACSC 14.2.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor explained the item in 

detail. The issue relating to the period of completing the 

programmes after re-admission was also discussed. It was 

noticed that the period allowed after re-admission is two 

years irrespective of the maximum duration of the 

programme and is in continuation of the earlier registration. 

A pro-rata fee is charged from such students for left over 

courses. 

ACSC 14.2.2 

The Committee recommended that students enrolled in 

Certificates, Diploma and Degree Programmes be allowed a 

period of six months, one year and two years beyond the 

maximum period to appear on pro-rata basis for completing 

left over courses. If they fail to do so in extended period, 

they will be required to seek re-admission. However, to 

facilitate such learners to earn certificate/diploma/degree, 

the Standing Committee considered the proposal to allow 

Credit Transfer for the courses that have been completed 

with the following conditions: 

a) The student has to take admission afresh in the 

programme like other students by fulfilling the 

admission criteria and paying requisite fee for the 

programme. 

b) He/She has to apply to the University for transfer of 

the credits earned by him/her under the old 

enrolment with applicable fee. 

c) Full credit transfer may be allowed if the syllabus 

and methodology now in vogue are similar to that 

governing the student under the old enrolment. 

d) The Certifications shall be awarded corresponding to 

the semester in which he/she completes all the

courses. 

ITEM NO. 14.3 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PHASE-3 

FORM FOR POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN THE 

STUDY OF PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT OF 

DISPLACEMENT, RESETTLEMENT AND 

REHABILITATION (PGDMRR). 

ACSC 14.3.1 

The Programme Co-ordinator, Dr. Madhu Bala highlighted 

the salient features of the programme including the 

integrated mode. 

ACSC 14.3.2 

The Standing Committee desired that the Progrmme 

Coordinator should re-look the number of Study Centres 

where this programme will be offered in view of the 

experience with the certificates programme. 

ACSC 14.3.3 

The Academic Council's Standing Committee constituted a 

sub-committee to look into the above aspects of the 

programme with the directions to submit its 

recommendations to the Standing Committee for its 

considerations in its next meeting: 

1. Prof. S.C.Garg, PVC - Chairman 

2. Prof. Pardeep Sahni - Member 

Director, SOSS 

3. Dr. C.K.Ghosh - Member 

Director, RSD 

4. Dr. Madhu Bala - Member 

Reader, SOSS 

5. Prof. B.S.Saraswat - Convenor 

Director, ACD 

ITEM NO. 14.4 


FORM FOR ELECTIVE COURSES IN M.A. 

SOCIOLOGY.

ACSC 14.4.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor explained that the 

Academic Council approved the M.A. Programme in 

Sociology at its meeting held on November 21, 2003. The 

faculty is now seeking approval for four elective courses to 

be offered in the 2nd year of the programme. 

ACSC 14.4.2 

Programme Coordinator, Dr. Debal K. Singha Roy informed 

the Committee that while considering the elective courses 

“MSOE-001: Sociology of Education, MSOE-002: Diaspora 

and Transnational Community, MSOE-003: Sociology of 

Religion and MSOE-004: Urban Sociology”, the School 

Board of School of Social Sciences directed the faculty to 

seek the guidance of Prof. Tulsi Patel, to finalize the 

contents. The modified courses were approved by the 

School Board at its 35 th Meeting held on 22.3.2005. 

ACSC 14.4.3 

The Academic Council's Standing Committee considered 

and approved the Phase-3 Form (Appendix-1) for the 

modified elective courses of M.A.Programme in Sociology. 

ITEM NO. 14.5 


CHANCELLOR IN WITHDRAWING THE BIT/ADIT 

PROGRAMMES OF THE UNIVERSITY. 

ACSC 14.5.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor explained that BIT 

Programme was launched by the University in 1999 under 

the Virtual Campus Initiative Project in collaboration with 

Edexcel, U.K. The MoU with Edexcel expired in 2004. 

Moreover, the enrollment in the BIT as well as ADIT 

programmes has greatly reduced over the years. The School 

Board of SOCIS at its meeting held on February 16, 2005 

recommended the withdrawal of BIT/ADIT programme 

from July, 2005 session. The recommendations of the 

School Board of SOCIS have been approved by the Vice- 

Chancellor.

ACSC 14.5.2 

The Academic Council's Standing Committee ratified the 

action taken by the Vice Chancellor in withdrawing the 

BIT/ADIT programme from July, 2005 session. 

ITEM NO. 14.6 TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE 

WITHDRAWAL OF PPC (PREPARATORY 

PROGRAMME IN COMPUTING) FROM BCA AND 

MCA PROGRAMMES, BOTH OLD AND NEW 

SYLLABUS. 

ACSC 14.6.1 Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed the 

Committee that the students of computer programmes who 

had not studied mathematics as a distinct subject at +2 level 

were required to opt and successfully complete the PPC 

(Preparatory Programme in Computing) in the 1st year of 

BCA/MCA programme till July, 2004 cycle. Thereafter, 

consequent upon the introduction of CS-60 (8 Credits) in 

MCA (Revised) syllabus from January, 2005, and its 

replacement by MTE-03 (4 Credits) in BCA from July, 

2005, PPC has been withdrawn. This was approved by the 

Academic Council's Standing Committee at its 11 th Meeting 

held on 19.10.2004. 

ACSC 14.6.2 

ACSC 14.6.3 

Prof. Parvin Sinclair, Director, SOCIS informed that 

subsequent to the abovementioned decision of the ACSC, 

the School Board of SOCIS has suggested that if any 

student fails to successfully complete the PPC by June, 

2006, he/she should be advised to re-register for MTE-03 or 

CS-60, as the case may be, by paying pre-requisite fee i.e. 

Rs. 600/- and Rs. 700/-, respectively. 


the proposal of the School for not conducting of the PPC 

examination after June 2006 TEE and approved the 

recommendations of the School Board of SOCIS. It 

however, directed that all the students concerned be 

informed by the School.


WITHDRAWAL OF PG CERTIFICATE IN RURAL 

SURGERY (PGCRS). 

ACSC 14.7.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the 

number of students admitted in PG Certificate in Rural 

Surgery during the last admission session was very low and 

the School Board of SOHS has recommended withdrawal of 

PG Certificate in Rural Surgery in its present form. 

ACSC 14.7.2 

The Academic Council's Standing Committee accepted the 

recommendation of the School Board and approved 

withdrawal of the PG Certificate in Rural Surgery (PGCRS) 

from the Students’ Handbook and Prospectus,2006. 

ITEM NO. 14.8 


FORM FOR POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN 

COMMUNITY CARDIOLOGY. 

ACSC 14.8.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor explained that the PG 

Diploma in Community Cardiology submitted by the School 

of Health Sciences addresses the felt need of rural 

population and is being developed in collaboration with 

Narayan Hiradalaya, Bangalore. 

ACSC 14.8.2 

While approving the proposal, the Academic Council's 

Standing Committee advised that in view of the nature of 

the programme, its requirement of face to face contact hours 

for counseling and hands-on skill development under 

supervision and guidance of trained and qualified 

cardiologists the School should develop sound 

implementation policy. 

ITEM NO. 14.9 


FORM FOR CERTIFICATE IN HEALTH & 

ENVIRONMENT. 

ACSC 14.9.1 Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed the

Committee that SOHS has revised the Certificate 

Programme in Health & Environment, because of low 

enrollement. The Academic Council's Standing Committee 

advised that a Committee chaired by the PVC may look into 

the matter in totality and submit its recommendations. 


ACSC 14.10.1 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE ELIGIBILITY 

CRITERIA FOR BCA PROJECT EVALUATORS. 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor apprised the members 

of the eligibility criteria recommended by the School of 

Computer and Information Science for the examiners of 

project components (CS-11 and CS-76) of BCA 

programme. 

ACSC 14.10.2 

The Committee appreciated the concern of the School for 

quality. However, it observed that the University may not 

get requisite number of experts with given qualifications 

and it may become difficult to declare the results in time. 

ACSC 14.10.3 

After detailed discussions, it was decided that full time 

faculty of AICTE recognized institutions with a minimum 

of two years experience be considered for project 

evaluation. 


TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE VALIDITY OF 

THE PERIOD OF RE-REGISTRATION OF 

STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE UNREVISED MCA 

PROGRAMME. 

ACSC 14.11.1 


MCA (96 Credits) programme was launched in 1994 with a 

minimum duration of 3 years and maximum duration of 7 

years. In January 2005 the MCA programme has been 

completely revised and is much different from the earlier 

version, in its content and structure. He further informed 

that the issue of validity of the registration of students in the 

old MCA programme was discussed in the Task Force on 

Student Support Services. Based on its decision and further

discussion with the Task Force, the scheme for re-admission 

has been prepared. 

ACSC 14.11.2 


and approved the scheme placed at Appendix-2 for readmission 

to MCA for the students who had registered for 

MCA (old syllabus) 

ITEM NO. 14.12 TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE PROVIDING 

ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO EXERCISE OPTION 

FOR ALTERNATIVE COURSE FOR MTE-1,4 & 5 BY 

THE STUDENTS OF JANUARY 1996, JANUARY 1997 

AND JANUARY 1998 BATCHES OF BCA OLD 

SYLLABUS. 

ACSC 14.12.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor explained that MTE-01 

(4 credits), MTE-04 and 05 (2 credits each) are the 

compulsory courses for the BCA old syllabus students 

admitted in January 1996, 1997 and 1998 cycles. With the 

introduction of new syllabus for BCA from July 1998 cycle, 

admission to BCA old syllabus has been dispensed with. A 

large number of students have failed to successfully 

complete the mathematics courses MTE-01, 04 and 05 even 

after repeated attempts. The Academic Council’s Standing 

Committee at its 7 th meeting held on 15.2.2003 considered 

and approved the proposal of the School of Computer and 

Information Sciences for offering alternative courses in lieu 

of MTE-01, 04 and 05. Accordingly, CS-601 (4 credits) in 

lieu of MTE-01 and CS-60 (8 credits) in lieu of MTE-01, 04 

and 05 was offered as a one time opportunity. In response 

829 students (BCA old syllabus) opted for new courses i.e. 

CS-601 and / or CS-60 after payment of requisite fees. 

Majority of these students have successfully completed the 

alternative courses and their BCA degree. However, 440

students, who could not exercise the option for opting CS- 

60 or CS-601 at that time, are still not in a position to clear 

their BCA degree because of non clearance of MTE-01, 04 

and 05 though all computer courses have been cleared. 

These students completed the maximum duration of 6 years 

in December, 2001 and December 2002 and the extended 

period of another two years in December 2003 and 

December 2004, respectively. Since, there is no provision as 

of now for further extension beyond two years. 

ACSC 14.12.2 

The Academic Council's Standing Committee discussed the 

matter and decided that the students of BCA of 1996 and 

1997 batches may be given opportunity to opt CS 601 

and/or CS 60 after payment of requisite fee as a very special 

case since they have already earned 88 to 94 credits. 

ACSC 14.12.3 

The Committee further directed that it may not be treated as 

precedence and SOCIS should insert a sentence 

safeguarding the interest of the University in Programme 

Guide/Student’s Handbook and Prospectus such as “rules 

applicable from time to time shall apply”. 



FORM FOR DIPLOMA IN VALUE ADDED 

PRODUCTS FROM HORTICULTURE (FRUITS & 

VEGETABLES). 

ACSC 14.13.1 Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor explained the 

highlights of the Diploma in Value Added Products from 

Horticulture (Fruits & Vegetables) in Project mode. 

ACSC 14.13.2 

The Chairman informed the members that Prof. Panjab 

Singh one of the proposers of the programme has been 

appointed as Vice-Chancellor of Banaras Hindu University. 

The members joined the Chairman in congratulating him for 

the achievement. 

ACSC 14.13.3 

The Academic Council's Standing Committee considered

and approved the Phase-3 (Appendix-3) Form for Diploma 

in Value Added Products from Horticulture (Fruits & 

Vegetables) with the suggestion that the nomenclature 

approved by the School Board of School of Agriculture be 

retained as such. 


ACSC 14.14.1 

TO REPORT THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE VICE- 

CHANCELLOR IN ADDING ‘CATEGORY-3’IN THE 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION TO 

BCA PROGRAMME PERTAINING TO 

CANDIDATES OF 10+2 VOCATIONAL STREAM 

IN COMPUTER TECHNIQUES. 

The Academic Council's Standing Committee noted the 

action taken by the Vice-Chancellor in adding Category-3 in 

the eligibility criteria for admission to BCA programme 

pertaining to candidates of 10 + 2 vocational stream. The 

ACSC also decided that the qualifications approved by the 

Equivalence Committee which are not Traditional 

Qualifications may be included in this Category. 



SUB-COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED BY THE ACADEMIC 

COUNCIL’S STANDING COMMITTEE TO FRAME 

UNIFORM EVALUATION SCHEME FOR ALL 

PROGRAMMES OF SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND 

TECHNOLOGY. 

ACSC 14.15.1 

ACSC 14.15.2 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor explained to the 

members that the Academic Council's Standing Committee 

at its 12 th meeting held on 21.2.2005 while considering the 

evaluation scheme for Diploma in Civil Engineering and 

Diploma in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering desired 

that a uniform evaluation scheme be developed for all the 

programmes of School of Engineering & Technology and 

constituted a Committee under the Chairmanship of PVC 

and consisting of Director, ACD, Registrar, SRE, and Dr. 

Manoj Kulsheshtra, Reader, SOET. 

The Sub-Committee deliberated the issues involved at its 

meeting held on April 13, 2005. The Minutes of the 

Meeting which include its recommendations are placed at 

Appendix-4.

ACSC 14.15.3 


and approved the Minutes of the Sub-Committee and 

desired that the SRED should implement all the decisions 

relating to evaluation methodology strictly as per the 

approval of the Academic Council from time to time. 

ITEM NO. 14.16 TO REPORT THE MATTER REGARDING 

FRAMING OF COMPREHENSIVE GUIDELINES IN 

RESPECT OF THE PROCEDURE TO BE 

FOLLOWED FOR GRANT OF ACADEMIC LEAVE 

TO TEACHERS AND ACADEMICS OF THE 

UNIVERSITY. 

ACSC 14.16.1 


Vice-Chancellor had appointed a Committee consisting of 

Prof. A.K.Agarwal, Director, SOHS, Prof. A.R.Khan, 

SOSS, Prof. Swaraj Basu, SOSS Member BOM with Prof. 

B.S.Saraswat, Director, ACD as Convener to frame 

comprehensive guidelines in respect of procedure to tbe 

followed for grant of academic leave to teachers and 

academics of the University. The main recommendations of 

the Committee are placed at Appendix-5. 

ACSC 14.16.2 


and approved the recommendations of the Committee. 

ITEM NO. 14.17 TO RATIFY AND APPROVE THE MINOR 

CHANGES IN COURSE OUTLINES OF MHI-01 AND 

MHI-05 FOR MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMME IN 

HISTORY. 

ACSC 14.17.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor explained that in the 

process of development of course materials, minor changes 

were made by the course writers and content editors. The 

changes suggested were incorporated with the approval of 

the School Board at its 35 th Meeting held on 22.3.2005. 

ACSC 14.17.2 

The Academic Council's Standing Committee noted and 

ratified the changes in the course outlines of MHI-01 and

MHI-05 for Master’s Degree Programme in History. 


TO CONSIDER THE MATTER RELATING TO BCA- 

MCA INTEGRATED PROGRAMME FOR 

ADMISSION CYCLE – JULY 2003 BATCH OF 

STUDENTS. 

ACSC 14.18.1 


Academic Council at its 29 th meeting held on June 23, 2003 

while considering the Minutes of the 8 th meeting of the 

ACSC held on 9 th April, 2003, approved the change of 

admission cycle for BCA programme from January to July 

w.e.f. July 2003, However, the admission to MCA 

programme of the University continued to be from January 

cycle. The students who were admitted in July 2003 batch 

and wish to be admitted would become eligible for 

admission to MCA 3 rd semester from July 2006 but MCA 

3 rd semester would not be on offer at that time Since, the 

admission cycles for both BCA and MCA programmes are 

not the same. 

ACSC 14.18.2 

The matter was considered by the School of Computer and 

Information Science and it has proposed that the admission 

cycle for MCA may be shifted to July 2006 and not to have 

January 2006 session so that the BCA students of July 2003 

batch would have no problems for admission to the MCA 

3 rd semester from July 2006. To begin the session in time, it 

is essential that all admission related matters be finalized by 

May 2006 and materials should reach the students latest by 

June 2006. If it is not possible, the option of increasing the 

minimum period for MCA/BCA programme from 5 to 5½ 

years may be considered. 

ACSC 14.18.3 


the matter in detail and decided that the matter should be 

discussed in the meeting of the Task Force on SSS and an 

administrative decision may be taken. While discussing the

matter in the Task Force, the view point of the School of 

Computer and Information Sciences be kept in mind. 


TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE MINIMUM PASS 

MARKS FOR THE MEG STUDENTS ENROLLED IN 

2001 FOR EACH COMPONENT I.E., ASSIGNMENT 

AND TERM END EXAMINATION (TEE). 

ACSC 14.19.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor explained that while 

approving the M.A. in English programme, Academic 

Council considered that a student should secure a minimum 

of 40% marks in both TEE as well as in Assignments to 

clear each course of the programme. However, due to 

inadvertent omission, the Student’s Handbook and 

Prospectus 2001 supplied to the students mentioned that 

students were required to secure 35% marks in each of the 

components i.e. TEE and Continuous Evaluation, which was 

a printing error which went un-noticed at that time. 

ACSC 14.19.2 The students of 2001 batch who secured less than 40% 

marks in either component were not declared successful and 

were advised to re-submit the assignments or to re-appear in 

TEE. These students, quoting the percentage contained in 

prospectus 2001 are demanding that M.A. English Degree 

be awarded to them on the basis of 35%. 

ACSC 14.19.3 

The item was discussed in detail. The members desired that 

University should ensure that all the decisions taken by the 

Academic Council on evaluation methodology of the 

programmes be followed strictly by the SRE Division and 

School of Studies should exercise due care in such matter. 

The Academic Council's Standing Committee decided that 

the students of 2001 batch who have not yet completed the 

programme be informed about the stipulated condition of 

40% marks in each of the component as the minimum 

qualifying marks and advised to take examination again.

Director, School of Humanities should fix responsibility for 

the error which has caused inconvenience to learner and 

problems for the University. 


CANCELLATION OF DEGREES AWARDED TO 

MCA STUDENTS INADVERTENTLY IN 16 TH 

CONVOCATION. 

ACSC 14.20.1 

Dr. Srikant Mohapatra, Registrar, SRE informed the 

members that in June 2004 the Division detected tampering 

of the computer records for the awards of December 2003 

TEE in respect of some of the BCA/MCA students.. A 

complaint was lodged with the police promptly. However, 

the software used by the Division automatically transfers the 

enrollment number of a candidate once he/she clears all 

courses in the given programme, to the list of successful 

candidates for Convocation. When tempering of the records 

was discovered, the enrollment numbers of suspected 

students in BCA programme were deleted from the 

convocation list but inadvertently this skipped attention and 

was not done in the case of 39 MCA students and 5 

BCA/MCA Integrated Programme students. A list of 

students is placed at Appendix –6. 

ACSC 14.20.2 

The Vice-Chancellor expressed serious concern and advised 

that there should be no such lapse as it is intimately 

connected to the credibility of the evaluation process. 

ACSC 14.20.3 The Registrar, SRE proposed that the degrees awarded to 31 

students of MCA and 5 students of BCA/MCA Integrated 

Mode be cancelled and the degrees of 8 students be 

modified by changing the TEE as June 2004 instead of 

December 2003. The students concerned will be advised to 

return the degrees awarded to them in the 16 th Convocation 

of the University for necessary action.

ACSC 14.20.4 


the proposal and approved that the degrees wrongly 

awarded at the 16 th Convocation to the students mentioned 

in Appendix-6 may be treated as withdrawn till the students 

complete all the requirements for the award of degree. 



Member-Secretary

Appendix-5 


I.G.N.O.U 


STANDING COMMITTEE HELD ON 29 TH JUNE, 2005 AT 11.00 A.M. IN THE 

BOARD ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI – 110 068. 




3. Prof. A.K. Agarwal, Director, SOHS - Member 

4. Prof. Madhulika Kaushik, Director, EMPC - Member 

5. Dr. C.K.Ghosh, Director, RSD - Member 


7. Prof M.C. Sharma, Director, SOE - Member 


9. Prof. Uma.Kanjilal, SOSS - Member 



Prof. B.B.Khanna, Director, SOMS and Dr. Anju S.Gupta could not attend the meeting. 

Dr. Srikant Mohapatra, Registrar, SR&ED attended the meeting as a Special Invitee. 



At the outset, the Chairman welcomed the members to the meeting and congratulated the 

Registrar, SRE for successful completion of the Term end Examination June, 2005. He 

also placed on record the contributions made by Sh. V.K.Arora, Former Director, EMPC 

in the deliberations of the Academic Council's Standing Committee and welcomed the 

new Director, EMPC, Prof. Madhulika Kaushik as the Member of the Academic 

Council's Standing Committee.

The Chairman then requested Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor, to present the agenda 

items.


ITEM NO.1 

TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE 14 TH MEETING OF 

THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL'S STANDING COMMITTEE 

(ACSC) AND NOTE THE ACTION TAKEN THEREON. 

ACSC 15.1.1 

Prof. S.C. Garg, PVC informed the Academic Council's Standing 

Committee (ACSC) that the Minutes of its 14 th Meeting held on 

29.4.2005 were circulated to the Members. Comments have been 

received from the Registrar, SR&ED suggesting that the word reregistration 

be substituted by re-admission in Resolution No. 14.11.2 

(Page No.8) and year 1998 be added to Resolution No. 14.12.2. (Page 

No.9).were read out. 

ACSC 15.1.2 

The Standing Committee accepted the first amendment as such and 

the second amendment was adopted with modification in that 

January, 1998 be added. 

The revised Resolutions will read as follows: 

“14.11.2 The Academic Council's Standing Committee considered 

and approved the scheme placed at Appendix-2 for re-admission to 

MCA for the students who had registered for MCA (old syllabus)”. 

“14.12.2 The Academic Council's Standing Committee discussed the 

matter and decided that the students of BCA of 1996, 1997 and 

January, 1998 batches may be given opportunity to opt CS 601 and/or 

CS 60 after payment of the requisite fee as a very special case since 

they have already earned 88 to 94 credits”. 

ACSC 15.1.3 

The Academic Council's Standing Committee confirmed the Minutes 

of the 14 th Meeting of the ACSC with the amendments above. The 

committee also noted the action taken on various items. 

ITEM NO.2 

ACSC 15.2.1 


OF MSO-002: RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES AND 

METHODS. 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor explained that the School Board 

of School of Social Sciences had approved the course MSO-002: 

Research Methodologies and Methods in its meeting held on

20.12.2001 and the same was also approved by the Academic Council 

at its meeting held on 21.11.2003. However, during the development 

of the course, the course writers and editors felt a need for reorganization 

of the units. Thus, the number of blocks in the course 

has been reduced from 9 to 8. The proposal has been examined and 

approved by the School Board of School of Social Sciences in its 

meeting held on 22.3.2005. 

ACSC 15.2.2 


approved the Phase Zero Form of MSO-002: Research 

Methodologies and Methods Course (Appendix-1). 

ITEM NO.3 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE MINIMUM PASS 

MARKS FOR THE MEG STUDENTS ENROLLED IN 2001 

FOR BOTH ASSIGNMENTS AND TERM END 

EXAMINATIONS (TEE). 

ACSC 15.3.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor, explained that while launching 

the M.A. English programme, the University had approved a scheme 

requiring students to secure a minimum of 40% marks in both Term 

end Examinations as well as in continuous assessment for successful 

completion of each course in the programme. However, due to an 

inadvertent omission the Student’s Handbook and Prospectus 2001 

supplied to the students carried the information that students were 

required to secure 35% marks in each component. It was, however, 

noticed before the 2002 admissions, and corrected at that time. The 

students of 2001 batch who have secured less than 40% marks but 

more than 35% marks in either component have not been declared 

successful. 

ACSC 15.3.2 

ACSC 15.3.3 

Prof. Garg mentioned that some such students may resort to legal 

action by quoting the relevant provisions of the Students’ Handbook 

and Prospectus 2001. The School of Humanities has recommended 

that to avoid legal complications, a one time exception may be made. 

The ACSC considered the matter in detail and approved the proposal 

of SOH to declare pass all those MEG students of 2001 batch who 

got a minimum of 35% marks in assignments and the term-end 

examination as an exceptional, one time measure. The ACSC also 

recommended that the Academic Programme Committee should 

review various Phase Forms, and should have the detailed evaluation 

methodology with the minimum marks required for clearing a course

and for awarding divisions or grades included in the Phase-3 Form 

also. The Committee also directed that the responsibility may be 

fixed on the Programme Coordinator(s) for such a major slip. 

ITEM NO.4 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE POLICY GUIDELINES 

FOR CREDIT TRANSFER IN CEMBA/CEMPA 

PROGRAMMES. 

ACSC 15.4.1 

ACSC 15.4.2 

Prof. Madhulika Kaushik, Coordinator, CEMBA explained that 

IGNOU in association with Commonwealth of Learning and Open 

Universities of Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka developed and 

launched the Commonwealth Executive Master of Business 

Administration and Public Administration (CEMBA/CEMPA) 

programmes in the year 2002. The admission to these programmes is 

based on the merit in the ‘entrance test’ (CEMAT). 

Prof. Kaushik also explained that these programmes have a common 

curriculum and the same entry, delivery and evaluation systems have 

been envisaged. She argued that the Credit Transfer of courses 

completed by the students of the programmes above would facilitate 

learners to pursue studies anywhere in collaborating countries, and 

provisions for this have been made by the Academic Board of 

CEMBA/CEMPA. 

The Chairman also informed the members that in its last meeting, the 

Board of Governors of SAARC Consortium of Open and Distance 

Learning (SACODIL) has recommended Credit Transfer and 

recognition of first degrees to facilitate migration of students among 

member countries. 

ACSC 15.4.3 

ACSC 15.4.4 

ITEM NO.5 

During the discussion, the Chairman cautioned that while accepting 

the proposal for Credit Transfer of the students of CEMBA/CEMPA, 

the University should ensure that the students have fulfilled all the 

requirements of Ministry of External Affairs relating to migration. 

The ACSC approved in principle the Credit Transfer Policy for 

CEMBA/CEMPA students.. 


EQUIVALENCE COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON 

03.06.2005.

ACSC 15.5.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor explained that in its second 

meeting held on 3.6.2005, the re-constituted Equivalence Committee 

resolved to recommend to the Academic Council as follows: 

(1) treat one year Bachelor of Technology Bridge Course in 

Computer and Electrical Engineering offered by MDU, 

Rohtak as a professional qualification for admission to 

Management Programme of IGNOU. 

(2) not to accept five years Diploma in Architecture awarded 

by Sushant School of Art and Architecture (SSSA), 

Gurgaon. 

(3) consider the highest qualifications of a candidate for 

admission to academic programmes of IGNOU. 

(4) equate BPP of Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University 

with IGNOU’s BPP for the purpose of admission to 

various academic programmes where prescribed eligibility 

criteria is BPP from IGNOU subject to the condition that 

VMOU has adopted IGNOU’s Evaluation Methodology 

for BPP. 

(5) ratify the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor in 

recognizing one sitting B.A. Degree from Andhra 

University, Vishakhapatnam for admission to IGNOU’s 

Post Graduate Programems subject to the condition that 

candidates were enrolled for the programme before 1995- 

96 and completed their first degree by 1998-99. 

(6) ratify the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor for treating 

educational qualifications awarded by private universities 

established under provisions of Chattisgarh Niji Kshetra 

Vishwavidyalya (Sthapana Aur Viniyamna) Adhiniyam, 

2002 as non est and de-recognizing them for admission to 

higher studies with IGNOU. 

(7) ratify the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor in 

approving IGNOU’s BIT Programme as a professional 

qualification for the purpose of eligibility for admission to 

Management Programme of IGNOU. 

(8) refer the Associate Membership Examination of Indian 

Institute of Metals (IIM), Calcutta i.e “Degree of 

Metallurgy” for admission to Management Programme to 

the School Board of School of Management Studies.

ACSC 15.5.2 

The ACSC considered and approved the items at Sl. No. 1, 2,4 to 8 as 

recommended by the Equivalence Committee. However, Item No. 3 

was referred back to the Equivalence Committee for re-consideration 

as it might give impression that BPP is equivalent to 10 + 2. 

ACSC 15.5.3 

The ACSC considered and approved the Minutes of the Equivalence 

Committee (Appendix-2) with the above specific recommendations. 

ITEM NO.6 

ACSC 15.6.1 

ACSC 15.6.2 

ITEM NO.7 

ACSC 15.7.1 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PERMISSION FOR 

SIMULTANEOUS ADMISSION TO THE MASTER’S 

PROGRAMME IN DIETETICS AND FOOD SERVICE 

MANAGEMENT (M.SC.DFSM) AND THE CERTIFICATE 

PROGRAMME IN FOOD AND NUTRITION 

(CFN)/CERTIFICATE IN NUTRITION AND CHILD CARE 

(CNCC) 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed the members that the 

University is launching M.Sc. (Dietetics and Food Service 

Management) from July, 2005 and the minimum qualifications 

prescribed for a holder of graduation or an equivalent degree in any 

discipline of Science, Health Care, Medical, Pharmaceutical, Catering 

entail that they must have the Certificate in Food and Nutrition (CFN) 

or Certificate in Nutrition and Child Care (CNCC) or Diploma in 

Nutrition and Health Education (DNHE). However, the School of 

Continuing Education has proposed that CFN or CNCC offered by 

IGNOU should be made co-requisite rather than pre-requisite for 

such candidates. 

The ACSC considered and approved the proposal for permitting 

simultaneous admission to CFN or CNCC and the Master’s 

Programme in Dietetics and Food Service Management subject to 

payment of fee for both the programmes. 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE RELAXATION IN THE 

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO 

THE POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME IN 

COPY EDITING AND PROOFREADING. 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor, informed the members that the 

educational qualification for admission to the PG Certificate 

Programme in Copy Editing and Proofreading is graduation with 

English as one of the subjects and familiarity with Computers. The

University is receiving requests from individuals that English should 

not be made a compulsory subject in graduation for eligibility to 

admission. The School has pointed out that even for M.A. English 

programme, the University does not envisage English as a 

compulsory subject in graduation. Also, there are leading 

newspaper/publication houses which do not require English as a 

compulsory subject in graduation for their tasks. The School Board 

of School of Humanities at its 30 th Meeting held on 28.5.2005 

decided that the condition of English being a mandatory subject at 

graduate level for admission to the programme be relaxed. 

ACSC 15.7.2 

The ACSC considered and approved the proposal. 

ITEM NO.8 


FOR REVISION OF THE EHD-05: AADUNIK BHARTIYA 

SAHITYA: NAVJAGRAN AUR RASHTRIYA ANDOLAN 

COURSE. 

ACSC 15.8.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed the Members that the 

School of Humanities has submitted the Phase Zero Form for revision 

of the EHD-05: Aadunik Bhartiya Sahitya: Navjagran Aur Rashtriya 

Andolan course for the BDP students. The course is being revised to 

enhance analytical assessment capabilities of learners through a study 

of literature on great Indian writers, understand modernity, 

awakening and different facets of independence struggle. 

ACSC 15.8.2 

The ACSC considered and approved the Phase Zero Form for 

revision of the EHD-05 placed at Appendix-3 with the specific 

directions that the revised programme be made available to students 

by July 2006. 

ITEM NO.9 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PROPOSAL TO OFFER 

POST-GRADUATE COURSES DEVELOPED BY OTHER 

DISCIPLINES AS ELECTIVE COURSES IN M.A. 

(ECONOMICS). 

ITEM NO. 10 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PROPOSAL TO OFFER 

POST-GRADUATE COURSES DEVELOPED BY OTHER 

DISCIPLINES AS ELECTIVE COURSES IN M.A. 

(SOCIOLOGY) PROGRAMME.

ITEM NO.11 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PROPOSAL OF THE 

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION DISCIPLINE TO OFFER THE 

COURSES DEVELOPED BY OTHER DISCIPLINES IN PG 

DIPLOMA IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME AS 

ELECTIVE. 

ITEM NO.12 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE POST-GRADUATE 

COURSES DEVELOPED BY OTHER DISCIPLINES TO BE 

ON OFFER IN M.A. (PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION) 

PROGRAMME AS ELECTIVE COURSES. 

Agenda Items No. .9 to .12 were considered simultaneously. 

ACSC 15.9-12.1 

The Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. S.C.Garg, informed that the School of 

Social Sciences has submitted proposals to offer post graduate 

courses (PG) developed by other disciplines as elective courses in 

M.A. Economics, Sociology, Public Administration and PG Diploma 

in Disaster Management. The School Board of SOSS while approving 

the proposals had recommended that a minimum of 75% of total 

credits must be earned in the main discipline. And such offerings may 

help enhance the horizon of our learning and is in keeping with 

emerging trends in developed countries. 

ACSC 15.9-12.2 

For efficient logistic support, it was considered necessary that the 

number of courses to be adopted from other related disciplines may 

be restricted to not more than 2 and worth not more than 8 credits. 

However, relevant components from the related discipline could be 

imbedded in mainstream courses of the adopting discipline. 

ACSC 15.9-12.3 

The ACSC decided that the Task Force should examine the 

operational details and a Committee appointed by the Vice- 

Chancellor under the Chairmanship of the Pro Vice-Chancellor may 

examine the academic issues.

ITEM NO.13 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE CHANGES IN TITLE OF 

FIVE UNITS OF MPA-011 (A CORE COURSE IN M.A. 

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION) AND DELETION OF TWO 

UNITS FROM THE COURSE STRUCTURE APPROVED 

EARLIER. 

ACSC 15.13.1 

Pro Vice-Chancellor Prof. S.C.Garg mentioned that the School Board 

of School of Social Sciences at its 36 th Meeting held on May 27, 

2005, on the recommendation of the course writers has approved the 

change in the titles of following five units of MPA-011: A Core 

Course in M.A. Public Administration to avoid overlapping and relate 

these contextually: 

Original Original Title 

Unit No. 

3 Issues and 

Challenges 

12 Approaches to 

State and 

Administration 

14 Relationship 

between 

Bureaucracy and 


17 Challenges before 

Bureaucratic 

Paradigm 

20 Role of Non- 

Bureaucratic 

Actors 

Revised Revised Title 

Unit No. 

3 Changing Role of the State: 

Issues and Challenges 

11 Changing Nature of the Indian 

State 

13 Contemporary Contexts of 

Indian Bureaucracy 

15 Challenges to Traditional 

Bureaucratic Paradigm 

18 Role of Governmental 

Institutions. 

The School Board also approved the proposal for deletion of the 

following two units from the course structure approved earlier. 

Unit 4: 

Unit 15: 

Changing Role of the State 

Role of Alternative Forms of Agencies in 

Administration

ACSC 15.13.2 

The ACSC considered and approved the changes in the titles of the 

five units and deletion of two units from the course structure of MPA- 

011. The revised course structure is placed at Appendix-4. 

ITEM NO.14 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE POLICY DOCUMENT 

ON THE PROJECTS FOR PROFESSIONAL AND SKILL 

ORIENTED COURSES OF THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL 

SCIENCES. 

ITEM NO.15 

ACSC 15.14-15.1 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE INTRODUCTION OF 

PROJECT WORK OF 4 CREDITS FOR MLIS PROGRAMME. 

Prof. Kanjilal informed that the ACSC at its 10 th Meeting held on 

May 20 th , 2004, while considering the introduction of Project Work 

of 4 credits for MLIS Programme had suggested that a school-wise 

policy on project report/dissertation for professional and skill oriented 

courses be framed. The School of Social Sciences has proposed that 

for Certificate Courses projects should be optional and not more than 

4 credits for Diploma and Degree Programmes, the project could be 

worth 4-8 and 8-12 credits, respectively. 

ACSC 15.14-15.2 

ACSC 15.14-15.3 

During the discussion, it was also pointed out that the ACSC in that 

meeting had constituted a sub-committee to look into the matter and 

frame uniform guidelines for the project work across the schools and 

disciplines. 

The ACSC considered the proposal and approved the project course 

for the MLIS programme worth 4 credits. It further resolved to refer 

the policy note to the above sub-committee for its consideration, with 

the suggestion that as far as possible no project should be offered in 

Certificate Programmes, a Diploma may have project work not more 

than 4 credits. For two year Degree Programme worth 64-72 credits, 

project worth may by up to 8 credits and for three years degree 

programmes, the project worth 12-16 credits could be offered. 

ITEM NO.16 

To consider and approve the Phase Zero Form for Two Optional 

Courses namely MPSE-012 and MPSE-013 in 2 nd year of M.A. 

(Political Science) from July, 2006. 

ACSC 15.16.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor presented the item relating to 

Phase Zero Form for two optional courses namely MPSE-012 and

MPSE-013 in 2 nd year of M.A. (Political Science) from July, 2006. 

He also mentioned that these courses are being prepared in project 

mode in collaboration with the Australia India Council. The Phase 

Zero Form and the contents of the courses MPSE-012: State and 

Society in Australia and MPSE-013: Australia’s Foreign Policy have 

been approved by the School Board of SOSS at its 36 th Meeting held 

on May 27, 2005. 

ACSC 15.16.2 

The ACSC considered the proposal and approved the Phase Zero 

Form (placed at Appendix-5) for the introduction of two new 

courses mentioned above in 2 nd year of M.A. Political Science. 

However, it directed that the programme coordinators be advised to 

submit detailed syllabi of the courses in future. 

ITEM NO.17 TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE CHANGE IN 

NOMENCLATURE OF DEGREES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING 

PROGRAMMES OF SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND 

TECHNOLOGY. 

ACSC 15.17.1 

ACSC 15.17.2 

The Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof. S.C.Garg explained that in the 

Notification no. IG/SRE-Ex.III/UGC/2205 dated 15.12.2004, in the 

case of degrees of Bachelor of Technology (Construction 

Management) and Bachelor of Technology (Water Resources 

Engineering), the word `Civil’ has been inadvertently missed out in 

the nomenclature of degrees mentioned in the above notification. 


approved the proposal for adding the word Civil before the 

specialization. 

ITEM NO.18 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE INCLUSION OF 

DIPLOMA AWARDED BY COLLEGE OF MILITARY 

ENGINEERING (CME), PUNE IN THE ENTRY 

QUALIFICATION FOR THE ADMISSION TO B.TECH 

PROGRAMMES. 

ACSC 15.18.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor explained that the School of 

Engineering Technology has submitted the proposal for inclusion of 

two year Diploma awarded by the College of Military Engineering 

(CME), Pune in the entry qualification for the admission to B.Tech. 

Programmes of IGNOU. The qualification for B.Tech Programme of 

the University is 3 years polytechnic diploma.

ACSC 15.18.2 

The ACSC considered the proposal and referred it to the Equivalence 

Committee for examination of the course content and other aspects of 

the Diploma awarded by CME, Pune. 

ITEM NO.19 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE AWARD OF MBA DEGREE 

TO 8 STUDENTS ADMITTED TO PGSDM UNDER ‘DIRECT 

ENTRY SCHEME’. 

ACSC 15.19.1 

Dr. S.K.Mohapatra, Registrar, SRE explained that between the year 

1991 to 1996 there was a provision for admission to PGSDM under 

the ‘Direct Entry Scheme’ without entrance test. The students who 

were admitted under the Direct Entry Scheme were also eligible to 

take admission in Master of Business Administration programme 

subject to the condition that they clear the “Entrance Test”. However, 

a number of the students (116 as of now) admitted to PGSDM “Direct 

Entry Scheme” continued to re-register for the remaining courses of 

MBA stream under the same enrolment number. Out of these, 14 

even completed 21 or more courses way back in 2001 and the 

University has declared their results. But, only 8 students have 

completed the 21 courses in proper combination which otherwise 

makes them eligible for the award of MBA degree. The University in 

consultation with the School advised the students who have cleared 

21 papers to clear the mandatory entrance test for award of degree. 

One of the students had cleared the Entrance Test and has been 

awarded Degree in the 16 th Convocation. 

ACSC 15.19.2 

One of the students Shri Ajit Pratap Singh, instead of complying with 

the advice of the University approached the Consumer Dispute 

Redressal Forum, Chittorgarh and State Consumer Forum, Jaipur. 

The Consumer Forums passed orders for award to MBA degree along 

with a fine of Rs. 10000/-. 

ACSC 15.19.3 

The ACSC considered the proposal in the light of the above 

mentioned facts and approved (i) the award of MBA degree to the 8 

PGSDM “Direct Entry Students” who have completed the 21 courses 

in proper combination which makes them eligible for award of MBA 

degree as a one time measure, (ii) the data of remaining PGSDM 

students in the SRE should be blocked so that they are not permitted 

to write the term end examination of the courses other than the ones 

registered for PGSDM “Direct Entry”, (iii) the students should be 

advised to qualify the OPENMAT and choose the correct

combination of courses for award of the MBA degree, and (iv) the 

SRE Division should exercise greater caution in all such cases before 

issuing Hall tickets/decaling results. 

ITEM NO.20 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE TO ALLOW FIRST AND 

SECOND BATCHES STUDENTS OF M.A. ENGLISH TO 

TAKE MEG-01 AS COMPULSORY SUBJECT NOT AS 

ADDITIONAL SUBJECT. 

ACSC 15.20.1 

Prof. J.M.Parakh, Director, SOH explained that at the time of 

launching of M.A. English programme in 2001, MEG-01 was 

envisaged as a compulsory course for the Ist year students but it could 

not be developed. The students of 2001 & 2002 batches were 

therefore offered MEG-01 as an additional course. But w.e.f. 2003, it 

has been a compulsory course for M.A. English students. A number 

of students enrolled prior to 2003 and who have not completed the 

programme have requested that they should also be allowed to 

complete MEG-01 as a compulsory course and not as an additional 

course. The proposal was considered and approved by the School 

Board of SOH at its meeting held on May 27, 2005. 

ACSC 15.20.2 

The ACSC considered and approved the proposal to allow first and 

second batch students of M.A. English to take MEG-01 as a 

compulsory course and not as an additional course. 

ITEM NO.21 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE REVISION OF THE 

SYLLABUS OF M.A. (HINDI), COMPULSORY COURSE – 

‘ADHUNIK HINDI KAVYA’ (MHD-2). 

ACSC 15.21.1 

Prof. Parakh, Director, SOH explained that the MHD-02 (8 credits) is 

a compulsory course and entails study of 14 poets and their 90 

poems. The feedback from the learners and academic counselors in 

the last three years shows that the workload is heavy; equivalent to 12 

credits. The Expert Committee convened to overview the contents in 

the light of feedback appreciated the initiative of the faculty and 

suggested to include only major poets and their poems in Anthology 

for certification purposes. The Anthology was prepared but the

students were not informed about the number of poets and their 

poems needed for compulsory readings and the poems to be included 

for reference only. 

ACSC 15.21.2 

To rectify the same, it is proposed that the poets and poems listed in 

Appendix-6 may be included in the course for certification. The 

proposal was approved by the School Board of SOH at its meeting 

held on May 27,2005. 

ACSC 15.21.3 

The ACSC considered and approved the proposal for revision of 

syllabus of MHD-2 ‘Adhunik Hindi Kavya’. 

ITEM NO. .22 


FOR REVISION OF EEG-7: UNDERSTANDING DRAMA. 

ACSC 15.22.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor explained that in view of the 

University policy to revise the existing courses developed prior to 

1998, the School of Humanities has submitted Phase Zero Form for 

revision of EEG-7: Understanding Drama course for the Bachelor’s 

Degree Programme. The proposal was approved by the School Board 

of SOH at its 30 th Meeting held on May 27, 2005. With this revision 

of syllabus, the study of drama will become more broad based by 

bringing African Drama and Hindi Drama in English translation. 

ACSC 15.22.2 

The ACSC considered and approved the Phase Zero Form 

(Appendix-7) for revision of the course EEG-7: Understanding 

Drama. 

ITEM NO.23 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PROPOSAL TO 

ALLOW CHANGE OF REGION TO THE SPOUSES OF 

GOVERNMENT AND PSU OFFICIALS AND TEACHERS 

WORKING IN CENTRAL/STATE GOVERNMENT 

SCHOOLS IN CASE OF B.ED. PROGRAMME. 

ACSC 15.23.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor explained that the University 

has been receiving the requests for the change of region from students 

of B.Ed. programme for familial or professional reasons. Recently,

the University decided to fill vacant seats in a region by allowing 

learners from adjoining states to enroll. The facility of change of 

region has been exercised for teachers-learners belonging to Defence 

Personnel and Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangthan, irrespective of the 

upper limit of 100 seats. The Task Force at its 193 rd meeting held on 

6.6.2005 recommended that facility could be extended to the spouses 

of Govt. servants and Public Sector Undertaking officials, including 

NVS teachers, subject to the condition that not more than 100 teacher 

learners are enrolled in a year in a centre. 

ACSC 15.23.2 

During the discussion, the Vice-Chancellor advised the Registrar, 

SRE to collect relevant data from the study centres and Task Force 

should analyze details to enable decision making consistent with 

NCTE guidelines. 

ACSC 15.23.3 

The ACSC directed that till such analysis is presented to it, the 

existing provision should continue. 

ITEM NO.24 TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE EVALUATION 

METHODOLOGY FOR B.Sc. (NAUTICAL SCIENCE). 

ACSC 15.24.1 

ACSC 15.24.2 

Dr. Ashish Agarwal, Programme Coordinator explained the 

Evaluation Methodology developed by the School in consultation 

with Director General, Shipping for the B.Sc. (Nautical Science) 

Programme. Dr. Ashish Agarwal highlighted that the minimum pass 

percentage will be 40% for continuous assessment as well as for term 

end examination for academic and qualifying courses, 50% for 

workshop lab and professional courses, and 70% for professional 

courses with chart work as given in Appendix-8. 

The ACSC considered and approved the Evaluation Methodology for 

B.Sc. (Nautical Science) programme with the clarification that the 

pass percentage pertains to each component of evaluation. 

ITEM NO.25 


CHANCELLOR IN APPROVING ADMISSION TO HIGHER 

MODULE OF DPE PROGRAMME IN ANTICIPATION OF 

RESULT. 

ACSC 15.25.1 

The Pro Vice-Chancellor Prof. S.C.Garg explained that the Task

Force at its 195 th meeting held on 20.6.2005 recommended that 

students enrolled in DPE programme be governed by the practice 

followed for other programmes of IGNOU and suggested that these 

students may be permitted to enroll in higher modules of DPE as per 

University policy for other programmes. The Minutes of the Task 

Force were approved by the Vice-Chancellor. 

ACSC 15.25.2 

The ACSC considered and ratified the action taken by the Vice- 

Chancellor in approving admission to Higher Modules of DPE as per 

the University policy for other programmes. . 



Member-Secretary

MINUTES 


THIRTY FOURTH MEETING 



held on 

January 17, 2006 




MINUTES OF THE THRITY FOURTH MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC 

COUNCIL HELD ON JANUARY 17, 2006 AT 11.00 A.M. IN THE 


NEW DELHI – 110 068. 

The list of Members present and those who could not attend the Meeting is given in 

Appendix-1. 

At the outset, the Chairman welcomed the members to the 34 th Meeting of the 

Academic Council. He specially welcomed the following new members of the 

Academic Council and emphasized that he looked forward to their co-operation and 

valuable contribution to the deliberations in the meetings of the Academic Council: 

1. Prof. N.V.Narasimham 

2. Prof. Anu Aneja 

3. Prof. S.B.Arora 

4. Prof. Gayatri Kansal 

5. Prof. J.C.Katyal 

6. Prof. A.S. Narang 

7. Prof. Renu Bhardwaj 

8. Prof. Vijayshree 

9. Prof. S.K.Panda 


11. Sh. S.B.Sharma 

12. Dr. T.K.Jena 

13. Dr. Anu J.Thomas 

14. Dr. H.K.Shee 

15. Dr. Eisha Kannadi 

16. Sh. N.Venkateswarlu 

17. Dr. M.K.Salooja 

18. Sh. T.R.Srinivasan 

The Chairman also placed on record Council’s appreciation for the academic 

contributions made by the following retiring members: 

1. Prof. S.S.Hassan 


3. Prof. Gracious Thomas 


5. Prof. Madhulika Kaushik




9. Dr. Anju Sehgal Gupta 

10. Ms. Poonam Bhusan 




14. Dr. Sanjeev Pandey 

15. Dr. Neelam Choudhary 

In his introductory remarks, the Chairman apprised the members that with the appointment of 

faculty, and the academic staff, the Schools of Agriculture and Law, the National Centre for 

Innovations in Distance Education, and the Inter-University Consortium for Technology 

Enabled Flexible Education and Development approved in the 10 th Plan proposal have been 

activated. He further added that the Board of Management at its 83 rd Meeting had approved 

the proposal to operate the provision for appointment of Emeritus Professors/Visiting 

Professors/Fellows of IGNOU. He further informed the Council that the exercise of revision 

of courses has been internalized and placed on record his appreciation for the faculty, the 

Directors of Schools and the Pro Vice-Chancellor. The Chairman also informed the 

members that a major initiative for developing national digital repository of existing courses 

has been undertaken and some of the new and revised courses/programmes have been put. 

Efforts are now being made to blend these with video-streaming to enrich their quality. 

The members appreciated the various new initiatives. Prof. Kuldeep Mathur advised 

that the NCIDE should go beyond distance education and document existing best practices 

/innovations so as to avoid reinventing the wheel and develop a programme in Innovations in 

collaboration with Schools/Centres within and outside the University. Prof. Madhav Menon 

opined that since integrated approach to knowledge constitutes innovation, there is a need of 

integrating law education with other areas of knowledge i.e. engineering 

/technology/management, environment, international law. Prof. J.C. Katyal underlined the 

importance of Public-Private Partnership (P-3) to promote innovation. He also suggested 

that credibility and acceptability of the ODL System in agriculture education shall be 

determined by its role in facilitating transfer of technology to the farmers from the lab. He 

suggested that joint programmes in collaboration with premier agricultural institutions be 

launched. Prof. P.K. Jain opined that appointment of Emeritus Professors/Visiting Professors 

will improve the profile of the faculty of the University. Prof. Vijayshri welcomed the 

provision of inviting Visiting Professors/Scientists in the University and suggested that all 

Centres be equipped with necessary wherewithals for supporting graphics, animations and 

other such innovations. The Chairman thanked the members for their useful suggestions and 

assured that proposals including research which seek to enrich teaching-learning experiences 

shall be supported by the University.

The Chairman then requested Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor to present the 

agenda items. 

ITEM NO.1 TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE 33 rd MEETING OF 

THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL HELD ON 5 th JULY, 2005 AND 

TO NOTE THE ACTION TAKEN. 

AC 34.1.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the Minutes of the 

33 rd Meeting of the Academic Council were circulated to the members 

and the comments have been received from one of the members for 

Resolution No. AC. 33.1.3 and AC.33.5.1. 

AC 34.1.2 

The comments were read out wherein the member had opined that the 

minutes did not reflect the decision arrived and what he was doing 

during the 33 rd Meeting was defending his comments, which he was 

not allowed to do and hence dissent. Regarding Resolution No. AC 

33.5.1, the question was raised about the composition of the School 

Board for the School of Agriculture as to whether Deputy Director and 

Assistant Director could be the members of the School Board and on 

cancellation of degrees awarded to MCA students inadvertently in the 

16 th Convocation, as to whether the responsibility was fixed as it was a 

matter of serious concern. 

AC 34.1.3 

AC 34.1.4 

The Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that as per the practice, only the 

decisions taken by rather than the deliberations in the Council had been 

recorded, and proposed that the same practice may be continued. 

The Academic Council agreed to the proposal and confirmed the 

Minutes of the 33 rd Meeting of the Academic Council. It also noted the 

action taken thereon. 

ITEM NO.2 


MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL’S STANDING 


AC 34.2.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the 16 th Meeting of 

the Academic Council's Standing Committee was held on 19.9.2005. 

The Minutes of the meeting are placed at Appendix-2. The Academic 

Council’s Standing Committee considered and approved the Phase 

Zero Forms for revision of the courses CS-69 for BCA, AFE 1 to 

AFE 6 for CAFÉ/DAFE Programmes, EEG-04: English for Practical

Purposes for BDP, a new course BWEE-012: Women and Society: 

Global Concerns and Local Issues for Diploma Programme in 

Women’s Empowerment; Phase-3 Forms for Diploma Programmes in 

Dairy Technology & Meat Technology; Eligibility Criteria for 

PGDHHM; MoU with Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy for 

Administration (LBSNAA); Change in Nomenclature of Renewable 

Energy Certificate and Diploma Programmes of School of Sciences. 

Recommendations of the Sub-Committee on PG Diploma in the study 

of Participatory Management of Displacement, Resettlement and 

Rehabilitation (PGDMRR) (Appendix-3); Relaxation in age to 

international students for admission in Bachelor’s Preparatory 

Programme and Revision of Re-admission fees on Pro-rata basis. 

AC 34.2.2 

The Council was informed that avoid mandatory admission test for 

MBA and B.Ed. programmes, some students seek admission through 

PIs and after a semester or so, request the University to transfer their 

registration to India. In order to check this practice, the Academic 

Council's Standing Committee at its 16 th Meeting has recommended 

that: 

1. If any student after taking admission in a foreign country 

requests for a transfer in India, he/she should be asked to pay 

the same fee as being charged from foreign students. 

2. If a student requests for transfer to India before completing 4 

semesters in MBA/one year in B.Ed., he/she may be asked to 

appear for an entrance test alongwith other Indian students and 

admission will be granted only if he/she qualifies on the basis 

of merit. After admission, the student can apply for transfer of 

credits on the payment of fee as per rules. Such students in 

MBA stream will be charged fee as from Indian students. The 

B.Ed. students however will have to also satisfy the eligibility 

condition of attachment to a School for practical work. 

AC 34.2.3 

The ACSC also considered the recommendations of the Sub- 

Committee constituted to develop a policy document on projects for 

various professional and skill oriented courses in the University. The 

Sub-Committee had made the following recommendations which were 

approved the Academic Council's Standing Committee: 

1. As far as possible, the project course should adhere to the 

following credit range:

Type of Programme 

Certificate Programme 

Maximum Credits for Projects 

No project, unless absolutely 

necessary. 

04 

Degree/Diploma Programme 

(1 year) 

Degree Programme (2 years) 08 

Degree Programme (3 years) 12-16 

2. The Schools of Studies should seriously examine the 

desirability of the project work while designing the 

curriculum and developing study materials. 

3. For every project course, the synopsis should be approved 

by duly recognized evaluators, who can be senior 

counselors, Academic peers in institutions recognized by 

UGC/AICTE/DEC or internal faculty of the University. 

4. Detailed guidelines in respect of preparation of synopsis 

and project reports, qualifications of supervisors and 

evaluation methodology along with format should be 

developed and communicated to all concerned. This 

information should be provided in Phase Form-3 and 

appropriate column be included in there. 

5. Every project course should provide a detailed manual for 

preparation of project report. This manual should contain 

detailed instructions about academic and operational aspects 

of the projects as also approved proformas for use of 

students, supervisors and others involved. 

6. Payment norms for different activities such as synopsis 

approval, supervision, evaluation and viva-voce should be 

worked out and submitted to Director (AC) for seeking 

approval of Finance Committee. 

7. All aspects related to the implementation of the project 

component must be presented with the Phase-3 form. 

8. Schedule of activities relating to project work should be 

included in the Manual and presented with the Phase-4 form 

as well. 

9. A student should be asked to rework on the Project and 

submit a new project synopsis for approval and thereafter 

Project Report if he/she failed in either report evaluation or 

viva-voce.

10. Modalities of re-submission: 

(i) 

(ii) 

(iii) 

(iv) 

The candidates required to re-submit the synopsis/project report 

be informed by the Nodal Officer concerned. 

The schedule for re-submission should be prepared by every 

School. 

The Nodal Agency responsible for processing/evaluation of the 

project should maintain the data base on the topic of project for 

each student. 

Since re-submission shall cost the University, every student 

should be asked to pay a fee on pro-rata basis depending upon 

the number of credits of the project work. Every School should 

work it out and give to Registrar (SRED). 

The Committee also considered and recommended the modified policy 

on project courses for project report/dissertation for Master’s Degree in 

Library and Information Science (Appendix-4). 

AC 34.2.4 

The Academic Council was apprised that in the Minutes of the 16 th 

Meeting of ACSC an error had crept in inadvertently in recording the 

names of the Certificates and Diploma Programmes in Renewable 

Energy. The correct names of the two programmes are: 

1. Certificate in Renewable Energy Technology 

2. Diploma in Renewable Energy Technologies 

AC 34.2.5 

During the discussion, the Director, SOSS informed the Council about 

the MoU signed with LBSNAA and the offer of M.A. (Public Policy) 

to IAS Probationers. He also mentioned that this programme could be 

put on offer for other IAS officers also. The Academic Council 

appreciated the signing of MoU with LBSNAA and other institutions 

of higher education and expected that the University will sign more 

MoUs for academic collaboration. 

AC 34.2.6 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Minutes of the 

16 th Meeting of the Academic Council's Standing Committee with 

modifications as given in Resolution No. AC 34.2.4.

ITEM NO. 3 

AC 34.3.1 

AC 34.3.2 


MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL'S STANDING 

COMMITTEE HELD ON 16.12.2005 


the Academic Council's Standing Committee was held on 16.12.2005. 

The Minutes of the meeting are placed at Appendix-5. The Standing 

Committee considered and approved the Phase Zero Forms for 

revision of courses EEG-05: Understanding Prose, AWR (E): 

Writing for Radio , EHD-03: Hindi Sahitya Ka Itihas Avm Sahitya 

Parichaya for BDP; revision of Preparatory course in Social Sciences 

(PSS-01); Phase-3 Forms for Advance Certificate in Newborn and 

Infant Care (ACNIC) and Certificate in Reproductive and Child Health 

(CRCH); M.A. (Public Policy) for IAS Probationers; Certificate 

Programme in Functional English: Basic Level; winding up of MCA 

Old Syllabus; automatic Credit Transfer in MBA (B&F) for CAIIB 

holders; change of MBA degree format; Evaluation Methodology for 

Diploma in Value Added Products from Fruits & Vegetables 

(Appendix-6); new programme structure for B.Sc. (Major) in 

Chemistry (Appendix-7); Evaluation Methodology for CS-69 – 

TCP/IP Programming (Appendix-8); ratification of action taken by the 

Vice-Chancellor in approving launch of Diploma in Aquaculture and 

Appreciation Course on Environment. 

The ACSC considered the recommendations of the Sub-Committee 

(Appendix-9) for offering the PG level courses developed by the other 

disciplines in School of Social Sciences as electives and recommended 

that the following courses can be considered for adoption in different 

programmes subject to a maximum of 16 credits: 

Programme Course Code & Name Number of 

Credit 

M.A. 

(Economics) 

MPA-015: Public Policy and 

Analysis 

MPA-017: Electronic 

8 

4 

M.A. (Sociology) 

M.A.(Public 

Admn.) 

PGDDM 

Governance 

MPS-003: India: Democracy 

and Development 

MPA-016: Decentralization 

and Local Governance 

MPS-003: India: Democracy 

and Development 

MSO-002: Research Methods 

& Methodology 

MED-004: Towards 

Participatory Management 

8 

8 

8 

8 

4

AC 34.3.3 


17 th Meeting of the Academic Council's Standing Committee. 

ITEM NO. 4 


MEETING OF THE RESEARCH COUNCIL HELD ON 

30.12.2005. 

AC 34.4.1 


the Research Council was held on 30.12.2005. The Research Council 

considered and approved the progress reports of Research Scholars in 

School of Social Sciences, Constitution of a Sub-Committee and its 

Standing Committee, Regulations for the meetings of the Research 

Council and admission of Ms. Arundhati Mishra to Ph.D. in Physics. 

AC 34.4.2 

The Research Council constituted a sub-committee consisting of Prof. 

B.S.Saraswat, Director, ACD, Chairman, Prof. Pardeep Sahni, 

Director, SOSS, Prof. J.M.Parakh, Director, SOH, Prof. S.K.Panda, 

Director, STRIDE and Prof. Madhulika Kaushik, Professor, SOMS 

(convenor) to develop a proforma for students to submit their six 

monthly progress report as per requirements of the Ph.D. programme, 

examine the progress reports submitted by the students, and propose 

amendment in the Ordinance on Research Degree Programme in 

regard to action against the students who fail to submit their progress 

reports to their supervisors and who in turn fail to submit the same 

within a fortnight along with their comments to the Director of the 

School concerned. The Research Council also considered and 

approved the Regulations for its meetings and decided to constitute a 

Standing Committee to expedite the process. The Council also 

resolved that the Standing Committee may meet at least once in every 

three months and empowered the Standing Committee to take 

decisions on its behalf. The decisions shall be implemented from the 

date of the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Research 

Council and put up for ratification by the Research Council. 

AC 34.4.3 

One of the members pointed out that Resolution No. RC.7.2.6 seems to 

have crept in inadvertently. The suggestion was accepted with the 

direction to delete it. 

AC 34.4.4 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Minutes of the 7 th 

Meeting (Appendix-10) of the Research Council with above specific 

direction.

ITEM NO. 5 TO NOTE THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE VICE- 

CHANCELLOR IN THE MATTER RELATING TO 

CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES AT THE 17 TH 

CONVOCATION OF THE UNIVERSITY TO BE HELD ON 

18.2.2006. 

AC 34.5.1 


Convocation of the University is to be held on 18 th February, 2006. In 

terms of the provisions of Section 5 (iv) of the IGNOU Act, the 

University may confer Honorary Degrees or other distinctions in the 

manner laid down by the Statute 22 on conferment of Honorary 

Degrees. Accordingly the members of the Academic Council were 

requested to make nominations for consideration of the High Power 

Committee appointed by the Vice-Chancellor. The Committee 

considered the names and recommended the name of Dr. 

Navinchandra Ramgoolam, His Excellency, the Prime Minister of 

Republic of Mauritius for the award of D.Litt. and Sh. Narayan 

Murthy, Chairman and Chief Mentor Officer, Infosys Technologies, 

Bangalore for the award of D.Sc. degree (Honoris Causa) subject to 

their consent. The Board has also approved the proposal at its 84 th 

Meeting held on 22-10-2005. 

AC 34.5.2 

The Academic Council was informed that the Vice-Chancellor had 

received the consent of both the nominees and their names have been 

forwarded to the Visitor for his consideration and approval. 

AC 34.5.3 

The Academic Council noted the Action Taken by the Vice- 

Chancellor. The Vice-Chancellor invited all the members to attend the 

convocation, as they will be part of the academic procession at the 

convocation, and that the formal invitation from Registrar, (Admn) 

will follow. 

ITEM NO.6 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE 3 RD 

MEETING OF THE EQUIVALENCE COMMITTEE HELD ON 

26.12.2005. 

AC 34.6.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the 3 rd Meeting of 

the Equivalence Committee was held on 26 th December, 2005. The 

Equivalence Committee considered the cases relating to equivalence 

received from different quarters and recommended that the following

may be recognized 

University: 

for admission to various programmes of the 

• Bachelor Degree holders under ‘non-formal stream’ who wish 

to seek admission to IGNOU’s academic programmes where 

the minimum eligibility criteria is 10+2 or its equivalent, may 

be admitted, provided that no additional requirement is 

prescribed at 10+2 level. 

• The ‘one time’ Bachelor Degree Programmes of all the Indian 

Universities which fulfill UGC’s stipulation, i.e. ‘those 

registered up to the year 1995-96 and have completed their 

Bachelor degree up to the year 1998-99’. 

• M.A. Hindi (2 yrs.), B.Ed. (1 yr.), Shiksha Snatak (1 yr.), 

M.Phil (1 yr.), Ph.D (2 yrs.), awarded by ‘Dakshina Bharat 

Hindi Prachar Sabha, Chennai’ in view of the status of the 

institution as ‘Institute of National Importance’. 

• ‘Visharada’ & ‘Shastri’(three year duration) of Kurukshetra 

University and ‘Shastri’ (three year duration) of Maharshi 

Dayanand University. 

• Four year ‘Bachelor of Arts’ Degree of Yangon University, 

Myanmar for purpose of admission to IGNOU’s Master’s 

Degree Programme, provided that candidates have passed the 

Matriculation/High School Education Examination of the 

Myanmar Examination Board in five subjects (except 

Myanmar language), of which ‘English’ should be one. 

• The ‘Army Senior School Certificate Examination (Class 

XII)’ as equivalent to 10+2. 

• The ‘Grade-12 Examination of Higher Secondary Education, 

Nepal’ as equivalent to 10+2. 

• The ‘High School Diploma (Grade-12)’ of the International 

School of Geneva as equivalent to 10+2. 

• The ‘Secondary General Education’ of the Ministry of 

Russian Federation as equivalent to 10+2.

AC 34.6.2 

The Academic Council considered the recommendations and approved 

the Minutes of the 3 rd Meeting of the Equivalence Committee 

(Appendix-11). 

ITEM NO.7 TO RATIFY THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE VICE- 

CHANCELLOR IN APPROVING THE CONSTITUTION OF 

ITS STANDING COMMITTEE. 

AC 34.7.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the Academic 

Council at its 26 th meeting held on 03-09-2001 approved the proposal 

for formation of its Standing Committee. The council had authorized 

the Vice-Chancellor to constitute the Standing Committee consisting 

of 9 to 11 members. Based on the experience, the Vice-Chancellor 

approved the following constitution : 

S.No Name Constituency Period 

1. Vice-Chancellor Chairman Ex-officio 

2. Pro Vice- 

Member Ex-officio 

Chancellor 

Incharge of Schools 

3. Five Directors of 

Schools 

(By Rotation) 

Members Two years 

from the date 

of nomination 

4. Three Teachers 

from among the 

Professors, Readers 

and Lecturers, 

preferably one from 

each category 

5. Two Heads of 

Divisions 

6. Director, Academic 

Coordination 

Members 

Members 

Member- 

Secretary 

Two years 

from the date 


Two years 

from the date 


Ex-officio 

AC 34.7.2 

The Academic Council considered and ratified the action taken by the 

Vice-Chancellor in approving the above constitution of its Standing 

Committee with the modification that the membership of the Pro Vice- 

Chancellor should be by nomination, term of office of the members be 

for one year and new constitution be made operative on the expiry of 

the membership of the present Standing Committee i.e., with effect 

from 02-10-2006.

ITEM NO. 8 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE LIST OF STUDENTS 

WHO HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE AWARD OF GOLD 

MEDALS, DEGREES, DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES IN 

THE 17 TH CONVOCATION. 

AC 34.8.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the 17 th Annual 

Convocation of the University is scheduled to be held on Saturday, the 

18 th February, 2006, at the Headquarters and 24 Regional Centres 

simultaneously, through the tele-conferencing mode. Gold medals, 

degrees, diplomas and certificates will be awarded to those candidates 

who have qualified on completion of all requirements for the award 

based on continuous assessment and/or Term End Examinations, held 

in December, 2004 and June, 2005. 

AC 34.8.2 

One of the members pointed out that the list of Gold Medalists seems 

to have been left out inadvertently. 

AC 34.8.3 

The Academic Council considered and approved the list of students 

placed before it (Appendix-12) and authorized the Vice-Chancellor to 

approve the list of gold medalists and additions, if any, in the list of 

students eligible for award of degrees, diplomas and certificates at the 

forthcoming convocation. The final list may be placed before the 

Academic Council at its next meeting for ratification. 

The Meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair. 

(H.P.Dikshit) 

Chairman

Appendix-1 

List of Members who attended/could not attend the 34 th Meeting of 

the Academic Council held on 17 th January, 2006 


1. Prof. H.P.Dikshit, VC - Chairman 

2. Prof. S.C.Garg, PVC 

3. Prof. J.S. Yadav 


5. Prof. N.R.Madhav Menon 










15. Prof. J.C.Katyal 





20. Prof. A.S.Narang 


22. Prof. Vijayshree 




26. Sh. T.R.Srinivasan 

27. Dr. H.K.Shee 


29. Dr. N.Venketeswarlu 

30. Dr. M.K.Salooja 

31. Dr. Srikant Mohapatra 







5. Prof. J. Ramachandran 

6. Sh. S.B.Sharma

Appendix-2 

(To Resolution No. AC 34.2.1) 

I.G.N.O.U 


STANDING COMMITTEE HELD ON 19 TH SEPTEMBER, 2005 AT 11.00 

A.M. IN THE BOARD ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU, MAIDAN GARHI, 

NEW DELHI – 110 068. 




13. Prof. N.V.Narsimham, Director, SOMS - Member 


15. Prof M.C.Sharma, Director, SOE - Member 


17. Prof. S.B.Arora, Director, SOHS - Member 

18. Prof. Madhulika Kaushik, Director, EMPC - Member 


20. Prof. Uma.Kanjilal, SOSS - Member 

21. Dr. Anju S.Gupta, SOH - Member 



Dr. Srikant Mohapatra, Registrar, SR&ED attended the meeting as a Special 

Invitee. 



At the outset, the Chairman welcomed the members to the meeting. He placed on 

record the appreciation for the contributions made by Prof. A.K.Agarwal and 

Prof. B.B.Khanna former Directors of School of Health Sciences and 

Management Studies, respectively in the deliberations of the meetings of the 

Standing Committee. He also welcomed the new members Prof. 

N.V.Narsimham, Director, School of Management Studies and Prof. S.B.Arora, 

Director, School of Health Sciences. 

The Chairman then requested Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor, to present the 

agenda items.


ITEM NO.1 

ACSC 16.1.1 

ACSC 16.1.2 



(ACSC) AND NOTE THE ACTION TAKEN THEREON. 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the Minutes of the 

15 th Meeting of the Academic Council's Standing Committee held on 

29.6.2005 were circulated to the Members and no comments have 

been received. He proposed that the Minutes may be confirmed as 

circulated. 

While considering the action taken report on Item No.3 of the 

Minutes, it was clarified that the decision to treat MEG students who 

get 35% marks in assignments and the term-end-examination as 

successful will be applicable to all the students enrolled in the year 

2001 batch. 

Regarding Item No. 5, the School of Management Studies was 

requested to process recognition of Associate Membership of Indian 

Institute of Metals (IIM, Calcutta), i.e. Degree of Metallurgy for the 

purpose of admission to IGNOU’s Management Programme through 

the School Board at the earliest and report the decision to the 

Equivalence Committee for further action. 

Regarding decision in Item No. 5 (7) on treating BIT programme of 

IGNOU as professional degree for admission to MBA programme, it 

was decided that the file should be resubmitted to the Vice- 

Chancellor for his consideration. 

ACSC 16.1.3 

The Academic Council's Standing Committee confirmed the Minutes 

of its 15 th Meeting held on 29.6.2005 and noted the action taken 

thereon. 

ITEM NO.2 

ACSC 16.2.1 


FOR THE REVISION OF CS-69 COURSE OF THE BCA 

PROGRAMME. 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the course CS-69: 

TCP/IP Programming of the BCA Programme needs revision 

because of the advances made in the networking technology and 

TCP/IP Programming. The revised course with latest information 

might open up another domain of opportunity for BCA students to get 

a variety of networking jobs.

ACSC 16.2.2 

ACSC 16.2.3 

ITEM NO.3 

Sh. Naveen Kumar, Course Coordinator was requested to explain to 

the members the credit weightage of practical component of the 

course and the evaluation methodology in terms of continuous and 

term-end assessment of the course. 

The ACSC considered and approved the Phase Zero Form for 

revision of the CS-69 course with the directions that the evaluation 

methodology of the course be put up for approval in the next meeting 

of the Standing Committee. 


FOR THE REVISION OF COURSES AFE 01 TO AFE 06 IN 

CAFE/DAFE PROGRAMMES. 

ACSC 16.3.1 

ACSC 16.3.2 

ACSC 16.3.3 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that School of 

Continuing Education has submitted the Phase Zero Form for the 

revision of courses AFE-01 to AFE-06 in CAFE/DAFE programmes 

which are being delivered in Project Mode. The revision and 

updating of the courses has become necessary because of new 

developments in these areas. 

During the discussion, some members suggested that the fees should 

be charged in one installment i.e. Rs. 900/- for CAFE and Rs. 1800/- 

DAFE. In case a student who has done Certificate Programme 

applies for admission to Diploma Programme, he/she may be 

permitted credit transfer for courses completed in the certificate 

programme, and charged a fee of Rs. 900/- only plus fees for credit 

transfer as per rules. 

The Academic Council's Standing Committee approved the Phase 

Zero Form (Appendix-1) for the revision of courses AFE-01 to AFE- 

06 in CAFE/DAFE programmes in principle with the direction that 

the issue related to fee may be discussed in the Task Force on Student 

Support Services and placed before the Vice-Chancellor for approval 

ITEM NO.4 

ACSC 16.4.1 


FOR A NEW COURSE ON WOMEN AND SOCIETY: GLOBAL 

CONCERNS AND LOCAL ISSUES OF THE DIPLOMA 

PROGRAMME IN WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT AND 

DEVELOPMENT. 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the School of 

Social Sciences has submitted the Phase Zero Form for a new course 

on Women and Society: Global Concerns and Local Issues of the

Diploma Programme in Women’s Empowerment and Development. 

The course envisages to impart knowledge of and build 

understanding about women’s status in society, both historically and 

contemporarily. 

ACSC 16.4.2 


approved the Phase Zero Form placed at (Appendix-2) for a new 

course on Women and Society: Global Concerns and Local Issues in 

the Diploma Programme in Women’s Empowerment and 

Development. 

ITEM NO.5 

ACSC 16.5.1 

ACSC 16.5.2 

ACSC 16.5.3 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE CHANGE IN THE 

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA OF THE PGDHHM PROGRAMME. 

The Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the School Board of School 

of Health Sciences has proposed (i) removal of MBA category and 

(ii) reduction in work experience from five years to 2-3 years for the 

admission in PGDHHM programme. 

Prof. S.B. Arora, Director, SOHS informed that the School Board 

examined the break up of enrollment category wise and observed that 

about 80% students were Medical/Dental graduates, 15% were 

graduates in Indian System of Medicine/Homeopathy and 5% were 

graduates in Nursing and Pharmacy. The response from MBA degree 

holders was seen to be less than 1% and hence, the School Board 

recommended the proposal for removal of this category. 

The Academic Council's Standing Committee considered the 

proposal in detail and observed that the University should not limit 

rather than enhance access and recommended that all the categories 

may be retained with work experience as follows: 

• Medical/Dental graduates from a Medical/Dental 

institute of India or other countries recognized by 

Medical Council of India (MCI) or Dental Council. 

• Graduates in Indian System of Medicine, 

Homeopathy, Nursing and Pharmacy recognized by 

the respective Councils with three years of hospital 

experience. 

• Candidates holding MBA degree or PG Diploma in 

Financial, Material or Personnel Management with 

five years hospital experience.

ITEM NO.6 

ACSC 16.6.1 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM OF 

UNDERSTANDING SIGNED BETWEEN IGNOU AND THE 

LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI NATIONAL ACADEMY OF 

ADMINISTRATION. 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that on the initiative of 

the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, the University has signed a 

Memorandum of Understanding with the Lal Bahadur Shastri 

National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) on 29.8.2005. The 

areas that have been identified for collaboration include: 

• Public Administration and Governance, General 

Management, Economics, Trade & Public Policy, 

Emerging Issues in Public Management, E-governance, 

Change Management, National Security, Negotiations and 

Conflict Resolution, Improving Service Delivery, 

Enhancing Administrative Accountability, Human 

Development, Ethics and Values, Other Governance 

Issues and Disaster Management. 

• Faculty Exchange, Preparation of Reading Material, 

Preparing, Developing and Imparting Academic Input, 

Developing Tools and Techniques of Training, 

Developing Professional Skills, Conducting Joint 

Research or Field Studies and Sharing of Data, 

Publication and Circulation of Reading Materials and 

Sharing of Library Resources. 

ACSC 16.6.2 

ITEM NO.7 

ACSC 16.7.1 

ACSC 16.7.2 

While approving the Memorandum of Understanding (Appendix-3) 

signed between IGNOU and the Lal Bahadur Shastri National 

Academy of Administration, the Academic Council's Standing 

Committee appreciated the pro-active initiative of the Vice- 

Chancellor as it is likely to help IGNOU to not only further 

strengthen its profile but also create advocates in every district of the 

country and help expand access and reach. 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PHASE-3 FORM FOR 

DIPLOMA PROGRAMME IN DAIRY TECHNOLOGY. 


Agriculture has submitted the Phase-3 Form for Diploma Programme 

in Dairy Technology. 

Dr. M.K. Salooja, Programme Coordinator explained that the 

objectives of the programme are to develop technician level trained 

human resource for dairy sector, to upgrade technical know-how of

dairy workers, generating employment and entrepreneurship through 

dairy technology, by adopting Good Manufacturing Practices, and 

match requirement of international quality products. 

ACSC 16.7.3 

The Chairman advised that possibilities of establishing study centres 

in the Dairies/Units in Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujarat and the North 

East be explored. 

ACSC 16.7.4 

ITEM NO.8 

ACSC 16.8.1 

ACSC 16.8.2 

ACSC 16.8.3 

The Academic Council's Standing Committee directed that a 

Committee should look into details of practical components of the 

programme for smooth delivery of the programme. 


DIPLOMA PROGRAMME IN MEAT TECHNOLOGY. 


Agriculture has submitted the Phase-3 Form for Diploma Programme 

in Meat Technology. He requested Dr.M.K.Salooja, Programme 

Coordinator to explain the highlights of the programme. 

Dr. Salooja explained that the objectives of the programme are to 

provide knowledge & skills for quality production of meat and meat 

products, to develop human resource for meat industry and associated 

activities, to train personnel for self-employment, to impart 

knowledge and technical proficiency in (i) good slaughter practices 

(ii) handling of meat in a scientific manner (iii) production of quality 

meat & meat products (iv) testing and quality control of meat & meat 

products (v) managing small and medium enterprises. Dr. Salooja 

also pointed out that the programme comprises 50% theory and 50% 

practical component. 


proposal in detail and directed that a committee should look into 

details for smooth delivery of the programme. 

ITEM NO.9 TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE CHANGE IN 

NOMENCLATURE OF TWO PROGRAMMES. 

ACSC 16.9.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the School Board 

of School of Sciences recommended that nomenclature of the 

following programmes be changed for operational convenience:

Certificate Programme for Micro Energy Generation and Distribution 

System: Installation, Operation, Maintenance to Certificate 

Programme for Training in Renewable Energy. 

Diploma Programme in Micro Energy Generation and Distribution 

System: Installation, Operation, Maintenance to Diploma Programme 

in Renewable Energy Technologies. 

ACSC 16.9.2 


proposal in detail and modified the Nomenclature of the above 

mentioned programmes as given below: 

1. Certificate in Renewal Energies. 

2. Diploma in Renewal Energies. 

ITEM NO. 10 

ACSC 16.10.1 

ACSC 16.10.2 

ITEM NO.11 

ACSC 16.11.1 


MEETINGS OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL’S SUB- 

COMMITTEE HELD ON 5 TH APRIL, 2005 AND 29.7.2005. 


Council's Standing Committee at its 15 th Meeting held on 29.6.2005, 

while considering the matter related to policy document for 

professional and skill oriented courses of the School of Social 

Sciences and introduction of project work for MLIS programme, 

approved the proposal for project course of 4 credits for the MLIS 

programme and referred the policy note to its Sub-Committee 

constituted in the 10 th Meeting. The sub-committee met on 5.4.2005 

and 29.7.2005, held detailed deliberations on the issues involved. He 

then presented the major recommendations. 


approved the recommendations of the Sub-Committee (Appendix-4). 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PROPOSED CREDIT 

TRANSFER FROM THE OLD MCA TO THE REVISED MCA 

PROGRAMME. 


Computer and Information Science has worked out a Credit Transfer 

Scheme for the benefit of the students transferring from the old MCA 

syllabus to the new one. 

ACSC 16.11.2 

The item was taken for discussion by the Academic Council's 

Standing Committee. The Members pointed out a few 

inconsistencies in the proposal and it was considered necessary for

smooth implementation of the scheme that a small committee 

appointed by the Chairman should examine the proposal in detail and 

submit its recommendations to the ACSC at its next meeting. 

ITEM NO.12 TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE ELIGIBILITY 

CRITERIA FOR BCA PROJECT EVALUATORS. 

ACSC 16.12.1 

ACSC 16.12.2 

ACSC 16.12.3 


Council's Standing Committee at its 14 th Meeting held on 29.4.2005 

approved the eligibility criteria for appointment of evaluators 

examiners of the project components (CS-11 and CS-76) of the BCA 

programme on the recommendations of the School Board of SOCIS. 

The School has now submitted that regular faculty of IT/Computer 

Science/Computer Engineering departments of AICTE recognized 

institutions with a minimum of 5 years teaching experience of CS/IT 

related courses be considered. 

The Chairman advised that each Statutory Authority has its specified 

domain of authority and should be observed as such. For in academic 

matters, Academic Council has the supreme authority and an item 

approved by it or its Standing Committee be implemented as such. 

The Academic Council's Standing Committee decided that the item 

be treated as withdrawn. 

ITEM NO.13 TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PROJECT 

COMPONENT (CS-76/CS-11) OF BACHELOR IN 

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (BCA) PROGRAMME. 

ACSC 16.13.1 

ACSC 16.13.2 

ACSC 16.13.3 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the School Board 

of School of Computer and Information Science at its 22 nd Meeting 

recommended that all the students of BCA programme should obtain 

the approval of their project proposals from the academic counselors 

(who are counseling for computer course of BCA/MCA of IGNOU) 

in their study centres and PSC. 

The Member Secretary pointed out that the compulsory approval of 

project proposals was dispensed with by the Academic Council’s 

Standing Committee at its 7 th meeting held on 15.2.2003 (Resolution 

No. 7.12.4) on the recommendations of the SOCIS to facilitate better 

management. 

The Academic Council's Standing Committee considered the matter 

and advised that the matter be treated as withdrawn.

ITEM NO.14 

ACSC 16.14.1 

ACSC 16.14.2 


SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL'S 

STANDING COMMITTEE ON POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA 

IN THE STUDY OF PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT 

OF DISPLACEMENT, RESETTLEMENT AND 

REHABILITATION (PGDMRR). 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the ACSC at its 

14 th Meeting held on 29.4.2005, while considering the Phase-3 Form 

of Post Graduate Diploma in the Study of Participatory Management 

of Displacement, Resettlement and Rehabilitation (PGDMRR) 

constituted a Sub-Committee under his Chairmanship to examine the 

desirability of developing the programme in view of the experiences 

with the Certificate programme. 

The Sub-Committee, at its Meeting held on 5.9.2005, considered the 

issues involved and recommended that: 

1. The PG Certificate course should be offered in one cycle only 

(January cycle) till the PG Diploma programme is finally 

launched by the University. Once PGDMRR is put on offer, the 

Certificate Programme should be withdrawn. 

2. The Director, School of Social Sciences must ensure that the 

revised/new courses, be made available in printed form by 

October, 2006. 

3. The project course should be withdrawn from the certificate 

programme. 

4 The courses should have equal credit weightage. 

5. The counseling should be done at the Study Centres/Regional 

Centres equipped with Edusat/DRS terminals and the counseling 

should be mainly done by the internal faculty of the University. 

6. The costs of development should be met completely out of Project 

funds and fee be worked out for delivery for viability. 

ACSC 16.14.3 

The Academic Council's Standing Committee after considering the 

recommendations of the Sub-Committee approved the Phase-3 Form 

for the PG Diploma in the Study of Participatory Management of 

Displacement, Resettlement and Rehabilitation in the project mode 

with the condition that the programme offer shall be reviewed after 

one year.

ITEM NO.15 TO CONSIDER THE ISSUES RELATED TO THE 

STUDENTS WHO SEEK ADMISSION IN GULF 

COUNTRIES TO AVOID ADMISSION TEST CONDUCTED 

IN INDIA. 

ACSC 16.15.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that to avoid 

mandatory admission test for MBA and B.Ed., some students seek 

admission through PIs and after a semester or so request the 

University to transfer their registration to India. In order to check this 

practice, the International Division has suggested that: 

1. If any student after taking admission in a foreign country 

requests for a transfer in India, he/she should be asked to pay 

the same fee as being charged from foreign students. 

2. If a student requests for transfer to India before completing 4 

semesters in MBA/one year in B.Ed., he/she may be asked to 

appear for an entrance test alongwith other Indian students 

and admission will be granted only if he/she qualifies on the 

basis of merit. After admission, the student can apply for 

transfer of credits on the payment of fee as per rules. Such 

students in MBA stream will be charged fee as from Indian 

students. The B.Ed. students however will have to also satisfy 

the eligibility condition of attachment to a School for practical 

work. 

ACSC 16.15.2 

ITEM NO.16 

ACSC 16.16.1 


approved the proposal. 


FOR REVISION OF EEG-04: ENGLISH FOR PRACTICAL 

PURPOSES FOR BDP PROGRAMME. 


Humanities, as a part of the exercise initiated for revision of existing 

courses, has submitted the Phase Zero Form for revision of EEG-04: 

English For Practical Purposes offered in the Bachelor Degree 

Programme. The School Board has recommended that there should be 

a clear integration of skills and sub-skills with the various 

professions. 

ACSC 16.16.2 


approved the Phase Zero Form for revision of the EEG-04: English 

for Practical Purposes course (Appendix-5).

TABLED ITEM 

ITEM NO.17 

TO REPORT THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE VICE- 

CHANCELLOR REGARDING RELAXATION OF AGE FOR 

THE ADMISSION TO BPP PROGRAMME. 

ACSC 16.17.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that The International 

Division received requests from a Partner Institute (PI) in Saudi 

Arabia for relaxation of age for admission to BPP programme. The 

date of births are given against the name of each student: 

1. Mr. Sarfaz Ahmed 20/8/1987 

2. Ms.Aysha Naushad 4/7/1987 

3. Mr.Rehmatullah 17/9/1987 

The admission criteria for BPP stipulates that an individual should 

have completed 18 years as on 30 th June, 2005 for the admission for 

July semester. 

ACSC 16.17.2 

The Vice-Chancellor considering that in conventional universities, 

the age is taken as on First October for the July cycle in a year, has 

granted relaxation in age. Prof. Garg, informed that the Vice- 

Chancellor has therefore, decided that the date for calculating the age 

should be 1 st October for July session and 1 st April for January 

session. 

ACSC 16.17.3 

The Academic Council's Standing Committee noted the action taken 

by the Vice-Chancellor in relaxing the age of three students 

mentioned above and approved the new cut off dates for calculating 

the age of students for admission to the programmes of the 

University. 

ITEM NO.18 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE REVISION OF RE- 

ADMISSION FEE ON PRO-RATA BASIS. 

ACSC 16.18.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the University has 

already revised the programme fee for different programmes with 

effect from July,2005/January,2006 session. It has, therefore,

ecome necessary that Pro-rata Re-Admission fee for different 

Programmes may also be revised, in the light of the revision of the 

programme fee for fresh admission. The Pro-rata Re-admission fee 

will be applicable to those students who are not able to complete all 

courses within the prescribed maximum duration. 

ACSC 16.18.2 


approved the Pro-rata fee calculated for different programmes placed 

at Appendix-6 with the suggestion that the practical fees wherever 

applicable be separately charged and recorded accordingly. 



Member-Secretary

Appendix-3 



MINUTES OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL'S 

STANDING COMMITTEE ON POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN THE STUDY 

OF PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT OF DISPLACEMENT, 

RESETTLEMENT AND REHABILITATION (PGDMRR) HELD ON 5 TH 

SEPTEMBER, 2005 IN THE PVC’S CHAMBER, BLOCK-8, IGNOU, MAIDAN 

GARHI, NEW DELHI-68. 


1. Prof. S.C.Garg, PVC - Chairman 

2. Prof. Pardeep Sahni, Director, SOSS - Member 


4. Dr. Madhu Bala, Reader, SOSS - Member 

5. Prof. B.S.Saraswat, Director, ACD - Convenor 

At the outset, the Chairman welcomed the Members to the meeting and explained that the 

Academic Council's Standing Committee at its 14 th meeting held on 29.4.2005, while 

considering the Phase-3 Form of Post Graduate Diploma in the Study of Participatory 

Management of Displacement, Resettlement and Rehabilitation (PGDMRR), constituted 

a sub-committee to re-look into the aspect of number of the study centres where this 

programme will be offered in view of the experience with the certificate programme. 

The Committee with a view to assess the viability of offering the Diploma programme, 

considered the enrolment of students in the certificate programme on offer for last five 

years. The members observed that enrolment in the certificate programme during all 

these years on an average had been around 80. As the development of the programme 

had been funded by the World Bank, the University continued with the programme. It 

was further observed that in general, the enrolment in certificate level programmes is 

low, with its upgradation to Diploma level, the enrolment might improve. Moreover, 

both the certificate and diploma are part of the programme funded by the World Bank, it 

is desirable to develop and offer the diploma programme also. In view of these facts the 

Sub Committee recommended the following: 

1. The PG Certificate course should be offered in one cycle only (January cycle) till the 

PG diploma programme is finally launched by the University from January, 2007 

session after which the certificate Programme will be withdrawn. 

2. The Director, School of Social Sciences must ensure that the revised/new courses, be 

ready before the launching of PG Diploma Programme i.e. January 2007. 

3. The project course should be withdrawn from the certificate programme. 

Contd….2/-

-: 2 :- 

4 The courses should have equal number of credits. 

5. The Counseling should be made available at the Study Centres/Regional Centres 

where the terminals of Edusat/DRS are available and the counseling should be 

mainly done by the internal faculty of the University. 

6. The costs of development should be met completely out of Project funds and fee 

be worked out for delivery for viability. 

Subject to (6) above, the Phase 3 form for PG Diploma in the Study of Participatory 

Management of Displacement, Resettlement and Rehabilitation (PGDMRR) may be 

approved. 

. 



Convenor

Appendix-4 


MASTERS DEGREE IN LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE 

Modalities for Project Reports/Dissertations (4 Credits) 

A project report/dissertation of four credits (100 marks) is to be launched in the MLIS 

programme as per guidelines of School of Social Sciences. The following modalities 

are proposed for implementation of the same: 

1. Credits 

The Project reports will be of 4 credits (100 marks). A student has to secure a 

minimum of 50 marks to pass. 

2. Thrust Areas 

The areas in which the students have to work for the project report/dissertation 

will be according to the syllabus of the course. The details of the areas are to be 

decided by the faculty as mentioned in the project guide to be distributed amongst the 

students. 

3. The Guides/Supervisors 

The project work/dissertation is to be carried out under the supervision of a guide 

who fulfills the requisite qualifications as mentioned below: 

a) A person having Ph.D. in Library and Information Science. 

Or 

b) A person having Master’s Degree in Library & Information Science with two 

years experience in a library or information centre in the scale of a lecturer. 

Or 

c) A person having B.E./B.Tech.(Computer Science)/M.C.A. or equivalent with 

minimum of two years experience in a reputed library. 

The bio data of the external guides/supervisors may be submitted in the prescribed 

format. The names of the external guides/supervisors will be approved by the Faculty.

4. Proposal submission 

The student is required to submit the proposal along with guides/supervisors 

(external) bio-data before 31 st December for every year to the Director, School of Social 

Sciences, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110 068 for approval. The proposal should 

be duly signed by the guides/supervisors. For the first year of the Programme launch, the 

date for submission of project proposal will be 28 th February, 2006. 

5. Project Submission 

One copy of the project report is to be submitted to the Registrar, Student 

Registration and Evaluation Division. A copy of the approved project proposal signed by 

the Faculty should be enclosed along with the Project Report. 

The project report may be submitted in two slots i.e. by 30 th September each year 

for December Term End Examinations, and by 31 st March each year for June Term End 

Examinations. For the first year of the Programme launch the last date of submission will 

be 30 th June, 2006. 

6. Evaluation 

The projects/dissertations will be evaluated by the Faculty or External Experts, as 

per requirement. The names of the external experts will be recommended by the School 

Board as per the rules. There will be no viva for evaluation of projects. 

1. Resubmission of Project 

A student will be required to rework on Project and submit a new Project Synopsis 

for approval and thereafter Project Report if he/she failed in report evaluation. 

2. Payments 

The remuneration per project to be paid to the Guides/Evaluators will be as follows: 

Project Guidance - Rs. 100/- 

Project Evaluation - Rs. 100/-

Appendix-5 


I.G.N.O.U 


STANDING COMMITTEE HELD ON 16 TH DECEMBER, 2005 AT 11.00 

A.M. IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU, MAIDAN 

GARHI, NEW DELHI – 110 068. 




3. Prof. Parvin Sinclair, Director, SOS - Member 

4. Prof. Pardeep Sahni, Director, SOSS - Member 

5. Prof. J.M.Parakh, Director, SOH - Member 

6. Prof. N.V.Narsimham, Director, SOMS - Member 

7. Prof M.C. Sharma, Director, SOE - Member 

8. Prof. S.K.Panda, Director, STRIDE - Member 

9. Dr. Srikant Mohapatra, Registrar, SRE - Member 

10. Dr. T.K.Jena, Reader, SOHS - Member 

11. Dr. S.K.Vyas, Reader, SOET - Member 

12. Dr. Anu J.Thomas, Reader, SOCE - Member 


Prof. J.C.Katyal, School of Agriculture, attended the meeting as a Special Invitee. 



