Profile 2010 - IGNOU

DIVISIONS
Academic Coordination Division
Phone : 011-29534231
Fax : 011-29533417
E.mail : acd@ignou.ac.in
This Division deals with faculty recruitment and their
professional development. As such, it deals with the
administrative activities pertaining to:
creation of teaching/academic posts;
recruitment;
terminal benefits;
career advancement;
performance appraisal;
refresher courses;
travel grants to teachers/academics;
study/sabbatical leave;
conduct of meetings of Academic Council and its
Standing Committee.
Administration Division
Phone : 011-29532098
Fax : 011-29532312
E.mail : registraroffice@ignou.ac.in
This Division is the main coordinating wing of IGNOU
for providing non-academic administrative and secretarial
support to all schools of studies, divisions, centres and
units. It has the following sections/cells/units, each of
which has been assigned specific functions and
responsibilities.
Governance Section
This section is entrusted with responsibilities of
conducting the meetings and related activities concerning
the Board of Management (BOM), its Standing
Committees, viz., Establishment Committee, Purchase
Committee and Works Committee. It is responsible for
responding to the Parliamentary questions and important
communications from MHRD, UGC/AICTE etc. The
section also deals with Statutes/Ordinances/Regulations
and additions, deletions and amendments thereto.
100 th meeting of the BOM, on 4 th July, 2009, at Vigyan Bhawan,
New Delhi
Establishment Section
This section deals with the service matters of the nonacademic
employees of the University.
General Administration Section
This section looks after activities related to administration,
transport, travel, telephones, guest house facility,
hospitality arrangements, liaison with Government bodies,
sports and cultural activities, staff welfare matters and
staff housing.
Central Purchase Unit
This unit is responsible for all the purchases of the
University, except for those pertaining to library books,
construction works and printing of course material. It
also looks after the insurance of the property of the
University and the maintenance of all equipments
procured by it.
Security Unit
This unit is responsible for the safety and security of the
University staff and property at its Campus and other
locations in Delhi. This includes supervision of security
operations, maintenance and installation of fire safety
equipment. At present it is also looking after the
housekeeping operations of the campus.
SC/ST Cell
This cell monitors the implementation of the reservation
policy of the Government of India in the University.
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