Profile 2010 - IGNOU

contributes to image
building of the
University through issuing press
releases to the national/local
media. It organises press
conferences and visits of mediapersons
for the coverage of
University activities.
In addition, the unit prepares
and releases advertisements
pertaining to admissions,
appointments, tender notices
and special functions.
On the occasion of the
Foundation Day, 2009 and
Silver Jubilee Year of the
University, the unit launched
two publications, viz., ‘Education without Barriers’ and
‘Open Letter’, a monthly newsletter of IGNOU, in
collaboration with the Indo Asian News Service (IANS).
Research Unit
Phone : 011-29534326, 011-29571523
Fax : 011-29534229
E-mail : researchunit@ignou.ac.in
The University offers Ph.D and M.Phil programmes in
most disciplines, under which it has enrolled about 200
students. It also has a Research and Teaching
Assistantship Scheme, under which it has enrolled about
80 students. To look after all the research activities,
IGNOU has recently established this unit. It has the
following responsibilities:
to convene the meetings of the Research Council
and its Standing Committee;
to handle the administration, admission and conduct
the evaluation of all research scholars and M.Phil
students;
administration of the Research and Teaching
Assistantship Scheme;
handling of research projects (major/minor
categories) of the University;
processing proposals of Research Centres/Institutions
as Research Centres of IGNOU for various
discipline(s).
Student Services Centre
Phone : 011-2953714, 29572513
Fax : 011- 29533129
E-mail : ssc@ignou.ac.in
This centre, operating from the headquarters of IGNOU,
provides information and counselling on various
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programmes and courses of study to the
prospective learners. It also redresses the students’
grievances such as non-receipt of letters, confirming
admission in the academic programme, non-receipt of
study material, non-receipt of admit card for appearing
in the term-end examination, non-declaration of results
of the term-end examination, non-inclusion of marks/
grades of the assignments and projects in the grade
cards, change in the address, change in the study centre,
change in the medium of instruction etc. It caters to the
learners visiting the centre in person and also those who
approach through telephone, e-mail and post. The SSC
also takes care of the facilities being provided to the
students of the face-to-face on-campus programmes.
Students at the SSC
The SSC has a sub-centre, the IGNOU City Centre, in
the heart of the capital. This is meant for disseminating
information on different issues of student-related queries,
and an appropriate platform to redress them, through a
one-stop Information-cum-Query Handling Centre.
Vigilance Cell
Phone : 011-29534151
E-mail : vigilance@ignou.ac.in
Indira Gandhi National Open University was one of the
first educational institutions of higher learning to
implement the guidelines laid down by the Central
Vigilance Commission. The Vigilance Cell, established
in 1998, is headed by the part-time Chief Vigilance
Officer (CVO). The CVO advises the Vice-Chancellor
on vigilance complaints concerning the University
teachers, academics, officers and staff to ensure probity
and integrity in public administration.
The objectives of the Vigilance Cell are to:
activate vigilance machinery in the University for
investigating complaints;
sensitise the University community against corruption
and corrupt practices;
strengthen preventive vigilance by streamlining
procedures; and
prevent the possibilities of corruption and to
encourage a culture of honesty and integrity.
Profile 2010