At the outset, the Chairman welcomed the members to the 17 th meeting of the 

Academic Council's Standing Committee (ACSC). The Chairman also placed on 

record ACSC’s appreciation for the contributions made by the following retiring 

members of the Academic Council's Standing Committee: 

1. Prof. Madhulika Kaushik, Director, EMPC. 

2. Dr. C.K.Ghosh, Director, Regional Services Division 

3. Prof. Gracious Thomas, Director, School of Continuing Education 

4. Prof. Uma Kanjilal, Professor, School of Social Sciences. 

5. Prof. S.B.Arora, Director, School of Health Science. 

6. Dr. Anju S.Gupta, Reader, School of Humanities. 

7. Sh. Saugato Sen, Lecturer (S.G), School of Social Sciences.

He specially welcomed the following new members (including Prof. 

Parvin Sinclair and Prof. M.C.Sharma who have been re-nominated) of the 

Academic Council's Standing Committee and emphasized that he looked forward 

to their co-operation and valuable contributions to the deliberation in the meetings 

of the Standing Committee. 

1. Prof. Pardeep Sahni, Director, School of Social Sciences 

2. Prof. S.K.Panda, Director, STRIDE. 

3. Prof. J.M.Parakh, Director, School of Humanities 

4. Dr. Srikant Mohapatra, Registrar, SRE. 

5. Dr. Annu J.Thomas, Reader, School of Continuing Education. 

6. Dr. T.K.Jena, Reader, School of Health Sciences. 

7. Dr. S.K.Vyas, Reader, School of Engg. & Technology. 

He also desired that every School should prepare the Vision and Mission 

Statement and revisit it periodically. 


agenda. 

ITEM NO. 1 

ACSC 17.1.1 



AND TO NOTE THE ACTION TAKEN THEREON. 


Minutes of the 16 th Meeting of the Academic Council's Standing 

Committee held on 19.9.2005 were circulated to the members for their 

comments. Comments have been received from one of the members 

regarding recording of Resolution nos. 16.12.3 and 16.13.3. 

(i) It was pointed out in the comments that the Authority of the 

Academic Council was not being challenged. What was presented 

was the reaction of the School Board when the matter was reported to 

the members. The members had pointed out an inconsistency and had 

asked the Academic Council to re-consider the eligibility criteria. 

Surely, a Statutory Body like School Board is allowed and expected to 

do this, if felt necessary. 

(ii) 

Item no. 13, the Resolution no. 16.13.3 should be read as 

“the Academic Council's Standing Committee considered the 

matter and suggested that it be looked into by the same 

Committee that would be considering item no. 11”.

ACSC 17.1.2 

During the discussion, it was pointed out that the Minutes have been 

recorded properly. However, the School is free to bring the matter 

again before the Standing Committee through the School Board, if it 

feels necessary. 

ACSC 17.1.3 The ACSC confirmed the Minutes of the 16 th Meeting of the 

Academic Council's Standing Committee held on 19.9.2005 and noted 

the action taken. 

ITEM NO.2 

ACSC 17.2.1 

ACSC 17.2.2 

ACSC 17.2.3 

ITEM NO.3 

ACSC 17.3.1 

ACSC 17.3.2 

ACSC 17.3.3 


FOR THE REVISION OF EEG-05 COURSE OF THE 

BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMME. 


School of Humanities, as a part of the exercise initiated for revision of 

existing courses, has submitted the Phase Zero Form for revision of 

English Elective course EEG-05:Understanding Prose of the 

Bachelors’ Degree Programme. 

The revision is intended to bring greater novelty in the course. The 

inclusion of contemporary text is required to give the students a more 

comprehensive idea of the latest trends in literature. 


(Appendix-1) for the revision of EEG-05: Understanding Prose of 

Bachelor’s Degree Programme. 


FOR THE REVISION OF THE APPLICATION ORIENTED 

COURSE WRITING FOR RADIO [AWR (E)]. 


School of Humanities, as a part of the exercise initiated by the 

University for revision of existing courses, has submitted the Phase 

Zero Form for Application Oriented Course on Writing for Radio 

[AWR (E)]. 

The course has been on offer since 1991 and in view of the 

innovations that have taken place in the field of Radio, the need has 

been felt for major re-structuring of courses and updating the content. 


(Appendix-2) for the revision of Application Oriented Course on 

Writing for Radio [AWR (E) ].

ITEM NO.4 

ITEM NO.5 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PHASE-3 FORM OF 

ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN NEWBORN AND INFANT 

CARE (ACNIC). 

AND 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PHASE-3 FORM OF 

CERTIFICATE IN REPRODUCTIVE AND CHILD HEALTH 

(CRCH). 

ACSC 17.4-5.1 Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed the members that the 

School of Health Sciences has submitted the Phase-3 Forms for the 

Advanced Certificate in Newborn and Infant Care (ACNIC) and 

Certificate in Reproductive and Child Health (CRCH) programmes. 

The main objectives of both the programmes is to update the 

knowledge and skills of health care providers in care of newborns and 

infants and enable them to provide effective nursing care to normal, at 

risk and sick newborn infants and in reproductive and child health to 

enable them to render health care to mother and child. The two 

certificate programmes are of 14 and 16 credits respectively. There is 

a provision of 43% theory and 57% practical component for ACNIC 

and 50% theory and 50% practical component for CRCH. The 

learners will have to complete workbook in the field and practical at 

regular centres. 

ACSC 17.4-5.2 The Programme Coordinator, Dr. Pity Koul explained that both the 

programmes are being developed by the University in response to the 

Government’s Policy on health care for Newborn and Infant Care and 

Reproductive and Child Health, which is far from satisfactory in our 

country. The international agencies like UNICIEF and WHO are also 

showing interest in these programmes. The Programme Coordinator 

also explained that the target groups for these programmes will be inservice 

nurses (RNRM) working at various levels of care as these 

workers are involved directly with the people at ground level in urban 

and rural areas. The fee structure of the programmes has been worked 

out on normal basis and it can be revised later on, if required, in view 

of the practical component of the programmes. 

ACSC 17.4-5.3 The Chairman suggested that in these health care programmes for 

infants and mothers, a number of states may be interested and advised 

the Programme Coordinator to contact the States and explore the 

possibilities of sponsored candidates. 

ACSC 17.4-5.4 

The ACSC approved the Phase-3 Form (Appendix-3 & 4) of 

Advance Certificate in Newborn and Infant Care (ACNIC) and 

Certificate in Reproductive and Child Health (CRCH) with the 

observations that the suggestions made by the School Board for 

changing the names of both the programmes as Certificate in

Newborn and Infant Care and Certificate in Mother and Child Health 

of which Reproductive and Child Health will form a part be 

incorporated and the programme be launched on pilot basis up to 

District level hospitals. 

ITEM NO.6 

ACSC 17.6.1 


OF EHD-03:HINDI SAHITYA KA ITIHAS AVM SAHITYA 

PARICHYA 

Prof. J.M.Parakh informed the members that the School of 

Humanities, as a part of the exercise initiated for revision of existing 

courses, has submitted the Phase Zero Form of EHD-03: Hindi 

Sahitya Ka Itihas Avm Sahitya Parichya. This course has been on 

offer for the last 15 years and major changes have taken place in 

development of Hindi Sahitya and to make the course more useful and 

relevant for the learners, the revision of the course has become 

necessary. 

ACSC 17.6.2 


(Appendix-5) of EHD-03: Hindi Sahitya Ka Itihas Avm Sahitya 

Parichya. 

ITEM NO.7 

TO RATIFY THE ACTION TAKEN IN LAUNCHING M.A. 

(PUBLIC POLICY) FOR IAS PROBATIONERS. 

ACSC 17.7.1 


IGNOU has signed a MoU with Lal Bahadur Shastri National 

Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie. Under this 

MoU, the IGNOU was to launch M.A. (Public Policy) for IAS 

Probationers. After a series of meetings between the IGNOU Faculty 

and the Senior Officials of LBSNAA, the course contents of the 

programme were formulated which are placed in Phase-3 Form 

(Appendix-6). Since the programme was to be launched in July, 

2005, the Vice-Chancellor approved the Phase-3 Form for the 

programme. 

ACSC 17.7.2 

The ACSC ratified the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor in 

approving the Phase-3 Form and launching of the M.A. (Public 

Policy) for IAS Probationers from July 2005.

ITEM NO.8 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS 

OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED TO LOOK INTO 

THE ISSUES IN OFFERING THE PG LEVEL COURSES 

DEVELOPED BY OTHER DISCIPLINES AS ELECTIVE 

COURSES IN MASTER’S OF ARTS IN ECONOMICS, 

SOCIOLOGY, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND PG 

DIPLOMA IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT. 

ACSC 17.8.1 


ACSC at its 15 th Meeting held on 29.6.2005 while considering the 

proposal to offer Post-Graduate Courses developed by other 

disciplines as Elective Courses in Master’s of Arts in Economics, 

Sociology, Public Administration and PG Diploma in Disaster 

Management recommended that the Task Force should examine the 

operational difficulties and a Committee appointed by the Vice- 

Chancellor under the Chairmanship of the PVC may examine the 

academic issues. 

ACSC 17.8.2 The Committee met on 12.8.2005 and recommended that the 

following courses can be considered for adoption in different 

programmes: 

Programme Course Code & Name Number of 

Credit 

M.A. (Economics) MPA-015: Public Policy and Analysis 

MPA-017: Electronic Governance 

8 

4 

M.A. (Sociology) MPS-003: India: Democracy and 

Development 

MPA-016: Decentralization and Local 

Governance 

8 

8 

M.A.(Public Admn.) 

PGDDM 

MPS-003: India: Democracy and 

Development 

MSO-002: Research Methods & 

Methodology 

MED-004: Towards Participatory 

Management 

8 

8 

4 

ACSC 17.8.3 

The recommendations of the Committee were forwarded to the School 

of Social Sciences for consideration by the respective disciplines. The 

School has agreed to the proposal and made the recommendations 

(Appendix-7) to operationalize the proposal. The Task Force on SSS 

also considered the operational aspects of the proposal and 

recommended that there should not be any operational problems in 

implementing the proposal.

ACSC 17.8.4 

ITEM NO.9 

ACSC 17.9.1 

ACSC 17.9.2 

The ACSC considered and approved the proposed scheme and 

recommendations of the Sub-Committee placed at Appendix-7. 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE WINDING UP OF MCA OLD 

SYLLABUS AND ALLOW THE STUDENTS TO RE- 

REGISTER FOR THE LEFT OUT SEMESTERS. 


consequent upon launching of MCA revised programme from January 

2005 cycle, old syllabus has been withdrawn. The University has two 

categories of students: (i) those admitted to MCA during January, 

2004 (old syllabus) cycle, and (ii) those admitted to MCA (new 

syllabus) in January 2005 cycle. The minimum and maximum 

durations prescribed for MCA old syllabus are three and seven years, 

respectively. Based on the discussion in the meetings of the Task 

Force, the School of Computer and Information Sciences prepared a 

scheme for registration of students enrolled in the MCA old syllabus 

which was placed before the ACSC at its 14 th Meeting held on 29-04- 

2005. The scheme envisaged that the students be asked to re-register 

for the remaining semesters by July - December 2006 cycles and 

thereafter no re-registration would be allowed in MCA old syllabus. 

But by the time the minutes of the ACSC were circulated, the students 

were practically left with two options for re-registration as against 

four chances proposed in the scheme. 

A sub-committee of the Task Force (SSS) deliberated on the issues in 

detail and recommended the following action: 

(i) 

(ii) 

Students should be allowed to re-register all the 

courses of MCA old syllabus up to July, 2007 i.e. 

they get four chances – Jan.-June 2006, July- 

Dec. 2006, Jan-June 2007 & July-Dec. 2007. 

Students may be permitted to re-register for 3 rd 

semester (Jan-June 2006 cycle) latest by 15-12- 

2005 without late fee. The students support 

services required should be provided. No 

counseling shall be provided beyond December 

2007. 

(iii) Students of the batches indicated in 

recommendations mentioned in Appendix-8 should 

be informed that they need to successfully 

complete all the requirements for the award of 

MCA by the Dec-2010 T.E.E. Beyond this, no 

examination for MCA old syllabus would be 

conducted.

(iv) 

Appropriate communication should be sent to 

Regional Directors to inform the Study Centres 

activated for Computer Programmes to display a 

‘Notice’ regarding winding up of MCA old 

syllabus for information of all students of MCA, 

BCA-MCA Integrated programme. The notice 

should indicate the details given at point (i) to (iii) 

above. The Regional Directors may also issue a 

Notification in the local press for the information of 

all concerned. A notification would be prepared by 

the SRE. 

The detailed recommendations of the Sub-Committee are placed at 

(Appendix-8). 1,06,049 students of MCA old syllabus have been 

informed in November by Registrar SRE after the approval of the 

recommendation of the Sub-Committee by the Vice-Chancellor. 

ACSC 17.9.3 

The ACSC ratified the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor by 

allowing students of MCA (Old Syllabus) to re-register themselves up 

to July, 2007 and conduct T.E.E. up to December, 2010. 

ITEM NO.10 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE AUTOMATIC CREDIT 

TRANSFER IN MBA (B&F) FOR CAIIB HOLDERS OF OLD 

AND REVISED SCHEME. 

ACSC 17.10.1 


according to the scheme framed by the School of Management 

Studies, the students enrolled for MBA (Banking & Finance) 

Programme are eligible for credit transfer under CAIIB old and 

revised scheme. Under the old scheme, the credit transfer is permitted 

for MS-4: Accounting and Finance Managers, MS-9: Managerial 

Economics, MS-491: Law and Practice relevant to Banking and under 

the revised scheme students are eligible for credit transfer of five 

courses i.e. MS-4, MS-424, MS-491, MS-492 and one of the elective 

courses (MS-421, Ms-423, and MS-425) according to whichever 

elective s/he cleared in CAIIB examination. The students are required 

to pay the requisite fees for credit transfer at the time of admission 

itself at the respective Regional Centres. It is time consuming and 

inconvenient to the student as he/she has to apply for credit transfer to 

SRE after admission and enclose copies of CAIIB credentials.

The matter was taken up with the School of Management Studies and 

School has agreed that in order to avoid delay in credit transfer and to 

reduce the time gap, the credit transfer of the courses mentioned 

above be reflected in the grade card automatically on updating the 

admission data of the student in the Master record which invariably 

indicates the details of credit transfer as well. Every student should 

show original letter of membership and submit a self attested 

photocopy. 

ACSC 17.10.2 

The ACSC approved the proposal for automatic credit transfer to be 

reflected in the grade cards of MBA Banking & Finance students. 

TABLED ITEMS 

ITEM NO. 11 

To consider and approve the Phase Zero Form for revision of 

Preparatory Course in Social Sciences (PSS-01). 

ACSC 17.11.1 

ACSC 17.11.2 

ACSC 17.11.3 


School of Social Sciences has submitted the Phase Zero Form for 

revision of Preparatory Course in Social Sciences (PSS-01). The 

course was developed about 16 years back. Keeping in view the 

developments in society, economy and polity since then, it is 

necessary to revise and update the course, incorporating contemporary 

issues and concerns. 

Director, School of Social Sciences pointed out that the revised course 

shall be put on offer in January 2007. 


(Appendix-9) for revision of Preparatory Course in Social Sciences 

(PSS-01) with the direction that revised code may be obtained. 

ITEM NO. 12 

ACSC 17.12.1 

To consider and approve the Course Structure of MEC-009 

(Research Methods in Economics), A Compulsory Course of M.A. 

(Economics), 2 nd Year. 


Academic Council at its 31 st Meeting held on 20.2.2004 approved the 

DPR Phase-3 Form for M.A. (Economics) subject to addition of four 

credit work relating to MEC-009 (Research Methods in Economics)

or credit worth of MECP-001 to be reviewed in the light of overall 

experience gained in the matter by other Schools. In view of the 

above decision, the School of Social Sciences has included MEC-009 

(Research Methods in Economics) as a six credit course in M.A. 

(Economics) 2 nd year. The expert committee finalized the course 

structure for the same which was approved by the School Board of 

School of Social Sciences at its 37 th Meeting held on 25.11.2005. 

ACSC 17.12.2 The ACSC considered and approved the Course Structure 

(Appendix-10) of MEC-009 (Research Methods in Economics), as a 

Compulsory Course of M.A. (Economics), 2 nd Year with the direction 

that the syllabus be sent to Director, Academic Coordination for 

record. 

ITEM NO. 13 

To consider and approve change of MBA Degree format. 

ACSC 17.13.1 

Dr. S.K.Mohapatra, Registrar, SRE informed the members that the 

Academic Council at its meeting held on May 28, 1992 re-designated 

the Advanced Diploma in Management as PG Diploma in 

Management and similarly four specialization diplomas as PG 

Diplomas in Human Resource Management, Financial Management, 

Operations Management and Marketing Management respectively 

effective from January, 1994. The students who were registered prior 

to 1994 but are completing the programme now after getting reregistering 

themselves for the courses are still being awarded 

diplomas instead of PG Diplomas just because their enrollment 

number indicates pre-1994. The University has received several 

requests and a legal notice has also been in this regard. The Academic 

Council at its meeting held on 5.7.1991, while considering the coursewise 

registration in Management programme, had raised a question 

“as to how the several diplomas like, DIM, ADIM and the 

Specialized Diplomas awarded to the students should be treated, 

when the student is finally awarded the MBA Degree which 

subsumed all these diplomas. The Council noted that since the 

diplomas were awarded at Convocation, it may not be 

appropriate to withdraw the diplomas while awarding the MBA 

degree; however, it should be possible to devise a suitable format 

of certification to meet the issue raised. This may be examined” 

(AC 4.4.5). In pursuance of the Academic Council’s observations, the 

new format of MBA Degree has been revised and placed at 

Appendix-11.

ACSC 17.13.3 

ITEM NO. 14 

ACSC 17.14.1 

The ACSC considered and approved the Changed format of MBA 

Degree with the suggestion that Division/Grade secured by the 

students may also be indicated in future i.e. from 18 th Convocation 

onwards and award of P.G. Diploma in Management and P.G. 

Diploma in specialization streams for MBA students of pre-1994 

batch completing the module after December 2004 TEE. 

To ratify the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor in approving the 

Evaluation Scheme of the Diploma in Value Added Products from 

Fruits & Vegetables (DVAPFV). 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed the members about the 

salient features of the proposed Evaluation Scheme of the Diploma in 

Value Added Products from Fruits & Vegetables (DVAPFV). The 

detailed scheme as approved by the Vice-Chancellor is placed at 

Appendix-12. 

ACSC 17.14.2 


approving the Evaluation Scheme of the Diploma in Value Added 

Products from Fruits & Vegetables (DVAPFV). 

ITEM NO. 15 

ACSC 17.15.1 

ACSC 17.15.2 

ITEM NO. 16 

ACSC 17.16.1 


launch of the Diploma in Aquaculture. 


Phase-1 Form of Diploma in Aquaculture was approved on March 17, 

1997 and was also approved by the Academic Council in June 2002. 

The expert committee convened in July, 2005 suggested two streams 

in Aquaculture (i) Fresh Water Aquaculture and (ii) Costal 

Aquaculture respectively to make the programme more focused. 

Since the launch of the programme is scheduled for January, 2006, the 

Vice-Chancellor approved the same. 


approving the launch of the Diploma in Aquaculture. 


launch of the ‘Appreciation Course on Environment’ from 

January, 2006. 


Appreciation Course on Environment was developed by the School of 

Sciences in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and 

Forests, Govt. of India as an awareness non-credit course in project

mode with an objective to disseminate information on National and 

International Environmental issues, create Environmental 

consciousness among professionals and academicians and to facilitate 

leadership among the individuals who may organize/participate in 

Environment upgradation programme. The decision to launch this 

course was taken in IGNOU-Ministry Coordination Meeting on 

October 28, 2005. Due to paucity of time, the Vice-Chancellor 

approved the launching of the course from January, 2006. 

ACSC 17.16.2 

ITEM NO. 17 

ACSC 17.17.1 

ACSC 17.17.2 


approving the launch of the ‘Appreciation Course on Environment’ as 

an awareness, non-credit course in project mode from January, 2006. 

To consider and approve the new programme structure of the 

B.Sc. (Major) in Chemistry and list of proposed Chemistry 

elective courses offered in B.Sc. Programme. 


present Chemistry elective courses in B.Sc. programme have been on 

offer from 1992 onwards and to offer requisite number of 48 credits to 

students for B.Sc. (Major) in Chemistry, the Chemistry faculty 

decided to undertake the revision of B.Sc. (Chemistry) programme in 

totality rather than course-wise revision. Based on the expert 

committee meetings in February and December, 2005 and on the 

credit requirement of maximum of 48 credits that a student can take in 

any discipline and recent advances in the discipline, the Committee 

recommended the new programme structure and broad outlines of the 

proposed courses (Appendix-13). The School Board of SOS at its 31 st 

Meeting held on 30.11.2005 approved the new programme structure 

and list of proposed elective courses. 

The ACSC considered and approved the new programme structure of 

the B.Sc. (Major) in Chemistry and the list of proposed Chemistry 

Elective Courses with the advice that the Course Expert Committees 

should be requested to devise more authentic and reflective course 

titles. 

ITEM NO. 18 

To consider and approve the Course Structure of PG Programme 

in Agricultural Policy (PGPAP). 

ACSC 17.18.1 


School of Agriculture has submitted Phase-3 Form of PG Programme 

in Agricultural Policy (PGPAP). The objectives of the programme 

are:

• To create understanding of the salient features of the 

Agricultural Policy framework among policy makers, 

implementers and other stakeholders of the system for 

its effectiveness implementation. 

• To develop human resource for analysis of policy 

aspects and its operationalization. 

• To identify the strategic issues with references to 

National Agriculture Policy and to develop a 

implementation framework based on project report 

studies. 

ACSC 17.18.2 

ACSC 17.18.3 

ITEM NO. 19 

ACSC 17.19.1 

Since, the programme involved the matters relating to Agricultural 

Policy of the Government and its implementation, the proposal 

requires detailed discussions in the School and Ministry of 

Agriculture. 

The ACSC therefore decided to defer the item and suggested to bring 

it back after detailed discussion. 

To consider and approve the Evaluation Methodology for the 

course CS-69-TCP\IP Programming. 

Prof. Parvin Sinclair, Director, SOCIS informed the members that the 

Academic Council’s Standing Committee at its 16 th Meeting, while 

considering the Phase Zero Form for CS-69-TCP/IP Programming for 

BCA Programme, approved the Phase Zero Form with the direction 

that the Evaluation Methodology of the course be put up at its next 

meeting. 

ACSC 17.19.2 

ITEM NO.20 

ACSC 17.20.1 

The item was discussed in detail and it was decided that (i) the course 

code CS-69 be given new code, and (ii) the practical examination 

should be synchronized with theory course semester. It was also 

decided that different sets of question papers be set for international 

students to avoid inconveniences due to time difference. 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form for Certificate 

Programme in Functional English: Basic Level. 


School of Humanities has submitted the Phase-3 Form for Certificate 

Programme in Functional English: Basic Level with the objectives to 

teach the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing and

communicative grammar, so that, the student at international level can 

function both socially and professional in English. The programme 

has been prepared on an urgent basis for the Middle-East students 

who have completed 10+2 with English as one of the subject. The 

inputs for the programme have been received from the international 

partners of the University. 

ACSC 17.20.2 The ACSC considered and approved the Phase-3 Form 

(Appendix-14) for Certificate Programme in Functional English: 

Basic Level subject with the direction that the School Board of School 

of Humanities be apprised of the decision of the ACSC on course 

structure and contents. 

ITEM NO. 21 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE ELIGIBILITY OF 

CANDIDATES WORKING ON CONTRACT BASIS FOR 

ADMISISON TO B.ED. PROGRAMME. 

ACSC 17.21.1 

ACSC 17.21.2 

Prof. M.C.Sharma, Director, SOE explained that as per NCTE 

requirement, a teacher should have two years full time experience in a 

Government/Recognized school and that the teacher should be in 

service at the time of filing his application/admission to the B.Ed. 

programme. 

The ACSC decided that the last date of submission of applications 

may be changed to 15 th July and the entrance examination should be 

conducted on 3 rd rather than 1 st Sunday of August every year. 

However, the applicant must be in job while filling his application and 

seeks admission on successful completion. 



Member-Secretary

Appendix-6 



School of Agriculture 

Programme: Diploma in Value Added Products from Fruits & Vegetables (DVAPFV) 

Examination and Evaluation Scheme 

(a) Weightage to Continuous Evaluation and Term-End Evaluation 

Performance of the students will be based on (i) continuous evaluation (internal assessment) and 

(ii) term-end evaluation. 

Theory 

For theory, the weightage of the internal assessment will be 30% and that of the term-end 

examination will by 70%. 

Weightage: Theory 

Component Weightage 

Term end 70% 

Continuous 30% 

Total 100 % 

Practical 

The practical evaluation is divided under two components: (i) guided experiments and (ii) 

unguided experiments. The guided experiments shall be performed during the counselling 

sessions under the guidance of the counsellors. The unguided experiment shall be 

undertaken by the students in the last session. For unguided experiment, student shall not 

be provided any guidance while performing the experiment(s). 

Both the components will be evaluated. The weightage of 70% will be assigned to guided 

experiments and 30% weightage is for unguided experiments. Each experiment 

performed by the student would be evaluated. The student performance would be 

assessed by the counsellors covering various aspects like manipulative skills, 

observation and their understanding of the basic concepts related to the experiment. 

Weightage: Practical 

Component 

Weightage 

Guided Experiments 70% 

Un-guided Experiments 30% 

Total 100 % 

(b) Pass Percentage for Theory and Practical Examination 

The students will have to secure minimum 50% marks in all the components of the coursetheory, 

practical on individual basis and as well as on aggregate basis for the course i.e. (i) 

theory (term end as well as continuous); (ii) practical (guided as well as unguided experiments) 

and (iii) on aggregate basis.

(c) Modalities for Theory and Practical Examination Criteria 

Theory: Term-End Examination: 70% and Continuous Assessment (assignment): 30% 

Term End Examination: The examination shall be held once in a year i.e. the month 

of the December. The submission of assignments shall be pre-requisite for appearing in 

the final theory examination. 

Continuous Assessment (assignment): The Continuous assessment will be in form of 

one Tutor marked assignment of 30 marks. 

Practical: Term-Guided Experiments: 70% and Unguided Experiments: 30% 

(i) Evaluation- Guided Experiments 

The students will be evaluated for performing the experiments by the counsellor. For a 

particular experiment, split up of marks may be broadly on the following lines: 

S.No Component 

Weightage 

a) Actual performance of experiment and observation 40% 

(psychomotor and manipulative skills) 

b) Reporting(Problem solving skills) 20% 

c) Viva-voce 20% 

d) Record 20% 

(Please see Form: 1) 

(ii) Evaluation of Assigned Unguided Experiments 

It will be conducted in the last session of the laboratory work. The student should not be provided 

any guidance while performing this experiment. For this experiment 30% marks are allotted, split 

up of marks may be broadly on the following lines: 

. 

S.No Component 

Weightage 



b) Reporting(Problem solving skills) 25% 


(Please see Form: 2) 

There shall be one internal and one external examiner. The internal examiner will be from the 

same study centre and the external examiner will be the counsellor of IGNOU Study Centre of 

other District/State. The course-writer/faculty members of SOA/editors could also be act as 

external examiners. 

Preparation of Consolidated Mark List 

The consolidated mark list of all students who shall be prepared using the proforma 

given in Form 3. This mark list shall be directly sent to the Director SRE&D within a 

week of conducting the lab courses. 

Consolidation of Practical Marks: Proforma 3 gives the consolidation of marks

(d) Participation & Attendance for practical 

Practical are essential components of the programme. For successful completion of the 

Programme, a participant is required to have a minimum of 75 % attendance in the practical 

sessions at Programme Study Centre. A student will not be eligible to appear in Term End 

examination if the percentage of attendance in practical session (Programme Study Centre) falls 

below 75%. 

(e) Distribution of marks 

Every course is considered as an independent unit. Each course will have 100 marks for theory 

and 100 marks for practical. The course wise distribution of marks is given below in the table. 

Course-wise Distribution of Marks 

Course 

Theory Practical Grand Total 

Code Assignment Term-end Unguided 

Experiment 

Guided 

Experiments 

BPVI-001 30 (15) 70 (35) 30 (15) 70 (35) 200 (100) 

BPVI-002 30 (15) 70 (35) 30 (15) 70 (35) 200 (100) 

BPVI-003 30 (15) 70 (35) 30 (15) 70 (35) 200 (100) 

BPVI-004 30 (15) 70 (35) 30 (15) 70 (35) 200 (100) 

BPVI-005 30 (15) 70 (35) 30 (15) 70 (35) 200 (100) 

BPVI-006 30 (15) 70 (35) 30 (15) 70 (35) 200 (100) 

BPVI-007 30 (15) 70 (35) 30 (15) 70 (35) 200 (100) 

BPVI-008 30 (15) 70 (35) 30 (15) 70 (35) 200 (100) 

Total 240 (120) 560 (280) 240 (120) 560 (280) 1600 (800) 

The marks in bracket indicate minimum pass marks. 

(f) Pass Percentage for the Programme 

The students will have to secure 50% marks in all the courses on individual basis and on 

aggregate basis in all the eight courses for award of the programme degree. 

(g) Result and Certification 

The final certification of the Diploma shall be made on a five point scale using letters Grade – A, 

B, C, D and E. The notional correlates of the letter grades are as follows: 

Letter Qualitative Level Point Grade % of Marks 

Grade 

A Excellent 5 Above 80 

B Very Good 4 70-79.9 

C Good 3 60-69.9 

D Average 2 50-59.9 

E Unsatisfactory 1 Less than 50% 

(h) Examination Schedule 

The examination will be synchronized with the University December Exam schedule. 

(i) Assignment Schedule 

It will be mandatory on the part of students to submit all the 8 assignment before commencement 

of the term end examination.

Form 1 

Evaluation Sheet for Guided Experiments (for 70 Marks) 

Name of the Student : 

Enrolment No. : 

Residential Address : 

Evaluation of guided 

Sl. Date Title experiment Total Remarks 

No. of the _____________________________________ marks 

Experiment Performance& Reporting Record Viva- 

Observations 

Voce 

(4) (2) (2 ) (2) (10) 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10. 

11. 

12. 

Total Marks in experiments 

Total (out of 70) 

Date : 

Place : 

Signature of Counsellor 

Note : Kindly use this proforma for each student individually.

Form 2 

Evaluation Sheet for Unguided Experiments (for 30 Marks) 

Name of the Student : 

Enrolment No. : 

Residential Address : 

Evaluation of guided 

Sl. Date Title experiment Total 

No. of the _____________________________ marks Remarks 

Experiment Performance& Reporting Viva- 

Observations 

Voce 

(15) (6) (9) (30) 

Total Marks (out of 30) 

Date : 

Place : 

Signature of Counsellor 

Note : Kindly use this proforma for each student individually.

Form 3 

Proforma for Consolidated mark list 

Centre Code : 

Name of the Centre : 

Year & Month : 

Sl. Enrolment No. Marks obtained Marks obtained in Total the 

in guided 

assigned unguided 

Student experiments experiment 

(out of 70) (out of 30) 

Date : 

Place : 

Signature of the Counsellor 

Signature of the Coordinator 

Note: I) 

ii) 

iii) 

This is a collective statement for all the students. 

Only the consolidated mark-list must be forwarded to the Registrar, SR&E 

Division, Block 12, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi – 110 068. 

The evaluation sheets for guided experiments and for assigned unguided 

experiment must be handed over to the Coordinator of the study centre.

Evaluation scheme for Practical 

The students will be evaluated internally in the laboratory courses. There will be two 

components of this evaluation, i.e. Evaluation of guided experiments and evaluation of 

assigned unguided experiment(s). Evaluation of guided experiments will have 70% 

weightage and evaluation of assigned unguided experiment(s) 30%. 

A 

Evaluation Guided Experiments 

The students will be evaluated for performing the experiments by the counsellor. For 

a particular experiment, split up of marks may be broadly on the following lines: 



b) Reporting 20% 

(Problem solving skills) 


d) Record 20% 

B 

Evaluation of Assigned Unguided Experiments 

It will be conducted in the last session of the laboratory work. The student should not be 

provided any guidance while performing this experiment. For this experiment 30% marks 

are allotted, split up of marks may be broadly on the following lines: 

. 



b) Reporting 25% 

(Problem solving skills) 


C Preparation of Consolidated Mark List 

The consolidated mark list of all students who attend the lab course may be prepared 

using the proforma given in Form 3. This mark list should be directly sent to the 

following address within a week of conducting the lab courses: 

The Registrar (SR&ED), 

I.G.N.O.U. 

Maidan Garhi, 

NEW DELHI – 110 068. 

The break-up of marks prepared for each student as per proforma given in Form 1 and 

Form 2 may be handed over to the coordinator of the study centre. The coordinator is 

requested to keep these records under safe custody for any further use.

Appendix-7 


Revised Programme Structure for B.Sc. (Major) in Chemistry 

Theory Courses Credits Laboratory Courses Credits 

1. Inorganic Chemistry I 4 1. Chemistry Lab I 4 

2. Inorganic Chemistry II 4 2. Chemistry Lab II 4 

3. Inorganic Chemistry III 4 3. Chemistry Lab III 4 

5. Organic Chemistry I 4 

5. Organic Chemistry II 4 

6. Organic Chemistry III 4 

7. Physical Chemistry I 4 

8. Physical Chemistry II 4 

9. Physical Chemistry III 4 

Total 36 12 

Course Package for Students opting for only 8 Credits worth of 

Chemistry courses: 

1. Essentials of Chemistry 6 Credits 

2. Basic Chemistry Lab 2 Credits

Theory Courses Credits Laboratory Courses Credits 

1. Inorganic Chemistry I 4 1. Basic Chemistry Lab 4 

2. Inorganic Chemistry II 4 2. Physical Chemistry Lab 4 

3. Organic Chemistry I 4 3. Inorganic Chemistry Lab 4 

4. Organic Chemistry II 4 4. Organic Chemistry Lab 4 

5. Physical Chemistry I 4 5. Biochemistry Lab 4 

6. Physical Chemistry II 4 6. Computational Chem. Lab 2 

7. Biochemistry 4 

8. Spectroscopy 4 

9. Analytical Chemistry 4 

10.Computational Chemistry 4 

Total 40 22 

For B.Sc. (Chem.) Major the learner will be required to earn 48 Credits with the 

following combination. 

Compulsory Courses Theory Courses 

Laboratory Courses 

Courses 1-6 (24 Credits) 

Courses 1-4(16 Credits) 

Optional Courses Courses 7-10 Courses 5-6 

Note: 

• The basic laboratory course in a must prior to opting for any other laboratory 

course. 

• Course II of Inorganic or Organic or Physical can be taken only after Course I of 

the corresponding specializations. 

• The laboratory courses can be done only after doing the corresponding theory 

courses.

BROAD OUTLINES OF CHEMISTRY COURSES 

1. INORGANIC CHEMISTRY I 

Block 1 

Unit 1 

Unit 2 

Unit 3 

Block 2 

Unit 4 

Unit 5 

Unit 6 

Block 3 

Unit 7 

Unit 8 

Unit 9 

Block 4 

Unit 10 

Unit 11 

Unit 12 

Structure of Atom 

Earlier Models of Structure of Atom 

Wave Mechanical Model of Atom 

Multi electron Atom Systems 

Chemical Bonding 

Electronic Theory of Valency 

Valence Bond Theory 

Molecular Orbital Theory (Homo and hetero nuclear) 

General Trends in Properties of Elements and Extraction I 

The Periodic Table 

Periodicity 

Oxidation Reduction 

General Trends in Properties of Elements and Extraction II 

Acids and Bases 

Occurrence, Isolation and Purification of Metals 

Non aqueous Solvents 

2. INORGANIC CHEMISTRY II 

Block 1 

Unit 1 

Unit 2 

Unit 3 

Block 2 

s-Block Elements 

Hydrogen 

Alkali Metals 

Alkaline Earth Metals 

p-Block Elements-I 

Unit 5 Elements of Group 13 


Unit 7 Elements of Group 15

Block 3 

p-Block Elements-II 




Block 4 

Unit 11 

Unit 12 

Unit 13 

Transition Elements and Nuclear Chemistry 

Transition Elements 

Inner Transition Elements 

Nuclear Chemistry 

3. INORGANIC CHEMISTRY III 

Block 1 

Unit 1 

Unit 2 

Unit 3 

Block 2 

Unit 5 

Unit 6 

Unit 7 

Unit 8 

Block 3 

Unit 9 

Unit 10 

Block 4 

Unit 11 

Unit 12 

Unit 13 

Coordination Chemistry 

Thermodynamic Aspects of Inorganic Systems 

Coordination Compounds – I 

Coordination Compounds – II 

Organometallics and Analytical Techniques 

Organometallic Compounds 

Analytical Techniques-I 

Analytical Techniques-II 

Analytical Techniques-III 

Inorganic Materials 

Exotic Inorganic Materials 

Inorganic Polymers 

Some Special Topics 

Corrosion 

Bioinorganic Chemistry 

Toxicity 

4. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I 

Block 1: 

Fundamental Concepts-I 

Unit 1 Bonding, Functional Group Classification and Nomenclature 

Unit 2 Stereochemistry –I 

Unit 3 Stereochemistry –II

Block 2: 

Unit 4 

Unit 5 

Unit 6 

Unit 7 

Block 3: 

Fundamental Concepts-II 

Effect of Molecular Architecture on Physical Properties 

Structure-Reactivity Relationships 

Structure Elucidation using Spectroscopy –I (UV, IR) 

Structure Elucidation using Spectroscopy –II- (NMR, Mass) 

Fundamentals of Organic Reaction Mechanism 

Unit 8 Basic Concepts –I - Types of Reactions, Reagents, Thermodynamic 

Unit 9 Basic Concepts –II and Kinetic aspects 

Unit 10 Reaction Intermediates (Free Radicals, Carbocations, Carbanions, 

Carbenes, Nitrenes and Benzynes) 

Block 4: 

Basic Skeleton: Hydrocarbons 

Unit 11 

Unit 12 

Unit 13 

Unit 14 

Alkanes 

Alkenes 

Alkynes 

Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Polynuclear Hydrocarbons) and Aromaticity 

5. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II 

Bock 1: 

Unit 1 

Unit 2 

Unit 3 

Block 2: 

Unit 4 

Unit 5 

Unit 6 

Block 3: 

Unit 7 

Unit 8 

Unit 9 

Block 4: 

Unit 10 

Unit 11 

Unit 12 

Unit 13 

Derivatives of Hydrocarbons-I 

Alkyl and Aryl Halides 

Alcohols 

Phenols 

Derivatives of Hydrocarbons-II 

Ethers and Epoxides 

Aldehydes and Ketones 

Active Methylene Compounds 

Derivatives of Hydrocarbons-III 

Carboxylic Acids 

Substituted Carboxylic Acids 

Functional Derivatives of Monocarboxylic Acids 

Organo-Nitrogen and Sulphur Compounds 

Nitro Compounds 

Amino Compounds and Diazonium Salts 

Organosulphur Compounds 

Heterocyclic Compounds (including Purines, Pyrimidines)

6. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY-III 

Block 1: 

Unit 1 

Unit 2 

Unit 3 

Block 2: 

Biomolecules and their Metabolic Pathways-I 

Amino Acids, Peptides, Proteins 

Nucleic Acids – DNA, RNA 

Lipids 

Biomolecules and their Metabolic Pathways-II 

Unit 4 Carbohydrates 

Unit 5 Natural Products I - ( Terpenes, Alkaloides, Flavanoides etc.) 

Unit 6 Natural Products II 

Block 3: 

Molecular Rearrangements and Synthetic Compounds 

Unit 7 

Unit 8 

Unit 9 

Unit 10 

Block 4: 

Unit 11 

Unit 12 

Unit 13 

Molecular Rearrangements-I 

Molecular Rearrangements-II 

Synthetic Polymers 

Useful Synthetic Compounds (Dyes, Detergents etc.) 

Synthetic Methods 

Organometallic Compounds 

Oxidation and Reduction 

Organic Synthesis including Synthesis via Enolates 

7. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY-I 

Block 1: 

Unit 1 

Unit 2 

Unit 3 

Block 2: 

Unit 4 

Unit 5 

Unit 6 

States of Matter-I 

Units and Dimensions and Mathematical Methods 

Kinetic theory of Gases 

Real Gases and Their Liquefaction 

States of Matter-II 

Liquids 

Solid State 

Colloidal State and Surface Chemistry

Block 3: 

Unit 7 

Unit 8 

Unit 9 

Block 4 

Unit 10 

Unit 11 

Unit 12 

Chemical Thermodynamics 

The First Law of Thermodynamics 

Thermo-chemistry 

The Second and Third law of Thermodynamics 

Solutions and Colligative Properties 

Systems of Variable Composition 

Solutions 

Colligative Properties 

8. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY –II 

Block 1 

Unit 1 

Unit 2 

Unit 3 

Block 2 

Unit 4 

Unit 5 

Block 3: 

Unit 6 

Unit 7 

Unit 8 

Block 4: 

Unit 9 

Unit 10 

Unit 11 

Equilibria in Chemistry 

Chemical Equilibria 

Ionic Equilibria 

Phase Equilibria 

Electrochemistry 

Electrochemistry-I 

Electrochemistry-II 

Chemical Kinetic and Photochemistry 

Chemical Kinetics 

Catalysis 

Photochemistry 

Areas of Recent Interest 

Macromolecules including conducting Polymers 

Applications of Computers in chemistry 

Emerging Areas (Femtochemistry etc.) 

9. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY –III 

Block 1: Basic Concepts 

Unit 1 

Unit 2 

Unit 3 

Fundamentals of Quantum Mechanics 

Fundamentals of Spectroscopy 

Symmetry in Chemistry

Block 2: Spectroscopic Methods-I 

Unit 4 

Unit 5 

Unit 6 

Unit 7 

Rotational Spectra of Diatomic Molecules (Rigid Rotators etc.) 

Vibrational Spectra of Diatomic Molecules (Harmonic and 

enharmonic) 

IR Spectra of Polyatomic Molecules 

Raman Spectroscopy 

Block 3: Spectroscopic Methods-II 

Unit 8 

Unit 9 

Unit 10 

Unit 11 

Electronic Spectra of Atoms and Simple Diatomic Molecules 

Principles of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 

Principles of Electronic Spin Resonance Spectroscopy 

Other Parameters related to Molecular Structure- Molecular 

Properties 

10. CHEMISTRY LAB I 

Block 1: Inorganic Chemistry Lab 

Semi micro Analysis – cation analysis, separation and identification of ions from Group1, 

II, III, IV, V and VI. Anion analysis. 

Block 2: Organic Chemistry Lab 

Laboratory techniques 

Determination of melting point 

Naphthalene 80-82°, Benzoic acid 121.5-122° 

Urea 132.5-133°, Succinic acid 184.5-185° 

Cinnamic acid 132.5-133°, Salicylic acid 157.5-158° 

Acetanilide 113.5-114°, m-Dinitrobenzene 90° 

p-Dichlorobenzene 52° Aspirin 135° 

Determination of boiling points 

Distillation 

Ethanol 78°, Cyclohexane 81.4°, Toluene 110.6°, Benzene 80° 

Simple distillation of ethanol-water mixture using water condenser 

Distillation of nitrobenzene and aniline using air condenser

Crystallization 

Concept of induction of crystallization 

Phthalic acid from hot water (using fluted filter paper and stemless funnel) 

Acetanilide from boiling water 

Naphthalene from ethanol 

Benzoic acid from water 

Sublimation (Simple and Vacuum) 

Camphor, Naphthalene, Phthalic acid and Succinic acid. 

Qualitative Analysis (Semi micro) 

Detection of extra elements (N, S and halogens) and functional groups (phenolic, 

carboxylic, carbonyl, esters, carbohydrates, amines, amides, nitro and anilide) in 

simple organic compounds. 

Block 3: Physical Chemistry Lab 

Chemical Kinetics 

1. To determine the specific reaction rate of the hydrolysis of methyl acetate/ethyl 

acetate catalyzed by hydrogen ions at room temperature. 

2. To study the effect of acid strength on the hydrolysis of an ester. 

3. To compare the strengths of HCI and H 2 SO 4 by studying the kinetics of 

hydrolysis of ethyl acetate. 

4. To study kinetically the reaction rate of decomposition of iodide by H 2 O 2. 

Distribution Law 

1. To study the distribution of iodine between water and CCl 4 

2. To study the distribution of benzoic acid between benzene and water. 

Colloids 

1. To prepare arsenious sulphide sol and compare the precipitating power of mono-, 

bi- and trivalent anions. 

Viscosity, Surface Tension 

1. To determine the percentage composition of a given mixture (non interacting 

system) by viscosity method. 

2. To determine the viscosity of amyl alcohol in water at different concentrations 

and calculate the excess viscosity of these solutions.

3. To determine the percentage composition of a given binary mixture by surface 

tension method (acetone & ethyl methyl ketone). 

11. CHEMISTRY LAB II 

Block 1: Inorganic Chemistry Lab 

Calibration of fractional weights, pipettes and burettes. Preparation of standard solutions. 

Dilution- 0.1 M to 0.001 M solutions. 

Quantitative Analysis 

Volumetric Analysis 

Gravimetric Analysis 

(a) Determination of acetic acid in commercial vinegar using NaOH 

(b) Determination of alkali content – antacid tablet using HCI. 

(c) Estimation of calcium content in chalk as calcium oxalate by 

permanganometry. 

(d) Estimation of hardness of water by EDTA. 

(e) Estimation of ferrous and ferric by dichromate method. 

(f) Estimation of copper using thiosulphate. 

Analysis of Cu as CuSCN and Ni as Ni (dimethylgloxime) 


Laboratory Techniques 

A. Thin Layer Chromatography 

Determination of R f values and identification of organic compounds. 

(a) Separation of green leaf pigments (spinach leaves may be used). 

(b) Preparation and separation of 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazones of acetone, 

2-butanone, hexan-2- and 3-one using toluene and light petroleum (40:60). 

(c) Separation of a mixture of dyes using cyclohexane and ethyl acetate (8.5:1.5).

B. Paper Chromatography: Ascending and Circular 

Determination of R f values and identification of organic compounds. 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

Separation of a mixture of phenylalanine and glycine. Alanine and aspartic 

acid. Leucine and glutamic acid. Spray reagent – ninhydrin. 

Separation of a mixture of D, L – alanine, glycine, and L-Leucine using 

n-butanol:acetic acid:water (4:1:5). Spray reagent – ninhydrin. 

Separation of monosaccharides – a mixture of D-galactose and D – fructose using 

n-butanonl:acetone:water (4:5:1). Spray reagent – aniline hydrogen phthalate. 

Qualitative Analysis 

Identification of an organic compound through the functional group analysis, 

determination of melting point and preparation of suitable derivatives. 


Transition Temperature 

1. Determination of the transition temperature of the given substance by 

thermometric/dialometric method (e.g. MnCl 2 .4H 2 O/SrBr 2 .2H 2 O). 

Phase Equilibrium 

1. To study the effect of a solute (e.g. NaCl, succinic acid) on the critical solution 

temperature of two partially miscible liquids (e.g. phenol-water system) and to 

determine the concentration of that solute in given phenon-water system. 

2. To construct the phase diagram of two component (e.g. diphenylamine – 

benzophenone) system by cooling curve method. 

Thermochemistry 

1. To determine the solubility of benzoic acid at different temperatures and to 

determine ∆H of the dissolution process. 

2. To determine the enthalpy of neutralization of a weak acid/weak base versus 

strong base/strong acid and determine the enthalpy of ionization of the weak 

acid/weak base. 

3. To determine the enthalpy of solution of solid calcium chloride and calculate the 

lattice energy of calcium chloride from its enthalpy data using Born Haber cycle.

12. Chemistry Lab III 

Block1: Inorganic Chemistry Lab 

Synthesis and Analysis 

(a) 

Preparation of sodium trioxalato ferrate (iii), Na 3 [Fe(C 2 O 4 ) 3 ] and 

determination of its composition by permaganometry. 

(b) Preparation of Ni-DMG complex, [Ni(DMG) 2 ]. 

(c) Preparation of copper tetraammine complex. [Cu(NH 3 ) 4 ]SO 4 . 

(d) 

Preparation of cis-and trans-bisoxalato diaqua chromate (III) ion. 

Instrumentation 

(a) job’s method 

(b) Mole-ratio method 

Adulteration – Food stuffs. 

Effluent analysis, water analysis. 

Solvent Extraction 

Separation and estimation of Mg(ll) and Fe(ll) 

Ion Exchange Method 

Separation and estimation of Mg(ll) and Zn(ll) 


Laboratory Techniques 

Naphthalene from its suspension in water 

Clove oil from cloves 

Separation of o-and p-nitrophenols 

Column Chromatography 

Separation of fluorescein and methylene blue 

Separation of leaf pigments from spinach leaves 

Resolution of recemic mixture of (±) mandelic acid

Qualitative Analysis 

Analysis of an organic mixture containing two solid components using water, NaHCO 3 . 

NaOH for separation and preparation of suitable derivatives. 

Synthesis of Organic Compounds 

(a) 

(b) 

Acetylation of salicylic acid, glucose and hydroquinone, Benzoylation of aniline 

and phenol 

Aliphatic electrophilic substitution 

Preparation of iodoform form ethanol and acetone 

(c) 

Aromatic electrophilic substation 

Nitration 

Preparation of m-dinitrobenzene 

Preparation of p-nitroacetanilide 

Halogenation 

Preparation of p-bromoacetanilide 

Preparation of 2, 4, 6-tribromophenol 

(d) 

Diazotizatoin/coupling 

Preparation of methyl orange and methyl red 

(e) 

Oxidation 

Preparation of benzoic acid from toluene 

(f) 

Reduction 

Preparation of aniline from nitrobenzene 

Preparation of m-nitroaniline from m-dinitrobenzene. 

Stereochemical Study of Organic Compounds via Models 

R and S configuration of optical isomers. 

E, Z configuration of geometrical isomers. 

Conformational analysis of cyclohexanes and substituted cyclohexanes.


Electrochemistry 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

To determine the strength of the given acid conductometrically using standard alkali 

solution 

To determine the solubility and solubility product of a sparingly soluble electrolyte 

conductometrically. 

To study the saponification of ethyl acetate conductometrically. 

To determine the ionization constant of a weak acid conductometrically. 

To titrate potentiometrically the given ferrous ammomium sulphate solution using 

KMnO 4 /K 2 Cr 2 O 7 as titrant and calculate the redox potential of Fe ++ /Fe +++ system on 

the hydrogen scale. 

Refractometry, Polarimetry 

(b) 

(a) 

To verify law of refraction of mixture (e.g. of glycerol and water) using Abbe’s 

refractometer. 

To determine the specific rotation of a given optically active compound. 

Molecular Weight Determination 

(a) Determination of molecular weight of a non-volatile solute by Rast 

method/Bechmann freezing point method. 

(b) Determination of the apparent degree of dissociation of an electrolyle (e.g., NaCl) 

in aqueous solution at different concentrations by ebullioscopy. 

Colorimetry 

To verify Beer – Lambert law for KMnO 4 /K 2 Cr 2 O 7 and determine the 

concentration of the given solution of the substance.

Essential Chemistry (8 Credits) 

(6 Credits theory and 2 Credits lab) 

Inorganic Chemistry (2 Credits) 

Block 1: 

Unit 1 

Unit 2 

Unit 3 

Unit 4 

Block 2: 

Unit 5 

Unit 6 

Unit 7 

Unit 8 

Atomic Structure and Periodicity 

Atomic Structure 

Chemical Bonding 

Periodic table and periodicity 

s-Block elements 

Chemistry of p & d Block Elements 

Chemistry of p-Block elements 

Chemistry of d-Block elements 

Lanthanides and actinides 

Metallurgy 

Organic Chemistry (2 Credits) 

Block 1: 

Unit 1 

Unit 2 

Unit 3 

Unit 4 

Block 2: 

Unit 5 

Unit 6 

Unit 7 

Unit 8 

Organic Chemistry I 

Basic concepts and nomenclature 

Isomerism including stereo isomerism 

Hydrocarbons 

Functional Derivatives containing oxygen (alcohol, phenols, 

aldehydes and ketones) 

Organic Chemistry II 

Carboxlic acids and their derivatives 

Functional derivatives containing nitrogen 

Compounds of daily use – polymers, dyes, drugs etc. 

Naturally occurring organic compounds 

Physical Chemistry (2 credits) 

Block 1 

Unit 1 

Unit 2 

Unit 3 

Unit 4 

Physical Chemistry I 

States of matter 

Chemical thermodymics 

Solutions 

Chemical kinetics

Block 2 

Unit 5 

Unit 6 

Unit 7 

Unit 8 

Physical Chemistry II 

Chemical equilibrium 

Ionic equilibrium 

Electro Chemistry 

Surface Chemistry and catalysis 

Basic Chemistry Lab (2 Credits) 

Block 1: 

Unit 1 

Unit 2 

Unit 3 

Quantitative Analysis 

Laboratory Techniques and Procedures 

Acid-Base Titrations 

Estimation of Iron/Copper 

Block 2: Experiments 

One Organic and one inorganic preparation 

Solvent extraction and chromatographic techniques 

Detection of functional groups 

Determination of surface tension and viscosity 

Determination of heat of neutralization 

Determination of rate of a reaction

Appendix – 8 


Evaluation Methodology for CS-69 (Revised) 

Credit Weightage of CS-69 “TCP/IP Programming” 

Course 

Code 

CS-69 

Course 

Title 

TCP/IP 

Programming 

Credits Continuous Evaluation Term-end Examination 

TMA Project 

Theory 

Practical 

Assignment Duration 

Duration 

Max. 

Marks 

Max. 

Marks 

4 10 15 2 Hrs. 60 1 Hr.* 15 

* There will be only one combined practical examination for CS-68, CS-69 and CS-74 of 1-hour duration 

each (total 3 hours). 

Number of Sessions: 

No. of Sessions: 

No. of Hours 

Theory Practical Theory Practical 

3 10 6 30 

Methodology for Evaluation 

(1) Evaluation for each course covers two aspects: 

(a) Continuous evaluation through assignments with a weightage of 

25%. 

(b) Term-end examination is having a weightage of 75%. Term End 

Theory Examination is having a weightage of 60% and Term 

End Practical Examination is having a weightage of 15%. 

(2) The Continuous evaluation consists of two compulsory components, a 

TMA (10%) and a project assignment (15%). 

(3) The requirement for passing would be at least 50% in continuous 

evaluation and 50% in the term-end examinations.

Appendix-9 

(To Resolution No. AC.34.3.2) 

Recommendations of the Sub-Committee 

1. Each Discipline should have the requisite Credits needed to be on offer in the 

concerned programme (for example, courses worth 64 credits in M.A. 

(History, Political Science, Public Administration and Sociology); 66 Credits 

in M.A. (Economics); and 32 Credits in PGDDM. 

2. Each M.A.Programme and PGDDM will have on offer a minimum of 75% 

worth Credits from its Core courses. 

3. Each M.A. Programme can offer courses from other M.A. Programme to the 

tune of not more than 16 Credits in the multiple of 4 credits [Two Courses of 

8 Credits each or One course of 8 Credits and Two courses of 4 Credits (if, 

any Discipline decides to opt for courses worth 12 Credits, it could be one 

course of 8 credits and one course of 4 credits, as in the case of 

M.A.(Economics) or four courses of 4 credits each] 

4. The Assignment(s) of the adopted courses shall be developed by the Nodal 

Discipline(s) and shall be included in the Assignments’ Booklet of the 

Discipline adopted the Course/Courses. 

5. Counselling for the adopted courses shall be along with the counselling of the 

Nodal Courses. 

6. The evaluators of the Nodal Courses shall evaluate the assignments of the 

adopted courses. 

7. The Term-end-Examination Question Papers for the adopted courses shall be 

the same as the Nodal Courses Question Papers and shall be evaluated also by 

the evaluators of the Nodal Courses.

Appendix-10 


I.G.N.O.U 

MINUTES OF THE 7 TH MEETING OF THE RESEARCH COUNCIL HELD ON 

30.12.2005 AT 11.30 A.M. IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU, 

MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI – 110 068 



2. Prof. S.C. Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor - Member 

3. Prof. C.L.Anand - Member 

4. Prof. J.M.Parakh, Director, School of Humanities - Member 

5. Prof. Pardeep Sahni, Director, School of Social Science - Member 

6. Prof. Madhulika Kaushik, Professor, SOMS - Member 



The following members could not attend the meeting. 

1. Prof. T.Pati 


3. Prof. Ravi Kulkarni 

4. Prof. V.M.Shah 

5. Dr. D.Padmanaban 

6. Dr. N.S.Ramegowda 


8. Dr. C.G.Naidu 

Sh.K.D.Sharma, Section Officer, Academic Coordination Division was present to assist 


At the outset the Chairman welcomed the members to the 7 th Meeting of the Research 

Council. He specially welcomed the new members i.e. Prof. V.M.Shah, Prof. S.M.Paul 

Khurana, Dr. D.Padmanaban, Prof. M.C.Sharma, (Re-nominated) (in absentia) & Prof. 

J.M.Parakh, Prof. S.K.Panda and emphasized that he looked forward to their cooperation 

and valuable contribution to the deliberations in the meetings of the Research 

Council. The Chairman also placed on record the Research Council’s appreciation for 

the contribution made by the retiring members of the Research Council i.e. Prof. 

A.K.Sharma, Prof. A.K.Agarwal, Prof. Parvin Sinclair, Dr. Anju Sehgal Gupta.

The Chairman emphasized that research and innovation in distance education should be 

the part of the research done in the University. He exhorted the University’s Academia 

to carry out research in Distance Education and bring forward the new innovations in the 

field. He desired that the Research Council should identify the thrust areas for research. 

He also suggested that as is done by the Vice-Chancellor in every Board of Management 

meeting, the Pro Vice-Chancellor should present a preamble about research in the 

University in the Research Council meetings. 


agenda. 

ITEM NO. 1 TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE 6 TH MEETING OF THE 

RESEARCH COUNCIL HELD ON 13.1.2005 AND TO NOTE THE 

ACTION TAKEN THEREON. 

RC.7.1.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg Pro Vice Chancellor informed the Members that the Minutes of 

the 6 th Meeting of the Research Council held on 13.1.2005 were circulated to the 

members. Comments have been received from one of the members on the 

recording of Resolution No. 6.5.4. The Comments of the Member are: 

“that the Research Council decided that the decision taken in respect of 6.5.2 

was the same as for 6.5.4”. Comments were placed before the Chairman and it 

was decided that the following lines may be added in Resolution no. 6.5.4: 

“R.C. 6.5.4: The Research Council decided that the proposal could not be 

approved in the present form and the same was referred to the 

Sub-Committee constituted under Resolution No. 6.5.2. The 

Council advised that the proposal be examined carefully by the 

School Board and should be error free before it is re-submitted to 

the Research Council for approval”. 

RC.7.1.2 

The Research Council noted the action taken on the Minutes and confirmed the 

Minutes of the 6 th Meeting of the Research Council with the modification 

mentioned above. 

RC.7.1.3 

The members pointed out that in spite of the assurance given last time, the 

meeting of the Research Council has been held after about a year. It was 

therefore decided that Research Council must meet twice a year and its Standing 

Committee should meet more frequently.

ITEM NO.2 

RC.7.2.1 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PROGRESS REPORT OF 

RESEARCH SCHOLARS ADMITTED TO THE PH.D. PROGRAMME IN 

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES. 

Prof. S.C.Garg Pro Vice Chancellor apprised the Members that the progress 

reports have been submitted by the research scholars as per details given below: 

S.No. Name of the Candidates 

& Enrolment No. 

01 Ms. Latha Manickavasagam 

024957777 

02 Ms. Renu Arora 

052549298 

03 Mr. P.Vijayakumar 

024957720 

04 Ms. Priti Sharma 

024957784 

05 Mr. Rajesh Kumar 

052549306 

06 Mr. M.Sivakumar 

024957680 

07 Dr. Subrata Chakrabarti 

024957706 

Period of Progress 

Report 

July,04 to Dec.04 

March,05 to Oct.05 


Jan.05, to June,05 

March,05 to Aug.05 

Jan.05, to June,05 


Discipline 

Library & Information Science 



Political Science 

Economics 

History 

Public Administration 

RC.7.2.2 

The Research Council emphasized that the learners be asked to submit their 

progress reports every six months in time and the School Board of the discipline 

concerned should look into the progress report and comments of the Supervisors. 

Thereafter, these reports may be forwarded to the Research Council for 

consideration and approval. 

RC.7.2.3 

The Research Council on studying the progress reports submitted by the 

students, was of the view that the progress reports should contain full details of 

the work done by the student, so that, the progress of the student can be assessed 

properly by the Authorities such as School Board/Research Council etc. Since 

the learners in Distance Education are at far off places from the University and 

there is little face-to-face contact between the learner and the 

teachers/supervisor, it was decided to develop a performa for student to submit 

their six monthly progress report as per the requirements of the University. The 

schedule of the programme and the timetable for the submission of progress 

report should be developed within 15 days. To develop the performa and 

schedule of the programme, the Research Council constituted the following subcommittee: 

1. Prof. Pardeep Sahni, Director, SOSS 

2. Prof. B.S.Saraswat, Director, ACD 

3. Prof. J.M.Parakh, Director, SOH 

4. Prof. S.K.Panda, Director, STRIDE 

5. Prof. Madhulika Kaushik, Professor, SOMS - Convenor

RC.7.2.4 

RC.7.2.5 

RC.7.2.6 

The reports submitted by the students may be examined by this committee and 

action should be taken expeditiously to avoid de-motivation of the students in 

their research programme. 

The Council also felt the need to amend the Ordinance on Research Degree 

Programme with regard to action against students who fail to submit their 

progress reports to their supervisor and who, in turn, fail to submit the same 

within a fortnight with their comments to the Director of the School concerned. 

All these instructions are required to be included in the progress report form and 

the instructions in the programme guide for Ph.D. programme. 

The Research Council considered and approved the progress reports submitted 

by the students mentioned in Resolution No.7.2.1. 

ITEM NO.3 

TO CONSIDER THE PH.D. PROGRESS REPORT OF MR. PARDEEP 

RAI OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCES. 

RC.7.3.1 

RC.7.3.2 

Prof. Pardeep Sahni, Director, SOSS explained that, in pursuance of the decision 

of the Research Council at its last meeting held on 13.1.2005, the students who 

had not been submitting their progress reports as per the requirements of the 

Ordinance, were given notice for cancellation of their registration. In response, 

Dr. P.K.Rath, the supervisor forwarded the progress reports of Mr. Pardeep Rai 

for the period from July, 2003 to December, 2004. The reports were placed 

before the School Board of SOSS at its 36 th Meeting held on 27.5.2005. The 

School Board decided that the student be asked to re-frame the questionnaire. 

The Discipline Coordinator, Library & Information Science was requested to 

convey the observations of the School Board to the candidate and his supervisor. 

Meanwhile, the student has submitted the progress report for the period January- 

June, 2005, which was placed before the School Board of SOSS at 37 th Meeting 

held on 25.11.2005. The School Board recommended that its observations of the 

36 th Meeting be conveyed to the student and his research supervisor, to re-frame 

the questionnaire and re-submit the same to the School Board. If the School 

Board approved the same at its next meeting, then the student be asked to make 

changes in the Chapters already prepared. The School Board considered the 

progress report for the period January, 2005 and recommended that it should be 

forwarded to the Research Council with the above observations. 

The Research Council was further informed that the Director, SOSS had vide his 

letter dated December 6, 2005 conveyed the decision of the School Board of 

SOSS to the student and his supervisor who is on lien for the last one and half 

years and had expressed a desire that he should be relieved of the supervision of 

the student.

RC7.3.3 

The Research Council observed that the student had not been provided proper 

guidance as to how the questionnaire is to be modified because his supervisor is 

on leave. The Council decided that in future in such situations, the student 

should be associated with another supervisor so that his/her work did not suffer. 

However, in the present case, Dr. Pravakar Rath, the supervisor of Mr. Pardeep 

Rai be advised to continue as supervisor so that there is no further delay in 

finalization of the work of Mr. Pardeep Rai. 

ITEM NO. 4 

TO CONSIDER THE ADMISSION OF MS. MEENAKSHI SHARMA 

(FORM NO.07664) AND MR RAJESH KUMAR (0048) IN PH.D. IN 

HISTORY. 

RC.7.4.1 

Prof. Pardeep Sahni, Director, SOSS explained that the Screening Committee of 

the Faculty of History at its meeting held on October 12, 2004 considered the 12 

applications for registration to the Ph.D. Programme in History. Out of the 12 

applications, the Screening Committee accepted only 7 applications with minor 

changes in the topics to be effected in consultation with the supervisor. 

However, it seems that of the seven, five students have not shown any interest. 

RC.7.4.2 

The Research Council considered the proposals of Ms. Meenakshi Sharma and 

Mr. Rajesh Kumar and observed that the proposals need to be refined and 

referred these to the sub-committee constituted vide RC 7.2.3. The 

recommendations of the sub-committee be placed before the Chairman for 

consideration and decision on behalf of the Research Council. 

ITEM NO.5 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE NAME OF DR. SANJAY GUPTA, 

LECTURER IN PHYSICS AS RESEARCH SUPERVISOR FOR THE 

PH.D. PROGRAMME IN PHYSICS OF IGNOU. 

RC.7.5.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the School Board of School 

of Sciences at its 30 th Meeting held on 2.8.2005 recommended the name of Dr. 

Sanjay Gupta, Lecturer in Physics for approval as Research Supervisor for Ph.D. 

Programme in Physics of the University. 

RC.7.5.2 

The Research Council considered the Curriculum Vitae of Dr. Sanjay Gupta and 

approved his name as research supervisor for Ph.D. prgramme in Physics in 

terms of provisions of Clause 4.3 of the Ordinance on Research Degree 

Programme.

ITEM NO.6 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE RESEARCH PROPOSAL 

SUBMITTED BY MR. RAJDEEP MANWANI FOR PH.D. IN 

ECONOMICS. 

RC.7.6.1 

RC.7.6.2 

ITEM NO.7 

RC.7.7.1 

RC.7.7.2 

ITEM NO.8 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor explained that the School Board of SOSS at 

its 36 th meeting held on 27.7.2005 considered in detail the research proposal 

submitted by Mr. Rajdeep Manwani on “Evaluation and Effectiveness of 

Training and its Impact on Productivity in Banking Sector in India” (A 

Comparative Study between Public and Private Sector Banks). 

The Research Council observed that the application form should include the 

name and consent of the supervisor. The Council observed that the research 

proposals should be submitted to the Research Council with the endorsement of 

the Supervisor(s). The Research Council decided that the proposal should be 

examined by the Sub-Committee constituted vide RC 7.2.3. The 

recommendations of the sub-committee be placed before the Chairman for 

consideration and decision on behalf of the Research Council. 

TO REPORT THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE VICE-CHANCELLOR IN 

CONSTITUTING A STANDING COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER THE 

REPORTS OF PH.D. EXAMINERS FOR IGNOU PH.D. SCHOLARS. 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor explained that the University has awarded a 

Ph.D. Degree in Education to Dr. Bimla Kapoor at its 16 th Convocation held on 

5.2.2005. The Vice-Chancellor had constituted a Standing Committee to 

consider the reports of Ph.D. Examiners for IGNOU Ph.D. scholars. 

The Research Council ratified the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor. 


SUBMITTED BY SH. RAHAT ALI ON “ECONOMICS OF FISH 

FARMING IN PUNJAB: A CASE STUDY OF SANGRUR DISTRICT”. 

RC.7.8.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor explained that the Economics faculty at its 

meeting held on 12.3.2004 considered four proposals for registration of Ph.D. 

programme in Economics. Out of the 4 proposals, the proposal on “Economics 

of Fish Farming in Punjab: A Case Study of Sangrur District” submitted by Sh. 

Rahat Ali was recommended for registration of Ph.D. programme. The proposal 

was considered by the School Board of School of Social Sciences at its meeting 

held on 12.5.2004 and the student was advised to improve upon the methodology 

and formulation of Hypothesis. Accordingly, the candidate submitted the 

revised proposal as per the suggestion of the faculty which was placed before the 

School Board at its 35 th Meeting held on 12.3.2005 and recommended the 

proposal for the approval of the Research Council.

RC.7.8.2 

The Research Council considered the proposal and referred it to the Sub- 

Committee constituted vide RC.7.2.3 for consideration. The recommendations of 

the sub-committee be placed before the Chairman for consideration and decision 

on behalf of the Research Council. 

ITEM NO.9 


SUBMITTED BY MS. TRIPTI DHALLA FOR PH.D. IN EDUCATION. 

RC 7.9.1 

RC.7.9.2 

ITEM NO.10 

RC 7.10.1 

RC.7.10.2 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor explained that the Research Council at its 

meeting held on 13.1.2005 while considering the proposal submitted by Ms. 

Tripti Dhalla for Ph.D. in Education decided that the proposal could not be 

approved in the present form and advised that the proposal be examined 

carefully by the School Board and should be error free before it is re-submitted 

to the Research Council. Ms. Tripti Dhalla has re-submitted the proposal 

entitled “A Study of Enrichment Programmes to Foster Creative Thinking 

among Elementary School Children”. The School Board at its meeting held 

on 24.8.2005 considered the proposal and recommended for placing before the 

Research Council. 

The Research Council considered the revised proposal submitted by Ms. Tripti 

Dhalla in the light of the observations made by the School Board and decided to 

refer the proposal to the Sub-Committee constituted in the last meeting vide RC 

6.5.2 before approval by the Research Council. 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE ADMISSION OF MR. ROSHUN 

DHURBARRYLALL FOR PH.D. RESEARCH STUDENTSHIP. 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor explained that the University had received a 

request from Mr. Roshun Dhurbarrylall for admission to the Ph.D. Research 

Studentship. The proposal has been considered by the School Board of School 

of Education at its 21 st meeting held on 24.8.2005 and the School Board was of 

the view that the eligibility for admission to Ph.D. programme in Education to 

Mr. Roshun Dhurbarrylall may be relaxed and the same may be forwarded to 

Research Council for relaxation of condition for admission to the Ph.D. 

programme in Education. 

The Research Council noted that the University has so far launched the Ph.D. 

programme for M. Phil. degree holders. Those with only a Master’s degree are 

required to do course work, which is yet to be developed. However, as per the 

clause 6.2 of the Ordinance on Research degree programme, where such course 

work is deemed unnecessary, a prescription to that effect of exemptions shall be 

made by the School Board or the Area Committee concerned to be approved by 

the Research Council.

RC.7.10.3 

The Research Council discussed the matter in great detail and decided that the 

candidates with post-graduate degrees having five years teaching/ industry/ 

administration/ professional experience at senior level may be exempt from the 

requirement of course work. 

RC.7.10.4 

The Research Council advised the School Board of School of Education to 

process the case of Mr. Dhurbarrylall. 

ITEM NO.11 

TO REPORT THE RE-LAUNCH OF PH.D. PROGRAMME FOR 

M.PHIL. DEGREE HOLDERS. 

RC.7.11.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the Research Council at its 

meeting held on 13.1.2005 vide Resolution no. RC.6.15.3 decided that the Ph.D. 

programme for M.Phil. degree holders be relaunched. In view of the above 

decision of the Research Council, the University has re-launched the Ph.D. 

programme for M.Phil. Degree holders from January, 2005. 

RC.7.11.2 

The Research Council noted the re-launch of Ph.D. programme for M.Phil. 

Degree holders with effect from January, 2006. 

ITEM NO.12 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE REGULATIONS FOR THE 

MEETINGS OF THE RESEARCH COUNCIL. 

RC.7.12.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the Research Council has 

been declared as an Authority of the University under the provision of Statute 9 

(A) of the University. After being declared as an Authority of the University, it 

has become necessary for the Research Council to make regulations consistent 

with the Act, Statutes and the Ordinances for conduct of its business under 

provision Statutes 7 of IGNOU Act. 

RC.7.12.2 

During the discussion, a view merged that the Research Council should have a 

15 member Standing Committee as in the case of Academic Council and 

Planning Board to examine the various proposals in detail before placing the 

same for consideration before the Research Council. The Standing Committee

shall have the following composition: 

1. Vice-Chancellor/ - Chairman 

Senior most Pro Vice-Chancellor (in the absence of the Vice-Chancellor) 

2. A Pro Vice-Chancellor incharge of Research - Member 

nominated by the Vice-Chancellor 

3. Two Directors/Heads of Divisions of the University - Member 

4. Two Members of the Research Council - Member 

5. A Member of the Board of Management nominated - Member 

by the Vice-Chancellor 

6. One Teacher/academic who is not a member - Member 

of the Research Council/Academic Council nominated 

by the Vice-Chancellor 

7. Director, Academic Coordination Division - Convenor 

The quorum of the meeting shall be 1/3 rd of total members. 

RC.7.12.3 

The Research Council further decided that the Standing Committee may meet 

once in every three months and empowered it to take decisions on its behalf. 

The decisions shall be put for ratification but can be implemented from the date 

of Standing Committee of Research Council. 

RC.7.12.4 

The Research Council approved the Regulations placed at Appendix-1 for its 

meetings under the provisions of Section 27 of the IGNOU Act. 

ITEM NO.13 

TO CONSIDER THE REQUEST OF SH. S.S.GULIA, RESEARCH 

SCHOLAR. 

RC.7.13.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the University has received a 

request for excusing for delay in the Ph.D. work of Shri G.G.Gulia due to his 

father’s illness. 

RC.7.13.2 

The Research Council considered and decided that as the candidate in this case is 

on a fellowship, the research scholar Sh. S.S.Gulia may be requested to forward 

his application through UGC.

ITEM NO.14 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE APPLICATION OF MS. ARUNDHATI 

MISHRA FOR ADMISSION TO THE PH.D. PROGRAMME IN 

PHYSICS. 

RC.7.14.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor infomred that Ms. Arundhati Mishra, a 

research scholar has submitted her proposal entitled “Evaluation of 

Undergraduate Physics Programme of IGNOU and Implications for 

Learners”” in the Area of Physics Education. The details of the proposal were 

examined by the School Board of SOS at its 31 st meeting held on 30.11.2005. 

The School Board recommended the application of Ms. Mishra for admission to 

the Ph.D. programme in Physics. 

RC.7.14.2 

The Research Council considered and approved the proposal of Ms. Arundhati 

Mishra for admission to the Ph.D. programme in Physics. 

ITEM NO.15 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE RESEARCH PROPOSALS OF 

MRS.AMRITBIR KAUR BRAR AND MR. RAMESH CHANDRA FOR 

ADMISSION TO THE PH.D. IN ECONOMICS. 

RC.7.15.1 

Prof. Pardeep Sahni, Director, School of Social Sciences explained that the 

Economics discipline considered 9 applications forms for registration in the 

Ph.D. programme in Economics. No proposal in its original form was found 

suitable for admission to the Ph.D. programme and candidates were advised to 

revise their proposals and re-submit the same for consideration. Out of the 9 

candidates only, 2 candidates have submitted their revised proposals. The 

Screening Committee of the economics discipline considered both the proposals 

at its meeting held on 21.10.2005 and recommended the same for Research 

Council for its consideration. 

RC.7.15.2 

The Research Council considered the proposals and referred the same back for 

placing before the School Board for consideration and then re-submit after 

examining all the aspects of the proposals to the Research Council with its 

recommendation. 


(H.P. Dikshit) 

Chairman

Appendix-1 

(To Resolution No. RC.7.12.4) 

Regulations for the meetings of the Research Council 

(Section 27 of the IGNOU Act) 

1. These regulations may be called “Regulations for the meetings of the 

Research Council” and these shall come into force on the date they are 

notified by the University. 

2. The date for a meeting of the Research Council hereinafter referred to as 

“Council” shall be fixed by the Vice-Chancellor, who is the Chairman of the 

Council. 

3. The notice for a meeting of the Council shall be issued by the Member- 

Secretary of the Research Council. 

4. Ordinarily, a notice in writing of 21 days shall be given for a meeting of the 

Council. Provided that an urgent meeting of the Council may be convened by 

giving a shorter notice for reasons to be recorded in writing by the Vice- 

Chancellor. 

5. The Member-Secretary of the Research Council shall circulate, at least 7 days 

before the meeting, the notes on the items of the agenda to be considered at a 

meeting. Provided that it shall be open to the Chairman, at his discretion, to 

bring up such items which are urgent and important in nature for consideration 

at the meeting itself. 

6. A special meeting of the Council may be convened by the Member-Secretary, 

if a request to this effect is received in writing from not less than 1/3 rd of the 

total number of members of the Council which shall constitute the quorum on 

a day to be fixed in consultation with the Chairman. Members requisitioning 

such a special meeting should indicate the agendas item(s) which they propose 

to discuss at the meeting and the special meeting shall consider only those 

items. Provided that a special meeting shall not be held unless all the 

members who requisitioned such a meeting are present. Provided further that 

the requisition shall be deemed to have been cancelled if there is no quorum at 

such a meeting. 

7. The Research Council shall meet at least once in every six months and shall 

have a Standing Committee which shall meet at least once in every quarter.

8. Where a meeting of the Council has been duly convened and no quorum is 

present within half an hour of the time appointed for the meeting, the meeting 

will be adjourned to the same day and time in the next week or to such other 

day and at such other time and place, as the members of the Council may 

decide, and notice for the adjourned meeting shall be sent to all the members 

of the Council. If no quorum is present at an adjourned meeting within half an 

hour of the appointed time, the members present shall constitute the quorum. 

9. Where a matter is to be considered by a Council it shall be open to the Vice- 

Chancellor to obtain the approval of the members of the Council by 

circulation. In that event, the draft resolution shall be circulated together with 

explanatory notes and copies of the papers and documents connected 

therewith and the draft resolution shall be deemed to have been approved, if it 

is signed by a majority of the members of Council. 

10. The conduct of business at a meeting of Council shall be regulated by the 

Chairman. 

11. Ordinarily all decisions shall be by consensus. However, if circumstances so 

warrant, the Chairman may put a resolution to vote and the decision shall be 

carried by a majority. In case of a tie, the Chairman shall have a casting vote 

as well. 

12. The minutes of the meetings of the Research Council shall be prepared by the 

Member-Secretary ordinarily within a week’s time after the date of meeting, 

who shall submit the same to the Chairman for his approval. The minutes 

approved by the Chairman shall be circulated to the members for their 

comments. Comments, if any received from the members shall be considered 

at the following meeting before the minutes are confirmed. 

13. The decisions taken at a meeting of the Research Council may be 

implemented on the basis of the minutes prepared and approved by the 

Chairman. 

14. The power to amend, repeal or add to these regulations shall vest with the 

Board of Management. 

*****

Appendix-11 


Minutes of the 3 rd meeting of the Equivalence Committee held on 26.12.2005 at 12.00 

hrs. in Board Room, Block 8, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi - 110068 

Members Present: 

1. Prof. S.C. Garg, PVC - Chairman 

2. Prof. S.K.Panda, STRIDE - Member 


4. Prof. Gayatri Kansal, Director, SOET - Member 

5. Dr. Manoj Kulshrestha, Coordinator, B.Tech Prog. - Member 

6. Dr. Nayantara Padhi, Coordinator Management Prog. - Member 

7. Shri I.P.Goel, Section Officer, AIU - Special Invitee 

8. Registrar, SRE - Member Secretary 

Director, SOMS, SOSS, SOCIS and SOS and Prof.A.R.Khan, Programme Coordinator, 

B.A., could not attend the meeting. Dr. S.V.Hussain represented School of Management 

Studies. 

Shri K.K. Kutty, Asstt.Registrar, SRED, was present to assist the Member Secretary. 

The Committee noted that the recommendations of the 2 nd meeting of the Equivalence 

Committee held on 03.06.2005 have been approved by the Academic Council and also 

the action taken thereon. 

Item No.1 

The Committee recommended that the issue of equivalence of Vardhman Mahaveer Open 

University’s Bachelor’s Preparatory Programme (BPP) with IGNOU’s BPP be kept 

pending till such time that VMOU provides the required clarification on evaluation 

methodology. 

Item No.2 

The Equivalence Committee was informed that the Vice-Chancellor has kindly reviewed 

his decision of treating IGNOU’s BIT as a ‘professional qualification’ for admission to 

Management Programmes and has sought the suggestion of Equivalence Committee. The 

Committee resolved to recommend withdrawal of IGNOU’s BIT as a ‘professional 

qualification’ for purpose of admission to Management Programmes for future.

Item No.3 

The Equivalence Committee noted that a meeting of the School Board of School of 

Management Studies has not been convened for quite some time. The Members 

suggested that Director, SOMS, be requested to convene a meeting of the School Board 

at an early date as the matter pertaining to recognition of ‘Associate Membership 

Examination of Indian Institute of Metals’ was pending with the School for quite some 

time now. 

Item No.4 

In response to the resolution No. ACSC 15.5.2 of the Academic Council’s Standing 

Committee at its 15 th meeting held on 29.06.05, the Equivalence Committee reconsidered 

the matter and resolved to recommend to the Academic Council that the 

Bachelor Degree holders under ‘non-formal stream’ who wish to seek admission to 

IGNOU’s academic programmes where the minimum eligibility criteria is 10+2 or its 

equivalent, may be admitted; provided that no additional requirement is prescribed at 

10+2 level. 

Shri I.P.Goel of AIU informed that recently the Gujarat High Court at Ahmedabad has 

passed a judgement on non-recognition of IGNOU’s B.A. Degree (non-formal stream) 

for admission to LL.B course of Gujarat University (eligibility criteria prescribed 

10+2+3). The members suggested that a copy of the judgement be obtained and the 

matter be taken up with the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, in 

the larger interest of ODL system. 

The committee also recommended not to recognize the Master’s Degree awarded with 

out first degree by the Open Universities and the Directorate of Distance Education of 

different Universities in the country. 

Item No.5 

The Equivalence Committee recommended to the Academic Council to recognize the 

‘one time’ Bachelor Degree Programmes of all the Indian Universities which fulfil 

UGC’s stipulation, i.e. ‘those registered up to the year 1995-96 and have completed 

their Bachelor degree up to the year 1998-99’. 

Item No.6 

Recommended not to accept the ‘Hindi courses’ offered by Institutions not empowered 

by Central/State Legislation to award Degrees for admission to IGNOU’s academic 

programmes. 

Further resolved to recommend recognition of the degrees awarded by ‘Dakshina 

Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha, Chennai’ in view of the status of the institution as 

‘Institute of National Importance’. The Degrees include M.A.Hindi (2 yrs.), B.Ed. (1 

yr.), Shiksha Snatak (1 yr.), M.Phil (1 yr.), Ph.D (2 yrs.)

Item No.7 

Recommended recognition of the following Programmes of Kurukshetra Univ., 

Kurukshetra and Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak for purpose of admission to 

IGNOU’s academic programmes in view of the clarification furnished by KU and AIU: 

Kurukshetra University 

(i) ‘Visharada’ – equivalent to +2 

(ii) ‘Shastri’ of three year duration as equivalent to B.A. 

Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak 

(i) ‘Shastri’ of three year duration as equivalent to B.A. 

(ii) ‘Shastri’ of two year duration of ‘old scheme’ passed up to April, 1994 for 

purpose of admission to B.Ed. only; provided the candidates fulfil the stipulation 

made by MDU, i.e. ‘pass in the examination in the subject of English and one 

elective subject of the Shartri Part-I & II simultaneously’. 

Item No.8 

The Committee resolved to ratify the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor in recognizing 

four year ‘Bachelor of Arts’ Degree of Yangon University, Myanmar for purpose of 

admission to IGNOU’s Master’s Degree Programme; provided that candidates have 

passed the Matriculation/High School Education Examination of the Myanmar 

Examination Board in five subjects (except Myanmar language), of which ‘English’ 

should be one. 

Item No.9 

Recommended not to accept two year full time ‘PG Diploma in Business Management’ 

of Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management & Technology, Bareilly, for purpose of 

admission to Management Programmes. 

Item No.10 

Referred the matter of equivalence of ‘two year Diploma’ awarded by the College of 

Military Engg.(CME), Pune to the School of Engineering and Technology with the 

recommendation that the syllabi of CME and IGNOU’s Engg. Diploma Programmes be 

compared. Further resolved that Registrar, SRED, should obtain a copy of the letter 

from AICTE with regard to the recognition granted to the ‘two year Diplomas’ of CME, 

Pune. 

Item No.11 

Recommended not to accept the two year ‘Diploma in Medical Laboratory 

Technician’ awarded by All India Council for Paramedical Education, New Delhi, 

for purpose of admission to IGNOU’s academic programmes.

Item No.12 

Recommended not to accept the Matriculation of ‘Board of Adult Education’, Delhi 

and further qualification(s) acquired based on this Matriculation, for purpose of 

admission to IGNOU’s academic programmes. 

Item No.13 

Resolved to recommend to the Academic Council to recognize the ‘Army Senior School 

Certificate Examination (Class XII)’ as equivalent to 10+2 for purpose of admission to 

IGNOU’s academic Programmes. Further resolved to obtain from Army Headquarters a 

copy of the CBSE’s letter No.Genl./P.94/174 dated 21.07.1998 equating the said 

qualification with Senior Secondary Certificate. 

Item No.14 

Resolved to recommend to the Academic Council to recognize the ‘Grade-12 

Examination of Higher Secondary Education, Nepal’ as equivalent to 10+2 for purpose 

of admission to IGNOU’s academic Programmes. 

Item No.15 

Resolved to recommend to the Academic Council to recognize the ‘High School 

Diploma (Grade-12)’ of the International School of Geneva as equivalent to 10+2 for 

purpose of admission to IGNOU’s academic Programmes. 

Item No.16 

Resolved to recommend to the Academic Council to recognize the ‘Secondary General 

Education’ of the Ministry of Russian Federation as equivalent to 10+2 for purpose of 

admission to IGNOU’s academic Programmes. Further resolved to seek clarification 

from MHRD, with copy to AIU, about the protocol agreement with the former Soviet 

Union pertaining to mutual recognition of academic qualifications. 

Item No.17 

Recommended not to accept the ‘Madhyama Pariksha’ of ‘Shrimad Dayanand Arsha 

Vidyapeeth’, Rothak for purpose of admission to IGNOU’s academic programmes. 


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Table 3 : Total Students Eligible for the Award of Degrees/Diplomas/Certificates in the 

17 th convocation 

Degree’s Eligible Diploma’s Eligible Certificate’s Eligible 

BA 4154 ADCA 8242 CRD 53 

BCOM 634 ADCM 54 CIG 2993 

BSC 346 ADIT 43 CPT 11 

BCA 3877 ADWRE 11 CAFE 248 

BED 4430 DCE 54 PGCRW 49 

BIT 682 DCH 44 CCP 47 

BLS 1502 DCYP 3 CDM 505 

BSCN 151 DECE 642 CES 89 

BTCM 77 PGDMCH 238 CHR 247 

BTS 233 DNHE 290 CLD 74 

BTWRE 13 DTS 80 CNCC 487 

BHM 1775 PGDCA 6607 CPFM 94 

MADE 20 PGDDE 95 CPLT 79 

MCA 7176 PGDHE 33 CTE 404 

MEG 496 PGDHHM 216 CTPM 68 

MHD 221 PGDIBO 100 CWDL 615 

MLS 336 PGDRD 656 CWED 72 

MTM 156 PGDT 133 CYP 1 

MBADFM 605 PGJMC 572 CFN 1100 

MBADHRM 741 DAFE 70 CHET 1 

PGDAPP 16 PGCCP 3 

PGDLAN 10 PGCRS 7 

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MINUTES 


THIRTY FIFTH MEETING 



held on 

May 15, 2006 




MINUTES OF THE THRITY FIFTH MEETING OF THE 

ACADEMIC COUNCIL HELD ON MAY 15, 2006 AT 11.30 A.M. 

IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, 

MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI – 110 068. 

The list of Members present and those who could not attend the Meeting is given in 

Appendix-1. 


Academic Council. He specially welcomed the new member Dr. Kamal Vagrecha, 

Lecturer, School of Management Studies to the Academic Council. The Chairman 

also placed on record Council’s appreciation for the academic contributions made by 

the retiring members Prof. J.C.Katyal, Dr. Himanshu Kumar Shee, Prof. M.K.Salooja, 

and Dr. D.Moitra. Before the agenda for the meeting was taken up, the Chairman 

apprised the Academic Council of the major initiatives taken in of the IGNOU during 

the last five years. Some of these are: 

1. The enrolment in the University rose from 6.8 lakhs to 14.6 lakhs students. 

2. The University had witnessed tremendous growth in the number of 

programme offerings from 64 to 125. Besides these, complete revision of 

several major programmes such as MCA, BCA, MBA, MLISc, PGDHE, Postbasic 

B.Sc. Nursing, PGDRD has been done. In addition, 94 courses have 

been revised and nearly 100 courses are under revision. More than 50 new 

courses in existing programmes have been added at the Post-graduate 

(Degree/Diploma) and Doctoral level registering an annual growth of 20% in 

the last five years. 

3. The presence of the University increased from 20 countries in 2001 to 34 

countries as of now for its programme offerings. 

4. The capability of the University to use electronic media has enhanced 

tremendously. During the year 2005, the University introduced the first 

dedicated channel for education on DTH platform. The Gyan Darshan 

Channel had grown up from two channels in 2001 to four channels as on date 

and its transmission time has also been increased from 4 hours daily to round 

the clock. The University has in collaboration with Prasar Bharati during the 

period has already developed a Gyan Vani network of 17 FM radio stations 

for education and a few more will become functional soon. Two Edusat 

national networks for video conferencing – one each from Delhi and Jabalpur 

with 131 and 850 SITs have been established.

5. The University implemented many new plans and projects in collaboration 

with Ministries of Agriculture (MOA), External Affairs (MEA), Food 

Processing (MOFP), Government of India, Indian Council for Agricultural 

Research (ICAR), National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), Shipping 

Corporation of India, Harish-Chandra Research Institute, Department of 

Atomic Energy, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, 

WIPO, Geneva, UNICEF and others. 

6. The University has setup two new Schools i.e School of Agriculture and 

School of Law. The School of Law is developing programs on IP regime and 

Human Rights, Cyber Laws and Indian Patent Laws. The School of 

Agriculture has launched two programmes sponsored by the Ministry of Food 

Processing (MOFP). 

7. Three New Centres, one each on ICT-enabled flexible education, Innovations 

in ODL and for Differently-Abled have been established. 

8. All major Schools, Divisions and Centres have been strengthened to improve 

delivery of learner support services. 

9. Some of the new innovative initiatives include a major joint project of 

IGNOU-ISRO-MHRD in consultation with the State Governments of Bihar, 

Chattisgarh, MP and UP. A hub and a studio have been developed at Jabalpur 

to serve as the teaching-end with 850 Receive Terminals using solar panels. 

The University is also providing massive training to in-service teachers in 

Govt. Schools of 10 States and a few countries abroad. The Chairman also 

apprised the Members that he had made a presentation on the role of IGNOU 

in continuous knowledge up-gradation and training of functionaries in the 

judicial system before the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India and five seniormost 

Hon’ble Judges of the Supreme Court. Following this, it has been decided to 

develop a proposal for collaboration between IGNOU and the National 

Judicial Academy. The University is also collaborating with the Ministry of 

External Affairs for providing tele-education to all the countries of Africa 

through a Pan African Network. It has also signed an MoU with Foreign 

Service Institute of Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for on-line training of 

senior officials of MEA. 

10. To enhance our reach to the unreached, a new Regional Centre at Port Blair, 

along with 4 Study Centres in different islands has been set up.

11. The University is meeting all of its Non-Plan Expenditure from internal 

resource mobilization. Out of the grants received from the MHRD, we are 

also providing funds for development plans of other ODL Institutions in the 

country. 

Several members of the Council greatly appreciated some path breaking 

academic initiatives and interventions successfully introduced in the University 

during the last five years which lead to alarge number of new programmes and plans 

of academic collaboration with different Institutions/Organisations/Ministeries 

including. It is during this period that the system of having a Standing Committee of 

the Academic Council was introduced to ensure dynamism in the process of decision 

in academic matters. This period witnessed emergence of SARC Consortium of 

Opend and Distance Learning (SACODIL) and Global Mega University Network 

(GMUNET) with Chair and Secretariat in IGNOU. The Academic Council resolved 

to record its deep appreciation and gratefulness to Prof. H.P. Dikshit, the Chairman of 

the Council for his dynamic, innovative and visionary leadership provided to the 

University. 

The Chairman then requested Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor to present 

the agenda items. 

ITEM NO.1 


THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL HELD ON 17.1.2006 AND TO 

NOTE THE ACTION TAKEN THEREON. 

AC 35.1.1 

AC 35.1.2 

ITEM NO.2 

AC 35.2.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the Minutes 

(Appendix-2 without appendices) of the 34 th Meeting of the 

Academic Council held on 17.1.2006 were circulated to the members 

and no comments have been received from any of the members. He 

proposed that the Minutes be deemed to have been confirmed. 

The Academic Council confirmed the Minutes of its 34 th Meeting and 






the Academic Council's Standing Committee (ACSC) was held on 

20.3.2006. The ACSC considered the following major items: 

1. Approved Phase Zero Forms for revision of courses PHE-02: 

Oscillations and Waves, PHE-03 (L): Physic Laboratory-I, 

PHE-09: Optics. The Phase Zero Form for Certificate in 

Information Technology was referred to the Sub-Committee 

under the Chairmanship of Pro Vice-Chancellor for reexamining 

the contents.

2. Approved direct admission of PGDIBO students in M.Com. 

IInd year; Semester-wise offer of Management Courses; 

Modified Evaluation Scheme of PG Diploma in Community 

Cardiology; waiving of condition stipulated for re-registration 

of students in 3 rd year of MCA revised syllabus. For 

determining percentage equivalence for the point-grades in 

Management Programme was referred to the following 

Committee for examination and recommendation: 

• Prof. S.C.Garg, PVC - Chairman 

• Prof. Pardeep Sahni, Director, SOSS - Member 

• Prof. N.V.Narasimham, Director, SOMS, - Member 

• Dr. Srikant Mohapatra, Registrar, SRED- Member 

3. Approved recommendations of the Task Force on SSS for 

reviewing the number of assignments in a course in IGNOU; 

Recommendations of the Committee to look into the details of 

delivery system for diploma programme in Dairy & Meat 

Technology. 

4 Ratified action taken by the Vice-Chancellor in respect of 

award of Gold Medal for Innovation in Open and Distance 

Learning. 

AC 35.2.2 

AC 35.2.3 

The Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the Gold Medal for Innovation 

in Open and Distance Learning was awarded to a team of the IGNOU 

employees led by Director (EMPC) for integrating the peripherals of 

Edu-Sat. and developing in-house capacity to train the staff at Regional 

Centres. 

During the discussion, one of the Members sought clarification 

regarding implementation of the decision relating to assignments from 

July, 2006 cycle. It was informed that the proposed amendments are 

being placed as a separate item for consideration of Academic Council. 

If approved, the proposal will be placed before the Board of 

Management and then referred to the Visitor for approval. 

AC 35.2.4 


(Appendix-3 without appendices) of the 18 th Meeting of the ACSC 

held on 20.3.2006.

ITEM NO. 3 

AC 35.3.1 

AC 35.3.2 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE VISION AND MISSION 

OF THE NATIONAL CENTRE FOR INNOVATION IN 

DISTANCE EDUCATION (NCIDE). 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the National Centre 

for Innovation in Distance Education (NCIDE) was approved as part of 

Xth Plan proposals in October, 2004. The Centre came into existence 

in December, 2005 and has been established to provide the platform to 

promote, develop and pilot innovations in all aspects of ODL systems. 

It is expected to become a resource centre to help all participants in the 

ODL system to try out and test innovative ideas for improving 

efficiency and learner related effectiveness, quality assurance and cost 

efficiencies in the system. Functioning as a research and prototype 

development centre, it is expected to provide intellectual, human and 

technical support to conduct the concept development of new ideas, 

pilot test innovative applications in all aspects of ODL functions and 

make the successful applications available to all interested 

stakeholders within the ODL system, to promote innovations in 

Distance Education within IGNOU for re-engineering and sustaining 

the system to provide framework and guidelines for standardization 

and total quality management of all the facets of the ODL, to provide 

ICT enabled automotive flexible learner support service system and 

search for new innovative solutions towards the University’s mission 

of seamless education, cost efficiency and borderless access to quality 

education through application of technology. 

During the discussion, one of the members expressed apprehensions 

about some commonality between the objectives of NCIDE and 

STRIDE. 

Prof. Kuldeep Mathur appreciated the establishment of the Centre and 

hoped that it would provide facility for documentation of innovations 

in ODL system. The members were informed that Director (NCIDE) 

has already sent a communication to all concerned in this regard. 

Director, Regional Services desired that innovation in ODL system 

done at Regional Centres should also be brought within the purview of 

the NCIDE. Director (SOE) appreciated the establishment of the 

Centre and desired that work related to innovations in teacher 

education through ODL system may also be taken up by the Centre. 

The Chairman welcomed the suggestions and hoped that the Centre 

shall strive to accommodate the advice and concern of the members to 

promote innovations which should not be jacketed. The Council 

appreciated the special emphasis and focus being given to innovations 

in a wider perspective and accordingly resolved that different units of 

the University should work cohesively to promote innovation with

NCIDE playing a central role. 

AC 35.3.3 

ITEM NO. 4 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Vision and 

Mission document (Appendix-4) of the National Centre for Innovation 

in Distance Education with the specific direction that suggestions be 

incorporated. 


POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN SOCIAL WORK (PGDSW) 

AND MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK (MSW). 

AC 35.4.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that The School of 

Continuing Education has submitted the Phase-3 Form for Postgraduate 

Diploma in Social Work (PGDSW) and Master of Social 

Work (MSW). The PG Diploma has 36 credits which form the Ist year 

of Master’s in Social Work, as and when it is considered for offer. 

Since, this programme is to be offered on modular basis, the School 

Board has recommended that a student who completes 1 st year courses 

be awarded PG Diploma in Social Work. The programme aims at 

training social work professionals who would be working in the social 

welfare and social development sectors in the country. The availability 

of trained professionals is expected to improve the quality of services. 

The Programme Coordinator, Prof. Gracious Thomas highlighted the 

salient features of the programme and responded to the queries raised 

by the members on eligibility qualifications, course titles, counseling 

sessions tele-conferencing, practical component etc. 

AC 35.4.2 

The Academic Council considered the Phase 3 Form and approved the 

development of PG Diploma in Social Work with the following 

specific suggestions: 

(i) 

(ii) 

(iii) 

The course MSW-002 should have a unit/section on Role of 

Social Workers in Resettlement and Rehabilitation. 

The title of the MSW-003 course should be Social Work 

and Society. 

The delivery mechanism and the support systems for 

teaching learning process should conform to approved 

norms of the University. 

It further decided that Phase-3 form for Master of Social Work be 

placed before the Academic Council after assessing the response to PG 

Diploma in Social Welfare (Appendix-5).

ITEM NO. 5 

AC 35.5.1 

AC 35.5.2 

ITEM NO.6 

AC 35.6.1 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SUB- 

COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED TO EXAMINE THE 

PROPOSED CREDIT TRANSFER FROM THE OLD MCA TO 

THE REVISED MCA PROGRAMME. 



while considering the Credit Transfer from old MCA to revised MCA 

programme constituted a Sub-Committee vide Resolution No. 16.11.2 

to examine the issues involved. The Sub-Committee examined the 

extent of commonality and arrived at the number of credits that could 

be exempted / transferred for each course. The main recommendations 

of the Committee along with details of credit transfer for each course 

that can be permitted to the learners of MCA old syllabus after 

admission to the revised MCA programme are placed at Appendix-6. 


Sub-Committee constituted to examine the proposed Credit Transfer 

from the Old MCA to the Revised MCA programme with the 

suggestion that MCS-022 be deleted from semester-1. 


CREDIT TRANSFER AMONG CERTIFICATE IN RURAL 

DEVELOPMENT (CRD)/POST-GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN 

RURAL DEVELOPMENT (PGDRD)/ MASTER OF ARTS 

(RURAL DEVELOPMENT) PROGRAMME AND 

CONSEQUENT ISSUES OF FEE WAIVER AND LATERAL 

ENTRY. 


Continuing Education has received representations from students 

regarding the Credit Transfer among CRD/PGDRD/M.A.(RD) 

programmes and consequent issues of fee-waiver and lateral entry. 

The background and academic status of these programmes is as 

follows: 

i) CRD/PGDRD/M.A.(RD) are all Post Graduate Programmes; 

ii) Entry level qualifications for all the three programmes is the 

same i.e. Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline; 

iii) Each programme has an independent status, however, 

displaying variation in terms of admission cycle, examination 

and counseling schedule, requirement of assignments and 

project work etc. 

iv) All the programmes make use of the same study material but 

the variation is in the extent of number of courses as specified 

for each programme. 

v) The fee structure for CRD/PGDRD and M.A.(RD) programme 

is Rs. 800/-, Rs. 1400/- and Rs. 5400/-, respectively.

As per the policy of the University, a student who has cleared a course 

offered by the University and has not been certified, can be allowed to 

carry credits earned earlier if he/she had been admitted to the higher 

programme where the same course is to be studied. In the light of the 

above policy the School of Continuing Education has proposed the 

following credit transfer and consequent waiving of fee: 

i) Learners who have successfully completed CRD and are 

seeking admission to PGDRD or M.A. (RD) may be permitted 

credit transfer of 18 credits. A fee-waiver of Rs. 600/- (@ Rs. 

200 per course) may be granted to such learners. 

ii) 

iii) 

Learners who have completed PGDRD programmes and are 

seeking admission to M.A. (RD) may be permitted credit 

transfer worth 24 credits. No credit transfer may be 

permitted for Project work i.e. course RDD-05. A fee 

waiver of Rs. 800/- (@ Rs. 200/- per course) may be granted 

to such learners. 

Learners who have not successfully completed CRD/PGDRD 

programmes, however have successfully completed a specified 

number of constituent courses may be permitted credit transfer 

equivalent to the courses passed successfully. A fee-waiver @ 

Rs. 200 per course successfully completed may be granted. 

The School has further proposed that there should be no lateral entry to 

M.A. (Rural Development) programme since any deviation in the 

admission cycle can lead to logistic problems. 

AC 35.6.2 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal of SOCE 

for Credit transfer and fee waiver with the specific suggestion that no 

lateral entry shall be allowed. 

ITEM NO.7 TO RATIFY THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE VICE- 

CHANCELLOR IN REVISING THE FEE FOR CHANGE OF 

ELECTIVES/MEDIUM/PROGRAMME ETC. IN BDP AND 

MASTERS’ DEGREE PROGRAMMES; AND TO CONSIDER 

AND APPROVE THE FIXING OF FEE FOR CHANGE OF 

COURSE IN MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME. 

AC 35.7.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed the Council that the 

BDP Coordination Committee at its meeting held on 7 th January 2005 

had recommended revision of fee for change of Elective Courses @ 

Rs. 150/- for 2/4 credit and Rs. 300/- for 8 credit courses. For change 

of medium in BDP, the Committee recommended that the normal fee 

of Rs. 100/- be charged in addition to the fee for change of medium for 

each course @ Rs. 150/- for 2/4 credit and Rs. 300/- for 8 credit

courses. The revised rates came into effect from July 2005 cycle. The 

Task Force on Student Support Services at its meetings held on 4 th, and 

13 th April, 2005 and 2 nd December, 2005 had deliberated on the matter 

and recommended the following fee payment norms for change of 

electives/medium etc. in Masters Degree Programme: 

(i) for change of Programme, a candidate should pay full fee for the 

new Programme and forfeit the fee paid for the programme opted 

earlier. 

(ii) change of medium – Rs. 100/- plus @ Rs. 300/- per course for the 

elective courses upto 4 credits in the new medium and @ Rs. 

600/- per course for the elective course of above 4 credits. 

(iii) change of electives – @ Rs. 300/- per course for electives upto 4 

credits and @ Rs. 600/- per course for electives of above 4 credits. 

The Task Force on SSS at its meeting held on 17.4.2005 also 

deliberated on the matter of fees being charged for the credit transfer in 

the Management Programme, which was fixed during the year 1991. 

After detailed discussions, it recommended that the fees for change of 

course in Management Programme and Management Programme in 

Banking & Finance be fixed at Rs. 500/- per course. The 

recommendations of the Task Force in respect of payment norms for 

change of elective/medium programme etc. for Bachelor’s as well as 

Master’s Degree Programme have been implemented with the approval 

of the Vice-Chancellor w.e.f. July, 2005 cycle of admissions. 

AC 35.7.2 

The Academic Council ratified the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor 

with regard to the fee charged for change of electives/medium 

programme etc. in BDP and Master’s Degree programme w.e.f July, 

2005 cycle of admission and approved the proposal of fixing fee of Rs. 

500/- per course for change of course in MP and MP (B&F) w.e.f. 

January, 2007 cycle. 

ITEM NO. 8 TO REPORT THE RECOGNITION BY THE ALL INDIA 

COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION (AICTE) OF 

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (MBA) AND 

MASTER OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (MCA) DEGREES 

AWARDED BY IGNOU. 

AC 35.8.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the All India 

Council for Technical Education (AICTE) vide letter no. 

AICTE/Academic/MOU-DEC/2005 dated May 13, 2005 has informed 

the Secretaries/Directors, Technical Education of all State 

Governments/Union Territories that the Master of Business 

Administration (MBA) and Master of Computer Applications (MCA) 

degrees awarded by IGNOU are recognized by AICTE.

AC 35.8.2 

ITEM NO.9 

AC 35.9.1 

The Academic Council appreciated the decision of AICTE. 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE MATTER RELATING 

TO PROVISION FOR ADDING OF SUPPLEMENTARY 

GAZETTE IN THE CONVOCATION LIST. 



while considering the matter relating to the 17 th Convocation, 

constituted a Committee comprising Prof. B.S.Saraswat, Prof. 

Pardeep Sahni, and Dr. S.K.Mohapatra to examine the provisions in 

the statutes/ordinances/rules for adding supplementary Gazette of the 

successful candidates who have become eligible for the award of 

degree/diploma/certificate. The Committee deliberated on the issue in 

detail and resolved to recommend to the Academic Council the 

following for consideration: 

(i) 

(ii) 

(iii) 

All the supplementary lists of students to whom the 

Certificate/Diploma/Degree have been awarded after the 

Convocation was held (from 1 st Convocation to 16 th 

Convocation) be added in the main Gazette of 17 th 

Convocation as a ‘Supplementary Gazette’. 

The supplementary list of students to whom the final Grade 

Card/Marks sheet and Provisional Certificates have been 

issued after the 17 th Convocation held on 18.02.2006 (for 

the award of Certificate/Diploma/Degrees to those students 

who have completed their respective programme in 

Dec.2004/June 2005 TEEs) be issued 

Certificate/Diploma/Degrees and deemed to have been 

admitted in the 17 th Convocation, but the list of students be 

appended in the Gazette of 18 th Convocation. 

The provision as at (ii) above be followed for the 

Convocations to be held in future. 

AC 35.9.2 

The Academic Council considered and approved the recommendation 

of the Committee along with its Minutes placed at Appendix-7.

Tabled Items 

ITEM NO. 10 

AC 35.10.1 

AC 35.10.2 


B.TECH. IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (COMPUTER 

INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING). 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that The School of 

Engineering & Technology has submitted the Phase-3 Form for 

B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering (Computer Integrated 

Manufacturing). The Phase-3 Form has been approved by the School 

Board of School of Engg. & Technology at its meeting held on 

2.5.2006. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase-3 Form for 

B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering (Computer Integrated 

Manufacturing) (Appendix-8), along with the payment norms for 

counselors. 

ITEM NO. 11 

AC 35.11.1 


FOR HIV/AIDS EDUCATION AND ADOLESCENT AND 

FAMILY EDUCATION (TWO COURSES) FOR THE B.ED. 

PROGRAMME. 


Education has submitted the Phase Zero Form for HIV/AIDS 

Education and Adolescent and Family Education (Two Courses). 

Special focus is being given by the Govt. of India for prevention and 

control of HIV/AIDS and Adolescent and Family Education. In order 

to achieve this, it has been considered prudent to train in-service 

teachers as also the new entrants to the teaching profession in Schools 

on issues related to HIV/AIDS Education and Adolescent/Family 

Education. In this context, it was decided by MHRD, NCTE and 

IGNOU to introduce two courses i.e. HIV/AIDS Education and 

Adolescent/Family Education in the training package of in-service 

teachers pursuing IGNOU’s B.Ed. Programme. The development of 

these courses is being supported by UNICEF and NCTE. The proposal 

was approved by the School Board at its 21 st Meeting held on 

24.8.2005 with the directions that the two courses be integrated in the 

B.Ed. programme as special and compulsory courses. 

AC 35.11.2 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase-Zero Form 

(placed at Appendix-9) for HIV/AIDS Education and Adolescent and 

Family Education.

ITEM NO. 12 

AC 35.12.1 

AC 35.12.2 

ITEM NO. 13 

AC 35.13.1 


FOR TEACHING OF TAMIL. 


Education has submitted the Phase Zero Form for Teaching of Tamil 

as an elective course for the B.Ed. programme to accommodate the 

request of B.Ed. students from Tamil Nadu and enable them for their 

appointment in the state. IGNOU has signed an MoU with Tamil Nadu 

Open University for using their course material on ‘Teaching of 

Tamil’. The School Board at its 22 nd Meeting held on 30.3.2006 

considered the issue of Teaching of Tamil in B.Ed. Programme and 

suggested that the School may review the contents and develop new 

materials if considered necessary. However, as of now, it may be 

adopted for one batch of students. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal of 

School Board of School of Education (Appendix-10) for ‘Teaching of 

Tamil’ course with the specific direction that the course be kept on 

offer till new materials are developed in-house. 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE CREDIT TRANSFER 

SCHEME FROM BCA OLD SYLLABUS TO BCA NEW 

SYLLABUS. 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that Consequent upon 

the launching of BCA revised syllabus in July 1998 cycle, the prerevised 

BCA syllabus has been phased out. The students admitted to 

BCA pre-revised syllabus during 1996, 1997 & 1998 January cycle of 

admissions were allowed to pursue the programme for the maximum 

duration plus the extended period of two years on re-admission. 

However, a number of students could not complete all the 

requirements for the award of BCA Degree for various reasons, and 

sought admission afresh in BCA revised syllabus. A majority of them 

have completed 50 to 60 credits in the pre-revised syllabus and applied 

for credit transfer in lieu of the successfully completed courses. 

Student Registration and Evaluation Division in consultation with the 

School of Computer and Information Sciences has worked out the 

‘credit transfer scheme’ for transfer of credits in lieu of the 

successfully completed courses in pre-revised syllabus to BCA revised 

syllabus. Maximum credit transfer permissible is 58 credits and the 

students can be allowed to re-register simultaneously for 1 st /3 rd & 5 th 

semester courses and for the 2 nd /4 th & 6 th semester courses, subject to 

a maximum of 24 credits in a given cycle/semester. In such cases 

students be allowed to remit the fee for 2 nd year and/or 3 rd year 

programme in the first year itself at the time of seeking credit transfer.

Credit transfer fee as per rules of the university, i.e. @Rs.50/- per 

course, is also payable by the students. Such students be allowed to 

complete the BCA Programme in a duration less than three years 

depending upon the credit transfer allowed. They are required to 

complete 96 credits only, including the credit transferred courses, for 

the award of BCA Degree. 

AC 35.13.2 

The Academic Council approved the proposed Credit Transfer Scheme 

placed at Appendix-11 subject to the condition that a minimum of one 

and a half-year will have to be spent. 

ITEM NO. 14 

AC 35.14.1 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SUB- 

COMMITTEE OF THE ACSC FOR FRAMING UNIFORM 

GUIDELINES FOR PROJECTS ACROSS 

PROGRAMMES/COURSES IN THE UNIVERSITY. 


Council at its 32 nd Meeting held on 13.11.2004 considered and 

approved the Minutes of the 11 th Meeting of the ACSC in which the 

recommendations of the Sub-Committee of the ACSC for framing 

uniform guidelines for Project across programmes/courses in the 

University for MCA programme and approved the proposal/scheme of 

decentralization of project proposals of the Regional Centres in 

principle for two cycles and the same was to be reviewed in the light 

of experience so gained. The Sub-Committee at its meeting held on 

28.4.2006 reviewed the scheme. The main recommendations of the 

Committee are: 

1. The decentralization of MCA project proposals may be continued 

for the present. 

2. The University should take necessary measures to stop the 

malpractice regarding project report submission by taking strict 

action against the guilty students, project supervisors and other 

persons concerned. 

3. The data base of the MCA project proposals maintained by the 

Regional Centres should be sent to the School of Computer and 

Information Sciences as per the guidelines approved by the 

Academic Council. 

4. The evaluation of the project proposal for BCA programme should 

be restarted at Regional Centres from the next cycle. The 

proposals should be evaluated by the counselors of IGNOU with a

minimum of two years of BCA/MCA counseling experience. The 

Regional Centres should identify such counselors in the region and 

be the node for receiving and sending proposals for approval as in 

the case of MCA. The counselors be paid Rs. 15/- for evaluation of 

each project proposal as is being done for the MCA proposals at 

present, subject to approval by Competent Authority. 

5. The practice followed by RC, Delhi-II of identifying project 

reports with the same titles should be emulated by other Regional 

Centres. Project reports having similar titles should be sent to the 

same evaluator for evaluation in case of both BCA and MCA to 

curb malpractice. 

6. As far as possible, the viva-voce of the project reports should be 

held at Regional Centres and Sub-Regional Centres. In case of 

large enrolments depending on logistics, viva-voce could be 

conducted at Study Centres provided outside expertise is available 

and an ARD/RD supervises the exercise. 

AC 35.14.2 

ITEM NO. 15 

AC 35.15.1 

AC 35.15.2 

The Academic Council considered and approved the recommendations 

of the Sub-Committee (Appendix-12) with the suggestion that the 

University should ensure that quality is not compromised by holding 

viva-voce of the project reports at the Study Centre level. 


THE DIPLOMA IN CIVIL ENGINEERING – DCLE (G) FOR 

CORPORATE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR. 


Council at its 32 nd Meeting held on 13.11.2004, while considering the 

Minutes of the 11 th Meeting of the ACSC, approved the Phase-3 Form 

for two semesters for the Diploma in Civil Engineering for civilian 

candidates with the suggestion that the fee may be reviewed. The 

School of Engineering and Technology has submitted the Phase-3 

Form for the Diploma in Civil Engineering – DCLE (G) for all the six 

semesters along with detailed syllabus which was duly approved by the 

School Board of SOET at its 23 rd Meeting held on 15.7.2005. 

The members desired to know the desirability of counseling/contact 

programmes of 16 hours per credit for theory courses, radio counseling 

for 10 to 12 hours per year and lab counseling of 10 hours per credit 

and registration fee of Rs. 7000/- one time. Dr. Manoj Kulshrestra 

clarified that the programme is being offered in collaboration with 

CIDC in face-to-face mode. The details have been worked out in the 

Joint Coordination Committee.

AC 35.15.3 

The Academic Council approved the Phase-3 Form for the Diploma in 

Civil Engineering - DCLE (G) for Corporate Construction Sector 

(Appendix-13). 

ITEM NO. 16 


REVISED PROGRAMME STRUCTURE OF B.TECH. CIVIL 

(CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT). 

AC 35.16.1 


Engineering and Technology has submitted the Phase-3 Form for 

Revised Programme Structure of B.Tech. Civil (Construction 

Management). 

AC 35.16.2 

The Academic Council approved the Phase-3 Form (Appendix-14) for 

revised programme structure of B.Tech. Civil (Construction 

Management). 

ITEM NO. 17 

TO CO-OPT A MEMBER OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL IN 

TERMS OF PROVISIONS OF STATUTE 9 (1) (VIII). 

AC 35.17.1 

AC 35.17.2 

ITEM NO. 18 

AC 35.18.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that Dr. D. Moitra, 

Associate Vice-President and General Manager (Research), Infosys 

Technologies Ltd. who was co-opted as one of the members under subclause 

(viii) of clause (1) of Statute 9 has expressed his inability to 

continue with the membership of the Academic Council. 

Consequently a new member of the Academic Council under the above 

clause is to be co-opted by the Academic Council for the residual term 

of Dr. D.Moitra i.e. up to 11.12.2006. 

The Academic Council authorized the Chairman to co-opt a new 

member in place of Dr. D.Moitra for the residual term. The Chairman 

requested the members to suggest a few names for his consideration. 


OF THE BDP COORDINATION COMMITTEE PERTAINING 

TO THE ISSUES OF STUDENT REGISTRATION AND 

EVALUATION. 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the BDP 

Coordination Committee at its meeting held on 13.03.2006 discussed

and made the following recommendations on policy issues pertaining 

to Student Registration and Evaluation (SRE) : 

1. The problems faced by students in assignments 

The BDP Coordination Committee recommended that the result 

should not be declared unless the scores of minimum no. of 

assignments stipulated in the Ordinance are taken into 

account irrespective of the marks scored by the students in a 

single assignment. 

2. Students who opted for more than 48 credits in a single 

discipline 

The Committee recommended that students should not be 

allowed to take more than 48 credits in a single discipline as 

approved by Academic Council and informed through the 

Programme Guides. The students who have taken more than 

48 credits in a single discipline should be asked to opt course(s) 

from other discipline(s), even if they have cleared all the 

courses, subject to a minimum of 8 credits in any one 

discipline. 

3. Cases in which students have taken 12 credit in the 

category of Application-oriented Courses 

It was recommended that such students should be advised to 

change the course. They can either take 4 more credits from the 

Application-oriented Courses to make it 16 credits or give up 4 

credits from AOCs and restrict to 8 credits and take more 

credits in elective courses. 

4. BPP qualified students failing to successfully complete all 

the requirements for the award of B.A/B.Com/BTS/BSW 

Degree within the stipulated duration of the Programme 

It was recommended that if BPP stream students fail to 

complete B.A/B.Com/BTS/BSW after the lapse of maximum 

duration of the Programme plus the grace period for readmission 

on pro-rata basis, they should not be asked to do 

BPP again if they seek fresh admission to complete their 

programme. They should be given admission directly in BDP 

and be allowed maximum period as stipulated for BDP.

5. Problem of students indicating the revised course codes of 

BDP even if they had opted pre-revised version 

During detailed deliberations, the Committee noted that 

students can opt either pre-revised or revised version only. 

Therefore, while entering the marks they should be entered 

under the course which a student had opted. The same should 

automatically be reflected for older students under EPS-01 and 

the new student under EPS-11. All similar cases be dealt on 

the same line. 

Above recommendations have been approved by the Vice-Chancellor 

while approving the Minutes of the BDP Coordination Committee. 

AC 35.18.2 

The Academic Council ratified the action taken by the Vice- 

Chancellor. 

ITEM NO. 19 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PROPOSAL TO AMEND 

ORDINANCE 9 – ‘ORDINANCE ON CONDUCT OF 

EXAMINATIONS AND EVALUATION OF STUDENT 

PERFORMANCE’. 

AC 35.19.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the Assignments 

have been introduced as a compulsory component in the learning 

package of IGNOU with a weightage of 25 / 30% in the overall 

evaluation, to ensure continuous learning and interactive teaching as 

well as to help students in their preparation for examination. However, 

in view of large volume of work and dependence on external experts, 

the University has faced difficulties in obtaining evaluated assignments 

and grades with the result that the students do not get feed back before 

commencement of the examination. Although assignment submission 

is a pre-requisite for appearing in Term-end Examination (TEE), there 

is no mechanism to prevent the defaulters from appearing in TEE as 

the dates of assignment submission fall after the last date for 

submission of examination form. 

The Task Force on Student Support Services at its meeting held on 

22.01.2002 discussed the matter and recommended to withdraw the 

component of Assignment from all Certificate Programmes of six 

months’ duration. Accordingly, the assignments were withdrawn

initially from the Certificate in Computing Programme with effect 

from July 2002 and in all other Certificate Programmes from 

January 2003. The Academic Council’s Standing Committee at its 

Eighth meeting held on 19.04.2003 had ratified the action taken by the 

Vice-Chancellor (ACSC 8.19.2). Further, the Academic Council at its 

Twenty-ninth meeting held on 23.06.2003, while considering the 

minutes of the Eighth meeting of the ACSC, observed that the 

Assignments in the Certificate Programmes did not serve the desired 

purpose. The proposal to withdraw the assignments was arrived at 

after a series of discussions and a brainstorming session organized by 

the University [AC 29.2.1(vi)] 

A Sub-Committee of the Task Force was constituted to review all the 

issues related to Assignments in IGNOU. The Sub-Committee, after 

considering the matter in detail, submitted its report which was 

considered by the Task Force on Student Support Services in a Special 

Meeting held on 04.01.2006 under the Chairmanship of the Vice- 

Chancellor. The Academic Council’s Standing Committee at its 

Eighteenth meeting held on 20.03.2006 had considered and approved, 

among other things, the recommendations of the Task Force and 

abolished assignments in all Undergraduate Diploma Programmes 

of one year duration effective from July 2006 cycle of admissions. 

The ACSC also approved that there would be only one assignment 

for each course in other programmes, wherever applicable. 

Moreover, necessary changes in the Ordinances may be brought for 

effective implementation of these decisions (ACSC 18.3.2). 

Consequent upon the above decisions, Clause-2 and Clause-3 of 

Ordinance 9 need amendment. 

AC 35.19.2 

The Academic Council discussed the matter, in the light of the 

recommendations of the Task Force on SSS and the approval of 

ACSC, and resolved to approve the proposed amendment to the 

Ordinance 9 – ‘Ordinance on Conduct of Examinations and Evaluation 

of Student Performance’. A brief note explaining the reasons for 

amendment of Ordinance 9 along with the statement showing the 

existing provisions, proposed amendments and provisions after 

amendments in sub-clause (1) of Clause 2 and sub-clause (1),(2) & 

(3) of Clause 3 is placed as Appendix -15.

ITEM NO. 20 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE RE-ADMISSION FORM 

ALONG WITH REVISED RULES AND GUIDELINES FOR RE- 

ADMISSION AND PRO-RATA FEE PER COURSE FOR 

VARIOUS COURSES FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS. 

AC 35.20.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that the University had 

revised the fees for re-admission along with the revised rules and 

guidelines for re-admission and pro-rata fee per course for its various 

courses. A need has been felt to revise the same for the overseas 

students also. International Division has re-worked the re-admission 

form and revised rules and guidelines and pro-rata fee per course for 

various courses for the overseas students on the basis of the circular 

issued by the SR&ED. A copy of the re-admission form for 

B.A./B.Com programme, rules and guidelines for re-admission and a 

table showing fee and course statement for calculating pro-rata readmission 

fee for various programme are placed as Appendix- 16. 

AC 35.20.2 

The Academic Council approved the re-admission form along with 

revised guidelines for re-admission and pro-rata fee per course for 

various courses for overseas students. 

ITEM NO. 21 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE PHASE ZERO FORM FOR 

THE REVISION OF ONE COURSE OF DIPLOMA IN 

ELECTRICAL & MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (DEME) 

LAUNCHED FOR CORPS OF ENGINEERS, INDIAN ARMY 

UNDER IGNOU-CIDC CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION & 

TRAINING PROJECT (IC-CETP). 

AC 35.21.1 

Prof. S.C.Garg, Pro Vice-Chancellor informed that under IGNOU- 

CIDC Construction Education & Training Project, two diploma 

progammes, namely Diploma in Civil Engineering (DCLE) and 

Diploma in Electrical & Mechanical Engineering (DEME) are on offer 

since January 2004. In DCLE, there are two courses on Estimating & 

Quantity Surveying (EQS), namely BCE-034: EQS-I and BCE-042: 

EQS-II in Fifth and Sixth semesters respectively whereas only one 

course EQS-I has been included in DEME in Fifth Semester. Both 

EQS-I and EQS-II deal with the concepts of estimation and quantity 

surveying relating to construction apart from relevant details on SSR 

of Military Engineering Service (MES). For DEME programme, E-in- 

C Branch of Army Headquarters has desired to include more inputs of

estimation and quantity surveying relating to Electrical & Mechanical 

items. In light of the above facts, the School of Engineering & 

Technology proposes to revise EQS-I course for DEME programme 

and rename the course as BET-034: Estimating & Quantity Surveying 

having dominance of E/M inputs in the course. 

AC 35.21.2 


(Appendix-17) for the revision of the course of Diploma in Electrical 

& Mechanical Engineering (DEME) launched for Corps of Engineers, 

Indian Army under IGNOU-CIDC Construction Education & Training 

Project (IC-CETP). 


(H.P.Dikshit) 

Chairman

Appendix-1 

List of Members who attended/could not attend the 35 th Meeting of the 

Academic Council held on 15 th May, 2006. 


33. Prof. H.P.Dikshit, VC - Chairman 

34. Prof. S.C.Garg, PVC 

















51. Dr. T.R.Srinivasan 

52. Sh. S.B.Sharma 




56. Dr. N.Venketeswarlu 

57. Dr. Kamal Vagrecha 



1. Prof. N.R.Madhav Menon 








9. Prof. Vijayshri 


assist the Member-Secretary.

MINUTES 


THIRTY SIXTH MEETING 



held on 

October 23, 2006 




MINUTES OF THE THIRTY SIXTH MEETING OF THE 

ACADEMIC COUNCIL HELD ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2006 

AT 11.00 A.M. IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, 

IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI – 110 068. 

The list of members present and those who could not attend the meeting is given in 

Appendix-1. 


Academic Council and offered his greetings for Deepawali and Id-ul-Fitr. He also 

stated that he was very happy to have the meeting of the Academic Council of the 

University as his very first official engagement in the University. He observed that 

the Indira Gandhi National Open University had provided yeoman services to the 

society by imparting higher education through distance mode and reaching the unreached. 

It is a great honour to be the Vice-Chancellor of this premier institution. He 

further observed that the teachers and academics are the backbone of every institution 

and that he looked forward to their full co-operation in achieving its goal, 

development and new heights in the area of higher education. Before starting the 

formal proceedings, Prof. S.C.Garg, former Pro Vice-Chancellor, welcomed the 

Vice-Chancellor and assured him full co-operation for steps towards further growth 

of the University. Following this, Prof. B.S.Saraswat, the Member-Secretary, 

observed that Prof. V.N.R.Pillai is a distinguished scholar of chemical sciences and is 

an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, Bangalore. In addition, Prof. 

Pillai had held positions in the field of academic administration such as the Vice- 

Chancellor of M.G. University, Kottayam, Director, NAAC, Vice-Chairman and 

Acting Chairman, University Grants Commission, apart from serving on many high 

powered Committees. The University had been greatly honoured by his appointment 

as the Vice-Chancellor.

The Member- Secretary then presented the items on the agenda. The decisions concerned 

are recorded below: 

ITEM NO.1 To confirm the Minutes of the 35 th meeting of the Academic 

Council held on May 15, 2006, and to note the action taken thereon. 

AC 36.1.1 

The Member-Secretary informed the members that the Minutes of the 

35 th meeting of the Academic Council held on May 15, 2006 were 

circulated to the members. The following comments were received: 

1. Dr. C.K.Ghosh, Director, RSD 

(i) 

Recording of the number of study centres under RC-Port- 

Blair as four instead of five on Page 2. 

AC 36.1.2 

The Academic Council decided that the number of study centres be 

corrected to five. 

(ii) 

The observation on Item no. 10, regarding the proposed rates 

for theory counseling for a two hour session in the Phase-3 

Form for B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering (Computer 

Integrated Manufacturing). The Director, RSD, informed 

that a Committee constituted for the purpose of revision of 

payment norms for theory/practical counseling across the 

disciplines and also for different activities undertaken by the 

University had proposed such changes and the same have 

not yet been approved by the Competent Authority. Thus, 

approval of Payment Norms of theory counseling for 

Engineering Programmes in isolation will create operational 

problems. However, Prof. Gayatri Kansal, Director, SOET 

informed the Council that while proposing the rates, the 

matter was discussed with Director, RSD, and since it was a 

new programme no rates for counseling were available at 

that stage. Hence, the rates proposed by the School of Engg. 

& Technology in Phase-3 Form were approved by the 

Academic Council, and there is no discrepancy in the 

recording of the Minutes.

AC 36.1.3 

The Council decided that the counseling rates for B.Tech. Mechanical 

Engineering approved by the Academic Council, along with the 

recommendations of the Committee constituted for revision of payment 

norms for theory and practical counseling across disciplines and also for 

different activities undertaken by the University, may be placed before 

the Finance Committee for approval. However, till such time the 

recommendations are approved by the Finance Committee, the old 

payment norms would continue. 

2. Prof. Gayatri Kansal, Director, SOET on Item No. 

AC.35.16.2. 

“The Academic Council approved the Phase-3 Form 

(Appendix-14) for the revised programme structure of B.Tech. 

Civil (Construction Management)” 

instead it should be read as under: 

“The Academic Council considered and approved the 

Phase-3 Form for B.Tech. Civil (Construction Management) 

(Appendix-14), along with the Payment Norms for Counsellors”. 

AC 36.1.4 

The Council accepted the proposed modifications in the Minutes. 

However, till such time the recommendations of the Committee are 

approved by the Finance Committee, the old payment norms will 

continue. 

3. Prof. Parvin Sinclair, Director, SOS, on Item No. AC 

35.6.2: 

Prof. Parvin Sinclair had pointed out that the following 

sentence may be added to AC 35.6.2: 

“The Council also recommended that the time taken to 

complete PGDRD and MA (RD) would be reduced depending 

upon the amount of Credit Transfer”. 

AC 36.1.5 

The Council accepted the proposed modifications.

4. Prof. Santosh Panda, Director, STRIDE 

The observations made by Prof. Santosh Panda, Director, 

STRIDE on Item no. 3 were placed before the Academic Council. 

AC 36.1.6 

The Chairman observed that the issue required careful examination and 

would be looked into, which was agreed to. 

5. Dr. Srikant Mohapatra, Director, SRE &D 

The following observations have been made by the Registrar, 

Students Registration and Evaluation Division (SRE&D) on Items no. 

5 and 7, respectively: 

Item No. 5 

(i) 

(ii) 

The Sub-Committee appointed by the Academic Council’s 

Standing Committee (ACSC) at its 16 th meeting held on 

19.09.2005, pertaining to ‘Credit Transfer’ from the MCA 

pre-revised syllabus to the MCA revised syllabus, seems to 

have not considered the suggestion put forth by SRED on the 

‘draft’ minutes, regarding remittance of the 2nd year fee to 

facilitate the students for simultaneous registration of 1 st & 

3 rd semesters and 2 nd & 4 th semesters. 

Apart from the Programme fee indicated at (i) above, the credit 

transfer fee as per rules of the University, i.e. @Rs.100/- per 

course, be payable by the students. 

(iii) Since a maximum of 52 credits of credit transfer is envisaged 

in the scheme, it may be possible that a student may be able to 

complete the MCA revised programme in 1½ year duration 

at the earliest, i.e. before the expiry of the minimum duration of 

3 years. A similar decision has been taken by the Academic 

Council while considering the case of ‘credit transfer’ from 

BCA old syllabus to BCA revised syllabus (AC 35.13.2). 

The Member-Secretary clarified that the issues raised by the Registrar, 

SR&ED were not part of the recommendations of the sub-committee, 

which were approved by the Academic Council. Therefore, there is no 

discrepancy in the recording of the Minutes of the meeting of the 

Academic Council. These can, at best, be treated as matters arising out 

of the Minutes.

As the then Vice-Chancellor had approved the action to be taken in the 

matter, the Academic Council may ratify the action taken by the Vice- 

Chancellor. 

AC 36.1.7 


in the matter related to credit transfer from the MCA (old syllabus) to 

the MCA (revised syllabus) programmes. 

Item no. 7 

The date ‘17.04.2005’ in Line 13 of Page 9 of the minutes be 

replaced with ‘17.04.2006’, as indicated rightly in the agenda note. 

Similarly, the words ‘credit transfer’ in Line 14 of Page 9 may be 

replaced with the words ‘change of course’. 

AC 36.1.8 

AC 36.1.9 

The Council agreed to correct the date from 17.4.2005 to 17.4.2006. 

The Academic Council confirmed the Minutes (Annexure-1 without 

appendices) of the 35 th Meeting with the modifications above, and 


ITEM NO.2 To consider co-option of Members under Clause (1) (viii) of 

Statute 9. 

AC 36.2.1 

The Member-Secretary informed the Council that the term of members 

co-opted by the Academic Council under Statute 9 (1) (viii) will be 

expiring on 11.12.2006. He informed them that as per the practice the 

members of the Academic Council suggest the names for co-option 

from different areas to the Chairman. Thereafter the Chairman co-opts 

the member(s) on behalf of the Academic Council, and the same are 

reported to the Academic Council for ratification. 

AC 36.2.2 

The Vice-Chancellor requested the members to suggest names of 

persons (with their curriculum vitae) within 10 days for consideration of 

co-option by the Academic Council. The members authorized the 

Chairman to co-opt the new members on behalf of the Academic 

Council and report the same for ratification at the next meeting of the 

Academic Council as per the past practice.

ITEM NO. 3 

To consider and approve the Minutes of the 19 th Meeting of the 

Academic Council's Standing Committee held on June 19, 2006. 

AC 36.3.1 

The Member-Secretary informed the Council that the 19 th Meeting of 

the Academic Council's Standing Committee was held on 19.6.2006, 

and the minutes of the meeting had been placed before the members. 

The ACSC considered and approved the following major items: 

2. Credit Transfer Scheme for BLIS and MLIS (Old Programmes) 

to BLIS and MLIS (New Programmes), respectively. 

3. Payment Norms, Counseling Schedule and Rate of 

Remuneration for Course Writers for the practical activities of 

M.Sc. (DFSM). 

4. Conversion of GPA to Percentage across the programmes of the 

University. 

5. Weightage granted for courses in pre-revised and revised 

B.A./B.Com courses. 

6. Minutes of the 4 th meeting of the Equivalence Committee. 

7. Revised evaluation methodology for CPE and DPE 

Programmes. 

7. Award of MBA degree with specialization streams. 

AC 36.3.2 


Meeting (Annexure-2 without appendices) of the Academic Council’s 

Standing Committee, incorporating the changes approved in the 20 th 

meeting of the ACSC. 

ITEM NO. 4 


Academic Council's Standing Committee held on August 10, 2006. 

AC 36.4.1 

The Member-Secretary informed the members that the 20 th meeting of 

the Academic Council's Standing Committee was held on August 10, 

2006, and the minutes of the meeting had been placed before the 

members. The ACSC considered and approved the following major 

items: 

1. Phase-3 Forms for PG Certificate in Sericulture, Diploma in 

Production of Value Added Products from Cereals, Pulses and 

Oilseeds, Advanced Diploma in Nautical Science and Advanced 

Certificate in Power Distribution Management.

2. Fixing of maximum duration for Management Programmes. 

3. Recommendations of the Sub-Committee constituted to look into 

the Phase Zero Form for the Certificate Programme in Information 

Technology. 

4. Nomenclature of Degrees of BTCM and BTWRE Programmes. 

5. Semester wise collection of fees in BCA and MCA programmes. 

6. Ratification of the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor for 

withdrawal of “MHI-07: Religious Thought and Belief in India” 

offered as an elective course in M.A. Programme. 

AC 36.4.2 

Prof. Pardeep Sahni, Director, SOSS, pointed out that while ratifying 

the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor for withdrawal of the course 

“MHI-07: Religious Thought and Belief in India”, no mention had been 

made of the date when the Term-End Examination of MHI-07 course be 

held by the University. It was pointed out that a separate agenda item 

dealing with the whole issue had been placed before the Council and an 

appropriate decision would be taken in the matter. 

AC 36.4.3 The Academic Council approved the Minutes of the 20 th Meeting 

(Annexure-3 without appendices) of the Academic Council’s 

Standing Committee. 

ITEM NO. 5 

To consider and approve the Minutes of the 21 st Meeting of the 

Academic Council's Standing Committee held on October 18, 2006. 

AC 36.5.1 

The Member-Secretary informed the members that due to shortage of 

time it had not been possible to finalize and table the minutes of the 21 st 

meeting of the ACSC, held on 18.10.2006, for consideration of the 

Academic Council. He proposed that the item may, therefore, be 

deferred. 

AC 36.5.2 

The Academic Council deferred the item.

ITEM NO.6 

To consider the Award of D.Litt/D.Sc (Honoris Causa) at the 18 th 

Convocation of the University. 

AC 36.6.1 The Member-Secretary informed the members that, as per the Section 5 

(iv) of the Act of the University, the University may confer Honorary 

Degrees or other distinctions in the manner laid down by the Statutes. 

The Statute 22 on Conferment of Honorary Degrees envisages that “All 

proposals for the conferment of Honorary Degrees shall be initiated 

by the Vice-Chancellor who, after consultation with the Academic 

Council and the Board of Management, shall submit the same to 

the Visitor for confirmation”. 

He further informed that the University had received a communication 

from a Partner Institution in Saudi Arabia regarding award of Honorary 

Degree to the Minister of Higher Education, Saudi Arabia. 

AC 36.6.2 

The Academic Council was of the view that it may require more names 

for consideration for the award of D.Litt/D.Sc. (Honoris Causa) at the 

18 th Convocation of the University, and hence, the item was deferred. 

ITEM NO.7 

To consider the matters relating to MHI-07, an Elective Course in 

the Master of Arts Degree Programme. 

AC 36.7.1 

Prof Pardeep Sahni, Director, SOSS was requested to present the item. 

He informed the members that on October 03, 2006 a Notice of 

Visitorial Inquiry, under Section 8 (2) of the IGNOU Act, 1985, in the 

matter of some objectionable portions contained in the study material of 

M.A.(History) programme, had been received vide MHRD’s letter no. 

F.No. 13-23/2006-DL, dated September 29, 2006. The University is 

required to submit an explanation to the Hon’ble Visitor why such an 

inquiry should not be held and furnish clarifications, if any, within a 

period of one month. He submitted a para-wise response as given 

below: 

1. In Paragraph 2 of the letter, a reference has been made to some 

objectionable portions in the study material of MA History course, 

‘Religious Thought & Belief in India’. It is assumed that this is with

particular reference to the following: 

(i) 

(ii) 

Block 3, Unit 11, p. 22 in both Hindi and English: “…deity is not 

without ambiguity – he creates heretics [Sandigdha Charitra in 

Hindi]. 

Block 3, Unit 12, p. 27 in both Hindi and English: “His [Lord 

Krishna’s] advice is not just shrewd, it sometimes seems 

unscrupulous.” 

(iii) Block 3, Unit 12, p. 29 in both English and Hindi: References to 

Lord Shiva’s association with “sexual desire”, Lord Shiva as the 

“provocatively naked holy man who attempts to seduce the wives 

of sages and the god who made love to his wife for a thousand 

years.” 

(iv) Block 3, Unit 12, p. 29 in both English & Hindi: Reference to 

conflict between Lord Shiva and Ganesha. 

(v) 

Block 3, Unit 12, pp. 31-2 in English and 32 in Hindi: References 

to Goddess Durga’s taste for alcohol and to her male opponents 

being enamoured of her. 

(vi) Block 3, Unit 12, p. 34 in both English & Hindi: Descriptions of 

Shivling and yoni. 

(vii) Block 5, Unit 19, p. 19 in both English & Hindi: A poem by 

Ramprasad Sen referring to Goddess Kali’s nudity. 

It is worth mentioning that the course ‘Religious Thought & Belief in 

India’ was developed for our learners at the PG level, who otherwise 

are mature and have capability to critically analyze the treatment 

dispassionately. This course was developed with the following 

objectives: 

• to trace the evolution of religious thoughts and institutions in 

India, through the centuries, 

• to spell out the distinctive features of all the major religious 

traditions in India, 

• to demonstrate the common features among the major religious 

traditions in India, by focusing on the composite and syncretic 

areas, 

• to establish the linkages between rituals and philosophy and to 

trace the philosophical roots of many existing religious rituals 

today, and 

• to establish the relationship between the religious traditions as 

codified in the texts, and religious practices and observances on 

the ground; in other words to highlight the similarities and 

differences between the ‘text view’ and the ‘field view’ of 

different religious traditions.

It may be pointed out that no historian has till date raised any objection 

to the material of ‘Religious Thought and Belief in India’ developed by 

IGNOU. It is also submitted that such a course requires scholarly 

treatment and there is always scope for different interpretations. For the 

portions referred to in points (i) to (vii) above, the material has been 

developed on the basis of the writings of established scholars. This is 

amply reflected through the references point wise quoted below: 

(i) & (ii) References of this kind are not very unusual in scholarly 

treatment of religious traditions. For instance, leading philosopher 

B.K.Matilal writes in his article “Krishna: In Defence of a 

Devious Divinity” : “He [Krishna] was the supreme manipulator, 

who did not shoot a single arrow or use a single weapon to kill 

anyone but all the main characters were killed by his superior 

strategy through behind the door manipulation.” (Jonardon Ganeri 

(ed.), The Collected Essays of Bimal Krishna Matilal, Vol. 2, 

Ethics and Epics, Oxford, 2002, p. 93.). 

(iii) & (iv) Again references like these are fairly common in standard 

academic and semi-academic works. Wendy Doniger, in her 

pioneering work Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of 

Siva (Oxford, 1975) has a whole section on “Siva, the False 

Ascetic, Seducer of Sages’ Wives” (Chapter VI: Siva in the Pine 

Forest) in which there are references to Shiva seducing the Sages’ 

wives. She has based her study on a reading of the Puranas 

(Skanda Purana and Padma Purana among others) as well as other 

classics all of which are mentioned in the endnotes and the 

bibliography. The Skanda Purana (Part I, Chapter Six, translated 

and annotated by Dr. G.V.Tagare, published by Motilal 

Banarsidas, Delhi, pp. 42-44) also has references to this effect. 

Nirad C. Chaudhuri’s famous Hinduism: A Religion to Live By 

(New Delhi, 1979) has references from Kalidas’s Kumar 

Sambhava in which the sexual relationship of Shiva and Parvati is 

described in detail (Chapter on Some Special Features of 

Hinduism, pp. 223-44. Brahmavaivarta Purana too makes a 

reference to Shiva having made love to Paravati for a thousand 

years. 

(v) 

Goddesses Durga and Kali: These references are available in 

Markandeya Purana (Canto LXXXV: Devi-mahatmya) translated 

by F.Eden Pargiter, BA and published by the Asiatic Society of 

Bengal. See specially nos. 42-56, 67-70, and Canto LXXXVII, 

nos. 4-7 and 18. No. 18 says: “There sat Kali, who was roaring

frightfully, laughed terribly with excessive fury, showing the 

gleam of her unsightly teeth within her dreadful mouth.” (18, 

Devi-mahatmya, Canto LXXXVII, Markandeya Purana,). For 

examples of her male opponents being enamoured of her, see nos. 

42-56 of Canto LXXXV; for the response of the goddess nos. 67- 

70. Also see Sukumari Bhattacharji, The Indian Theogony: A 

Comparative Study of Indian Mythology from the Vedas to the 

Puranas, Cambridge, 1990, pp. 166-68 for a reinforcement of the 

same argument. 

(vi) These references are specifically in relation to the types of images 

and iconography that developed as part of the Puranic tradition. 

These aspects of the Puranic tradition (temples, pilgrimage and 

special centres of pilgrimage, the images and iconography within 

the temples) have continued through centuries and still constitute 

an important part of Hinduism as lived and practised today. The 

Shivling is an inseparable part of Shiva temples and this section 

of the Unit (12.5) traces its roots to the Puranic tradition. 

After receiving Block-3 from the course writer and completing the inhouse 

editing, Prof. Kunal Chakraborty whom we had initially 

requested to write this Block was consulted. Prof. Chakraborty is 

considered an authority in this specialized area of historical studies. He 

went through the entire Block and gave his valuable suggestions. 

Subsequently after the in-house language editing the Block was sent to 

the press for printing. 

(vii) 

Ramprasad Sen is a famous 18 th Century Bengali poet who 

considered himself a great devotee of Goddess Kali. References 

to him have also been made by Nirad C. Choudhari in his classic 

Hinduism: A Religion to Live By (pp. 246-47. This intimate and 

personal manner of addressing the deity may superficially seem 

irreverential and therefore offensive, but is very much a part of 

Bhakti tradition. In this tradition the deity is not seen as 

something distant, transcendental and external but very close to 

the devotee and very much a part of his world. Devotees then 

complain to the deity as they would to their own mother and 

speak to the deity with love and affection rather than distant 

reverence. 

2. With regard to paragraph 3 of the letter, whether there is any laid 

down procedure in IGNOU for preparation of course material and 

its approval etc., it is submitted that IGNOU follows a very

igorous process of material development as laid down in its Act 

and Statutes. The various steps are sequenced below: 

(i) Brainstorming Session between in-house faculty and external 

experts to conceive a programme. 

(ii) Need assessment survey, wherever required, in collaboration 

with Planning & Development Division. 

(iii) Development of a concept paper through discussion in IGNOU 

in-house faculty and approval by the School Board. (Statute 10 

A (4) (ii). 

(iv) Discussion of concept paper in Academic Programmee 

Committee, a Standing Committee of the Planning Board of 

IGNOU for approval. 

(v) Development of detailed syllabus in consultation with Expert 

Committee. It is processed for approval by the School Board 

and Academic Counsel. (required under Statute 10A (4) (iii) 

(iv) and 9A (a). 

(vi) Identification of course writers by the faculty with the help of 

expert committee. Approval of the course writers by the VC, on 

the recommendations of the School Board. 

(vii) Orientation of course writers by the faculty, if necessary. 

(viii) Coordination for material development by course teams 

comprising outside subject experts as well as in-house faculty. 

(10A (4) (viii) & (ix). 

(ix) Writing the materials by in-house as well as outside experts. 

(x) Transformation of material received from outside experts in 

self-instructional format by in-house faculty. 

(xi) Content and language editing, which are done jointly by the inhouse 

faculty and outside experts. 

(xii) Identification and preparation of art work and work related to 

final preparation of manuscript and printing through identified 

printers. 

(xiii) Translation/vetting in Hindi and regional languages by the 

outside experts. In case of faculty from non-Hindi speaking 

states, the University provides outside experts or consultants to 

vet the materials. 

In view of small core faculty and diverse expertise required, the 

University, since inception has practiced the collaborative 

developmental model wherein experts from all over the country provide 

academic inputs on best practices and a vast pool of wisdom as course 

writers, editors, etc. This has enabled the University to emerge as the 

leading institution in the world of Open and Distance Learning. Our 

association with peers in the conventional system helps us to have 

confidence in the correctness of content. We have been able to build

ich experiences in our materials from very acknowledge experts. This 

also helps to ensure authenticity of facts, quality of material and their 

suitability for the learners. This essentially implies that the 

responsibility of the correctness of materials is of the course writers and 

editor, wherever appointed. 

The course under discussion MHI-07: Religious Thought and Belief in 

India was developed by the faculty of History as part of the M.A. in 

History in accordance with the laid down procedures and practices. The 

list of courses to be developed emerged from workshop organized for 

M.A. programme in March, 1999. Approval for Expert Committee and 

names of experts was accorded by Prof. V.S. Prasad (Annexure-4), the 

then Vice-Chancellor (Actg.) in 2001, on the recommendations of 

Director, School of Social Sciences (SOSS). The Expert Committee 

for the course MHI-07 consisted of distinguished scholars (list of expert 

committee members enclosed in Annexure-5). The Expert Committee 

in its meeting held on 27 th February, 2001 suggested the syllabi. The 

units were assigned but a few course writers could not meet their 

commitment and declined the offer. The new names of course writers 

proposed by the Course Coordinator were approved by the Director 

(SOSS). When the English version was fully developed, translators and 

vettors were approved by Director (SOSS). It may be mentioned here 

that the responsibility of editing the course was taken by in-house 

faculty, though he ensured that the material in Unit 12 was vetted by a 

senior Professor of JNU. 

The Course structure as suggested by the Expert Committee was 

presented to School Board in its 27 th Meeting held in April 2001. The 

names of resource persons to develop this course were also approved by 

the same School Board. (Annexure-6) for the powers of the School 

Board in development of course material). 

The course structure was approved by the Academic Council in its 26 th 

Meeting held in September 3, 2001. The Academic Council as per 

clause 9(a) is empowered “to exercise general supervision over the 

academic policies of the University and to give directions regarding 

methods of instruction, evaluation or research or improvement in 

academic standards.” 

The Course coordinator approached the new experts and scholars, 

whose names were approved by Director (SOSS) to write remaining 

units. The Units received from the outside experts were edited from the 

content, format and language point of view by the course team

(Coordinator and other faculty members). Once this task was 

accomplished, the material was sent for printing (2003). 

After the English version was finalized the material was sent for Hindi 

translators. The translation was done by one of the senior freelance 

translators who have been translating materials of the School of Social 

Sciences for more than a decade. The translated material was sent for 

vetting to a consultant who had a Ph.D. degree in History from JNU and 

had published in Hindi as well. That is, the effort was to ensure that the 

consultant was good in subject and sound in language. After this the 

Hindi version of the course was also printed (2004-05). 

Launch of Course 

The Academic Programmes Committee of the Planning Board in its 

meeting held in February 2004 approved the launch of the M.A. 

Programme in History in July 2004. The course MHI-07 was part of 

the course offering of 1 st year of the Master’s Programme. (A 

chronological sequence of the development of the course is given in 

Annexure-7). 

The above discussion makes it clear that the University has well laid 

down procedures for the development of its course materials. There is 

academic supervision by various statutory (School Board, Planning 

Board and Academic Council) and academic units like Discipline 

Group and Course Teams. 

There are administrative supervision and checks through the Director of 

the School. 

The procedures have proved quite effective in ensuring standards and 

academic excellence. It is submitted that the University’s course 

material (which number around 1100 courses and around 5000 Blocks) 

have received wide acclaim and approval from scholars, teachers, and 

professionals from a large number of national and international 

organizations. Our course material is in great demand from students of 

other universities. We would like to place on record that the courses on 

history are one of the largest selling materials. This is a testimony of its 

quality. The faculty of History has produced more than 300 blocks in 

English and Hindi for its Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. It may be 

mentioned here that in spite of History being in public gaze, there has 

been general praise of its materials from the scholars and teachers of 

History.

It may also be submitted that so far no historian has questioned the 

authenticity of the so-called “objectionable material”. Even in the 

Hon’ble High Court of Delhi where a PIL was filed to this effect the 

petitioner could not produce evidence to support his argument when 

directed by the Court and withdrew the case on the next hearing 

(Annexure-8). Even a revision petition was dismissed on 19.10.2006 

by the bench of two Hon’ble judges, presided over by Acting Chief 

Justice of the Delhi High Court. It is indicative of the quality and 

authenticity of our materials. 

The University is proactive to the needs and views of its learners. As 

soon as it was pointed out by one of our students (April 2006) that he 

felt offended by ‘some’ expressions, the faculty took immediate note 

(April 10, 2006) and decided to undertake necessary editing before the 

materials were sent to new students. The student was accordingly 

informed vide letter dated 2.5.2006 (copy enclosed as Annexure-9). 

After three months, the issue was politicized and the matter was raised 

in the media (18 th July 2006) and the Parliament. Though there was not 

intention to hurt religious sentiments of any one, yet to assuage the 

feelings, on 19 th July, 2006 itself, the University decided to withdraw 

the course and get a comprehensive review done by a committee of 

seven eminent historians. A press release was also issued to this effect 

and was well received by the general public. The Review Committee 

comprises of the following: 

• Prof. Bhairavi P.Sahu, Head, Department of History, University 

of Delhi 

• Prof. David Syiemlieh, Professor of History, North Eastern Hill 

University, Shillong 

• Prof. Dilbagh Singh, Centre for Historical studies, JNU, New 

Delhi 

• Prof. Kesavan Veluthat, Professor of History, Mangalore 

University, Mangalore 

• Prof. R.A.Khan, Formerly Professor of History, Department of 

History and Culture, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 

• Prof. S.P.Gupta, Formerly Professor of History, Aligarh Muslim 

University, Professor Emeritus, UGC, New Delhi 

• Prof. T.K.Mathur, Department of History, MD University, Ajmer 

• Prof. Pardeep Sahni, Director, SOSS, IGNOU (Convenor) 

The Committee has submitted its report (Annexure-10). All 

information asked for by MHRD was sent by the University from time 

to time. Besides, the Hon’ble Minister, MHRD and Hon’ble Minister 

of State were briefed before the calling attention motion and questions

were to be taken up in the Parliament. We understand that on the basis 

of this information, questions were answered both in Rajya Sabha and 

Lok Sabha by Hon’ble Minister. 

3. In view of the above explanation it is submitted that the 

Visitorial enquiry is not warranted in view of the following: 

1. The material is based on well-documented literature. 

2. Well laid down procedures of the University for preparation of 

course material and its approval have been followed. 

It may be pertinent to mention here that this issue was placed before the 

School Board, School of Social Sciences, in its 39 th Meeting held on 

October 13, 2006. It resolved as under: 

(i) 

(ii) 

iii) 

iv) 

While it is important to be sensitive to the societal concerns, 

the academic profession too demands adherence to the 

methods and principles developed and practised 

professionally. 

The University already has in place a corrective mechanism 

and the objectionable material has already been subjected to 

this mechanism. 

The sources in history like in all social science disciplines 

provide divergent views, interpretations and methodological 

treatment on the same subject. Therefore, there does always 

exist the possibility that such views be at variance. However, 

the Faculty should assess the impact of sensitive statements in 

a pluralist society. 

The University has already withdrawn the course as some 

portions inadvertently contained in the course material were 

considered objectionable by a cross section of people. 

However, the Faculty in its reply should place on record the 

academic argument that the text has been developed by the 

author on the basis of writings of eminent historians and 

scholars. 

v) The University has already taken the initiative of constituting 

a Review Committee comprising seven eminent historians to 

review the entire course and the review work is under 

progress. 

vi) 

There was no intention at all to hurt the feelings of any 

religious segments and deciding the quantum of responsibility 

of each individual involved in the preparation of the said 

study material would cause long term harm to the ethos of 

collaboration practiced successfully by the University and 

demoralize the faculty.

vii) 

viii) 

The course development is an academic exercise involving 

approval of the course structure by an Expert Committee, 

School Board, Academic Council etc., comprising eminent 

experts and is undertaken on the basis of laid down 

procedures. 

Since the material is based on well-documented literature, it 

does not warrant any Visitorial Inquiry. 

In view of the above, it is submitted that any Visitorial Inquiry on issues 

of academic nature pertaining to the contents of a course will 

demoralize the Faculty, as highlighted by the School Board since builtin 

mechanism and procedures are available within the University to 

correct any aberration. IGNOU has a policy to involve teachers, 

experts and scholars from other universities and institutions in course 

development. Eminent resource persons are open to academic scrutiny 

but they definitely may not like their works to be subjected to 

administrative scrutiny. As a result, the University may not receive 

their generous help and co-operation. It may have long term adverse 

repercussions for over all course development process and hard earned 

reputation of IGNOU. The School Board and the Academic Council, 

the highest statutory academic bodies of the University be allowed to 

look into these matters and resolve them as per laid down provisions in 

the Act and Statutes. As already submitted that study material of 

IGNOU has been rated highly by peers and scholars and a Visitorial 

Inquiry which is provided for administrative and financial matters, may 

not serve useful academic purpose and compromise academic autonomy 

of the University. We have grown and gained in stature through 

adherence to these laid down procedures. 

Since the University has already withdrawn the course and ordered a 

review by eminent scholars of History. The whole issue may be allowed 

to be resolved in the academic interest of the learners at the University 

level. It is submitted that the explanation and submissions are to the 

satisfaction of the Hon’ble Visitor. It is, therefore, requested that the 

Hon’ble Visitor may like to kindly treat the issue as closed. 

AC 36.7.2 

The Academic Council considered the matter in detail and approved the 

explanation offered by the School of Social Sciences based on the 

recommendations made by the School Board. The Academic Council

further directed that: 

i) non-recurrence of such inadvertent omissions be ensured; 

ii) the editorial changes indicated by the review committee be 

incorporated expeditiously and the revised material be sent 

to all the learners enrolled in the course before its 

withdrawal; 

iii) term-end examination of the course be held in June, 2007 

for the learners already enrolled in the course, not in 

December 2006. 

ITEM NO. 8 

AC 36.8.1 

To consider Grade ‘D’ in TEE/assignments and an overall average 

‘C’ grade, to complete the course of CEMBA/CEMPA Programme. 

The Member-Secretary informed the Council that the evaluation 

methodology for the CEMBA/CEMPA programmes, provided by the 

Schools concerned to Student Registration & Evaluation Division is as 

given below: 

“minimum grade required to complete assignments and TE Exam 

components separately is ‘C’ and overall grade required to complete a 

course is also ‘C’. 

But the Programme Guide of CEMBA/CEMPA (printed in 2004) states 

that ‘in case a student fails to get ‘D’ Grade in the Term End 

examination, he/she will be eligible to reappear in the next Term End 

Examination for the course. In case the student has secured Grade ‘D’ 

in average of assignments and term end examination of a course, but 

failed to secure overall qualifying grade ‘C’, he/she has an option either 

to re-do minimum required number of assignments not exceeding two 

for a course or re-appear in term end examination”. 

This discrepancy between methodology and information printed in the 

prospectus was brought to the notice of the Schools concerned. The 

Programme Coordinator(s) recommended that the methodology as per 

the information provided through the prospectus be followed, and the 

evaluation methodology be modified accordingly. 

AC 36.8.2 

Prof. Pardeep Sahni, one of the Programme Coordinators, informed the 

members that there are few students for this programme as on dates and 

both the programmes had been closed down for now. He proposed that 

the University follow the evaluation methodology which was printed in 

the Programme Guide in 2004 instead of the evaluation methodology 

approved earlier by the Academic Council to avoid any 

hardship/litigation by the students concerned. Prof. S.C.Garg also stated

that since the mistake had occurred on the part of the University, it 

should follow the evaluation methodology which had been conveyed to 

the students through the Programme Guide. 

AC 36.8.3 

The Academic Council considered and resolved that the University 

should follow the same evaluation methodology which had been printed 

in the Programme Guide for the year 2004 for the students admitted to 

the programme during the period. Further, while publishing any 

Programme Guides or other University documents, due care must be 

taken to avoid recurrence of such mistakes. 

ITEM NO.9 

To consider and approve the Additional/Optional Course M.A. 

(English) for the 2001-2002 Batches. 

AC 36.9.1 

The Member-Secretary informed the members that MEG-01: British 

Poetry was not on offer to the M.A. English Batches of 2001 and 2002 

because the course was not ready at that time. In September/October 

2003, the School of Humanities advised the students that MEG-01 is 

meant to be a compulsory course for them and that they were to opt for 

MEG-01 in lieu of any other optional course from the ones they had 

already selected/successfully completed. The Academic Council’s 

Standing Committee, at its 15 th meeting held on 29.6.2005 took a 

decision that those learners who had thus, completed 9 courses in all 

were to be given a “Certificate of Completion” for the fifth optional 

course if they so desired. 

The problem now arisen is that of learners with 72 credits worth of 

courses (an excess of 8 credits). The School Board concerned had 

submitted the following recommendations for the consideration of the 

Academic Council: 

1. MEG-01: British Poetry should be treated as a compulsory 

course for all learners of Batches 2001 and 2002 that may 

have already completed the M.A. English Programme, as 

was decided in the 15 th meeting of the Academic Council 

held on 29.6.2005. 

2. Since MEG-01 is a compulsory course, along with MEG- 

02, 03, 04 and 05, the marks of all these courses should 

be reflected in the Grade Card. 

3. In case of learners who may have completed 9 courses (a 

total of 5 compulsory courses and 4 optional courses), the 

option to drop an elective course may be exercised by the 

learners themselves.

In case a learner desires a Certificate of Completion for the 

extra/additional/optional/9 th course of the M.A. English Programme, 

s/he may be advised to apply for it separately, and a Certificate of 

Completion may be issued by the University as per University norms. 

AC 36.9.2 

The Academic Council approved the proposal made by the School, 

subject to the condition that there will be no change in the degrees 

already awarded to the students. However, if possible, a mention of the 

marks scored by a candidate should be made in the revised grade card. 

After dealing with the formal agenda, the Academic Council placed on record its 

appreciation of the contributions made by Prof. H.P.Dikshit, the former Vice-Chancellor 

and Prof. S.C.Garg, the former Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University, in conducting the 

proceedings of the Academic Council. 


(V.N.R. Pillai) 

Chairman

Appendix-1 


Academic Council held on Monday, the 23 rd October, 2006. 


59. Prof. V.N.Rajasekharan Pillai, VC - Chairman 










69. Prof. B.S.Hansra 



72. Sh. Shashi Bhushan 



75. Shri S.K.Arora 









84. Dr. O.P.Dewal 







5. Prof. Sanjeev Bhargava 




9. Dr. N.Venkateshwarlu 

10. Dr. Kamal Vagarecha 



the Member-Secretary.

MINUTES 


THIRTY SEVENTH MEETING 



held on 

November 22, 2006 




MINUTES OF THE THIRTY SEVENTH MEETING OF THE 

ACADEMIC COUNCIL HELD ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 

22, 2006 AT 2.00 P.M. IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, 

IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI – 110 068. 

The list of members present and those who could not attend the meeting is given in 

(Annexure 1). 


Academic Council, which had been convened as an urgent meeting to consider the 

matters relating to the 18 th Convocation of the University, though certain other 

important issues had also been included in the agenda. He then asked the Member 

Secretary to present the items on the agenda. 

The Member- Secretary then presented the items on the agenda. The decisions 

concerned are recorded below: 

ITEM NO.1 TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE 36 TH MEETING OF 

THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL HELD ON OCTOBER 23, 2006 

AND TO NOTE THE ACTION TAKEN THEREON. 

AC 37.1.1 

The Member Secretary informed the members that the Minutes of the 

36 th Meeting of the Academic Council held on October 23, 2006 were 

circulated to the members. Though no comments have been received so 

far, he proposed that the members may offer their comments, if any, as 

the minutes were circulated only on November 12, 2003. 

AC 37.1.2 

Prof. Gayatri Kansal, Director, SOET desired that the last sentence of 

the resolution AC 36.1.3 may be dropped as no rates existed for the 

B.Tech. Mechanical Engineering programme. The Chairman pointed 

out that the rates approved by the Academic Council even for a new 

programme could not be implemented till the same were approved by 

the Finance Committee. Therefore, the minutes did not require any 

modification. 

AC 37.1.3 

The Academic Council confirmed the Minutes (Annexure-2 without 

appendices) of the 36 th Meeting of the Council as circulated.

ITEM NO. 2 

AC 37.2.1 

AC 37.2.2 

AC 37.2.3 

ITEM NO. 3 

AC 37.3.1 

AC 37.3.2 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE MATTER RELATING TO 

CONFERMENT OF HONORARY DEGREES AT THE 18 TH 

CONVOCATION OF THE UNIVERSITY. 

The Member Secretary apprised the members that the 18 th Convocation 

of the University is likely to be held in February, 2007 and it is 

proposed to confer honorary degrees on distinguished personalities at 

the convocation. The Statute 22 on conferment of honorary degrees 

envisages that “all proposals for the conferment of honorary degrees 

shall be initiated by the Vice-Chancellor who after consultation with the 

Academic Council and the Board of Management shall submit the same 

to the Visitor for confirmation.” 

The Chairman consulted the members about his proposal of conferment 

of honorary degrees. He requested the members to keep the proposal 

confidential as it also involves consultation with the Board of 

Management, seeking concurrence of the recipients and approval of the 

Visitor in consultation with the Ministries of HRD and External Affairs. 

The Academic Council concurred the proposal. 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PROPOSAL TO HAVE A 

COMPULSORY COMPONENT OF THEORY, PRACTICE AND 

TECHNOLOGY OF OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING FOR 

ALL LEARNERS IN IGNOU. 

The Member Secretary informed the members of the proposal that 

from 2007 January admission onwards, all our programmes/courses 

should have a compulsory component of the Theory, Practice and 

Technology of Open and Distance Learning. This has to be one core 

unit. The course content, weightage etc. has to be decided by an expert 

committee. Print version and on-line have to be there. 

The Academic Council resolved to approve the proposal subject to the 

following: 

(i) a Committee of experts in the ODL Pedagogy and 

Technology will deliberate the matter and its 

recommendations will be placed before the School Boards 

for integrating this compulsory course following the 

existing procedure; 

(ii) 

focus of the course should be study skill oriented in use of 

educational and media technologies; and

(iii) 

as the programmes are offered at certificate, diploma, 

undergraduate degree, post-graduate degree and doctoral 

level, there cannot be uniformity of contents of the 

proposed course as the requirements of each category of 

learners would be different. 

ITEM NO. 4 

AC 37.4.1 

ITEM NO. 5 

AC 37.5.1 

TO CONSIDER CO-OPTION OF MEMBERS UNDER CLAUSE 

(1) (viii) OF STATUTE 9. 

The Member-Secretary informed the members that the ten members of 

the Academic Council co-opted by it under clause (1) (viii) of the 

Statute 9 would be completing their tenure on December 11, 2006. A 

proposal to co-opt new members was placed before the 36 th Meeting of 

the Council wherein the Chairman invited names of experts for 

cooption by the Academic Council. The members authorized the 

Chairman to co-opt the new members on behalf of the Academic 

Council and report the same to the Council for ratification as per the 

past practice. The Chairman informed that the list of co-opted members 

will be placed for ratification after the term of present members is over. 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE 21 ST 

MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL’S STANDING 

COMMITTEE HELD ON OCTOBER 18, 2006 

The Member Secretary informed that the 21 st Meeting of the Academic 

Council’s Standing Committee was held on October 18, 2006 and the 

minutes of the meeting had been placed before the members. The 

ACSC considered and approved the following major items: 

1. Phase-3 Form for PG Certificate Programme in Patents, PG 

Certificate in Cyber Laws, PG Diploma in IPR Regime and 

Human Rights, Diploma in Craft and Design ( Pottery) and 

Certificate in Business Skills; 

2. Phase Zero Form for the revision of Certificate Programme in 

Human Rights, MS-410 Course: Financial Innovation and 

Engineering for Management Programme and an Application 

Oriented Course: Business Communication and 

Entrepreneurship for the BDP students; 

3. Modified eligibility for the Advanced Certificate in Power 

Distribution Management; 

4. Modification of Evaluation Methodology for Bachelor’s of

Social Work and Diploma in Value Added Products from Fruits 

and Vegetables programmes; 

5. Payment Norms for Evaluation of Project Proposals of MCS- 

044 course in BCA programme; 

6. Pro-rata admission fee for MEG and MHD Programmes; 

7. Evaluation Methodology for Diploma in Nautical Science and 

Advanced Diploma in Nautical Science programmes; 

8. Relaxation of duration of PGDDE programme and declaration 

of results of students of Liberia; 

9. Relaxation of duration of the PGCPDT programme by six 

months; 

The Member Secretary clarified that in respect of Phase-3 Form of 

Diploma in Craft and Design (Pottery) the ACSC had advised the 

Programme Coordinator to work out details of expenditure that might 

be incurred by the University on each student for learner support and 

bring the proposal thereafter before the ACSC/AC. He proposed that 

the minutes may be approved by the Academic Council. 

AC 37.5.2 

The following observations were made by the members about the Phase 

3 Form of the PG Diploma in IPR Regime and Human Rights 

Programme: 

♦ What is the need of the programme when the University had 

been offering a Certificate in Human Rights and a PG Diploma 

in Intellectual Property Rights? 

♦ There seems to be an overlap of contents with those of the above 

mentioned programmes. 

♦ Prof. Pandav Nayak of SOSS has been shown as one of the 

Programme Coordinators, whereas the other Programme 

Coordinator, Shri Anand Gupta, SOL did not sign the Phase 3 

Form. With Prof Nayak as one of the Programme Coordinators, 

Mr. Gupta who is only a young lecturer may not get due credit. 

AC 37.5.3 

The following clarifications were offered: 

♦ Inadvertent omission of signatures of the faculty member was 

regretted; 

♦ Prof. Pandav Nayak had conceptualized the programme when 

none of the lecturers had even joined the University. Initially 

Ms Suneet Kashyap was involved in the programme along with

Prof. Nayak. When she took over the responsibility of the coordinatorship 

of the PG Certificate Programme in Patents, Shri. 

Gupta was associated with PGDIPRHR as one of the cocoordinators; 

♦ There are precedents wherein members of another Discipline 

had been coordinating the programmes; 

♦ Though there is no overlap of contents, the same will be further 

examined by course expert committees while designing the 

detailed syllabi of the programme, and would be placed before 

the School Board of School of Law and the ACSC/AC for 

approval; 

♦ The proposal had been examined and approved by the School 

Board of School of Law having eminent experts; 

♦ The Planning & Development Division is being requested to 

undertake need survey for all the proposed programmes of the 

School of Law. 

AC 37.5.4 

The Academic Council decided that the Chairman may examine the 

procedural aspects and take an appropriate decision. With these 

observations, the Minutes of the 21 st Meeting of the ACSC (Annexure- 

3) without Appendices were approved by the Academic Council. 

ITEM NO.6 TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT IN THE POLICY 

GUIDELINES FRAMED BY THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL 

FOR RE-SUBMISSION/IMPROVEMENT IN PROJECT 

REPORTS. 

AC 37.6.1 

The Member Secretary informed the members that as per the guidelines 

framed by the Academic Council for resubmission/ improvement in 

Project Reports, the students are required to remit the pro-rata fee while 

re-submitting the project reports. 

(i) 

Pro-rata fee as per University rules be charged from 

the students whose Project work was booked under 

unfair means and referred to the Examination 

Discipline Committee (EDC);

(ii) 

(iii) 

However, students who were unable to score the 

minimum pass marks be charged with 50% of the prorata 

fee only while re-submitting the Project Report 

within the validity period of registration. 

This will be applicable to all the Programmes where 

Project work is a part of the curriculum. 

AC 37.6.2 

AC 37.6.3 

The Academic Council discussed the proposal in detail. It was pointed 

out that though the guidelines are applicable to project reports across 

the programmes, the request is mainly from the students of the BCA/ 

MCA programme. Also curbing the malpractices in submission of 

project reports is very essential for maintaining the credibility of the 

system. 

The Academic Council decided that 

i) the request of the BCA/ MCA students be first examined by 

the School Board of School of Computer and Information 

Sciences, and 

ii) 

the Chairman may constitute a Committee to examine the 

issues relating to malpractices in submission of Project 

Reports and suggest steps to curb the same. 

ITEM NO.7 TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT IN THE ASSOCIATE 

STUDENTSHIP SCHEME TO FACILITATE STUDENTS TO 

SEEK ADMISSION IN EITHER OF THE ADMISSION CYCLES. 

AC 37.7.1 

The Member Secretary apprised the members of the Associate 

Studentship Scheme approved by the Academic Council (AC 16.22.1). 

Students are being admitted under the Associate Studentship Scheme 

for the courses of their choice in January admission cycle (as prevalent 

till the year 2003). However, in the year 2003, certain Bachelor’s 

Degree and Master’s Degree Programmes have been shifted to July 

admission cycle and rest of the Programmes continued to be in January 

cycle of admission. Accordingly students have been allowed to seek 

admission only for those courses that are offered in a specific admission 

cycle in view of the counseling and practical sessions arranged in that 

semester.

The Task Force on Student Support Services at its 259 th meeting held 

on 06.11.2006 discussed the issue and made the following suggestions: 

(i) 

(ii) 

(iii) 

(iv) 

Different admission application forms will be used for the 

associate students; 

The minimum and maximum allowable period given to such 

students for completion of their courses would be six months 

and two years, respectively; 

There will be no separate counseling or lab work schedule 

for the students. They will have to be in touch with the 

study centers concerned in order to know the schedule and 

participate in the sessions accordingly; 

SRED will prepare an Associate Studentship Scheme for 

being placed at the next Academic Council meeting. 

The ‘admission form’ approved by the Academic Council at its 16 th 

Meeting may be utilized with necessary modifications, if required. 

Minimum period of six months may be allowed, if the courses opted by 

the students are up to 16 credits. If the option exceeds 16 credits, the 

minimum period should be one year. 

Though students may be permitted to seek admission in any of the 

admission cycles and to opt the courses that are on offer either in 

January or July cycles, no counseling and/or lab/practicals would be 

conducted separately for the Associate students. In such a case the 

students would be allowed to avail the counseling/practical session in 

the next semester and accordingly the minimum duration would be 

extended. However, the maximum duration of two years would remain 

unchanged. 

If a student opts for more than 16 credits worth of courses in either of 

the admission cycles, he/she is not entitled to seek admission in the next 

cycle unless the prescribed minimum duration is completed, except in 

the courses of Certificate Programmes. 

The Regional Centres will handle all admissions under the Associate 

Studentship scheme. Last date for submission of filled-in admission

form would remain unchanged as is fixed for January & July cycle of 

admissions. 

AC 37.7.2 

ITEM NO. 8 


TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PHASE 3 FORM FOR 

MASTER IN ARTS IN EDUCATION. 

AC 37.8.1 

The Member Secretary informed the members that the School of 

Education had submitted the Phase-3 Form (Annexure 4) for Masters 

of Arts in Education, which had been placed before the members. The 

main objectives of the programme are as under: 

a) Provide learning-experiences, which will enable students to 

understand and appreciate knowledge structures and 

paradigms of education. 

b) Develop professionals for effective participation in 

educational actions in different areas of education. 

c) Create community of scholars adequately equipped for 

participation in educational discourse. 

He informed that the course material for 1 st year of the programme had 

been developed. When the Phase 4 Form for launching the programme 

was placed before the Academic Programmes Committee (APC) for 

approval, it was pointed out that the programme was approved by the 

School Board of School of Education more than three years back. The 

APC advised the Programme Coordinator to process the programme 

again through the School Board as per the decision of the Academic


The Phase 3 Form was again placed before the School Board at 23 rd 

meeting held on October 13, 2006 and had been approved. The School 

Board observed that since the course material had been developed 

recently, it did not require updating and may be launched at the earliest. 

AC 37.8.2 

The Academic Council approved the proposal with the advice that the 

detailed syllabus of the course be appended with the minutes of the 

meeting. 

ITEM NO.9 TO CONSIDER PMT-01 IN LIEU OF OMT-01 FOR 

INTERNATIONAL BPP STUDENTS (ADMITTED IN JULY 06 

CYCLE) APPEARING IN DECEMBER, 2006 EXAMINATION 

ABROAD. 

AC 37.9.1 

AC 37.9.2 

The Member Secretary informed the members that the PMT-01 course 

of the Bachelor’s Preparatory Programme had been revised (new course 

code OMT-01) and offered from July 2006 session. It has been brought 

to the notice of the Chairman that due to lack of communication the 

material of the pre-revised course had been sent to the thirty seven 

overseas students by the International Division. The International 

Division had submitted that the students may be permitted to appear in 

PMT-01 course in December, 2006 Examination and their results may 

be declared. From January 2007 cycle, the OMT-01 course only would 

be offered to all international students. 


After transaction of the items on the Agenda, the Vice-Chancellor informed the members 

that he has received a complaint that the Foundation Course in Science & Technology 

developed in 1988 has not been revised so far. He informed the Council that henceforth 

no course which is more than 10 years old would be offered to the students. Prof. S.C. 

Garg clarified that the Board of Management had taken a decision that courses should be 

revised every five years. He further observed that the decision about withdrawal of 

assignments would be reviewed but for the January 2007 Session, the decision taken 

earlier would continue. The Vice-Chancellor then requested the members if they would 

like to make any comments/observations. 

Prof. Renu Bhardwaj observed that she had received a request for developing a 

programme which includes courses on History of Civilization, History of Ideas, 

Philosophy etc. for which no expertise existed in the School. The Vice-Chancellor

observed that such courses can be offered through a School of Inter-Disciplinary Studies. 

Members observed that there is a need of re-structuring the various Schools of Studies 

and the Board of Management had appointed a Committee for this purpose. The Vice- 

Chancellor may call for necessary information from Director, Academic Coordination 

Division. 


(V.N.Rajasekharan Pillai) 

Chairman

Annexure-1 


Academic Council held on Wednesday, the 22 nd November, 2006. 


86. Prof. V.N.R. Pillai, Vice-Chancellor - Chairman 

87. Prof. S.C.Garg,Director (I/C), SOCIS - Member 

88. Prof. N.V.Narasimham, Director, SOMS - Member 

89. Prof. Parvin Sinclair, Director, SOS - Member 


91. Prof. S.B.Arora, Director, SOHS - Member 

92. Prof. Gayatri Kansal, Director, SOET - Member 

93. Prof. Anu Aneja, Director, SOCE - Member 

94. Prof. A.S.Narang, Professor of Political Science - Member 

95. Prof. Renu Bhardwaj, Professor of English - Member 

96. Prof. Vijayshri, Professor of Physics - Member 

97. Sh. Shashi Bhushan, Reader, SOCIS - Member 

98. Shri S.K.Arora, Librarian - Member 



101. Sh. V.K.Arora, Director, EMPC - Member 

102. Dr. S.K.Mohapatra, Registrar, SR&ED - Member 

103. Prof. P.K.Jain (Retd.), Delhi University - Member 

104. Prof. J.Ramachandran, IIM, Bangalore - Member 

105. Prof. J.S.Yadav (Retd.), Director, IIMC - Member 

106. Prof. Kuldeep Mathur (Retd.), JNU - Member 

107. Dr. T.R.Srinivasan, RD, IGNOU RC- Hyderabad - 

Member 

108. Dr. N. Venkateshwarlu, Lecturer, SOET - Member 

109. Dr. Kamal Vagarecha, Lecturer, SOMS - Member 

110. Dr. O.P.Dewal, Dy. Director, EMPC - Member 

111. Prof. B.S.Saraswat, Director, ACD - Member- 

Secretary 


1. Prof. S.M.Paul Khurana, Vice Chancellor, RDU, Jabalpur - Member 

2. Prof. N.R.Madhava Menon (Retd.), Director, 

National Judical Academy, Bhopal - Member 

3. Prof. Asghar Wajahat, Jamia Millia Islamia - Member 

4. Prof. Sanjeev Bhargava, Director, PDMIIIT, Jabalpur - Member 

5. Dr. Shardindu, Former Director, NCTE - Member 

6. Sh. G.S.Sahni, Former DG, Shipping - Member 


8. Prof. B.S.Hansra, Director, SOA - Member 

9. Dr. T.K.Jena, Reader, SOHS - Member 

10 Dr. Annu J.Thomas, Reader, SOCE - Member 

11. Dr. Eisha Kannadi, Lecturer, SOE - Member 

Prof. Kapil Kumar attended the meeting on behalf of Prof. Pardeep Sahni, Director, 

SOSS and Ms. Suneet Kashyap, Lecturer, SOL attended the meeting as a Special Invitee.


the Member-Secretary.

MINUTES 


THIRTY EIGHTH (SPECIAL) MEETING 



held on 

December 13, 2006 




MINUTES OF THE THIRTY EIGHTH (SPECIAL) MEETING OF THE 

ACADEMIC COUNCIL HELD ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 

2006 AT 2.00 P.M. IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU 

CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI – 110 068. 


112. Prof. V.N.Rajasekharan Pillai, VC - Chairman 






118. Prof. B.S.Hansra 



121. Sh. Shashi Bhushan 


123. Dr. Annu J.Thomas 

124. Shri S.K.Arora 


126. Dr. Kamal Vagrecha 






132. Dr. O.P.Dewal 


Prof. S.C.Garg, Prof. M.Aslam, Prof. B.B. Khanna and Ms. Suneet Kashyap attended the 

meeting as representatives of the Directors of respective Schools. Prof. Renu Bhardawaj and Mr. 

N. Venkateshwarlu could not attend the meeting. 

Sh. K.D.Sharma, Section Officer, Academic Coordination Division was present to assist the 

Member-Secretary.

At the outset, the Chairman welcomed the members to the 38 th Meeting of the Academic Council 

and informed that the special meeting had been convened to consider the matters relating to 

conducting of examination for MHI-07. 

ITEM NO. 1 

AC 38.1.1 

TO CONSIDER THE MATTER RELATING TO OFFERING A 

COMPLETELY REVISED, ALTERNATIVE COURSE AND 

EXAMINATION IN RESPECT OF MHI-07 STUDENTS. 

The Chairman informed the members that the University has been 

receiving requests from a number of students of M.A. (History)/ M.A. 

(Political Science) for conducting examination in the MHI-07 course as 

the delay is hampering their career prospects. Many of them want to 

pursue further studies and have qualified in NET examination also. But 

due to non-completion of their MA Degree, they are not able to avail 

those opportunities. The Chairman observed that the members are 

aware of the circumstances under which the University withdrew the 

course and decided not to hold examination in December 2006. As 

informed by the Registrar, Student Registration and Evaluation 

Division, 2019 students had requested for appearing in December 2006 

TEE in the course. In the genuine interest of the students already 

enrolled in the course, the Academic Council may take an appropriate 

decision in the matter. 

AC 38.1.2 

The Academic Council considered the matter and debated various 

alternatives suggested by the members. After detailed discussion, the 

following decisions were taken: 

i) Revision of the MHI-07 course incorporating the inputs 

given by the members of the committee appointed by the 

University be expedited and revised material be sent to these 

students at the earliest. Extreme caution be exercised while 

translating the material in Hindi. 

ii) 

iii) 

A new course code MHI-107 may be given to the course. 

The Academic Council authorized the Chairman to take 

appropriate decisions required, if any, in the matter on behalf 

of the Academic Council. 

iv) The University may hold a special examination for these 

students in March, 2007. 

v) The students may be allowed to submit assignments up to 

vi) 

May 31, 2007. 

Regular examinations in the course may be held in June, 

2007 as per the decision of the Academic Council at its 36 th 

meeting.

ITEM NO. 2 

AC 38.2.1 

AC 38.2.2 

AC 38.2.3 


INCLUSION OF THREE ELECTIVE COURSES OF BSW AS 

OPTIONALS IN BDP PACKAGE. 

Prof. B.S. Saraswat, Member Secretary informed the members that the 

Ministry of HRD has suggested the inclusion of courses related to 

HIV/AIDS and family education in the BDP package of IGNOU. This is 

also one of the areas of concern listed in the Millennium Development 

Goals of the UN. There are three electives courses of 8 credits each in the 

BSW programme developed by SOCE. The courses are available both in 

English and Hindi along with audio and video programmes. 

During the discussion, it was pointed out that a student of BDP may opt 

for elective courses from 8 different disciplines and up to a maximum of 

64 credits. However, Social Work is not a separate discipline in the 

University. In addition to elective courses, the students are also 

required to take foundation courses worth 24 credits and application 

oriented courses worth 8-16 credits compulsorily. It was also pointed 

out that the BDP was launched in 1987 and the disciplines have been 

allocated on the basis of requirement at that time. 

After detailed discussion on the matter, the Academic Council resolved 

to refer the matter to the Bachelors’ Degree Programme Coordination 

Committee for consideration and an overall review of the BDP 

structure, and to suggest, the action to be taken in the matter. 


(V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai) 

Chairman

MINUTES 


THIRTY NINTH (SPECIAL) MEETING 



held on 

March 17, 2007 




MINUTES OF THE THIRTY NINTH (SPECIAL) MEETING OF THE 

ACADEMIC COUNCIL HELD ON SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 2007 AT 

1.00 P.M. IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, 

MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI – 110 068. 


134. Prof. V.N.Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice-Chancellor - Chairman 

135. Prof. J.M.Parakh - 

Member 


137. Prof. Parvin Sinclair - Member 

138. Prof. M.C.Sharma - Member 

139. Prof. Anu Aneja - 

Member 

140. Prof. N.V.Narasimham - 

Member 

141. Prof. S.B.Arora - 

Member 

142. Shri Shashi Bhushan - Member 

143. Prof. B.S.Hansra - 

Member 

144. Prof. A.S.Narang - 

Member 

145. Prof. Renu Bhardwaj - Member 

146. Dr. T.K.Jena, Reader - Member 

147. Dr. Annu J.Thomas - Member 

148. Dr. N.Venkateshwarlu - 

Member 

149. Dr. Kamal Vagrecha - Member 

150. Dr. Eisha Kannadi - Member 

151. Shri S.K.Arora - 

Member 

152. Prof. S.K.Panda - 

Member 

153. Shri V.K.Arora - 

Member 

154. Dr. C.K.Ghosh - 

Member 

155. Dr. Srikant Mohapatra - 

Member 

156. Prof. Kamlesh Mohan - Member

157. Prof. Vijay Kapur - Member 

158. Dr. S.S.Rathi - Member 

159. Prof. O.P.Mishra - 

Member 

160. Prof. Anil Bhattacharya - 

Member 

161. Prof. S.Sivakumar - Member 

162. Dr. O.P.Dewal - Member 


Dr. P. Srinivas Kumar and Ms. Suneet Kashyap represented the School of Engineering and 

Technology, and the School of Law, respectively. 

Prof. Vijayshri, Prof. N.Balakrishnan, Prof. S.Sadagopan, Prof. Trilochan Pradhan, Prof. 

T.K.V.Subramanian, Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Prof. K.K.Mohammed Yusuff, Prof. Aravind Kumar, 

Prof. Sridhar Gadre, Dr.T.R. Srinivasan could not attend the meeting. 

Sh. K.D.Sharma, Section Officer, Academic Coordination Division was present to assist the 

Member-Secretary. 

At the outset, the Chairman welcomed the members to the 39 th Meeting of the Academic Council. 

He welcomed the newly co-opted members to the Academic Council and hoped that the Academic 

Council will be benefited by their experience and guidance in enabling the University in achieving 

its goals. He further informed that this special meeting of the Academic Council had been 

convened to consider the matters relating to the 18 th Convocation of the University, which was 

being held at 2.30 p.m. He congratulated the University community, students, teachers and 

academics and other staff for the same, as the Convocation signified the culmination of their 

efforts. 


ITEM NO. 1 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE LIST OF STUDENTS 

WHO HAVE QUALIFIED FOR AWARD OF GOLD MEDALS, 

DEGREES, DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES IN THE 18 TH 

CONVOCATION AND OTHER GOLD MEDALS, LIKE INDIAN 

BANK SPONSORED MEDALS FOR ‘BEST RESEARCH 

PAPERS’, ‘BEST SERVICES AWARD’, ‘INNOVATION IN 

OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING’, PROF. RAM REDDY 

MEMORIAL MEDAL FOR BEST SCORER IN SOCIAL 

SCIENCE SUBJECTS.

AC 39.1.1 The Chairman informed that the 18 th Annual Convocation of the 

University was being held on Saturday, the 17 th March, 2007 at the 

Headquarters as well as at 30 Regional Centres simultaneously, through 

the tele-conferencing mode for awarding Gold Medals, Degrees, 

Diplomas and Certificates to the candidates who have qualified for 

getting the same during the Term-End Examinations held in December, 

2005 and June, 2006. 

The statement showing the number of students eligible for 18 th 

Convocation (1,11,699 as on 27.2.2007) is placed at Annexure-1. 

52 students have been identified for the award of Gold Medals, as per 

criteria approved by the Academic Council. The list of Gold Medalists 

is placed at Annexure-2. 

(i) The following Research Papers had been recommended by a 

Committee constituted by the Vice-Chancellor for the award of Indian 

Bank sponsored Medals : 

The Best Research Paper for the award of Gold Medal: 

“Role of Defects in Transport through a Quantum Dot Single 

Electron Transistor” by Dr. K.P. Singh, Dr. Subhalakshmi 

Lamba, Dr. Sushil Lamba and Prof. S.K.Joshi published in J. 

Applied Physics, 2006, 99, 124503 (124) 

The Second Best Research Paper for the award of Silver 

Medal: 

“A Study of Student Attrition and Completion of Distance 

Education Programmes of IGNOU” by Dr. P.K. Biswas and 

Ms. G. Mythili published in Indian Journal of Open Learning, 

2006, 15(2), 165-175. 

(ii) 

For the award of Gold Medal in “Innovation in Open and 

Distance Learning”, the work of ‘Instructional Design’ by 

Dr. Ajit Kumar, Reader, School of Engineering & Technology, 

has been recommended by a Committee constituted by the Vice- 

Chancellor. 

(iii) 

Mr. Mushtaq Ahmad Sofi, Enrol.No.041564356, meritorious 

student in M.A. History, has been identified for the award of 

Prof. G. Ram Reddy Memorial Gold Medal for the best scorer in

Social Science subjects. 

Certificates will be conferred upon the following Regional Centres for 

Best Services Award-2006 as per specimen placed at Annexure-3. 

However, Gold Medal will not be awarded during the 18 th Convocation. 

1. Bhubaneshwar 

2. Kolkata 

3. Delhi-2 

4. Aizwal 

5. Cochin 

Mr. Stalin Thomas Thermadom (Enrol.No.031843005), a student of 

B.Com. has been chosen for ‘Prof. Grover award for the Best 

Student’ of B.Com. from among the Physically challenged category. 

The award has been constituted by an Endowment Fund of 

Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh only) donated by Prof. R.K.Grover, 

former Professor/Director, School of Management Studies, which has 

been considered and approved by the Board of Management at its 86 th 

Meeting held on 01.04.2006 (BM 86.12.1). Since no Physically 

Handicapped student in M.Com. Programme has been found eligible for 

the award, Mr.Thermadom will be given a cash award of Rs.3000/- as 

approved by the Board of Management. 

AC 39.1.2 

The Academic Council approved the statement of eligible students, gold 

medalists and specimen certificate placed at Annexure-1, 2 and 3, 

respectively. 

ITEM NO. 2 

AC 39.2.1 


OF THE COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED BY THE VICE- 

CHANCELLOR TO WORK OUT THE MODALITIES FOR 

SELECTION OF THE STUDENTS FOR AWARD OF PROF. G. 

RAM REDDY MEMORIAL GOLD MEDAL FOR THE BEST 

SCORER IN MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES IN SOCIAL 

SCIENCE SUBJECTS. 

The Chairman informed that the Academic Council’s Standing 

Committee at its 22 nd Meeting held on 21.02.2007 had considered and 

approved the proposal for award of Prof. G. Ram Reddy Memorial Gold 

Medal for the best scorer in Master’s Degree Programmes in Social 

Science subjects beginning from the 18 th Convocation (ACSC 22.8.2).

The ACSC further resolved that a Committee may be constituted by the 

Vice-Chancellor to work out the modalities for selection of the student 

eligible for award of Gold Medal. In pursuance of the decision of the 

ACSC, he constituted a committee which met on 28.2.2007. A copy of 

the Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee is placed at Annexure-4. 

AC 39.2.2 


(Annexure-4) of the Committee for selection of the students for award 

of Prof. G. Ram Reddy Memorial Gold Medal for the Best Scorer in the 

Master’s Degree Programmes in Social Science subjects. 

ITEM NO. 3 TO NOTE FOR INFORMATION THE PROPOSAL OF 

INTRODUCTION OF EXAMINATION FEE. 

AC 39.3.1 

The Chairman informed that it has been observed that a large number of 

students submit their examination forms for appearing in the Term End 

Examination (TEE), but do not actually appear in the examinations, 

thereby resulting infructuous expenditure on making arrangements for 

conduct of examinations for such students. During the year 2005-06 

i.e., in December 2005 TEE and June 2006 TEE, a total of 5.67 lac 

students applied for examination but only 3.28 lac students have 

appeared in the TEE. 

The matter was considered by the Board of Management at its meeting 

held on 26 th February 2007. The Board approved introduction of an 

Examination Fee of Rs.50/- per course from December 2007 TEE 

onwards to ensure that only those students who actually intend to appear 

in the examinations are permitted and to avoid infructuous expenditure. 

The SRE Division will devise the modalities for introduction of 

Examination Fee which will be implemented with the approval of the 

Vice-Chancellor. 

AC 39.3.2 

ITEM NO. 4 

The Academic Council approved the introduction of Examination Fee 

of Rs. 50/- per course from December 2007 TEE onward. The 

modalities for introduction of Examination Fee will be devised by the 

SRE Division which will be implemented with the approval of the Vice- 

Chancellor. 

TO NOTE FOR INFORMATION OF THE PROPOSAL FOR 

INTRODUCTION OF RE-EVALUATION OF ANSWER- 

SCRIPTS.

AC 39.4.1 

AC 39.4.2 

The Chairman informed that the University has been receiving several 

requests from the students for re-evaluation of their answer-scripts, who 

are not satisfied with the Term-End Examination results communicated 

to them, instead of the current arrangement of re-checking. The matter 

has been placed before the Board of Management at its meeting held on 

26.2.007 and has approved the introduction of re-evaluation from June, 

2007 TEE onwards by charging Rs. 300/- per answer script. 

The Academic Council approved the introduction of re-evaluation of 

answer-scripts from June 2007 TEE onwards. The SRE Division will 

finalize the modalities for introduction of re-evaluation of answerscripts 

with the approval of the Vice-Chancellor. 

ITEM NO. 5 

AC 39.5.1 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE GUIDELINES FOR 

AWARD OF RESEARCH AND TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS. 

The Chairman informed that the Board of Management at its 36 th 

Meeting held on 24-2-1994 approved the proposal on the procedure 

should be followed for selection of candidates for Junior Research 

Fellowships in the University. Further the Board of Management and 

Planning Board approved the research policy of the University in 

principle to institute a scheme of 10 Research Fellowships and 05 

Research Associateships each during the Eighth Plan for its 

implementation from the year 1995, 1996 onwards for a period of five 

years. Subsequently the Research Council of the University while 

considering the proposal for reviving the research activities in the 

University constituted a Sub-Committee with certain specific terms of 

reference. The Committee at its meeting held on 30.4.2001 made 

recommendations for offering the Junior Research Fellowships (JRFs) 

by each discipline in a School. Though the recommendations regarding 

offering of the 03 JRFs were not placed before the Research 

Council/Academic Council earlier, there were presented in the status 

paper on research activities of the University placed before the Research 

Council at its 8 th Meeting held on 21.11.2006 and the Research Council 

resolved that JRFs be awarded on specific request from disciplines. A 

Committee was constituted by the Vice-Chancellor for framing the 

guidelines for award of Research and Teaching Assistantships. The 

Committee framed the guidelines for IGNOU-DEC Research and 

Teaching Assistantships. The candidates will be registered in the 

University for Ph.D. Degree under the rules of the University/ a State 

Open University. 

The draft guidelines prepared by the Committee were placed before the 

Board of Management at its 89 th Meeting held on February 26, 2007.

The same have been approved by the Board. 

AC 39.5.2 

AC 39.5.3 

He further informed the members about this unique scheme which has 

been introduced by the Indira Gandhi National Open University for the 

Research Scholars to gain experience in the working of the system along 

with their research. He also informed that this scheme will help to 

create a pool of talented research scholars/capable manpower for the 

ODL system in the country with advanced training in both research and 

teaching in ODL. He allayed the fears of members that the scheme is 

intended for replacing teachers. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the guidelines for 

IGNOU-DEC Research and Teaching Assistantships approved by the 

Board of Management (Annexure-5). 

ITEM NO. 6 

AC 39.6.1 


MEETING OF THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ‘MODULE 

ON ODL FOR DISTANCE LEARNERS’ AND ‘TRAINING 

MODULE FOR ACADEMIC COUNSELLORS’ HELD ON 

JANUARY 23, 2007. 

The Chairman informed that the Academic Council at its 37 th Meeting 

held on November 22, 2006 considered and approved the proposal to 

have a compulsory component of Theory, Practice and Technology of 

Open and Distance Learning for all learners in IGNOU. The Academic 

Council approved the proposal subject to the following: 

(iv) a Committee of experts in the ODL Pedagogy and 

Technology will deliberate the matter and its 

recommendations will be placed before the School Boards 

for integrating this compulsory course following the existing 

procedure; 

(v) 

(vi) 

focus of the course should be study skill oriented in use of 

educational and media technologies; and 

as the programmes are offered at certificate, diploma, 

undergraduate degree, post-graduate degree and doctoral 

level, there cannot be uniformity of contents of the proposed 

course as the requirements of each category of learners 

would be different. 

In pursuance of the above decision of the Academic Council, an

Advisory Committee was constituted by the Vice Chancellor. The 

Committee met on January 23, 2007 and drafted the syllabi of the two 

modules “Pedagogy, Science and Technology of Open and Distance 

Learning” (a Core Module for Distance Learners of Open University 

System) and Training Module on “Training of Academic Councilors”. 

AC 39.6.2 

AC 39.6.3 

ITEM NO. 7 

AC 39.7.1 

During the discussion, it was pointed out that the syllabi placed before 

the Academic Council require detailed consideration by the School 

Board of Schools of Studies so that a proper module can be offered to 

the learners. 

The Chairman advised the members to send their inputs to the Chairman 

within 15 days, so that decision in the matter could be expedited. 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE MOU SIGNED BY IGNOU 

AND THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF 

INDIA (ICAI) TO JOINTLY OFFER B.COM. WITH MAJOR IN 

ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE AND M.COM. IN FINANCE 

AND TAXATION DEGREES BY GRANTING EXEMPTION TO 

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANCY STUDENTS. 

The Chairman informed that the Institute of Chartered Accountant of 

India (ICAI) requested IGNOU to grant exemption to Chartered 

Accountancy students for undergoing B.Com. and M.Com. programme 

of IGNOU on qualifying first stage and final stage of Chartered 

Accountancy course, respectively. The Vice-Chancellor constituted an 

Expert Committee to examine the proposal from IGNOU’s point of 

view and to work out the details of the scheme, if practical in 

consultation with ICAI. The expert team in consultation with the ICAI 

made the following unanimous recommendations: 

1.To prepare an exemption scheme to Chartered Accountancy students 

for undergoing B. Com. and M. Com. programmes of IGNOU. 

2. To workout new B. Com. and M. Com. programmes exclusively for 

these students instead of preparing programme structure under the 

existing credit transfer scheme of IGNOU. 

3. To provide flexibility to the students to pursue B. Com./M. Com. and 

Chartered Accountancy simultaneously. 

AC 39.7.2 

The Expert Committee prepared new scheme of B.Com. with Major in 

Accounting and Finance and M.Com. in Finance and Taxation 

exclusively for Chartered Accountancy students. The scheme has been

approved by the Vice-Chancellor. A formal MoU was signed between 

the ICAI and IGNOU on 12 th March 2007 to collaborate and launch 

these programmes from the July 2007 academic session. 

AC 39.7.3 

The Academic Council approved the MoU (placed at Annexure-6) 

signed between IGNOU and ICAI to offer B.Com. with Major in 

Accountancy and Finance and M.Com. in Finance and Taxation to be 

offered exclusively to Chartered Accountancy students from July 2007. 



Chairman

MINUTES 


FORTIETH MEETING 



held on 

MAY 17, 2007 




MINUTES OF THE FORTIETH MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL HELD 

ON THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2007 AT 11.00 A.M. IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM 

BLOCK– 8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI-110 068. 


in Annexure-1. 


Academic Council. He accorded a special welcome to the new members namely 

Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Prof. T.K.V. Subramanian, Prof. Mohammed Yusuff and Prof. 

Srikrishna Deva Rao who were attending the meeting for the first time. After brief 

introduction, he asked the Member-Secretary to present the items on the 

Agenda. 

ITEM NO. 1 

TO NOTE FOR INFORMATION THE ACTION TAKEN 

REPORT ON THE MINUTES OF THE 36 TH MEETING OF THE 

ACADMIC COUNCIL HELD ON 23 rd OCTOBER, 2006. 

AC 40.1.1 

The Member-Secretary informed that the Minutes of the 36 th 

Meeting of the Academic Council held on 23 rd October, 2006 

were confirmed at its 37 th Meeting held on 22 nd November, 

2006, but the Action Taken Report could not be placed, as the 

Minutes of the 36 th Meeting were circulated only on 12 th 

November, 2006. Therefore, the same was being presented at 

the 40 th Meeting of the Academic Council. 

AC 40.1.2 

The Academic Council noted the Action Taken Report on the 

Minutes of the 36 th Meeting of the Academic Council held on 

23 rd October, 2006. 

ITEM NO. 2 TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE 37 TH (SPECIAL) 

MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL AND TO NOTE 

THE ACTION TAKEN THEREON. 

AC 40.2.1 

The Member Secretary informed the members that the Minutes 

of the 37 th Meeting of the Academic Council held on 22 nd 

November, 2006 were circulated to the members. Comments 

had been received from two of the members suggesting that the 

relevant resolutions might be modified as follows :

AC 37.5.1 

5. Approved the payment norms for (i) the evaluation of 

MCS-044 course of the revised MCA programme, and 

(ii) Rs. 15/- for evaluation of each project proposal for 

BCA programme. 

AC 37.5.4 

The Academic Council decided that the Chairman may examine 

the procedural and all other aspects, and take an appropriate 

decision. With these observations, the Minutes of the 21 st 

Meeting of the ACSC (Annexure-3 without Appendices) were 

approved by the Academic Council. 

AC 40.2.2 

One of the members raised the issue of revision of the courses 

as recorded in the concluding paragraphs of the Minutes of the 

37 th Meeting of the Academic Council. It was clarified that the 

School Boards were statutory authorities and the decisions 

taken by them in respect of courses offered by the Schools 

concerned would be final. However, if they wanted any 

assistance, they might discuss the issue in collaboration with 

the STRIDE. 

AC 40.2.3 

The Academic Council confirmed the Minutes (Annexure-2) of 

its 37 th Meeting held on 22 nd November, 2006 with the 

modifications of resolution no. AC. 37.5.1 and AC. 37.5.4 as 

above. 

AC 40.2.4 

The Academic Council noted the Action Taken Report on the 

Minutes of the 37 th Meeting with the suggestion that the Action 

Taken Report against Item No. 36 may be modified as under : 

“The Chairman had constituted a Committee to examine the 

issues relating to malpractices in submission of Project Reports 

and the Committee was examining the issues.”



THE ACTION TAKEN THEREON 

AC 40.3.1 

AC 40.3.2 

AC 40.3.3 

The Academic Council was informed that the Minutes of the 38 th 

Meeting of the Academic Council held on December 13, 2006 

were circulated to the members and comments received from 

two of them were being circulated at the meeting. 

It was clarified that various suggestions were given in the 

meeting and what had been recorded as AC 38.1.2 (iii) is the 

part of the consensus arrived at the meeting. As such, there 

was no discrepancy in recording of the said resolution. 

However, as pointed out by one of the members, it is correct 

that Prof. Renu Bhardwaj and Sh. N. Venkateshwarlu could not 

attend the meeting, but due to typographical error, not got 

omitted from the Minutes which is regretted. 

With the above modification, the Academic Council confirmed 

the Minutes (Annexure-3) of its 38 th Meeting and noted the 

Action Taken thereon. 



THE ACTION TAKEN THEREON 

AC 40.4.1 

AC 40.4.2 

AC 40.4.3 

The Academic Council was informed that the Minutes of the 39 th 

Meeting held on March 17, 2007 were circulated to the 

members and no comments had been received from the 

members. 

Members observed that the Action Taken Report/views 

received from various Schools and Divisions about the ODL 

module for distance learners might be discussed in the 

Academic Council so as to arrive at a uniform decision 

applicable to all. The Chairman clarified that if the School 

Boards were not in agreement with the module on ODL for 

distance learners, the decision of the School Boards would 

prevail. However, it was decided that a Committee appointed 

by the Chairman would consider the issue and formulate 

guidelines to have uniformity in the matter among all the 

Schools. 

The Academic Council confirmed the Minutes (Annexure-4) of 

its 39 th (Special) Meeting and noted the Action Taken thereon.

ITEM NO. 5 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE ORDINANCE ON 

DESIGNATING CERTAIN POSITIONS IN THE UNIVERSITY 

AS TEACHERS. 

AC 40.5.1 

The Chairman informed the Academic Council that Section 2(p) 

of the IGNOU Act states “Teachers” means professors, readers, 

lecturers and such other persons as may be designated as 

such by the Ordinances for imparting instruction in the 

University or for giving guidance or rendering assistance to 

students for pursuing any course of study of the University” and 

the present proposal is to identify such other persons who may 

be designated as teachers within the ambit of the definition. 

Further Section 5(1) (vi) of the Act empowers the University to 

institute Professorships, Readerships, Lecturerships and other 

academic positions necessary for imparting instruction or for 

preparing educational material or for conducting other academic 

activities, including guidance, designing and delivery of course 

and evaluation of the work done by the students and to appoint 

persons to such professorships, readerships, lecturerships and 

other academic positions. 

The Sections quoted above are based on the view that in an 

open university, teaching is not the same as that done in the 

conventional university. An open university aims at creating a 

conducive ambience. All these agencies have equal claim to 

imparting instruction/ giving guidance/ rendering assistance to 

learners for learning, i.e. to the pedagogy of distance education. 

Keeping in view the above, the University authorities have not 

made any distinction in selection procedures of Teachers and 

Academics. 

Many committees, as indicated below, have been constituted by 

the university from time to time to look into the issue : 

(i) Prof. Rais Ahmed Committee (1990) 

(ii) Prof. R.G. Takwale Committee (1992) 

(iii) Dr. A.J. Kidwai Committee (1993) 

(iv) Sh. N.V.K. Murthy Committee (1995) 

(v) Sh. C.R. Pillai Committee (1996) 

(vi) Prof. Afzal Mohammad Committee (2001) 

(vii) Dr. A.S. Guha Committee (2007)

All these committees have stood by what the Act specifies in 

Section 2(p) and Section 5(1)(vi). 

It may be noted that in a similar situation Dr. B.R. Ambekdar 

Open University, Hyderabad has been treating the academics 

on par with teachers. A Government Order to this effect has 

been issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh vide L.R. 

No. 5555/UE.1/2000/03 dated 18-08-2000 (Annexure-5). 

The matter was discussed in an elaborate way and after a 

threadbare discussion, it was agreed that there are certain other 

positions, the incumbents of which are engaged in giving 

guidance or rendering assistance to students for pursuing any 

course of study of the University, designing and delivery of 

courses, evaluation of the work done by the students, etc. who 

have a claim to be termed as “Teachers” as they are involved in 

creating a conducive ambience as indicated above. 

AC 40.5.2 

The Academic Council, in terms of Clause (ii) of Statute 26 of 

the Statutes of the University, recommended to the Board of 

Management that the Ordinance (Annexure-6) on designation 

of the persons holding certain positions as Teachers under 

Clause 2(p) be approved with the following modifications: 

i) The positions of Deputy Director and Assistant 

Director in Translation Cell be also included 

ii) 

Clause 3 of the proposed Ordinance be deleted. 

The modified draft ordinance incorporating the above positions 

is placed at Annexure-7. 

The Academic Council suggested that the positions which will 

be created in future may also be considered for inclusion in the 

list if the nature of duties attached to those positions falls in the 

category of giving guidance or rendering assistance to students 

for pursuing any course of study of the University, designing 

and delivery of courses, evaluation of the work done by the 

students, etc.

ITEM NO. 9. 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE CHANGE OF THE 

ADMISSION CYCLE AND THE NAME OF THE POST- 

GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN COMMUNITY CADIOLOGY 

(PGDCC) PROGRAMME 

AC 40.9.1 

AC. 40.9.2 

The Director, School of Health Sciences informed that during 

the meeting of the Programme Incharges of the PG Diploma in 

Community Cardiology (PGDCC) Programme held on March 

13, 2007 at Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore, it was 

unanimously recommended to change i) the title of the 

programme from Post Graduate Diploma in Community 

Cardiology (PGDCC) to Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical 

Cardiology (PGDCC), and ii) the admission cycle of the 

programme from January cycle to July cycle to increase 

enrolment in the programme. 

The Academic Council considered the above recommendations 

and approved the change of i) name of PG Diploma in 

Community Cardiology to PG Diploma in Clinical Cardiology, 

and ii) admission cycle from January to July cycle. 

ITEM NO. 29 


CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME IN GERMAN LANGUAGE. 

AC 40.29.1 

Prof. Renu Bhardwaj, Programme Coordinator, explained the 

salient features of the Certificate Programme in German 

Language. She informed that the students would be introduced 

to the basic German language to build skills in listening, 

speaking, reading and writing (also enabling cultural 

understanding) along with catering to the needs of persons 

involved in business and trade. The programme would be 

launched jointly in collaboration with the Goethe Institute, 

Maxmuller Bhawan and a joint certificate will be issued to the 

successful students. 

AC 40. 29. 2 The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase 3 

Form (placed at Annexure-8) for Certificate in German 

Language.

ITEM NO. 30 


CERTIFICATE IN JAPANESE LANGUAGE. 

AC 40.30.1 

Professor Renu Bhardwaj, Course Coordinator, explained the 

salient features of the Certificate Programme in Japanese 

Language. She informed that the students would be introduced 

to the Japanese Language at basic level, to teach phonetic 

scripts Hiragana and Katakana, and to gradually build listening, 

speaking, reading and writing skills. The programme would be 

launched jointly in collaboration with Japanese Foundation. 

The Foundation would provide logistic support for material 

preparation and adaptation, training of Counsellors, etc. 

AC 40. 30. 2 The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase 3 

Form for Certificate in Japanese Language (placed at 

Annexure-9). It also authorized the Vice Chancellor to interact 

with the Japanese Foundation to sort out the practical/ other 

difficulties relating to the programme. 

ITEM NO. 31 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE TO INCREASE MAXIMUM 

DURATION OF POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN RADIO 

PRASARAN (PGDRP) PROGRAMME FROM 3 YEARS TO 4 

YEARS. 

AC 40.31.1 

The Director, School of Humanities informed that the maximum 

duration of the programme was decided as 3 year by the School 

Board of SOH and same was approved by the Academic 

Council. When the Programme Guide and Student Handbook 

and Prospectus of this programme were prepared, the 

maximum duration was mentioned as 4 years. Students 

assumed that the duration would be 4 years. In 2006 the first 

batch had completed 3 years. But a number of students had 

not been able to complete the programme because they 

believed that they could complete it in 4 years as per the 

Programme Guide and the Student Handbook and Prospectus 

available with them. This gap between the duration decided by 

the School Board and the Academic Council and stated position 

in Programme Guide and Student Handbook and Prospectus 

was an inadvertent error, which was regretted. Since, the 

University had already admitted 4 batches upto the year 2007, 

a number of such cases might come in future also.

In order to facilitate the students and provide more flexibility to 

students, it had been proposed by the School that the maximum 

duration of this programme might be increased to 4 years. 

AC 40.31.2 

The Academic Council approved the proposal to increase the 

maximum duration of Post Graduate Diploma in Radio Prasaran 

(PGDRP) programme from 3 years to 4 years. 

ITEM NO. 35 

TO CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF COMMITTEE 

ON ESTABLISHING NEW SCHOOL OF PERFORMING AND 

VISUAL ARTS. 

AC 40.35.1 

The Vice-Chancellor, informed that one of the objects of the 

University as envisaged in the IGNOU Act is to provide 

education and training in various arts, crafts and skills of the 

country and raising their quality and improving their availability 

to the people, he had constituted an Expert Committee to study 

and make recommendations on the possibility/feasibility of 

establishing a new School of Performing & Visual Arts in the 

11 th Plan. The Expert Committee recommended to establish the 

School of Performing and Visual Arts. The detailed 

recommendations of the Expert Committee are placed at 

Annexure-10. 

AC 40.35.3 The Academic Council considered and approved the 

recommendations of the Expert Committee for establishing the 

School of Performing and Visual Arts. 

ITEM NO. 36 


ALLOWING BCA, MCA, MLIS AND B.Sc. (NURSING) 

STUDENTS ADDITIOANL RE-ADMISSION PERIOD TO 

COMPLETE THE LEFTOUT COURSES. 

AC 40.36.1 

The Registrar, SRE explained that the University has revised 

the syllabus of BCA and MCA for the students who were 

admitted in 1998 and 2005 respectively. As per the policy of 

the University, the maximum duration for completion of the BCA 

was 6 years and MCA was 7 years and they get the validity of 

registration extended by 2 more years on payment of pro-rata 

fee for the courses not completed. In case the students who

still are not in position to complete the programme within the 

maximum duration of the validity of the registration including readmission 

can seek fresh admission and request for credit 

transfer for the course(s) which they had successfully 

completed with the earlier enrollment number on payment of 

credit transfer fee. However, the students of BCA/MCA old 

syllabi who could not complete their programme within the 

permissible maximum period do not get the credits transferred 

for all the courses which they had completed in the old syllabi, 

because the syllabi of BCA and MCA were revised. 

AC 40.36.2 

Similarly, syllabi of B.Sc. (Nursing) and MLIS had been revised 

in 2005 and 2006, respectively. The students who had 

completed the maximum duration of these programmes were 

not getting any credit transfer for the courses which they had 

completed in the old syllabi. 

AC 40.36.3 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal 

for allowing BCA, MCA, MLIS and B.Sc. (Nursing) students 

additional Re-admission period to complete the left out courses. 

As the Academic Council could not transact the remaining items, it was decided 

that the same may be placed before its Standing Committee as early as possible. 

The Meeting ended with a Vote of Thanks to the Chair. 


Chairman

Annexure-1 


Academic Council held on Thursday, May 17, 2007. 



165. Prof. J.M.Parakh - Member 


167. Prof. Parvin Sinclair - Member 

168. Prof. M.C.Sharma - Member 

169. Prof. Anu Aneja - Member 

170. Prof. N.V.Narasimham - Member 

171. Prof. S.B.Arora - Member 

172. Prof. B.S.Hansra - Member 

173. Prof. Srikrishna Deva Rao - Member 

174. Prof. A.S.Narang - Member 

175. Prof. Renu Bhardwaj - Member 

176. Prof. Vijayshri - Member 

177. Dr. Annu J.Thomas - Member 

178. Sh. Shashi Bhushan Member 

179. Sh. N.Venkateshwarlu - Member 

180. Dr. Eisha Kannadi - Member 

181. Shri S.K.Arora - Member 

182. Prof. S.K.Panda - Member 

183. Shri V.K.Arora - Member 

184. Dr. C.K.Ghosh - Member 

185. Dr. Srikant Mohapatra - Member 

186. Prof. Kamlesh Mohan - Member 

187. Prof. T.K.V.Subramanian - Member 



190. Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan - Member 

191. Prof. O.P.Mishra - Member 

192. Prof. Anil Bhattacharya - Member 

193. Prof. K.K.Mohammed Yusuff - Member 


195. Dr. T.R.Srinivasan - Member 

196. Dr. O.P.Dewal - Member 


Dr. P. Srinivas Kumar represented the School of Engineering and Technology. 

Dr.T.K.Jena, Dr.Kamal Vagarecha, Prof. N.Balakrishnan, Prof. S.Sadagopan, Prof. Trilochan 

Pradhan, Prof. Aravind Kumar and Prof. Sridhar Gadre could not attend the meeting. 

Shri D.V.S. Shastri, Dy. Registrar and Shri K.D. Sharma, Section Officer, Academic 

Coordination Division were present to assist the Member-Secretary.

MINUTES 


FORTY FIRST MEETING 



held on 

AUGUST 27, 2007 




MINUTES OF THE FORTY FIRST MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL 

HELD ON MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2007 AT 11.00 A.M. IN THE CONFERENCE 

ROOM BLOCK– 8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI-110 068. 



199. Prof. Omprakash Mishra, Pro-Vice-Chancellor - Member 

200. Prof. Parvin Sinclair, Pro-Vice-Chancellor - Member 

201. Dr. D.K.Choudhry, Pro-Vice-Chancellor - Member 

202. Prof. Basir Ahmad Khan, Pro-Vice-Chancellor - Member 

203. Dr. Latha Pillai, Pro-Vice-Chancellor - Member 

204. Prof. Uma Kanjilal - Member 

205. Prof. Sunita Malhotra - Member 

206. Prof.M.L.Koul - Member 

207. Prof. Anu Aneja - Member 

208. Prof. N.V.Narasimham - Member 

209. Prof. S.B.Arora - Member 

210. Prof. B.S.Hansra - Member 

211. Prof. Manohar Lal - Member 

212. Prof. Srikrishna Deva Rao - Member 

213. Dr. Srikant Mohapatra - Member 

214. Sh. S.K.Arora - Member 





219. Prof. K.K.Mohammed Yusuff - Member 

220. Prof. Sridhar Gadre - Member 


222. Prof. B.S.Saraswat, Director, ACD - Member- 

Secretary 

Prof. Renu Bhardwaj and Dr. P. Srinivas Kumar represented the School of 

Humanities and School of Engineering and Technology, respectively. 

Prof. N.Balakrishnan, Prof. S.Sadagopan, Prof. Kapila Vatsyayan, Prof. Trilochan 

Pradhan, Prof. Arvind Kumar and Prof. S.S.Rathi could not attend the meeting. 

Shri K.D. Sharma, Section Officer, Academic Coordination Division was present 

to assist the Member-Secretary.

At the outset, The Chairman welcomed the members to the 41 st Meeting of the 

Academic Council. He accorded a special welcome to the new members namely 

Prof. Omprakash Mishra, Prof. Parvin Sinclair, Prof. Basir Ahmad Khan, Dr. 

D.K.Choudhry, Dr. Latha Pillai, PVCs, Prof. Sunita Malhotra, Director, SOS, Prof. 

M.L.Koul, Director, SOE, Prof. Uma Kanjilal, Director, SOSS and Prof. Manohar 

Lal, Director, SOCIS, IGNOU. He also placed on record the appreciation of the 

Academic Council of contributions made by the outgoing members Prof. 

Omprakash Mishra, Prof. Parvin Sinclair (who are now ex-officio members as 

PVCs), Prof. Pardeep Sahni, Prof. A.S.Narang, Prof. Renu Bhardwaj, Prof. 

Vijayshri, Prof. M.C.Sharma, Sh. Shashi Bhushan Sharma, Dr. T.K.Jena, Dr. 

Annu J.Thomas, Sh. N.Venkateshwarlu, Dr. Eisha Kannadi, Prof. S.K.Panda, Sh. 

V.K.Arora, Dr. C.K.Ghosh, Dr. T.R.Srinivasan and Dr. O.P.Dewal. 

The Chairman informed the members that on the recommendations of 

various expert committees, the University had decided to set up ten new Schools 

of Studies. The amendment to the Statute 10 A was approved by the Academic 

Council and the Board of Management. It has received the approval of the 

Visitor of the University in a record time of three months, which had never 

happened before in the history of the University. In this context, he 

acknowledged the contributions made by the members of the Academic Council, 

the Board of Management, the Planning Board, the various Expert Committees, 

the teachers, academics and other officials of the University. The Vice- 

Chancellor assured the Academic Council that this significant expansion from 11 

Schools to 20 Schools would be executed with utmost care and seeing to it that 

the large number of courses and programmes offered by the existing Schools are 

effectively consolidated and strengthened. He informed that a separate item 

about this matter had also been included in the agenda of the meeting. The 

members congratulated the Vice-Chancellor for this rare achievement. 

The Chairman then requested the Member-Secretary to present the items on the 

Agenda.

The following items were taken up: 

ITEM NO. 1 

To confirm the Minutes of the 40 th Meeting of the Academic 

Council and to note the action taken thereon. 

AC 41.1.1 

The Member-Secretary informed the members that the Minutes 

of the 40 th Meeting of the Academic Council held on 17 th May, 

2007 were circulated to the members. Comments were 

received from Prof. Parvin Sinclair about AC 40.4.2, AC. 40.5.2 

and AC 40.36.3, from Prof. Vijayshri about AC 40.4.2, AC. 

40.5.1, AC.40.5.2, AC.40.29.2 and from Dr. Eisha Kannadi 

about AC 40.5.1 and AC 40.5.2, which were placed before the 

Chairman and had been included in the agenda with his 

observations. The Chairman had observed that 

1. There was no dissent from any member for any of the 

resolutions adopted by the Academic Council. All the 

resolutions were unanimous in that respect. 

2. Other changes suggested by the members can be 

appropriately noted; if the members want opinions they 

expressed before the finalization of the resolution and 

their adoption, it can be noted. 

The matter was discussed in detail. It was observed that 

standard procedures for recording of minutes of the meetings 

and their confirmation followed universally are being 

meticulously adhered to here also. 

AC 41.1.2 

The Academic Council confirmed the Minutes (Annexure - 1) of 

its 40 th Meeting held on May 17, 2007 with the decision that the 

comments received from the members be appended with the 

Minutes. The Action Taken Report on the decisions of the 

meeting was noted. 

ITEM NO. 2 

To consider and approve the Minutes of the 22 nd Meeting of 

the ACSC held on 21 st February, 2007. 

AC 41.2.1 

The Member-Secretary informed the members that the Minutes 

of the 22 nd Meeting of the Academic Council's Standing 

Committee (ACSC) held on 21 st February, 2007 were circulated 

to the members and were confirmed by the ACSC at its 23 rd

meeting held on May 22, 2007. The ACSC considered and 

approved the following major items: 

♦ Phase Zero Form for revision of the course AFW(E): 

Feature Writing (AFW) (E) for BDP, Modifications for 

creating options in Certificate in Craft and Design 

Pottery; Minutes of the 5 th Meeting of the Equivalence 

Committee; proposal for instituting Prof. Ram Reddy 

Gold Medal for Best Scholar in Master’s Degree 

Programme in Social Sciences subjects; Status 

report on UNESCO Chair; Vision and Mission of 

NCDA as a Centre of Academic Research; starting of 

M.Phil. programme in various Schools/Disciplines of 

Studies; development of programmes of IGNOU both 

in print and on-line formats; recommendations of the 

Committee on establishing of new Schools of 

Studies, list of students qualified for award of 

Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates at the 18 th 

Convocation; charging of separate examination fee 

for TEE. 

AC 41.2.2 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Minutes of 

the 22 nd Meeting of the ACSC held on 21 st February, 2007 

(Annexure-2). 

ITEM NO. 3 

To consider and approve the Minutes of the 23 rd Meeting of 

the ACSC held on 22 nd May, 2007. 

AC 41.3.1 

The Member-Secretary informed the members that the 23 rd 

Meeting of the Academic Council's Standing Committee held on 

22 nd May, 2007. The ACSC considered and approved the 

following major items: 

♦ Phase-3 Form for PG Diploma in Education 

Technology, B.Com. with Major in Accountancy & 

Finance, M.Com. in Finance and Taxation (joint 

programmes with Institute of Chartered 

Accountant of India as per MoU), Certificate in 

Bamboo Use Technology and Enterprise 

Development, Certificate in Rattan Technology 

and Enterprise Development, Certificate in 

Organic Farming., Master in Social Work (MSW) 

IInd year.

♦ Phase Zero Form for EEC-12: Economic 

Development since Independence, EPS-13: 

Modern Indian Political Thought, PHE-01: 

Elementary Mechanic. 

♦ Change in the title of the B.Sc. (Nursing) to B.Sc. 

Nursing (Post Basic), Reintroduction of 

Compulsory Component of Continuous Evaluation 

in all programmes, Credit Transfer Scheme for 

M.Com. programme, Revised Structure of 

Courses BPVI-032 and BPVI-035: Food 

Microbiology and Paddy Processing for Diploma 

in Production of Value Products from Cereals, 

Pulses and Oil Seeds, Course structure of 

Distance Education specialized area in IInd year 

M.A. Education, Eligibility and qualification Criteria 

for B.Sc. Nautical Science/Diploma in Nautical 

Science programmes, Shifting of BMA-018: 

Maritime History and Commerce to IInd semester 

of B.Sc. Nautical Science, Change in Delivery 

System of Diploma in Civil Engineering 

Programme, Offering the Master of Science in 

Dietetics and Food Service Management 

Programme to the students of IHMC&N, Pusa, 

Conversion of GPA to PC, Penalty for 

Unfairmeans in Attempting Assignments, 

Replacement of the course MED-003 with the 

course MED-009 in the PG Diploma in 

Environment and Sustainable Development, 

Norms for Appointment of the External Examiners 

for Laboratory Courses 

♦ Minutes of the Eighth Meeting of the Research 

Council, Ratification of the action taken by the VC 

in approving Partial Modification of MoU signed 

between L.N.Mittila University, Darbhanga and 

IGNOU, Research Degree Programme in 

Distance Education. 

The Minutes were circulated to the members of the ACSC and 

comments received from Prof. B.S.Hansra about typographical 

error in ACSC 23.19.2 and non-inclusion of decision regarding 

Item No. 39; from Prof. Vijayshri regarding ACSC 23.1.2, ACSC 

23.7.1, ACSC 23.7.2, ACSC 23.8.1, ACSC 23.11.2, ACSC 

23.41.2, and from Dr. Eisha Kannadi on ACSC 23.40.2 had 

been placed before the Academic Council. He further apprised 

the members that with the approval of the Chairman, a

corrigendum about Item No. 39 had already been issued. He 

proposed that typographical error in ACSC 23.19.2, ACSC 

23.40.1 and ACSC 23.40.2 may be corrected. 

AC 41.3.2 

The members discussed the matter and resolved as follows: 

i) In Resolution No. ACSC 23.19.2 July 2008 be 

corrected to July 2007, 

ii) In Resolution No. ACSC 23.40.1 and ACSC 23.40.2 

MEG be corrected to MED, 

iii) Resolution No. ACSC 23.41.2 be deleted from the 

Minutes, 

iv) The following paragraph may be added at the end of 

Resolution No. ACSC 23.8.1. 

ACSC 23.8.1: ……… with the condition that the programme 

coordinator would certify before finalization that changes have 

been incorporated into the syllabus as per the suggestions 

given by the School Board. 

AC 41.3.3 As regards Prof. Vijayshri’s observations about ACSC 23.7.1 

and ACSC 23.7.2, it was decided that the letter may be 

appended with the Minutes of the ACSC. With these 

modifications, the Minutes of the 23 rd Meeting of the ACSC held 

on 22 nd May, 2007 (Annexure–3) were approved. 

ITEM NO. 4 To consider and approve the withdrawal of PG Certificate - 

programme in “Writing for Television in Hindi”. 

AC 41.4.1 

AC 41.4.2 

The Member-Secretary informed the Academic Council that the 

School Board of the School of Humanities at its 34 th Meeting 

held on 13.2.2007, vide item No. 08 recommended the 

withdrawal of PG Certificate programme in “Writing for 

Television in Hindi” from January 2007 because the Task Force 

on Student Support Services recommended that the 

programme ought to be withdrawn due to low enrollment. 

During the discussion, it was emphasized that before launching 

of any programme, need survey for identification of target 

groups should be undertaken so that the programmes need not 

be withdrawn because of low enrollment. 


recommendations of the School of Humanities for withdrawal of 

the PG Certificate Programme in “Writing for Television in 

Hindi”.

ITEM NO. 5 

To consider and approve the Phase Zero Form for new 

courses in M.A. (Hindi) programme. 

AC 41.5.1 

AC 41.5.2 

The Member-Secretary informed the members that the School 

of Humanities has submitted the Phase Zero Forms for 

introduction of three new courses worth 16 credits for M.A. 

(Hindi) programme. At present, there are no optional courses 

for the IInd year students of M.A. (Hindi), therefore, these 

courses are being introduced as optional courses for them. 

Thus, it will provide them an option of studying either upanyas 

or poetry courses. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase- 

Zero Forms (Annexures 4) for new courses Meera Ka Vishesh 

Adhyan and Kabir Ka Vishesh Adhyan of four credits each and 

Madhyakalin Kavita of eight credits, along with their syllabi for 

M.A. (Hindi) programme. 

ITEM NO. 6. 

AC 41.6.1 

AC. 41.6.2 

To consider and approve the recommendations of the 

Brainstorming Session and faculty requirement of School 

of Law. 

Prof. Srikrishna Deva Rao, Director, School of Law informed 

the Council that the School of Law organized a Brainstorming 

Session on June 4, 2007 to prepare a road map for Open and 

Distance Learning initiatives in Legal Education. Number of 

eminent legal experts and educationists attended the day long 

session. The recommendations on the brainstorming session 

have been further discussed in the School Board Meeting held 

on 5 th June, 2007. The School Board suggested that further 

course of action may be taken in the matter. 

The recommendations of the Brainstorming Session were 

discussed in detail. The following suggestions were made: 

i) BL and BGL are standard nomenclatures for the 

Bachelor degree in Law (academic); 

ii) need survey for offering BL/BGL/BA(Law) and other 

programmes should be undertaken before 

developing the progrmmes; 

iii) courses on Environmental Law, Maritime Law, Cyber 

Law should be included in the LLM programme;

iv) for Legal Literacy programme, possibility of 

collaboration with other credible institutions, in 

addition to the Legal Literacy Mission, should be 

explored, 

v) include research collaborations and programmes in 

the list of programmes to be developed by the 

School; 

vi) pursue the Bar Council of India vigorously for 

permission to offer LLB programme. 

AC 41.6.3 

ITEM NO. 7 

AC 41.7.1 

AC 41. 7. 2 

The Academic Council approved the above suggestions and 

resolved that the School may go ahead with the activities with 

proper advice and guidance from the Expert Committee and the 

School Board. Course development following the procedure 

approved by the Academic Council may be initiated by the 

School. For the assignment of disciplines in the School and for 

faculty requirement concrete proposals may be brought before 

the Academic Council. 

To consider and approve the Phase 3 Form for PG Diploma 

in Food Safety and Quality Management. 

The Member Secretary informed the Council that the School of 

Agriculture had submitted the Phase-3 Form for PG Diploma in 

Food Safety and Quality Management. Prof. B.S. Hansra, 

Director, School of Agriculture explained that the programme 

envisages to train professionals in the field of development, 

implementation and auditing of Food Safety and Quality 

Management System for self-employment, employment in 

industries, regulators and certification bodies and 

training/counseling bodies. The programme shall be of 32 

credits comprising of eight courses. The PG Diploma 

Programme shall be of one year duration and intended for 

graduates in Science with Chemistry/Biochemistry/ 

Microbiology as one of the subjects and allied Sciences with 

Food Science, Home Science, Life Science, Agriculture, 

Biotechnology, Hotel Management, Dairy – Veterinary, 

Fisheries, and Hospitality Management. He also explained that 

most of the programmes of the School of Agriculture are 

sponsored by the Ministries of the Government of India or other 

organizations/agencies. 

During the discussions, it was pointed out that Products 

Technology and Value Addition was not a discipline in the 

University and hence it requires to be modified. Eligibility for 

enrolment as proposed in the Phase-3 Form was also 

confusing and therefore required clarifications.

AC 41.7.3 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase-3 

Form (Annexure-5) for PG Diploma in Food Safety and Quality 

Management with the above suggestions. 

ITEM NO. 8 

To consider and approve the modified Phase-3 Form for 

the “Diploma in Watershed Management”. 

AC 41.8.1 

Prof. B.S. Hansra, Director, School of Agriculture apprised the 

members that the programme seeks to help develop human 

resources required in the areas of watershed development and 

management with the objectives of mobilization and capacity 

building of rural youth, women and landless, and generate 

awareness about the importance of sustainable development 

and maintenance of natural resources. The programme shall be 

of 1-4 year duration comprising eight courses worth 32 credits. 

The eligibility criteria for admission would be Senior Secondary 

(10+2). He further informed that 80% and 20% weightage shall 

be given to the term-end examination and continuous 

assessment, respectively. Practical shall be an essential 

component of the programme. For successful completion of the 

programme, learner would be required to have a minimum of 

75% attendance in the practical sessions at Programme Study 

Centre. 

The Phase-2 Form had been approved by the APC at its 20 th 

Meeting held on 10-09-2003. The Phase-3 Form was approved 

by the School Board of School of Agriculture at its 6 th Meeting 

held on 4 th July, 2007. 

AC 41.8.2 

It was pointed out during the discussion that there was no 

discipline named Natural Resource Management under the 

School and therefore the same should be modified as 

Agriculture. 

AC 41.8.3 


Form (Annexure-6) for the Diploma in Watershed Management 

with the above suggestions.

ITEM NO. 9 

To ratify the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor in 

approving the Modified Evaluation Scheme for the Four 

Diploma Programmes of School of Agriculture. 

AC 41.9.1 

The Member Secretary informed the members that in view of 

the decision of the Academic Council that about compulsory 

component of continuous evaluation in all the programmes of 

the University, the Vice-Chancellor had approved the modified 

evaluation schemes for the four diploma programmes being 

offered by the School of Agriculture. The scheme stipulated 

(a) 

incorporation of one assignment in each theory course, 

(b) (i) weightage for assignment to be 20% of theory, 

(ii) weightage for Term End Examination to be 80% of 

theory 

(c) 

The Term End Examination for each theory course 

would be of 50 marks. The minimum pass marks in 

Term End Examination will be 25. The marks obtained 

by the students will be converted to have a weightage of 

80 per cent (on theory basis). 

AC 41.9.2 


Chancellor in approving the Modified Evaluation Schemes 

(Annexure 7 to 10) for the four Diploma Programmes of the 

School of Agriculture. 

ITEM NO. 10 

AC 41.10.1 


approving the matter relating to offering of BCA and MCA 

Programmes in both the cycles of admission, i.e. January 

& July cycles. 

The Member Secretary informed the members that the BDP 

Coordination Committee at its meeting held on 26.7.2002 had 

recommended for shifting of the admission cycle for the BDP 

programmes to July cycle. Earlier it was confined only to the 

B.Com., B.Sc., BTS and BCA programmes from July 2003 

cycle and Master’s Degree programmes in the next phase. 

After examining all the issues involved, the Vice-Chancellor had 

approved the proposal for offering BCA and MCA programmes 

in both the cycles of admission i.e. January and July cycles.

AC 41.10.2 


Chancellor in approving the matter relating to offering of BCA 

and MCA programmes in both the cycles of admission, i.e. 

January & July cycles. Since BCA & MCA are practicaloriented 

programmes and are offered semester-wise, the 

Academic Council also approved the proposal that a separate 

Student Handbook & Prospectus for these programmes would 

be prepared by the School in future in order to commence the 

programmes in January and July itself. Accordingly, the 

schedule of activities will be worked out by SRED in 

consultation with the School. 

ITEM NO. 11 

To consider and approve the Phase Zero Form for Major 

Revision in Existing Course EEC-12: Indian Economic 

Development since Independence”. 

AC 41.11.1 

The Member Secretary informed the Council that the 

Economics faculty of School of Social Sciences had submitted 

the Phase Zero Form for revision of the BDP elective course 

EEC-12: Indian Economic Development since Independence. 

The Expert Committee at its meeting held on February 12, 2007 

had framed the syllabus of the revised course and had 

suggested new code EEC-22 and title Indian Economic 

Development: Issues and Perspectives for the course. 

Prof. Uma Kanjilal, Director, SOSS explained that the Phase 

Zero Form for revision of the course EEC-12 was approved by 

the School Board of School of Social Sciences at its 40 th 

Meeting held on 27 th April, 2007. 

AC 41.11.2 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase 

Zero Form for major revision of the existing course EEC-12: 

Indian Economic Development since Independence” 

(Annexure-11) with the directions that a new course code for 

the course should be obtained from the Planning & 

Development Division.

ITEM NO. 12 

AC 41.12.1 

AC 41.12.2 

ITEM NO. 13 

AC 41.13.1 

To Co-opt a member of the Academic Council in terms of 

the provisions of Statute 9 (1) (viii) in place of Prof. 

Omprakash Mishra. 

The Member Secretary informed the Council that the Academic 

Council at its 37 th Meeting held on 22.11.2006 co-opted Prof. 

Omprakash Mishra as its member in terms of the provisions of 

sub-clause viii of Clause 1 of Statute 9 of the Statutes of the 

University for a term of two years w.e.f. 24.2.2007. Consequent 

upon his appointment as Pro-Vice-Chancellor of IGNOU, he 

has become an Ex-officio member of the Academic Council 

under Clause 1 (ii) of Statute 9. The Chairman had 

recommended the name of Prof. Thankamuthu, Former Vice- 

Chancellor, Bharathidasan University, Trichi, Tamil Nadu for cooption 

in place of Prof. Omprakash Mishra for the residual term 

i.e. up to 23.2.2009. 

The Academic Council co-opted Prof. Thankamuthu, Former 

Vice-Chancellor, Bharathidasan University, Trichi, Tamil Nadu 

in place of Prof. Omprakash Mishra for the residual term i.e. up 

to 23.2.2009. 

To report for information the approval of the Hon’ble 

Visitor for the institution of nine new Schools in the 

University. 

The Member Secretary informed the members that the Ministry 

of Human Resource Development vide its letter No. F.5- 

45/2007-DL dated 16 th August, 2007 had conveyed the 

approval of the President in her capacity as the Visitor of the 

University for establishment of the following nine Schools of 

Studies: 

1. School of Journalism and New Media Studies 

2. School of Gender and Development Studies 

3. School of Vocational Education and Training 

4. School of Social Work 

5. School of Tourism, Hospitality, Service Sectoral 

Management 

6. School of Interdisciplinary and Transdiciplinary 

Studies 

7. School of Extension and Development Studies 

8. School of Foreign Languages 

9. School of Translation Studies and Training

The proposal for establishment of new Schools was considered 

by the Academic Council’s Standing Committee at its 22 nd 

Meeting held on 21.2.2007and the Board of Management at its 

89 th Meeting held on 26.2.2007. The proposal after the approval 

of the Board of Management had been sent to the Visitor for 

amendment to the Statute 10(A)(1)(10) of the Statutes of the 

University. 

The Chairman informed the members that the Finance 

Committee had noted the financial expenditure with regard to 

the creation of one post of Professor, two posts of Reader and 

four posts of Lecturer for each School initially. It was also 

informed that the current year’s budget provides allocation for 

all the new Schools. 

AC 41.13.2 

AC 41.13.3 

During the discussions, a view was expressed that the 

disciplines to the new schools may be allotted only after 

discussing the matter in the core expert committees and in the 

respective School Boards. 

The Academic Council noted the approval of the Hon’ble Visitor 

for the institution of nine new Schools in the University, and 

creation of faculty positions for the same. 

ITEM NO. 14 

To consider the matter relating the admission to MCA July 

cycle of a 14 year old candidate, Mr. Shailendra Kumar 

Verma. 

AC 41.14.1 

Dr. S. K. Mohapatra, Registrar, SRED informed the 

members that the Regional Director, Lucknow, forwarded 

the case of Mr. Shailendra Kumar Verma, a 14 year old 

candidate, for admission to MCA July 2007 Cycle. The 

candidate passed Bachelor of Computer Applications 

(BCA) from Lucknow University with First Division scoring 

74.93% marks. He had passed Sr. Sec. Examination of the 

National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) in June 2004 

when he was 11 years old. The print and electronic media 

gave wide coverage of the child prodigy on passing BCA of 

Lucknow University. Mr. Shailendra Kumar Verma has also 

cleared Scholarship Aptitude Test (SAT), TOEFL (Test of 

English as a Foreign Language) in 2004 and secured 

admission in a US University in BCA programme. He could 

not go to US due to financial constraints.

The matter has been examined by the Faculty of School of 

Computer and Information Sciences and unanimously 

recommended that the candidate may be admitted to 

IGNOU’s MCA Programme in July 2007 cycle. 

The Regional Director has further stated that the financial 

condition of the candidate’s parents is very poor as his 

father, Shri Tej Bhadur Verma, is a labourer and mother 

Smt. Chhaya Devi is illiterate. They cannot afford the fee of 

the University. The Regional Director on the request of his 

father had recommended for full fee concession. Dr. 

Mohapatra, informed the members that the Vice-Chancellor 

had considered the request of Shri Tej Bahadur Verma and 

approved full fee concession for his son for MCA 

programme, as a very special case. 

AC 41.14.2 

The Academic Council considered and ratified the action taken 

by the Vice-Chancellor in granting admission into MCA July 

2007 cycle and extending full fee concession to Mr. Shailendra 

Kumar Verma, as a very special case. 

ITEM NO. 15 

To report on the general guidelines for re-admission to 

B.Ed. programme. 

AC 41.15.1 

Dr. S. K. Mohapatra, informed that the Academic Council’s 

Standing Committee at its meeting held on February 21, 2005 

vide its Resolution No. ACSC 12.23.1 ratified the action taken 

by the Vice-Chancellor in extending the provision of readmission 

to B.Ed. programme. The Standing Committee 

further directed that the guidelines for re-admission for B.Ed. 

programme be developed by the School of Education and 

SR&ED. Pursuant to the above decisions, the University had 

been allowing re-admission to B.Ed. students for completing the 

courses/workshops required for successful completion of the 

left over course(s); the general guidelines for re-admission to all 

other programmes offered by the University are being adopted 

for re-admission in B.Ed. programme as well. 

AC 41.15.2 

The Academic Council noted that the general guidelines for readmission 

to all other programmes offered by the University are 

being adopted for re-admission in B.Ed. programme as well.

ITEM NO. 16 

AC 41.16.1 

AC 41.16.2 

AC 41.16.3 

ITEM NO. 17 

AC 41.17.1 

To consider and approve 50% reduction in fee for 

Agriculture Programmes. 

Prof. B.S.Hansra, Director, SOA informed the members that the 

School had launched two diploma programmes, namely 

Diploma in Value Added Products from Fruits and Vegetables 

and Diploma in Dairy Technology for rural people i.e. farmers, 

unemployed graduates, rural youth and women. Enrolment in 

these programmes is low as the fee of Rs. 8000/- is very high. 

Though the programmes had been developed with the support 

of the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, the delivery cost 

was being recovered from the students. He proposed that the 

fee for these programmes be reduced by 50% of the present 

fee for a period of two-three years to sustain the programme in 

infancy state. 

The Academic Council was of the view that the School of 

Agriculture should take up the matter with the concerned 

Ministries in the Centre and in the States and pursue them to 

sponsor students for the programmes and reimburse their fees. 

The Academic Council considered the proposal and decided 

that the candidates who require assistance may be identified 

and up to 50% fee concession may be given to them decided 

on a case-to-case basis. 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form (Course 

Structure) for the PG Certificate Programme in Bangla - 

Hindi translation. 

Prof. Rita Rani Paliwal, SOH was invited to explain the rationale 

and objectives of the programme. She informed the members 

that the main objectives of the programme would be to: 

♦ facilitate inter-lingual, intra-lingual academic and cultural 

activity among Indian languages; 

♦ promote employment and national integration; 

♦ create job potential and confidence in the people who work 

through Indian languages; and 

♦ help social justice by bringing those in the main stream who 

are lagging behind. 

The School Board of School of Humanities at its meeting held 

on 4 th July, 2007 considered and approved the Phase-3 Form. 

The programme was likely to be launched form July, 2008

session. 

AC 41.17.2 

The proposal was discussed in detail. The members wanted to 

know if any need survey had been done and if there would be 

enough takers for the programme. 

AC 41.17.3 


Form for the PG Certificate Programme in Bangla - Hindi 

translation (Annexure-12). The Academic Council also 

decided that a need survey should be done before launching 

the programme and requirement of library on software would 

also be assessed. 

ITEM NO. 18 

AC 41.18.1 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form (Course 

Structure) for the PG Certificate Programme in Malayalam 

- Hindi translation. 

Prof. Rita Rani Paliwal, SOH explained the rationale and 

objectives of the programme to the members. She further 

informed that the School Board of School of Humanities at its 

meeting held on 4 th July,2007 considered and approved the 

Phase – 3 Form. The programme was likely to be launched 

form July, 2008 session. 

AC 41.18.2 

The proposal was discussed at length. A need survey was also 

suggested for this programme. 

AC 41.18.3 


Form (Course Structure) for the PG Certificate Programme in 

Malayalam - Hindi Translation (Annexure-13). It was 

recommended that the requirement of library and software in 

this case should be assessed and also a need survey be 

conducted. 

ITEM NO. 19 To consider and approve the matter related to 

Improvement in Division/Class. 

AC 41.19.1 

Dr. S..K.Mohapatra, Registrar, SRED informed that the 

University had been receiving several representations from the 

students who had completed their programmes but missed the

next Division/Class by a margin of a few marks. This shortfall 

had been hindering the students from applying for admission to 

higher studies, jobs and UGC’s Net examination. So far there 

was no provision for improvement of marks/grade, once the 

students were awarded the Degree. Keeping in view the 

demand from the students, the Vice Chancellor had constituted 

a Committee consisting of Directors of Schools and Registrar, 

SRED. The Committee after detailed deliberations 

recommended that the students be permitted for improvement 

in the Class/Division. 


recommendations of the Committee (Annexure-14) constituted 

by the Vice-Chancellor to work into the matter related to 

improvement in Division/Class. 

ITEM NO. 20 


Conversion of percentage grade into marks for B.Ed. 

Programme. 

AC 41.20.1 

Dr. S.K.Mohapatra, Registrar, SRED informed the member that 

the B.Ed. programme of the University is under Letter Grade 

(LG) scheme with Point Grade (PG) for each course and 

Cumulative Grade Point Average for the overall programme. 

The University had received several representations from the 

students of B.Ed. programme requesting for conversion of 

CGPA into marks. In order to facilitate them for being 

considered for employment and higher studies, the Academic 

Council’s Standing Committee has recommended the proposal 

of conversion of CGPA into equivalent percentage through a 

formula at its meeting held on 19.6.2006 which was approved 

by the Academic Council at its meeting held on 12.11.2006. 

Accordingly, the University had been issuing certificates to the 

students converting the CGPA into percentage. The University 

has now been receiving requests from the students for 

certifying aggregate marks secured by them as well. In order to 

facilitate the Recruitment Boards as well as the students, the 

Vice Chancellor had approved calculation of obtained marks 

out of 1100 marks, as there are total 11 courses prescribed in 

the programme. Accordingly the certificate of aggregate marks 

and the marks secured by the candidates equivalent to the 

percentage is being issued to the students.

AC 41.20.2 


Chancellor in conversion of percentage grade into marks for 

B.Ed. programme. Academic Council also approved similar 

actions in the case of other courses too depending upon the 

demand. The Council also desired that the report of the 

committee appointed to look into the grading system be 

expedited and placed before the Academic Council at its next 

meeting. 

ITEM NO. 21 

AC 41.21.1 

To consider the introduction of Exam Registration Fee for 

International Students. 

The Member Secretary informed the Council that a committee 

was constituted by the Vice-Chancellor under the 

chairpersonship of Prof. Parvin Sinclair, Pro-Vice-Chancellor to 

consider the issue of Examination Fee for International 

students. The committee recommended as under: 

i) An examination fee for International Students (except 

SAARC countries) @ USD 10/- per course. 

ii) An examination fee for SAARC students @ INR 100/- 

per course. 

iii) Late fee for examination registration after last date till 

online registration is open @ USD 50/- for International 

Students (except SAARC countries) and @ INR 500/- for 

SAARC students. 

In addition to the above, the earlier practice of charging 

examination fee, as detailed below will continue: 

i) Indian Student willing to give examination outside India 

shall have to pay USD 50/- per paper for first 

appearance and USD 100/- per paper for subsequent 

appearances (wherever IGNOU PI is arranging exams, 

50% of this fee will be paid to them). 

ii) International Students willing to give examination in India 

shall have to pay USD 20/- or its equivalent in INR for 

complete examination. 

iii) International Students changing centre abroad will need 

to pay fee as under (i) above. 

AC 41.21.2 

The Academic Council considered and approved the above 

recommendations of the Committee for introduction of

examination registration fees for International Students. 

ITEM NO. 22 

AC 41.22.1 

To consider and approve the proposal for setting up of an 

Expert Committee to study and examine the rationale and 

prospects of a School of International Relations and 

Strategic Analyses under the auspices of IGNOU. 

Prof. Omprakash Mishra, Pro-Vice-Chancellor apprised the 

members that in the era of globalization, study of International 

Relations has come to occupy a centre stage in understanding 

the complex international and global phenomena. The rapidity 

of changes taking place globally and the diversity of issues 

surfacing in modern societies across the world transcend the 

narrow confines of the nation state framework of the past. 

These developments therefore call for systematic analyses of 

the application of new scientific methodologies and innovate 

research tools. However, the opportunities for such studies are 

very limited in the country as only three universities have full 

fledged courses and programmes in the subject and none of 

the open and distance education institutions and universities 

have appropriate courses and programmes on offer. 

Prof. Mishra proposed that an Expert Committee be set up to 

study and make appropriate recommendations regarding the 

setting up of a full-fledged School of International Relations and 

Strategic Analyses. He also proposed that a Brainstorming 

Session involving teachers and research on International 

Relations and Defence Analyses be convened by the University 

along side the meeting of the Expert Committee. 

AC 41.22.2 

The members welcomed the proposal and discussed it in some 

detail. It was suggested that the possibility of associating some 

international experts from South Asian Countries with the 

initiative may also be explored. It was also suggested that Prof. 

Shanta Verma, Delhi University, Prof. D.Gopal, IGNOU and Dr. 

Srikant Mohapatra, IGNOU may also be associated. With these 

suggestions, the proposal was approved along with the Expert 

Committee consisting of the following: 

1. Dr. S.D.Pradhan, Secretary, Govt. of India (National 

Security Council Secretariat). 

2. Amb. Dr. T.P.Srinivasan, Former Ambassador to the USA, 

(Visiting Professor, Mahatma Gandhi Univeristy, Kottayam). 

3. Amb. Arundhati Ghose, Former Permanent Representative 

to the UN in Geneva.

4. Amb. K.Sreenivas, Former Foreign Secretary. 

5. Admiral P.J.Jacob, Chairman, Global India Foundation, 

Bangaluru. 

6. Mr. N.Sisodia, Director, Institute for Defence and Stretegic 

Analyses (IDSA). 

7. Prof. Pushpesh Pant, Dean, School of International Studies, 

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. 

8. Prof. V. Suryanarayanan, Rtd. Professor of South East 

Asian Studies, Madras University. 

9. Prof. J.Bandopadhaya, Emeritus Professor, Jadavpur 

University, West Bengal. 

10. Dr. Meenakshi Gopinath, Principal, Lady Shriram College, 

New Delhi. 

11. Prof. N.K. Jha, Allahabad University. 

12. Dr. K.C.Sreekumar, Retd. Professor of Political Science 

(Presently Coordinator, IGNOU Study Centre, Poojappura, 

Trivandrum). 

13. Prof. Shanta N Verma, Department of Political Science, 

Delhi University, Delhi – 110 007 

14. Prof. D.Gopal, Professor in Political Sciences, SOSS, 

IGNOU. 

15. Dr. S.K.Mohapatra, Registrar, SRED, IGNOU 

16.Prof. Omprakash Mishra, Pro Vice-Chancellor, IGNOU, 

Convenor. 

Additional members may be co-opted with the approval of the 

Vice-Chancellor. 

ITEM NO. 23 

AC 41.23.1 

To consider and approve the proposal for creation of a 

New School of Medical Sciences. 

Prof. Bimla Kapoor, Professor of Nursing and Dr. Ruchika 

Kuba, Reader, SOHS were invited to the meeting when the 

item was taken up for discussion. Dr. Ruchika Kuba, School of 

Health Sciences explained the proposal in detail and stated that 

a national meeting of medical experts was convened by the 

Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor on August 20, 2007 for creating a 

separate School of Medical Sciences. The experts unanimously 

recommended that the creation of such a school will be a 

quantum leap in fulfilling the national goals which are envisaged 

under the National Rural Health Mission as well as the National 

Health Policy. Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor agreed that there was a 

need for such a school. There was another meeting under the 

chairmanship of the Hon’ble VC on August 25, 2007 with the 

President, Vice President and other Office bearers of Dental 

Council of India (DCI) along with the Medical Faculty of SOHS

who are the members of the Joint Monitoring and 

Implementation Committee for developing and launching the 

PG Dental Programmes. The Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor desired 

that a separate discipline of Dental Sciences should also be 

created in the proposed new School of Medical Sciences. The 

President and the Vice President of DCI endorsed this view 

overwhelmingly. 

AC 41.23.2 

AC 41.23.3 

Prof. Bimla Kapoor, Professor of Nursing in the School of 

Health Sciences was of the view that a School of Nursing and a 

School of Medical Sciences may be established. Till then status 

quo having Nursing as a discipline in the School of Health 

Sciences may be maintained. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal 

for creation of two separate Schools i.e. the School of Medical 

Sciences and School of Nursing. 

ITEM NO. 24 To consider the recommendations of the Expert 

Committee on Professional Development Programme for 

Adult Educators. 

AC 41.24.1 

The Member Secretary informed the Council that an Expert 

Committee was constituted by the Vice Chancellor to examine 

a proposal on the Professional Development Programme for 

Adult Educators submitted by Professor S.Y.Shah of Jawaharlal 

Nehru University. The first meeting of the Expert Committee 

was held on August 13, 2007. 

The Committee recognized the need and importance of PDP for 

the growing number of Adult Educators and agreed in principle 

to initiate the process of launching PG Diploma/Certificate 

Programme for the Professional Development of Adult 

Educators by IGNOU. The Committee also, felt it would be 

prudent to offer two separate programmes for two categories of 

functionaries. The first programme will be a PG Diploma for 

Project Coordinators/Project Officers/Lecturers/Librarians. The 

second programme will be a Certificate for the Preraks at the 

grassroots level and offered through the medium of Hindi and 

Regional Languages. The programmes will be under the new 

School of Extension and Development Studies. 


recommendations of the Expert Committee (Annexure-15) on 

Professional Development Programme for Adult Educators.

ITEM NO. 25 

AC 41.25.1 

To consider the recommendations of the IGNOU-EIAH&LA 

Committee for offering B.A. in International Hospitality 

Administration. 

The Member Secretary informed the Council that a meeting 

was held on June 8, 2007 in the Vice-Chancellor’s chamber to 

discuss a proposal for an IGNOU-EIAH&LA academic 

collaboration. The Vice-Chancellor chaired the meeting and Mr. 

K.V. Simon (Regional Vice President, American Hotel & 

Lodging Educational Institute (EIAH&LA), Mumbai), Prof. Kapil 

Kumar and Dr. C.G. Naidu were also present. In the meeting, it 

was decided to constitute a Joint Committee to: 

a) identify courses/programmes that can be developed and 

delivered to the students in the areas of hotel and 

hospitality services management, 

b) identify areas of collaboration and the responsibilities of 

participating institutes, 

c) develop guidelines and modalities for the Memorandum 

of Understanding (MoU) between IGNOU and EIAH&LA. 

The Joint Committee in its first meeting held on June 26, 2007 

made a recommendation that IGNOU will offer a Degree 

programme in International Hospitality Administration (3 Years) 

in collaboration with EIAH&LA and this programme will be 

different from the existing B.Sc. Degree Programme offered 

jointly with NCHMCT. This programme is to be launched from 

January, 2008 and the programme announcement will need to 

be made in September, 2007. All preparations will have to be 

ready and completed prior to September, 2007. For this 

purpose a small sub committee was constituted by the Vice 

Chancellor. 

The Sub-Committee recommended to offer B.A. in International 

Hospitality Administration in collaboration with EIAH&LA. The 

Recommendations of the Sub Committee and the Phase-3 

Form: Programme Design and Detailed Programme Report is 

placed at Annexure-18. The Vice Chancellor had approved that 

the programme would be under the new School of Tourism and 

Hospitality Services Sectoral Management. 

AC 41.25.2 

The proposal was discussed in detail. The members wanted to 

know the rationale of fee sharing between EIAH&LA and 

IGNOU, credit weightage, arrangement of examination and

certification. 


recommendations of the IGNOU-EIAH&LA Committee and 

Phase-3 Form (Annexure-16) for offering B.A. in International 

Hospitality Administration subject to the clarifications on the 

above issues. 

Item from the Chair 

AC.41.26.1 

The Chairman informed the Academic Council that the Finance 

Committee at its 56 th Meeting held on 27.8.2007 while 

considering the matter relating to enhanced allocation and 

means of additional revenue observed that the expenditures 

towards all academic, administrative and examination functions 

have increased significantly during the last two years. The 

rates of remuneration for all activities of the University have 

been recently revised and payments are made in the revised 

rates to teachers, experts, committee members, examiners, 

course writers, academic counselors and study centre 

coordinators. This revision and payment of enhanced 

honorarium effected after about 10 years, has increased the 

expenditure under these heads on an average 60 per cent. 

Revisions of hundreds of courses are being initiated now. The 

travel costs have also increased substantially. University has 

also committed to provide state-of-the-art ICT facilities to the 

regional offices and all the study centres in the country. The 

University is not receiving any non-plan grant from the 

government as of now and also conducting a number of socially 

relevant courses and awareness programmes free or with a 

token fee. The fee for various IGNOU programmes are much 

less than the fee charged by the Open Learning System in the 

Private Sector and State Open Universities which are of similar 

kind to that of IGNOU. 

In view of the above, the Finance Committee recommended 

15% enhancement of fees for all the programmes across the 

board from January 2008 cycle onwards. 


recommendations of the Finance Committee for enhancement 

of fees up to 10% to 15% for all the programmes across the 

board from January 2008 cycle for fresh admissions and 

revised fee for re-registration will be made effective from July, 

2008 cycle onwards. 

The Meeting ended with a Vote of Thanks to the Chair. 


Chairman

MINUTES 


FORTY SECOND MEETING 



held on 

DECEMBER 31, 2007 




MINUTES OF THE FORTY SECOND MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC 

COUNCIL HELD ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2007 AT 2.30 P.M. IN THE 

CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW 

DELHI-110 068. 


1. Prof. V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice-Chancellor – Ex-officio 

Chairman 

2. Prof. Omprakash Mishra, Pro-Vice-Chancellor – Ex-officio 

Member 

3. Prof. Parvin Sinclair, Pro-Vice-Chancellor – Ex-officio 

Member 

4. Dr. D.K. Choudhry, Pro-Vice-Chancellor – Ex-officio 

Member 

5. Prof. Basir Ahmad Khan, Pro-Vice-Chancellor – Ex-officio 

Member 

6. Dr. Latha Pillai, Pro-Vice-Chancellor – Ex-officio 

Member 

7. Prof. Uma Kanjilal, Director SOSS – Ex-officio 

Member 

8. Prof. Sunita Malhotra, Director, SOS – Ex-officio 

Member 

9. Prof. S.B. Arora, Director, SOHS – Ex-officio 

Member 

10. Prof. Manohar Lal, Director, SOCIS – Ex-officio 

Member 

11. Prof. B.S. Hansra, Director, SOA – Ex-officio 

Member 

12. Prof. Srikrishna Deva Rao, Director, SOL – Ex-officio 

Member 

13. Prof. P. Srinivas Kumar, Director (I/c), SOET – Ex-officio 

Member 

14. Prof. Bimla Kapoor, SOHS – Member 

15. Dr. Pushplata Tripathi, Reader, SOS – Member 

16. Dr. Neerja Chadha, Reader, SOCE – Member 

17. Dr. S.K. Yadav, Reader, SOA – Member 

18. Shri M.P. Mishra, Lecturer, SOCIS – Member 

19. Prof. M. Aslam, Director (I/c), NCIDE – Member 

20. Prof. P.R. Ramanujam, , Director (I/c), IUC – Member 

21. Prof. Gracious Thomas, Director (I/c), NCDA – Member 

22. Dr. V. Venugopal Reddy, Regional Director – Member 

23. Dr. C. Thangamuthu, Ex-Vice-Chancellor – Member

24. Dr. S.S. Rathi, University of Delhi – Member 

25. Prof. Kamlesh Mohan, Punjab University, Chandigarh – Member 

26. Prof. Vijay Kapur, University of Delhi – Member 

27. Prof. Anil Bhattacharya, Kolkata – Member 

28. Shri Ravi Kanth, Joint Director, EMPC – Member 

29. Shri S.K. Arora, Librarian – Ex-officio 

Member 

30. Dr. Srikant Mohapatra, Registrar, SRE, – Ex-officio 

Member 

31. Prof. B.S. Saraswat, Director, ACD – Member Secretary 

Prof. Madhu Tyagi attended the meeting on behalf of the Director, SOMS, Prof. M. 

Aslam and Prof. P. Srinivas Kumar, members also represented the Director, SOCE and 

Director, SOET, respectively. 

Prof. N. Balakrishnan, Prof. Trilochan Pradhan, Prof. T.K.V. Subramanian, Prof. Sridhar 

Gadre, Prof. S. Sadagopan, Prof. Kapila Vatsyayan, Prof. Arvind Kumar, Prof. S. 

Sivakumar Prof. N.V. Narasimham, Director, SOMS, Prof. Renu Bhardwaj, Director, 

SOH, Prof. M.L. Koul, Director, SOE, Prof. Gayatri Kansal, Director, SOET, Prof. Anu 

Aneja, Director SOCE, Prof. B.B. Khanna, SOMS, Dr. Sutapa Bose, SOE and Shri Z. 

Yanthan, SOSS could not attend the meeting. 

Shri K.D. Sharma, Section Officer, Academic Coordination Division was present to assist 


At the outset, the Chairman welcomed the members to the 42 nd meeting of the Academic 

Council. He accorded a special welcome to the new members, namely, Prof. C. 

Thangamuthu, Prof. M. Aslam, Prof. P.R. Ramanujam, Prof. Renu Bhardwaj, Prof. 

Gracious Thomas, Prof. Bimla Kapoor, Dr. Pushplata Tripathi, Dr. Neerja Chadha, Dr. 

S.K. Yadav, Dr. Sutapa Bose, Shri M.P. Mishra, Dr. Venugopal Reddy and Shri Ravi 

Kanth, who were attending the meeting for the first time. He also placed on record the 

appreciation of the Academic Council for the contributions made by the outgoing 

member, Prof. J.M. Parakh. The Chairman also extended greetings to all the members on 

the eve of the New Year, 2008. 

The proceedings of the meeting were initiated with the presentation of a special item 

from the Chair. 

SPECIAL ITEM: 19 th IGNOU CONVOCATION, 2008: CONFERMENT OF 

HONORARY DEGREES. 

AC 42.0.1 

The Chairman apprised the members that the 19 th Convocation of the 

University would be held on February 16, 2008, and on this occasion, 

he proposed to confer honorary degrees on distinguished personalities. 

Statute 22, on the conferment of honorary degrees envisages that “all

proposals for the conferment of honorary degrees shall be initiated by 

the Vice-Chancellor who, after consultation with the Academic 

Council and the Board of Management, shall submit the same to the 

Visitor for confirmation”. 

AC 42.0.2 

AC 42.0.3 

The Chairman consulted the members about his proposal of 

conferment of honorary degrees. He requested the members to keep 

the proposal confidential as it also involved consultation with the 

Board of Management, seeking concurrence of the recipients and 

approval of the Visitor in consultation with the Ministry of HRD, etc. 

The Academic Council concurred with the proposal of the Chairman 

for conferment of honorary degrees. 

The Chairman then invited the Member-Secretary to present the items 

on the agenda. 

ITEM NO. 1 

TO CONFIRM THE MINUTES OF THE 41 ST MEETING OF 

THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL AND TO NOTE THE ACTION 

TAKEN THEREON 

AC 42.1.1 

The Member-Secretary informed the Council that the minutes of the 

41 st meeting of the Academic Council held on 27 th August, 2007 were 

circulated to the members and the following comments have been 

received from 

Prof. Parvin Sinclair, Pro-Vice-Chancellor 

regarding Item Nos.23 and 41. 

1. AC 41.23.3, also incorporate the decision that the School Council 

and School Board of SOHS have to look into the issue and give 

their recommendations. Till then, this will not be taken to the 

Board of Management. 

2. AC 41.26.2, the enhancement of fees that was approved was upto 

a maximum of 10%, depending on the target audience of the 

programme. 

AC 42.1.2 The Academic Council considered the comments received and 

decided to modify the relevant resolutions as follows : 

AC 41.23.3 

The Academic Council considered and approved the

proposal for creation of two separate Schools, i.e., the 

School of Medical Sciences and the School of Nursing 

Sciences. The School Council and the School Board 

of SOHS have to look into the issue and give their 

recommendations. Till then, this will not be taken to 

the Board of Management. 

AC41.26.2 

The Academic Council considered and approved the 

recommendations of the Finance Committee for 

enhancement of fees upto a maximum of 10%, 

depending on the target audience of the programme, 

across the board from the January 2008 cycle for fresh 

admissions, and the revised fees for re-registration will 

be made effective from the July 2008 cycle. 

AC 42.1.3` 

The Academic Council confirmed the minutes (Annexure-1) of the 

41 st meeting held on August 27, 2007 with modification to resolution 

No. AC 41.23.3 and AC 41.26.2 as above. The Action Taken Report 

on the decisions of the meeting was noted. 

ITEM NO. 2 

TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSAL FOR RELAXATION OF 

MINIMUM AGE FOR ADMISSION TO IGNOU’S 

BACHELOR’S PREPARATORY PROGRAMME. 

AC 42.2.1 

The Member-Secretary informed the Council that as per the UGC 

Regulations for grant of first degree through non-formal/ distance 

education, no candidate shall be eligible for admission to the first 

degree course through non-formal/ distance education unless he/ she 

has attained the age of 18 years. Accordingly, the cut-off date for 

calculating the age of 18 years for admission of candidates to 

IGNOU’s Bachelor’s Preparatory Programme (BPP) had been fixed at 

October 1 for the July session and April 1 for the January session by 

the Academic Council (AC 34.2.6). He further informed that the boys 

of the Boys Sports Company pass standard X at around 15 to 16 years 

of age and there is no educational facility for standard XI & XII 

available to them. Therefore, the Boys Sports Company had requested 

the University to permit the boys under 16 years of age to pursue 

IGNOU’s BPP, as a special case, so that they could appear for 

Bachelor’s Degree subsequently when they enrolled into the army or 

otherwise. 

AC 42.2.2 

As the matter was rather urgent, the opinion of the members of the

Academic Council was sought by circulation. However, no clear 

decision emerged. Therefore, the proposal was being placed before 

the Council at this meeting. 

AC 42.2.3 

The members discussed the proposal in some detail and decided that a 

committee appointed by the Chairman should examine the proposal in 

greater detail. The recommendations of the committee would be 

placed before the Academic Council for a decision. 

ITEM NO. 3 

AC 42.3.1 



COMMITTEE HELD ON 17 TH DECEMBER, 2007. 

The Member-Secretary informed the Council that the 24 th meeting of the 

Academic Council’s Standing Committee was held on December 17, 

2007. The ACSC examined 41 Agenda Items and approved the 

following : 

1. Phase Zero Forms for the revision of ERD-01: Rural 

Development, an elective course for BDP, MS-01: 

Management Functions and Behaviour course, and the 

Certificate programme in Information Technology. 

2. Phase-3 Form for the 2 nd revision of PGDMCH programme. 

3. Phase-3 Form for the PG Certificate in Endodontics, PG 

Certificate in Agriculture Policy, Certificate Programme in 

NGO Management, PG Certificate in Oral Implantology, 

Certificate in French Language, PG Diploma in Research 

Management, PG Diploma in Book Publishing programmes. 

4. Revised pro-rata re-admission fees for various programmes 

except MP and MPB&F. 

5. Award of 2 nd Bachelor’s degree, change in number of credits 

permitted in AOC in BDP, weightage of assignment 

component in BPP, abolishing of intensive counselling and 

removing restrictions on number of learners for having the 

usual number of counselling session at all learner support 

centres, removing the restrictions as regards the number of 

learners attending practicals for holding practical spells for 

programmes/courses having practical components, reevaluation 

of MBA project, entrance examination for intake of 

MCA/BCA students, credit transfer policy for MCA/BCA 

programmes and CS-54 & CS-51 in lieu of MS-4 and MS-51 

of MBA and vice-versa, moving from offer of stream courses

to a pool of elective courses in the 5 th semester of the MCA 

revised programme, revision of pro-rata fees for re-submission 

of BCA/MCA project reports, credit transfer for BCA (new) 

syllabus to BCA (new) syllabus, last time offer for MCA old 

students to re-register, to reduce pass percentage for all 

courses of MCA revised and BCA programmes, conduct of 

separate Term-End practical examination for CS-68, CS- 

69/CS-061 and CS-74. 

6. The decision of the School of Humanities for including the 

Editorial Unit in the English discipline in SOH. 

7. Award of Ph.D. degree to Ms. Preeti Sharma. 

8. To add a supplement to MEC-005, cancellation of the SDM 

(DOM/PGDOM) already awarded, and in exchange issue a 

fresh SDM in the chosen specialization to the learners of MBA 

programme. 

9. Certification of non-credit short-term training 

programmes/need based programmes, revised Evaluation 

Methodology for Certificate in Health Care Waste 

Management, Joint Diploma programme, “Teacher Diploma 

(Primary)” from “Diploma in Primary Education” of IGNOU, 

matter relating to evolving a mechanism for submission, 

evaluation and monitoring of assignments in order to prevent 

malpractices, and 

10. Amendment to Ordinance 9 on Conduct of Examination and 

Evaluation of Student Performance. 

AC 42.3.2 

The Academic Council considered and approved the minutes of the 

24 th meeting (Annexure-2) of the ACSC with a slight modification to 

the resolutions ACSC 24.31.2 and 24.31.3. The modified resolutions 

read as follows : 

ACSC 24.31.2: Prof. Parvin Sinclair, PVC, opposed the idea of 

reducing the pass percentage because it would lead to 

a loss of credibility of the IGNOU students in 

employment and in admission to higher studies, etc. 

ACSC 24.31.3: The ACSC considered the proposal and decided 

that the committee of external experts to be appointed 

in pursuance of ACSC24.18.3 would examine the 

proposal. The recommendations of the committee 

would be placed before the ACSC for a decision.

ITEM NO. 4 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO 

ORDINANCE 9 ON CONDUCT OF EXAMINATION AND 

EVALUATION OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE. 

AC 42.4.1 The Member-Secretary apprised the members that on the 

recommendation of the Task Force on Student Support Services, it 

was envisaged that an Examination Committee having the following 

composition be constituted: 

Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Incharge of SRED - 

Chairman 

Convenor, BDP Coordination Committee - 

Member 

Two Directors of Schools nominated by the Vice-Chancellor - 

Members Registrar, SR&ED 

- Convenor 

He further informed that the Examination Committee would perform 

the following functions : 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

Monitor the programmes and the conduct of Term-End 

Examinations and Entrance Tests. 

Monitor the results and ensure timely declaration of results. 

Ensure timely receipt and incorporation of assignment awards. 

Review various statistical reports generated by SRED. 

Perform such other functions as may be entrusted by the Vice- 

Chancellor from time to time. 

AC 42.4.2 The ACSC at its 24 th Meeting held on December 17, 2007 had 

approved the amendment to the Ordinance 9 on Conduct of 

Examinations and Evaluation of Student Performance. 

AC 42.4.3 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal to 

amend Ordinance 9 on the Conduct of Examinations and Evaluation 

of Student Performance (Annexure-3). 

ITEM NO. 5 


MASTER OF EDUCATION (M.ED.) PROGRAMME. 

AC 42.5.1 

The Member-Secretary informed the Council that the Phase-3 Form 

for the Master of Education (M.Ed.) programme had been received 

from the School of Education. The programme had been conceived, 

designed and developed jointly by the Distance Education Council and 

the National Council for Teacher Education, and had been approved

y the School Board of School of Education at its 25 th 

(Emergent) held on November 5, 2007. 

meeting 

AC 42.5.2 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase 3 Form for 

the M.Ed. programme subject to finalization of the delivery 

mechanism (Annexure-4). 

ITEM NO. 6 TO CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 

SCHOOL BOARD OF SOCE REGARDING SHIFTING OF 

THE ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES OF EMPC TO THE 

SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM & NEW MEDIA STUDIES. 

AC 42.6.1 

The Member-Secretary informed the members that two academic 

programmes namely Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism & Mass 

Communication and Post Graduate Diploma in Audio Programme 

Production (PGDAPP) developed by the Electronic Media Production 

Centre (EMPC) had been on offer through the School of Continuing 

Education (SOCE) since 1996 and 2004, respectively. Another 

academic programme, MA in Mass Communication, approved by the 

School Board of SOCE was also under development. In view of the 

creation of the School of Journalism and New Media Studies 

(SOJNMS), the School Board of School of Continuing Education had 

approved the proposal to shift these programmes to the SOJNMS – a 

natural academic home for them. 

AC 42.6.2 

AC 42.6.3 

During the discussion, it was pointed out that there were some other 

programmes, eg., BSW, DAFE, CAFÉ, MSW (under development), 

PhD in Women’s Studies of the School of Continuing Education; 

CTS, DTS, BTS,BHM, MHA, MTM and PhD in Tourism of the 

School of the Social Sciences; PG Diploma in Translation of the 

School of Humanities which could also be transferred to the newly 

created appropriate Schools, i.e. School of Social Work, School of 

Gender and Development Studies, School of Tourism, Hospitality 

Service Sectoral Management, School of Translation Studies and 

Training, etc. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal of 

transferring the programmes noted in AC 42.6.1 and AC 42.6.2. to the 

Schools proposed and all other such programmes would be transferred 

to their natural homes. 

The Chairman clarified that this decision pertained to the programmes 

and NOT to the coordinators of the programmes. 

ITEM NO. 7 TO RATIFY THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE VICE- 

CHANCELLOR IN APPROVING THE CRITERIA TO 

IMPLEMENT 50% FEE CONCESSION FOR AGRICULTURE

PROGRAMMES. 

AC 42.7.1 

The Member-Secretary apprised the members that the Academic 

Council in its 41 st meeting held on 27.8.2007, while considering the 

matter relating to a 50% fee concession for Agriculture Programmes 

(AC 41.16.3), decided that the candidates who required assistance 

might be identified and a fee concession up to 50% might be given to 

them, decided on a case-to-case basis. The School of Agriculture had 

proposed the following criteria for giving the fee concession: 

a) all the candidates from the rural areas shall be entitled for 50% 

fee concession subject to production of domicile certificate; 

b) the urban students below the poverty line may be given a 50% 

fee concession subject to production of an income certificate. 

The Vice-Chancellor had approved the criteria above as proposed by 

the School of Agriculture. Since the admission session for all Diploma 

Programmes of the School of Agriculture was the January session, the 

decision above could not be included in the Student’s Handbook & 

Prospectus for January, 2008. However, the School had written to the 

Regional Directors to charge Rs. 8800/- for the current session. 

AC 42.7.2 


Vice- Chancellor in approving the criteria to implement a 50% fee 

concession for Agriculture programmes. 

ITEM NO. 8 TO RATIFY THE ACTION TAKEN BY THE VICE- 

CHANCELLOR IN LAYING DOWN THE ELIGIBILITY 

CRITERIA AND SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR SELECTION 

OF CANDIDATES UNDER THE RESEARCH AND TEACHING 

ASSISTANTSHIP SCHEME. 

AC 42.8.1 

The Academic Council was informed that with the approval of the 

Research Council (RC.9.2.2 and RCSC 2.14.2), Academic Council 

(AC.39.5.3) and Board of Management (BM 89.41.2), the University 

had introduced a Research and Teaching Assistantship Scheme with 

an objective of attracting the best talents into teaching-cum-research in 

the areas of open and distance learning/teaching and research in 

discipline-based as well as general, open and distance learning 

pedagogy. Applications were invited in the month of April, 2007 for 

the award of Research and Teaching Assistantships in all the 

disciplines, for which about 3500 applications were received. As the 

number of applications was rather large, the following criteria were

prescribed by the Vice-Chancellor for the initial shortlisting of 

applicants: 

For General category candidates: 

Age Limit 25 years as on 1 st July, 

2007 

% of marks required in all examinations 

from secondary onwards 

60% and above 

For SC/ST/PH category candidates: 


2007 

% of marks required in all examinations 


50% and above 

For Women Candidates: 


2007 

% of marks required in all examinations 60% and above for 

General 


category and 50% and 

above for 

SC/ST/PH category 

After the initial shortlisting, the applications were sent to the Schools 

concerned for taking necessary action for the selection of candidates. 

After meeting with the Directors of the Schools, the following 

composition of the Selection Committee was approved by the Vice- 

Chancellor: 

1. Vice-Chancellor - Chairman 

2. Pro-Vice-Chancellor associated with the 

School concerned - Member 

3. Director of the School concerned - Memb 

4. An External Expert identified by the School 

& nominated by the Vice-Chancellor - Member 

5. Professor/Reader of the discipline concerned - 

Member 

AC 42.8.2 


Chancellor in laying down the eligibility criteria and selection

procedure for selection of candidates under the Research and Teaching 

Assistantship scheme. 

ITEM NO. 9 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE 

ORDINANCE ON RESEARCH DEGREE PROGRAMMES OF 

THE UNIVERSITY. 

AC. 42.9.1 

The Academic Council was informed that with an objective of 

encouraging research and providing greater thrust to research, a 

committee chaired by the Vice-Chancellor reviewed the Ordinance 

and Guidelines for the PhD programme, and made several 

recommendations which were considered and approved by the RCSC, 

at its third meeting held on 30.11.2007. This had necessitated 

amendment to certain clauses of the Ordinance on Research Degree 

Programmes. A statement showing the existing clauses, proposed 

amendment and the clauses after amendment is placed at (Annexure- 

5). The amendment to the Ordinance had been approved by the 

Research Council m its 10 th meeting held on December 31, 2007. 

AC 42.9.2 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Guidelines for 

the PhD Programme and amendment to the Ordinance on Research 

Degree Programmes of the University as approved by the Research 

Council (Annexure-5 & 6). 

ITEM NO. 10 


DIPLOMA IN EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND 

EDUCATION (REVISED VERSION). 

AC 42.10.1 

The Member-Secretary informed the Academic Council that the 

School of Continuing Education had submitted the Phase 3 Form for 

the Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education (Revised 

version). Broadly speaking, the Diploma programme addressed two 

vulnerable groups of the society in two different ways: 

a) Children in the critical age group 0-8 years as the subject 

matter of the Diploma programme; and 

b) Women who would largely comprise the clientele (learner 

group) for the programme. 

♦ By providing pre-service training to professionals in the sector of 

ECCE, the Diploma would fulfill the University’s objective of 

providing specific need-based education and training opportunities 

for continuous professional development and skill upgradation.

Also, by addressing women learners, it would fulfil the University’s 

mandate of providing higher education to large sections of the 

population, but particularly to disadvantaged segments of society. 

♦ By having children in the age group 0-8years and their optimum 

development through ECCE services as its subject matter, the 

Diploma programme would address the national goal of achieving 

Education for All, by creating a trained cadre of ECCE educators. 

Numerous studies had established the link between quality preschool 

education and retention and performance in the primary 

grades. 

The Phase-3 Form and the course structure of the Diploma in Early 

Childhood Care and Education (Revised Version) would be reported 

to the School Board of the School of Continuing Education at its next 

meeting. 

AC 42.10.2 


Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education (Revised version) 

placed at (Annexure -7). 

ITEM NO. 11 


CERTIFICATE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL 

EDUCATION (MENTAL RETARDATION, VISUAL 

IMPAIRMENT, HEARING IMPAIRMENT & CEREBRAL 

PALSY). 

AC 42.11.1 

The Academic Council was informed that the School of Continuing 

Education had submitted the Phase 3 Form for Certificate in Early 

Childhood Special Education (Mental Retardation, Visual Impairment, 

Hearing Impairment & Cerebral Palsy). These would be four 

independent Certificate Programmes – one each in the four disability 

areas. Each Certificate Programme would be of one year duration 

and worth 24 credits. 

The Certificate Programme in each of the four disability areas had 

been developed with the broad objective to equip the learners to work 

as a member of an interdisciplinary team providing early childhood 

special education to children up to six years of age in home based, 

centre based, and school based settings. The successful completion of 

the programme of study would enable the learners to register as 

‘personnel’ with the Rehabilitation Council of India.

The development of the four Certificate Programmes would be in 

accordance with the University’s objective of “widening access by 

offering high quality innovative and need based programmes at 

different levels, especially to the disadvantaged segments of society at 

affordable costs by using a variety of media and technology.” 

The Phase-3 Form for Certificate in Early Childhood Special 

Education (Mental Retardation, Visual Impairment, Hearing 

Impairment & Cerebral Palsy) would be reported to the School Board 

of School of Continuing Education at its next meeting. The Phase-3 

Form had been placed before the Academic Council directly to 

expedite the work. 

AC.42.11.2 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase-3 Form 

(Annexure-8) for Certificate in Early Childhood Special Education 

(Mental Retardation, Visual Impairment, Hearing Impairment & 

Cerebral Palsy). 

ITEM NO. 12 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PROPOSAL TO 

FACILITATE SUCH STUDENTS OF MASTER’S DEGREE 

PROGRAMMES WHO ARE SHORT OF 2% MARKS OF 

OVERALL 55% MARKS. 

AC 42.12.1 

On the request of the Member-Secretary, the Registrar, SRE&D, 

apprised the members that the Academic Council at its 41 st meeting 

held on 27 th August, 2007 had approved that students of Bachelor’s 

and Master’s Degree programmes, who had completed their 

programme but fell short of 2% marks for securing Ist or IInd Division 

might improve the percentage by fulfilling the eligibility conditions 

for this purpose. Based on the feedback from the students of Master’s 

Degree programmes, it was felt that those students who were short of 

overall 55% marks, which was mandatory in Master’s Degree to 

undertake research or teaching assignments in any of the 

universities/institutions and to appear for the UGC’s NET examination 

had been deprived of the opportunity to improve their percentage. To 

facilitate such students, it was proposed that students of Master’s 

Degree programmes, who were short of 2% marks of overall 55% 

marks might also be given an opportunity to improve the percentage

on the same conditions as approved by the Vice-Chancellor on the 

recommendations of the committee constituted to finalise the 

modalities in this regard. 

AC 42.12.2 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal to 

facilitate such students of Master’s Degree programmes who were 

short of 2% marks of overall 55% marks. 

ITEM NO. 13 

TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE LIST OF CANDIDATES 

ELIGIBLE FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE, DIPLOMA AND 

CERTIFICATE IN THE 19 TH CONVOCATION TO BE HELD 

ON 16 TH FEBRUARY, 2008. 

AC 42.13.1 

The Registrar, SR&E, informed the Council that 91460 candidates had 

been found eligible for the award of Degrees, Diplomas and 

Certificates at the 19 th Convocation of the University to be held on 

February 16, 2008. The number of eligible candidates might change 

due to finalization of results of some more candidates, the exact 

number of which would be reported to the Academic Council at the 

next meeting. 

AC 42.13.2 

The Academic Council approved the proposal and the list of eligible 

students (Annexure-9) with the direction that Degrees, Diplomas and 

Certificates might be awarded to all candidates who become eligible 

till the date of Convocation and the same may be reported to the 

Academic Council as supplementary list. 

After transaction of items on the regular agenda, the Chairman apprised the members that 

during the last one year several innovative measures have been taken to improve the 

efficiency of the system. With the introduction of a token examination fee of Rs. 50 per 

course, not only more than Rs. 4.00 crore had been collected as examination fee, another 

Rs. 1.8 crore had been saved by avoiding wasteful expenditure. Introduction of 

provisions of re-evaluation and early declaration of results had led to greater learner 

satisfaction. Further, it was planned to declare the results of TEE Dec. 2007 in a period

of 60 days. However, the results of the June 2007 TEC of more than 95% learners could 

be declared only in a period of 90 days. With the cooperation and support of all 

concerned, sustained efforts would be made to achieve the target of 60 days to declare the 

results. 

The Chairman further observed that only 5% of the skilled workforce in the country was 

certified whereas the percentage of certified skilled workforce in developed countries was 

as high as 90%. At the same time, a vast pool of knowledge and variety of skills were 

available even in illiterate people of our country which they had acquired through 

family or community practices. Thus, there was a need for assessment and certification 

of prior learning at tertiary level. The Chairman would form a committee, to evolve a 

procedure for assessment and certification of prior knowledge and skills, and requested 

Prof. K. Mohan to be a member of this committee. 

The Chairman then invited suggestions from members of the Council for further 

improvement of the system. Prof. Kamlesh Mohan suggested that there was a need of 

periodic monitoring by the faculty at the headquarters of assignments and practicals at 

study centres. She also suggested that materials should be developed for neo-literates to 

sustain their interest in reading and learning. The Registrar, SR&E informed the members 

that observers are deputed to oversee the conduct of Term-End-Examination at study 

centres. Also, twice every year the faculty and academics from Headquarters and 

Regional Centres deputed as Observers during the Entrance Test for admission to B.Ed. 

and MBA programmes get an opportunity of visiting study centres. So far as the 

suggestion for development of materials for neo-literates was concerned, it would be 

considered by the School of Extension and Development Studies. Prof. M. Aslam 

suggested that programmes on Edusat may be made more interactive 



Chairman

MINUTES 


FORTY THIRD MEETING 



held on 

APRIL 5, 2008 




MINUTES OF THE FORTY THIRD MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL 

HELD ON SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2008 AT 11.00 A.M. IN THE CONFERENCE 

ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI-110 068. 


32. Prof. V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice-Chancellor - Ex-officio 

Chairman 

33. Prof. Omprakash Mishra, Pro-Vice-Chancellor - Ex-officio 

Member 

34. Prof. Parvin Sinclair, Pro-Vice-Chancellor - Ex-officio 

Member 

35. Dr. D.K. Choudhry, Pro-Vice-Chancellor - Ex-officio 

Member 

36. Prof. Renu Bhardwaj, Director, SOH - Ex-officio 

Member 

37. Prof. Uma Kanjilal, Director SOSS - Ex-officio 

Member 

38. Prof. Sunita Malhotra, Director, SOS - Ex-officio 

Member 

39. Prof. Anu Aneja, Director, SOCE - Ex-officio 

Member 

40. Prof. S.B. Arora, Director, SOHS - Ex-officio 

Member 

41. Prof. Manohar Lal, Director, SOCIS - Ex-officio 

Member 

42. Prof. B.S. Hansra, Director, SOA - Ex-officio 

Member 

43. Prof. Bimla Kapoor, SOHS - Member 

44. Prof. P.Srinivas Kumar, SOET - Member 

45. Dr. Neerja Chadha, Reader, SOCE - Member 

46. Dr. S.K. Yadav, Reader, SOA - Member 

47. Dr. Sutapa Bose, SOA - Member 

48. Shri M.P. Mishra, Lecturer, SOCIS - Member 

49. Shri Z. Yanthan, SOSS - Member 

50. Sh. V.V.Subrahanyam, SOCIS - Member 

51. Sh. S.K.Arora, Librarian - Member 

52. Prof. M. Aslam, Director (I/c), NCIDE - Member 

53. Prof. P.R. Ramanujam, , Director (I/c), IUC - Member 

54. Prof. Gracious Thomas, Director (I/c), NCDA - Member 

55. Prof. Trilochan Pradhan - Member 


57. Prof. K.K.Mohammad Yusuff - Member




61. Prof. S.Siva Kumar - Member 


63. Dr. V. Venugopal Reddy, Regional Director - Member 

64. Prof. N.V.Narasimham, Director (I/c), ACD - Member Secretary 

Prof. P. Srinivas Kumar, SOET, represented on behalf of Director, SOET. Shri K.K. 

Sharma, Joint registrar, SRE was present to represent Registrar, SRE. 

Prof. Basir Ahmad Khan, PVC, Dr. Latha Pillai, PVC, Prof. M.L.Koul, Director, SOE, 

Prof. Srikrishna Deva Rao, Director, SOL, Prof. B.B.Khanna, SOMS, Dr. Pushplata 

Tripathi, SOS, Prof. N.Balakrishnan, Prof. Sridhar Gadre, Prof. Kapila Vatsyayan, Prof. 

Arvind Kumar, Prof. C.Thangamuthu, Prof. S.Sadagopan and Shri Ravi Kanth, Joint 

Registrar, EMPC could not attend the meeting. 

Shri K.D. Sharma, Assistant Registrar, Academic Coordination Division was present to 


At the outset, the Chairman welcomed the members to the 43 rd meeting of the Academic 

Council. He accorded welcome to the new member Sh. V.V.Subrahamam, Lecturer, 

SOCIS. He informed the Council that consequent upon taking over the charge of 

Director, Academic Coordination Division, Prof. N.V.Narasimham is now the Member- 

Secretary of the Academic Council and welcomed him. The Academic Council 

appreciated the efforts and taken on record the contributions made by Prof. B.S.Saraswat, 

outgoing Director, ACD as its Member-Secretary. The Chairman then requested the 

Member-Secretary to present the items on agenda of the meeting 


ITEM NO. 1 To confirm the Minutes of the 42 nd Meeting of the Academic 


AC 43.1.1 

It was informed that the Minutes of the 42 nd Meeting of the Academic 

Council held on December 31, 2007 were circulated to the members 

and no comments were received. The action taken report on the 

Minutes was also placed at Annexure-2.

AC 43.1.2 Item approved by Circulation: Proposal for establishing of 

“School of International Relations and Strategic Analyses 

(SIRSA)” in the University. 

It was informed that the Academic Council at its 41 st Meeting held on 

August 27, 2007 had decided to constitute an expert committee to 

study and examine the rationale and prospectus of establishment of 

“School of International Relations and Strategic Analysis (SIRSA)” in 

the University. The Committee unanimously recommended the 

establishment of the School. In terms of the provisions of Regulations 

of the Meetings of the Academic Council, the Chairman sought 

approval of the members of the Academic Council by circulation of the 

following Resolution: 

“The Academic Council considered and approved the 

recommendations made by the Expert Committee for establishment of 

a School of International Relations and Strategic Analyses in IGNOU 

and recommended to the Board of Management for making necessary 

amendments to Clause (1) of the Statute 10 (A) of the Statutes of the 

University accordingly.” 

Out of the 49 members, 38 members have responded and all of them 

approved the Resolution for establishment of the School. Therefore, 

the establishment of the School of International Relations and Strategic 

Analysis (SIRSA) has been approved by the Academic Council by 

circulation. 

Since, the establishment of new school requires amendment to Clause 

(1) of Statute 10 (A) of the University, the matter is being placed 

before 94 th meeting of the Board of Management scheduled for 10 th 

April, 2008. With the establishment of this school, if approved by the 

Board of Management, the University will have 22 Schools of Studies. 

AC 43.1.3 

The Academic Council confirmed the Minutes of the 42 nd Meeting of 

the Academic Council (Annexure-1 without appendices) and the 

resolution of Academic Council for establishment of the School of 

International Relations and Strategic Analysis (SIRSA), and noted the 


ITEM NO. 2 

AC 43.2.1 

To consider and approve the Minutes of the 25 th Meeting of its 

Standing Committee held on 2 nd April, 2008. 

It was presented that the 25 th Meeting of the ACSC was held on April 

2, 2008. The following major items were considered: 

♦ Phase 3 Forms of Diploma in Retailing, Diploma in Finance,

Budget and Accounting for PRIs, Certificate Programme in Water 

Harvesting and Management, Foundation Course in Maithilee, Post 

Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication and PG 

Diploma in Adult Education. 

♦ Phase-3 Forms and Course Structure for M.Phil/Ph.D. programmes 

in Library Science, Economics, Sociology, Public Administration 

and History. 

♦ Provision for viva-voce in all project courses. 

♦ Proposal for establishing the Discipline of ‘Nutritional Sciences’ 

and the ‘Child Development’ within the School of Continuing 

Education. 

♦ Proposal for International Fee structure for offering IGNOU’s 

Academic Programmes outside India. 

♦ To report the ‘Walk-in-Admission’ and ‘On-line Admission’ in all 

the academic programmes. 

♦ Changes in Syllabus, Programme Fee, Unit Writers and Eligibility 

Criteria of Certificate in Sericulture. 

♦ Ratify the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor in awarding Gold 

Medal to Shri Shiv Kumar Pandey, Note for information the 

number of student eligible for award of IGNOU 

Degrees/Diplomas/ Certificates at the 19 th Convocation. 

♦ Phase Zero Forms of revision of existing elective courses in BDP 

programme, EPA-06: Public Policy, and EEC-06: Economics 

Development Comparative Analysis and Contemporary Issues. 

The Academic Council considered and discussed each item of the 

Minutes in detail. 

AC 43.2.2 

ACSC 25.2.3: Regarding establishment of two new disciplines viz; (i) 

Nutritional Sciences and (ii) Child Development, in SOCE, ACSC in 

principle approved the proposal. While according approval, the ACSC 

recommended that the matter relating to housing of these disciplines be 

examined by the Academic Council after considering the objectives of 

the other schools, including newly established schools. 

Academic Council has taken up the matter for discussion regarding the 

housing of these two new disciplines. Prof. Anu Aneja, Director, 

SOCE suggested to defer the item as the faculty of SOCE would like to

discuss this issue first in the School Board of the SOCE. 

The Academic Council agreed with the suggestion of the Director, 

SOCE and decided as under: 

(i) 

(ii) 

The item has been deferred, and 

The matter will be first discussed in the School Board of 

SOCE and thereafter the matter will be discussed in the 

School Board of School of Gender and Development 

Studies. 

AC 43.2.3 

ACSC 25.3.2: Regarding the simultaneous admission to the M.Sc. 

(DFSM) and the course CNCC-1: Nutrition for the Community for the 

students who do not have a specialization in Nutrition at UG level, the 

ACSC deferred the proposal. It was decided that the item to be placed 

before the School Board of SOCE before 5 th April, 2008 and the 

recommendations of the School Board of SOCE be placed before the 

43 rd Academic Council meeting scheduled for 5 th April, 2008. 

Prof. Anu Aneja, Director, SOCE informed the Academic Council that 

the School Board of SOCE at its emergent meeting held on 3 rd April, 

2008 opined that the issue requires more detailed discussion and hence 

decided to withdraw the item. 

The Academic Council agreed with the suggestion of the School Board 

of SOCE to withdraw the item from discussion. 

AC 43.2.4 

ACSC 25.5.2: Regarding introduction of ‘Walk-in-Admission’ and 

‘On-line Admission’ to all the academic programmes of the 

University, the Chairman explained the rationale and detailed schedule 

of operations. The following issues were discussed very elaborately: 

1. The work load in the Regional Centres will increase with 

the introduction of walk-in-admission. Regional Centres 

have busy schedule during March-April and September- 

October due to last dates for several activities. Therefore, 

Regional Centres may not be able to cope up with the 

additional work pressure of walk-in-admissions. 

2. Results of examinations conducted by various Boards/ 

Universities/Institutions are normally declared in the month 

of May every year. Therefore, last date for submission of 

filled-in admission form for walk-in admission without late 

fee for July cycle may be allowed till 31 st May. 

3. Schedules of various activities of the academic programmes 

will remain the same as of now. Students admitted through 

walk-in-admission or on-line admission shall follow the 

same schedules.

Following the discussion, the Chairman informed that he will get all 

the above issues examined carefully and explore the possibility to (i) 

provide additional staff or create a separate cell in Regional Centres to 

handle walk-in-admission, and (ii) extend the last date for walk-inadmission 

without late fees till 31 st May. 

AC 43.2.5 

ACSC 25.10.2: Decision regarding the viva-voce as a compulsory 

component of the evaluation of all project courses of PG level and 

.Professional UG Programmes was discussed. Prof. Parvin Sinclair, 

PVC presented the rationale behind this decision. Complications 

regarding compulsory passing of viva-voce was discussed in detail, and 

the Academic Council reiterated the decision of the ACSC. 

AC 43.2.6 

ITEM NO. 3 

The Academic Council considered and approved the minutes of the 

25 th Meeting (Annexure-2 without appendices) of the ACSC with the 

above observations. 

To consider and approve the Convocation Procedures Amendment 

to the Regulations for Convocations. 

AC 43.3.1 

The Chairman tabled the proposal for the amendments to paras 15 & 16 in 

the Regulations for the Convocation Procedures at Headquarters (Clause 8 

of Ordinance 1). It is clarified that the word ‘Clause’ in the agenda note 

may be read as ‘Para’. The agenda note mentioned that the modification 

is to be added to the existing paras. It is clarified that it is not addition, 

and it is only modification to the existing paras. The statement showing 

the existing paras 15 & 16, proposed amendments and paras after 

amendments is placed at Annexure-3. 

AC 43.3.2 

The Academic Council approved the amendments to the paras 15 and 

16 of Regulations for Convocation at Headquarters (Clause 8 of 

Ordinance 1) placed at Annexure-3. 

ITEM NO. 4 

To consider and approve the recommendations made by the 

Committee constituted by the Vice-Chancellor to examine the 

proposal for relaxation of minimum age for admission to IGNOU’s 

Bachelor’s Preparatory Programme (BPP). 

AC 43.4.1 

The recommendations of the committee constituted by the Vice- 

Chancellor to examine the proposal for relaxation of minimum age for 

admission to IGNOUs Bachelor’s Preparatory Programme (BPP) were

presented. Prof. Parvin Sinclair, the Chairperson of the Committee, 

explained the salient features of the recommendations. 

AC 43.4.2 


of the Committee for not relaxing the minimum age for the children of 

the Boys Sports Company. 

ITEM NO. 5 

AC 43.5.1 

AC 43.5.2 

ITEM NO.6 

To consider and approve the International Fees Structure for 

Various Services & Value Added Services for the International 

Students. 

The proposal for international fee structure for offering IGNOU’s 

academic programmes outside India was considered by the ACSC vide 

Item No. 4 at its 25 th meeting held on 2.4.2008 and approved. In 

addition to the above, the same committee which examined the said 

issue recommended the fee structure for various services and value 

added services provided by the University to the international student 

as at (Annexure- 4). 

The fee structure as at Annexure- 4 was approved by the Academic 


Any other item with the permission of the Chair. 

AC 43.6.1 

AC 43.6.2 

AC 43.6.3 

After transacting the business on agenda, the Chairman requested the 

members to offer their suggestions, if any, to the Academic Council for 

its consideration. 

Prof. Vijay Kapur suggested that the meeting of the Academic Council 

may be held, at times, in the Regional Centres of the University to 

enable the members to acquaint themselves with the working of the 

University at the Regional Centres level. 

Dr. V.Venugopal Reddy mentioned that University should recognize 

the academics as research guides for M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes of 

the University. The Chairman said that he had already written to the 

Academic staff working in regional centres and other divisions for 

expressing their interest in research guidance. The Director, ACD 

informed that the information received from the Academics have been 

forwarded to the concerned schools for further action. 

The Chairman suggested the Academic Council to adopt the following 

resolution: 

“Just as the teachers having provision for guiding Ph.D./M.Phil.,

the same provision may be extended to Academics”. 

The Academic Council adopted the above resolution. 



Chairman

MINUTES 


FORTY FOURTH MEETING 



held on 

JULY 11, 2008 




MINUTES OF THE FORTY FOURTH MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC 

COUNCIL HELD ON JULY 11, 2008 AT 2.30 P.M. IN THE CONFERENCE 



65. Prof. V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice-Chancellor - Ex-officio Chairman 

66. Prof. Omprakash Mishra, Pro-Vice-Chancellor - Ex-officio Member 

67. Prof. Parvin Sinclair, Pro-Vice-Chancellor - Ex-officio Member 

68. Prof. Basir Ahmad Khan, Pro-Vice-Chancellor - Ex-officio Member 

69. Prof. Uma Kanjilal, Director SOSS - Ex-officio Member 

70. Prof. M.L.Koul, Director, SOE - Ex-officio Member 

71. Prof. Sunita Malhotra, Director, SOS - Ex-officio Member 

72. Prof. Anu Aneja, Director, SOCE - Ex-officio Member 

73. Prof. S.B. Arora, Director, SOHS - Ex-officio Member 

74. Prof. Srikrishna Deva Rao, Director, SOL - Ex-officio Member 

75. Prof. B.B.Khanna, SOMS - Member 

76. Prof. Bimla Kapoor, SOHS - Member 



79. Dr. Sutapa Bose, SOA - Member 


81. Shri Z. Yanthan, SOSS - Member 

82. Sh. V.V.Subrahmanyam, SOCIS - Member 

83. Sh. S.K.Arora, Librarian - Ex-officio Member 



86. Prof. S.S.Rathi - Member 




90. Shri Ravi Kanth, Joint Director, EMPC - Member 

91. Dr. Srikant Mohapatra, Registrar, SRE - Ex-officio Member 

92. Prof. N.V.Narasimham, Director (I/c), ACD - Ex-officio Member 

Secretary 

Prof. Ajit Kumar attended the meeting on behalf of Prof. P. Srinivas Kumar, Director, 

SOET. 

Dr. D.K.Choudhry, PVC, Dr. Latha Pillai, PVC, Prof. Renu Bhardwaj, Director, SOH, 

Prof. Manoharlal, Director, SOCIS, Prof. B.S.Hansra, Director, SOA, Prof. M.Aslam, 

Director, NCIDE, Prof. N.Balakrishnan, Prof. Trilochan Pradhan, Prof. 

T.K.V.Subramaninan, Prof. K.K.Mohammed Yusuff, Prof. Sridhar Gadre, Prof. 

S.Sadagopan, Prof. Kapila Vatsyayan, Prof. Arvind Kumar, Prof. S.Siva kumar, Prof. 

C.Thangamuthu, Dr. V.Venugopal Reddy, RD, RC-Delhi-1 could not attend the meeting.

Shri K.D. Sharma, Assistant Registrar, Academic Coordination Division was present to 


At the outset, the Chairman welcomed the members to the 44 th meeting of the Academic 

Council. He informed the Council that consequent upon the promotion of Dr. Pushplata 

Tripathi, as Professor, she ceases to be a member of Academic Council under Clause (1) 

(iv) of Statute 9 of the Statutes of the University. The Academic Council appreciated the 

contributions made by Prof. Pushplata Tripathi, the outgoing member. The Chairman 

then requested the Member-Secretary to present the items on agenda of the meeting. 


ITEM 

NO. 1 

AC 44.1.1 

To confirm the Minutes of the 43 rd Meeting of the Academic Council and to note 


It was presented that Minutes of the 43 rd Meeting of the Academic Council 

were circulated to the members. Comments were received from one of the 

members which are re-produced as under: 

ACSC 25.2.3: Regarding establishment of two new disciplines viz; (i) Nutritional 

Sciences and (ii) Child Development, in SOCE, ACSC in principle approved the 

proposal. While according approval, the ACSC recommended that the matter 

relating to housing of these disciplines be examined by the Academic Council after 

considering the objectives of the other schools, including newly established schools. 

Academic Council has taken up the matter for discussion regarding the housing of 

these two new disciplines. Prof. Anu Aneja, Director, SOCE suggested to defer the 

item as the faculty of SOCE would like to discuss this issue first in the School Board 

of the SOCE. 

The Academic Council agreed with the suggestion of the Director, SOCE and 

decided as under: 

(iii) 

(iv) 

The item has been deferred, and 

The matter will be first discussed in the School Board of SOCE and 

thereafter the matter will be discussed in the School Board of School of 

Gender and Development Studies. 

The following comments in respect to (ii) were offered: 

Since, the disciplines of Child Development and Food Nutrition do not fall 

within the scope of the School of Gender and Development Studies, the 

reference to the latter School seems to be inadvertently made, and if so, may 

kindly be deleted. 

AC 44.1.2 

The Academic Council considered the comments of the Director, SOCE and 

resolved that the Minutes have been correctly recorded and confirmed the

ITEM 

NO. 2 

Minutes of its 43 rd Meeting (Anneuxre-1 without appendices) and noted the 


To consider and approve the matter relating to the award of Ph.D Degree 

to Ms. Nisha Peshin (Enrol. No. 024957627) in Education. 

AC 44.2.1 It was presented that Ms. Nisha Peshin (Enrolment No. 024957627) 

completed her Ph.D in Education on “A Comparative Study of Formal and 

Distance Mode of Teacher Education Programme (B.Ed) on the 

Development of Professional Efficiency among Secondary School 

Teachers”. The same was examined by the Board of Examiners and 

recommended for award of Ph.D in Education. The provisional certificate and 

notification to this effect were already issued by the Registrar, SRE. The 

Degree will be conferred on her at the forthcoming Convocation of the 

University. The Research Council at its 12 th Meeting held on 9 th July, 2008 

approved the award of Ph.D in Education to Ms. Nisha Peshin. 

AC 44.2.2 

The Academic Council considered and approved award of Ph.D in Education 

to Ms. Nisha Peshin (Enrol. No. 024957627). 

ITEM 

NO. 3 

AC 44.3.1 

To consider and approve the Minutes of the Committee constituted by the 

Vice-Chancellor for finalizing the procedure for enrolment of students in 

the Ph.D Programme and their follow up once after enrolment in 

consonance with the Ordinance of Research Degree Programme. 

It was presented that the Vice-Chancellor constituted a committee with Prof. 

Parvin Sinclair, Pro-Vice-Chancellor as Chairperson for finalizing the 

procedure for enrolment of students in the Ph.D and M.Phil Programmes and 

their follow up after enrolment in consonance with the Ordinance of Research 

Degree Programme. After consultations with the Schools/Divisions/Centres, 

the Committee made its recommendations and the same are now presented for 

consideration and approval of the Academic Council. 

It was further informed that the recommendations of the committee were 

placed before the Research Council at its 12 th Meeting held on 9 th July, 2008. 

The Research Council suggested two modifications: (1) Point no. 5 of the 

Ph.D guidelines and point no. 3 of the M.Phil guidelines to be modified to 

enable the candidates to undergo course work and dissertation work 

simultaneously and (2) Point no. 8 of Ph.D guidelines shall indicate two 

seminars during the whole duration of Ph.D programme in place of ‘atleast 

one seminar in a year’. 

AC 44.3.2 

The Academic Council considered and approved the guidelines for M.Phil 

and Ph.D programmes after modifications as suggested by the Research

Council (Annexure-2). 

ITEM 

NO. 4 

AC 44.4.1 

AC 44.4.2 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form for Diploma in Mechanical 

Engineering (DME) programme. 

It was presented that the School of Engineering and Technology has submitted 

the Phase-3 Form for Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (DME) 

programme. The Phase-3 Form was approved by the School Board of SOET 

at its 30 th Meeting held on May 30, 2008. 

Mr. N.Venkateshwarlu, Programme Coordinator explained the salient features 

of the programme. During the discussion, Prof. Parvin Sinclair, Pro-Vice 

Chancellor pointed out the following: 

(i) 

(ii) 

As per the University norms, if the minimum duration is three years, 

the maximum duration of the programme should be 6 years. In the 

present case maximum duration is indicated as 5 years which should 

be corrected as 6 years and 

In evaluation methodology for project course, it is suggested to give 

70% weightage for project report and 30% weightage for Viva-Voce. 

Both these suggestions were approved by the Academic Council. 

AC 44.4.3 

ITEM 

NO. 5 

AC 44.5.1 

AC 44.5.2 


Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (DME) programme (Annexure-3) with 

the two modifications: (1) Maximum duration of the programme should be 6 

years. (2) In the evaluation of project course, 70% weightage for project report 

and 30% weightage for Viva-Voce. 

To consider and approve the proposal for Affiliation of Colleges of 

Nursing for Regular B.Sc. Nursing Programme with IGNOU 

Prof. Bimla Kapoor, explained that the University had received a request from 

College of Nursing of Indraprastha Medical Corporation Ltd., New Delhi for 

affiliation of its B.Sc. Nursing programme with IGNOU. A core group was 

formed by the Vice-Chancellor to examine the possibilities and work out the 

modalities for affiliation of regular College of Nursing with IGNOU. The 

core group, after detailed deliberations, drafted the norms for affiliation of 

College of Nursing with IGNOU and application form for such affiliation. 

These were also considered and approved by the School Board of SOHS at its 

34 th Meeting held on 29 th May, 2008. 

The Council expressed its apprehensions whether the affiliation is permissible 

under the IGNOU Act. It was expressed by the Chairman that the IGNOU Act 

does not provide for affiliation, but it provides for recognition of the Colleges 

for admitting them to the privileges of the University. Further, the issue of 

convergence was also discussed. The Council felt that the scheme of

AC 44.5.3 

affiliation requires a thorough examination in the light of the provisions of 

IGNOU Act and the new scheme of convergence introduced recently. 

The Academic Council authorized the Chairman to constitute a committee to 

examine the issue of affiliation in the light of the provisions of the IGNOU 

Act and the new scheme of convergence. The committee shall examine 

thoroughly the ramifications of the proposal in view of the existing provisions 

of the Act/Statutes of the University. 

ITEM 

NO.6 

AC 44.6.1 

AC 44.6.2 

AC 44.6.3 

ITEM 

NO.7 

AC 44.7.1 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form for Certificate Programme in 

Community Radio. 

It was presented that the School of Journalism and New Media Studies has 

submitted the Phase-3 Form for Certificate Programme in Community Radio. 

Mr. Hisamuddin Farooqui, Programme Coordinator presented the salient 

features of the programme. It was further informed that the Government of 

India is encouraging Community Radio and propose to issue 4000 licenses in 

the near future. Therefore, there is demand for trained manpower in this 

sector. CEMCA also proposed to offer 150 scholarships for the students of 

this programme. 

The Council suggested that the expertise from the Deutsche Welle, Germany, 

with which the University had already signed an MOU, shall be made use of 

in the development and delivery of this certificate programme. 


Certificate in Community Radio (Annexure-4). 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form for M.A in Mass 

Communication. 

It was presented that the School of Journalism and New Media Studies has 

submitted the Phase-3 Form for M.A in Mass Communication. Dr. Kiron 

Bansal, Programme Coordinator presented the main objectives and salient 

features of the programme. Dr. Bansal also informed that M.A. in Mass 

Communication is proposed in a modular structure, whereby on completion of 

first year courses, PG Diploma in Mass Communication shall be awarded and 

on completion of all courses of two years, M.A. in Mass Communication shall 

be awarded. 

AC 44.7.2 

During the discussion, it was pointed out that there is a PG Diploma in Mass 

Communication which is on offer by the University. The present proposal is 

to award the PG Diploma in Mass Communication to those students who 

complete the first year courses of the proposed M.A. Programme in Mass 

Communication. It was noted that the courses offered in the existing PG

Diploma and the first year courses of the proposed M.A. in Mass 

Communication are almost similar. Further, the courses of the existing PG 

Diploma are under major revision. Therefore, the Council suggested that the 

coordinators for the PG Diploma in Mass Communication and M.A. in Mass 

Communication should avoid any duplication or overlapping of efforts in both 

the programmes, rather the efforts should be supplement to each other. 

AC 44.7.3 

With the above directions, the Academic Council approved the Phase-3 Form 

(Annexure-5) in principle for M.A in Mass Communication. 

ITEM 

NO.8 

ITEM 

NO.9 

ITEM 

NO.10 

AC 44.8- 

10.1 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form for B.A in Fashion Design. 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form for B.A in Textile Design. 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form for B.A in Fashion 

Merchandising and Production. 

The Item Nos. 8 to 10 were considered together. It was presented that the 

School of Vocational Education and Training has submitted the Phase-3 

Forms for (i) B.A in Fashion Design; (ii) B.A. in Textile Design, and (iii) B.A. 

in Fashion Merchandising and Production, all four year degree programmes. 

Dr. C.G.Naidu, Programme Coordinator explained the salient features of the 

programmes proposed to be offered in collaboration with the Pearl Academy 

of Fashion (PAF). Prof. Oberoi representative of PAF presented the profile of 

the Pearl Academy and informed that these programmes are proposed to be 

offered as part of the MoU signed between IGNOU and the Academy. These 

programmes are to be offered in modular structure as indicated below: 

First year : (i) Certificate in Fashion Design; (ii) Certificate 

in Textile Design; and (iii) Certificate in 

Fashion Merchandising and Production 

Second year : (i) Diploma in Fashion Design; (ii) Diploma in 

Textile Design; and (iii) Diploma in Fashion 

Merchandising and Production 

Third and Fourth Years: (i) B.A. in Fashion Design; (ii) B.A. in Textile 

Design; and (iii) B.A. Fashion 

Merchandising and Production 

In the case of all the three programmes, the fees will be charged Rs. 55,000/- 

in first semester and Rs. 40,000/- in second semester i.e. Rs.95,000/- annual 

for each programme. The fee sharing by IGNOU and PAF will be as per the 

MoU. The University’s share would be 30% of the fee collected. The 

responsibility of developing and delivery of the programmes lies with the 

Pearl Academy of Fashion. The Phase-3 Forms were approved by the School

AC 44.8- 

10.2 

ITEM 

NO.11 

Board of School of Vocational Education and Training at its 4 th Meeting held 

on 8 th July, 2008. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase-3 Forms of all the 

three programmes viz (i) B.A in Fashion Design; (ii) B.A. in Textile Design; 

and (iii) B.A. in Fashion Merchandising and Production proposed under Item 

Nos. 8, 9 and 10, respectively (Annexure-6). 

To consider the recommendations of School Board, School of Journalism 

and New Media Studies on Implementation of the MoU between IGNOU 

and Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany. 

AC 44.11.1 It was presented that School Board of School of Journalism and New Media 

Studies approved a draft MoU between IGNOU and Deutsche Welle (DW), 

Germany at its meeting held on April 11, 2008. The MoU was signed on May 

8, 2008. One of the significant components of the MoU is that DW will 

conduct three courses of one month duration each. The first course viz ‘Online 

Journalism’, with a bit web development added to it, will be held in mid 

September to mid October, 2008 at EMPC, IGNOU, New Delhi. The other 

two courses viz. Radio and TV Management course and Training the Trainers 

Programme will be held in other cities at the convenience of IGNOU and DW, 

and feasibility of conducting the courses. 

AC 44.11.2 The Academic Council considered and approved the MoU and the 

recommendations of the School Board of SOJNMS (Annexure-7). 

ITEM 

NO.12 

To consider the recommendations of School Board, School of Vocational 

Education and Training on a proposal for vocational programmes in 

collaboration with City & Guilds (South Asia) Pvt. Ltd. 

AC 44.12.1 It was presented that the School Board of School of Vocational Education and 

Training at its 4 th Meeting held on July 8, 2008 had submitted its 

recommendations on a proposal for vocational programmes in collaboration 

with City & Guilds (South Asia) Pvt. Ltd. Shri Ravi Pillai from City & 

Guilds (South Asia) Pvt. Ltd. explained that the City & Guilds had identified 

the four sectors i.e. Security, Spoken English, Travel & Tourism and 

Construction. He also explained the features of delivery of the programme. It 

was informed that the security related courses can be offered involving 

Premiershied Risk Management Enterprise, New Delhi and the courses related 

to spoken English can be offered through the existing Colleges/IGNOU 

Centres where the required facilities are available. The Partner Institutes for 

Travel and Tourism and Construction will be identified later. The entry 

qualification for security related courses will be Class 10 pass. 

AC 44.12.2 The School Board also recommended that specific expert groups for each 

sector could be constituted for designing programmes related to above

identified sectors. A MoU can be signed between IGNOU and City & Guilds 

and other Partner Institutes. 

AC 44.12.3 The Academic Council considered and approved the recommendations of the 

School Board of School of Vocational Education and Training on the proposal 

for vocational programmes in collaboration with City & Guilds (South Asia) 

Pvt. Ltd. (Annexure-8). 

ITEM 

NO.13 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form for Certificate in Performing 

and Visual Arts. 

AC 44.13.2 It was presented that the School of Performing and Visual Arts had submitted 

the Phase-3 Form for Certificate in Performing and Visual Arts. Dr. 

C.G.Naidu, Programme Coordinator explained the salient features of the 

programme. The Phase-3 Form and the Course Structure had been approved 

by the School Board of School of Performing and Visual Arts at its third 

meeting held on July 8, 2008. 

AC 44.13.3 During the discussion, it was pointed out that the fee of the programme is on 

the higher side and the possibility of reducing the fees to Rs. 12,000/- p.a. be 

considered to popularize this certificate programme. The Programme 

Coordinator explained that the fee has been fixed on the basis of delivery cost 

of the programme, hence not feasible to reduce the fee. 

AC 44.13.1 The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase-3 Form for 

Certificate in Performing and Visual Arts (Annexure-9). 

ITEM 

NO.14 

To consider the Minutes of expert Committee Meeting regarding 

IGNOU-SACAR Collaboration. 

AC 44.14.3 It was presented that a meeting of the expert committee regarding IGNOU- 

SACAR collaboration was held on July 8, 2008 in India International Centre, 

New Delhi under the Chairpersonship of Dr. Karan Singh. Dr. Naidu, Nodal 

Officer, New Schools of Studies explained that discussions were held earlier 

between IGNOU and SACAR about collaboration in launching Sri Aurobindo 

Studies, with SACAR, being the coordinating centre of IGNOU to offer 

various academic programmes at Certificate, Post-Graduate Diploma, MA, 

M.Phil and Ph.D levels. 

AC 44.14.1 The expert committee recommended to launch Sri Aurobindo Studies on 

August 15, 2008 and emphasized that IGNOU will work with SACAR in 

drafting the MoU to formulize the partnership. 

AC 44.14.2 The Academic Council considered and approved the Minutes of Expert

Committee Meeting regarding IGNOU-SACAR Collaboration (Annexure-10). 

Item No. Any other item with the permission of the Chair. 

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AC 44.15.1 It was informed that the 26 th Meeting of the Academic Council's Standing 

Committee was held on July 10, 2008 and considered the following agenda 

items: 

ITEM NO. 1 

ITEM NO. 2 

ITEM NO. 3 

ITEM NO. 4 

ITEM NO. 5 

ITEM NO. 6 

ITEM NO. 7 

ITEM NO. 8 

ITEM NO. 9 

ITEM NO. 10 

ITEM NO. 11 

ITEM NO. 12 

ITEM NO. 13 

ITEM NO. 14 

To note the Action Taken Report on the Minutes of the 25 th Meeting of 

the Academic Council's Standing Committee (ACSC). 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form for Diploma in Panchayat 

Level Administration and Development Programme. 

To consider and approve the proposal for creation of a Centre for Para- 

Medical Sciences in the University. 

To consider and approve the proposal for preparing at least two 

assignments for each course of BSCHOT Programme. 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form of Certificate in Spanish 

Language. 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form of B.Com. with Major in 

Corporate Affairs and Administration, a joint programme with the 

Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) as per the MoU. 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form of M.Com. in Management 

Accounting and Financial Strategies, a joint programme with the 

Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI). 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form of M.Com. in Business 

Policy and Corporate Governance, a joint programme with the Institute 

of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) as per the MoU. 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form of B.Com. with Major in 

Financial and Cost Accounting, a joint programme with the Institute of 

Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI). 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form of the Diploma in Legal 

Literacy. 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form for PG Diploma in 

Pharmaceutical Sales Management. 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form for Competency Certificate 

in Power Distribution. 


Analytical Chemistry. 


Acupuncture.

ITEM NO. 15 

ITEM NO. 16 

ITEM NO. 17 

ITEM NO. 18 

ITEM NO. 19 

To consider and approve the guidelines for credit transfer for the 

courses in M.Sc. (MACS) programme. 

To consider and approve the modalities and methodology of submission 

and evaluation of project report of “Project (BCEP-060) course” of 

DCLE (G) programme. 

To consider and approve the proposal for launching a one year 

Certificate for Diabetes Community Worker programme from January, 

2009. 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form of Post Graduate Certificate 

in Project Management (PGCIPM) to be launched online. 

To consider and approve the Re-structuring of Programme Structure of 

DCLE (G) Programme. 

AC 44.15.2 The Chairman further informed the decisions taken on all the above items. 

The Academic Council noted the decisions taken and approved the same. 

The Minutes of the 26 th Meeting of the ACSC is placed at Annexure-11 

(without appendices). 

AC.44.15.3 The Chairman invited suggestions from the members. 

Prof. Uma Kanjilal, Director, SOSS suggested that on joining of RTAs in the 

School, the disciplines like Psychology and Anthropology may be started in 

the School of Social Sciences. Prof. P.R.Ramanujam suggested that the 

disciplines like Geography in School of Sciences, Philosophy and Astrology 

in School of Humanities may also be started. The Courses like Videography 

may also be launched through School of Journalism and New Media Studies. 

It was suggested that a committee may examine the matters relating to 

introduction of new disciplines and housing them in the Schools of Studies 

concerned. The Chairman desired that members may send suo motto 

suggestions to him and actively participate in developing new academic 

activities in the University. 

Prof. O.P.Mishra, Pro-Vice Chancellor suggested that the University should 

involve those people who were associated with the University at its initial 

stages in developing the courses and IGNOU should make a network of the 

persons associated with the University during the last 20 years. 



Chairman

MINUTES 


FORTY FIFTH MEETING 



held on 

OCTOBER 24, 2008 




MINUTES OF THE FORTY FIFTH MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL 

HELD ON OCTOBER 24, 2008 AT 2.00 P.M. IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, 

BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI-110 068. 



94. Prof. Parvin Sinclair, Pro-Vice-Chancellor - Ex-officio Member 


96. Prof. M.L.Koul, Director, SOE - Ex-officio Member 

97. Prof. Anu Aneja, Director, SOCE - Ex-officio Member 

98. Prof. Ajit Kumar, Director, SOET - Ex-officio Member 

99. Prof. G. Subbayamma, Director, SOMS - Ex-officio Member 

100. Prof. Bimla Kapoor, Director, SOHS - Ex-officio Member 

101. Prof. Manoharl Lal, Director, SOCIS - Ex-officio Member 

102. Prof. B.S. Hansra, Director, SOA - Ex-officio Member 

103. Prof. B.B.Khanna, SOMS - Member 

104. Dr. Amrita Nigam, Reader, SOS - Member 



107. Dr. Sutapa Bose, Lecturer, SOE - Member 


109. Shri Z. Yanthan, Lecturer, SOSS - Member 

110. Sh. V.V.Subrahmanyam, Lecturer, SOCIS - Member 

111. Sh. S.K.Arora, Librarian - Ex-officio Member 

112. Prof. M. Aslam, Director (I/c), NCIDE - Member 



115. Prof. T.K.V. Subramanian - Member 

116. Prof. S.S.Rathi - Member 

117. Prof. K.K. Mohammed Yusuff - Member 



120. Dr. V. Venugopal Reddy, RD, Delhi-1 - Member 

121. Prof. N.V.Narasimham, Director (I/c), ACD - Ex-officio Member 

Secretary 

Prof. Rita Rani Paliwal & Prof. Pandav Nayak attended the meeting on behalf of 

Prof. Renu Bhardwaj, Director, SOH, & Prof. Uma Kanjilal, Director, SOSS 

respectively. 

Prof. Omprakash Mishra, PVC, Dr. D. K. Choudhry, PVC, Dr. Latha Pillai, PVC, 

Prof. Srikrishna Deva Rao, Director, SOL, Prof. N. Balakrishnan, Prof. Trilochan 

Pradhan, Prof. Sridhar Gadre, Prof. S.Sadagopan, Prof. Kapila Vatsyayan, Prof. Vijay

Kapur, Prof. Arvind Kumar, Prof. S. Siva kumar, Prof. C.Thangamuthu, Shri Ravi Kanth, 

Joint Director, EMPC could not attend the meeting. 

Dr. Srikant Mohapatra, Registrar, SED and Shri K. Laxman, Registrar, SRD 

attended the meeting as a Special Invitees. 

Shri K.D. Sharma, Assistant Registrar, Academic Coordination Division was 

present to assist the Member-Secretary. 


Academic Council. He informed that during the two years of his joining as Vice- 

Chancellor of this university in October 2006, there were 10 meetings of the Academic 

Council and a number of crucial decisions have been taken during these meetings. He 

thanked the members for their cooperation in transacting the business effectively during 

the meetings and also giving valuable suggestions from time to time in the formulation of 

new policies and practices. 

The Chairman thanked and placed on record significant contributions made by the 

outgoing members Prof. Basir Ahmed Khan, PVC, Prof. S.B. Arora, Director, SOHS, 

Prof. P. Srinivas Kumar, Director, SOET, Prof. N.V. Narasimham, Director, SOMS, Prof. 

Pushpalata Tripathi, Reader in Life Sciences, SOS, Prof. Bimla Kapoor (before her 

appointment as Director, SOHS). He welcomed the new members Prof. Bimla Kapoor (as 

Director, SOHS) Prof. G. Subbayamma, Director, SOMS, Dr. Ajit Kumar, Director, 

SOET and Dr. Amrita Nigam, Members. 

Then the Chairman asked the Member Secretary to present the agenda items. The 

following items were taken up: 

ITEM NO. 1 

AC 45.1.1 

AC 45.1.2 

ITEM NO. 2 

To confirm the Minutes of the 44 th Meeting of the Academic 

Council and to note the action taken thereon 

It was informed that the minutes of the 44 th Meeting of the Academic 

Council held on July 11, 2008 were circulated among the members, 

and Prof. P. Ramanujam sent a note clarifying that, as recorded in 

Item No: AC 44.15.3, he did not suggest starting of Astrology 

Discipline in School of Social Sciences, but he suggested Psychology 

Discipline. The same was noted. The Council noted the action taken 

report on the minutes of its 44 th Meeting held on July 11, 2008. 

The Academic Council confirmed the minutes (Annexure - 1 without 

appendices) of its 44 th Meeting and noted the action taken report on 

the Minutes. 


Academic Council's Standing Committee (ACSC).

AC 45.2.1 

Prof. N.V. Narasimham, Member Secretary informed that the 27 th 

Meeting of the Academic Council’s Standing Committee was held on 

August 25, 2008. 

It considered and approved the following major items: 

♦ Proposal of Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 

Brisbane, Australia to offer Dual Degree Programme of 

Ph.D. by IGNOU and QUT. 

♦ Minimum cut off percentage in OPENMAT Entrance Test 

of Management Programme. 

♦ The matter relating to creation of discipline of Architecture 

in SOET. 

♦ Criteria for admission to the Management Programmes and 

other related issues. 

♦ To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form for M.Phil/Ph.D 

Programmes in Political Science. 

♦ Norms for conducting of Practical Counselling Sessions. 

♦ Modification of the nomenclature of PG Certificate in 

Patent to PG Certificate in Patent Practice. 

♦ Phase-3 Form for the “Certificate in Poultry Farming”- a 

joint programme with the IGNOU Regional Centre, Aizwal 

(Mizoram). 

♦ Phase-3 Form of the “Post Graduate Diploma in Plantation 

Management”. 

AC 45.2.2 

ITEM NO. 3 

AC 45.3.1 

AC 45.3.2 

The Academic Council considered the minutes of the 27 th Meeting of 

the ACSC and approved its decisions. 

To consider and approve the change of admission session of the 

PGDMCH programme from January to July Session. 

It was presented that the School of Health Sciences had submitted a 

proposal for change of admission session of the PG Diploma in 

Maternal and Child Health (PGDMCH) from January to July session. 

Dr. T.K. Jena, Programme Coordinator, explained that currently 

students are admitted for January session and they appear for term-end 

examinations in December. Due to practical difficulties experienced in 

conducting practicals in December, Faculty decided to change the 

admission cycle to July session from 2009. Further, it is proposed to 

extend the duration of the January 2008 batch upto June 2009. This 

proposal was approved by the School Board in its 34 th meeting held on 

29 th May, 2008. 

It was pointed out by Dr. Srikant Mohapatra, Registrar, SED that

AC 45.3.3 

ITEM NO. 4 

AC 45.4.1 

AC 45.4.2 

AC 45.4.3 

admission process for January, 2009 session is in progress and few 

applications have already being received for PGDMCH. Prof Jena 

clarified that, if the proposal is approved by the Academic Council, 

the School will write to all applicants asking their choice for refund of 

the fees paid by them or to reschedule their admission for July 2009 

session. 

After considering all the implications, the Academic Council approved 

the proposal for change of admission cycle of the PGDMCH from 

January session to July session in 2009, and extend the session of the 

January 2008 batch upto June 2009. Further, it was decided that the 

School of Health Sciences should initiate necessary action to resolve 

all problems arising out of this change. 

To consider and approve the recommendations of the Committee 

for Examining proposals for introduction of new discipline and 

housing them in appropriate Schools of Studies. 

It was presented that the Academic Council at its 44 th Meeting held on 

July 11, 2008, vide Resolution No. AC 44.15.3, decided to constitute a 

committee to examine the proposals for introduction of new disciplines 

and housing them in the Schools concerned in detail and make 

recommendations. The Vice-Chancellor had constituted a Committee 

with Prof. Parvin Sinclair, PVC, as the Chairperson, to look into the 

issues involved. The Committee met thrice and made its 

recommendations for consideration and approval of the Academic 

Council (Annexure - 2). 

The Members discussed the recommendations of the Committee at 

length in the light of the recommendations of the 2 nd Meeting of the 

Planning Board (functioning as Academic Council at that time) held on 

January 10, 1989, and identified some disciplines in which no work 

has been done so far. 

After a thorough discussion, the Academic Council identified some 

disciplines and their housing in the Schools concerned, as detailed 

below: 

1) School of Social Sciences 

i. Psychology 

ii. Anthropology 

2) School of Sciences 

i. Biochemistry 

ii. Statistics 

iii. Geography 

iv. Geology

3) School of Continuing Education 

i. Home Sciences (in addition to the existing 

disciplines Viz., Nutritional Sciences, and Child 

Development) 

4) School of Engineering and Technology 

i. Architecture and Design 

ii. Aeronautical Engineering 

iii. Marine Studies 

5) School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Studies 

i. Environmental Studies 

Further, the Academic Council decided to create the core faculty 

positions of one Professor, two Readers and four Lecturers as per each 

of the above disciplines. The Academic Council authorized the 

Chairman to make further changes, if required. 

AC 45.4.4 

In the context of creating new disciplines, the Chairman informed the 

House that the University had initiated few academic programmes and 

training activities in collaboration with the corporates such as IBM, 

Hero Honda, Accenture, IT companies and Insurance agencies. There 

are enquiries from Corporate Sector requesting the university to 

organize corporate training programmes for capacity building in 

various sectors. Therefore, he emphasized the need to create a Centre 

for this purpose. 

After detailed discussion on this issue, the AC approved the following: 

i. Creation of “Centre for Corporate Education and Training” 

ii. The ‘Centre’ shall take up short term training programmes 

on demand from corporate sector. Depending on the nature 

of the training programme conducted, all schools or the 

Schools concerned, shall be involved in the training 

programmes 

iii. The ‘Centre’ shall be governed by a ‘Management 

Committee’ comprising some faculty members from 

Schools concerned as well as representatives of the 

Corporate Sector and by a coordinator appointed for a 

period of 3 years in the Professor Grade. 

The Chairman then informed the House that he has to attend an 

urgent meeting and he requested Prof. Parvin Sinclair, Pro-Vice-

Chancellor present at the Meeting to chair the further proceedings 

of the Council. 

ITEM NO. 5 

ITEM NO. 6 

AC 45.5&6.1 

AC 45.5&6.2 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 form for the Post Graduate 

Diploma in Industrial Safety, Health and Environment 

Management. 

AND 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 form for the Diploma in 

Industrial Safety, Health and Environment Management. 

It was informed that the School of Engineering & Technology is 

developing Post Graduate Diploma and Diploma in Industrial Safety, 

Health and Environment Management in collaboration with the 

Institute of Industrial Management for Safety, Health & Environment, 

Bhopal. The School proposed Phase-3 forms for the Post Graduate 

Diploma in Industrial Safety, Health and Environment Management 

and Diploma in Industrial Safety, Health and Environment 

Management. The same were approved by the School Board in its 32 nd 

Meeting held on 8 th September, 2008. 

Prof. Subhasis Maji, Coordinator of the Programmes, explained the 

salient features of design and delivery system of both the programmes. 

He clarified various queries raised by members regarding the target 

group, fee structure, evaluation methodology, etc. During the 

discussion it was pointed that these programmes are of one year 

duration and 60 credits course work was proposed as against the 

University norms of 32 to 36 credits. Programme Coordinator clarified 

that these Diplomas shall be delivered in the face-to-face mode and the 

credits mentioned are in terms of teaching hours. If the credits are 

presented in terms of study hours, as is the case with IGNOU 

programmes, the credit load of the Diplomas will still be the same. 

Members strongly opined that the credit load should be reassessed and 

recorded in the Phase 3 Form, by reflecting the credit load of the 

course work in terms of study hours as per the University norms. They 

also noted that the B.Sc. Nautical Science programme, run in the same 

mode by the same School, has the credit load as per the University 

norms in terms of the University’s definition of credit. 

AC 45.5&6.3 

The Academic Council, after discussing the matter in detail, deferred 

its decision on both the items i.e., AC 45.5 and AC 45.6. The 

Academic Council suggested to the Programme Coordinator to work 

out the credit load of the courses as per the University norms and take 

approval of the School Board before resubmitting to the Academic 

Council.

ITEM NO.7 

AC 45.7.1 

AC 45.7.2 

AC 45.7.3 

ITEM NO.8 

AC 45.8.1 

To note for information the decision of the School Board of School 

of Continuing Education (SOCE) for location of the discipline of 

Women’s Studies in the New School of Gender and Development 

Studies (SOGDS). 

It was informed that the Academic Council at its 43 rd Meeting held on 

April 5, 2008 decided that the matter pertaining to the location of the 

disciplines of Nutritional Sciences and Child Development should be 

first discussed in the School Board of the School of Continuing 

Education and thereafter in the School Board of Gender and 

Development Studies. 

The Director, SOCE informed that, as per the directions of the 

Academic Council, the matter was discussed by the School Board at 

its 37 th Meeting held on September 12, 2008 and re-affirmed its earlier 

decision to have the discipline of Nutritional Sciences and Child 

Development located in the School of Continuing Education. 

Regarding Women’s Studies programmes, it was noted that the 

programmes have been already relocated and would be developed 

under the School of Gender and Development Studies, where the 

discipline of Women’s studies is housed. 

The Academic Council noted, and approved, the decision of the School 

Board of SOCE regarding the location of the Discipline of Nutritional 

Sciences and the Discipline of Child Development in the School of 

Continuing Education and the location of the programmes related to 

Women Studies in the School of Gender & Development Studies. 

To consider transfer of Post of Professor in Women’s Education 

(with specialization in Women’s Studies) from School of 

Continuing Education to the newly established School of Gender 

and Development Studies. 

Member Secretary informed that at the 42 nd Meeting of the Academic 

Council, it was decided to transfer several programmes from SOCE to 

various new schools, as these schools would be the “natural homes” for 

the relevant programmes. Thus, M..Phil. and Ph.D. programmes in 

Women’s Studies in SOCE were transferred to the School of Gender 

and Development Studies. which have till date been developed by the 

Women’s Education faculty in SOCE. Now SOCE is proposing the 

transfer of Post of Professor in Women’s Education (specialization – in 

Women’s Education/ Women’s Studies or any relevant areas) from 

School of Continuing Education to the newly established School of 

Gender and Development Studies.

AC 45.8.2 

Prof. Anu Aneja, Director, SOCE explained that the School initially 

comprised two disciplines viz., (1) Women Education and (2) Rural 

Development. The discipline of Women Education developed 

programmes in three disciplinary areas i.e. (a) Nutritional Sciences 

(Food and Nutrition), (b) Child Development and (c) Women Studies. 

Recently School of Gender and Development Studies was established 

with three disciplines specified viz., (i) Gender Studies (ii) Women 

Studies and (iii) Development Studies. In consonance with the decision 

of the Academic Council, all the programmes in Women’s Studies in 

SOCE were already transferred to the School of Gender and 

Development Studies. Now the post of Professor in Women’s 

Education with a specialization in Women’s studies is existing in 

SOCE without congruent discipline and related programmes in SOCE. 

In the light of the above, a proposal for transfer of Post of Professor in 

Women Education (with specialization in Women Studies) from SOCE 

to newly established School of Gender and Development Studies is 

submitted for consideration of the Academic Council. 

It was noted that Academic Council had taken a policy decision 

regarding shifting of academic programmes to the new School, while 

there is no such policy decision regarding shifting of posts to the new 

schools. It was also noted that the posts was for Women’s Education 

with any of a variety of specialization. Thus, shifting this post would 

have repercussions on the faculty needs of the other disciplines in 

School of Continuing Education. 

AC 45.8.3 

In the absence of a policy decision regarding transfer of posts from one 

School to the another School and the post being specifically for 

Women’s Studies, the Academic Council deferred the decision to 

transfer the Post of Professor in Women’s Education from the School 

of Continuing Education to the newly established School of Gender 

and Development Studies. 

ITEM NO.9 

AC 45.9.1 

To consider and approve the proposal of School of Engineering & 

Technology (SOET) to allow the students of BTCM/BTWRE for 

appearing in all Term End Examinations TEE(s) during the 

validity of registration of respective courses. 

It was presented that School of Engineering and Technology is offering 

BTCM/BTWRE programme. Students are admitted for January cycle 

and they appear for Term-end examinations in December. The School 

proposed to permit the students of BTCM/BTWRE for appearing in 

term-end examinations in June without waiting for completion of 

minimum duration of one year for appearing in the Tern End

examinations. 

AC 45.9.2 

Dr. Manoj Kulshreshtha, Programme Coordinator, SOET explained the 

reasons for the proposal. The Registrar, SED opined that, if students 

are permitted to appear in the Term End examination in June for all the 

courses as proposed by the school, there may be a number of students 

who would be able to complete the programme before completion of 

the minimum duration of four years, which will be a violation of the 

Ordinance of the University. As a practical solution to the problem, it 

is suggested to divide the courses into two lots as January-June session 

and July-December session. The students may be permitted to appear 

in the term-end examinations of June for all the courses of January- 

June session. In this process it may not be possible for any student to 

complete the programme before the minimum duration. 

AC 45.9.3 

ITEM NO.10 

AC 45.10.1 

AC 45.10.2 

After elaborate discussion, the Academic Council agreed in principle 

with the suggestion to divide the courses into January – June session 

and July – December session and permit the students to appear in June 

Term-end Examination for all the January – June session courses. The 

AC suggested the Faculty to identify half of the courses for January- 

June session and remaining half for July-December session, and take 

the approval of the School Board. 

To consider and approve the Phase Zero Form for addition of new 

course MES-016: Educational Research (6 Credits) and 

increasing of Credit Value of Course MAEL-001: Practical Course 

from 6 to 10 Credits 

It was reported that the Academic Council at its 43 rd Meeting held on 

April 5, 2008, while approving the minutes of the 25 th Meeting of its 

Standing Committee held on April 2, 2008, approved the Phase – 3 

Form for PG Diploma in Adult Education. It is one year diploma 

programme consisting of three theory courses of 6 credits each and 

practical course of 6 credits. Now the School of Extension and 

Development Studies submitted Phase Zero Form proposing to add one 

more 6 credits course ‘MES-016: Educational Research’ and 

increasing the credit weight from 6 to 10 for the practical course 

‘MAEL-001 Practical Course’. With these changes, the total credits 

weight of the Diploma is increased to 34 credits. This was approved by 

the School Board of the School of Extension and Development Studies 

by circulation. 

Dr. M.V. Lakshmi Reddy, Programme Coordinator, gave the academic 

rationale for this revision in the course structure of the programme. He

also informed that the course ‘MES-016: Educational Research’ is an 

existing course on offer in ‘M.A Education Programme’. 

AC 45.10.3 

ITEM NO.11 

AC 45.11.1 

AC 45.11.2 

AC 45.11.3 


for PGDAE for addition of new course ‘MES-016: Educational 

Research’ (6 Credits) and increasing credit value of course ‘MAEL- 

001: Practical Course’ from 6 to 10 Credits. 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 form for Post Graduate 

Certificate, Post Graduate Diploma, and Masters Programme in 

Development Studies 1 st Year in Development Studies. 

It was presented that the School of Extension and Development Studies 

has submitted Phase-3 Form for Post Graduate Certificate, Post 

Graduate Diploma and Masters Programme in Development Studies, in 

a modular system. A student will receive PG Certificate after 

completing 1 st semester courses, PG Diploma after completing 2 nd 

semester courses and Masters Degree after completing 3 rd and 4 th 

semester courses. The proposed date for launch of first module i.e., PG 

Certificate in Development Studies, is July 2009. 

Dr. R.P. Singh, Programme Coordinator, explained the salient features 

of the programme. The members pointed out that the School Board of 

the School of Extension and Development Studies at its 3 rd meeting 

held on 10 th September, 2008 approved the detailed course outlines for 

PG Certificate in Development Studies only, where as the Phase-3 

Form presented to Academic Council is seeking approvals for PG 

Certificate, PG Diploma and Master’s Programmes. It is further noted 

that detailed course outlines are presented for the first 8 courses 

covering a total of 32 credits. 

After discussing at length, the Academic Council decided the 

following: 

i. In principle, approval of the proposal of the School to offer PG 

Certificate, PG Diploma and Masters Programme in 

Development Studies in a modular system; 

ii. Approval of the Phase-3 form for the PG Certificate in 

Development Studies; and 

iii. 

The Phase-3 Form for PG Diploma and Masters Degree 

Programmes to be submitted after due approval of the School 

Board. 

ITEM NO.12 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 form for Diploma in Business 

Process Outsourcing (BPO).

AC 45.12.1 

AC 45.12.2 

It was informed that the School of Extension and Development Studies 

has submitted Phase 3 Form for Diploma in Business Process 

Outsourcing (BPO), which is being developed and delivered in 

collaboration with Accenture. It is proposed to launch the Diploma 

Programme from January/February 2009. The same was approved by 

the School Board in its 3 rd meeting held on 10 th September, 2008. 

Dr. C. G. Naidu presented the details of the programme and current 

status of course development. Regarding queries seeking clarifications 

on evaluation methodology at Serial No. 19 of Phase 3 Form, Dr. 

Naidu informed that it is erroneously recorded as 70% weightage for 

continuous evaluation and 30% weightage for term-end examinations. 

He asked for it to be corrected as 30% weightage for Continuous 

Evaluation and 70% weightage for Term End examinations. 

AC 45.12.3 With the changes above, the Academic Council approved the Phase 3 

(Annexure - 3) Form for Diploma in Business Process Outsourcing. 

ITEM NO.13 

AC 45.13.1 

AC 45.13.2 

AC 45.13.3 

ITEM NO.14 

AC 45.14.1 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form for the Post Graduate 

Diploma in Counselling, Family Therapy and Mediation. 

It was presented that the School of Extension and Development 

Studies is developing Post graduate Diploma in Counselling, Family 

Therapy and Mediation. The main aim of the programme is to train 

manpower in the area of Counselling and Family Therapy. Phase-3 

Form was approved by the School Board at its 3 rd meeting held on 10 th 

September, 2008. 

Dr. Amiteshwar Ratra, Programme Coordinator, explained the salient 

features of the programme and clarified the queries of the members. 

She clarified that the programme will be launched from July 2009 

session, instead of January 2009 proposed in the Phase Form. The 

Programme Coordinator was suggested to develop audio/video 

programmes simultaneously and keep them ready along with the print 

materials, for which she agreed. 

The Academic Council considered and approved Phase 3 Form for PG 

Diploma in Counselling, Family Therapy and Mediation (Annexure - 

4). 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 forms for Programmes 

related to Aurobindo Studies. 

It was presented that IGNOU signed MoU with Sri Aurobindo Centre 

for Advance Research (SACAR) for offering programmes related to

Sri Aurobindo. Accordingly, the School of Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary 

Studies had prepared the following programmes in 

collaboration with SACAR: 

1. Certificate Programme: Introduction of Sri Aurobindo Studies 

2. PG Diploma in Studies in Indian Culture 

3. PG Diploma in Integral Education 

4. Master of Sri Aurobindo Studies 

5. M. Phil in Sri Aurobindo Studies 

6. Ph.D. in Sri Aurobindo Studies 

These Programmes were already been launched by the University on 

15 th September, 2008 at a function on the birthday of Sri Aurobindo by 

Dr. Karan Singh, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha. 

AC 45.14.2 

Dr. C.G. Naidu, Nodal Officer, informed that the School Board of the 

School of Inter-disciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Studies approved 

these programmes in its meeting held on 15 th October, 2008. He 

explained the objectives and salient features of all the programmes. 

Course materials for all these programmes were already developed by 

SACAR and the programmes being delivered online by SACAR 

through its own portal. The IGNOU and SACAR share the fee in the 

proportion of 30% and 70% respectively. 

There was a detailed discussion regarding role played by the IGNOU, 

expected enrolment and viability of the programmes and desirability 

of launching programmes by the University on the philosophy of an 

individual. 

AC 45.14.3 

Since the programmes have already been launched with the approval 

of the Vice-Chancellor, the Chairperson opined that the proposals 

should be considered for ratification instead of approval. 

The Academic Council considered and ratified the Phase 3 (Annexure 

- 5) Forms for the (1) Certificate Programme: Introduction of Sri 

Aurobindo Studies, (2) PG Diploma in Studies in Indian Culture, (3) 

PG Diploma in Integral Education, (4) Master of Sri Aurobindo 

Studies, (5) M. Phil in Sri Aurobindo Studies, and (6) Ph.D. in Sri 

Aurobindo Studies. 



Chairman

MINUTES 


FORTY SIXTH MEETING 



held on 

JANUARY 13, 2009 

INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN 

UNIVERSITY 

MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI-110068


MINUTES OF THE FORTY SIXTH MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL 

HELD ON JANURY 13, 2009 AT 2.30 P.M. IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, 

BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI-110 068. 



123. Prof. Omprakash Mishra, PVC - Ex-officio Member 

124. Prof. Parvin Sinclair, PVC - Ex-officio Member 

125. Dr. Latha Pillai, PVC - Ex-officio Member 

126. Prof. K.R.Srivathsan, PVC - Ex-officio Member 

127. Prof. Renu Bhardwaj, Director, SOH - Ex-officio Member 

128. Prof. Uma Kanjilal, Director, SOSS - Ex-officio Member 

129. Prof. M.L. Koul, Director, SOE - Ex-officio Member 

130. Prof. M. Aslam, Director, SOCE - Ex-officio Member 




134. Prof. Manohar Lal, Director, SOCIS - Ex-officio Member 

135. Prof. Srikrishnadeva Rao, Director, SOL - Ex-officio Member 


137. Prof. C. G. Naidu, Director, SOVET - Ex-officio Member 

138. Prof. Shambhu Nath Singh, Director, SOJNMS - Ex-officio Member 

139. Sh. S.K. Arora, Librarian - Ex-officio Member 

140. Prof. B.B. Khanna, SOMS - Member 

141. Prof. Pity Koul, SOHS - Member 

142. Prof. Subhasis Majhi, SOET - Member 





147. Sh. V.V. Subrahmanyam, Lecturer, SOCIS - Member 

148. Prof. P.R. Ramanujam, Director (I/c), IUC - Member 



151. Prof. C.Thangamuthu - Member 

152. Dr. S.S. Rathi - Member 

153. Prof. K.K. Mohammed Yusuff - Member 



156. Prof. S. Siva Kumar - Member 

157. Dr. V. Venugopal Reddy, RD, Delhi-1 - Member 

158. Shri Ravi Kanth, Joint Director, EMPC - Member 

159. Prof. N.V. Narasimham, Director (I/c), ACD - Member Secretary

Dr.Srikant Mohapatra, Registrar, SED and Shri K. Laxman, Registrar, SRD 

attended the meeting as Special Invitees. 

Prof. M.K. Salooja and Dr. Sonia Sharma attended the meeting on behalf of Prof. 

B.S. Hansra, Director, SOA and Dr. Harkirat Bains, Director (I/c), SOTHSSM 

respectively. 

Shri K.D. Sharma, Assistant Registrar, ACD was present to assist the Member- 

Secretary. 

Dr. D. K. Choudhry, PVC, Dr. Neerja Chadha, Reader, SOCE, Prof. N. 

Balakrishnan, Prof. Trilochan Pradhan, Prof. Sridhar Gadre, Prof. S. Sadagopan, Prof. 

Kapila Vatsyayan, Prof. T.K.V. Subramanian and Prof. Arvind Kumar could not attend 

the meeting. 


Academic Council and wished New Year 2009 Greetings to the members. 


outgoing members Prof. Anu Aneja, Former Director, SOCE, and Dr. Amrita Nigam, 

SOS. He welcomed the new members Prof. K.R. Srivathsan, PVC, Prof. M. Aslam on 

assuming charge as Director, SOCE, Prof. C. Gajendra Naidu, Director, School 

Vocational Education and Training, Prof. Shambhu Nath Singh, Director, School of 

Journalism and New Media Studies, Dr Harkirat Bains, Director(I/c), School of Tourism 

and Hospitality Services Sectoral Management, Prof Pity Koul, School of Health 

Sciences and Prof. Subhasis Majhi, School of Engineering & Technology. 

Then the Chairman asked the Member Secretary to present the agenda. The 

following items were taken up: 

ITEM NO. 1 

AC 46.1.1 

To confirm the Minutes of the 45 th Meeting of the Academic Council and 

to note the action taken thereon. 

The Member Secretary presented that the Minutes of the 45 th Meeting of the 

Academic Council held on October 24, 2008 were circulated among the 

members and comments were received from two members Prof. Sunita 

Malhotra, Director, SOS and Prof. Amrita Nigam, SOS regarding recording of

the decision in resolution No. AC 45.4.3. 

The Member Secretary also informed that the Action taken report on the 

resolutions of the 45 th Meeting of the Academic Council is placed at Annexure 

2 of the agenda item. 

AC 46.1.2 

As per the resolution No. AC 45.4.3. of the Minutes of the 45 th meeting, the 

discipline of ‘Environmental Studies’ was assigned to the School of 

Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies. According to Prof. Sunita 

Malhotra and Prof. Amrita Nigam the decision of AC was to assign the 

discipline of Environmental Studies to the School of Sciences. 

Prof. Parvin Sinclair, PVC expressed that, during the discussions there was a 

suggestion from Director, SOS to assign the discipline to SOS, but the final 

decision of the AC was to assign it to SOITS, as recorded in the minutes and 

circulated. Prof. K. R. Srivathsan, PVC and few other members expressed the 

view that the discipline of ‘Environmental Studies’ shall cover various 

developmental and social issues besides Science. Therefore, it is more 

appropriate to assign to SOITS rather than SOS. 

After detailed discussion, the AC concluded that the decision recorded in 

resolution No. AC 45.4.3. of the minutes assigning the discipline of 

‘Environmental Studies’ to SOITS was correct and there is no need to change it 

as suggested by the two members. 

AC. 46.1.3 

Prof. Renu Bhardwaj, Director, SOH, stated that the School of Humanities at 

present comprises of Editorial Unit and two disciplines i.e. Hindi and English. 

In view of the registration of RTAs for Ph.D. in various Indian languages, there 

is an immediate requirement to introduce more disciplines in Indian 

Languages, particularly Sanskrit, in the School of Humanities. This is further 

more important 

Members opined that the Item is confirmation of the Minutes of 45 th meeting of 

AC. Any proposal to start new disciplines should come as an item and should 

be discussed separately. However, during discussion the need to start Indian 

Languages was overwhelmingly appreciated. It was also noted that the 

University had taken decision to start programmes in all Indian languages long 

back. 

Ac 46.1.4 

The Academic Council confirmed the Minutes (Annexure 1 without 

appendices) of its 45 th Meeting and noted the action taken report. 

The Academic Council decided to create a separate Centre of Indian Languages 

with full academic autonomy like any School of Studies to start academic 

programmes in Indian language.

ITEM NO. 2 

To consider and approve the minutes of the 28 th Meeting of the Academic 

Council's Standing Committee (ACSC) held on November 4, 2008 

AC 46.2.1 The Member-Secretary informed that the 28 th Meeting of the Academic 

Council's Standing Committee was held on November 4, 2009. It considered 

and approved the following major items : 

• To ratify the action taken by Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor of approval for 

Introduction of Entrance Examination for admission to MCA and BCA 

Programmes. 


Reduction of pass percentage from 50% to 40% for courses of MCA 

(Revised) and BCA Programmes 


Reduction of pass percentage from 50% to 40% for courses of MCA 

(Revised) and BCA Programmes 

• Decoupling of CIC/CIT for admission to BCA and MCA programmes. 

(i) 

To ratify the action taken by Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor of approval of 

Phase-3 form of Certificate in Information Technology (CIT) 

(ii) To consider the eligibility conditions for academic counselors of 

Certificate in Information Technology (CIT) for approval. 

(iii) To consider the Software requirements for Certificate in Information 

Technology (CIT) for approval. 

(iv) To consider the machine to student ratio for Certificate in 

Information Technology (CIT) for approval. 

(v) To consider the evaluation pattern for Certificate in Information 

Technology (CIT) for approval 

(vi) To consider the withdrawal of Certificate in Computing (CIC) 

programme. 

• To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form for the Certificate/Diploma in 

Population and Development Education. 

• To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form for the Certificate/Diploma in 

Handmade Paper Items. 

• To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form for the Certificate in 

Communicative Skill for BPO, ITeS & Related Sectors. 

• Approval of Phase-3 form of M.Phil in Computer Science. AND 

Approval of Phase-3 form of Ph.D programme in Computer Science.

• Rounding off decimal point in the Grade Card/Mark sheet. 

• To consider the ratify the Action taken by the Vice- Chancellor for one 

time extension permitting students who have completed their programme 

before 27 th October, 2007 for Improving their division/marks in December, 

2008 Term End Examination. 

• Approval of Phase-3 form for Certificate Programme for Home Based 

Care Providers. 

• Approvals for modification of criteria for selection of Programme Study 

Centre (PSC), Selection of Counsellors and the Programme Incharges of 

Certificate in Health Care Waste Management (CHCWM). 

• Approval of change in name of the practical Course of Course 3 and course 

4 of PG Certificate in Oral Implantology (PGCOI). 

• Approval of Extension of session of the first batch of PGCE and PGCOI. 

• To consider and approve the syllabus of Certificate of Proficiency in Urdu 

Languages. 

• To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form for ‘Diploma in Urdu 

Language’. 

• To consider and approve the Elective Courses in Urdu Language and 

Literature for the BDP Programme. 

• To consider and approve the Phase 3 Form for Foundation Course in 

Bhojpuri’ for the Bachelors Degree Programme (BDP). 

• To consider and approve the Phase 3 Form for the ‘Certificate in Leather 

Goods Making (CLGM)’. 

• To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form for the ‘B. Tech. (Aeronautical 

Engineering)’. 

• To consider and approve the launching of IGNOU Courses using NPTEL 

content and related Capacity Building Programmes. 

• To consider and approve the proposal for inclusion of Shatranj Ke Khelari 

in place of Dudh Ka Dam in EHD-01 course. 

• To consider and approve the ‘Open and Distance Learning – Pedagogy, 

Science and Technology’, a Module for Distance Learners developed by

STRIDE, as an essential reading for Learners of IGNOU. 

• To consider and approve Phase Zero Form for a poetry based course 

‘Samkalin Kavita’, an elective course for M.A (Hindi) 2 nd year. 

AC 46.2.3 

Regarding resolution No ACSC 28.3.3, Registrar (SED) suggested to replace 

the words ‘who first time qualify to appear in term end examinations’ with the 

words ‘who have taken admission in BCA and MCA programmes from July 

2008 cycle’. Prof. Manohar Lal, Director, SOCIS, emphasized that the 

revised pass percentage should be maintained from December 2008 Term-end 

Examination. Hence there is no need to change the said Resolution of the 

ACSC. 

After discussion, the Academic Council resolved not to change the resolution 

No ACSC 28.3.3. 

AC 46.2.4 The Academic Council considered and approved the minutes (Annexure 2 

without appendices) of the 28 th Meeting of ACSC held on November 4, 

2008. 

ITEM NO. 3 

AC 46.3.1 

AC 46.3.2 

To ratify the Action Taken by the Vice-Chancellor on PG Diploma 

Programme on “Capacity Building of Principals of Higher Education 

Institutions of Gujarat” 

It was presented that the Commissioner of Higher Education, Government of 

Gujarat approached the University to launch Post Graduate Diploma on 

Capacity Building of Principals of Higher Education Institutions of Gujarat. 

The VC asked STRIDE to design and develop the programme. 

Prof. P.R. Ramanujam, Director, STRIDE and Dr. Madhu Prahar, STRIDE 

explained that a five member Committee, headed by the Vice-Chancellor was 

constituted to design the programme. After a series of discussions with the 

Commissioner of Higher Education, Gujarat Government, few selected college 

Principals and the faculty of STRIDE, a document on action plan has been 

submitted. 

The Vice-Chancellor also explained the genesis and the salient features of the 

action plan. He further stated that this programme is being developed in the 

Project mode to be completed within one year and the funding of the project 

will be from the Gujarat Government. 

AC 46.3.3 

The Academic Council ratified the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor in 

approving the Action Plan and proposal for launching PG Diploma Programme 

on “Capacity Building of Principals of Higher Education Institutions of 

Gujarat” (Annexure - 3).

ITEM NO. 4 To consider co-option of Members under clause 1 (viii) of Statute 9. 

AC 46.4.1 

The Member-Secretary informed that the two years term of office of the 

following 14 members of the Academic Council co-opted under provisions of 

Statute 9 Clause (1) (viii) will be expiring on February 23, 2009: 

1. Prof. N. Balakrishnan, Associate Director, Indian Institute of Science, 

Bangalore. 

2. Prof. S. Sadagopan, Director, IIIT, Bangalore. 

3. Prof. Trilochan Pradhan, Former Vice-Chancellor, Utkal University, 

Bhubaneshwar. 

4. Prof. Kamlesh Mohan, Professor of Modern History, Punjab University, 

Chandigarh. 

5. Prof. T.K.V. Subramanian, Department of History, University of Delhi. 

6. Prof. Vijay Kapoor, Faculty of Management Studies, University of 

Delhi. 

7. Dr. S. S. Rathi, Delhi. 

8. Prof. Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, 

Delhi. 

9. Prof. C. Thangamuthu, Chennai. 

10. Prof. Anil Bhattacharya, Kolkata. 

11. Prof. K.K. Mohammed Yusuff, Kochi, Kerala. 

12. Prof. Aravind Kumar, Department of Physics, Mumbai. 

13. Prof. Sridhar Gadre, University of Pune. 

14. Prof. S. Sivakumar, Indian Law Institute, New Delhi. 

The provisions of Statute 9 Clause (1) (viii) provides as follows: 

“Not less than ten persons who are not employees of University, co-opted 

by the Academic Council for their special knowledge including 

representatives of employees organizations, industries, trade and 

commerce, academic and professional organizations, communication field 

etc.” 

The matter is placed before the Academic Council to co-opt new members for 

a term of two years starting from February 24, 2009. 

AC 46.4.2 

The Chairman then asked members to suggest eminent persons for co-option 

under the provisions mentioned above. The members suggested the following 

names: 

1. Prof. N. Mukunda, Hon. Professor, Indian Institute of Science, 

Bangalore. 

2. Prof. Mahendra Dev, Director, Centre for Economic & Social Studies, 

Hyderabad. 

3. Mr. George Mathew, Director Institute of Social Sciences 

4. Prof. N. K. Jain, CEO & Secretary, ICSI, New Delhi

5. Prof. K.P. Singh, GB Pant Agricultural University 

6. Prof. Uma Alladi, School of Humanities, University of Hyderabad 

7. Prof. S.N. Maheshwari, IIT, Hauz Khas, New Delhi. 

8. Dr. D.K. Datta 

9. Prof. Ramamohan Rao, Department of Business Management, Andhra 

University, Vishakhapatnam. 

10. Dr. K.B. Peter, Member-Secretary, World Noni Research Foundation, 

Chennai 

11. Prof. Mohammad Miyan, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 

12. Prof. L.Venugopal Reddy, Former Vice Chancellor, Andhra University 

and Acharya Nagarjuna University 

13. Prof. Khannan Mourgalya 

14. Prof. Devi Singh 

15. Dr. Srivastva, Director General Health Services, New Delhi 

16. Prof. S.P. Singh (Retd.) Kurukshetra University 

AC 46.4.3. 

ITEM NO. 5 

AC 46.5.1 

The Academic Council authorized the Vice Chancellor to consider the above 

panel of 16 members and decide the final list of 14 members to co-opt under 

Statute 9 Clause (1) (viii). 

To report for ratification of the Action taken by the Vice-Chancellor 

regarding “Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Safety, Health and 

Environment Management Programme”. 

It was presented that the School of Engineering & Technology, in collaboration 

with the Institute of Industrial Management for Safety, Health and 

Environment Management, Bhopal is developing Diploma and Post Graduate 

Diploma in Industrial Safety, Health and Environment Management. 

The Phase 3 forms for these programmes were placed before the Academic 

Council at its 45 th meeting. The Academic Council deferred the Item and 

suggested to work out the credit load of these courses as per the University 

norms and take approval of the School Board before resubmitting to the 


AC 46.5.2 The Programme Coordinator Prof. Subhasis Maji informed that the Phase 3 

forms for both Diploma and PG Diploma were revised as per University 

Norms. Since the programme was developed in collaboration and students 

were admitted, the Vice-Chancellor approved the launch of these programmes 

and directed for taking necessary steps for timely conduct of examinations 

subject to the condition that it may be reported to the Academic Council at its 

next meeting. Accordingly, modified Phase 3 Forms of these programmes 

duly approved by the Vice-Chancellor were circulated in the meeting itself. 

AC 46.5.3 

In this context, the Chairman expressed that the process of seeking approval 

of Phase 3 form by the AC is taking a long time and causing delays in

launching of the Programmes. He asked the members to deliberate on the 

issue of delegation of powers of the Academic Council for approval upto 

Phase 3 Forms to the respective School Board. He further suggested that the 

detailed programme structure may be reported to the AC when the programme 

is ready for launch. 

AC 46.5.4 

AC 46.5.5 

The suggestion by the Chairman was discussed at length and the members 

appreciated the view of the Vice-Chancellor to empower the School Boards by 

delegating the powers of the Academic Council to approve the Phase 3 forms 

of the Programmes. 

The Academic Council ratified the action by the Vice-Chancellor regarding 

launching of Diploma and PG Diploma in Industrial Safety, Health and 

Environment Management Programmes and approved the modified Phase 3 

Forms for the same (Annexure-4). 

The Academic Council decided to delegate its powers regarding approval up to 

Phase 3 Forms to the School Boards concerned with the directions that it 

should be reported to the Academic Council when the programme is ready for 

launch. 

ITEM NO.6 

AC 46.6.1 

AC 46.6.2 

ITEM NO. 7 

To note for information the decisions taken by the Research Council at its 

12 th meeting held on July 9, 2008. 

The Member-Secretary informed that the 12 th Meeting of the Research Council 

was held on July 9, 2009 and the Council considered the following items: 

• To consider and approve the Minutes of the Fourth Meeting of the 

Research Council’s Standing Committee held on 9 th April, 2008 and note 


• To consider and approve the matter relating to the award of Ph.D Degree to 

Ms. Nisha Peshin (Enrol. No. 024957627) in Education. 

• To consider and approve the Minutes of the Committee constituted by the 

Vice-Chancellor for finalizing the procedure for enrolment of students in 

the Ph.D Programme and their follow up once after enrolment in 

consonance with the Ordinance of Research Degree Programme. 

• Minutes of the Fifth meeting of the Research Council's Standing 

Committee held on July 8, 2008. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the decisions taken by the 

Research Council at its 12 th meeting held on July 9, 2008 (Annexure 5 

without appendices). 

To ratify the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor in permitting the Staff 

Training and Research Institute of Distance Education (STRIDE) to offer 

its own Academic Programmes.

AC 46.7.1 

AC 46.7.2 

AC 46.7.3 

AC. 46.7.4 

ITEM NO.8 

AC 46.8.1 

AC 46.8.2 

AC 46.8.3 

ITEM NO.9 

It was presented that the Staff Training and Research in Distance Education 

(STRIDE) proposed to offer its own Academic Programmes, which was 

permitted by the Vice Chancellor. 

Prof. P.R. Ramanujam, Director STRIDE explained the proposal in detail. 

During the discussion, the Chairman expressed the view that it will be in the 

fitness of the things in the present scenario to permit the Centers and Divisions 

which have the faculty and capacity, to develop programmes in the disciplines 

which are not located in any of the Schools of Studies. 

After a detailed discussion, the Academic Council ratified the action taken by 

the Vice-Chancellor in permitting the Staff Training and Research Institute of 

Distance Education (STRIDE) to offer its own Academic Programmes. 

The AC further decided to empower STRIDE and various Centres like NCDS, 

CEE, NCIDE and the Centre for Corporate Education & Training to offer 

their own programmes like any School of Studies with due constitution of 

School Board like academic committees in these various Centres. 

To consider the collaborative academic activities with Rehabilitation 

Council of India (RCI) and the recommendations of the clauses in the 

MoU between Rehabilitation Council (RCI) of India and IGNOU. 

It was presented that the University had signed a MoU with Rehabilitation 

Council of India (RCI) on September 18, 2007 for collaboration between the 

University and RCI to make joint efforts in promoting and implementing 

Extension, Training and Education for empowerment of special target groups 

of people with disabilities. 

Prof. Gracious Thomas, Director (I/c), National Centre for Disability Studies 

explained the features of the proposal with particular reference to clause 3 of 

the MoU to promote the various programmes under the purview of the Council 

in collaboration with the School of Continuing Education or School of 

Rehabilitation Sciences /Disability Division that will be established by IGNOU 

or with any other School of IGNOU. Specific cost sharing mechanism related 

to each programme will be worked out separately as and when required. 

The Academic Council appreciated the initiative while approving the MoU 

and decided to establish the School of Rehabilitation Sciences. 

To note for information regarding the functioning of the Centre for 

Corporate Education and Training.

AC 46.9.1 It was presented that the Academic Council at its 45 th Meeting held on 

24.10.2008 proposed and approved creation of Centre for Corporate Education, 

Training and Consultancy. The same was approved by the Board of 

Management at its 97 th Meeting held on 19.11.2008 and appointed Professor- 

OSD and Coordinator In-charge of the Centre. As approved by the Academic 

Council and Board of Management, the Centre shall be managed by a 

Managing Committee comprising some faculty members from concerned 

schools and representatives of corporate sector. 

The first meeting to prepare the road map for the Centre was held on 2 nd 

January, 2009. A copy of the Minutes of the meeting is placed at (Annexure- 

6). Based on the deliberations in the meeting, the Vice-Chancellor proposed to 

go ahead with the activities of the Centre. 

AC 46.9.2 

ITEM NO.10 

AC 46.10.1 

AC 46.10.2 

AC 46.10.3 

ITEM NO.11 

AC. 46.11.1 

AC. 46.11.2 

The Academic Council noted the information and the recommendations of the 

Expert Committee on the functioning of the Centre for Corporate Education, 

Training and Consultancy and approved the recommendations for 

implementation. 

.To ratify the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor regarding PG Diploma 

in Disability Management for Medical Practitioners. 

It was presented that an MoU was signed between IGNOU and Rehabilitation 

Council of India as mentioned at Item No. 8 above. As per this MoU, NCDS 

proposed for launching PG Diploma in Disability Management (PGDDM) for 

Medical Practitioners from January 2009. 

Dr. S.K. Prasad Deputy Director NCDS, who is the Programme Coordinator, 

explained the salient features of the Programme. Phase 3 Form for PG Diploma 

in Disability Management for Medical Practitioners is presented for 

consideration and approval of the Academic Council. 


approving PG Diploma in Disability Management for Medical Practitioners 

and approved the Phase 3 form .(Annexure-7) with the directions to include 

the suggestions, if any, received from the members. 

Recognition of NCDS for developing and launching programmes of study 

in the various areas of Disability. 

It was presented that NCDS proposed to offer its own programmes in the 

Disability Sector. 

As already decided under Item No 7 above empowering various Centres 

including NCDS to offer their own programmes, the proposal has been 

approved.

ITEM NO 12 

AC 46.12.1 

AC 46.12.2 

ITEM NO.13 

AC 46.13.1 

To consider and approve the proposal for changing the name of the 

SOTHSSM 

It was presented that the faculty members of the School of Tourism 

Hospitality and Services Sector Management at their School Council meeting 

held on 24 th December, 2008 suggested to change the name of the School as 

‘School of Tourism and Hospitality Services Management (SOTHSM)’. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal for changing the 

name of the School of Tourism Hospitality and Services Sector Management 

as the ‘School of Tourism and Hospitality Services Management (SOTHSM)’ 

To consider and approve the procedure for ascertaining the equivalence of 

International Degrees/Diplomas for the purpose of IGNOU admissions. 

It was presented that IGNOU has been offering its Programmes abroad 

through its Partner Institutions. While receiving applications for admission, 

International Division is ascertaining the equivalence of the Degrees/Diplomas 

of the International Universities as per the guidelines of the Association of 

Indian Universities’ (AIU). 

The International Division observed that, though some institutions abroad are 

having permission of their respective Ministries of Higher Education of the 

country to offer Degrees/Diplomas, they are not listed in the AIU Notifications 

as equivalent to the Indian Universities’ Degrees/Diplomas. International 

Division has been rejecting such Degrees/Diplomas for the purposes of 

admission, though the Partner Institutions are providing documentary 

evidences of the status of such International Universities/Institutions. In this 

regard, the process of obtaining confirmation/denial from AIU is taking a very 

long time. 

AC 46.13.2 

AC 46.13.3 

ITEM NO.14 

In the light of the above, the International Division proposed that the status of 

such unlisted Institutions/Universities be ascertained through the Indian 

Missions in the respective countries. If an applicant gets verification of his 

eligibility in the form of endorsement on his Degree/Diploma from the Indian 

Mission in the country concerned, it reduces the application processing time 

and there will be no need to refer the matter to AIU. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal with a condition 

that such verifications of equivalence of International Degrees/Diplomas 

should be placed before the Equivalence Committee of the University. 

To ratify the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor in Regularizing the 

Matter of Conducting the Integrated Ph.D. programme in Physics in 

Collaboration with Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bangalore

through the School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Studies 

AC 46.14.1 

AC 46.14.2 

AC 46.14.3 

It was presented that the School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary 

Studies proposed to offer an integrated Ph. D programme in Physics in 

collaboration with the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) Bangalore. The 

Phase Forms for the same, approved by the Vice Chancellor, are placed before 

the Academic Council for ratification. 

Dr. C. K. Ghosh, Programme Coordinator explained the salient features and 

detailed syllabus of the Programme. Prof. Sunita Malhotra, Director, SOS said 

that the Physics discipline is located in the School of Sciences and the 

discipline is planning to offer M.Sc programme in Physics. Therefore, it may 

not be appropriate to offer integrated Ph. D programme in Physics from the 

School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Studies. It was clarified 

that the proposed integrated Ph. D programme in Physics was decided long 

back when the School of Sciences had no plan of launching M.Sc. Physics. 

Since the School of Sciences is now planning to offer M.Sc. (Physics), the 

Chairman asked Dr. Ghosh whether the nomenclature of the proposed 

programme could be Integrated Ph. D in Astrophysics. Dr. Ghosh informed 

that he would consult the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) Bangalore in 

this matter. 

The Academic Council considered and ratified the action taken by the Vice- 

Chancellor in regularizing the matter of conducting Integrated Ph.D. 

programme in Physics in Collaboration with Indian Institute of Astrophysics 

(IIA), Bangalore through the School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary 

Studies. It was further decided to locate the said programme in SOS, if the 

Physics faculty so desires. 

ITEM NO.15 

AC 46.15.1 

AC 46.15.2 

AC 46.15.3 

To consider and approve the Phase- 3 form for PG Certificate in Security 

Operations and PG Diploma in Security Operations. 

It was presented that the School of Vocational Education and Training had 

submitted Phase-3 form for PG Certificate in Security Operations and PG 

Diploma in Security Operations in collaboration with Security Services 

Council of India (SSCI). The Phase 3 forms were approved by the School 

Board of SOVET at its 5 th Meeting held on 17 th December, 2008. 

Prof. C.G. Naidu, Director, SOVET, explained the salient features of the 

programme and replied the queries of the members relating to higher fees etc. 

He informed that these programmes will be fully residential and the students 

will be paid a stipend of Rs.8,000 per month. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase 3 Forms

(Annexure-8) for the PG Certificate in Security Operations and PG Diploma in 

Security Operations. 

ITEM NO.16 

To consider and approve the Phase- 3 form for Certificate Programme in 

Jewellery Designing. 

AC 46.16.1 The School of Vocational Education and Training had submitted the Phase 3 

Form for Certificate in Jewellery Designing. The Phase 3 Form was approved 

by the School Board of SOVET at its 5 th Meeting held on 17 th December, 

2008. 

AC 46.16.2 

AC 46.16.3 

ITEM NO.17 

AC 46.17.1 

Dr. K.D. Prasad, Regional Director, City Centre and Programme Coordinator, 

explained the salient features of the Programme. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase 3 Form (Annexure- 

9) for the Certificate in Jewellery Designing. 

To consider and approve the modified Phase-3 form of PG Diploma in 

Agriculture Policy (PGDAP). 

The School of Agriculture resubmitted the modified the modified Phase 3 Form 

for PG Diploma in Agriculture Policy (PGDAP), as advised by the ACSC. The 

modified Phase-3 form of the same was approved by the School Board of SOA 

at its 10 th Meeting held on 17 th November 2008. 

AC 46.17.2 Prof. M.K. Salooja, Programme Coordinator, explained the objectives and 

detailed structure of the Programme. 

AC 46.17.3 

ITEM NO.18 

AC 46.18.1 

AC 46.18.2 

AC 46.18.3 

The Academic Council considered and approved the modified Phase-3 Form 

PG Diploma in Agriculture Policy (Annexure-10). 

To consider and approve the Proposal for Creation of Disciplines in the 

School of Agriculture. 

The School of Agriculture had submitted a proposal for creation of three new 

disciplines namely (i) Agriculture Production System (ii) Agriculture 

Economics and Extension and (iii) Food Science Technology. The School 

Board of SOA, at its 10 th Meeting held on 17 th November,2008, approved the 

proposal for creation of these three disciplines. 

Prof. M.K. Salooja, explained the details of the proposal and need for creation 

of these new disciplines. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal for creation of 

three new disciplines in principle. However, creation of positions shall be taken 

up later looking at the revenue model and sustainability.

ITEM NO.19 

To consider and approve the syllabus of the new course entitled 

“Theoretical Introduction to Democracy” proposed by the Faculty of 

Political Science along with Phase Zero Form. 

AC 46.19.1 The faculty of Political Science, SOSS, submitted Phase Zero Form for 

introducing a new course entitled “Theoretical Introduction to Democracy” in 

MPS. The same was approved by the School Board of SOSS at its 44 th 

Meeting held on 22 nd October 2008. 

AC 46.19.2 

AC 46.19.3 

ITEM NO.20 

AC 46.20.1 

AC 46.20.2 

AC 46.20.3 

Dr Jagapal Singh, Course Proposer, explained the detailed contents of the new 

course. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase Zero Form for the 

new course entitled “Theoretical Introduction to Democracy”(Annexure-11). 

To consider and approve the revised (New Syllabus of the Course 

“Government and Politics in India (EPS-12)” and the Phase Zero Form 

for the revision of the Course submitted by the Faculty of Political Science. 

The faculty of Political Science, School of Social Sciences had submitted 

Phase Zero Form for the revised syllabus of the course ‘EPS- 12: Government 

and Politics in India’. The same was approved by the School Board of School 

of Social Sciences at its 44 th Meeting held on 22 nd October 2008. 

Dr Jagapal Singh, Course Proposer explained the details of the revised syllabus 

of the course. 

The Academic Council considered and approved Phase Zero Form of revised 

syllabus of the Course ‘EPS-12: Government and Politics in India’ (Annexure- 

12). 

ITEM NO.21 To consider and approve the course structure of the course entitled 

“Urbanization in India” as an optional course of Master in History (MAH) 

proposed by the faculty of History. 

AC 46.21.1 

AC 46.21.2 

AC 46.21.3 

The faculty of History, School of Social Sciences had submitted Phase Zero 

Form of a new Course entitled “Urbanization in India” as an optional course 

of Master in History (MAH). The same was approved by the School Board of 

School of Social Sciences at its 44 th Meeting held on October 22, 2008. 

Dr. Abha Singh, Course Proposer explained the details of the course structure. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase Zero Form of the 

course entitled “Urbanization in India”, an optional course of Master in 

History (MAH) (Annexure-13).

ITEM NO.22 

AC 46.22.1 

To consider and approve the Evaluation Methodology for different courses 

included in the course work for M.Phil/Ph.D. Programme in Economics. 

The faculty of Economics, School of Social Sciences had submitted evaluation 

methodology for different courses included in the course work for M.Phil 

/Ph.D programme in Economics. The same was approved by the School of the 


AC 46.22.2 Dr. Narayan Prasad, Programme Coordinator, explained the details of 

proposed evaluation methodology. 

AC 46.22.3 

ITEM NO.23 

AC 46.23.1 

AC 46.23.2 

AC 46.23.3 

ITEM NO.24 

AC 46.24.1 

AC 46.24.2 

AC 46.24.3 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Evaluation Methodology 

(Annexure-14) for different courses included in the course work for 

M.Phil/Ph.D. Programme in Economics. 

To consider and approve the Evaluation Methodology for course work and 

dissertation for M.Phil/Ph.D. Programme in Sociology. 

The faculty of Sociology, School of Social Sciences had submitted evaluation 


/Ph.D programme in Sociology. The same was approved by the School of the 


Prof Uma Kanjilal, Director (SOSS) explained the features of the proposed 

evaluation methodology. 



M.Phil/Ph.D. Programme in Sociology. 

To consider and approve the modification of title of M.Phil/Ph.D. Optional 

Course as “Urbanization and Urban Development” in place of “Urban 

Society” 

The faculty of Sociology, School of Social Sciences had proposed to modify 

the title of M.Phil/Ph.D. Optional Course “Urban Society” as “Urbanization 

and Urban Development”. The same was approved by the School Board of the 

School of Social Sciences at its 44 th Meeting held on October 22,2008. 

Prof Uma Kanjilal, Director (SOSS) explained the rationality in changing the 

title of the course. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal for modification 

of title of M.Phil./Ph.D. Optional Course as “Urbanization and Urban 

Development” in place of “Urban Society”.

ITEM NO.25 

AC 46.25.1 

AC 46.25.2 

AC 46.25.3 

ITEM NO.26 

AC 46.26.1 

AC 46.26.2 

AC 46.26.3 

ITEM NO.27 

AC 46.27.1 

AC 46.27.2 

AC 46.27.3 

To consider and approve the Phase Zero Form for Major Revision of 

BLIS Programme submitted by the Discipline of Library & Information 

Science. 

The faculty of Library & Information Science, School of Social Sciences had 

submitted Phase Zero Form for major revision of Bachelor of Library and 

Information Science (BLIS) Programme and presented the revised curricula. 

The same was approved by the School Board of the SOSS at its 44 th Meeting 

held on 22 nd October 2008. 

Prof Uma Kanjilal, Director (SOSS) explained the salient features of the 

revised curricula. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal for Major 

Revision of BLIS Programme submitted by the Discipline of Library & 

Information Science and the Phase Zero Form for the revision of the Course 

(Annexure-16). 

To consider and approve the Evaluation Methodology for different courses 

included in the course work for M.Phil/Ph.D. Programme in Public 

Administration. 

The faculty of Public Administration, School of Social Sciences had submitted 

evaluation methodology for different courses included in the course work for 

M.Phil /Ph.D programme in Public Administration. The same was approved by 

the School of the School of Social Sciences at its 44 th Meeting held on October 

22, 2008. 





M.Phil/Ph.D. Programme in Public Administration. 

To consider and approve the Evaluation Methodology for Research 

Programme in History. 

The faculty of History, School of Social Sciences had submitted evaluation 


/Ph.D programme in History. The same was approved by the School of the 




The Academic Council considered and approved the Evaluation Methodology


M.Phil/Ph.D. Programme in History. 

ITEM NO.28 

AC 46.28.1 

AC 46.28.2 

To ratify the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor in approving admission 

criteria for the PG Diploma in Food Safety and Quality Management. 

It was presented that the School of Agriculture revised the admission criteria 

for the PG Diploma in Food Safety and Quality Management. The same was 

approved by the Vice-Chancellor. 

Prof. M.K. Salooja Programme Coordinator, explained the reasons for revision 

of the eligibility criteria, and its details as given below: 

(i) 

(ii) 

(iii) 

Science graduates in disciplines like Geography, Statistics with Physics 

& Math, Art Subjects and Medical Lab technology and with minimum 

three years experience in food processing and / or quality control. 

These students should have minimum one year experience in quality 

control activities. 

Art graduates with Diploma in food science disciplines viz. fruits and 

vegetables, dairy technology, meat technology, cereal, pulses and 

oilseeds etc. with minimum five years experience in Food Processing/ 

Food Quality Control and out of which two years experience should be 

in quality control activities. This shall provide vertical mobility to our 

diploma holders. 

B.A. Graduates with minimum of 7 years experience of holding the 

senior positioning Government/Semi Government. Units involved in 

Food Quality Control. 

AC 46.28.3 

ITEM NO.29 

AC 46.29.1 

AC 46.29.2 


approving the revised admission criteria for PG Diploma in Food Safety and 

Quality Management. 

To consider and approve the permission to students of M.A.(Education) 

to write their Assignments, Term-end Examination and Dissertation in 

Hindi Medium. 

It was presented that School of Education is offering M.A.(Education) in 

English medium at present. In view of the demand from students, the School 

had proposed to permit students of M.A. (Education) to write their 

assignments, Term-end Examination and Dissertation in Hindi Medium, if 

they so desire. The same was approved by the School Board of the School of 

Education at its 27 th Meeting held on 24 th October, 2008. 

Dr. N.K. Dash, Programme Coordinator, explained the rationality of the

proposal. 

AC 46.29.3 

ITEM NO.30 

AC 46.30.1 

AC 46.30.2 

AC. 46.30.3 

AC 46.30.4 

ITEM NO.31 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal of the School of 

Education to permit the Students of MA (Education) to write their 

assignments, Term-end Examination and Dissertation in Hindi Medium also, 

if they so desire. 

To consider and approve the proposal for revising the programme fees 

for all the programmes offered by the University 

It was presented that the Registrar (SRD) had submitted the proposal for 

increasing the programme fees by 20% for all the programmes offered by the 

University. 

Mr. K. Laxman, Registrar (SRD) informed that in order to strengthen the 

student support service network of the university and to maintain quality in 

programme delivery, there is a need for generation of more financial 

resources. It has become essential in the wake of increased expenditure on cost 

of paper, dispatch of material, conduct of examination, conduct of counseling 

and practical sessions etc. to enhance the programmes fee for all the 

programmes with effect from July 2009 Admission Cycle. 

The Chairman informed the Council that additional finances are required to 

meet the additional expenditure on implementation of revised pay scales of 

the sixth pay Commission, as MHRD is not forthcoming to provide the 

required funds. It was also informed that the government is not funding the 

University for salary of teaching and non-teaching staff and for infrastructure. 

The entire expenditure has to be met from the students fees. Even though the 

6 th Pay Commission recommendations approved by the Ministry of HRD 

indicates 80% of the additional expenditure from MHRD, a proposal to this 

effect from IGNOU was declined, stating that IGNOU has to meet the entire 

expenditure from its own resources. The Chairman assured the Council that 

the hike in fees will be contextualized by taking into account the nature of the 

programme and the type of students. 

After a detailed discussion, by taking into account all the factors, the 

Academic Council considered and approved the proposal for 20% hike in the 

fees for all the Programmes on offer till January 2009 and also for the 

programmes to be launched from July 2009. a 50% enhancement in the cost of 

materials and other services/charges to other institutions was also approved. 

The Vice Chancellor is authorized to take decision to contextualize the fee 

hike across the programmes. 

Programme Proposal: B.A. Applied Sign Language Studies for the Deaf.

AC 46.31.1 

AC 46.31.2 

It was presented that the Inter University Consortium had submitted a proposal 

for offering B.A. Programme in Applied Sign Language Studies for the Deaf 

in collaboration with the International Centre for Sign Languages and Deaf 

Studies (SLanDS Centre) at the University of Central Lancashire UClan) in 

the U.K. 

Prof. P.R. Ramanujam, Director, Inter-University Consortium, informed that 

the proposal is to deliver the following two new programmes: 

1. BA (Hons) in Applied Sign Language Studies (3 year full time 

programme) and associated preparatory programme. 

2. Foundation Entry for Deaf Students (1 year full time) 

These programmes have been developed by the iSLanDS Centre for being 

taught in India, beginning in the academic year 2009. Teaching these 

programmes will be a collaboration between UCLan and IGNOU, and will 

involve other partners in India, as necessary for the development of the 

programme. 

AC 46.31.3 

ITEM NO.32 

AC 46.32.1 

AC 46.32.2 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Programme Proposal for 

launching ‘B.A. Applied Sign Language Studies for the Deaf’. 

To Consider and approve launch of “Certificate Programme in Persian 

Language” in Collaboration with lran Cultural House, New Delhi. 

The School of Foreign Languages had submitted a proposal for approval to 

launch the “Certificate Programme in Persian Language” on pilot basis in 

collaboration with the Iran Cultural House, New Delhi. 

It was informed that the Vice-Chancellor considered the proposal to develop 

and launch a certificate Programme in Persian Language in collaboration with 

IGNOU on pilot basis to collect feedback on development and launch of the 

Certificate through Distance mode in future. A meeting convened with Prof. 

Abdolhamid Ziaei, Iran Cultural House, New Delhi, Prof. Azhar Dehlvi, JNU, 

Prof. Akhtar Mahdi, JNU and Director, International Division, IGNOU 

recommended the following for consideration: 

1) In the first phase, IGNOU may like to offer the programme as “Pilot 

Project” in F2F mode where Iran Cultural House will act as Study Centre 

in Delhi and later in Hyderabad and Mumbai. 

2) The Pilot Programme will follow the laid down credit norms of IGNOU 

for a certificate programme comprising of 4 courses. 

3) For Pilot intake of 30 students can be taken. The Study materials for pilot 

project will be provided by ICH and later will become basis for 

development of certificate programme.

The Vice-Chancellor considered and approved the above recommendations 

and IGNOU signed a MoU with Iran Cultural House, New Delhi on January 2, 

2009. 

AC 46.32.3 

ITEM NO.33 

AC 46.33.1 

AC 46.33.2 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal to launch 

Certificate Programme in Persian Language on pilot basis with effect from 

January, 2009. 

To consider shifting of the Diploma in Business Process Outsourcing 

(DBPO) programme from School of Extension and Development Studies 

to School of Vocational Education and Training and revised programme 

structure of DBPO- Finance and Accounting(DBPO – FA). 

The School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET) had submitted a 

proposal for shifting of the Diploma in Business Process Outsourcing (DBPO) 

programme from School of Extension and Development Studies to School of 

Vocational Education and Training and approval of revised programme 

structure of ‘Diploma in Business Process Outsourcing - Finance and 

Accounting (DBPO – FA)’. 

Prof. C. G. Naidu, Director, SOVET, informed that the School Board of 

SOVET at its 5 th Meeting noted the approval of the Vice-Chancellor for 

shifting of the DBPO Programme being developed by the School of Extension 

and Development Studies to SOVET. The School Board of SOVET at its 6 th 

Meeting held on January 12, 2009 also approved the revised course structure 

of the DBPO-FA. 

AC 46.33.3 

The Academic Council considered and approved shifting of the Diploma in 

Business Process Outsourcing (DBPO) programme from School of Extension 

and Development Studies to School of Vocational Education and Training and 

also the revised programme structure of ‘Diploma in Business Process 

Outsourcing - Finance and Accounting (DBPO – FA)’. 

ITEM NO. 34 To Consider Phase-3 Form for the following three programmes: (1) 

Certificate in Spoken English & Personality Development, (2) Advanced 

Certificate in Spoken English & Personality Development, and (3) 

Professional Certificate in Spoken English & Personality Development. 

AC 46.34.1 

The School of Vocational and Education Training (SOVET) had submitted 

Phase-3 Forms for Certificate in Spoken English & Personality Development, 

Advanced Certificate in Spoken English & Personality Development and 

Professional Certificate in Spoken English & Personality Development, in a 

modular form providing vertical mobility to students from certificate to 

advanced certificate and professional certificate. At the same time, the 

programmes are stand alone providing space for direct entry. The same was

approved by the School Board of SOVET in its 6 th meeting held on January 

12, 2009. 

AC 46.34.2 

AC 46.34.3 

ITEM NO.35 

AC 46.35.1 

AC 46.35.2 

AC 46.35.3 

ITEM NO.36 

AC 46.36.1 

AC 46.36.2 

Prof. C.G. Naidu, Director, SOVET, explained the salient features of these 

programmes and informed that the SOVET will develop and offer in 

collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) as per the MoU 

already signed. The proposed dates of launch are April l5, 2009 for 

Certificate, June 15, 2009 for Advanced Certificate and August 15, 2009 for 

Professional Certificate. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase-3 Forms 

(Annexure-18A) for the three programmes. viz., (1) Certificate in Spoken 

English & Personality Development, (2) Advanced Certificate in Spoken 

English & Personality Development, and (3) Professional Certificate in 

Spoken English & Personality Development in modular form. 

To consider and approve Phase-3 form for the following two Programmes: 

(1) Certificate in Air Ticketing, and (2) Certificate in Airline In–Flight 

Services. 

The School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET) had submitted 

Phase-3 Forms for two programmes viz., Certificate in Air Ticketing and 

Certificate in Airline In– Flight Services. The same was approved by the 

School Board of SOVET in its 6 th meeting held on January 12, 2009. 

Prof. C.G. Naidu, Director, SOVET, explained the salient features of the 

certificate programmes which are being offered in collaboration with 

Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) as per the MoU already signed. The 

proposed date of launch of the programmes is April l5, 2009. During 

discussion, the Programme Coordinator also justified the higher fee being 

proposed for the programmes. 


(Annexure-19) for the two certificate programmes viz. Certificate in Air 

Ticketing, and Certificate in Airline In–Flight Services. 

To Consider Phase-3 Form for the following two certificate programmes: 

(1) Certificate in Travel Agency Operations, and (2) Certificate in Tour 

Guiding Skills. 


Phase-3 Forms for Certificate in Travel Agency Operations and Certificate in 

Tour Guiding Skills, proposed to be offered in collaboration with 

Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). The same was approved by the 

School Board of SOVET in its 6 th Meeting held on January 12, 2009. 

Prof. C.G. Naidu, Director, SOVET, explained the salient features of the

programmes in detail and informed that that these certificate programmes 

connects employability in Travel Sector including Travel Agencies. The 

proposed date of launch is May 15, 2009. During discussion the Programme 

Coordinator also justified the higher fees for the programmes. 

AC 46.36.3 

ITEM No.37 

AC 46.37.1 

AC 46.37.2 


(Annexure-20) for the two certificate programmes viz., (1) Certificate in 

Travel Agency Operations, and (2) Certificate in Tour Guiding Skills. 

To Consider and approve Phase-3 Form for the following three 

programmes: (1) Certificate in Security Management, (2) Advanced 

Certificate in Security Management, and (3) Diploma in Security 

Management. 


Phase-3 Forms for three certificate programmes viz., Certificate in Security 

Management, Advanced Certificate in Security Management and Diploma in 

Security Management, in a modular form. These programmes are being 

proposed to offer in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industries 

(CII) as per the MoU signed. The same was approved by the School Board of 

SOVET in its Sixth Meeting held on January 12, 2009. 

Prof. C.G. Naidu, Director, SOVET, explained the salient features of the three 

programmes. The Programmes are modular providing space for vertical 

mobility to the students from Certificate to Advanced Certificate and from 

Advanced Certificate to Diploma. At the same time they are stand alone 

providing space for direct entry. 

AC 46.37.3 

ITEM No.38 

AC 46.38.1 

AC 46.38.2 


(Annexure-21) for the following three programmes: (1) Certificate in Security 

Management, (2) Advanced Certificate in Security Management, and (3) 

Diploma in Security Management, in a modular form. 

To Consider and approve Phase-3 Form for the following three 

programmes: (1) Certificate in Fire-Safety and Rescue, (2) Advanced 

Certificate in Fire-Safety and (3) Diploma in Fire-Safety. 


Phase-3 Forms for three programmes: (1) Certificate in Fire-Safety and 

Rescue, (2) Advanced Certificate in Fire-Safety and (3) Diploma in Fire- 

Safety, in a modular form. These are being proposed to be offered in 

collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), as per the MoU 

signed. The same was approved by the School Board of SOVET in its Sixth 

Meeting held on January 12, 2009. 

Prof. C.G. Naidu, Director, SOVET, explained the salient features of the

Programmes. The Programmes are modular providing space for vertical 

mobility to the students from Certificate to Advanced Certificate and from 

Advanced Certificate to Diploma. At the same time the programmes are 

stand alone providing space for direct entry. 

AC 46.38.3 

ITEM No.39 

AC 46.39.1 

C 46.39.2 


(Annexure-22) for the three programmes: (1) Certificate in Fire-Safety and 

Rescue, (2) Advanced Certificate in Fire-Safety, and (3) Diploma in Fire- 

Safety, in modular form. 

To ratify the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor to ensure parity in 

Eligibility Criteria for Admission to Management Programme. 

It was presented that Academic Council's Standing Committee at its 27 th 

meeting held on 25 th August 2008 approved separate eligibility criteria for 

admission to Management Programmes under Convergence Scheme and 

regular scheme through RCs. To ensure parity in eligibility criteria for students 

directly admitted by the University through RCs and the students admitted by 

the Partner Institutions under Convergence Scheme, a clause “Graduates who 

have successfully cleared the entrance test for admission into the Management 

Programme conducted by the institutions like CAT, MAT State level tests 

conducted by State governments etc. need not sit for the OPENMAT Entrance 

Test” was included in the advertisement released for OPENMAT - XXV 

scheduled to be held on February 1, 2009. This was done with the approval of 

the Vice Chancellor. Now this action taken by the Vice Chancellor is 

presented for ratification of the Academic Council. 

Prof. G. Subbayamma, Director, SOMS informed that the draft advertisement 

copy sent by SED to the School for vetting did not include the proposed 

change, where as the final advertisement was released after incorporating the 

change. Therefore, Management Faculty is not aware of the proposed change 

in the eligibility criteria. Hence, she suggested to get the views of the 

Management Faculty regarding the proposed change. Prof. B.B. Khanna, 

SOMS said that his suggestion was to maintain parity with regard to the 

percentage of marks in graduation prescribed for admission under 

convergence scheme, but not the with reference to the admission test as stated 

in the agenda note. He further said that in the case of admission test 

conducted by other organizations, there is no cut of marks prescribed. They 

normally indicate the percentile of each candidate. Therefore, it is necessary 

for IGNOU to specify the cut of marks/percentile obtained by the candidates 

in the qualifying exams other than OPENMAT for admission to IGNOU 

Management Programme.

AC 46.39.3 

The Academic Council ratified the action taken by the Vice Chancellor to 

extend admission criteria for Management Programme applicable to 

candidates under convergence scheme to the candidates seeking admission in 

IGNOU directly through Regional Centres. 

It is further decided to determine cut off marks/percentiles to be obtained by 

the candidates in the qualifying exams other than OPENMAT for admission 

to IGNOU Management Programme. Registrar (SED) shall decide this in 

consultation with Director, SOMS and Registrar, SRD, and submit to the 

Vice-Chancellor for approval. 

ITEM NO.40 

AC 46.40.1 

To consider and approve the proposal on revision of fee for various 

services rendered to students for different activities pertaining to 

evaluation. 

Registrar, Students Evaluation Division (SED), had proposed revision of fees 

for various services rendered to the students for different activities pertaining 

to evaluation. It is the policy of the University to revisit the fee for various 

services at regular intervals. 

AC 46.40.2 The Academic Council considered and approved the revised fees (50% 

enhancement) for various services rendered to the students for different 

activities pertaining to evaluation at Annexure-23. 

ITEM NO.41 

AC 46.41.1 

AC 46.41.2 

AC 46.41.3 

ITEM No.42 

AC 46.42.1 

To consider and approve the proposal on introduction of walk-inexamination 

system. 

The Registrar, Students Evaluation Division (SED), had submitted a proposal 

for introduction of walk-in-examination system along with modalities for the 

same. 

Dr. Srikanth Mohapatra, Registrar, SED explained the proposal in detail. 

During the discussion, the members opined that the appropriate nomenclature 

for this should be ‘on-demand-examination’. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal along with the 

modalities (Annexure-24) for introduction of on-demand-examination. 

To consider and approve the proposal for revision of Rules and 

Regulations for re-evaluation of term-end answer scripts. 

The Registrar, Students Evaluation Division (SED), had proposed for revision 

of Rules and Regulations for re-evaluation of term-end examination answer 

scripts.

AC 46.42.2 

AC 46.42.3 

ITEM NO.43 

AC 46.43.1 

AC 46.43.2 

AC 46.43.4 

AC 46.43.3 

ITEM NO.44 

The Registrar, SED explained the salient features of the proposal in detail. 

As per the existing Rules and Regulations for re-evaluation, better of the two 

scores of original marks/grade and marks/grade after re-evaluation is 

considered. Now the proposal is that in case the student gets less 

marks/grade in the re-evaluation the original marks/grade will be retained. In 

case the students gets higher marks/grade in re-evaluation, the average of the 

two scores will be awarded. 

The Academic Council noted the Scheme of re-evaluation was introduced in 

June, 2007 Term End Examination (TEE) only. It is felt that some more 

experience is required before any modification or alteration is made in the 

existing scheme. Therefore, item is deferred for the present. 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form for Bachelor Degree 

Programme in Philosophy (B.A Philosophy). 

It was presented that the School of Humanities had submitted the Phase-3 

Form for Bachelor in Philosophy (B.A. in Philosophy) Programme, as part of 

the BDP Programme. Prof. Renu Bhardwaj, Director, SOH and Prof. 

Gracious Thomas, Coordinator, CBCI Chair are the Proposer and 

Coordinators of the programme. 

Prof. Renu Bhardwaj informed that the programme is being launched by 

CBCI Chair along with School of Humanities as the discipline of Philosophy 

was assigned to it. As the programme is to be launched from July, 2009, 

the Vice-Chancellor had approved the Phase-3 Form for the said programme. 

This programme will be part of the BDP programme and one has to complete 

48% credit of elective courses in discipline of Philosophy to qualify for B.A. 

in Philosophy (as major). 

During the discussions the members opined to operationalise the Discipline 

of Philosophy in the School of Humanities by creating core faculty positions. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase-3 Form for B.A. 

in Philosophy and recommended for operationalisation of the discipline of 

Philosophy in the School of Humanities by creating core faculty of one 

Professor, one Associate Professor and one Assistant Professor. 

To consider and approve the proposal of School of Engineering & 

Technology for modification of admission eligibility for Post Graduate 

Certificate in Project Management (PGCPM), an online programme 

launched under IGNOU-PMA-CEPM Project.

AC 46.44.1 

It was presented that the School of Engineering & Technology submitted a 

proposal for modification of admission eligibility for Post Graduate 

Certificate in Project Management (PGCPM), an online programme launched 

under IGNOU-PMA-CEPM Project. 

AC 46.44.2 Dr. Manoj Kulshrestha, Reader, SOET explained the rationality in 

proposing modifications in the eligibility criteria for admission to PHCPM. 

He clarified that this proposal was not placed before the School Board. 

AC 46.44.3 After discussions, the Academic Council decided to refer the item to the 

School Board of SOET as the matter was not deliberated by the School of 

Board. 

ITEM NO.45 

AC 46.45.1 

AC 46.45.2 

To consider and approve the phase-3 Form for Ph.D. Programme in Life 

Sciences. 

It was presented that the School of Sciences had submitted the Phase-3 Form 

for Ph.D. Programme in Life Sciences. The same was approved by the 

School Board of School of Sciences at its 38 th meeting held on November 21, 

2008. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase-3 Form 

(Annexure-25) for Ph.D. in Life Sciences. 

Arising out of these discussions, the Academic Council also approved the 

proposal of declaring all Schools and Centres of the University having a core 

academic staff with Ph.D. and other research qualifications as Recognized 

Centres for Ph.D. These Schools and Centres with a minimum of 3 

recognized research guides and faculty members with research 

qualifications can start Ph.D. programmes with the approval of the internal 

School/Centre level research/doctoral Committees. 

ITEM NO.46 To consider and approve the concept note for Associate Degree 

Programme through Community Colleges. 

AC 46.46.1 

The Chairman circulated the concept note on Associate Degree Programme 

through Community Colleges and explained the proposal in detail. The 

incorporation of Community Colleges as an integral part of the higher 

education is popular internationally. Approximately 44% of all under 

graduates in the US study in Community Colleges. The Open University, 

U.K., Hong Kong Open University and Philippines Open University also offer

associate degrees through Community Colleges. The concept of Community 

Colleges is gaining importance in India also. According to the latest report, 

there are more than 100 Community Colleges exists in all over India, 

including 20 in Chennai. Offer of Associate Degrees will certainly help the 

University in widening the accessibility of its programmes. 

AC.46.46.2 

AC46.46.3 

The Academic Council discussed at length the concept paper and the system 

proposed for offer of Associate Degree Programme of IGNOU through 

Community Colleges. The initiatives taken by the Vice-Chancellor, to 

introduce this innovative concept of Community Colleges in India, has been 

appreciated and welcomed by the members. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the system proposed for 

offer of Associate Degree Programme of IGNOU through Community 

Colleges and authorized the Vice-Chancellor to take all necessary steps for 

implementing the scheme. A copy of the concept note is annexed (Annexure- 

26). 

Item No. 47 

AC.46.47.1 

Under any other item, with the permission of the Chair, the following 

items were discussed and decided. 

Dr. V.V. Reddy informed that the Diploma in Retailing is presently on offer 

in English medium only. There is demand from the students to permit them to 

write the assignments and TEE in Hindi medium also. Therefore, he 

proposed to accept the demand of the students. 

As decided in Item No.29 with regard to M.A. in Education, the 

Academic Council decided to permit the students across the Board to 

write Assignments and Term End Examination in Hindi medium in 

respect of the programmes which are offered in English medium only. 

AC.46.47.2 The Chairman informed that in the School of Tourism Hospitality and 

Services Sectoral Management, all the faculty appointed so far are with the 

specialization in the area of Tourism. Hence there is a requirement of at least 

one person with specialization in Hospitality area. Therefore, he proposed to 

create a post of Reader with specialization in Hospitality area in SOTSSM. 

The Academic Council considered and approved creation a post of Reader 

with specialization in Hospitality area in SOTSSM. 

AC.46.47.3 

Prof Omprakash Mishra, Pro-Vice Chancellor explained that the School of

Visual and Performing Arts comprises of various forms of Visual and 

Performing Arts. The core faculty of one Professor, Two Reader and four 

Lecturers already sanctioned and recruited is not sufficient to cover fully 

even the main branches of the Visual and Performing Arts. Therefore, there is 

need to create additional faculty positions to cover the remaining branches. 

In view of the above, the Academic Council recommended creation of 

additional faculty positions of one Professor, two Readers and four 

Lecturers in the School of Performing and Visual Arts. 



Chairman

MINUTES 


FORTY SEVENTH MEETING 



held on 

28 TH February 2009 

INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN 

UNIVERSITY 



MINUTES OF THE FORTY SEVENTH MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC 

COUNCIL HELD ON FEBRUARY 28, 2009 AT 11.30 A.M. IN THE 

CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW 

DELHI-110 068. 





163. Prof. K.R.Srivathsan, PVC - Ex-officio Member 

164. Dr. D.K. Chaudhry, PVC - Ex-officio Member 















179. Prof. Gracious Thomas, Director, SOSW - Ex-officio Member 

180. Prof. Savita Singh, Director, SOGS - Ex-officio Member 

181. Prof. B.K. Pattanaik, Director, SOEDS - Ex-officio Member 

182. Dr. Harkirat Bains, Director (I/c), SOTHSSM - Ex-officio Member 

183. Shri. Vikas Kumar Singh, Director (I/c), SOFL - Ex-officio Member 

184. Dr. Deo Shankar Navin, Director (I/c), SOTST - Ex-officio Member 

185. Dr. Ravi Sharma, Director (I/c), SOPVA - Ex-officio Member 


187. Prof. B.B. Khanna, SOMS - Member 

188. Prof. Pity Koul, SOHS - Member 


190. Dr. Neerja Chadha, Reader SOCE - Member 





195. Sh. V.V. Subrahmanyam, Lecturer, SOCIS - Member 

196. Dr. O.P. Sharma, Director, NCIDE - Member

197. Prof. Madhu Prahar, Director, IUC - Member 

198. Dr. Hemlata, Director, NCDS - Member 

199. Prof. K.P. Singh - Member 

200. Prof. Mohammad Miyan - Member 

201. Prof. K.M. Moudgalya - Member 

202. Prof. Devi Singh - Member 

203. Dr. V. Venugopal Reddy - Member 

204. Shri. Ravi Kant - Member 

205. Dr. Babu P. Ramesh, Director (I/c) - Member 

206. Prof. N.V. Narasimham, Director, ACD - Member Secretary 

Dr. Srikant Mohapatra, Registrar, SED and Shri K. Laxman, Registrar, SRD and 

Shri. U.S. Tolia, Registrar, (Admn.) attended the meeting as Special Invitees. 

Shri K.D. Sharma, Assistant Registrar, ACD was present to assist the Member- 

Secretary. 

Prof. N. Mukunda, Prof. Mahendra Dev, Prof. George Mathew, Prof. N.K. Jain, 

Prof. Uma Alladi, Prof. S.N. Maheshwari, Dr. D.K. Dutta Majumdar, Prof. Ramamohan 

Rao, Dr. K.B. Peter and Prof. L. Venugopal Reddey could not attend the meeting. 

At the outset, the Chairman welcomed the members to the 47 th Special 

Meeting of the Academic Council convened for approving matters relating to 20 th 

Convocation of the University. He informed that the University is a world of learning, 

knowledge and skills but not just for obtaining degrees and certificates. The IGNOU’s 

main objective is to serve the education in the remote areas in its quest for reaching the 

un-reached. 


outgoing members Prof N. Balakrishnana, Prof. Trilochan Pradhan, Prof. T.K.V. 

Subramanian, Dr. S.S. Rathi, Prof. K.K. Mohammad Yusuff, Prof. Sridhar Gadre, Prof. 

S. Sadagopan, Prof. Kamlesh Mohan, Prof. Vijay Kapur, Prof. Kapila Vatsyayan, Prof. 

Anil Bhattacharya, Prof. Arvind Kumar, Prof. S. Siva Kumar and Prof. C. Thangamuthu. 

He welcomed the new members Prof. Gracious Thomas, Director, SOSW, Prof. 

Savita Singh, Director, SOGS, Prof. Bikram Kesheri Pattanaik, Director, SOEDS, Shri. 

Vikas Kumar Singh, Director (I/c), SOFL Dr. Deo Shankar Navin, Director (I/c), SOTST, 

Dr. Ravi Sharma, Director (I/c), SOPVA, Prof. O.P. Sharma, Director (I/c), NCIDE, Dr. 

Hemlata, Director (I/c), NCDA, Prof. Madhu Prahar, Director (I/c), IUC, Prof. N. 

Mukunda, Honorary Porfessor, Centre for High Energy Physics, IISc., Prof. Mahendra 

Dev, Chairman, Commission for Agricultural Cost & Prices, Delhi, Dr. George Mathew, 

Director, IISSc, Delhi, Prof. N.K. Jain, CEO & Secretary, Institute of Company 

Secretaries of India, Delhi, Prof. K.P. Singh, Ex-Director (Extension), G.B. Pant 

Agriculture & Technical University, Prof. Uma Alladi, Department of English, School of

Humanities, University of Hyderabad, Prof. S.N. Maheshwari, Department of Computer 

Science & Engineering, IIT, Delhi, Dr. D.K. Datta Majumder, Kolkata, Prof. 

Ramamohan Rao, Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam, Dr. K.V. Peter, Member 

Secretary, World Noni Research Foundation, Tamilnadu, Prof. Mohammad Miyan, Jamia 

Millia Islamia, Prof. L. Venugopal Reddy, (Former VC, Andhra University), Prof. 

Kannan M. Moudgalya, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Mumbai, Prof. Devi 

Singh, Indian Institute of Management, Noida and requested the members of the council 

to introduce themselves to the other council members. 


Member Secretary informed that the all the items on agenda have been received from 

Registrar, Student Evaluation Division and are related to 20 th Convocation of the 

University to be held on 28 th February 2009. He then requested Dr. Srikant Mohapatra, 

Registrar, SED to present the agenda items. The following items were taken up: 

ITEM NO. 1 

AC 47.1.1 

To consider and approve the award of degrees/diploma/certificates in 

the 20 th convocation. 

Dr. Srikant Mohapatra, Registar, SED informed that the 20 th Convocation 

scheduled to be held on 28 th February 2009 at 3.00 P.M. and 137354 

students have successfully completed degree / diploma / certificate 

programmes in December, 2007 and June, 2008 Term End Examinations. 

AC 47.1.2 The Academic Council considered and approved the Annexure – 1 

showing the students eligible for award of degrees / diplomas / certificates 

at the 20 th Convocation. 

ITEM NO. 2 To consider and approve the award of Gold Medals in the 20 th 

Convocation. 

AC 47.2.1 Dr. Srikant Mohapatra, Registar, SED informed that 63 students are 

identified for award of Gold Medals in different programmes of the 

University. He also informed that the Gold Medals for MARD and M.Sc. 

(DFSM) could not be awarded to the eligible candidates n the 19 th 

Convocation since the session started late resulting in delay in declaration 

of their results. Therefore, the eligible candidates for the award of Gold 

Medals in the above two programmes in 19 th Convocation are being given 

the Gold Medals in the 20 th Convocation. He informed that two candidates 

securing the same marks have been identified for award of Gold Medals 

in B.Ed. Programmes. The Gold Medals could not be awarded in the 

programmes, Diploma in Women’s Empoerment and Development 

(DWED), Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education (PGDHE), 

Advanced Diploma in Water Resources Engineering (ADWRE), B.Tech. 

Civil (Water Resource Engineering) – BTWRE, Master of Science 

(Hospitality Administration) –MHA, Bachelor of Computer Applications 

(BCA), Master of Arts (Distance Education) – MADE, B.Tech. Civil 

(Construction Management) – BTCM, Advanced Diploma in

AC 47.2.2 

ITEM NO. 3 

AC 47.3.1 

AC 47.3.2 

ITEM NO. 4 

AC 47.4.1 

AC 47.4.2 

ITEM NO. 5 

AC 47.5.1 

AC 47.5.2 

ITEM NO. 6 

AC 47.6.1 

AC 47.6.2 

Construction Management (ADCM) 

To consider and approve the award of Ph.D. at the 20 th Convocation. 

To consider and approve the list of candidates found meritorious for 

the award of Gold Medals/Silver Medals and other Cash Award at 

the 20 th Convocation. 

To consider and approve the additional list of candidates eligible for 

award of Degrees/Diplomas/Certificates in the earlier Convocations 

and being reported in the 20 th Convocation. 

To ratify the action taken by the VC in approving award of Gold 

Medal for a student of B.Sc. Programme for the 19 th Convocation. 



Chairman

MINUTES 


FORTY EIGHT MEETING 



held on 

24 TH April 2009




MINUTES OF THE FORTY EIGHTH MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC 

COUNCIL HELD ON APRIL 24, 2009 AT 02.00 P.M. IN THE CONFERENCE 



207. Prof. V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice-Chancellor - Ex-officio Chairman 



210. Dr. D. K. Chaudhry, PVC - Ex-officio Member 














224. Prof. B. K. Pattanaik, Director, SOEDS - Ex-officio Member 

225. Prof. Sunil Kumar, Director, SOPVA - Ex-officio Member 


227. Dr. Babu P. Ramesh, Director (I/c), SOIDTDS - Ex-officio Member 

228. Prof. B. B. Khanna, SOMS - Member 



231. Dr. S. K. Yadav, Reader, SOA - Member 

232. Dr. Jaswant Sokhi, Reader, SOS - Member 


234. Sh. V. V. Subrahmanyam, Lecturer, SOCIS - Member 

235. Dr. O. P. Sharma, Director (I/c), NCIDE - Member 

236. Prof. Madhu Prahar, Director (I/c), IUC - Member 

237. Prof. K. P. Singh - Member 

238. Prof. Mohammad Miyan - Member 

239. Dr. K. V. Peter - Member 

240. Prof. L. Venugopal Reddy - Member 

241. Prof. Ram Mohan Rao - Member 

242. Shri. Ravi Kanth - Member 

243. Dr. Srikant Mohapatra, Registrar, SED - Member

244. Shri K. Laxman, OSD, SRD - Member 

245. Prof. N. V. Narasimham, Director, ACD - Member Secretary 

Shri K. D. Sharma, Assistant Registrar, ACD was present to assist the Member- 

Secretary. 

Dr. Latha Pillai, PVC, Prof. K. R. Srivasthan, PVC, Prof. M. L. Koul, Prof. Pitty 

Koul, Dr. Sutapa Bose, Lecturer, SOE, Shri M. P. Mishra, Lecturer, Dr. S. K. Arora, 

Librarain, Prof. N. Mukunda, Prof. Mahendra Dev, Prof. George Mathew, Prof. N. K. 

Jain, Prof. Uma Alladi, Prof. S. N. Maheshwari, Dr. D. K. Dutta Majumdar, Prof. 

Khannan Moudgalya, Prof. Devi Singh and Dr. V. Vennugopal Reddy could not attend 

the meeting. 

Prof. Annu J. Thomas, Dr. Sonia Sharma, Dr. Vikas Singh attended the meeting 

as representatives of the Directors of SOGDS, SOTHSM and SOFL. 

At the outset, the Chairman extended warm welcome to the members to the 48 th 

Special Meeting of the Academic Council convened for considering new initiatives of the 

New Schools. He welcomed the new member Dr. Jaswant Sokhi, Reader, SOS. He also 

welcomed and introduced Prof. K.V. Peter, Prof. L. Venugopal Reddy and Prof. Ram 

Mohan Rao who are attending the meeting for the first time. 

The Chairman informed the Members that the ten new Schools had started 

functioning with the initially appointed core faculty. These Schools have submitted a set of 

new initiatives. This Special Meeting of the Academic Council is called for to discuss these 

proposals. Particularly, the proposals to start Post Graduate programmes on campus fulltime, 

a new dimension in the academic activities of the university, needs a thorough 

discussion by the Academic Council. It was noted in this connection that even though 

offering full-time regular programmes on the main campus is a new initiative, IGNOU has 

been conducting several face-to-face under-graduate and post-graduate programmes in 

specialized areas in collaboration with Government Agencies and National Laboratories. 

These include B. Sc in Nautical Science, Integrated M. Sc. in Physics, M. Sc in Dietetics 

and Food Services Management, B. Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Management (BHM), 

B.A. in International Administration and all the post-graduate programmes in Medicine 

from the School of Health Sciences. 

There are numerous enquiries from industry, corporates, research institutions and 

Governmental agencies to offer direct teaching programmes with openness and flexibility 

of ODL system by making use of their experimental facilities and physical infrastructure. 

The best of experts from professional bodies and research institutions also expressed their 

desire to participate in teaching and research activities of the University. Therefore, the 

University may explore the scope for networking and collaboration with such institutions to 

cater to the educational needs of diverse groups of the population. 

Conventional Universities became duel mode universities by launching distance 

mode programmes. Similarly, the major Open Universities including the U.K. Open

University, Hong Kong Open University, and Open University of Canada are conducting 

full-time post-graduate courses and research programmes by creating state-of-the-art 

laboratories and through collaboration with industrial and national research establishments. 

The proposals for starting specialized post-graduate programmes in selected areas 

were considered in detail. The Academic Council emphasized the need of providing 

adequate space, infrastructure, laboratory and library facilities, and the required number 

of teachers to teach all the subjects. The Vice-Chancellor ensured that the Schools will 

be provided with sufficient number of teachers in conformity with the national norms for 

post-graduate teaching departments in any conventional University. In this context, it 

was noted that each of the Schools and major disciplines in the University have more 

than 7 Professors/Associate Professors/Assistants Professors, several full-time 

Consultants, and dozens of full-time Post-Graduate Research and Teaching 

Assistantships (RTAs) whose teaching capabilities can be effectively made use of for 

offering these programmes. It was also resolved to offer a specific number of merit 

scholarships to the PG full-time students. The Academic Council after detailed 

deliberations approved the initiative of the University to offer Campus-based full-time 

programmes from July, 2009 session onwards. 


following agenda were taken up: 

ITEM NO. 1 

AC 48.1.1 

AC 48.1.2 

AC 48.1.3 

Ratification of approval by Vice-Chancellor of proposal to offer M.A. 

in Gender and Development Studies (With exit point for PG Diploma 

in Gender and Development Studies) in the face-to-face mode. 

The Member Secretary presented that the School of Gender and 

Development Studies proposed to offer Master of Arts in Gender & 

Development Studies in the face-to-face mode from July, 2009. The 

School proposed a modular programme with a PG Diploma in Gender & 

Development Studies after completion of the 1 st year of study and Master 

Degree after completion of 2 years of study. The School Board of the 

School of Gender and Development Studies approved the proposal in its 

meeting held on April 6, 2009. 

Prof. Anu J. Thomas, SOGDS presented that the 1 st year of study shall 

comprise of compulsory courses and choice based elective courses in the 

2 nd year of study. Wherever possible, existing courses will be packaged in 

the programme. 

During discussion, members expressed the view that in face-to-face mode 

normally there is no maximum period beyond the actual duration of the 

programme. In this case, minimum period of two years and maximum 

period of five years prescribed. The issue related to number of students 

to be admitted has also been discussed. The members desired to know the 

details of the curriculum.

AC 48.1.4 

AC 48.1.5 

ITEM NO. 2 

AC 48.2.1 

AC 48.2.2 

AC 48.2.3 

ITEM NO. 3 

AC 48.3.1 

AC 48.3.2 

It was clarified by the Chairman that maximum of 20 students will be 

admitted in the first batch. All the details of the curriculum and the 

programme structure will be worked out by the faculty in consultation 

with the experts and will be finalized by the School Board. He clarified 

that there is no need of approval of phase-to-phase proposals in case of 

face-to-face programmes, as is done for distance mode programmes. The 

detailed syllabus and examination procedures need to be finalized by the 

School Board and approved by the Academic Council. 

The Academic Council approved the proposal to launch M.A. in Gender 

& Development Studies by the SOGDS in modular approach by offering 

PG Diploma in Gender & Development Studies after completion of the 1 st 

year of study and Master Degree after completion of 2 years of study. 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form for the Diploma in 

Modern Office Practices. 

It was presented that the School of Vocational Education and Training 

submitted Phase-3 Form for Diploma in Modern Office Practices. The 

same was approved by the 5 th meeting of the School Board of the SOVET 

held on December 17, 2008. 

Mr. Sunil Kumar, P&DD, who is the Programme Coordinator, presented 

details of the programme. Members expressed the view that, in view of 

the decision of the 46 th meeting of the Academic Council, Phase-3 Form 

need not be presented for its approval. The School Board concerned shall 

approve the Phase-3 Form and report to the AC before launching the 

programme. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase-3 Form for the 

Diploma in Modern Office Practices. 

To consider and approve the Master of Arts in Translation Studies. 

It was presented that the School of Translation Studies proposes to launch 

Master of Arts in Translation Studies from July, 2009 in the face-to-face 

mode. This was decided by the faculty in a meeting with the Vice- 

Chancellor, held on 9 th April, 2009. 

Dr. Deo Shankar Navin, Director (I/c), SOTS presented that the School 

proposes to admit 20 students and the programme shall be offered in 

semester system. He informed that an Expert Committee will develop the 

details of the curriculum and programme structure. He sought the 

approval of the Academic Council to launch the programme from July, 

2009.

AC 48.3.3 

ITEM NO. 4 

AC 48.4.1 

AC 48.4.2 

AC 48.4.3 

ITEM NO. 5 

AC 48.5.1 

AC 48.5.2 

The Academic Council considered and approved the launching of MA in 

Translation Studies in face-to-face mode from July, 2009. The detailed 

programme structure shall be worked out by an Expert Committee and 

approved by the School Board. 

To consider and approve Master of Arts in Extension and 

Development Studies. 

It was presented that the School of Extension & Development Studies 

proposed to launch Master of Arts in Extension and Development Studies 

in face-to-face mode from July, 2009. The School sought in principle 

approval of the Academic Council. 

Prof. B.K. Pattanaik, Director, SOEDS shared the views of the faculty 

regarding the proposed programme. Prof. K.P. Singh asked clarification 

regarding the target group and the prior knowledge of the students who 

join the programme. Prof. Pattanaik clarified that the School proposes to 

offer the programme with the basic objective of covering all types of 

extension activities relevant to development. Therefore, graduates in 

selected disciplines shall be eligible for admission. It was further clarified 

that an expert committee will decide the detailed programme structure and 

the curriculum, and all the issues raised by the members will be 

deliberated by the Expert Committee while designing the programme. 

The Vice-Chancellor suggested that Prof. K.P. Singh may also be 

included in the Expert Committee to design the programme. 

The Academic Council considered and approved launching of Master of 

Arts in Extension and Development Studies in face-to-face mode from 

July, 2009. 

To consider and approve the proposal to place the Discipline of 

Sustainable Development under the School of Interdisciplinary and 

Trans-disciplinary Studies. 

It was presented that the Chair for Sustainable is a University level Chair, 

cutting across disciplines and Schools. The Chair is promoting research 

and education in environmental, economic, technological and social 

components of development programmes and policies which is the need 

of the hour. The eminent agriculture scientist Prof. M.S. Swaminathan is 

the Honorary Chair. It is proposed to create a Discipline of Sustainable 

Development in the School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary 

Studies. 

During the discussion, it was pointed out that the School is basically 

interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary, therefore, can very much cover 

any discipline, including sustainable development. The need to create a

new discipline of Sustainable Development in the School of 

Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Studies was deliberated upon. 

AC 48.5.3 

The Academic Council opined that there is no need to create a new 

discipline of ‘Sustainable Development’. 

TABLED ITEMS 

ITEM NO. 6 

AC 48.6.1 

AC 48.6.2 

AC 48.6.3 

To report the Phase 3 Form for Diploma in Vocational Teacher 

Education 


(SOVET) submitted the Phase3 Form for Diploma in Vocational Teacher 

Education. The basic objectives of the programme are to develop 

pedagogical competencies of vocational and technical teachers, inculcate 

positive attitude towards vocational teaching and develop skills and 

competencies essential for transacting vocational curriculum effectively. 

The Phase 3 Form was approved by the School Board at its 7 th Meeting 

held on April 22, 2009. Dr. Ashok Gaba, Reader, SOVET is the 

programme coordinator. 

Prof. C. G. Naidu, Director, SOVET explained the features of the 

programme in detail. During the discussion, it was pointed out by 

members that, as per the decision of the 46 th Meeting of the Academic 

Council, there is no need to present the Phase 3 Form to the Academic 

Council for approval. The School Board concerned is empowered to 

approve the Phase 3 Form and report to the AC at the time of final launch 

of the programme. 


Diploma in Vocational Teacher Education (Annexure -1). 

ITEM NO.7 

ITEM No.8 

AC 48.7&8.1 

To report the Phase 3 form for PG Certificate in Information and 

Assistive Technologies for Instructors of Visually Impaired 

AND 

To report the Phase 3 form for Diploma in Information and Assistive 

Technologies for Visually Impaired 


(SOVET) submitted Phase 3 forms for ‘PG Certificate in Information and 

Assistive Technologies for Instructors of Visually Impaired’ and

‘Diploma in Information and Assistive Technologies for Visually 

Impaired’. The basic objective of these programmes is to provide 

education and training opportunities in information technology area to 

visually impaired persons as well as the people working with visually 

impaired persons. The Phase 3 Forms for these programmes were 

approved by the School Board at its 7 th Meeting held on April 22, 2009. 

Both these programmes are likely to be launched in January 2010. Prof 

Vibha Joshi, SOE and Dr. Hemlata, NCDS are the joint coordinators of 

these programmes. 

AC.48.7&8.2 

AC.48.7&8.3 

ITEM NO. 9 

AC 48.9.1 

AC 48.9.2 

Prof. C.G. Naidu explained the salient features of both the programmes. 

These programmes being developed in collaboration with Rehabilitation 

Council of India (RCI) and Pandit Sundar Lal Central Institute of 

Vocational Education. Dr. D. K. Chaudhry, PVC pointed out that the 

details such as programme fees, detailed course contents, audio/video 

components, etc are not presented in the Form. The Chairman suggested 

the Director, SOVET to complete the details in consultation with Dr. D. 

K. Chaudhry who is also the PVC of the SOVET. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase 3 form for ‘PG 

Certificate in Information and Assistive Technologies for Instructors of 

Visually Impaired’ and ‘Diploma in Information and Assistive 

Technologies for Visually Impaired’. 

To report the Phase 3 form for Certificate and Diploma Programmes 

in Entrepreneurship and Skill Development. 


had submitted Phase 3 Form for ‘Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Skill 

Development’ and ‘Diploma in Entrepreneurship and Skill Development’. 

The certificate programme consists of three theory courses of 4 credits 

each and a project course of 4 credits. Similarly, diploma programme 

consists of three theory courses of 4 credits each, field training of 8 credits 

and project course of 8 credits. The Phase 3 Form for these programmes 

was approved by the School Board at its 7 th Meeting held on April 22, 

2009. Prof. C. G. Naidu, SOVET and Dr. Ram Chandra, RD are the 

coordinators of the programmes. 

Prof. C.G. Naidu explained the salient features and course structures of 

these certificate and diploma programs, and also informed that they are 

being developed as per the MoU signed between IGNOU and Alliance 

College of Management and Technology. 

AC 48.9.3 


‘Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Skill Development’ and ‘Diploma in

Entrepreneurship and Skill Development’ (Annexure -2). 

ITEM NO.10 

AC 48.10.1. 

AC 48.10.2 

AC 48.10.3 

ITEM NO.11 

AC 48.11.1 

AC 48.11.2 

To report the Phase 3 form for Certificate in Hospital Administrative 

Assistantship. 


had submitted Phase 3 Form for Certificate in Hospital Administrative 

Assistantship. This certificate consists of 8 credits of theory and 8 credits 

of practice. The Phase 3 from has been approved by the School Board at 

its 7 th Meeting held on April 22, 2009. 

Prof. C.G. Naidu explained that the basic objective of this programme is 

to train manpower for jobs like ward secretary, front office staff, patient 

care executive, etc in hospitals and health care organizations. This 

programme is being offered under the MoU signed between IGNOU and 

Apollo Hospitals. The theory classes as well as practicals/hands on 

training will be conducted at selected branches of the Apollo Hospitals. 

The programme is likely to be launched in July 2009 in face-to-face 

mode. He clarified that the programme fee is slightly on higher side 

because of the 50% practical component. 


‘Certificate in Hospital Administrative Assistantship’ (Annexure -3). 

To report the Phase 3 form for Bachelor of Vocational Education and 

Training (B.VET.) 


had submitted Phase 3 Form for Bachelor of Vocational Education and 

Training (B.VET). This programme consists of 7 courses (48 credits) with 

50% weightage for practical components. The Phase 3 Form was 

approved by the School Board at its 7 th Meeting held on April 22, 2009. 

Prof. Vibha Joshi, SOE and Prof. Pandav Nayak, SOSS are the 

coordinators of the programme. 

Prof. C.G. Naidu, Director, SOVET explained the salient features of the 

programme and informed that it is being developed in collaboration with 

Pandit Sundar Lal Sharma Central Institute of Vocational Education. The 

objective of the programme is capacity building of teachers and 

instructors in vocational and technical education or who want to work as 

teachers/trainers in vocational/technical education. The programme is 

likely to be launched in July 2010. 

During discussion it was pointed that the total credit weight of the 

programme is 48 credits as against the University norm of 96 credits for 

BDP. It was clarified that the eligibility for admission is minimum

graduation, and it is to some extent similar to B.Ed programme. 

Dr. D. K. Chaudhry, PVC pointed out that the details such as programme 

fees, detailed course contents, course delivery, audio/video components, 

etc are not presented. The Chairman suggested the Director, SOVET to 

complete the details in consultation with Dr. D. K. Chaudhry who is also 

the PVC of the SOVET. 

AC 48.11.3 

ITEM NO.12 

AC 48.12.1 

AC 48.12.2 

AC 48.12.3 

ITEM NO.13 

AC 48.13.1 

AC 48.13.2 


Bachelor of Vocational Education and Training (B.VET) (Annexure-4). 

To consider the proposal for launching M.Sc. in Actuarial Science in 

Face to Face Class Room Based mode from July 2009. 


submitted proposal for launching M.Sc. in Actuarial Science in Face-to- 

Face mode from July 2009. The programme consists of 72 credits spread 

over four semesters. Proposed fee is Rs. 5000 per semester. The proposal 

was approved by the School Board at its 7 th Meeting held on April 22, 

2009. 

Prof. C.G. Naidu explained that, in response to the Vice-Chancellor’s 

suggestion to the new schools to launch at least one Master’s level 

programme in Face-to-Face mode from July 2009, the faculty of SOVET 

proposed this programme. He also explained in detail the objectives of the 

programme, eligibility, fees, etc. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal for 

launching M.Sc. in Actuarial Science in face-to-Face mode from July 

2009 (Annexure - 5). 

To consider and approve the proposal for Certificate in Digital Film 

Making, Diploma in Computer Generated Imagery and B.A. in 3D 

Animation and Visual Effects. 

It was presented that the School of Journalism and New Media Studies 

submitted the proposal for launching the following three programmes in 

collaboration with M/s. Maya Academy, Mumbai in face-to-face mode as 

well as distance teaching mode: 

1. Certificate in Digital Film Making 

2. Diploma in Computer Generated Imagery 

3. B.A. in 3D Animation and Visual Effects 

Prof. Shambhu Nath Singh, Director, SOJNMS explained details of the

programmes. He informed that practical component is given more 

weightage in all these programmes. 

AC 48.13.3 


launching (a) Certificate in Digital Film Making, (b) Diploma in 

Computer Generated Imagery and (c) B.A. in 3D Animation and Visual 

Effects by SOJNMS in face-to-face mode as well as distance mode 

(Annexure - 6). 

ITEM NO.14 

AC 48.14.1 

AC 48.14.2 

AC 48.14.3 

ITEM NO.15 

AC 48.15.1 

AC 48.15.2 

To consider and approve the proposal for offering M.A. in 

Journalism and Mass Communication in face-to-face mixed mode. 


submitted proposal for launching M.A. in Journalism and Mass 

Communication in face-to-face mixed mode from July 2009. 

Prof. Shambhu Nath Singh, Director, SOJNMS informed that the School 

Board at its 4 th Meeting approved integration of revised structure of PG 

Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication in the first year of M.A. 

in Journalism and Mass Communication. It was further informed that the 

4 th meeting of the School Board held on 20 th April approved the proposal 

for offering M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication as a full time 

face-to-face mixed mode from July 2009. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal for offering 

M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication in face to face mixed mode 


To consider and approve the proposal for offering M.A. in Electronic 

Media: Production and Management in face-to-face mixed mode. 


submitted the proposal for launching ‘M.A. in Electronic Media: 

Production and Management’ in face-to-face mixed mode from July 2009. 

The School Board approved the proposal at its 4 th Meeting held on 20 th 

April, 2009. 

Prof. Shambhu Nath Singh, Director, SOJNMS explained the main 

features of the programme. The programme is likely to be launched in 

July, 2009 on pilot basis and as regular programme from January 2011. 

The programme will consist of four certificate programmes (16 credits 

each) of 6 months duration. Students will have the flexible option to 

complete each certificate in modular form leading to Masters Degree.

AC 48.15.3 

ITEM NO.16 

AC 48.16.1 

AC 48.16.2 


M.A. in Electronic Media: Production and Management in face-to-face 

mixed mode (Annexure - 8). 

To consider and approve the proposal for starting of One-Year 

Diploma Programme in Corporate Governance. 

It was presented that the Centre for Corporate Education, Training and 

Consultancy proposed to launch one year Diploma in Corporate 

Governance from the ensuing academic year. 

Brief concept note of the programme along with statement of activities 

undertaken by the Centre since its inception in December 2008 is 

presented (Annexure - 9). The proposed diploma programme comprises 

five courses, which include three theory courses, one practical training 

and one project work. 

AC 48.16.3 

ITEM NO.17 

AC 48.17.1 

AC 48.17.2 

AC 48.17.3 

The Academic Council considered and approved the one year Diploma in 

Corporate Governance. 

To consider and approve the Phase 3 forms for MPSTC Programmes 

(3 Programmes) 

It was presented that the School of Tourism & Hospitality Services 

Management had submitted Phase 3 forms for the following three 

certificate programmes being offered in pursuance of the MoU between 

IGNOU and Madhya Pradesh State Tourism Corporation (MPSTC). 

1. Certificate in House Keeping Operations 

2. Certificate in Front Office Operations 

3. Certificate in F&V Services Operations 

These programmes were approved by the School Board at its 3 rd Meeting 

held on April 21, 2009. Dr. Harkirat Bains, Reader, SOTHSM is the 

coordinator for all these three programmes. 

Dr. Sonia Sharma Director (I/c) explained the salient features of the three 

certificate programmes. Each of these programmes comprise of 10 

credits of theory courses (3 courses), 6 credits practical training and 2 

credits project work. In addition, there is an optional non-credit course. 

The detailed course structures of these programmes are placed at 


The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase 3 Forms for 

three certificate programmes viz., (1) Certificate in House Keeping 

Operations, (2) Certificate in Front Office Operations, and (3) Certificate 

in F&V Services Operations, in collaboration with the Madhya Pradesh 

State Tourism Corporation (MPSTC).

ITEM NO.18 To report on B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel Administration (BHM) - 

change from annual system to semester system. 

AC 48.18.1 

AC 48.18.2 

AC 48.18.3 

ITEM N O.19 

It was presented that the School of Tourism & Hospitality Services 

Management proposed to change from annual system to semester system 

from 2009-10 academic session for B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel 

Administration (BHM), which is being jointly offered full-time in 

collaboration with the National Council for Hotel Management. The same 

was approved by the School Board at its 3 rd Meeting held on April 21, 

2009. 

Dr. Sonia Sharma, SOTHSM informed that the programme is on offer on 

annual basis. Now the National Council for Hotel Management, the 

collaborating institute, had proposed to change to semester system from 

2009-10 academic session, which is in line with the semester system being 

followed in the University. It is further proposed to offer semester system 

with specialization in 7 centres and a generic semester programme in the 

remaining centres. Accordingly, semester-wise detailed programme 

structure for specialization stream as well as generic stream are prepared 

and presented to the Academic Council. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the change over from 

annual system to semester system for B.Sc. in Hospitality and Hotel 

Administration (BHM) from 2009-10 academic session, and also 

approved the semester-wise course structure for specialization stream as 

well as generic stream (Annexure - 11). 

To consider and approve the Phase 3 Form for B.Sc. (Hons.) in 

International Hospitality Administration programme. 

AC 48.19.1 It was presented that the School of Tourism & Hospitality Services 

Management had submitted Phase 3 Form for B.Sc. (Hons.) in 

International Hospitality Administration Programme. This programme is 

being offered as per the MoU between IGNOU and Federation of Hotel 

and Restaurant Association of India – Educational Trust (FHRAI-ET). The 

same was approved by the School Board at its 3 rd meeting held on April 

21, 2009. 

AC 48.19.2 

AC 48.19.3 

Dr. Sonia Sharma, SOTHSM presented the salient features of the 

programme. The School Board recommended to constitute an expert 

committee to frame the final syllabus structure after taking into account 

the syllabus structure proposed by FHRAI-ET. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase 3 Form 

(Annexure -12) for B.Sc. (Hons.) International Hospitality Administration

programme. 

ITEM NO.20 To report on Bachelor of Arts in International Hospitality 


AC 48.20.1 It was presented that the School of Tourism & Hospitality Services 

Management had submitted the proposal to launch Bachelor of Arts in 

International Hospitality Administration programme internationally 

through the partner institutions abroad. The proposal was approved by the 

School Board at its 3 rd Meeting held on April 21, 2009. 

AC 48.20.2 

AC 48.20.3 

Dr. Sonia Sharma, SOTHSM explained that this programme was launched 

in 2008 in collaboration with American Hotel and Lodging Educational 

Institute (AH&LEI). 

The Academic Council considered and approved launch of Bachelor of 

Arts in International Hospitality Administration programme 

internationally through the partner institutions.

ITEM NO.21 To consider and approve the launching of MSW (with specialization 

in Philanthropy) in face-to-face mode and ODL System. 

AC 48.21.1 

AC 48 .21.2 

AC 48 .21.3 

It was presented that the School of Social Work had submitted the 

proposal for launching the ‘Master of Social Work (MSW) with 

specialization in Philanthropy’ in Face-to-Face mode as well as ODL 

system. 

Prof. Gracious Thomas explained the proposal in detailed and informed 

that the programme would be offered on a face to face mode in July 2009 

and subsequently it will be offered under ODL system. The first year 

courses are the same as the existing first year MSW/PGDSW, while the 

second year comprises of five theory courses (4 credits each) and 10 

credits practicum. Proposed fee is Rs. 12,000 p.a. for face-to-face 

programme and Rs. 2,500 p.a. for ODL programme. 


launching of ‘Master of Social Work (MSW) with specialization in 

Philanthropy’ in face-to-face mode from July 2009 and ODL System 

subsequently. The detailed programme structure and syllabus were also 

approved (Annexure - 13). 

ITEM NO.22 To consider and approve the proposal for launching the PG Diploma 

in Counseling (PGDC) 

AC 48.22.1 

AC 48.22.2 

AC 48.22.3 

It was presented that the School of Social Work had submitted the 

proposal for PG Diploma in Counseling (PGDC) as a stand alone 

programme, as well as part of MSW second year specialization in 

Counselling. The proposal was approved by the School Board at its 2 nd 

meeting held on April 11, 2008. 

Prof. G. Thomas, Director, SOSW explained the objectives and structure 

of the Diploma programme. During the discussion it was mentioned that 

the existing MSW is a generic programme. The School is in the process of 

developing specializations to be offered in the second year of study of 

MSW. PG Diploma in Counselling will also constitute as second year of 

study of MSW. Therefore, a student who pass the existing 1 st year MSW 

and PG Diploma in Counselling will be awarded MSW with 

specialization in Counselling. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal for ‘PG 

Diploma in Counseling’ as a standalone diploma programme as well as 

specialization module in 2 nd year MSW with specialization in 

Counselling.

ITEM NO.23 To consider and approve the proposal for launching the ‘Post 

Graduate Diploma in Social Work among Tribals’ 

AC 48.23.1 

AC 48.23.2 

AC 48.23.3 

It was presented that the School of Social Work proposed to offer ‘Post 

Graduate Diploma in Social Work among Tribals’. As a stand alone 

programme as well as 2 nd year specialization module of ‘MSW with 

specialization in Social Work among Tribals.’ The same was approved by 

the School Board of School of Social Work at its 3 rd meeting held on 

March 13, 2009. 

Prof. G. Thomas explained the objectives of the ‘Post Graduate Diploma 

in Social Work among Tribals’. Further it is explained that the existing 

MSW is a generic in nature. The School is in the process of developing 

specialization streams in different areas to be offered during the 2 nd year 

of study. This Diploma is, thus, a standalone Diploma as well as to 

constitute 2 nd year of ‘MSW with Specialization in Social Work among 

Tribals’. During the discussion it was pointed out that the SOCE is 

already offering a PG diploma programme in Counseling. Therefore, it is 

suggested to avoid any duplication in the nomenclature, if any, with the 

existing programmes of the University. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the ‘PG Diploma in 

Social Work among Tribals’ as standalone diploma as well as to 

constitute 2 nd year ‘MSW with Specialization in Social Work among 

Tribals’. The AC further suggested Prof. Gracious Thomas to avoid any 

duplication in the nomenclature, if any, with the existing programmes of 

the University. 

ITEM NO.24 To consider and approve the proposal for launching M.Phil. in Social 

Work. 

AC 48.24.1 

AC 48.24.2 

AC 48.24.3 

It was presented that the School of Social Work proposed to launch 

M.Phil. in Social Work with effect from July 2010. The proposal was 

approved by the School Board at its 3 rd Meeting held on March 13, 2009. 

Prof. G. Thomas, Director, SOSW briefly stated the details of the 

programme. The programme consists of 32 credits course work (20 

credits theory and 12 credits practicum) and 16 credits dissertation. The 

courses prepared for M.Phil. programme will also be recommended to the 

Ph.D. candidates who do not have M.Phil. Degree. The Doctoral 

Committee would suggest appropriate courses for each Ph.D. candidate 

depending upon one’s academic background. 


launching M. Phil in Social Work (Annexure - 14).

ITEM NO.25 To consider and approve the proposal to offer a course on “Life Skills 

and Adolescents” for MSW as an Elective 

AC 48.25.1 It was presented that the School of Social Work proposed to offer a 4 

credit course entitled ‘Life skills and Adolescents’, as an optional elective 

course in 2 nd year of MSW programme. The same was approved by the 

School Board of School of Social Work at its 3 rd Meeting held on March 

13, 2009.

AC 48.25.2 

AC 48.25.3 

Prof. Bimla Kapoor, Director, SOHS pointed out that a course offered by 

SOHS is relevant and may be examined for adaptation. Prof. Gracious 

Thomas, Director, SOSW is advised to examine the course offered by 

SOHS and avoid duplication of efforts. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the four credit course 

entitled “Life skills and Adolescents”, as an optional elective course in the 

2 nd year of MSW programme. 

ITEM NO.26 To consider and approve the proposal to provide admission to 

MPhill/Ph.D.in Social Work to students having a PG Degree from any 

other discipline and PGDSW of IGNOU. 

AC 48.26.1 

AC 48.26.2 

AC 48.26.3 

It was presented that the School of Social Work proposed to provide 

admission to MPhill/Ph.D. in Social Work to Post Graduates in any 

discipline having PGDSW of IGNOU. The same was approved by the 

School Board of School of Social Work at its 3 rd Meeting held on March 

13, 2009. 

Prof. Gracious Thomas informed that a student having a Masters Degree 

in any discipline is admitted to PG Diploma in Social Work (PGDSW) of 

IGNOU, which is the same as MSW first year. It is proposed that a 

student having Master Degree with 55% (50% for SC/ST/PWD) in any 

discipline with PG Diploma in Social Work (PGDSW) of IGNOU be 

admitted to M.Phil./Ph.D. in Social Work programmes. 

The Academic Council considered and approved that a Master Degree 

holder with 55% (50% for SC/ST/PWD) in any discipline having PG 

Diploma in Social Work (PGDSW) of IGNOU be admitted to 

M.Phil./Ph.D. in Social Work programmes. 

ITEM NO.27 To consider the issue of updating Ordinance 7 on Degrees/Diploma 

and Certificates under Section 5(1)(iii) of the Act. 

AC 48.27.1 

AC 48.27.2 

It was presented that the Clause 1 in Ordinance 7 under Section 5(1)(iii) 

of the Act listing all the degrees, diplomas and certificate programmes 

being offered by the University was approved by the Board of 

Management at its 27 th meeting held on February 8, 1992. Since then, 

though the University introduced several new programmes and dropped a 

few from time to time, the Ordinance was not modified. Therefore, the 

Ordinance needs to be updated to reflect actual position regarding 

academic programmes offered by the University. 

The AC Division had updated the Ordinance (Annexure - 15) on the basis 

of the advertisement being released by the SRD for admission to 2009-10

academic sessions. 

AC 48.27.3 

The Chairman asked the members to examine the modified ordinance 

circulated in the meeting to see whether all the programmes offered by 

their School/Division concerned are included or not. Accordingly, 

suggestions, if any, may be passed on to the Member Secretary to finalize 

the ordinance. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the modifications to 

Clause 1 of Ordinance 7 under Section 5(1)(iii) of the Act updating the 

programmes being offered by the University currently. 

ITEM NO.28 To consider and approve the recommendations of the Expert 

Committee for full time M.Sc. Programme in Chemistry (face-to-face 

mode). 

AC 48.28.1 

AC 48.28.2 

AC 48.28.3 

It was presented that the School of Sciences proposed to offer full time 

M.Sc. in Chemistry in face-to-face mode from July 2009 session. An 

Expert Committee constituted by the Vice Chancellor met on 21 st and 22 nd 

April, 2009 deliberated on various aspects of the programme and worked 

out the broad details of the programme. 

Prof. Sunita Malhotra, Director, SOS, explained broad features of the 

programme as recommended by the Expert Committee. The programme 

comprises 72 credits spread in 4 semesters, common curriculum in the 

first three semesters and specialization in four streams viz., analytical, 

organic, inorganic and physical chemistry in the fourth semester. Each 

semester consists of 12 credits of theory and six credits of 

practical/project work. Around 20 students will be admitted in the first 

cycle and Rs. 5,000 per semester is the fee proposed. Detailed list of 

courses semester wise and detailed syllabus of the first semester courses 

were presented. Minutes of the Expert Committee along with programme 

structure and detailed syllabi of first semester are placed at Annexure -16. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal to offer full 

time M.Sc. in Chemistry in face-to-face mode from July, 2009 session. 

ITEM NO.29 To consider and approve the proposal for the offering M.A (Labour 

and Development) and M.A (Ancient Indian History and Social 

Anthropology). 

AC 48.29.1 

AC 48.29.2 

It was presented that the School of Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary 

Studies proposed to offer two full time programmes viz., (1) 

M.A. in Labour and Development and (2) M.A. in Ancient Indian History 

and Social Anthropology in face-to-face mode from July 2009 session. 

Dr. Babu P. Ramesh, SOITS explained the features of both the

programmes and explained that an expert committee will prepare all the 

details and curriculum of the programmes. During the discussion 

clarifications were sought regarding the objectives and coverage of the 

second programme i.e., M.A. in Ancient Indian History and Social 

Anthropology. It was pointed out that M.A (History) and M.A 

(Sociology) offered by SOSS cover the subject matter proposed in the 

new programme. Unless it is specially focused, the proposed programme 

may simply duplicate the M. A (History) and M. A (Sociology). 

AC 48.29.3 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal to offer full 

time M.A. in Labour and Development by the School of Interdisciplinary 

and Trans-disciplinary Studies in face-to-face mode from July, 2009 

session. The proposal to offer M.A. in Ancient Indian History and Social 

Anthropology will be reviewed when the School present detailed 

objectives and curriculum of the programme, therefore, it is deferred. It 

was suggested that this programme can be M.A. in Social Anthropology. 



Chairman

MINUTES 


FORTY NINTH MEETING 



held on 

29 TH JUNE 2009 

INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY



MINUTES OF THE FORTY NINTH MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL 

HELD ON JUNE 29, 2009 AT 02.00 P.M. IN THE ROOM NO. 5 FIRST FLOOR, 

CONVENTION CENTRE IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI- 

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249. Prof. K. R. Srivasthan, PVC - Ex-officio Member 














18. Prof. Savita Singh, Director, SOGDS ` - Ex-officio Member 




22. Dr. Sushant Kumar Mishra, Director (I/c), SOFL - Ex-officio Member 

23. Dr. Nandini Sinha Kapoor, Director (I/c), SOIDTDS - Ex-officio Member 

24. Dr. S. K. Arora, Librarian, - Ex-Officio 


26. Prof. Pitty Koul, SOHS - Member 


28. Dr. S. K. Yadav, Reader, SOA - Member 

29. Dr. Jaswant Sokhi, Reader, SOS - Member 

30. Shri M. P. Mishra, Lecturer, SOCIS - Member 

31. Dr. O. P. Sharma, Director (I/c), NCIDE - Member 

32. Dr. Hemlata, Director (I/c), NCDA - Member 

33. Prof. Madhu Prahar, Director (I/c), IUC - Member 

34. Prof. N. Mukunda - Member 


36. Prof. George Mathew - Member 

37. Prof. Mohammad Miyan - Member



40. Prof. K. Ramamohan Rao - Member 

41. Prof. Uma Alladi - Member 

42. Prof. N. K. Jain, - Member 

43. Shri. Ravi Kanth, EMPC, IGNOU - Member 

44. Dr. V. Vennugopal Reddy, IGNOU - Member 

45. Prof. N. V. Narasimham, Director, ACD - Member Secretary 

Prof. M.C. Sharma, Prof. B.S. Hansra and Dr. Sonia Sharma attended the meeting 

as representatives of the Directors of SOE, SOA and SOTHSM. 

Dr. D.K. Choudhury, PVC, Prof. B.B Khanna, SOMS, Dr. Sutapa Bose, Lecturer, 

SOE, Sh. Z. Yanthan, Lecturer, SOSS, Sh. V.V. Subramaninam, Lecturer, SOCIS, Prof. 

S.N. Maheshwari, Prof. Mahendra Dev, Dr. D.K. Dutta Majumdar, Prof. Khannan 

Modugalya, Prof. Devi Singh, Dr. Srikant Mohapatra, Registrar, SED, and Shri K. 

Laxman, OSD, SRD could not attend the meeting. 

Shri K. D. Sharma, Assistant Registrar, ACD was present to assist the Member- 

Secretary. 

At the outset, the Chairman extended warm welcome to the members to the 49 th 

Meeting of the Academic Council. He introduced Prof. N. Mukanda, Prof. Uma Alladi, 

Prof. George Mathew and Prof. N. K. Jain, who attended the meeting first time. 

Then the Chairman requested the Member Secretary to present the agenda. The 

following agenda were taken up: 

ITEM NO. 1 

AC 49.1.1 

AC 49.1.2 

To confirm the Minutes of the 46 th Meeting, 47 th Special Meeting & 

48 th Special Meeting of the Academic Council and to note the 


The Member Secretary presented that the Minutes of the 46 th Meeting 

held on 13 th January, 2009, 47 th Special Meeting held on 28 th 

February, 2009 and 48 th Special Meeting held on 24 th April, 2009 

were circulated to the Members. Action Taken Report on the 46 th 

Meeting and 47 th Special Meeting were also circulated to the Members. 

It was presented that comments were received from the Director, SOS 

on Resolution No. AC 46.1.2 and 46.1.3 of the 46 th Meeting. The 

comments were also received from Dr. Neerja Chadha, Reader, SOCE 

on Item No 22 of the Minutes of the 48 th Special Meeting. The 

comments received from Director, SOSS and Director (I/c), SOITS on 

Item No. 29 of the 48 th Special Meeting Meeting were also placed 

before the Academic Council.

AC 49.1.3 

The Academic Council considered the comments and confirmed the 

Minutes of the 46 th Meeting, 47 th Special Meeting and 48 th Special 

Meeting (Annexure 1 without appendices). The AC also noted the 

Action Taken Report on its 46 th Meeting and 47 th Special Meeting. 

ITEM NO. 2 

AC 49.2.1 

AC 49.2.2 

AC 49.2.3 

ITEM NO. 3 

AC 49.3.1 

AC 49.3.2 

ITEM NO. 4 

To consider and approve amendment to Ordinance ‘5 Ordinance on 

Recognition of Examinations/Degrees’ 

It was presented that the Student Registration Division had proposed an 

amendment to the provision of Clause 1(v) of the Ordinance ‘5 Ordinance 

on Recognition of Examinations/Degrees (Under Section 5(1) (xiii) of the 

Act)’. 

The need for amendment to clause had arisen because of the bifurcation of 

the Student Registration and Evaluation Division (SRED) into Student 

Registration Division (SRD) and Student Evaluation Division (SED). 

Clause 1(v) of the Ordinance provides for Registrar, SRE Division, 

Secretary Ex-officio, which is proposed to be modified as ‘Incharge, 

Student Registration,Secretary Ex-officio’. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the amendment to 

Clause 1(iv) of the Ordinance ‘5 Ordinance on Recognition of 

Examinations/Degrees as per Annexure - 2. 

To consider and approve the withdrawal of ‘EEC-19 Indian Financial 

System’ an Elective Course in Economics in BDP Programme from 

January 2010 Academic Session. 

It was presented that ‘EEC-19 Indian Financial System’ is a 4 credit 

elective course in Economics in the Bachelor Degree Programme. In view 

of the requirement of thorough revision of the course, the Faculty of 

Economics Discipline proposed to withdraw this course from January 

2010. The School Board of SOSS, in its 45 th Meeting held on March 26, 

2009, approved for suspending the course till it is revised. 

The Academic Council considered and approved withdrawal of ‘EEC-19 

Indian Financial System’ an Elective Course in Economics in BDP 

Programme from January 2010 Academic Session. 

To consider and approve the Phase Zero Form for a new course 

‘Indian National Movement’, an 8-Credit Optional Course in M.A 

History Programme.

AC 49.4.1 

AC 49.4.2 

ITEM NO. 5 

AC 49.5.1 

It was presented that MA History Programme consists of 64 credits, 

spread in two years of study. A student has to complete 24 credits of 

compulsory courses and 40 credits of optional courses. The History 

Faculty proposed Phase Zero Form to introduce an eight credits new 

course entitled “Indian National Movement”, as an optional course in MA 

History Programme (MAH). The School Board of the School of Social 

Sciences had approved the Phase Zero Form at its 45 th Meeting held on 

26 th March, 2009. 

The Academic Council approved the Phase Zero Form for a new course 

‘Indian National Movement’, an 8-Credit Optional Course in M.A History 

Programme. 

To consider and approve the Evaluation Methodology for Master of 

Library and Information Science (MLIS) Online Programme. 

It is presented that the Discipline of Library and Information Science has 

launched Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) programme 

online from July 2008 session. This is an Online version of the existing 

MLIS programme. For the online version of the programme, the Faculty 

proposed to have the same evaluation methodology with some deviation 

in the Term End Examination as follows: 

1. Term End Examination 50 marks (20marks for objective questions 

and 30 marks for short subjective questions) to be conducted 

online in proctored environment in designated examination 

centres. 

2. Term paper of 50 marks (30 marks for the write-up and 20 marks 

for the viva-voce conducted online though web conferencing 

mode.) 

The School Board in its 45 th Meeting held on 26 th March, 2009 approved 

the same in principle, with a suggestion to review the scheme after a year 

to take a final decision on the mater. 

AC 49.5.2 

ITEM NO. 6 

AC 49.6.1 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Evaluation 

Methodology for Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) 

Online Programme. 

To consider and approve the Phase 3 Forms for (1) Post Graduate 

Certificate in Gandhi and Peace Studies, (2) Post Graduate Diploma 

in Gandhi and Peace Studies, and (3) M. A in Gandhi and Peace 

Studies in a modular structure. 

The School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Studies (SOITS)

submitted the Phase 3 Form for the following three programmes in 

Gandhian Studies in collaboration with International Centre for Gandhian 

Studies and Peace Research (ICGSR): 

1) PG Certificate in Gandhi and Peace Studies 

2) PG Diploma in Gandhi and Peace Studies 

3) MA in Gandhi and Peace Studies 

It is a modular programme with multiple exit points at PG certificate and 

PG Diploma levels. These programmes are already announced in face-toface 

mode from July 2009 session. They will also be offered in ODL 

mode in due course of time. 

AC 49.6.2 

The School Board of School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary 

Studies (SOITS) had approved the proposal for the above programmes at 

its 3 rd Meeting held on October 15, 2008. The School of SOITS had 

conducted a series of Expert Committee meetings from time to time and 

finalized the curriculum for the programmes. 

The Academic Council emphasized the relevance of Gandhian and Peace 

Studies in the present day world and appreciated the initiative taken by the 

Vice-Chancellor in developing these programmes. During discussion, the 

following points were made: 

1) There are several institutions in India and abroad working in the area 

of Gandhi and Peace Studies. The possibilities for utilizing expertise 

and the resources of such institutions may be explored. 

2) Course No. 9 “Introduction to Peace and Conflict Resolution” 

appears to be an introductory course. Therefore, it may be made a 

compulsory course rather than an optional course. 

AC 49.6.3 

During discussions, the Vice-Chancellor, IGNOU proposed for the 

establishment of School of Gandhian Thought and Peace Studies. He 

explained to the members that Indira Gandhi National Open University 

and Gandhi Smiriti and Darshan Samiti, New Delhi have come together to 

form a consortium to promote the Gandhian Studies and Peace Research 

in a big way. IGNOU with its rich academic heritage of distance 

education and GS&DS with its excellent infrastructure and ambience to 

spearhead this initiative, both have pooled their resources in this initiative. 

The Vice-Chancellor also informed that there are inquiries from 

International Institutions and Agencies regarding the availability of 

programmes relating to Gandhi and Peace Studies. He explained to the 

members that the proposed School would undertake research and develop 

academic programmes to interpret Gandhi to the modern world. 

Thus the Vice-Chancellor emphasized the need to establish the School of 

Gandhian Thought and Peace Studies in IGNOU. This proposal was 

highly appreciated by the Academic Council members.

AC 49.6.4 

AC 49.6.5 

ITEM NO.7 

AC 48.7.1 

AC.49.7.2 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase 3 Forms for 

(1) Post Graduate Certificate in Gandhi and Peace Studies, (2) Post 

Graduate Diploma in Gandhi and Peace Studies, and (3) M. A in Gandhi 

and Peace Studies in a modular structure. 

The Academic Council approved the proposal for establishment of the 

School of Gandhian Thought and Peace Studies with a core faculty of one 

Professor, two Associate Professors and four Assistant Professors. 

To consider and approve the Phase Zero forms for revised syllabi of 

PHE-04, PHE-05, PHE-06 and PHE-08(L) courses of B. Sc. 

Programme. 

The School of Sciences had submitted Phase Zero Forms for revised 

syllabi of the following four elective courses in Physics in B. Sc. 

Programme: 

(1) PHE-04 Mathematical Methods in Physics - I (2 credits) 

(2) PHE-05 Mathematical Methods in Physics - II (2 credits) 

(3) PHE-06 Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanic (4 credits) 

(4) PHE-08(L) Physics Lab-II (4 credits) 

The revised course structure has been approved by the School Board of 

the School of Sciences at its 38 th Meeting, with some modifications. The 

suggestions were incorporated and the modified version of the Phase Zero 

Forms were presented for the approval of the AC. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase Zero Forms 

for revised syllabi of PHE-04, PHE-05, PHE-06 and PHE-08(L) courses 

of B. Sc. Programme. 

ITEM NO.8 To ratify the action taken by the Vice Chancellor to allow 50% 

concession in programme fee for the Senior Diplomats posted at 

Indian Missions abroad. 

AC 49.8.1 

AC 49.8.2 

It was presented that the International Division received a request for 

considering fee concession to Senior Diplomats of Indian Missions 

seeking admissions in IGNOU’s programmes. Indian Diplomats posted at 

Indian Missions abroad play an important role in promotion and reach of 

the IGNOU’s programmes to the overseas learners. IGNOU’s 

programmes are launched and run under the patronage and support of the 

Indian Missions abroad. In view of this support by the Diplomats posted 

at Indian Missions abroad, the VC approved 50% fee concession 

(programme fee only) to the Senior Diplomats posted at Indian Missions 

abroad. 

While appreciating the action taken by the VC, the AC opined that the fee

concession may be extended to all the Indian Diplomats posted at Indian 

Missions abroad. 

AC 49.8.3 

ITEM NO. 9 

AC 49.9.1 

AC 49.9.2 

The Academic Council ratified the action taken by the Vice Chancellor 

and decided to allow 50% concession in programme fee to all Indian 

Diplomats posted at Indian Missions abroad. 

To ratify the action taken by the Vice Chancellor in deciding the fee 

Structure for MED Programme for the International students. 

It was presented that the International Division received a request from 

International Centre for Academics (ICA), a Partner Institution in 

Kathmandu, Nepal for offer of Master of Arts (Education). The programme 

fee is required to be fixed for international students, as it is being offered 

abroad for the first time. Keeping in view the marketability of the 

programme and to attract reasonable number of students, the VC approved 

the fee structure of INR 36,000/- per annum for SAARC countries and US 

$ 2000/- per annum for Non-SAARC countries on equal sharing basis. 

The Academic Council ratified the action taken by the Vice Chancellor in 

approving the fee structure of INR 36,000/- per annum for SAARC 

countries and US $ 2000/- per annum for Non-SAARC countries on equal 

sharing basis.

ITEM NO.10 

AC 49.10.1. 

AC 49.10.2 

AC 49.10.3 

ITEM NO.11 

AC 49.11.1 

AC 49.11.3 

ITEM NO.12 

ITEM NO.13 

ITEM NO.14 

AC 49.12-14.1 

To consider and approve the proposal for creation of faculty positions 

in the Centre for Corporate Education, Training and Consultancy 

(CCETC). 


Consultancy (CCETC) has signed several MoUs and initiated the 

development of academic programmes as well as training programmes. 

Currently, there are no sanctioned positions even though the Centre is 

being assisted by one Deputy Director and one Lecturer. Therefore, the 

Centre has proposed for creation of faculty positions of 2 Professors on 

deputation, 2 Assistant Professors and for regularization of the post of 

Deputy Director and Senior Lecturer. 

The Academic Council discussed the various activities undertaken by the 

Centre and appreciated the efforts within a short period of its existence. 

The Academic Council considered and recommended creation of the 

positions of one Professor, two Associate Professors and two Assistant 

Professors for the Centre. 

To consider and approve the proposal for creation of Centre for 

Bhojpuri Language and Culture 

The Academic Council opined that the matter requires further 

examination. 

The Academic Council deferred the proposal for creation of Centre for 

Bhojpuri Language and Culture. 

To consider and approve the Phase 3 Form for Certificate in 

Extension and Development Studies (ODL mode). 

To consider and approve the Phase 3 Form for PG Diploma in 

Extension and Development Studies (ODL mode). 

To consider and approve the Phase 3 form for M.A. in Extension and 

Development Studies (ODL mode). 

Item Nos. 12 to 14 were considered together. It was presented that the 

School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS) submitted Phase 

3 forms for the following three programmes: 

1. Certificate in Extension and Development Studies (ODL mode) 

2. PG Diploma in Extension and Development Studies (ODL mode) 

3. MA in Extension and Development Studies (ODL mode)

AC 49.12-14.2 

These programmes were proposed in modular system with exit points at 

PG Certificate, PG Diploma and Master Degree levels. The School Board 

of SOEDS approved the same at its 4 th Meeting held on May 22, 2009. 

The proposals were discussed in detail, and the following suggestions 

were made by the members: 

1. As per the course structure proposed, the project work carries 

around 11% weightage. It is opined that these programmes 

require more practical component. Therefore, it is suggested to 

include empirical based or field based activities in the courses. 

2. There are some relevant courses in the programmes offered by 

SOA and SOCE. It is suggested that SOEDS should consult SOA 

and SOCE to identify relevant courses and utilize them to avoid 

duplication. 

3. The Centre for Inclusive Policy at the University of Hyderabad has 

some expertise in this field. The SOEDS should explore the 

possibility of utilizing their expertise. 

4. More demand is expected in Hindi and other regional languages. 

Therefore, it is suggested to explore the possibility of offering 

these programmes in Hindi to begin with and other regional 

languages in due course. 

AC 49.12-14.3 The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase 3 forms for (1) 

Certificate in Extension and Development Studies (ODL mode), (2) PG 

Diploma in Extension and Development Studies (ODL mode) and (3) 

MA in Extension and Development Studies (ODL mode) in the modular 

form. Further, SOEDS is advised to consider the above suggestions. 

ITEM NO.15 

AC 49.15.1 

AC 49.15.2 

To consider and approve the Programme Proposal Form for M.A. in 

Extension and Development Studies (face-to-face mode) 

It was presented that the School of Extension and Development Studies 

(SOEDS) submitted Programme Proposal Form to offer M.A. in 

Extension and Development Studies in face-to-face mode as a full time 

programme. The School Board of SOEDS approved the same at its 4 th 

meeting held on May 22, 2009. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Programme Proposal 

Form for M.A. in Extension and Development Studies in face-to-face 

mode as a full time programme. It is also suggested to consider the 

relevant suggestions made at resolution No AC 49.12-14.2. 

ITEM NO.16 To consider and approve the Minutes of the 13 th meeting of the 

Research Council held on 30 th March, 2009.

AC 49.16.1 The 13 th Meeting of the Research Council was held on 30 th March, 2009. 

The Minutes along with the modified Resolution No.13.5.4. were placed 

before the AC for consideration and approval. 

AC 49.16.2 

ITEM NO.17 

AC 49.17.1 

AC 49.17.2 

ITEM NO.18 

AC 49.18.1 

AC 49.18.2 

ITEM NO.19 


Meeting of the Research Council held on 30 th March, 2009 along with the 

modified Resolution No.13.5.4. 

To consider and approve the ‘revised’ Table of Pro-rata fee for readmission 

to various programmes. 

It was presented that the revision of the programme fee for different 

programmes with effect from July 2009 admission cycle necessitated the 

pro-rata Re-admission fee also. The prescribed ‘Re-admission Form’, 

‘Rules & Regulations’ and the proposed pro-rata fee were placed before 

the Academic Council for consideration and approval. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the prescribed ‘Readmission 

Form’, ‘Rules & Regulations’ and the proposed ‘Pro-rata Fee’ 

for re-admission to various programmes (Annexure - 3). 

To consider and approve the change of nomenclature of the 

Programme Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Safety, Health and 

Environment Management Programme (PGDISHEM) to Post 

Graduate Diploma in Management (Industrial Safety, Health and 

Environment) PGDM (ISHE). 

The School of Engineering and Technology successfully launched in July 

2008 the ‘Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Safety, Health and 

Environment Management Programme (PGDISHEM) in collaboration 

with the Institute of Industrial Management and Safety, Health & 

Environment, Bhopal. The School submitted the proposal for change of 

nomenclature of the programme to ‘Post Graduate Diploma in 

Management (Industrial Safety, Health and Environment) i.e. PGDM 

(ISHE). The School Board of SOET approved the same at its 34 th Meeting 

held on 17 th February 2009. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the change of 

nomenclature of the programme ‘Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial 

Safety, Health and Environment Management (PGDISHEM)’ to ‘Post 

Graduate Diploma in Management (Industrial Safety, Health and 

Environment) i.e., PGDM (ISHE). 

To ratify the action taken by Vice-Chancellor in approving the 

Foundation course on Education of Children with Disabilities 

through Distance Mode and Online Mode.

AC 49.19.1 

AC 49.19.2 

It was presented that the National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS) 

proposed Phase 3 Form for ‘Foundation Course on Education of Children 

with Disabilities’ in distance mode as well as online mode for in service 

teachers at any level. This programme is being developed in collaboration 

with the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) under an MoU. Hon’ble 

Vice-Chancellor has approved the offering of this Programme. An Experts 

Committee was held during May 21-22, 2009 finalised the curriculum. 

A detailed note regarding the evaluation methodology was also tabled.

AC 49.19.3 

ITEM NO.20 

AC 49.20.1 


approving the Phase 3 Form for ‘Foundation Course on Education of 

Children’ with Disabilities in distance mode as well as online mode. The 

AC also approved the proposed evaluation methodology for course. The 

NCDS is advised to offer this course in Hindi and other regional 

languages. 

To consider and approve the Phase 3 forms for various programme to 

be launched in collaboration with Cochin International Airport 

Limited (CIAL) 


Consultancy submitted the Phase 3 Forms for the following programmes: 

1. MBA Programme in Aviation Management 

2. Certificate Programme in Security & Intelligence 

3. Certificate Programme in Rescue & Fire Fighting 

4. Certificate Programme in Airport Ramp Handling 

5. Advanced Diploma Programme in Security Management 

6. Advanced Diploma Programme in Airport Operations 

Management 

These programmes are being developed at IGNOU Regional Centre, 

Cochin in collaboration with the Cochin International Airport Limited 

(CIAL). As per the terms of the MoU between CIAL and IGNOU, the 

CIAL Academy constituted Board of Studies, finalized and recommended 

the above academic programmes which were approved by the Joint 

Coordination Committee chaired by Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor of IGNOU. 

All these programmes will be offered from July 2009 session in face-toface 

mode by the Cochin International Airport Limited. 

AC 49.20.2 

ITEM NO.21 

AC 49.21.1 

After detailed discussion, the Academic Council considered and approved 

the Phase 3 Forms for (1) MBA in Aviation Management, (2) Certificate 

in Security & Intelligence, (3) Certificate in Rescue & Fire Fighting, (4) 

Certificate in Airport Ramp Handling, (5) Advanced Diploma in Security 

Management and (6) Advanced Diploma in Airport Operations 

Management to be offered in collaboration with Cochin International 

Airport Limited (CIAL) in face-to-face mode from July 2009 session. 

To consider and approve the Eligibility for Admission to 

Management Programme 

The Academic Council at its 46 th Meeting held on 13 th January, 2009 has 

ratified the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor in maintaining parity in 

eligibility criteria for admission to IGNOU’s Management Programme for

the students directly seeking admission in the University as well as 

through Convergence Scheme. 

Now the following revised admission criteria for admission into 

Management Programmes through Regional Centres and under 

Convergence Scheme is proposed: 

a) Graduation in any discipline with 50% marks for General 

Category and 45% marks for reserved category; 

OR 

Bachelor’s degree with 3 years of 

supervisory/managerial/professional experience, or Professional 

Degree in Engineering/Technology/Medicine/ Architecture/Law/ 

Pharmacy; or Professional Qualifications in Accountancy/Cost 

and Works Accountancy/Company Secretary ship etc. or Masters 

Degree in any subject 

b) Clearance of OPENMAT conducted by IGNOU. The candidates 

who have successfully cleared the entrance test for admission into 

Management Programme conducted by institutions like CAT, 

MAT and State level tests need not appear in OPENMAT. 

c) Non-graduates (10+2 or equivalent) with six years of 

Managerial/supervisory/professional experience are eligible for 

taking admission into Diploma in Management only after clearing 

the entrance test. 

Explanation: ‘Experience’ means work experience of a person 

during or after acquiring the qualification as specified above. 

Keeping in view the urgency, the Vice-Chancellor has approved the above 

revised admission criteria. 

AC 49 .21.2 

During discussion, the following points were raised and decided: 

i. In the case of CAT/MAT tests there is no pass or fail. Only 

percentile scores are given. Therefore the modalities for cut off 

scores are to be worked out by the SED. 

ii. Normally, the scores of some of the tests are valid for two years for 

admission purposes. Therefore, it is recommended to follow the 

same validity period for the purpose of admission to IGNOU 

programme. 

iii. Currently, a candidate is allowed to register up to a maximum of 

four courses per semester. It is recommended to allow a candidate 

to register up to a maximum of five courses per semester, making 

the total programme of a minimum duration of two years.

AC 49 .21.3 


approving the revised eligibility criteria for Admission to Management 

Programme. In addition, the AC directed to follow the above 

recommendations.

ITEM NO.22 

AC 49.22.1 

AC 49.22.2 

ITEM NO.23 

AC 49.23.1 

AC 49.23.2 

ITEM NO.24 

To ratify the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor for rounding off the 

overall percentage for the students, who completed their programme 

before December-2008 term-end examination. 

It was presented that the ACSC at its 28 th Meeting held on 4 th November- 

2008 approved rounding off the overall percentage in case decimal points 

are between .5 to .9 to the next mark, effective from December-2008 

term-end examination. However, the students, on whose request the 

matter was placed before the ACSC, were not covered under the decision 

as they had completed the programme prior to December-2008 Term-end 

Examination. In order to mitigate their difficulties, the Vice-Chancellor 

accorded his approval to consider their cases. 


for rounding off the overall percentage for the students who completed 

their programme before December-2008 term-end examination. 

To ratify the action taken be the Vice-Chancellor in approving the 

Standard Operating Procedure/Modalities for conduct of On Line 

Term-End Examination to be conducted on 28 th June, 2009 for 

PGCPM 

It is presented that the PGCPM (Post Graduate Certificate in Project 

Management), on offer from January, 2009, is an online programme 

directly handled by the School of Engineering and Technology. Online 

term-end examination for the first batch of students was held on 28 th June, 

2009 (Sunday).The Vice-Chancellor approved the Standard Operating 

Procedure/Modalities (Annexure - 4) and the online TEE was conducted 

as per the schedule. 


approving the Standard Operating Procedure/Modalities for conduct of 

On-line examination for the PGCPM programme. 


matters relating to offer M.Sc. in Counselling and Family Therapy 

from January, 2010. 

AC 49.24.1 The Academic Council at its 45 th meeting held on 24 th October 2008 

approved the Phase 3 Form for Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling, 

Family Therapy and Mediation. This programme was shifted from 

SOEDS to NCDS. The expert Committee opined that a Masters degree in 

this area would attract more learners. Therefore, the Expert Committee 

suggested M. Sc. in Counselling and Family Therapy in a modular system 

with an exit option of PG Diploma in Counselling and Family Therapy

after successful completion of first year of study. 

AC 49.24.2 

ITEM NO.25 

AC 49.25.1 

The revised Phase 3 Form for M.Sc. in Counselling and Family Therapy 

(Annexure - 5) was approved by the Vice-Chancellor. 


approving the revised Phase 3 Form for M.Sc. Counselling and Family 

Therapy in a modular system with an exit option of PG Diploma in 

Counselling and Family Therapy after successful completion of first year 

of study. 

To consider and approve the proposal for adoption of IGNOU open 

course Guide supported Formal E-Learning Processes in IGNOU’s 

courses. 

Prof. K.R. Srivathsan, Pro-Vice-Chancellor IGNOU presented a proposal 

pertaining to the widespread adoption of E-Learning related systems and 

processes by the University. The Working Paper on the proposed scheme 

is placed at Annexure 6. 

The salient features of the proposal are as under: 

1) The ‘Open Distributed Technology Enhanced Learning’ (ODTEL) as 

the future framework of IGNOU from enhancing its present printed 

Self Learning Materials (SLMs) and study centres managed ‘Open 

Distance Learning’ (ODL) education framework for all courses of 

IGNOU to be executed over a reasonable period of time for transition 

from present Open Distance Learning to the new framework of 

ODTEL. 

2) The ODTEL as a unique file e-learning framework that effectively 

arguments different modes of education ranging from (i) face to face 

or conventional classroom, (ii) blended learning (iii) existing SLMs 

based ODL, (iv) emerging paperless web-communities driven 

education systems. The anchor of the ODTEL is the IGNOU Open 

Courses Guide (IOCG) system. IOCG is an open course management 

framework that is built over a Wiki system with appropriate 

extensions. IOCG effectively provides the formal sequencing of 

learning activities that are designed by Course Experts and executed 

during the course of the conduct of the course itself. IOCG facilitates 

multiple modes of communicating and engaging the learners and the 

counselors for better conduct of learning centric course activities and 

associated assessment of learners’ performance. It is proposed 

that a disciplined and pedagogically architected IOCG is 

developed by the Course Team concurrently with their course design 

and authoring of the SLMs. 

3) IOCG is backed by a suite of systems that together constitute the

ODTEL. This requires necessary strengthening and augmentation of 

IGNOU’s ICT capabilities, systems and services. Towards this it is 

proposed to establish, (i) a unified Data centre with advanced 

servers, storage and broadband Internet/VPN connectivity that 

support ‘cloud computing’, (ii) migration over a reasonable time of 

existing services like the Website, eGyankosh, IGNOU Online, 

Digital Library services, Learning Management Systems and Students 

Database management to the cloud computing facility. ACIIL is 

taking the initiative to establish the unified data center and broadband 

connectivity in association with the NPTEL, RailTel and 

developments in the National Knowledge Network. 

4) IGNOU is proposing to launch courses based upon the content 

developed by the IITs and IISc under the National Programme on 

Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL). This is available in the 

form of suites of Recorded Video Lecturers (RVLs) and web-content. 

It is proposed to launch NPTEL-IGNOU courses by following 

IGNOU Academic Council approved processes like generating the 

SLMs in e-Content form and development of the associated IOCG. 

5) IGNOU needs to build up experience in the management of the IOCG 

supported online mode of education. Secondly, it is important that 

extensive online supported courses management is used for the 

programs offered under the International Division. 

AC 49.25.2 

The matter is placed before the Academic Council for consideration and 

approval of the following: 

i) Adoption of the ODTEL framework for all the courses of IGNOU to 

be executed over a reasonable period of time for transition from the 

present ODL to the new frame work. 

ii) Formal development of the IOCG by Course Team concurrently with 

the SLM development for all new course. IGNOU’s Schools and 

sections that conduct courses will set up Course Management Groups 

for the ongoing courses who will be given the additional charge of 

developing the IOCG for their respective courses. 

iii) Setting up of the (i) Unified Data centre with broadband OFC based 

Internet and VPN connectivity with the Regional Centres and (ii) a 

backend Educational Informatics Laboratory to develop and build 

capacity in establishing and servicing of IOCG anchored ODTEL 

Systems. Both will be done under the overall supervision of the 

ACILL and executed in association with the concerned divisions and 

centres of IGNOU. 

iv) Launch of NPTEL-IGNOU courses using the NPTEL content and the

IOCG approach. 

v) Establishing the School Board for NPTEL-IGNOU programme under 

the purview of the ACIIL. 

vi) Courses under the NPTEL-IGNOU programme will be offered using 

both printed SLM mode and also using the paperless eSLM hosted on 

a joint NPTEL-IGNOU Programme portal and augmented by the 

IOCG System. 

vii) Direct all concerned schools offering International programmes to 

speedily develop the IOCG based system of ODTEL in the respective 

courses for such programmes. 

viii) The full scale ODTEL services to be developed and deployed for the 

programmes managed through the ID. The Education Informatic Lab 

will closely work with the ID for the effective management of such 

programmes. 

AC 49.25.3 

ITEM NO.26 

The Academic Council discussed the proposal in detail and approved the 

same. 

To report the revised target enrolment to Certificate in Information 

Technology (CIT) programme 

AC 49.26.1 It was presented that the SOCIS projected a target enrolement of 10,000 

per annum in the Phase 3 Form for the Certificate in Information 

Technology (CIT) programme. The School now revised the target 

enrolment as 3,000 per annum. This is reported to the AC for information. 

AC 49.26.3 

ITEM NO.27 

AC 49.27.1 

The Academic Council noted the revised target enrolment of 3,000 per 

annum to Certificate in Information Technology (CIT) programme 

To consider and approve the Establishment of National Centre for 

Local Governance 

It was presented that Prof. M. Aslam, Director, SOCE proposed for the 

establishment of ‘National Centre for Local Governance’ in the 

University. 

Prof Aslam explained the rationale for establishing the proposed centre. 

He stressed that the establishment of a ‘National Centre for Local 

Governance (NCLG) will greatly help to catalyze the process of 

democratic decentralization. It is expected that the proposed centre will 

facilitate developing a clear vision and strategy to plan and provide for an 

appropriate educational and training intervention to meet the challenge of 

facilitating and expediting the silent revolution expected to be brought 

about by the 73 rd & 74 th amendments of the Constitution.

AC 49.27.2 

The members raised the following points during discussion: 

a) Inclusion of the word ‘National’ in the nomenclature of the 

Centre. 

b) Possibility for collaboration and coordination with similar other 

institutions like NIRD etc. 

c) Focus of the proposed Centre on the ODL capabilities to local self 

government. 

AC 49.27.3 

ITEM NO.28 

AC 49.28.1 

The Academic Council deliberated and approved the proposal for 

establishment of the centre with modified nomenclature as ‘Centre for 

ODL Capabilities in Local Governance’. The AC further recommended 

the proposed staffing pattern for the Centre. The proposal is placed at 

Annexure – 7. 

To consider and approve the proposal for offering Master of Visual 

and Performing Arts (MVA & MPA) programmes in face-to-face 

mode. 

It was presented that the School of Performing and Visual Arts (SOPVA) 

proposed to offer the following programmes in face-to-face mode from 

July, 2009. 

(a) MPA – Bharatnatyam Dance 

(b) MPA – Hindustani Classical Vocal Music 

(c) MPA – Theatre Arts 

(d) MVA – Painting 

(e) MVA – Applied Art (to be offered from July 2010) 

The Phase 1 Form for the above programmes were approved by the 

School Board at its meeting held on April 29, 2009. 

Tecnia Institute of Dance, Music & Fine Arts, Rohini, Delhi is willing to 

work in partnership and provide infrastructure on per student fixed 

charges where as School of Performing and Visual Arts, IGNOU will 

support the course with Academic guidance ad supervision. Ganesha 

Natyalaya, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi is willing to make 

available its premises on rental basis for MPA. 

AC 49.28.2 

ITEM NO.29 


Master of Visual and Performing Arts (MVA & MPA) programmes in 

face-to-face mode from July, 2009. 

To report for ratification of the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor 

on offering B.A. in (a) Fashion Design, (b) Textile Design and (c)

Fashion Merchandising and Production programmes as face to face 

full time programmes in place of distance education. 

AC 49.29.1 

A proposal was received from the Pearl Academy of Fashion to convert 

B.A. (Fashion Design), B.A. (Textile Design) and B.A. (Fashion 

Merchandising and Production) programmes from 4 to 3 years full time 

face-to-face. The item was considered by the School Board in its meeting 

held on 22/4/2009. After detailed discussion, the School Board 

authorized the chairman of the School Board to constitute a committee for 

visiting Pearl Academy of Fashion centres at Delhi, Jaipur and Chennai 

and make its recommendations. A committee duly constituted visited all 

the three centres of the Pearl Academy of Fashion located at Delhi, Jaipur 

and Chennai and submitted its recommendations. On the basis of the 

Committee’s recommendations, the Vice-Chancellor as given his kind 

approval for offering the above programmes as full time face-to-face 

programmes and reducing the duration from 4 to 3 years retaining the 

courses and credits as earlier. 

The minutes of the meeting of the School Board of School of Vocational 

Education and Training, recommendations committee to study availability 

of infrastructure facilities for offering full time B.A. in (a) Fashion 

Design, (b) Textile Design and (c) Fashion Merchandising and Production 

programmes at Pearl Academy of Fashion centres (at Delhi, Jaipur & 

Chennai) and revised course structure for the above programmes is placed 

at (Annexure – 8). 

AC 49.29.2 

The Academic Council ratified the Action Taken by the Vice-Chancellor 

in offering the following three programmes as face-to-face full time 

programmes in place of distance mode: (1) B.A. in Fashion Design, (2) 

B.A. in Textile Design and (3) B.A. in Fashion Merchandising and 

Production, along with their revised programme structure. 

TABLED ITEMS 

ITEM NO. 30 

AC 49.30.1 

To consider and approve the Phase 3 Form for the M.A. in Gender 

and Development Studies (with exit point for PG Diploma in Gender 

and Development Studies) in the Distance Mode 

It was presented that the School of Gender and Development Studies 

(SOGDS) submitted Phase 3 Form for the ‘M.A. in Gender and 

Development Studies’ in a modular approach with an exit point for PG 

Diploma in Gender and Development Studies after successful completion 

of the 1 st year of study. In the 2 nd Year of study, the student will have

option to choose specialization according to his/her interest from a range 

of optional courses using a choice-based credit system. It is proposed to 

offer this programme in the Distance Mode. Phase 3 Form for this 

programme was approved by the School Board of SOGDS at its 4 th 

Meeting held on April 6, 2009. 

AC 49.30.2 

AC 49.30.3 

ITEM NO.31 

AC 49.31.1 

AC 49.31.2 

ITEM NO.32 

ITEM NO.33 

ITEM NO.34 

ITEM NO.35 

ITEM NO.36 

ITEM NO.37 

AC 49.32-37.1 

Members sought clarifications regarding course structure, course contents, 

target group, etc, for which Director, SOGDS clarified. 


the Phase 3 Form (Annexure - 9) for M.A. in Gender and Development 

Studies with a exit point for PG Diploma in Gender and Development 

Studies after successful completion of first year. 

To consider and approve the Phase 3 Form for the Postgraduate 

Certificate in Gender, Entrepreneurship and Development in the 

distance mode 

It was presented that the School of Gender and Development Studies 

(SOGDS) presented Phase 3 Form for ‘Postgraduate Certificate in 

Gender, Entrepreneurship and Development’ in the distance mode. The 

programme would benefit the functionaries belonging to organizations 

involved with promotion of entrepreneurship, micro-credit and 

microfinance initiatives, especially to achieve gender equity and equality. 

The Phase 3 Form was approved by the School Board of SOGDS at its 4 th 

Meeting held on April 6, 2009. 


the Phase 3 Form (Annexure - 10) for Postgraduate Certificate in Gender, 

Entrepreneurship and Development in the distance mode. 

To consider and approve M.Phil./Ph. D Course Work in Hindi. 

To consider and approve M.Phil./Ph. D Course Work in English. 

To consider and approve M.Phil./Ph. D Course Work in Malayalam. 

To consider and approve M.Phil./Ph. D Course Work in Tamil. 

To consider and approve M.Phil./Ph. D Course Work in Gujarati. 

To consider and approve M.Phil./Ph. D Course Work in Urdu. 

Item Nos 32 to 37 were taken up together as they relate to course work for 

M.Phil/Ph.D programmes of the School of Humanities (SOH) in Hindi, 

English, Malayalam, Tamil, Gujarati and Urdu languages. It was

presented that, as per criteria for admission to M.Phil and Ph.D 

programmes of the University, the Post Graduate students who directly 

join M.Phil/Ph.D programme have to complete 32 credits of course work 

as well as 16 credits of desertation for M.Phil and 64 credits of 

desertation for Ph.D. The SOH presented Phase 3 Forms for 32 credits of 

course work for M.Phil/Ph.D programme in six languages viz., Hindi, 

English, Malayam, Tamil, Gujarati and Urdu. The Phase 3 Forms were 

approved by the School Board of SOH at its 39 th Meeting held on June 24, 

2009. 

AC 49.32-37.2 

Prof. Renu Bharadwaj, Director, SOH explained the salient features of the 

proposed course work. The evaluation system for all these programmes 

shall comprise of two components: (1) continuous assessment with 50% 

weightage (two term papers carrying 30% wieghtage for theory and 

practical assessment through seminars etc with 20% weightage), and (2) 

term-end examination with 50% weightage (30% for theory and 20% for 

the viva-voce). 

It was stated that the initial admission in Hindi and English will be 

between 20-30 students and contact programme with the students is also 

being envisaged. As of now, the Programme in Malayalam, Tamil, 

Gujarati and Urdu languages is limited to RTA scheme till regular Faculty 

is appointed in these disciplines. 

AC 49.32-37.3 

AC 49.32-37.4 

Director, SOH raised the issue of non-availability of core faculty in Indian 

Languages to undertake course development and M.Phil/Ph.D guidance. 

In this context, the decision (Resolution No 46.1.4) of the 46 th Meeting 

of the Academic Council held on 13 th January 2009 to establish a Centre 

of Indian Languages was reiterated. As per the decision, a separate Centre 

of Indian Languages with full academic autonomy like any school of 

studies to start academic programmes in Indian languages is to be created. 

The Academic Council again re-emphasized the earlier decision to 

establish the ‘Centre for Indian Languages’ to effectively interact with the 

School of Humanities (SOH) and the School of Translation Studies 

(SOTS). It is also suggested to create one post of Assistant Professor in 

each of the Indian Languages listed under the 8 th Schedule of the 

Constitution. 

1. The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase 3 Froms 

(Annexure - 11) submitted by the School of Humanities (SOH) for 

M.Phil./Ph.D Course Work in Hindi, English, Malayalam, Tamil, 

Gujarati and Urdu languages. 

2. The Academic Council further recommended to establish the ‘Centre 

for Indian Languages’ with one Assistant Professor in each of the 

Indian Languages listed under the 8 th Schedule of the Constitution.

The Centre shall effectively interact with SOH and SOTS. 

ITEM NO.38 

AC 49.38.1 

AC 49.38.2 

To ratify the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor in extending the 

50% fee concession to the Diploma and Certificate Programmes of 

the School of Agriculture. 

It was presented that the School of Agriculture offers several Diploma and 

Certificate programmes to youth and women below poverty line from 

rural areas. As these target groups can not afford the full programme fee, 

the Academic Council already approved 50% fee concession for most of 

the diploma programmes offered by the SOA. While launching 

Certificate in Poultry Farming, the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor announced 

50% fee concession for Certificate programmes also. In view of this, the 

SOA proposed to offer 50% fee concession to all the Diploma and 

Certificate programmes offered by SOA, which was approved by the 

Hon’ble VC. 

The Vice-Chancellor has approved the following criteria for availing the 

fee concession: 

1. All the candidates from rural area shall be entitled for 50% fee 

concession subject to the production of domicile certificate. 

2. The urban standards below poverty line shall be given 50% fee 

concession subject to production of income certificate. 

AC 49.38.3 


extending the 50% fee concession for all the Diploma and Certificate 

Programmes offered by the School of Agriculture.

ITEM NO.39 

AC 49.39.1 

AC 49.39.2 

ITEM NO.40 

To consider and approve the revision of Post Graduate Diploma in 

Distance Education (PGDDE) and Master of Arts in Distance 

Education (MADE) 

It was presented that the STRIDE had undertaken the 5 th revision of 

PGDDE & MADE as recommended by the Expert Committee in its 

meeting held on 4 th & 5 th August, 2008. As per the revised structure 

proposed, both the programmes are now to be integrated as MA in 

Distance Education with the provision for lateral entry of those with 

PGDDE to MADE. Subsequently, the Course Coordinators of all the 10 

courses have revised the course outlines. 


the revised nomenclature, structure, duration, etc of Post Graduate 

Diploma in Distance Education (PGDDE) and Master of Arts in Distance 

Education (MADE). The Academic Council also approved the revised 

course outlines of all the 10 courses of these programmes. 

To consider and approve the modification in eligibility of the 

Academic Programmes having eligibility 10 th and 12 th – regarding. 

AC 49.40.1 It was presented that 37 th Meeting of the APC held on June 26, 2009 

suggested to modify eligibility conditions of 10 th and 12 th Class for 

various Certificate and Diploma programmes as follows: 

a) Certificate Programmes: 10 th pass to be replaced with Literate with 

15 years of age. 

b) Diploma Programmes: 12 th (10+2) or equivalent pass with 17 years of 

age. 

The above suggestion of APC is now placed before the AC for 

consideration and approval. 

AC 49.40.2 

AC 49.40.3 

During the discussions the members felt that the eligibility criteria for 

admission to various certificates/diploma programmes are not uniform 

across the Board. The entry qualification varies from literate to 

graduation depending on the nature of the certificate/diploma programme. 

Therefore, it may not be appropriate to decide the entry qualification on a 

uniform basis. It is opined that the suggestion of the APC as mentioned 

above may be kept in mind by the School while deciding the entry 

qualification for certificate/diploma programmes. 

The Academic Council advised the Schools to take the above suggestions 

of the APC as guidelines and decide the eligibility qualification for 

admission to certificate/diploma programmes as per the requirements.

ITEM NO.41 

AC 49.41.1 

AC 49.41.2 

AC 49.41.3 

ITEM NO.42 

AC 49.42.1 

AC 49.42.2 

AC 49.42.3 

To ratify the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor in launching of 

Paramedical/Allied Health Sciences Programmes 

It was presented that the Centre for Paramedical Sciences developed 

Bachelor Degree, Diploma & Online Certificate Programmes in the area 

of Paramedical and Allied Health Sciences in collaboration with CMAI, 

AHERF and BSS. The Vice-Chancellor approved the launching of these 

programmes in face-to-face mode from July 2009 admission cycle. These 

programmes were already announced through common advertisement. 

During the discussion it was pointed out that B.Sc in Optometry and 

Ophthalmic Techniques / Technology (BSCHOT) is already on offer in 

face-to-face mode for the past few years. Therefore, there is no need for 

fresh approval for this programme at this stage. 

With the above observation, the Academic Council ratified the action 

taken by the Vice Chancellor in launching Bachelor Degree, Diploma & 

Online Certificate Programmes in the area of Paramedical and Allied 

Health Sciences. 

To consider and approve the launch B. Sc. (Nautical Science) 

Programme for the Merchant Navy Officers who serve Near Coastal 

Vessels (NCVs). 

It was presented that the School of Engineering & Technology (SOET) 

was offering B.Sc. (Nautical Science) in collaboration with DG Shipping. 

The programme was withdrawn by IGNOU as the DG Shipping shifted it 

to the Indian Maritime University, Chennai. The DG, Shipping, Mumbai 

has now proposed for collaboration with IGNOU to offer a revised B.Sc. 

(Nautical Science) for training the candidates to qualify for becoming 

the Merchant Navy Officers who serve Near Coastal Vessels (NCVs). A 

team of Navel Officers met the Vice-Chancellor and the faculty and 

discussed broad structure of the revised programme, as presented in the 

agenda note. 

Director, SOET presented the proposed modifications in the B.Sc. 

(Nautical Science) programme. Further details of the proposed 

programme will be worked out after consulting Indian shipping 

companies and other stakeholders. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the launch B. Sc. 

(Nautical Science) Programme for the Merchant Navy Officers who serve 

Near Coastal Vessels (NCVs). The Faculty shall work out detail structure 

of the programme and discuss in the School Board.

ITEM NO.43 

AC 49.43.1 

To consider and approve the proposal for establishment of Institute 

of Higher Learning at Bangalore under IGNOU-Indian Navy 

Collaboration. 

It was presented that Indian Navy proposed IGNOU to set up an Institute 

of Higher Learning at Bangalore on land owned by Indian Navy. The 

primary purpose for establishing the institute is to provide avenues for 

quality higher professional education to naval wards who due to frequent 

transfers of their parents and domiciliary restrictions of states find it 

difficult to get admission in coveted institutes in the country. It is 

proposed to set up the above residential institute primarily in the field of 

engineering and technology at graduation level to start with. The institute 

will offer on-campus full time regular B. Tech. Course in Mechanical, 

Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electrical and Electronics 

Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology in addition 

to ODL programmes in various areas. 

A Joint Committee of Experts comprising representatives from IGNOU 

and Indian Navy is to be constituted to work out a detailed project report. 

AC 49.43.2 


establishment of Institute of Higher Learning at Bangalore under IGNOU- 

Indian Navy Collaboration. The SOET is directed to take further action in 

the matter. 

ITEM NO.44 To consider and approve proposal for setting up of Flexible e- 

learning environment through eGyanKosh based course wise 

registration and assessment. 

AC 49.44.1 Prof. Uma Kanjilal circulated a proposal for setting up of Flexible e- 

learning environment through eGyanKosh based course wise registration 

and assessment. The details are as under. 

AC 49.44.2 

eGyanKosh (www.egyankosh.ac.in) was initiated by IGNOU in October, 

2005 to store, index, preserve, distribute and share the digital learning 

resources developed by the IGNOU. It has now emerged as one of the 

world’s largest educational resource repositories. Over 95% of the selfinstructional 

print material of the IGNOU have already been digitised and 

uploaded on the repository. The video programmes are being provided 

through a special channel of IGNOU in YouTube with the metadata link 

in the repository. At present about 36,000 self-instructional print materials 

and over a 1,600 videos are available in the repository. After its public 

launch in June 9, 2008, the site already received around 486,000 hits with 

an average of 1,000 visits per day from all over the world. There are 

40,000 active registered users of the repository. The statistics clearly

indicates the growing popularity of the eGyanKosh. 

It is now proposed to extend the facilities of eGyanKosh to set up a 

Flexible e-Learning Environment for course wise registration and 

assessment. The University is already offering 15 online programmes 

which are in closed environment through a learning management system. 

The proposed model will be in a complete open and flexible environment 

with following features: 

1. Any visitor to the eGyanKosh site will have the option to register 

for any particular course or a full length academic programme. A 

modular approach will be followed wherein a registered learner 

can combine course credits to obtain a diploma or degree of their 

own choice. 

2. The platform will provide self learning environment with a list of 

Academic Advisors/ Course Guides to act as mentors. The 

Personal Learning Environment (PLE) will have interactive tools 

like Discussion Board, Blogs, wikis, podcassting, RSS feeds etc. 

3. Each course will have online assessment mechanism wherein a 

learner can take their exams virtually 'on demand'. However, the 

final exam will be in a proctored environment (exam centres have 

to be identified both at national and international level). The 

evaluation will be at three levels – diagnostic (where prior 

knowledge testing is required), formative and summative and will 

be designed by the faculty based on course requirements. Various 

modes of evaluation may be adopted viz. objective, short essay 

type, term paper, course projects, practical activities etc. 

4. A complete tracking mechanism will be integrated in the platform 

through the e-portfolios of individual learners. E-portfolio will 

keep a formal record of all formal and informal studies carried out 

by the registered learner. Certification of the course will be based 

on stipulated time spent on a course (for a 4 credit a minimum of 

45 days) and completion of all learning activities identified by the 

faculty. 

The proposed enhancement of eGyanKosh will provide an opportunity for 

prospective learners to sample a course before enrolling and also help 

them in choosing courses and programmes of study. Course wise 

registration will facilitate offering topic specific continuing education 

programmes especially in skill based and professional areas. This model 

provides a flexible framework for Schools of Studies to identify and 

combine different courses already available, for offering new tailor-made 

need based programmes. In the long run this will help in achieving 

IGNOU’s objective of democratising higher education by taking it to the 

doorsteps of the learners and providing access to high quality education to

all those who seek it. 

AC 49.44.3 

The Academic Council after detailed discussion approved the proposal for 

setting up of Flexible e-learning environment through eGyanKosh based 

course wise registration and assessment.

ITEM NO.45 

AC 49.45.1 

To report the National Launching of the 2-Year Associate Degree 

Programme in Community Colleges. 

The Vice-Chancellor reported to the Academic Council the National 

Launching of the 2-Year Associate Degree Programme in Community 

Colleges by Adv. Kapil Sibal, the Hon’ble Minister for Human Resource 

Development, and Smt. D. Purandewari, Hon’ble Minister of State for 

RD, GOI on 4 th July, 2009 on the occasion of the 100 th Meeting of the 

BOM. 

AC 49.45.2 The Academic Council in its 46 th meeting held on 13 th January, 2009 

approved the Concept Note on IGNOU Community Colleges based on the 

recommendations of the National Expert Committee. In pursuance of this 

decision “Expression of Interest” was invited through national dailies. 

Approximately 700 applications were received. The second meeting of 

the National expert Committee was held on 9 th April, 2009 to discuss the 

modalities of implementation. All applicants were invited for an 

Interactive Meeting to IGNOU on 20 th April, 2009. Around 300 

institutions participated, presented their profiles and interacted with 

experts. The discussions helped in articulating the Guidelines for the 

Scheme. Institutions were recommended for consideration as Community 

College based on the criteria of: 

• Track record in the field of community service and skill based 

education. 

• Physical and human power availability. 

• Linkages with industry/community. 

• Experience in need analysis for identification of programme 

sectors and the demographic spread of the institution’s reach. 

The Vice-Chancellor through a communication dated 9 th May, 2009 

elicited interest of IGNOU faculty for contributing academically and 

administratively to the development of the Scheme. 45 teachers and 31 

faculty of Regional Services Division responded. 

In order to enhance regional awareness and as per the suggestions of the 

National Expert Committee, the First Regional Meeting was held in 

Chennai on 25 th May, .2009 at MSSRF, Chennai in collaboration with 

Tamil Nadu Open University. Around 100 institutions and 20 IGNOU 

faculty participated. Profiles of institutions were presented and possible 

programmes for launch were discussed. In addition, institutions selected 

from the South at the National Meeting and interested in further 

discussions/clarifications were also invited. The meeting helped in 

identifying some more potential Community Colleges and provided as 

active forum for academic interaction with IGNOU faculty regarding: 

• Kinds of programmes to be considered by institutions.

• Availability and use of existing SLM repository of IGNOU. 

• Programme structure. 

• Gazette notification of Tamil Nadu Government regarding 

Community Colleges. 

As an outcome of these deliberations, Award letters were issued to 108 

institutions. The Community Colleges have submitted and undertaking 

and the Community College Board, Academic Committee and 

Examination Committee have been formed by the respective Colleges. 

IGNOU representatives on all the bodies have been nominated and 

Visit/Community College Board/Academic Committee meetings have 

commenced. 

The Indian Centre for Research and Development of Community College 

(ICRDCE) of Chennai organized a meeting of its Community Colleges in 

collaboration with IGNOU and Tamil Nadu Open University on 22 nd and 

23 rd June, 2009 and deliberated on the integration of Tamil Nadu Open 

University Community College Students into the Associate Degree 

programme of IGNOU. 

The Vice-Chancellor had an interaction with the Hon’ble Minister of 

Human Resource Development on 10 th June, 2009 regarding the Scheme 

and after detailed deliberations, it was decided to have a National Launch 

of the Associate Degree programme on 4 th July, 2009. 

Presently, the Scheme receives no financial support from IGNOU and it is 

worth mentioning that all participation so far has been purely voluntary. 

A few of the Community Colleges have provision for nominal scholarship 

out of their Trust/Society funds and some others are making arrangements 

for bank loans. The Regional Meeting for the Western Region in which 

approximately 70 institutions have been invited is scheduled for 13 th July, 

2009. Meetings for further applications and other regions will be done 

consequently. 

In order to institutionalize the mechanism, decisions in respect of the 

following are to be made: 

• Material procurement rate for Community Colleges’ from 


• Fee slab for various programmes. 

Academic and administrative arrangements for the Scheme in IGNOU: 

• Creation of a Community College Board. 

• Constitution of Boards of Studies for different disciplines by the 

Board. 

• Unit for Quality Assurance of Community Colleges. 

• Material Production and dissemination. 

• ICT deployment and capacity building of Community Colleges.

• Training of personnel in Community Colleges. 

AC 49.45.3 

The Academic Council applauded the Vice-Chancellor for his leadership 

in designing and launching the innovative scheme of Associate Degree 

Programme in Community Colleges. 

ITEM NO.46 

AC 49.46.1 

AC 49.46.2 

AC 49.46.3 

To consider and approve the creation of the School of Commerce and 

Business Studies. 

The Vice Chancellor appraised the Academic Council that the Faculty of 

the School of Management Studies proposed for the establishment of the 

School of Commerce and Business Studies by carving out the 

Commerce Discipline from the existing School of Management Studies 

(SOMS). As of now, the SOMS comprises two disciplines viz., 

Management and Commerce. Both these disciplines offer a large number 

of programmes and courses. Over a period, they grew exorbitantly and 

merit separate Schools as is the practice in most of the Universities 

including Central Universities like Delhi University and Jamia Millia 

Islamia. Nevertheless, Commerce Discipline is striving to cater the 

diverging needs of business sector in development of programmes, and 

also taking new initiatives like Spot evaluation, for the first time in the 

University. The Vice-Chancellor expressed the view that the University 

would be able to serve the education and training needs of the different 

segments of the commerce, industry and trade if there are two different 

Schools. 

While endorsing the above view point in toto, the Members informed that 

Commerce and Management are two separate Schools in almost all the 

Universities in the country. Therefore, the Members suggested the 

establishment of a new School for Commerce discipline with the 

nomenclature as the ‘School of Commerce and Business Studies’. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal for creation 

of the new ‘School of Commerce and Business Studies.’ 



Chairman

MINUTES 


FIFTIETH MEETING 



held on 

8 TH OCTOBER 2009




MINUTES OF THE FIFTIETH MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL 

HELD ON OCTOBER 8, 2009 AT 11.00 A.M. IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, 

BLOCK-8 IGNOU, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI-110 068. 




252. Dr. D.K. Choudhary, PVC (I/C ACD) - Ex-officio Member 


6. Prof. K. R. Srivasthan, PVC - Ex-officio Member 













19. Dr. Sushant Kumar Mishra, Director (I/c), SOFL - Ex-officio Member 

20. Dr. Nandini Sinha Kapoor, Director (I/c), SOITS - Ex-officio Member 

21. Dr. S. K. Arora, Librarian, - Ex-officio 

22. Prof. N. Mukunda - Member 




26. Prof. K. Ramamohan Rao - Member 

27. Dr. Srikanth Mohapatra, Registrar (SED) - Member 

28. Sh. K. Laxman, OSD (SRD) - Member 

Prof. N.K. Dash, Prof. B.S. Hansra and Dr. Paramita Shuklavaidya attended the 

meeting as representatives of the Directors of SOE, SOA and SOTHSM respectively. 

Prof. Parvin Sinclair, PVC, Prof. C.Gajendra Naidu, Director, SOVET, Prof. 

Shambhu Nath Singh, Director, SOJNMS, Prof. Gracious Thomas, Director, SOSW, 

Prof. Sunil Kumar, Director, SOPVA, Sh. V.V. Subramanyam, Lecturer, SOCIS, Prof. 

Mahendra Dev, Prof. George Mathew, Prof. N.K. Jain, Prof. Uma Alladi, Prof. S.N. 

Maheshwari, Dr. D.K. Dutta Majumdar, Prof. Mohammad Miyan, Prof. Kannan 

Modugalya, Prof. Devi Singh, could not attend the meeting.

Pending the notification of their membership of the Academic Council, Prof. 

Pandav Nayak, SOSS, Prof. T.K. Jena, SOHS, Dr. Ashok Kr. Gaba, Reader, SOVET, Dr. 

Nehal A. Farooquee, Dr. Babu P. Ramesh, Dr. R.R. Rausaria Registrar (MPDD) attended 

the meeting as special invitees. 

Shri K. D. Sharma, Assistant Registrar, ACD was present to assist Council. 

At the outset, the Chairman extended warm welcome to the members to the 

50 th Meeting of the Academic Council. He informed the Council that UK based Indian 

scientist Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has won the 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry 

along with American Thomas A Steitz and Isreli scientist Ada E. Yonath. The trio was 

awarded for their Study of the structure and function of the Ribosome, one of life’s core 

processes. Dr. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan was born in 1952 in Chidamabram, 

Tamilnadu. Dr. V. Ramakrishnan completed his Ph.D. in Physics in 1976 from Ohio 

University US and his work in Chemistry achieved him the highest award. He is the 

leader at the Structural Studies Division, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, 

Cambridge UK. His work shows that Ribosomes produce Protein which in terms controls 

the Chemistry in all leaving organisms. Ribosomes are crucial to life, they are also a 

major target for new antibiotics. Their work showed what the Ribosomes looks like and 

how it functions at atomic level. In side every cell in an organism there are DNA 

molecules they contain the blue prints for how a human being, a plant or a bacterium, 

looks and functions. But the DNA molecule is passive. If there was nothing else there 

would be no life. The blue prints transformed into leaving matter through the work of 

Ribosomes. Based upon the information in DNA, Ribosomes make proteins: oxygentransporting 

haemoglobin, antibodies of the immune system, hormones such as insulin, 

the collagen of the skin, or enzymes that break down sugar. These are tens of thousands 

of proteins in the body and they all have different forms and functions. They build and 

control life at the chemical level. 

The Academic Council applauded the work done by Dr. Venkatraman 

Ramakrishnan and his team, which lead to his winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry and 

taken on record its appreciation on for the great achievements of Dr. Ramakrishnan. 

Then the Chairman requested Dr. D.K. Choudhary, PVC (in charge ACD) to 

present the agenda. The following agenda were taken up: 

ITEM NO. 1 To confirm the Minutes of the 49 th Meeting of the Academic 


AC 50.1.1 

The Member Secretary presented that the Minutes of the 49 th Meeting 

held on 29 th June was circulated to the Members. Action Taken 

Report on the Minutes of the 48 th Special Meeting and 49 th Meeting 

are placed at (Annexure 2) & (Annexure 3) for information of the 

members of the Council.

AC 50.1.2 

It was presented that the comments have been received from Prof. 

Sunita Malhotra, Director, SOS (Item No: 1) Sh. K. Laxman, OSD 

(SRD) (Item No: 2), Prof. P.R.R. Nair, OSD & Coordinator, CCETC 

(Item No: 10) and Prof. M. Aslam, Director, SOCE (Item No: 27). 

The Academic Council noted the comments received on Item No: 1 

and Item No: 2 which were due to typographical errors in the 

Resolutions and accepted the amendments as mentioned in the 

comments for the following items: 

Item No: 1: Resolution No: 49.1.2 the resolution numbers mentioned 

as 46.1.2 and 46.1.3 may be read as 46.14.2 & 46.14.3. 

Item No: 2: Resolution No: 49.2.3 the clause 1 (iv) should be 

corrected to Clause 1 (v). 

Item No: 27: The Academic Council agreed with the modified 

nomenclature of ‘Centre for ODL Capabilities in 

Local Governance’ to ‘National ODL Centre for 

Local Governance’. 

AC 50.1.3 

ITEM NO. 2 

AC 50.2.1 

The Academic Council considered the comments and confirmed the 

Minutes of the 49 th Meeting (Annexure 1 without appendices) with 

the above modifications. The Academic Council also noted the Action 

Taken Report on its 48 th Special Meeting and 49 th Meeting. 

To consider and approve the proposal for Creation of Additional 

Faculty positions in the School of Agriculture 

It was presented that the School of Agriculture has proposed for 

creation of additional faculty positions in the school. Prof. B.S. 

Hansra, explained that at the time of conceptualization of the School 

six disciplines viz. Agriculture Production System, Agriculture Policy 

and Agribusiness Management, Livestock and Fisheries Production 

System, Natural Resource Management, Product Technology and 

Value Addition and Extension and Communication System were 

identified. All the faculty members have been recruited and currently 

the School is operative under only one discipline i.e. Agriculture with 

the total strength of seven faculty members. The Academic Council at 

its 46 th meeting held on 13 th January 2009 approved the proposal for 

creation of three new disciplines i.e. i) Agriculture Production System 

(ii) Agriculture Economics and Extension and (iii) Food Science 

Technology in the School of Agriculture. Since the faculty members 

are working under a common discipline they are finding difficulty in 

handling the programmes because of specializations. The School has 

developed and launched one Ph.D. Three PG Diplomas, Four

Diplomas, Five Certificates and Two Awareness Programmes. It is 

also conducting Research Extension and Training programmes in the 

country. In view of the above the School proposed for the creation of 

positions of Professor – 1 (Crop Production), Associate Professor – 2 

(Agriculture Extension (ICT Specialization) and (Horticulture one 

each), and Assistant Professor – 4. (Food Technology, Soil Science, 

Plant Breeding / Biotechnology and Agriculture Economics one each). 

AC 50.2.2 

AC 50.2.3 

ITEM NO. 3 

AC 50.3.1 

AC 50.3.2 

During the discussion the members expressed the views that the 

discipline for the above posts should be Agronomy and the 

specialization should be defined against each of the positions in the 

advertisement only. 


creation of the additional positions of Professor – 1, Associate 

Professor – 2 and Assistant Professor – 4 in the discipline of 

Agronomy with above specializations in the School of Agriculture. 

To consideration and approval of the College of Nursing as 

Academic Institution maintained by the University under Section 

2(d). 

It was presented that the School of Health Sciences has submitted 

proposal for College of Nursing to be maintained as Academic 

Institution of the university under Section 2(d). Prof. Bimla Kapoor 

explained that the University has received a request for affiliation 

from College of Nursing of Indraprastha Medical Corporation, New 

Delhi for regular B.Sc. Nursing Programme. The organization had 

obtained approval from in the Nursing Council, Delhi Nursing 

Council and Directorate of Health Services Govt. of NCT Delhi for 

starting the B.Sc. Nursing programme. The Vice-Chancellor had 

constituted a core group to finalize the norms for affiliation and 

application form for affiliation. However, the Academic Council 

authorized the Vice-Chancellor to constitute the committee to examine 

the issue of affiliation. In the light of provisions of the IGNOU Act 

and Scheme of the Convergence. Accordingly a Committee was 

constituted under Chairpersonship of Dr. D.K. Choudhary (PVC). In 

the mean time the University had received the request from Apollo 

Hospital. After deliberations it is proposed that the Apollo Hospital 

be considered as Academic Institution maintained by the University 

under Section 2(d). 

During the discussion Prof. Omprakash Mishra, PVC raised the point 

that his name from the Committee and Core Group as mentioned in 

the note be removed as he was never associated in the matter. Prof. 

M. Aslam, Director, SOCE suggested that the University should have

a Policy in place for Affiliation/maintaining of Colleges/Institutions. 

AC 50.3.3 

In view of the above discussion, the Academic Council resolved that a 

Policy in the matter is required to be in place. It also decided that the 

University may sign a Memorandum of Understanding with concerned 

Institution/Colleges and Joint Consultative Committee of the signing 

Institutions/Colleges and the University should deliberate on the 

issues involved and for the time being the programme of B.Sc. 

(Nursing) in face to face mode should be offered from these 

Colleges/Institutions.

ITEM NO. 4 

AC 50.4.1 

AC 50.4.2 

ITEM NO. 5 

AC 50.5.1 

AC 50.5.2 

ITEM NO. 6 

AC 50.6.1 

To consider and approve the Minutes of the 14 th meeting of the 

Research Council held on June 23, 2009. 

It was presented that the 14 th Meeting of the Research Council of the 

University was held on June 23, 2009. The Research Council is an 

authority of the University under over all supervision of the Academic 

Council, therefore, the Minutes of the Research Council are placed 

before the Academic Council for approval. 


(Annexure 2 without appendices) of the 14 th Meeting of the 

Research Council. 

To report for ratification the commencement of Diploma in 

Teaching German as a Foreign Language. 

It was presented that the School of Foreign Languages (SOFL) has 

presented the Phase 3 form for Diploma in Teaching German as a 

Foreign Language in collaboration with Goeth Institute (MMB) 

University of Vienna. Ms. Shatabadi Ghosh Lashkar explained the 

salient feature of the Programme. She also apprised the members that 

programme will meet the need of professionals of German Language 

teachers in class room Management, Lesson Planning, Teaching 

Skills, Vocabulary, Grammar, Pronunciation and Assessing and 

Motivating the students. The programme will be offered in Pilot 

Phase from January 2010 and will be launched in July 2011. The 

Course Structure for the Programme has been approved by the School 

Board of SOFL at its meeting held on 23.06.2009. 

The Academic Council noted and approved Phase 3 form 

(Annexure 3) for Diploma in Teaching German as a Foreign 

Language in ODL with practical components from Jan. 2010 in Pilot 

Phase and the same will be launched from July 2011. 

To consider and approve the proposal to put on offer the Diploma 

Programme in Aquaculture (DAQ) from Jan, 2010. 

It was presented that the School of Sciences had proposed to put on 

offer the Diploma Programme in Aquaculture (DAQ) from January 

2010 which was put on hold by the Academic Council’s Standing 

Committee at its 22 nd Meeting for one/two years due to less 

enrolment. Prof Sunita Malhotra, Director, School of Sciences 

explained that of late School had been receiving the requests from 

students/ Study Centres for the programme.

AC 50.6.2 

AC 50.6.3 

ITEM NO.7 

AC 50.7.1 

AC. 50.7.2 

ITEM NO.8 

AC 50.8.1 

AC 50.8.3 

During the discussion, the members suggested that the University 

should take initiative for more clientele for the Programme by 

approaching different agencies such as Panchayats, Krishi Vigyan 

Kendras etc. It was also suggested since it is an agriculture based 

programme it can be offered jointly with the School of Agriculture. 

The Academic Council resolved to approve the proposal to put on 

offer the Diploma Programme in Aquaculture from January 2010. 

To consider and approve the proposal for allowing the students of 

Diploma in Meat Technology (DMT) to write the examination in 

Bengali. 

It was presented that School of Agriculture on the request received 

from the Students of Diploma in Meat Technology (DMT) of the PSC 

at WBUAFS, Kolkata submitted a proposal for allowing the students 

to write the examination in Bengali. 

The Academic Council considered and resolved to approve the 

proposal for allowing the students to write their examination in 

Bengali with the condition that the University will neither provide 

material nor question papers in Bengali. 

To note for information the Status Report in respect of on-going 

activities of the Centre for Corporate Education, Training and 

Consultancy 

It was presented that the Status Report in respect of on going activities 

the Centre for Corporate Education, Training and Consultancy is 

placed for the information of the Academic Council. Prof. P.R.R. 

Nair, OSD, CCETC explained the salient features of the Report and 

the ongoing activities of the center in detail. 

During the discussions Prof. G. Subbyamma, Director, SOMS, has 

raised the issue relating to the Master in Business Entrepreneurship 

programme and stated that the discipline of Master in Business 

Administration is located in the School of Management Studies and 

hence the programme can be offered only through the School of 

Management Studies. At this juncture Prof Nair, stated that the clients 

are not interested to go to the School with their programmes. Prof. 

Omprakash Mishra, PVC, participating in the discussions suggested 

that the faculty of the Management discipline should be proactive and 

any academic programme from them is welcomed. The suggestion 

was made that while launching the programmes it should be ensured 

that there is no duplication and conflict between the two programmes. 

Prof. K.R. Srivathsan, PVC, stated in the present scenario all the

disciplines are inter-disciplinary and therefore, the contention of the 

School of Management Studies for offering the Master in Business 

Degree is not acceptable. There was also a suggestion to make a 

Committee to have more clarity in the matter so that any such disputes 

can be resolved before the matter is placed before the Academic 

Council.

AC 50.8.2 

ITEM NO. 9 

AC 50.9.1 

AC 50.9.2 

AC 50.9.3 

The Academic Council noted the status report on the on-going 

activities of the Centre for Corporate Education, Training & 

Consultancy and appreciated the work done by the centre with in less 

than a year of its establishment in Dec. 2008. 

To consider and approve the Phase 3 form of Certificate in PC 

Hardware and Networking. 

It was presented that the Computer Division of the University had 

proposed the Phase 3 form for a six months Certificate Programme in 

PC Hardware and Networking. Dr V.S.P. Srivastva, Head, Computer 

Division explained the salient features of the Programme. He 

explained that the Programme will be offered on Pilot basis initially 

in face to face as the programme has been more practical oriented 

which contains 6 credits of theory and 10 credits of the Lab/Hand on 

work. 

During the discussion members appreciated the efforts of the Service 

Division in offering the Programmes based on their experience in 

providing services and suggested that these Divisions may offer more 

such programmes in collaboration with Schools concerned. Dr. 

Srivastava also clarified the doubts raised by the members on Video 

Programmes and Evaluation Methodology of the Programme relating 

to the percentage of continuous assessment and TEE in both theory 

and practical the components. The Programme Coordinator agreed 

that the percentage will be rounded of to 30% and 70 %. 

The Academic Council constituted a Committee under the 

Chairmanship of Prof K. R. Srivathsan, PVC, with Prof. Manohar Lal, 

Director SOCIS and Dr. V.S.P. Srivastava, Head, Computer Division 

as its members to deliberate on the viability of such Programmes. 

The Academic considered and approved the Phase 3 form (Annexure 

4) of Certificate in PC Hardware and Networking with the above 

suggestions to take offered in face to face mode initially from the 

Head Quarters and thereafter, in Regional Centres, initially from one 

RC in each Region. 

ITEM NO.10 

AC 50.10.1. 

To consider the concept paper for Post Graduate Diploma in 

Corporate Governance. 

It was presented that the Centre for Corporate Education Training and 

Consultancy based on the approval of the Academic Council for 

Diploma in Corporate Governance proposed the one year PG Diploma 

Programme from the ensuing academic session. A concept note

AC 50.10.2 

prepared by the Centre along with tentative course outline for PG 

Diploma was approved by the Expert Committee with minor 

amendment in course structure and is to be placed before the Centre 

Management Committee. 

The Academic Council considered and resolved that the concept note 

may be placed before the Centre Management Committee first and 

after its approval it may be placed again before it with the 

recommendations of the Centre Management Committee. 

ITEM NO.11 To consider the issue of updating Ordinance 7 on 

Degrees/Diploma and Certificates under Section 5(1)(iii) of the 

Act. 

AC 50.11.1 It was presented that the Academic Council at its 48 th (Special) 

Meeting held on 24 th April 2009 considered the issues relating to 

updating the Ordinance on Degrees/Diploma and Certificates under 

Section 5(1)(iii) of the Act. The Academic Council vide Resolution 

No. 48.27.2 desired to update the Ordinance. The Member Secretary 

vide its letter IG/ACD/AC-48-Spl/2009/1902 dated 23.06.2009 

requested the Directors of Schools, Head of Academic Divisions to 

furnish the information regarding Degrees/Diplomas and Certificates 

for updating the Ordinance. On the basis of the information received 

from the concerned Schools/Divisions/Centre the Revised Ordinance 

is placed before the Academic Council. 

AC 50.11.2 

AC 50.11.3 

ITEM NO.12 

AC 50.12.1 

During the discussion some of the members mentioned that their 

programmes are not reflected in the Ordinance. The Chairman asked 

the members to send their programes to ACD for updation of the 

Ordinance. 

The Academic Council approved the updated the Ordinance on 

Degrees/Diploma and Certificates under Section 5(1)(iii) of the Act 

(Annexure 5) provisions of Clause 2 of the Ordinance which provde 

that the University may add new degrees/diplomas/certificates to those 

mentioned in Clause 1 or delete any of them, with the approval of the 

Academic Council from time to time. 

To consider the Academic Programme booklet for the July, 2009 and 

January, 2010 Sessions 

It was presented that the Academic Programme booklet giving the 

details of the Programmes being offered by the University for the July 

2009 and January 2010 sessions along with the eligibility and other 

details is placed before the Academic Council for information. It was 

explained that the University will be offering 312 Certificate, 

Diploma, Degree and Doctoral Programmes comprising around 1700 

courses through 21 Schools of Studies/Centres/Institutes and a

network of 60 Regional Centres, at more than 2,241 Learner’s Support 

Centres and 52 overseas institutions in 33 countries during July 2009 

and January 2010. 

AC 50.12.2 

AC 50.12.3 

ITEM NO.13 

AC 50.13.1 

AC 50.13.2 

ITEM NO.14 

AC 50.14.1 

Shri Sudhir Kr. Arora, Librarian, pointed out that in the Academic 

Programme booklet there is no mention of the information relating to 

Library Services, new initiatives of the University like face to face and 

Community Colleges. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Programme Academic 

Booklet along with the Programmes mentioned in it. 

To consider and approve the Revised Version of the Course 

Globalization and Environment (MED-008) for the PG Diploma in 

Environment and Sustainable Development (PGDESD) 

It was presented that the School of Sciences has proposed the revised 

version of the Course Globalization and Environment (MED-008) for 

the PG Diploma in Environment and Sustainable Development (PGDESD). 

Prof. Sunita Malhotra, Director, SOS, explained that the contents of Course 

MED-008 has been revised by the course team members and one block i.e. 

Block 4 (Unit 13 to 16) has been added on the suggestion of the Expert 

Committee. The PGDESD programme team had also suggested that the 

revised course may also be adopted for PGDESD programme. The School 

Board had also approved the revised version of MED-008 and the proposal 

for its adoption for PGDESD. 

The Academic Council considered and resolved to approve the Revised 

Version of the Course Globalization and Environment (MED-008) 

(Annexure 6) for the PG Diploma in Environment and Sustainable 

Development (PGDESD). 

To consider the “Nomenclature of the Integrated Ph.D. Programme in 

Physics” offered by School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary 

Studies (SOITS) 

It was presented that the School of Sciences had submitted the 

proposal relating to “Nomenclature of the Integrated Ph.D. Programme in 

Physics” offered by School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary 

Studies (SOITS). Prof. Sunita Malhotra, Director, SOS explained in detail 

the reasons for the proposal. She stated that at 46 th Meeting when the 

proposal for Ph.D. in Astrophysics was being considered by Academic 

Council the School of Sciences had apprised the Council that the 

programme structure and contents for the proposed M.Sc. degree in 

Physics in the programme are heavily biased towards the specialized 

area of Astrophysics (comprising more than 50% of the contents). In 

contrast, the structure and course contents of M.Sc. (Physics) outlined 

in the model UGC curriculum and offered by the Central Universities, 

IITs and other reputed Universities in the country has only 25% 

weightage allotted to the specialized areas with 75% weightage given

to the core courses. The matter was discussed in the meeting of Expert 

Committee in Physics held on January 07, 2009, and it was 

recommended that “Master’s Degree in this program should be 

offered as M.Sc. in Astrophysics”. The Physics Discipline is 

developing the M.Sc. (Physics) programme to be offered by the 

School of Sciences, the Phase – 1 form for which was approved by the 

School Board of School of Sciences on 10.04.2007 – much before the 

Integrated Ph.D. Programme in Physics offered from SOITS was 

planned and proposed, and its programme structure and contents are in 

accordance with the UGC model curriculum and on par with the 

M.Sc. (Physics) being offered by other Universities and Institutes. 

Further, any Universities should not offer the same degree with two 

different programme structures and course contents. As per the 

recording of the Minutes of the 46 th Academic Council meeting 

(46.14.2), the Academic Council was convinced that the programme 

be renamed as M.Sc. (Astrophysics). The Academic Council while 

ratifying the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor in regularizing the 

matter at its 46 th Meeting decided to locate the said programme in 

SOS if the Physics faculty so desires. 

AC 50.14.2 

ITEM NO.15 

AC 50.15.1 

AC 50.15.2 

ITEM NO.16 

The Academic Council deliberated in detail on issues involved and 

decided to defer its decision and suggested that the matter may be 

resolved in consultation with Dr. C.K. Ghosh, Coordinator of the 

Integrated Ph.D. Programme in Physics” offered by School of 

Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Studies (SOITS). 

To consider and approve the proposal for launch of Certificate 

programme in Performing and Visual Arts in Indigenous art forms of 

North Eastern States (Guru Parampara Scheme, Government of India) 

from January 2010. 

It was presented that the School of Visual and Performing Arts had 

submitted a proposal for launch of Certificate programme in Performing 

and Visual Arts in Indigenous art forms of North Eastern States under (Guru 

Parampara Scheme, Government of India) from January 2010. The 

Certificate Programme will have 16 Credits-2 Credits for Theory (60 Study 

Hours) and 14 Credits for Practical having 480 study hours Counseling for 

6-8 hours will be offered in face to face mode. 

The Academic Council approved the proposal for launch of Certificate 

programme in Performing and Visual Arts in Indigenous art forms of North 

Eastern States (Guru Parampara Scheme, Government of India) 

(Annexure 7) from January 2010 and course structure for the programme. 

To consider and approve the proposal for Starting of (1) Five 

Year Integrated Programme in Business & Entrepreneurship, 

leading to Award of MBE Degree & (2) Starting of Certificate 

Programme by M/S. Reach Technology, Bangalore.

AC 50.16.1 

AC 50.16.2 

It was presented that the Centre for Corporate, Education, Training 

and Consultancy had proposed for (1) Five Year Integrated 

Programme in Business & Entrepreneurship, leading to Award of 

MBE Degree and (2) Starting of Certificate Programmes (Credit 

Training Programmes and Non-Credit Training Programmes by M/S. 

Reach Technology, Bangalore under MoUs and collaborations. Prof. 

P.R.R. Nair, OSD & Coordinator, CCETC, explained the details of the 

proposals. He informed that the proposals were forwarded to the 

concerned schools and Pro Vice-Chancellors for their observations. 

During the discussion on this item a reference was also made to the 

discussion of item no.8. The Academic Council considered the 

comments and observations of the concerned Schools and Pro-Vice- 

Chancellors in which the School and the PVC had given the following 

comments: 

School of Management Studies observed that : 

whether IILM has the programme already existing; 

what are the resources available with IILM in developing the 

said programme; and 

what will be the role of IILM and IGNOU 

The Prof. Parvin Sinclair, Pro-Vice-Chancellor observed that to 

ensure the quality and standard of the programmes, the same 

may also be assessed by the experts in the areas from all over the 

country 

AC 50.16.3 

ITEM NO.17 

AC 50.17.1 

The Academic Council considered and approved the concept note for 

(1) Five Year Integrated Programme in Business & Entrepreneurship, 

leading to Award of MBE Degree in collaboration with IILM & (2.) 

Starting of Certificate (Credit Training and Non-Credit Training 

Programmes) by M/S. Reach Technology, Bangalore (Annexure 8) in 

principle and suggested that the details of both programmes may be 

designed and assessed by the experts in the area drawn from all over 

the country before placing them before the Expert Committees and 

Statutory Bodies of the University. 

To ratify the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor in permitting 

the students of the Integrated BCA-MCA programme of he 

batches of July 1998 and afterwards to appear in examination up 

to December 2010 

It was presented that the School of Computer and Information Science 

had submitted a proposal for ratification of the action taken by the 

Vice-Chancellor in permitting the students of the Integrated BCA-

MCA programme of he batches of July 1998 and afterwards to appear 

in examination up to December 2010. Prof. Manohar Lal, Director, 

SOCIS, explained the item and stated that the item was ratified by the 

Academic Council’s Standing Committee at its 29 th meeting held on 

17 th July 2009. Of late the suggestion made by SRD has been included 

in the Agenda and taken care by the School. 

AC 50.17.2 

ITEM NO.18 

AC 50.18.1 

AC 50.18.2 

AC 50.18.3 

ITEM NO.19 

AC 50.19.1 


Chancellor in permitting the students of the Integrated BCA-MCA 

programme of batches of July 1998 and afterwards to appear in 

examination up to December 2010 with the terms and conditions 

mentioned in (Annexure 9). 

To consider and approve the case of Mr. Kailash More for 

discussion in Academic Council. 

It was presented that the Faculty of Library and Information Science, 

SOSS has submitted the case of Mr. Kailash More whose request is 

received has been received from Regional Director, Mumbai 

regarding admission of the candidate in MLISc Programme of 

IGNOU. The candidate had already done his MLISc from Pune 

University which is a two year integrated programme after graduation. 

The minimum requirement for admission in IGNOU for Master in 

Library and Information Sciences is Bachelor Library and Information 

Sciences degree. 

During the discussion, the members of the Council were of the view 

that the University should not have any objection if a Student desires 

to study the same programme which he had completed successfully 

from other University. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal of the 

Faculty for admission of Mr. Kailash More for admission to MLISc 

by exempting the eligibility of BLISc in lieu of his Masters Degree in 

Library and Information Science from Pune University as a special 

case. Further, it decided that for similar other cases in future 

necessary provisions should be made in the Prospectus also. 

To ratify the decision taken by the Vice-Chancellor for online 

examination evaluation and Certification of performance of 

students in the VET stream. 

It was presented that the proposal is for ratification of the decision 

taken by the Vice-Chancellor for online examination, evaluation and 

Certification of performance of students in the Vocational Education 

and Training (VET) stream under Regional Institute of Vocational

Education (RIVET-EZ). Prof. Pandav Nayak, Coordinator of the 

project explained the proposal in detail. 

AC 50.19.2 

AC 50.19.3 

ITEM NO.20 

During the discussion Registrar (SED) raised the issues relating to the 

certification of the courses by the University, whether the programmes 

and the course structure has been approved by the Statutory bodies or 

not. He also mentioned that unless the programmes have been 

approved by Statutory bodies Certification will not be possible by 

Student Evaluation Division. Prof. Pandav Nayak, informed the 

Council that the School Board of Vocational Education and Training 

at its Seventh Meeting held on 22.4.2009 approved the proposed 

collaboration of Regional Institute of Vocational Education and 

Training (RIVET) for East Zone at Phulbani. . The Vice-Chancellor’s 

approval for the courses and online examination in the absence of 

regulations for on line evaluation etc. was taken. 

The Academic Council suggested that Prof. Pandav Nayak, OSD for 

the RIVET should discuss the matter in detail with Registrar (SED) 

and then submit the detailed proposal to the Vice Chancellor for 

consideration. It was further decided that a Committee may be 

constituted to look into the matter and frame a detailed policy note/ 

regulations for online examination by the University. The Academic 

Council approved the proposal in principle. 

To consider and approve the recommendations arrived at 

National Workshop On ‘Development of Text-books and Training 

Manuals for the Community Colleges’ 

AC 50.20.1 It was presented that National Workshop was organized during 15-17 

September, 2009 on ‘Development of Text-books and Training 

Manuals for the Community Colleges’. It was attended by several 

National Experts in the area of Community Colleges and also some 

internal members of the National Expert Committee of Community 

Colleges and Senior Teachers and Academics of IGNOU. The 

Workshop was chaired by Hon’ble VC. 

AC 50.20.2 

ITEM NO.21 

AC 50.21.1 

After detailed discussions on the recommendations arrived at the 

Workshop, the Academic Council approved the recommendations 

(Annexure 10). 

To report the syllabus structure of B.A (H) International Culinary 

Arts -4 Years Programme 

It was presented that the School of Tourism and Hospitality Service 

Management had submitted the syllabus structure of B.A. (H) 

International Culinary Arts a 4 Years Programme offered as per the

MOU between IGNOU and Federation of Hotel Restaurant 

Association of India Educational Trust (FHRAI-ET) in face to face 

mode. 

AC 50 .21.2 

AC 50 .21.3 

ITEM NO.22 

Dr. Parmita Shuklavaidya, Lecturer explained the details of the 

proposal. The Expert Committee re4commended to frame the final 

syllabus structure of the programme taking into account the syllabus 

as proposed by FRAI-ET. The Expert meeting was conducted on 23 rd 

July, 2009 wherein a panel consisting of industry experts and 

academics deliberated on the syllabus proposed by FHRAI-ET and 

recommended the same. 


curriculum design and final syllabus structure (Annexure 11) of B.A. 

(H) International Culinary Arts and authorize the School Board to 

approve the course structure for the programme after detailed 

discussions. 

To report the syllabus structure of B.Sc. (Hons) International 

Hospitality Administration – 4 Years Programme 

AC 50.22.1 It was presented that the School of Tourism and Hospitality Service 

Management had submitted the syllabus structure of B.Sc. (H) 

International Hospitality Administration, 4 Years Programme being 

offered as per the MOU between IGNOU and Federation of Hotel 

Restaurant Association of India Educational Trust (FHRAI-ET) in 

face to face mode. 

AC 50.22.2 Dr. Parmita Shuklavaidya, Lecturer explained the details of the 

proposal. She informed that the Phase 3 form for the programme had 

already been approved by the School Board and Academic Council at 

their 3 rd and 48 th Meetings respectively held on 21 st April, 2009 and 

24 th April 2009. The Expert Committee Meeting held on 23 rd July, 

2009 deliberated on the syllabus structure proposed by FHRAI-ET. 

AC 50.22.3 

ITEM NO.23 

AC 50.23.1 


curriculum design and final syllabus structure (Annexure 12) B.Sc. 

(Hons) International Hospitality Administration – 4 Years Programme 

in principle and authorized the School Board to approve the course 

structure for the programme after detailed discussions. 

To report the syllabus structure of MBA in Hospitality 

Management – 2 Years Programme 


Management had submitted the syllabus structure of MBA in 

Hospitality Management – 2 Years Programme being offered as per 

the MOU between IGNOU and Federation of Hotel Restaurant


mode from the academic session of 2009 onwards. 


proposal. She informed that an Expert meeting was recommended by 

the Vic-Chancellor to frame the final syllabus structure for the 

programme, taking into account as syllabus proposed by FHRAI-ET. 

The Expert Meeting was conducted in workshop mode on 24 th July, 

2009 and 18 th August, 2009, wherein a panel consisting of industry of 

industry experts and academics deliberated on the syllabus structure 

proposed by FHRAI-ET and suggested a final curriculum. 

AC 50.23.3 

ITEM NO.24 

AC 50.24.1 

The Academic Council noted and approved the curriculum design and 

syllabus structure (Annexure 13) structure of MBA in Hospitality 

Management – 2 Years Programme in face to face mode and 

authorized the School Board to approve the curriculum degree and 

syllabus. 

To report the syllabus structure of Executive MBA (Hospitality 

Management) – 1 years programme 


Management had submitted the syllabus structure of Executive MBA 

(Hospitality Management) a 1 Year Programme being offered as per 

the MOU between IGNOU and Federation of Hotel Restaurant 


mode. 


proposal. She informed that an Expert meeting was conducted in 

workshop mode to frame the final syllabus structure for the 

programme, taking into account as syllabus proposed by FHRAI-ET. 

The Expert Meeting was conducted in workshop mode on 24 th 

July,2009 and 19 th August, 2009 wherein a panel consisting of 

industry of industry experts and academics deliberated on the syllabus 

structure proposed by FHRAI-ET and suggested a final curriculum. 

AC 50.24.3 

The Academic Council noted for information the curriculum design 

and syllabus structure (Annexure 14) structure of Executive MBA in 

Hospitality Management – 1Year Programme in face to face mode in 

principle and authorized the School Board to approve the course 

structure for the programme after detailed discussions. 

ITEM NO.25 

To report admission of students in July 2008, January 2009 &

July 2009 cycle. 

AC 50.25.1 

AC 50.25.2 

AC 50.25.3 

It was presented that the OSD (SRD) has submitted the details of the 

students admitted during admission cycle July, 2008, January,2009 

and July, 2009 respectively. 

During the discussion Dr. S.K. Moahapatra, Registrar (SED) informed 

there was large difference between the figures submitted by the 

Registrar (SRD) and number of Examination forms received 

December, 2009 TEE. He stressed for the better co-ordination 

between the Registration Division and Examination Division for the 

smooth functioning. The OSD (SRD) informed that there was an 

increase of about 1.5 lakh students. 

The Academic Council noted the report on admission of students in 

July 2008, January 2009 & July 2009 cycle. 

At the request of Dr. S.K. Mohapatra, Registrar (SED) and Prof 

Sunita Malhotra, Director SOS the items relating to 

Decentralization of evaluataion of Answer Scripts at identified 

Regional Centre at (Item No. 28) and concept note for M.Sc. (Life 

Sciences) (Item No.30) respectively were also taken up. 

ITEM NO.28 

AC 50.28.1 

AC 50.28.2 

AC 50.28.3 

To report the Decentralization of evaluation of Answer Scripts at 

identified Regional Centres. 

It was presented that the University has been conducting examination 

twice a year i.e. in June and December every year at about 550 

Examination Centres covering 1500 course in 330 programmes. The 

total number of answer scripts being evaluated in each TEE is about 

14 lacs. It gigantic task to handle at Head Quarters alone. 

Dr. S.K. Mohapatra, Registrar (SED), explained the operational 

difficulties in handling the answer scripts, evaluation and declaration 

of results in time. During the discussion the Chairman, mentioned 

that due operational difficulties he had agreed to the proposal to 

decentralize the evaluation of answer sheets at one of the Regional 

Centres in each zone so that the evaluation can be completed within a 

maximum period of 60 day s and result can be declared before the 

commencement of the date of submission of Examination Forms for 

the next term end examination. The details of the scheme are placed 

at (Annexure 15) 

The Academic Council approved the proposal for decentralization of 

evaluation of Answer scripts at one Regional Centre of each zone as 

proposed in the note. It suggested that a Committee be constituted to

look into the details of the scheme for implementation from next 

examination. 

Item No. 30 

AC. 50.30.1 

AC 50.30.2 

To consider and approve the face to face M.Sc. Programme in 

Life Sciences 

It was presented that the Vice-Chancellor in his meeting with the 

faculty of Life Sciences, School of Sciences discussed the modalities 

of offering M.Sc. Life Sciences in face to face mode from January, 

2010. After the discussions on 5 th October, 2009 the faculty of Life 

Sciences prepared a concept note for offering the M.Sc. Life Sciences. 


concept (Annexure 16) of the faculty for Master’s Degree in Life 

Sciences in face to face mode. 



Chairman

MINUTES 

Of the 

FIFTY FIRST MEETING 

Of the 


Held on 

3 RD MARCH 2010




MINUTES OF THE FIFTY FIRST MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC COUNCIL 

HELD ON 3 RD MARCH 2010 AT 10.00 A.M. IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, 

BLOCK-8 IGNOU, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI-110 068. 





256. Prof. K.R. Srivasthan, PVC - Ex-officio Member 









34. Prof. M.K. Salooja, Director, SOA - Ex-officio Member 

35. Prof. C. Gajendra Naidu, Director, SOVET - Ex-officio Member 










45. Prof. Manjulika Srivastava, Director (I/c), DEC - Ex-officio Member 

46. Dr. Silima Nanda, Director (I/c), ID - Ex-officio Member 

47. Sh. Ravi Kant, Director (I/c), EMPC - Ex-officio Member 

48. Prof. Pandav Nayak, SOSS - Member 

49. Prof. T.K. Jena, SOHS - Member 

50. Dr. Nehal A Farooque, Reader, SOEDS - Member 

51. Dr. Babu P Ramesh, Reader, SOITS - Member 

52. Dr. A.K. Gaba, Reader, SOVET - Member 

53. Sh. P.V. Suresh, Lecturer, SOCIS - Member 

54. Dr. Kamalika Banerjee, Lecturer, SOS - Member 

55. Sh. Arvind Kumar Dubey, Lecturer, SOTHSM - Member 


57. Prof. Ramamohan Rao - Member 

58. Dr. K.V. Peter - Member 

59. Prof. Mohamma Miyan - Member

60. Prof. L. Venugopal Reddy, - Member 

61. Dr. R.R. Rausaria, Registrar (I/c), MPDD - Member

62. Dr. C.K. Ghosh, Director, SSC - Member 

63. Prof. Pushplata Tripathi, Registrar (I/c), SED - Member 

64. Sh. K. Laxman, OSD, SRD - Member 

Prof. A.K. Agarwal attended the meeting as representative of Director, SOHS. 

Dr. D.K. Choudhry, PVC, Dr. Latha Pillai, PVC, Prof. Ajit Kumar, Director, 

SOET, Dr. S.K. Mishra, Director (I/c), SOFL, Prof. Anjila Gupta, SOSS, Prof. N. 

Mukunda, Prof. Mahendra Dev, Dr. George Mathew, Prof. N.K. Jain, Prof. Uma Alladi, 

Prof. S.N. Maheshwari, Dr. D.K. Datta Majumdar, Prof. Kannan M. Modugalya and Prof. 

Devi Singh could not attend the meeting. 

Prof. P.R. Ramanujam, Director, STRIDE attended the meeting as special invitee. 

Shri K. D. Sharma, Assistant Registrar, ACD was present to assist Council. 

At the outset, the Chairman welcomed the members to the 51 st meeting of the 

Academic Council. He welcomed the new members of the Academic Council who were 

nominated by the Board of Management and attending the meeting for the first time and 

appreciated the contribution made by the outgoing members in the deliberations of the 

council whose term of membership had expired. 

Member Secretary presented the Agenda. The following items were taken up: 

ITEM NO. 1 

AC 51.1.1 

To confirm the Minutes of the 50 th Meeting of the Academic Council. 

The Member Secretary informed that the minutes of the 50 th meeting of 

the Academic Council held on 8 th October, 2009 were circulated to all the 

Members of the Academic Council. The following comments have been 

received : 

1) Prof. Bimla Kapoor, Director, SOHS sent her comments on item 

No.3 in respect of the recording of resolution No. 50.3.3 and 

suggested that instead of recorded resolution, it should be: 

AC 50.3.3. “In view of the above discussion the Academic 

Council resolved that a Policy in the matter is required to in place 

after deliberations it was suggested that instead of an Academic 

Institution maintained by the University it can be made as one of 

the Programme Study Centre (PSC) and it will also be within the 

norms of IGNOU. Details may be discussed in the Joint-Coordination 

Committee”. 

2) Prof. B.S. Hansra, SOA and Dr. K.V. Peter had forwarded their 

comments on the Item No. 2 Resolution No.AC.50.2.3. As per 

their observation Resolution No. AC 50.2.3 Resolution should be 

recorded as follows “ The Academic Council considered and

approved the proposal for creation of the additional positions of : 

Professor -1 (Agronomy); Associated Professor -2 Agriculture 

Extension (ICT specialization)-1, Horticulture-1; and Assistant 

Professor – 4- Food Technology -1, Soil Science -1, Plant 

Breeding/Bio-Technology -1, Agriculture Economics-1. 

The following comments were also received from Prof. Sunita Malhotra, 

Director, SOS on recording of the resolution No. AC 50.14.2 which were 

circulated in the meeting: 

“The Academic Council deliberated in detail on issues involved 

and decided to defer its decision and suggested that the matter may 

be resolved in consultation with Dr. C.K. Ghosh, Coordinator of 

the Integrated Ph.D. Programme in Physics” offered by School of 

Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Studies (SOITS). 

The Academic Council considered and noted the above comments of the 

members to incorporate in the minutes of the 50 th Academic Council 

meeting. 

AC 51.1.2 

AC 51.1.3 

The Member Secretary informed that the action taken report on the 

minutes will be circulated/placed before the next meeting. 

The Academic Council confirmed the minutes (Annexure 1 without 

appendices) along with the above comments for incorporation of its 50 th 

meeting and noted that the Action Taken Report will be placed in the next 

meeting. 

ITEM NO. 2 To consider and approve the 29 th meeting of Academic Council’s 

Standing Committee held on 17 th July 2009 

AC 51.2.1 

The 29 th Meeting of the Academic Council's Standing Committee was 

held on July 27, 2008. The following major items were considered and 

approved by the ACSC: 

Phase-3 form for MBA(Tele-communication Management), MBA 

(Retail), MBA (Entrepreneurship), BBA (Retail Services) and BBA 

(Entrepreneurship), (Collaborative Programmes) from CCETC, Bachelor 

of Design (Interior and Furniture Design) BDESIFD, Bachelor of 

Technology (Mechanical Engineering) (BTMLE), Diploma in Electrical 

Engineering (DELE), Advanced Certificate in Construction Practices 

(ACCP), Bachelor of Technology (Electrical Engineering) (BTELE), 

Advanced Certificate in electronics & Communication Practices 

(ACECP), Advanced Certificate in Computer Science Practices 

(ACCSP),Bachelor of Technology (Electronics & Communication 

Engineering) BTECE, Diploma in Computer Science Engineering

(DCSE), Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) (BDCD), 

Advanced Certificate in Electrical Practices (ACELP),Bachelor of Design 

(Textile and Apparel Design) (BDTAD), Bachelor of Design (Product 

Design) (BDPD), Bachelor of Technology (Civil Engineering) (BTCLE), 

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (DMLE), Advance Certificate in 

Mechanical Practices (ACMLP), Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.), 

Certificate in Energy Technology and Management (CETM),Bachelor of 

Technology (Computer Science Engineering) (BTCSE), Diploma in Civil 

Engineering (DCVLE), Diploma in Electronics & Communication 

Engineering (DECME) from School of Engineering & Technology. 

Launch of Certificate Course in Housekeeping Operations, Certificate 

Course in Food & Beverage Services Operations and Certificate Course in 

Front Office Operations from the SOTHSSM. 

Ratification of the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor in permitting the 

integrated BCA-MCA programme students of July 1998 and afterwards 

batches to appear in examination up to December 2010. 

Ratification of the approval of the Vice-Chancellor to launch on-line PG 

Diploma in E-Learning from January 2010 by STRIDE. 

AC 51.2.2 

ITEM NO. 3 

AC 51.3.1 

The Academic Council after deliberations on the decisions taken by the 

ACSC at its 29 th meeting approved the minutes (Annexure 2 without 

appendices). 

To consider and approve the ‘Fee Structure for payment to the artists 

for developing Educational Audio-Video material (SLM)’ at EMPC in 

Performing and Visual Arts for the School of Performing and Visual 

Arts. 

It was presented that the School of Performing and Visual Arts had 

submitted the ‘Fee Structure for payment to the artists for developing 

Educational Audio-Video material (SLM)’ at EMPC in Performing and 

Visual Arts. While presenting the details and reasons for the proposed fee 

structure, the Director of School of Performing and Visual Arts informed 

that there is no defined fee structure for the payment to artist invited for 

recording and Audio-Video (SLM) in the School. A committee was 

constituted with the approval of the Vice-Chancellor has designed the 

common fees structure after considering the needs and prerequisites of the 

different disciplines in the School. They are: Programmes on Dance, 

Music, Theatre, and Paining/Sculpture/Applied Art. The Committee had 

also consulted the fee structure of Prasar Bharti, All India Radio and 

Institute of Central Technology and NCERT etc. The detailed fee 

structures placed before the Academic Council for consideration.

AC 51.3.2 

During the discussions the members expressed their views and suggested 

that the proposed fee structure requires a review and also involve the 

financial implications which are different from the payment norms of the 

EMPC / University may be forwarded to the Finance Committee for 

consideration. The members also requested that the matter may be 

referred to a committee to examine all the aspect involved and a 

comprehensive complete agenda item should be placed before the 


The Director, SOPVA informed the Council that some Audio-Video 

production of IGNOU programmes are for educational purpose, the rates 

suggested are lower as compared to the charges of commercial purpose. 

He also stated that these rates are comparative rates received from the 

Prasar Bharti, All India Radio and Institute of Central Technology and 

NCERT etc. Based on the views expressed by Mr. Ravikanth, Prof. M.K. 

Koul and Prof. Aslam, the members suggested that the issues involved 

should be deliberated in a committee and the Chairman should be 

authorized to take the decision in this regard. 

AC 51.3.3 

ITEM NO. 4 

AC 51.4.1 

The Academic Council considered the matter and resolved that the fee 

structure suggested by the SOPVA may be considered by a committee 

consisting of the Director of the SOPVA, EMPC to examine the proposed 

rates in detail and submit to the Vice-Chancellor. The Council authorized 

the Chairman for taking a decision. 

To consider and approve the Minutes of the 9 th , 10 th , 11 th , 15 th and 

16 th Meetings of the Research Council 

The Minutes of 09 th , 10 th , 11 th , 15 th and 16 th meetings of the Research 

Council were held on 21 st Aug., 2007, 31 st Dec 2007, 9 th April, 2008, 21 st 

October, 2009 and 3 rd February, 2010 respectively were presented. 

The Research Council is the authority of the University under over all 

supervision of the Academic Council. It is, therefore, mandatory that the 

minutes of Research Council, which were not placed before the Academic 

Council earlier, are enclosed (without appendices). The Academic 

Council Standing Committee recommended the minutes for placing 

before the Academic Council for consideration and approval. 

AC 51.4.2 

During the discussion Prof. Parvin Sinclair raised the issues relating to 

submitting the proposal and progress report. She stated that the Research 

Unit must ensure the eligibility qualifications of the supervisor strictly as 

per the university norms. Prof. M.L. Koul, Director, SOE gave the brief 

description of the procedures for research to be followed and stressed that 

the norms should be followed strictly while making selection of the 

candidates and the supervisor and it should be ensured that there should

e no deviation from the procedures and the list of supervisors for every 

disciplines in the university should be updated in the IGNOU web site to 

enable the students to choose their supervisors. 

Prof. O.P. Mishra desired to expedite the matters related to the School of 

Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Studies regarding registration of 

students from northeast region. 

Dr. Nandini Sinha Kapoor, Director (I/c), SOITS explained the reasons 

for the same and the Academic Council resolved to request the School to 

expedite the matter. 

AC 51.4.3 

AC 51.4.4 

ITEM NO. 5 

Regarding the item No.RC15.23.1 the members found that one of the 

internal Supervisor does not possess the Ph.D qualification. The Council 

strongly recommended that the Supervisor must possess the Ph.D. 

qualification for guiding the research candidates. 

The minutes (Annexure 3 without appendices) of 9 th , 10 th , 11 th , 15 th and 

16 th meeting of the Research Council were considered and approved with 

the stipulation that the matter relating to the students from north-east may 

be resolved by the concerned School and Director, Research Unit and also 

approved to delete the names of the supervisors from the list who are not 

having Ph.D. qualification. 

To consider and approve the Phase 3 form for Certificate in Value 

Education (CVE) – International Division - SOEDS 

AC 51.5.1 It was presented that the International Division has proposed the Phase 3 

forms for Certificate in Value Education through School of Extension and 

Development Studies. The main objectives of the programme are to orient 

the target group (teachers) to integrate values in their transactional process 

of teaching-learning molding the character and destiny of the young 

generation which is the primary role of a teacher, to generate an 

awareness and interest for inculcating positive values for parents, students 

and other professionals with the ultimate aim to build an enriched and 

better life and to build a stable society which is in consensus with the 

constructive approach of learning of the university. The School Board of 

Extension and Development Studies approve the Phase 3 form at its 

meeting held on 28.01.2010. 

AC 51.5.2 

ITEM NO. 6 

AC 51.6.1 

The Phase 3 form (Annexure 4) is considered and approved by the 


To consider and approve the proposal for delegation of Authority of Statute 

of 10 A to Academic Centres/Institutes/Chairs of the University. 

It was presented that the University had established, apart from Schools of 

Studies, Academic Centres / Institutes / Chairs to develop and promote the

programmes in specific domains/areas as per the demand/needs of the industry 

and job market as well. In order to empower these academic 

Centres/Institutes/Chairs to perform their Academic responsibilities for which 

they were set up, it requires the necessary amendments of the Statute 10A of the 

University by listing these Centres/ Institutes/ Chairs. 

AC 51.6.2 

The Chairman requested Prof. P.R. Ramanujam, Director, STRIDE to 

explain the item in detail and their requirement for making the proposal 

for delegation of authority of Statute 10(A) to the academic centers/ 

institutes/chairs of the university to enable them for offering their 

programmes like the Schools of Studies in the University. 

During the discussion Prof. O.P. Mishra suggested that EDNERU may 

also be included in the proposed revision for the Statute 10(A). 

The Chairman read out the Model 1 of Statute 10 (A). 

AC 51.6.3 

ITEM NO.7 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposed statute by 

adding the Clause 1 (a) for academic centres/institutes/chairs/academic 

units of studies in Statute 10(A) along with the Schools of Studies and 

also necessary amendments to the respective clauses of the Statues 

wherever requires in this regard. A copy of the proposed amendement is 

placed at (Annexure 5). 

To ratify the approval of Phase 3 form by the Vice-Chancellor for 

PG Certificate Programme in “Climate Change and Sustainable 

Development” 

AC 51.7.1 It was presented that the Chair for Sustainable Development submitted 

the Phase 3 form of PG Certificate Programme on “Climate Change and 

Sustainable Development” a 16 credit course which includes academic 

curricula having both theory and project work from contemporary 

disciplines. The project work is based on empirical research. The main 

objectives of the programme is aimed to capacitate the policy makers, 

NGO’s professional, environmental leaders, scientist and educators to 

develop their knowledge on Climate change and Sustainable 

Development, empowers to support the participants in sensitizing the 

Sustainable Development aspects relating to Climate Change and helps 

the participants in knowing the science of Climate Change. 

AC 51.7.2 

ITEM NO.8 

The Phase 3 form of PG Certificate Programme in “Climate Change and 

Sustainable Development” (Annexure 6) is considered and approved by 


Proposal to launch MSW with focus on the North-East at IGNOU- 

NGA Education, Educational Project at Chuchuyimlang, Nagaland – 

Phase Zero Form

AC 51.8.1 

It was presented that the School of Social Work submitted the Phase Zero 

Form for development of three new courses. They are: MSWE-004 

(Tribal Development and Social Work Practice), MSWE-005 (Peace and 

Development) and MSWE-006 (Health and Social Work) and 4 credits 

each with focus on the North-East at IGNOU-NGA Education, 

Educational Project at Chuchuyimlang, Nagaland. 

Prof. Gracious Thomas, Courses Proposer, explained that the Board of 

Management of IGNOU has approved the EDNERU’s proposal of 

IGNOU-NGA Education, Educational Project. Under this Project, 

Mahatma Gandhi Centre for Social Work was established. This Centre 

proposes to start an on-campus MSW programme. The proposed 

programme consists of four semesters. The proposed three new courses 

are elective courses of 4 credit each focusing the needs of the students in 

the North East area. These courses are part of the programme. He also 

proposed to sanction the nine faculty positions in the School of Social 

Work as follows: 1 Professor as Project Coordinator, 2 Readers and 6 

Lecturers for the proposed Centre. He also stated that the programme is 

scheduled to be launched from July, 2010 and the students from all over 

North-East including Sikkim would be enrolled. 

The members deliberated upon this proposal and appreciated the idea of 

offering these courses in MA Social Work according to the needs of the 

area in which the programme is being offered. During discussion, Prof. 

M. Aslam, Director, SOCE suggested that these courses should not be 

limited to the north-east area but should also be put on offer to all the 

students of MA (Social Work) to give them an opportunity to exercise 

more options for selection of courses. 

Regarding creations of faculty positions the members suggested that the 

norms of the University for creation of core faculty positions in a new 

discipline, has to be followed, i.e. 1 Professor, 2 Readers and 4 Lecturers 

for the proposed Project in the Institute of Mahatma Gandhi Centre for 

Social Work at Chuchuyimlang, Nagaland . 

AC 51.8.3 

ITEM NO. 9 

AC 51.9.1 


(Annexure 7) and also recommended for the creation of faculty positions 

i.e. 1 Professor, 2 Readers and 4 Lecturers for the proposed programme. 

To consider and approve the Phase 3 Form of MBA in Hospitality 

Management of IGNOU-FHRAI (ET) Collaboration 

It was presented that the School of Tourism, Hospitality Services Sectoral 

Management has submitted the Phase 3 Form of MBA in Hospitality 

Management of IGNOU-FHRAI (ET) Collaboration. The Phase 3 Form

was approved by the 5 th School Board Meeting held on 21 st January, 

2010. 

AC 51.9.2 

Prof. K.R. Srivathsan, informed that it is a face to face programme in 

collaboration with FHRAI a state-of-the-art Institute in the country and 

the School will gain in collaborating with the institute. 

Prof. A.K. Agarwal, SOHS supported the issue of the higher fees for the 

programme as this programme is heavily loaded with the practical 

components. It will be in the interest of the university to charge the higher 

fees from the elite class of students and offer the subsidy to needy 

students. It was suggested to work out the possibilities to provide fee 

subsidy to needy students. The members also suggested for identification 

of more Centres for the programme to enhance enrolment so as to reduce 

the fees. It was also suggested the fee has to be fixed rationally following 

a self-sustaining model. 

It was also explained that the SOTHSSM is financially self sufficient with 

the fees it is receiving from its programmes on offer. 

AC 51.9.3 

ITEM NO.10 

AC 51.10.1. 

AC 51.10.2 

The Academic Council is considered and approved the Phase 3 Form 

(Annexure 8) of MBA in Hospitality Management of IGNOU-FHRAI 

(ET) Collaboration in face-to-face mode. 

To ratify the credit transfer policy from CPE to DPE Programme 

It was presented that the School of Education had received requests from 

Regional Directors of North Eastern states regarding the credit transfer from 

CPE to DPE Programme. 

Prof. M.L. Koul, Director, SOE explained in the detail the proposal and 

informed that a committee was constituted to look into it and submit the 

recommendations. 

The Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor approved the recommendations of the committee 

and the same are placed before the Council for ratification. 

1. The Eligibility Criteria of CPE is “Untrained/under-trained in 

service teachers who qualified Matric/HSC/10+2 standard in the 

new pattern of education or above & teaching at primary and 

elementary level (standard 1 to 8) in the recognized schools of the 

North Eastern States and Sikkim. The teachers should have 

preferably five years teaching experience at the time of seeking 

admission. 

2. The Eligibility Criteria of DPE Programme is “Matric/HSC/+2 

standard pass with minimum two years teaching experience.

3. The fee scheme of CPE Programme is Rs. 4000/- 

4. The fee scheme of DPE programme is below 

(Module I) Rs. 1400/- 

(Module II) Rs. 2300/- 

(Module III) Rs. 2900/- 

The courses for which credit transfer be granted to the students who have 

completed CPE Programme successfully in North Eastern States may be decided 

later on by the School as per the weightage of the courses already completed by 

the learners in CPE programme. 

AC 51.10.3 

ITEM NO.11 

AC 51.11.1 

The Academic Council ratified the credit transfer policy from CPE to 

DPE by authorizing the SOE to decide later on as per the weightage of the 

courses already completed by the learners in CPE Programme in North- 

Eastern States and Sikkim. 

To consider and approve the Phase 3 Form for the Diploma in 

Critical Care Nursing. 

It was presented that the School of Health Sciences submitted Phase 3 form for 

One Year Diploma Programme in Critical Care Nursing. 

Prof Pity Koul, Programme Coordinator, explained that the Diploma in Critical 

Care Nursing is a Specialty programme of 32 credits. The main objectives of the 

Programme is to enable nursing professionals (RN and RNRM) to develop and 

apply advanced nursing care knowledge, acquire proficiency in applying 

advanced and skills for providing comprehensive nursing care to critically ill 

patients in intensive care settings and educate nursing professionals in Critical 

Care Nursing. The School Board of SOHS at its 37th and 38th meeting held on 

April 28th 2009 and September 11th 2009 respectively approved the Phase 3 

form. 

AC 51.11.2 

ITEM NO.12 

AC 51.12.1 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase 3 form 

(Annexure 9) for the Diploma in Critical Care Nursing. 

To consider and approve the creation of Sanskrit as a new discipline 

in the School of Humanities and sanction for creation of core faculty 

in the School. 

It was presented that the School of Humanities submitted a proposal for creation 

of a Sanskrit discipline in the School and also creation of core faculty positions 

in the Sanskrit discipline. The Director of School of Humanities informed that 

the School Board of the School at its 40 th meeting held 25 th January, 2010 on 

recommended for creation of Sanskrit as discipline and core faculty positions as 

per the university norms viz. 1 Professor, 2 Readers, 4 Lecturers. The 

School is running a foundation course in Sanskrit and it also has a RTA in 

Sanskrit. The School has also to prepared the course work for research 

degree programme for Sanskrit. The chairman suggested to develop UG

and PG Programmes in the discipline. 

AC 51.12.2 

ITEM NO.13 

AC 51.13.1 

AC 51.13.2 

ITEM NO.14 

AC 51.14.1 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal creation of 

Sanskrit as a new discipline in the School of Humanities and 

recommended for creation of core faculty for the discipline as per 

university norms in the School. 

To consider and approve the creation of core faculty positions for the 

discipline of Urdu in the School of Humanities 

It was presented that the School of Humanities submitted a proposal for creation 

of core faculty positions in the discipline of Urdu. The Director of School of 

Humanities informed that the School Board of the School at its 40 th meeting held 

on 25 th January, 2010 recommended for creation of core faculty positions for the 

discipline of Urdu in the School of Humanities. She also informed that in the 2 nd 

meeting of the Planning Board held on 10 th January, 1989, at that time it 

functioned as AC, assigned the Urdu discipline to SOH. The School has already 

launched a certificate programme in Urdu. Diploma & BA Course are being 

launched in July, 2010 and the PG Programme is also in the process of 

development the School Board recommended creation of core faculty as per 

university norms for the Urdu discipline. 

The Academic Council considered and recommended the creation of core 

faculty as per university norms for the Urdu discipline in the School. 

To consider and approve the Phase 1, 2, and 3 forms for PG Diploma in 

Sustainability Science 

It was presented that the Chair for sustainable development submitted 

Phase 1, 2 and 3 forms for PG Diploma in Sustainability Science 

consisting of 32 credits of 8 courses with an objective to enhance 

awareness and impart knowledge on immediate measures to be taken to 

limit population explosion, unsustainable lifestyle, and generation of nonand 

slowly recyclable e-waste, synthetic chemicals etc., to transfer green 

revolution into evergreen revolution so that agriculture is no longer a 

destroyer of forests and biodiversity. 

Prof. M.K. Salooja explained in detail about the salient features of the 

programme and the course structure. He also stated that the programme 

will be launched from January, 2011. 

AC 51.14.2 The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase 1, 2, and 3 

forms for PG Diploma in Sustainability Science 

ITEM NO.15 

To consider the proposal for the Partner Institute Established at Trinity College 

of Education, Dehradun Under Convergence Scheme to Charge Rs. 52,400.00 

from the students of B.Ed. enrolled with them – RSD

AC 51.15.1 

It was presented that as per the decision taken by the University, the Partner 

Institutions functioning under Convergence Scheme under Model – I are being 

paid 50% of the programme fee received from the students enrolled at the 

Partner Institution for the Professional and Technical Programmes to IGNOU. 

The Trinity College of Education, Dehradun functioning as Partner Institute 

under Convergence Scheme, Model – II has proposed vide letter dated 

20.02.2010 along with Government of Uttrakhand office memo dated 

11.06.2008 on charging the fees from Students of the B.Ed. Programme in the 

State in the light of the Court’s Judgment. 

The Trinity College has proposed an amount of Rs. 52,400.00 (Rs. 35000.00 for 

Trinity College of Education + Rs. 17400.00 for remitting to IGNOU as fee of 

B.Ed. Programme) per student for B.Ed. Programming enrolled with them for 

providing regular contact classes and other academic facilities. 

AC 51.15.2 

AC 51.15.3 

ITEM NO.16 

AC 51.16.1 

During the discussion the members showed their concern about the fees to be 

charged by the Trinity College of the Education, Dehradun under convergent 

scheme from the students of B.Ed. programme read with office memo received 

from the Govt. of Uttarakhand in the light of courts judgement in the matter 

relating to the fee to be charged by the Self Financed Institution in the State and 

the fees proposed by Partnership Institute, Trinity College of Education for the 

IGNOU B.Ed. programme. 

The Academic Council considered and resolved to approve that the Partnership 

Institute, Trinity College of Education, Dehradun shall be advised to function as 

IGNOU’s study centres / programme centre and the same pattern should be 

followed as in any other programme study centre is to be followed. 

To consider and approve the Phase Zero Form of a course in Horticulture 

for listing under Application Oriented Course for BDP – SOS 

It was presented that the School of Sciences had submitted the Phase Zero 

Form for the development of a new course in Horticulture and also listing 

it under Application Oriented Courses for Bachelor’s Degree Programme 

(BDP). The course is of 8 credits consisting of approximately 26 units. The 

course will be part of the BDP Programme. 

The School Board of the School of Sciences approved on 12 th October 1989 and 

also the details syllabus for the course at its 39 th meeting held on October 30, 

2009. Prof. Sunita Malhotra, Director, SOS explained that it is a application 

oriented course for Bachelor’s Degree Programme. This course proposed to be 

launched in January, 2010. 

AC 51.16.2 

During the discussion Prof. K.V. Peter requested the School of Sciences 

to involve School of Agriculture in the development of the course and 

include the inputs from them. Prof. K.P. Singh expressed the view that the 

Horticulture is in demand and it requires more practical components and 

the course is Agriculture Oriented and should be housed in the School of

Agriculture. Prof. K.R. Srivathsan also suggested that the Directors of 

SOS, SOA, Course Coordinator and Dr. S.K. Yadav should have a 

meeting to discuss the issue of housing the course cause either in SOS or 

in SOA and the decision shall reported to the Chairman. 

AC 51.16.3 

ITEM NO.17 

AC 51.17.1 

The Academic Council considered and resolved to approve the Phase 

Zero Form (Annexure 10) for Application Oriented Course in 

Horticulture and authorized the Chairman to resolve the issue of housing 

the course. 

To consider and approve the Phase -3 Form for “Advanced Diploma in 

Air Cargo Management” – CCETC 

It was presented that the CCETC has submitted the Phase 3 Form for 

Advanced Diploma in Air Cargo Management which was being run at 

Sub-Centre of Regional Centre, Cochin in collaboration with M/s Cochin 

International Airport Limited, (CIAL), Cochin. 

The Programme is running as per the terms of the MOU between CIAL 

and IGNOU. The CIAL Academy constituted Board of Studies, finalized 

and recommended the programme. The Joint Coordination Committee 

approved the programme. 

AC 51.17.2 

AC 51.17.3 

ITEM NO.18 

ITEM NO. 20 

AC 51.18&20.1 

AC 51.18&20.2 

The members raised that the about the eligibility of the programme that 

since the level of the programme is UG, how the eligibility is justify as 

UG for the programme. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase -3 Form 

(Annexure 11) for “Advanced Diploma in Air Cargo Management”. 

Prof. P.R.R. Nair, OSD, CCETC, gave the clarification that since the 

programme is an Advanced Diploma, the requisite qualification was 

decided the UG level. 

To consider and approve the proposal for launching MA (Philosophy) : 

Phase III form 

& 

To ratify the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor to re-locate Philosophy 

Programme from SOH to SOITS 

It was informed that Prof. Gracious Thomas, Coordinator CBCI Chair has 

proposed for ratification of the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor to relocate 

the Philosophy Discipline from School of Humanities to School of 

Interdisciplinary and Trans-disciplinary Studies and proposal for 

launching MA Philosophy (Phase 3 Form). 

During the discussion the Director, School of Humanities informed that

the Philosophy discipline has been housed in the School of Humanities 

since 1989. 

Director, SOSW has narrated the communication that took place on the 

file among the SOSW, SOH and SOITS. After observing the 

developments and noting on file moment the members authorized the 

Chairman to resolve the issue of relocation of the philosophy discipline, 

which may be reported the next Academic Council. Interfering in the 

discussions the Chairman suggested that both the Director, SOH and Prof. 

Gracious Thomas, Coordinator, CBCI Chair along with Director (I/c), 

SOITS should meet him to resolved the issue. 

AC 51.18&20.3 

ITEM NO.19 

AC 51.19.1 

The Academic Council deferred the item and authorized the Chairman to 

resolve the matter in consultation with the Schools which may be reported 

to the next Academic Council meeting. 

To consider and approve the Phase Zero Form for Syriac Language 

It was presented that the CBCI Chair submitted Phase Zero Form for 

development of a new course on Syriac Language. Prof. Gracious 

Thomas, Coordinator informed that Syriac as a language is being taught in 

the state of Kerala in Higher Secondary Schools and Universities from 

undergraduate to Doctoral programme. Several study centres and BDP 

students including those pursuing social work and philosophy 

programmes have requested for inclusion of a four credit course under 

MIL of the BDP programme. 

The present proposal is a need based programme for the region from 

Cochin Regional Centre. The CBCI Chair proposes to develop this 

programme to be offered from July, 2010. 

Phase Zero Form was approved by the School Board of SOITS during its 

meeting held on February 10, 2010. Phase Zero Form is placed before the 


AC 51.19.2 

AC 51.19.3 

ITEM NO.21 

ITEM NO.22 

During the discussion the members appreciated the proposal and 

suggested that instead of offering Syriac Language in Kerala region it 

should be offered at National level also. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase Zero Form for 

Syriac Language. 

Approval of the Phase 3 Form of MA in Participatory Development 

(Modular Programme) 

The item was withdrawn. 

To consider and approve the proposal for creation of Centre for

AC 51.22.1 

AC 51.22.2 

Criminal Justice or new discipline of Criminal Justice in School of 

Law. 

It was presented that the School of Law submitted the proposal for 

Creation of Center for Criminal Justice or a new discipline of Criminal 

Justice in the School. 

The Director, SOL explained that the Criminal Justice is an emerging 

interdisciplinary area combining law, human rights and criminology that 

require intensive academic research to develop best practices respecting 

human rights and duties. 

The Department of Criminal Justice or Centre for Criminal Justice will 

undertake the teaching, research, training and advocacy realizing the 

values of justice, equality and good conscience embodies in the Indian 

Constitution. It will conduct theoretical, empirical and policy research and 

network with different institutions in India and abroad to mainstream 

research and advocacy in criminal justice. He also stated that in the recent 

Silver Jubilee Lecture Dr. Kiran Bedi under scored the need for setting up 

a Centre for Criminal Justice and to promote quality research in this area 

is highly required in the contemporary legal scenario in the country. The 

Fourth School Board of School of Law held on 14 th December, 2007 

emphasized the need for creating new discipline in Criminal Law. 

AC 51.22.3 

AC 51.22.4 

AC 51.22.5 

ITEM NO.23 

AC 51.23.1 

Prof. O.P. Mishra, expressed his view that the creation of core faculty by 

creating a new discipline or centre may be difficult at this point of time 

and he suggested the school may develop the programme in this area with 

the help of consultants, as the school had already taken same initiatives in 

development of the courses in the area of criminal justice including 

human rights sensitization programmes for police. He emphasized 

increasing demand the not only develop academic programmes but also to 

promote research theory and advocacy in this area for the benefit of the 

nation. 

The Council appreciated the initiative for strengthening the Criminal 

Justice system by creating a new discipline. 

After the deliberation the Academic Council resolved and approved the 

proposal for creation of new discipline of Criminal Justice in SOL. 

To consider and adopt the Revised Guidelines for the Scheme of 

Appointment / Honorarium of Guest / Part-Time Teachers. 

The Director ACD informed the council that the University Grant 

Commission vide its letter No. F-10-1/2009 PS February, 2010 forwarded 

the Revised Guidelines for the Scheme of Appointment / Honorarium of 

Guest / Part-Time Teachers.

The UGC has decided that the Guest/Part-Time Teachers who possess the 

minimum qualification for the post of an Assistant Professor should be 

paid Rs. 1000/- per lecturer to a maximum of Rs. 25000/- per month. 

Revised Guidelines for the appointment of Guest / Part-Time Teachers are 

as under:- 

1. Guest / Part-Time Teachers may be appointed only against 

sanctioned post. 

2. The qualifications for Guest/Part Time Teachers should be same 

as those prescribed for the regular teachers of 

Universities/Colleges in UGC’s Regulation. 

3. Selection procedure for appointing Guest/Part-Time Teachers 

should be the same as for regularly appointed teachers. 

4. Guest/Part-Time Teachers may not be treated like regular teachers 

of the faculty for the purpose of voting rights or for becoming the 

members of the boards of studies. 

5. Retired teachers may also be considered for appointment for 

Guest/Part-Time teachers. 

6. Guest/Part-Time Teachers may not be given the benefit of 

allowances, pension, gratuity etc. 

These guidelines will come into force w.e.f. 01.01.2010. 

AC 51.23.2 

AC 51.23.3 

During the discussion the members stated that the above guidelines of the 

UGC are for the conventional universities and therefore the IGNOU 

should take appropriate decision for adopting the above guidelines as per 

the requirements of the University keeping in view of the ODL system 

and its operations. 

The Chairman expressed that a three-member committee will be 

constituted to examine the guidelines received from the UGC and revising 

the guidelines for the university. The committee will also receive and 

consider the recommendation of academic counselors of study centers. 

The Academic Council approved the adoption of the UGC guidelines in 

principle and implement the guidelines according to its requirements in 

the light of the recommendation of the above committee.

ITEM NO.24 Action Taken on Item No. 11 of 48 th Academic Council regarding Phase 3 

Form and credit enhancement (From 48 credits to 52 credits) of B.VET 

Programme – SOVET 

AC 51.24.1 

AC 51.24.2 

AC 51.24.3 

ITEM NO.25 

AC 51.25.1 

AC 51.25.2 

AC 51.25.3 

ITEM NO.26 

AC 51.26.1 

The School of Vocational Education and Training has submitted the Phase 

3 Form for credit enhancement of (from 48 credits to 52 credits) of 

B.VET Programme and eligibility criteria for B.VET programme. 

Prof. C.G. Naidu, Director, SOVET explained the rationale for 

enhancement for credits (from 48 to 52 credits) and eligibility for B.VET 

Programme in detail. He also informed that the programme is professional 

programme and has more practical work/training content. It was approved 

the School Board at its 10 th meeting held on 25 th February, 2010. 


credit enhancement (From 48 credits to 52 credits) and eligibility criteria 

proposed in the Phase 3 form (Annexure 12) for B.VET Programme. 

To consider and approve the Phase 3 form (DPR) for full time residential 

programme in Certificate in Firemanship - SOVET 


submitted the Phase 3 Form (DPR) for full time residential programme in 

Certificate in Firemanship. 

Prof. C.G. Naidu, Director, SOVET explained that this programme will 

endeavor to provide the right platform to the student in understanding and 

creating local plans for fire fighting and other emergency incidents based 

on the local risks. The programme comprises of 20 credits will be offered 

as a full time residential programme in collaboration with Institute of Fire 

Safety and Disaster Management (IFDM) Vadodara from July, 2010. The 

Phase 3 form was approved by the School Board in its 10 th meeting held 

on 25 th February, 2010. 


(Annexure 13) for full time residential programme in Certificate in 

Firemanship. 

To consider and approve the Phase 3 form (DPR) for full time residential 

programme in Diploma in Firemanship - SOVET 

It was presented that the School of Vocational Education and Training has 

submitted the Phase 3 Form (DPR) for full time residential programme in 

Diploma in Firemanship.

AC 51.26.2 

AC 51.26.3 

ITEM NO.27 

AC 51.27.1 

AC 51.27.2 

AC 51.27.3 

ITEM NO.28 

AC 51.28.1 

Prof. C.G. Naidu, Director, SOVET explained about the objectives of the 

programme in detail. It is a 40 credits programme will be offered as a full 

time residential programme in collaboration with Institute of Fire Safety 

and Disaster Management (IFDM) Vadodara from July 2010. The Phase 3 

form was approved by the School Board in its 10 th meeting held on 25 th 

February, 2010. 


(Annexure 14) for full time residential programme in Diploma in 

Firemanship. 

To consider the syllabus of: (a) BPOI-006: Communication Skills, and (b) 

BPOI-007: IT Skills Courses for DBPO (F&A) programme - SOVET 

It is placed before the Council that the School of Vocational Education 

and Training submitted the syllabus for : (a) BPOI-006: Communication 

Skills, and (b) BPOI-007: IT Skills Courses for DBPO (F&A) 

programme. 

Prof. C.G. Naidu, Director, SOVET, informed the members that the 

Diploma programme launched on pilot basis in January 2009. All the 

courses in Finance & Accounting have been developed offline and e- 

learning material made offer to the students for the two courses BPOI-006 

(Communication Skills) and BPOI-007 (IT Skills). There is a demand 

from the students for development of course material for the above two 

courses as well. The expert committee constituted for this purpose 

recommended the syllabus for both the above courses the same was 

approved by the School Board in its 10 th meeting held on 25 th February 

2010. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the course structure 

(Annexure 15) for Course BPOI – 006 (Communication Skills) and 

BPOI-007 (IT Skills) for two new additional courses for Diploma in BPO- 

F&A. 

Continuation of Certificate/Diploma in Entrepreneurship and Skill 

Development programmes for two more sessions (Jan 2010 & July 2010) 

as full time programme – SOVET 

It was placed that the School of Vocational Education and Training has 

submitted the request for continuation of Certificate/Diploma in 

Entrepreneurship and Skill Development programmes for two more 

sessions (Jan 2010 & July 2010) as full time programme. Prof. C.G. 

Naidu explained that the Certificate and Diploma Programme were 

launched in a pilot project in July 2009 under face-to-face mode. As per 

the MoU the delivery of teaching and practice classes to the students and

maintenance of study centre is the responsibility of Alliance Educare & 

Research Pvt. Ltd. Now, since the pilot launch is over, the programme 

still could not be launched under the distance education mode because the 

course material is under development stage as per the ODL pattern of 


The collaborators Alliance Educare has proposed, now, that Self learning 

material will be developed and ready be December, 2010 for the January, 

2011 launch. Therefore, it will be required that the CESD/DESD 

programmes may be allowed to continue for 02 more cycles i.e. January, 

2010 and July, 2010 as a full time programmes. The proposal was 

approved by the School Board at its 10 th meeting held on 25.02.2010 for 

continuation of both the programmes as full time programmes for two 

more sessions. 

AC 51.28.2 

ITEM NO.29 

AC 51.29.1 

AC 51.29.2 


Continuation of Certificate/Diploma in Entrepreneurship and Skill 

Development programmes for two more sessions as full time programme. 

To consider and approve the Phase 3 form (DPR) full time programme in 

MA (Fashion Retail Management) 

It was presented that the School of Vocational Education and 

Training had submitted the Phase 3 forms for full time programmes 

in MA (Fashion Retail Management under MoU signed between the 

University and Apparel Export Promotion Council (AEPC) to 

develop and offer the programmes in Textile Apparel, Life Style and 

Retail Sectors through Institute of Apparel Management (IAM) and 

Apparel Training And Design Centre (ATDC). These programmes 

will be offered at Study Centres of the Institute of Apparel 

Management in Gurgaon and Navi Mumbai from July, 2010. 

Dr. Darlie Koshy representative of the Apparel Export Promotion Council 

and Apparel Training and Design Centre made the presentation before the 

Academic Council. He explained that the modern industry has contributed 

significantly to the economic growth globally and is one of the fastest 

growing and dynamic industries in the world today, with total sales of US 

$ 6.6 trillion. Retailing is the world’s largest private business ownership 

industry. The retail sector in India has emerged as one is among the top 

three sectors, which is shaping country’s growth & employment 

opportunities. Accounting for over 10 per cent of the Country’s GDP and 

8 per cent of the employment, the retailing in India is a sunrise sector. 

Estimated at an individual number of 12 million, India is amongst one of 

the countries in the world with the largest numbers of retail outlets and 

with one of the highest retail development index.

AC 51.29.3 

ITEM NO. 30 

AC 51.30.1 

AC 51.30.2 


(Annexure 16) for full time programme in MA (Fashion Retail 

Management). 

To consider and approve the Phase 3 form (DPR) for full time programme 

in MA (Apparel Production Management) 


Training had submitted the Phase 3 forms for full time programmes 

in MA (Apparel Production Management) under MoU signed 

between the University and Apparel Export Promotion Council 

(AEPC) to develop and offer the programmes in Textile Apparel, Life 

Style and Retail Sectors through Institute of Apparel Management 

(IAM) and Apparel Training And Design Centre (ATDC). These 

programmes will be offered at Study Centres of Institute of Apparel 

Management in Gurgaon and Navi Mumbai from July 2010. 



Academic Council. The manifold growth of the Indian Clothing and 

Textile Industry’s overwhelming economic influence is felt in every 

sphere of the country’s growth and progress. This Industry plays a crucial 

role in contributing to the industrial output of the nation and its 

consumption patterns, apart from generating substantial employment for 

the skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled segments of the work force. It 

employs 35 million people directly and is the second largest provider of 

employment after agriculture; contributing 14% to the industrial 

production, 4% to the GDP and 17% to the country’s export earning. The 

projected value of Indian textile industry is currently at US $ 47 billion 

and is estimated to touch US $ 115 billion by the year 2015, comprising 

of a domestic market share of US $ 60 billion and an export market share 

of US $ 55 billion. 

With this level of envisioned growth the Indian Clothing and Textile 

industry will need business manager, production professionals and 

technologist with more in-depth and broad base of knowledge & skills 

relating to clothing production management and technology. 

AC 51.30.3 

ITEM NO. 31 

AC 51.31.1 


(Annexure 17) for full time MA (Apparel Production Management) 

programme. 

To consider and approve the Phase 3 form for full time programme in BA 

(Fashion Communication) 

It was presented that the School of Vocational Education and

Training had submitted the Phase 3 forms for full time programme in 

BA (Fashion Communication) under MoU signed between the 





will be offered at Study Centres of Institute of Apparel Management 

in Gurgaon and Navi Mumbai from July, 2010. 

AC 51.31.2 

AC 51.31.3 

ITEM NO. 32 

AC. 51.32.1 

AC 51.32.2 



Academic Council. With the multitude of domestic and foreign brands, 

companies and designers exploding onto the Indian fashion scene, it is 

imperative for each one of them to develop a unique brand identify and 

maximize visibility through establish unique branding and promotional 

approach. This colossal task is made possible by fashion communication 

professionals, who excel in extending the design and communication 

strategy beyond the domain of the product to include all aspects of 

communication design & creating recall in consumer’s mind. The 

programme in fashion communication is a unique opportunity for students 

wishing to pursue a career in fashion & retail promotions, 

communications & branding, fashion journalism, event management etc. 


(Annexure 18) for full time programme in BA (Fashion 

Communication). 

To consider and approve the Phase 3 form for full time programme in BA 

(Apparel Design Merchandising) 


Training submitted the Phase 3 forms for full time programmes in 

BA (Apparel Design Merchandising) under MoU signed between the 





will be offered at Study Centres of Institute of Apparel Management 

in Gurgaon and Navi Mumbai from July 2010. 



Academic Council. He explained that in the past two decades there has 

been tremendous growth in the need for vocational education at the under 

graduate level. Most parents and students perceive that a general 

graduation does not equip one for long-term career success in ones chosen

area of work, especially with an increasing number of industries 

demanding specialist personnel. There is a need to provide specific 

direction to a career and to provide deeper acumen about a particular 

industry. The manifold growth of the Indian Fashion Industry’s 

overwhelming economic influence is felt in every sphere of the country’s 

growth and progress. The apparel industry plays a crucial role in 

contributing to the industrial output of the nation and world as well, and 

its consumption patterns, apart from generating substantial employment 

for the skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled segments of the work force. It 

employs 35 million people directly and is the second largest provider of 

employment after agriculture; contributing 14% to the industrial 

production, 4% to the GDP and 17% to the country’s export earning. The 

projected value of Indian textile industry is currently at US $ 47 billion 

and is estimated to touch US $ 115 billion by the year 2015, comprising 

of a domestic market share of US $ 60 billion and an export market share 

of US $ 55 billion. 

AC 51.32.3 

ITEM NO. 33 


(Annexure 19) for full time programme in MA (Apparel Design and 

Merchandising). 

To consider and approve the Programme Design and detailed Programme 

structure of Certificate in Library and Information Science (CLIS) 

proposed by the Faculty of Library and Information Sciences – SOSS` 

AC. 51.33.1 It was presented that the School of Social Sciences submitted the Phase 3 

form for Certificate in Library and Information Science (CLIS). The 

School Board has approved the Phase 3 form at its 46 th meeting held on 

6 th August 2009. 

AC 51.33.2 

AC 51.33.3 

ITEM NO. 34 

AC. 51.34.1 

Director, SOSS informed the council that the item could not be placed 

before the Academic Council/Academic Council’s Standing Committee in 

its previous meeting due to oversight. 


(Annexure 20) programme for Certificate in Library and Information 

Science (CLIS) - Design and detailed Programme structure 

To consider and approved Phase 2 and Phase 3 forms of Bachelor of 

Business Administration in Retailing (BBA) modular mode and ratify 

the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor in offering the programme 

from July, 2009 

The item was presented that the School of Management Studies 

(Commerce Discipline) submitted the Phase 2 and Phase 3 forms for 

Bachelor of Business Administration in Retailing (BBA) with modular

mode approach. The modular approach as following: First year Diploma 

in Retailing (DIR), Second year – Advanced Diploma in Retailing 

(ADIR), Third year – Bachelor of Business Administration in Retailing 

(BBA) with two exist points at DIR and ADIR. The programme is on 

offer from July 2009 with the approval of the Vice-Chancellor. 

AC 51.34.2 The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase 2 and Phase 3 

forms for Bachelor Business Administration in Retailing (BBA) modular 

mode and ratified the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor for offering the 

programme from July 2009. 

ITEM NO. 35 

AC. 51.35.1 

AC 51.35.2 

AC 51.35.3 

ITEM NO. 36 

AC. 51.36.1 

AC 51.36.2 

To consider and approve the proposal to offer Project Report as an 

optional subject for the M.A Second Year students in Sociology - SOSS 

It was presented that the School of Social Science submitted the proposal 

for approval of the Project Report as an optional subject for the MA 

Second Year students in Sociology. 

Prof. Uma Kanjilal, Director, informed the council that in view of the feed 

back from students, academic counselors and subject expects, the faculty 

proposes to offer Project Report as an optional course for the MA Second 

year students in Sociology. The School Board at its 46th meeting held on 

6th August 2009 approved the proposal. 

The Academic Council approved the proposal to offer the Project Report 

as an optional subject for the MA Second Year students in Sociology. 

To consider and approve the Institutionalization of Community Colleges 

Dr. C.K. Ghosh, Nodal Officer, Community Colleges presented the 

proposal for institutionalization of Community Colleges. The Academic 

Council at its 50 th meeting approved the guidelines in respect of 

Institutionalization Community Colleges like level of programmes and 

their credit, eligibility criteria, issues of evaluation and certification and 

also informed that thereafter, several developments have taken place and 

he appraised of these developments. 

During the discussions the members requested that the university in detail 

should define the role of community colleges regarding eligibility, 

admission, evaluation and other requirements. 

Prof. A.K. Agarwal, SOHS, raised the issue that there are mal-practices 

by the Community Colleges in handling the above mentioned issues and 

this may lead to litigation against the University. 

The University should also place the checks on the academic matters 

relating to the IGNOU Programmes being offered by these Community

Colleges in collaboration with it. All the matters relating to University’s 

academic programmes should be placed before the University’s Schools 

of Studies from which these programmes are being offered. The regular 

feed back should be sent to the Nodal Officer, Community Colleges, 

IGNOU. The University should be very pro-active while considering the 

proposal of the Community Colleges for affiliation or offering of the 

programmes. 

Participating in the discussions the Chairman insisted that the University 

should keep a strict watch on these Community Colleges and serve the 

legal notice for de-recognition of the defaulting colleges and suggested 

that there should be a special meeting of the Academic Council for a 

comprehensive review of the Community College system for its effective 

and country-wide implementation. 

AC 51.36.3 

The Academic Council in view of the suggestion of the Chairman decided 

that the activities of the Community Colleges may continue as per the 

approved guidelines and requested Dr. C.K. Ghosh for a comprehensive 

proposal on the Community Colleges for consideration at the special 

meeting of the Academic Council regarding Community Colleges. 

ITEM NO. 41 To consider and approve the award of Gold Medals and Degree/Diploma / 

Certificates to students in the 21 st Convocation. 

AC. 51.41.1 

AC. 51.41.2 

It was presented that the SED submitted the award of Certificates 

and Gold Medals/Cash Awards to the candidates who have 

successfully completed the various programmes of the University. 

Dr. Pushplata Tripathi, Registrar, SED informed the Council that the 21 st 

Annual Convocation in the University is scheduled to be held on 15 th 

March 2010. She informed that the number of candidates who are eligible 

for award of Certificates for various programmes and Gold Medals of the 

Cash Awards at the Convocation. 

AC 51.41.3 The Academic Council considered and approved the list (Annexure 21) 

of eligible students for award of Degrees, Diplomas and Certificate at the 

21 st Convocation of the University and also authorized the Vice- 

Chancellor to award the Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates to the 

candidates whose names are not incorporate in the list but who become 

eligible for the award of Degrees, Diplomas and Certificate. 

The meeting ended with a vote of thanks to the Chair.


Chairman

MINUTES 


FIFTY SECOND MEETING 



held on 

20 TH APRIL 2010 




MINUTES OF THE FIFTY SECOND MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC 

COUNCIL HELD ON 20 TH APRIL 2010 AT 2.00 P.M. IN THE CONFERENCE 

ROOM, BLOCK-8 IGNOU, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI-110 068. 


260. Prof. V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai, Vice-Chancellor - Chairman 



263. Dr. D.K. Choudhary, PVC - Ex-officio Member 

264. Prof. K.R. Srivasthan, PVC - Ex-officio Member 












72. Prof. M.K. Salooja, Director, SOA - Ex-officio Member 

73. Prof. C. Gajendra Naidu, Director, SOVET - Ex-officio Member 






79. Dr. S.K. Mishra, Director (I/c), SOFL - Ex-officio Member 




83. Prof. Pandav Nayak, SOSS - Member 

84. Prof. Anjila Gupta, SOSS - Member 

85. Prof. T.K. Jena, SOHS - Member 

86. Dr. Nehal A Farooque, Reader, SOEDS - Member 

87. Dr. Babu P Ramesh, Reader, SOITS - Member 

88. Dr. A.K. Gaba, Reader, SOVET - Member 

89. Sh. P.V. Suresh, Lecturer, SOCIS - Member 

90. Dr. Kamalika Banerjee, Lecturer, SOS - Member 

91. Sh. Arvind Kumar Dubey, Lecturer, SOTHSM - Member 

92. Prof. Manjulika Srivastava, Director (I/c), DEC - Member 

93. Dr. Silima Nanda, Director (I/c), ID - Member 

94. Dr. George Mathew - Member


96. Prof. Uma Alladi - Member 

97. Dr. K.V. Peter - Member 

98. Prof. Mohamma Miyan - Member 

99. Prof. L. Venugopal Reddy, - Member 

100. Dr. R.R. Rausaria, Registrar (I/c), MPDD - Member 

101. Dr. C.K. Ghosh, Director, SSC - Member 

102. Prof. Pushplata Tripathi, Registrar (I/c), SED - Member 

103. Sh. K. Laxman, OSD, SRD - Member 

104. Prof. M.S. Senam Raju, Director, ACD - Member Secretary 

Prof. Savita Singh, Director, SOGDS, Prof. N. Mukunda, Prof. Mahendra Dev, 

Prof. N.K. Jain, Prof. S.N. Maheshwari, Dr. D.K. Datta Majumdar, Prof. Ramamohan 

Rao, Prof. Kannan M. Modugalya, Prof. Devi Singh and Sh. Ravi Kanth, Director (I/c), 

EMPC could not attend the meeting. 

Prof. P.R. Ramanujam, Director, STRIDE and Prof. Vimala Veeraraghavan, 

Professor Emeritus, SOSS attended the meeting as special invitees. 

Shri K. D. Sharma, Assistant Registrar, ACD was present to assist the Council. 

The Chairman welcomed the members of the Academic Council for the 52 nd 

meeting and the Member Secretary presented the Agenda. The following agenda items 

were taken up: 

ITEM NO. 1 Action Taken Report on the decisions of the 50 th meeting of the 

Academic Council held on 8 th October 2009 

AC 52.1.1 

AC 52.1.2 

AC 52.1.3 

The minutes of the 50 th Meeting of the Academic Council were circulated 

to the members and the observations of the members on the minutes were 

noted by the Academic Council at its 51st Meeting held on 3 rd March, 

2010. The minutes were confirmed by the Academic Council but the 

Action Taken Report could not be placed before the Academic Council 

due to shortage of time. 

The Action Taken Report of the 50 th meeting of the Academic Council is 

placed along with the agenda note for kind information of the members of 


The Academic Council noted the Action Taken Report on the decisions of 

the 50th meeting.

ITEMNO. 1(A) To confirm the minutes of the 51 st Meeting of the Academic Council 

held on 3 rd March 2010 

AC 52.1(A).1 The minutes of the 51 st Meeting of the Academic Council held on 

03.03.2010 are placed before the Academic Council for scrutiny and 

confirmation. 

AC 52.1(A).2 

The following comments were received from Dr. S.K. Arora, Librarian 

and Documentation Officer on Item No. 6 of the agenda and Professor M. 

Aslam, Director, SOCE on Item No. 4. 

On item No.6, Dr. S.K. Arora, Librarian and Documentation Officer 

observed “while in discussion regarding also inclusion of EDNERU, 

Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor concluded stating that “Any structured 

academic unit of IGNOU offering or wish to offer an academic 

programme shall be covered”. It is desired that in view of above, the 

necessary modifications in statute may also be made by including 

Academic Divisions such as Academic- 

Centres/Institutes/Chairs/Units/Divisions, which shall enhance the scope 

for the other structured academic Units/Divisions also wishing to start 

programmes”. 

Prof. M. Aslam, Director, SOCE made the following observations: 

1. Under agenda item 1(A) on confirmation of the Minutes of the 51 st 

meeting of the Academic Council, the following needs to be stated: 

(i) Under agenda Item No. 2 (51.2.1) which refers to the 29 th meeting 

of the Academic Council Standing Committee held on 27 th July, 

2009, it was pointed out by the Director, SOCE that the Bachelor 

of Design (Textile and Apparel Design) programme being 

proposed by SOET will be a duplication because under the 

Discipline of Home Science assigned to SOCE, the area of textile 

and apparel design was being addressed. The Academic Council 

suggested that the Director, SOCE and Director, SOET may have 

a meeting and resolve the issue. The Director, SOCE pointed that 

the meeting has already taken place and that the issue has been 

resolved and it has been agreed that this area of textile and 

apparel design will be addressed by the SOCE with academic 

support from SOET (wherever necessary). 

2. Under agenda item no. 4 (AC 54.4.1) the reference was made to the 

minutes of the 50 th meeting of the Research Council held on 21 st 

October 2009 ( RC 15.13.2) where it was stated that the topic of the 

Ph.D. was not mentioned and that Research Guide was not approved by

the School Board. The Director, SOCE stated that the topic was 

mentioned and the Research Guide was approved by the School Board 

and the follow-up action was accordingly taken by the Research 

Council, therefore, the minutes of the Research Council needs to be 

amended. 

3. Under agenda item no. 4, the minutes of the 30 th Meeting of the 

Academic Council Standing Committee held on 24 th February, 2010 

were placed before the Academic Council for approval. The 

following needs to be incorporated in the Minutes: 

(i) Under (ACSC – 30.40.1) on Consideration and Approval of the 

decision of reorganization of Disciplines of SOCE, the Director, 

SOCE stated that such items where the SOCE is involved, 

particularly which has a direct relevance to its functioning, the 

concerned School Director should have been invited for a 

presentation to ACSC. Under (ACSC – 30.43.1) the Director, 

SOCE stated that if a post of Reader is withdrawn from the 

School, the Director of the School needs to be taken into 

confidence before such agenda item is brought before the ACSC 

for consideration. The Academic Council noted the suggestion for 

future compliance by the Academic Coordination Division. 

Prof. Sunita Malhotra, Director, SOS observed that the comments sent 

by her are not reflected in the Minutes. In fact, the original recording has 

been restated. The modifications as pointed out earlier, in 3 rd March 

Meeting, are as under: 

“It is being submitted that in the 50 th Academic Council meeting, it was 

clearly agreed that “a committee may be constituted to resolve this issue. 

Also, Prof. N. Mukunda, was requested to help in resolving this issue. The 

same is not mentioned in the recording as a part of the decision.” 

It was mentioned that due to oversight the name of Prof. M.S. Senam 

Raju, Director, ACD was not listed in the list of members present in the 

meeting. The Academic Council agreed for making the correction in the 

list of the members present. 

AC 52.1(A).3 

During the discussion on the minutes Prof. Sunita Malhotra, Director, 

SOS mentioned about her comments on Item No. 50.14.1 regarding 

discipline of Astrophysics which is being housed in School of 

Interdisciplinary & Trans-disciplinary Studies. She impressed 

Astrophysics is a discipline of the School of Sciences and the Masters 

programmes are required to be housed in the School of Sciences. She also 

referred that in the 50 th Meeting it was decided that the Committee should 

be constituted to look into the matter.

Participating in the discussions the Chairman stated that Astrophysics is 

the discipline of the Sciences and the Masters programme should housed 

be in the School of Sciences only and asked the Director, SOS to take 

necessary steps in this regard. Dr. C.K. Ghosh, Coordinator for the 

programme in Astrophysics explained the benefits to the students of the 

programme and stated that he has no objection if the discipline is housed 

in the School of Sciences. 

The Director, School of Sciences may place this item in the School Board, 

inform the recommendations. 

The Academic Council appreciated the relevance and quality of this 

frontier science full-time programme of the University. 

AC 52.1(A).4 

ITEM NO. 2 

AC 52.2.1 

The Academic Council considered and noted the comments of the 

members and after discussion confirmed the minutes (Annexure 1) with 

the following changes in the minutes. 

Item No. 6 : “inclusion of any structured academic units of IGNOU 

offering or wish to offer an academic programme .” 

Item No. 1 of 51 st Meeting : for inclusion of the following in resolution 

No. 50.14.2 : 

“ that a committee may be constituted to resolve this issue. Also Prof. N. 

Mukanda was requested to help in the resolving this issue”. 

To ratify the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor in starting On- 

Demand Examination in different courses/programmes at different 

Regional Centres of IGNOU 

In order to facilitate to the student to choose the convenience for them to 

appear in the exams as per their preparedness, the university has started 

innovative scheme of On-Demand Examination in the following 

course/programmes once in a week (presently on Friday): 

A) Programmes/Courses in which the scheme of On-Demand 

Examination Scheme has started are: CIG, COF, BPP, CTE, CAFÉ, 

DAFE, CTS, DTS (All Courses), BTS(Courses: - TS1, TS2, TS3, 

TS4, TS5, TS6 & TS7 ) and BDP (Courses:- CTE03, CTE04, CTE05, 

AED01, AOM01, ASP01, AMK01, AEC01, FEG01, FEG02, FST01) 

B) The facility of On-Demand Examination is available at the following 

Regional Centres of IGNOU. RC, Delhi –I, RC, Delhi – II, RC, 

Jaipur, RC, Karnal, RC, Madhuri, RC, Chennai, RC, Cochin. 

AC 52.2.2 

Dr. O.P Sharma explained the salient features of the scheme and informed 

that for appearing in the On-Demand Examination, the eligible student of 

IGNOU having valid registration will have to register on line by paying

the prescribed fee for On-Demand Examination in the courses selected by 

him/her to appear. The scheme of On-Demand Examination will also be 

extended to other Regional Centre and in other courses/programmes, as 

soon as the required Question Bank for these programmes/courses is 

ready. He also invited the members of the Academic Council and faculty 

members for their contribution for development of Question Bank for Ondemand 

Examination. 

AC 52.2.3 


Vice-Chancellor for starting On-Demand Examination in above 

mentioned courses/programmes at the Regional Centres of IGNOU 

mentioned in Resolution No: AC 52.2.1 and 52.2.2. 

ITEM NO. 3 To consider and approve the Remuneration rates for 

Experts/Academics for preparing various types of Questions for 

Developing Question Bank for On-Demand Examination, in respect 

of various programmes. 

AC 52.3.1 

It was presented that the NCIDE has been assigned the responsibility to 

prepare question bank modalities and launch on Demand examination of 

various courses / programmes of the University. To make the project 

workable there is an urgent need for development of a big question bank 

of various types of questions which are classified in the following groups. 

a) MCQ – Multiple Choice Questions - Which will have 1 

Mark. 

b) VSA – Very Short Answer Type - Which will have 1-2 

Marks. 

c) SA – Short Answer Type - Which will have 3 to 

9 Marks. 

d) LA – Long Answer Type - Which will have 10 

and above Marks. 

It was informed that there is no item-wise rates approved for VSA (Very 

Short Answer), SA (Short Answer) and LA (Long Answer) questions. 

Only the rates for the MCQ type of questions have been approved i.e., is 

Rs. 12/- per question for general certificate courses, which the experts 

(whom we invited in our meetings) expressed that the recommendation is 

too low for the quality of questions. Where as the approved rates of MCQ 

for entrance exams of IGNOU is Rs.50/- per question. 

The existing rates for setting of question papers are Rs. 700/- per question 

paper of about 10 to 15 questions items of various types and the 

remuneration for translation of the question paper is 50% of the 

remuneration for setting of a question paper.

1) Keeping in view the above it is proposed that the following 

remuneration may be considered for approval: 

a. VSA-(1-2 Marks) @ Rs.15 per question along with 

marking scheme / answers 

b. MCQ-(4 choices) @ Rs. 20 per question along with 

marking scheme / answers 

c. SA-(3-9 Marks) @ Rs. 30 per question along with marking 

scheme / value points 

d. LA-(10 Marks and above) @ Rs. 50 per question along 

with marking scheme / points 

2) It is also proposed that the existing norm of 50% of the amount 

fixed for setting of question paper/ per question be extended for 

translation of each of the above. 

3) In order to encourage internal faculty for question bank 

development this is proposed that the faculty members may also 

be given payment at the above proposed rates for developing 

questions for the question bank for On-Demand Exam. 

AC 52.3.2 

During the discussion Prof. M. Aslam, Director, SOCE suggested that the 

Registrar, SED who is dealing with the examination of the University may 

be involved in working out the remuneration structure for questions and 

development of Question Bank of On-demand Examination. Prof. Pandav 

Nayak suggested for more number of Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) 

and NCIDE should conduct seminar for involving the academics and the 

experts in development of Question Bank. The members insisted that the 

university should not deviate from the pattern of remuneration being 

followed by the SED. 

It was decided that a Committee constituting of the Registrar, SED; Prof. 

Sunita Malthotra, Director, SOS; and representative of the F&A Division 

may be constituted under the chairmanship of concerned PVC/ in the 

absence of PVC, the VC to review the proposal and make 

recommendations on the remuneration for preparing various types of 

questions and for developing Question Bank for On-demand Examination 

in respect of various Courses/Programmes. 

AC 52.3.3 

ITEM NO. 4 

AC 52.4.1 

The Academic Council considered and resolved to entrust the work with 

the above mentioned committee and authorized the Vice-Chancellor to act 

on the basis of recommendation of the committee. 

To consider and approve the minutes of the 30 th Meeting of the ACSC 

held on 24 th February 2010 

The 30 th Meeting of the Academic Council’s Standing Committee was 

held on 24 th February 2010.

AC 52.4.2 

Participating in the discussions on the minutes of the 30 th Meeting of the 

Academic Council’s Standing Committee Prof. Aslam suggested that the 

Schools / Centres should follow the procedures before bringing the items 

for consideration in the Academic Council / Academic Council’s Standing 

Committee. 

Prof. G. Subbaymma, Director, SOMS suggested that the management 

faculty of School of Management Studies has its reservation regarding 

Item No. 17. The Chairman asked her to provide the circulated minutes 

of the School Board discipline meetings on this item and the signatures of 

the faculty. The Chairman also asked the Director whether the matter has 

been discussed in the School Board or not, and stated that this cannot be 

taken up on record without the approval of the School Board. 

It was also suggested that the programmes which were being offered by 

the CCETC should be reported to the Centre Management Committee and 

Joint Coordination Committees although the programmes were approved 

by the ACSC. 

AC 52.4.3 

ITEM NO. 5 

AC 52.5.1 

AC 52.5.2 

The Academic Council considered and approved the minutes of the 30 th 

Meeting of its Standing Committee held on 24 th February 2010 with the 

above suggestions/directions for compliance. 

To report for approval the proposal for Proposed IGNOU College of 

Culinary Arts 

The School of Tourism, Hospitality Services Sectoral Management has 

proposed for IGNOU College of Culinary Arts. Dr. P. Vidyashukla, 

explained the proposal and mentioned that the School Board of 

SOTHSSM at its 2 nd Meeting has approved the proposal for setting up an 

Institute of Culinary Arts. 

During the discussion the members were of the view that the setting up of 

the Institute by the University will require huge investment on its part and 

the matter requires to be placed before other bodies like Finance 

Committee / Board of Management for examining the proposal in detail 

and feasibility of the project. 

It was suggested that instead of having an Institute of Culinary Arts it will 

be better to have a discipline in Culinary Arts. 

AC 52.5.3 

The Academic Council considered and resolved that the proposal for 

creation of a discipline in Culinary Arts may be brought by the School of 

Tourism, Hospitality Service Sectoral Management through the statutory 

bodies i.e. School Board for consideration.

ITEM NO. 6 

AC 52.6.1 

AC 52.6.2 

AC 52.6.3 

ITEM NO. 7 

AC 52.7.1 

To consider and approve the creation of new faculty positions for 

M.Sc. (Chemistry) on campus full-time programme 

The School of Sciences has proposed for creation of new faculty positions 

for M.Sc. (Chemistry) on campus full-time programme. Prof. Sunita 

Malhotra, Director, SOS, explained the rationale for creation of new 

faculty and approval for creation of 12 new positions. 

During the discussion the members felt that the creation of 12 new faculty 

positions will be too much and thus not justifiable and realistic. It was 

also suggested that the university should go through the UGC norms for 

creation of faculty for the on campus full time programmes and proceed in 

this direction step-by-step. At this stage the proposal should not be 

creation of not more than seven more position as per the university norms 

taking the work load of the existing faculty in to account and the same 

should come through the statutory bodies like School Board. 

The Academic Council in view of the above discussion resolved to defer 

the item and suggested that the proposal should be submitted for 

consideration through the School Board of School of Sciences. 

To consider and approve the detailed UNESCO syllabus for MA 

(JMC-F2F) Programme 

The School of Journalism and New Media Studies has proposed the 

modification in detailed UNESCO syllabus for MA (JMC-F2F) 

Programme. Prof. Shambhu Nath Singh, Director, SOJNMS informed that 

the deliberations were done in the School Committee, School Board and 

expert committee. The Final Course structure based on UNESCO syllabus 

along with the duration of the programme, the fees structure and the 

eligibility criteria for admission to this programme was approved by the 

5 th School Board Meeting held on 15 th February 2010. On Approval by 

the School Board and approval of the minutes of the 5 th School Board 

Meeting by the competent authorities the following is placed before the 

Academic Council for approval. 

Programme Code : MAJMC 

Duration 

: 2 years (4 Semesters of 6 months each) 

Credits : 64 

Eligibility 

: Graduation in any discipline from a 

recognised university with 55% marks for 

general category and 50% for reserved 

category Reservations of seats as per 

IGNOU norms. 

Admission Process : Written entrance examination followed

AC 52.7.2 

ITEM NO. 8 

AC 52.8.1 

Fee 

Maximum In-take 

Per Batch 

personal interview. 

: Rs. 80000/- (Rupees Eighty thousand 

only) for two years; to be paid in advance 

@Rs. 20000/- in each semester. 

: 25 Students (Including reservation as per 

norms) 

The Academic Council considered and approved the modified and 

detailed UNESCO Syllabus for MA (JMC - F2F) (Annexure 2). 

To consider and approve the detailed syllabus, Course Structure, Fee, 

for MA (EMPM-F2F) 

The School of Journalism and New Media Studies has proposed the 

detailed syllabus, course structure, fee for MA (EMPM-F2F). Prof. 

Shambhu Nath Singh, Director, SOJNMS informed that the final Course 

structure along with the duration of the programme, the fees structure and 

the eligibility criteria for admission to this programme was placed before 

the 5 th School Board Meeting held on 15 th February 2010 for approval. On 

Approval of the same by the School Board and approval of the draft 

minutes of the 5 th School Board Meeting by the competent authorities the 

following is placed before the Academic Council for approval. 

Programme Code : MAEMPM 

Duration 

: 2 years (4 Semesters of 6 months each) 

Credits : 64 

Eligibility 

:Graduation in any discipline from a 

recognized university with 55% marks for 

general category and 50% for reserved 

category Reservations of seats as per 

IGNOU norms. 

Admission Process :Written entrance examination followed 

personal interview. 

Fee 

: Rs. 80000/- (Rupees Eighty thousand 

only) for two years; to be paid in advance 

@Rs. 20000/- in each semester. 

Maximum In-take 

Per Batch 

: 25 Students (Including reservation as per 

norms) 

AC 52.8.2 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal for detailed 

syllabus, Course Structure, Evaluation Policy (Annexure 3) and Fee for 

MA (EMPM-F2F).

ITEM NO. 9 

AC 52.9.1 

AC 52.9.2 

To Report Phase-3 Form (Programme Design and Detailed 

Programme Report) for Post Graduate Certificate in Web 

Journalism 

The School of Journalism and New Media Studies had submitted the 

Phase 3 form for Post Graduate Certificate in Web Journalism. 

Prof. Shambhu Nath Singh, Director, SOJNMS explained that the 

objective of the programme is to develop skills in web based journalism. 

The programme aims to give basic understanding of the technical means 

of creating web content as well as to provide an in-depth training in the art 

of being a freelance content producer for the web, for those with limited 

knowledge or even no knowledge of the way Web works. The Programme 

Details are as follows: 

Programme Code : PGCWJ 

Duration 

: Min. 6 months; Max. 2 years 

Credits : 16 

Eligibility 

:Graduation in any discipline. 

Fee 

Theory :70% 

Practical :30% 

:Rs. 10000/- (Rupees ten thousand only) per 

student 

The Phase-3 form of the Post Graduate Certificate in Web Journalism is 

approved by the School Board of SOJNMS at its 5 th Meeting held on 15 th 

February 2010. 

AC 52.9.3 The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase 3 

(Annexure 4) form for offering Post Graduate Certificate in Web 

Journalism in collaboration with IGNOU Regional Centre – Cochin. 

ITEM NO. 10 

AC 52.10.1 

To ratify the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor for transfer of 

DDO-Ship of RCI-funds from SOCE to NCDS. 

The grants received from the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) were 

under the School of Continuing Education of the University and Dr. 

Neerja Chadha was DDO for two years from Jan., 2008 to Dec., 2009 and 

consequent upon her proceeding on EOL Dr. Rekha S. Sen designated has 

been DDO in place of Dr. Neerja Chadha w.e.f. March, 2009. 

As per the notification dated 22.04.2009 it was decided that all the 

disability programme under preparation in collaboration with RCI will be 

housed and coordinated by National Centre for Disability Studies. It was 

decided that the four certificate programmes except those which were

under preparation will also be taken-up by NCDS. The Certificate 

Programme in Early Childhood Special Education Enabling Inclusion 

(Cerebral Palsy) was supposed to be with SOCE till it is launched in July, 

2009. All the remaining certificate programmes under development 

including translation work taken-up as a part of MoU with RCI stood 

transferred to NCDS with immediate effect. 

In view of the above the Vice-Chancellor approved the proposal for 

transferring of DDO ship from SOCE to NCDS along with the unutilized 

fund received from RCI. 

AC 52.10.2 

ITEM NO. 11 

AC 52.11.1 

AC 52.11.2 


for transferring of DDO ship to NCDS alongwith the unutilized fund 

received from RCI (Annexure 5). 

To consider and approve the proposal for Developing on-line 

Training Module for Academic Counsellors of IGNOU 

The STRIDE has proposed an online Training Module for Academic 

Counsellors of IGNOU. 

Prof. P.R. Ramanujam, Director, STRIDE explained the need and 

importance of the training for Academic Counsellor and the module is 

being developed. At present there are about 36000 Academic Counsellors 

engaged by the University. These Counsellors are part time functionaries 

of the university and they have limited opportunity to interact with the 

distance learners. There is no adequate provision for their professional 

development and this module is intended to meet their training needs 

through online mode with necessary flexibility. The online module has the 

potential to develop into a certificate programme by itself, provided the 

necessary components including the specific lesson plans and guidelines 

are developed by the discipline concerned. The credit requirements for a 

certificate programme will have to be worked out as per the norms of the 

University. The present module, when completed will have to be field 

tested with a selected number of academic counsellors in different parts of 

the country, having excess to on line and internet facilities to complete the 

training module. The addresses of the counsellors with access to internet 

facilities will be supplied by the Regional Services Division for field 

testing. 

The Chairman suggested that the STRIDE should look for developing this 

module into a 16 credit certificate course for the Academic Counsellors of 

the University.

AC 52.11.3 

ITEM NO. 12 

AC 52.12.1 

The Academic Council considered and resolved to accept the proposal 

with the above modification and the launch of 16 Credit Certificate 

programme for Academic Counsellors of Open Universities and Distance 

Education Institutions. 

To ratify the approval of Phase 3 form by the Hon’ble Vice- 

Chancellor for the M.Tech Embedded System (M.Tech ESD) and 

M.Tech Information Systems Security (M.Tech ISS) – a joint 

program of IGNOU with Rajagiri Educational Charitable Trust 

(RECT), Cochin 

The Academic Council’s Standing Committee at its 30 th Meeting held on 

24 th February 2010 ratified the action taken by the Vice-Chancellor in 

approving the Phase 3 forms for the M.Tech Embedded System (M.Tech 

ESD) and M.Tech Information Systems Security (M.Tech ISS) – a joint 

programme of IGNOU with Rajagiri Educational Charitable Trust 

(RECT), Cochin. The minutes of the ACSC could not be considered by 

the Academic Council at its 51 st meeting held on 3 rd March 2010 due to 

shortage of time and the minutes of the ACSC has been being placed 

before the Academic Council at Item No. 4. 

Meanwhile the Planning & Development Division in response to ACIIL 

note dated 5.02.2010 allotted the programme/course codes to the above 

programmes. 

AC 52.12.2 

ITEM NO. 13 


and approved the details of the programme/course codes assigned by 

Planning and Development Division (Annexure 6). 

To consider and approve the fee for obtaining Photocopies of 

Evaluated Answer Scripts by the Overseas Students 

AC 52.13.1 The International Division had submitted the proposal for fee for 

obtaining the photocopies of evaluated answer scripts by the overseas 

students. Dr. Silima Nanda, Director (I/c), explained the proposal in 

detail. She also explained that the university offers the programmes to its 

international students through Partner Institute (PI) located all over the 

world. These Partner Institutes are private / public bodies functioning in 

their respective countries for the promotion of education with affiliation / 

or support of some or the other university (ies). The International Division 

functions as the nodal agency to coordinate their activities. 

The Academic Council at its 46 th meeting held on 13 th January, 2009 

recommended the revision of fee for the services of National as well as 

International Students. But as per the circular of the Student Evaluation

Division vide their note no. IG/SED/EXAM-III/2010 dated 20.02.2010, 

that the fee for obtaining photocopies of answer scripts to overseas 

students has inadvertently not fixed. The national (Indian) students has to 

pay Rs.300/- per answer script for obtaining its photocopy. Accordingly, 

it is proposed to fix the charges @ Rs. 500/- per copy of evaluated 

answer script for SAARC Countries Students and Students of US$ 50 for 

photocopy of answer script as well as US$10 towards postage charges. 

AC 52.13.2 

AC 52.13.3 

AC 52.13.4 

ITEM NO. 14 

AC 52.14.1 

The members suggested that the students of SAARC countries should be 

treated at par with the Indian students and they should be charged fees 

plus actual postage. 

Participating in the discussion, the Chairman viewed that the fee which is 

being changed for national students and the proposed fee for the students 

of SAARC and US is very high keeping in view of the cost involved in 

providing the facility. Therefore, it was proposed that Rs. 100/- fee for 

national student to obtain a copy of an evaluated answer script, Rs. 150/- 

(Including Rs. 50/- for postage) for the students of SAARC countries and 

$60 (including $ 10 for postage) for the other international students. 

The AC considered and approved the above proposal fee as at AC 

52.13.3. 

To consider and approve Phase 3 form for Post Doctoral Certificate 

in Dialysis Medicine 

The School of Health Sciences had submitted the Phase 3 form for One 

Year Post Doctoral Certificate Programme in Dialysis Medicine being 

developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family 

Welfare (MOHFW) same was approved by the School Board of the 

School of Health Sciences at its meeting held on February 25, 2009 along 

with syllabus. The following are the objectives of the Programme: 

After completion of this programme, a student should be able to: 

• Imbibe comprehensive knowledge on basics of nephrology as 

related to detail of haemodialysis, reasonable adequate for 

peritoneal dialysis and brief of renal transplant; 

• Handle temporary vascular access at the time of need; 

• Dialyze stable patients adequately and safely on long-term basis 

and anticipate potential complications; and 

• Recognize and handle emergencies related to dialysis and take 

beside decision for management. 

The programme development is being funded by MOHFW for which a 

MoU was signed on February 2, 2010. The programme is being launched 

from July, 2010 session.

AC 52.14.2 

AC 52.14.3 

ITEM NO. 15 

AC 52.15.1 

The members suggested the nomenclature of the programme as Post 

Graduate Certificate in Dialysis Medicine instead of Post Doctoral 

Certificate Programme in Dialysis Medicine. 

The Academic Council considered and approved Phase 3 form 

(Annexure 7) for Post Graduate Certificate in Dialysis Medicine. 

To consider and approve Phase 3 Form for PG Diploma in Bioethics 

The School of Health Sciences had submitted the Phase 3 Form for one 

year PG Diploma in Bioethics consisting of 8 courses of 32 credits. The 

objective of the programme is to provide concrete scientific and technical 

knowledge required for professionals capable of undertaking the wide 

range of activities connected to research, control and dispensation of 

pharmaceutical products, medicine, diet food, cosmetics, and other 

products for health care. 

The programme aims at the following learning objectives and will provide 

and develop: 

• Comprehensive understanding of all ethical issues in Bio-Medical 

Research 

• Awareness regarding requirement of Clinical Research and Ethical 

issues 

• Understanding to use state of arts electronic media for teachinglearning 

process. 

The Phase 3 form has been approved by the School Board of School of 

Health Sciences at its meeting held on 2 nd March, 2010. 

AC 52.15.2 

ITEM NO. 16 

AC 52.16.1 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase 3 Form 

(Annexure 8) for PG Diploma in Bioethics. 

To consider and approve the revised fee structure for MA in 

Extension and Development Studies 

The School of Extension and Development Studies has submitted the 

proposal for revising the fee structure for MA in Extension and 

Development Studies. Prof. B.K. Pattanaik explained that the School 

Board at its meeting held on 28.01.2010, after comparing the fees fixed by 

the other schools launching full time regular programme, approved to 

revise the fee per semester from Rs.5000/- to Rs.2500/- for the students 

pursuing MA in Extension and Development Studies, thus the total fee 

Rs.10,000/- for a full programme, per student.

AC 52.16.2 

ITEM NO. 17 

AC 52.17.1 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal for revising 

the fee structure for MA in Extension and Development from Rs.5000/- to 

Rs.500/- i.e. (Rs.10,000/- for the full programme). 

To consider and approve the Phase 1 and Phase 3 Forms of Post 

Graduate Diploma in Urban Planning and Development. 

The School of Extension and Development Studies has submitted the 

Phase 1 and Phase 3 Forms of Post Graduate Diploma in Urban 

Development. Prof. B.K. Pattanaik explained the salient features of the 

programme and informed that the members of the expert group meeting 

held on 20.02.2010 suggested to change the programme as Post Graduate 

Diploma in Urban Planning and Development instead of PG Diploma in 

Urban Development. 

The minutes of the expert group meeting held on 20.02.2010 were 

approved by the School Board at its meeting held on 09.03.2010. 

AC 52.17.2 The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase 1 and Phase 3 

Forms (Annexure 9) and the change in the title of the programmes as 

Post Graduate Diploma in Urban Planning and Development. 

ITEM NO. 18 

AC 52.18.1 

To consider the Proposal for Conferring D.Litt on H.H. The Dalai 

Lama and Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer 

The Statute 22 of the University provides that “all proposals for 

conferment of honorary degrees shall be initiated by the Vice-Chancellor 

who, after consultation with the Academic Council and the Board of 

Management, shall submit the same to the Visitor for confirmation.” 

In view of the provisions of Statute 22 mentioned above the Vice- 

Chancellor proposed that the university may confer D.Litt on the 

following persons during the Silver Jubilee year of the university: 

1. Nobel Laureate H.H. Dalai Lama 

2. Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer 

The brief resume of the above two persons was placed before the 

Academic Council for consideration. 

AC 52.18.2 

The Vice-Chancellor explained the procedure for conferring of D.Litt 

under Statute 22 of the university. He also explained that the proposal 

after recommendation of the Academic Council will be placed before the 

Board of Management and it will be submitted to the Visitor for 

confirmation.

AC 52.18.3 

ITEM NO. 19 

AC 52.19.1 

AC 52.19.2 

AC 52.19.3 

AC 52.19.4 

The Academic Council considered and recommended the names of Nobel 

Laureate H.H. Dalai Lama and Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer for conferment 

of honorary degree i.e., D.Litt during the Silver Jubilee year of the 

university. 

To consider and approve the Proposal for Additional Clause in 

Ordinance on Conduct of Examination and Evaluation of Students’ 

Performance 

The Vice-Chancellor explained the reasons for the proposal for additional 

Clause in Ordinance on Conduct of Examination and Evaluation of 

Student’s Performance that under Section 26 (1) (b) of the IGNOU Act. It 

was explained that the ordinance provides for evaluation of students 

performance and conduct of examination by the University for its students 

in Part A & Part B of the ordinance respectively. The Clause 9 in Part B 

provides for conduct procedure of the Evaluation and Examination of 

student performance. There is no mention in the conduct procedures about 

the time limit for declaration of result by the university. To enable this it 

is proposed that a new sub clause (5) may be added to make it mandatory 

on the part of the university to declare the results of term-end-examination 

within forty five days of the completion of term end examination. 

To facilitate the declaration of results with in the stipulated time 

mentioned above it is proposed to include the following new sub clause 

(5) in Clause 9 Conduct Procedure: 

“(5) The declaration of results of the term-end-examinations shall be 

done within 45days of the completion of the examinations. The 

Examination Committee shall ensure the monitoring of evaluation and 

result declaration process is completed with in the specified period.” 

The members appreciated the proposal of initiative being taken for 

declaration of result of Term End Examination with in 45 days from the 

date of completion of TEE. 

While discussion on the issues for strict implementation, the Chairman 

proposed monitoring committee comprising. The Vice-Chancellor, one 

PVC, Registrar, SED and the concerned programme co-ordinator. 

The Academic Council approved the proposal for additional clause in the 

ordinance on conduct of examination and evaluation of student 

performance. A statement showing the existing Clause, new additional 

clause and the ordinance of the amendment is placed at (Annexure 10). 

The Council also approved he proposed committee to monitor the 

implementation of the new clause. It was also resolved to recommend to 

the BOM and Finance Committee to decentralize the examination system 

by creating appropriate systems in place.

ITEM NO. 20 

AC 52.20.1 

AC 52.20.2 

AC 52.20.3 

ITEM NO. 29 

AC 52.29.1 

To consider and approve the Phase-3 Form of : 1) Certificate in Telecentre/Village 

Knowledge Centre Management & 2) MA in 

Participatory Development. 

It is presented that the Centre for Extension Education has submitted 

Phase 3 form for 1) Certificate in Telecentre/Village Knowledge Centre 

Management & 2) MA in Participatory Development. 

Director, Centre for Extension Education explained the objectives of the 

both the programmes in detail alongwith admission eligibility and fee 

structure. CEE will be offering certificate programmes in collaboration 

with (IDRC) and MA in Participatory Development (Modular 

Programme) with Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA). The Extension 

Council, CEE had approved the Phase 3 form of the two programmes in 

its meeting held on 26.03.2010. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase 3 forms 

(Annexure 11) of 1) Certificate in Telecentre/Village Knowledge Centre 

Management & 2) MA in Participatory Development. 

With the approval of the Council, this item was taken up as a priority 

item. To consider and approve the award of 

Certificate/Diploma/Associate Degree to the Army Personnel 

Registered under Army IGNOU Community Colleges 

IGNOU has entered into a MOU with the Indian Army for certification 

for providing lateral entry into the final year of IGNOU’s academic 

programmes. This project titled “Gyan Deep” was dedicated to the nation 

by the Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil on 19 th 

November, 2009 at the launch of Silver Jubilee Year of IGNOU. 

The syllabus of the Academic Programmes under Indian Army-IGNOU 

Community Colleges as per the recommendations of the expert committee 

was approved in the 30 th Meeting of Academic Council’s Standing 

Committee held on 24 th February, 2010. The recommendations emerged 

out of the meeting are: 

1. The operationalisation of the process of registration into the 

Army Community Colleges has been worked out by SRD and 

PDD and a brief demonstration was given. 

2. A clarification was provided that IGNOU will do the 

certification and the Degrees/Diplomas will be regular as 

other degrees of IGNOU which have the due approval of the 

Statutory Authorities.

3. A separate brochure for the scheme will be prepared by 


4. Apart from programmes mentioned by Indian Army, there 

will be provision for Masters and Ph. D. programmes also. 

The scheme will also be applicable to members who retire 

after registering for the programme. 

5. The final choice of discipline will be made in the last semester 

of Associate Degree. There is no upper time limit laid down 

for completion of this programme. 

6. In the framework of the curriculum designs provided by 

Indian Army reference will be made only to number of credits 

and not hours as the equivalence pattern is not uniform. 

7. For Engineering degrees a separate course design will be 

made. 

8. For non 10+2 a bridge course comprising Basic Military 

Training programme (of 16 credits) was suggested by Indian 

Army and accepted by the committee. This will not be taken 

into consideration for calculation of the credits towards award 

of Certificate / Diploma / Associate Degree / Graduate Degree 

for non 10+2. For award of Certificates, 16 credits, for the 

Diplomas, 32 Credits, Associate Degree, 64 credits and 

Graduate degree, 96 credits will be required. Requirements of 

credits will be accounted for by clubbing courses other than 

the bridge courses. Any recognized diploma/credits earned by 

the members outside this programme will count for equivalent 

credits accrual. 

9. The completion of technical training will lead to an equivalent 

of ITI Diploma. IGNOU will decide as to which School will 

award what Cert / Diploma / Degree. 

10. Army will provide records of students who are to be awarded 

Certificate / Diploma / Associate Degree / Degree on a 

periodicity to be decided by them. Due vetting will be done at 

their levels. All interactions will be through AG’s branch 

Army HQ. 

11. The overall training package of Indian Army is equivalent, as 

per IGNOU terms to four Certificates, two Diploma and one 

Associate Degree.

12. The details regarding duration, content of the technical based 

and Health Science related programmes would be finalized 

respectively in consultation with SOET and SOHS. 

13. There will be a GYANDEEP Portal with a separate logo. 

14. A special convocation will be held to provide 

Degrees/Diplomas to the awardees under the scheme. 

The Army-IGNOU Academic Committee which met on 5 th April, 2010 

considered and approved the award of Certificates/Diplomas/Associate 

Degree to the first batch of 308 students at a Convocation of the Army 

Community Colleges scheduled for 21 st April, 2010. The recipients will 

be awarded completion certificates as per the evaluation scheme followed 

by the Army. As the Scheme operates through a credit accumulation 

process, the education and training of the personnel throughout their 

entire career (prior learning) is reckoned with for purposes of 

certification. 

AC 52.29.2 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal for award 

of Certificates/Diploma/Associate Degree to Army personnel. 

The Chairman then requested Prof. Omprakash Mishra, Pro Vice 

Chancellor to Chair the Meeting as he has to attend the urgent 

meeting in MHRD. 

ITEM NO. 21 

AC 52.21.1 

AC 52.21.2 

AC 52.21.3 

To consider and approve the Proposal for Commencement of an 

MBA Programme in Transportation Management (A Collaborative 

Effort of IGNOU & Institute of Rail Transport, Ministry of Railways) 

The Centre for Corporate Education and Training Consultancy has 

proposed for offering MBA programme in Transportation Management 

(collaborative effort of IGNOU and Institute of Rail Transport, Ministry 

of Railways) under MoU signed between the University & Institute of 

Rail Transport on 04.08.2009. 

During the discussions one of the member Prof. Uma Alladi requested for 

the procedures being followed by the University for collaborations with 

Institutes and Private Players for offering the joint programmes. At this 

juncture the Chairman explained that there is no formal norms are 

available. However, the university examines the credentials of the 

institute and look into the value of programmes before entering into any 

agreement. Prof. M.L. Koul, Director, SOE stated that it is the two way 

process in which both the institute and the university is involved. The 

university signs agreement / MoU with the Institutes and offer the 

collaborative programmes. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal.

ITEM NO. 22 

AC 52.22.1 

To consider and approve the Proposal for Starting of Certain 

Awareness Programmes in Collaboration with M/s. Everonn Skill 

Development Ltd. (ESDL), Chennai 

The Centre for Corporate Education & Training Consultancy had 

submitted the proposal for starting of certain awareness programmes in 

collaboration with M/s. Everonn Skill Development Ltd. (ESDL), 

Chennai. 

A list of the programmes is as given below: 

S.No. Programme Duration Expected 

Enrollment 

1 Certificate course in Food & 5 months 40 

Beverage Service 

2 Certificate in quick Restaurant 2 months 40 

Service 

3 Certificate course in Cellar 2 months 40 

Management 

4 Certificate course in Industrial Service 2 months 40 

Operations 

5 Certificate course in Cake Preparation 2 months 40 

& Decoration 

6 Certificate course in Bakery & 2 months 40 

Confectionary 

7 Certificate course in South Indian 1 month 40 

Cookery 

8 Certificate course in North Indian 1 month 40 

Cookery 

9 Certificate course in Continental 1 month 40 

Cookery 

10 Certificate course in Oriental Cookery 1 month 40 

11 Certificate course in Carving 15 days 40 

12 Certificate course in House Keeping 1 month 40 

13 Certificate course in Front Desk 1 month 40 

Operations 

14 Certificate course in Event 

2 months 40 

Management 

15 Certificate course in Retail 

2 months 40 

Management 

16 Certificate course in Food Safety & 1 month 40 

Hygiene 

17 Certificate course in Coffee & Café 1 month 40 

Operations 

18 Certificate course in Commercial 2 months 40 

Cookery 

19 Certificate course in Hospitality 2 months 40 

Communication

AC 52.22.2 

ITEM NO. 23 

AC 52.23.1 

After deliberating on the programmes the Academic Council was of the 

view that these programmes are to be placed before the JCC for 

consideration. The CCETC was requested to place the programmes in 

next Academic Council meeting after clearance by the JCC. 

To consider and approve the Proposal for Commencement of a BBA 

Programme in Banking & Financial Services and an Executive MBA 

Programme in Collaboration with M/s. NIIT Limited 

The university has recently signed an MoU with M/s. NIIT Ltd. to have a 

collaboration to develop the following Academic Programmes: 

1. BBA in Banking and Financial Services, and 

2. Executive MBA 

It was also informed that the School of Vocational Education and 

Training, School of Computer Information Sciences, Campus Placement 

Cell and CCETC are involved in the development of the proposed 

Academic Programmes in collaboration with M/s NIIT Limited. The 

Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor had scheduled two meetings which were 

attended by several Heads/Directors of the Schools/Divisions/Centres and 

Top Executives of the NIIT. The programme structure fee schedule 

duration etc. will we worked out and decided by Expert Committee to be 

appointed for the purpose. The Academic Council also considered the 

minutes of the various expert committee meetings. 

AC 52.23.2 

ITEM NO. 24 

AC 52.24.1 

The Academic Council deliberated up on the proposal and suggested that 

the courses, structure, codes, title of the courses, credits etc. should be in 

line with the IGNOU regulations. A comprehensive proposal including 

the courses, title of the courses, credits etc. should be placed before the 

JCC, as mentioned in the MoU S.No. 4 strict adherence to the clauses in 

the MoU, School/Centre Board resolution be ensured. The copies of the 

minutes and MoU with NIIT are placed at (Annexure 12). 

To consider and approve the Enhancement of duration and payment 

norm for the Internship programme (Course MFNP-011) of the 

M.Sc.(DFSM) Programme 

The School of Continuing Education has proposed for the Enhancement 

of duration and payment norms for the Internship programme (Course 

MFNP-011) of the M.Sc.(DFSM) Programme. It was informed that the 

enhancement of internship duration and enhancement of payment norms 

for the course internship (MFNP-011), which is part of the M.Sc. (DFSM) 

programme was taken up in the 39 th School Board Meeting held on 27 th 

July 2009. The Board approved the item in principle, however, it was 

suggested that these issues be discussed by an Expert Committee

constituted for the purposed and the report of the committee to be 

submitted for the consideration of the School Board. 

The Expert Committee Meeting was held on 16 th February, 2010 to 

discuss the issues related to enhancement of internship duration and the 

payment norms. The deliberations and the decisions taken during the 

expert committee meeting included: 

1. The present Internship duration (8 credits i.e. 240 hours) of six 

weeks (8hour/s/week for 6 weeks) in the M.Sc. (DFSM) 

Programme should be enhanced to three months (16 credits – 480 

hours i.e. 8 hours/week). 

2. A three months internship will be mandatory for the M.Sc. 

(DFSM) Programme and P.G. Diploma in Dietetics and Public 

Nutrition Programme (which is an option provided to learners of 

M.Sc. (DFSM) Programme who would like to exit the programme 

after completing the 30 credit course work plus the 16 credit 

internship). 

3. The Total credit weightage for the M.Sc. (DFSM) Programme 

would increase from 64 credits (54 credit course work plus 8 

credit internship) to 72 credits (56 credit course work plus 16 

credit internship), 

4. The payment norms for the internship is enhanced from Rs.300/- 

to Rs.500/-. 

The minutes of the Expert Committee meeting approved by the 41 st 

School Board Meeting held on 18 th February 2010. 

AC 52.24.2 

ITEM NO. 25 

AC 52.25.1 


enhancement of duration, credits load, exit flexibility and payment norms 

for the internship of the course MFNP-011 for M.Sc. (DFSM) 

programme. 

To consider the re-imbursement of Advertisement Expenditure to the 

International Partner Institutions 

The International Division submitted a proposal for the re-imbursement of 

Advertisement Expenditure to the International Partner Institutions. 

To Director (I/c) informed that the University offers the programmes to its 

international students through Partner Institutions (PI) located all over the 

world. These Partner Institutions are private bodies functioning in their 

respective countries for the promotion of educational programmes of 

IGNOU. The International Division functions as the nodal agency to 

coordinate their activities. At the third Annual PI Coordinators Meet held 

during 11 th -13 th August, 2008, it was resolved that the advertisement

expenses of the PlS should be reimbursed as they are also promoting the 

programmes of the University in their respective countries on behalf of 


It was also informed that the Division has been receiving proposals from 

various Partner Institutions who intend to collaborate with IGNOU for 

promotion of University’s programmes resulting in increase in the number 

of Partner Institutes. In order to give wide publicity of University’s 

programmes through such institutions the advertisement expenditure 

sought in the third Annual PI Coordinators Meet 2008 needs to be 

reviewed and the modalities for reimbursement of such expenditure needs 

to be approved by the competent authority. Hence, it is proposed that: 

• The Partner Institute will get the design and content of the 

advertisement approved by the University (through the 

International Division) before publishing in two dailies / national 

newspapers. 

• Such expenditure will be reimbursed only once in a financial year. 

• The expenditure will not exceed INR 20,000/- (or equivalent 

amount in US$) or 50% of the advertisement expenditure 

whichever is less and the rest is to be met by the PIS. 

• Once the proposal is approved by the Competent Authority, a 

clause in the prospective MoUs may be incorporated accordingly. 

AC 52.25.2 

ITEM NO. 26 

AC 52.26.1 

AC 52.26.2 

The Academic Council deliberated upon the report of Annual 

Coordinators Meet, 2008 of International Partner Institutes 

(Annexure 13) and the issues involved in Re-imbursement of 

Advertisement Expenditure to International Partner Institutions and 

approved the proposal. 

To consider and approve the proposal of Creation of “Sustainability 

Sciences” as a discipline in the School of Agriculture 

The Centre of Sustainable Development has submitted a proposal for 

creation of Sustainability Science as a discipline in the School of 

Agriculture was presented. Prof. M.K. Salooja explained the justification 

for the creation of Sustainability Sciences as a discipline. 

Dr. Latha Pillai, PVC informed that Sustainability Science is a new 

emerging field can be described by as ‘‘improving society’s capacity to 

use the earth in ways that simultaneously meet the needs of a much larger 

but stabilizing human population, sustain the life support systems of the 

planet, and substantially reduce hunger and poverty.’’ 

Sustainability science includes global, social, and human systems in its 

purview. It is a practical problem-solving oriented discipline, which is 

based on the integration of natural social sciences with ethics, economic

sustainability, social sustainability and governance. Educational 

programmes of Sustainability Science have to be based on real life 

examples. It helps understanding the diverse issue associated with 

sustainability in a holistic manner and to propose vision and methods 

toward the development of sustainable society. Many Institutions across 

the globe have already established ‘Sustainability Science’ as a separate 

discipline. 

Globally the issues of sustainability are diverse in nature and the first step 

is to look it under regional or country level. The major emerging issues in 

India are poverty, employment and rural development. India being an 

agrarian economy focuses agricultural sustainability as a core issue in the 

policy, planning and programmes. 

The Chair for Sustainable Development is developing different 

programmes under the framework of Sustainability Science giving major 

attention to agricultural sustainability and rural development. 

The Programmes under development by the Chair are as follows: 

1. P G Diploma in Sustainability Science 

2. P G certificate in Climate Change and Sustainable Development 

3. Appreciation Programme on Sustainability Science 

4. Leadership Programme in Nutrition Security and Sustainable 

Development 

5. Appreciation Programme on Population and Sustainable 

Development 

6. Appreciation Programme on Biodiversity and Sustainable 

Development 

7. Appreciation Programme on Wetland Management and 

Sustainable Development 

8. Appreciation programme on Sustainable Management of Ganga 

9. Appreciation Programme in Himalayan Ecosystem and 

Sustainable Development 

10. Appreciation Programme on Sustainability Audit 

AC 52.26.3 

ITEM NO. 27 

AC 52.27.1 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal for Creation 

of Sustainability Science as a discipline in the School of Agriculture. 

To consider and approve the proposal for Two Certificate 

Programmes in Apparel Marketing & Merchandising and Apparel 

Production & Quality Management and MBA (on campus 

programme) with Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Textile 

Management (SVPITM) under Ministry of Textile, Coimbatore 


submitted the proposal for Two Certificate Programmes in Apparel 

Marketing & Merchandising and Apparel Production & Quality 

Management and MBA (on campus programme) with Sardar Vallabhbhai

Patel Institute of Textile Management (SVPITM) under Ministry of 

Textile, Government of India, Coimbatore. These proposals have been 

received from Regional Director, IGNOU. 

AC 52.27.2 

ITEM NO. 28 

AC 52.28.1 

AC 52.28.2 

ITEM NO. 30 

AC 52.30.1 

The Academic Council after deliberating upon the proposal resolved that 

an MoU / agreement be signed by the University with the SVPITM, 

Coimbatore and the proposal routed through JCC for consideration by 


To consider and approve the proposal for Academic Programmes 

from Sh. Sanskar School of Etiquette and Career Development 


submitted the proposal for Academic Programmes from Sh. Sanskar 

School of Etiquette and Career Development. The request has been 

received from the following Academic Programmes: 

1. BBA Retail Services, 

2. Diploma in Hospitality & Travel Management, 

3. Diploma in Housekeeping, 

4. Diploma in Front Office, and 

5. Diploma in Food & Beverage Service. 

The Academic Council suggested that as some of the programmes with 

similar nomenclature are being offered by the University from some other 

schools of studies, it has to be carefully evaluated in order to avoid 

duplication. After the discussion, it was decided that all the proposal for 

offering the above mentioned courses should be placed before the 

Academic Council after discussion in the Joint Coordinator Committee 

(JCC) and enter into an MOU with the Sh. Sanskar School of Etiquette 

and Career Development. 

To consider and approve the proposal for Creation of Five Disciplines 

at NCDS 

The National Centre for Disability Studies had submitted a proposal for 

Creation of Five Disciplines in the NCDS. 

Dr. Hemlata, Director (I/c) informed that the National Centre for 

Disabilities Studies is offering 21 programmes in various areas of 

disabilities ranging from Masters level to Certificate level. At present, 

only three faculty members are available at NCDS for maintenance and 

implementation of the programmes. Many academic programmes are in 

the process of development including the Ph.D. in Disability Studies.

AC 52.30.2 

AC 52.30.3 

ITEM NO. 31 

AC 52.31.1 

During the discussions the members were of the view that creation of five 

disciplines in the centre will be justifiable and the proposal requires to be 

re-looked. It was also suggested that a committee may be constituted for 

examining the issues involved in Creation of the Faculty Positions for the 

Centre under the Chairmanship of Prof. Pravin Sinclair, PVC. The other 

members of the committee suggested are Prof. P.R. Ramnujam, Director, 

STRIDE, Prof. M. Aslam, Director, SOCE and Prof. Uma Alladi member 

of Academic Council. 

The Academic Council deferred the proposal for want of details regarding 

financial implications and other academic/administrative setups. 

To consider and approve the proposal for Eligibility Criteria of 

Students of Diploma in Aquaculture (DAQ) as 10+2 

The School of Sciences has submitted the proposal for revising the 

Eligibility Criteria of Students of Diploma in Aquaculture (DAQ) as 

10+2. 

Prof. Sunita Malhotra, Director, SOS informed that the Diploma in 

Aquaculture was put up on offer from Jan. 2010 with the approval of the 

Academic Council at its 50 th Meeting held on 8 th October, 2009. The 

eligibility for the programme was 10+2 with science. Meanwhile, the 

students from non science background also started making queries for 

admission in the diploma programme. Since this is a vocational course 

and offers career opportunity in the field it was decided to relax the 

qualifications for seeking admissions in the diploma. The School Board, 

School of Sciences approved the proposal at its 40 th meeting held on 10 th 

March, 2010. 

AC 52.31.2 

ITEM NO. 32 

AC 52.32.1 

The Academic Council approved the proposal for Eligibility Criteria for 

Admission to Diploma in Aquaculture as 10+2 pass. 

To consider and approve the Phase 3 Form for Post Graduate 

Certificate Programme in Nanoscience 

The School of Sciences presented the Phase 3 Form of PG Certificate 

Programme in Nanoscience. 

Prof. Sunita Malhotra, Director, SOS explained the objectives and salient 

features of the proposal and informed that the Phase 3 Form was approved 

by the School Board, School of Sciences at its 40 th meeting held on 10 th 

March, 2010. The School Board suggested that the following should be 

included as eligibility for enrollment to this programme in the Phase 3 

Form point no. 10: 

“B.Sc. – General with Physics as one of the subjects”

AC 52.32.2 

ITEM NO. 33 

AC 52.33.1 

The Academic Council approved the Phase 3 Form (Annexure 14) for PG 

Certificate Programme in Nanoscience with the above addition in the 

eligibility criteria. 

To consider and approve the Methodology for Practical Term-End- 

Examination for Post Graduate Certificate in Endodontics (PGCE) 

and Post Graduate Certificate in Oral Implantoloy (PGCOI) 

The School of Health Sciences submitted the Methodology for Practical 

Term-End-Examination for Post Graduate Certificate in Endodontics 

(PGCE) and Post Graduate Certificate in Oral Implantoloy (PGCOI). 

Dr. Ruchika Kuba, Programme Coordinator explained the methodology 

for conducting the examination of PGCE and PGCOI in detail and 

informed the matter was placed before the School Board but it was 

deferred. 

AC 52.33.2 

ITEM NO. 34 

AC 52.34.1 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposed 

Methodology for Practical Term-End-Examination for Post Graduate 

Certificate in Endodontics (PGCE) and Post Graduate Certificate in Oral 

Implantoloy (PGCOI), subject to the approval of the item in School 

Board, School of Health Sciences. 

To consider and approve the structure of the on-campus full-time 

mode Master’s Degree Programme in Life Sciences, its detailed 

curriculum, mode of entry of students, evaluation methodology, list of 

paper setters, moderators and evaluators for the entrance test of the 

programme. 

The School of Sciences has submitted the course structure of the oncampus 

full-time mode Master’s Degree Programme in Life Sciences, its 

detailed curriculum, mode of entry of students, evaluation methodology, 

list of paper setters, moderators and evaluators for the entrance test of the 

programme. 

Prof. Sunita Malhotra, Director, SOS informed that the Academic Council 

in its 50 th meeting held on 8 th October 2009 considered and resolved to 

approve the concept paper by the faculty for Masters Degree in Life 

Science in Face-to-Face mode. The Expert Committee meeting was held 

and the recommendations of the Expert Committee regarding entry 

criteria, structure of M.Sc. (Life Sciences) programme, detailed 

curriculum and the scheme of examination are placed before the 

Academic Council.

AC 52.34.2 

ITEM NO. 35 

AC 52.35.1 

The Academic Council after deliberation on the proposal decided that the 

curriculum, mode of entry of students, evaluation methodology, list of 

paper setters, moderators and evaluators for the entrance test etc. falls 

with in the jurisdictions of the School Board and it may be considered and 

deliberated in detail in the School Board. The Academic Council 

approved the proposal subject to compliance of the suggestions of the 

School Board. 

To consider and approve the proposal for Revision and up-gradation 

of the Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Cardiology (PGDCC) 

programme 

The School of Health Sciences submitted a proposal for Revision and upgradation 

of the Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Cardiology (PGDCC) 

programme. It was informed that the programme was launched in 2006 in 

16 PSCs with 113 enrolled students. At present, 50 PSCs have been 

notified across the country. The course material of the programme has 

been written during 2005 before launching of the programme. The course 

materials need to be revised/re-written/edited to maintain the quality. 

Besides, the Programme Coordinators as well as the PICs/ACs 

(cardiologists) also feel that the implementation as well as evaluation 

strategies of the programme need to be revised. 

Annual Enrolment in the Programme over last three years 

Year 

Number of the 

students Enrolled 

2006 113 82 

2007 136 91 

2008 253 - 

2009 254 - 

Number of the students 

successfully completed 

this Programme 

An Expert Committee Meeting and Advisory Committee Meeting was 

held for the revision & updation of the Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical 

Cardiology (PGDCC) programme at Escorts Heart Institute and Research 

Centre, New Delhi on 20 th & 21 st February 2010. Almost all the PICs 

participated among the 44 PICs from across the country. 

In these two days meeting the following agenda were discussed and 

agreed by the group of experts: 

1. Revised Criteria for the establishment of a PSC of PGDCC 

Programme

2. Provision for the Guest Lecture. 

3. Revised Eligibility criteria for the PIC and Academic Counsellors 

4. Revised Minimum and Maximum number of students in each PSC 

5. Improvement of the quality of the training by improving 

continuous training 

6. Creation of a Question Bank for the PGDCC Programme 

7. Revised Posting Schedule for the PGDCC Programme 

The same recommendation of the Expert Committee Meeting and 

Advisory Committee Meeting was approved by School Board (Agenda 

Item No 40.8) of School of Health Sciences held on 30 th March 2010. 

Phase Zero Form of the PG Diploma in Clinical Cardiology (PGDCC) 

programme also has been approved by the School Board at its 40 th 

meeting held on 30 th March, 2010. 

AC 52.35.2 

ITEM NO. 36 

AC 52.36.1 

AC 52.36.2 

ITEM NO. 37 

The Academic Council considered and approved the proposal for revision 

and updation of the PG Diploma in Clinical Cardiology (PGDCC) 

To consider and approve the Objectives, Work Plan, Science 

Communication Initiatives and Ph.D. Programme in Science 

Education and Mathematics Education under the Raman Chair 

The Raman Chair under Prof. P.T. Manoharan was established in the 

School of Sciences. The Objectives, Work Plan, Science Communication 

Initiatives, Ph.D. Programme on Science Education and Mathematics 

Education under Raman Chair are placed at Annexure 15. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Objectives, Work 

Plan, Science Communication Initiatives, Ph.D. Programme on Science 

Education and Mathematics Education and other initiatives by Raman 

Chair. 

To consider Phase 3 Form (DPR) for full time on campus programme 

in Diploma in Fire, Safety and Disaster Management 

AC 52.37.1 The School of Vocational Education and Training has submitted Phase 3 

Form for PG Diploma in Fire, Safety and Disaster Management. The 

programme consisting of 40 credits will be offered by IGNOU as full time 

on campus programme in collaboration with Security Skills Council of 

India (SSCI).

AC 52.37.2 

AC 52.37.3 

During the discussions, it was brought out that the PG Diploma 

programme in Disaster Management is being offered by the School of 

Social Sciences. The Academic Coordination Division may ensure that 

any academic item placed before the Academic Council for its 

consideration and approval is first discussed and approved by the 

concerned School Board before it is brought to the Academic Council. 

The Academic Council agreed with this suggestion. The Academic 

Council also resolved that all programmes/Courses shall be considered by 

the Planning Board and/or its Standing Committee regularly. 

The Academic Council considered and approved the Phase 3 Form (DPR) 

for full-time on campus programme in Diploma in Fire, Safety and 

Disaster Management subject to the condition that there is no 

conflict/duplication with any other programme 

It was resolved to take up the remaining items in an early meeting of the 

Academic Council’s Standing Committee. 



Chairman

Annexure 

(To Resolution no. AC 52.33.3) 

1. PROPOSED PROCESS OF CONDUCTION OF PGCE EXAMINATION 

The process of conduction of the term end practical examination will be in the 

decentralized mode as is for the other medical programmes of IGNOU like PGDMCH 

and PGDGM. The Post Graduate Certificate in Endodontics programmes, has a term-end 

practical component which is conducted separately from theory examination. The PSCs 

will act as the examination centres and the PIC will act as the Examination 

Superintendent. Two examiners will get involved i.e. one external and one internal. The 

examination for both the courses MDTL001 and MDTL 002 will be held together on the 

same day. The Counsellors of other subject experts involved in PGCE Programme 

currently or in the past and having minimum 5 years of teaching experience are 

eligible to become the examiners. 

The internal examiner will be identified by PIC. The external examiners would be 

identified by the Programme in-charge of the respective centre and get the names 

approved by the programme coordinators in the School of Health Sciences as pr the 

following guidelines: 

• The expert fulfills the criteria for being an examiner 

• Expert is external to the Programme Study Centre where the examination is being 

conducted 

• In case another state is chosen, the External examiners will be preferable 

identified from the neighboring states to minimize the expenses on TA/DA 

• No one should become an examiner to the same PSC on more than two 

consecutive occasions 

• Attempt should be made to give opportunity to become examiner to as many 

counselors as possible to give them a sense of involvement 

As per the decentralized process- 

• The PIC would provide the date of examination, and name of internal examiner. 

The names of the external examiner will be proposed by the PIC and approved by 

the Programme Coordinator. The Programme In-charge will also provide the 

number of students expected to appear in the examination. 

• The Regional Centre will provide an advance to the PSC as per the budget 

calculated according to the approved norms (approved by the 58 th and 59 th 

meetings of Finance Committee of their revised rates in future), provide 

examination stationery and issue letters to examiners (internal and external) 

appointing them as the examiner at the specified PSC. 

• The PIC will get the examination conducted and then submit the award list along 

with examination bills for adjustment to the Regional Centre. The PIC will also 

send a copy of the award list to Programme Coordinator for record.

2. PROPOSED PROCESS OF CONDUCTION OF PGCOI EXAMINATION 

The process of conduction of the term end practical examination will be in the 

decentralized mode as is for the other medical programmes of IGNOU like PGDMCH 

and PGDGM. The Post Graduate Certificate in Oral Implantology (PGCOI) programme, 

has a term-end practical component which is conducted separately from theory 

examination. The PSCs will act as the examination centres and the PIC will act as the 

Examination Superintendent. Two examiners will get involved i.e. one external and one 

internal. The examination for both the courses MDTL004 and MDTL 005 will be held 

together on the same day. The Counsellors of other subject experts involved in 

PGCOI Programme currently or in the past and having minimum 5 years of 

teaching experience are eligible to become the examiners. 

The internal examiners will be identified by PIC. The external examiners would be 

identified by the Programme In-charge of the respective centre and get the names 

approved by the programme coordinators in the School of Health Sciences as per the 

following guidelines: 

• The expert fulfills the criteria for being an examiner 

• Expert is external to the Programme Study Centre where the examination is being 

conducted 

• In case another state is chosen, the External examiners will be preferable 

identified from the neighboring states to minimize the expenses on TA/DA 

• No one should become an examiner to the same PSC on more than two 

consecutive occasions 

• Attempt should be made to give opportunity to become examiner to as many 

counselors as possible to give them a sense of involvement 

As per the decentralized process- 

• The PIC would provide the date of examination, and name of internal examiner. 

The names of the external examiner will be proposed by the PIC and approved by 

the Programme Coordinator. The Programme In-charge will also provide the 

number of students expected to appear in the examination. 

• The Regional Centre will provide an advance to the PSC as per the budget 

calculated according to the approved norms (approved by the 58 th and 59 th 

meetings of Finance Committee of their revised rates in future), provide 

examination stationery and issue letters to examiners (internal and external) 

appointing them as the examiner at the specified PSC. 

• The PIC will get the examination conducted and then submit the award list along 

with examination bills for adjustment to the Regional Centre. The PIC will also 

send a copy of the award list to Programme Coordinator for record.

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