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The IGNOU StatutebXuw vf/kfu;eThe IGNOU Act and Statutes delineate under THE FIRST SCHEDULE (Section 4), THE OBJECTS OFTHE UNIVERSITY that: “The University shall (a) strengthen and diversify the degree, certificate anddiploma courses related to the needs of employment and necessary for building the economy of thecountry on the basis of its natural and human resources; (f) provide education and training in thevarious arts, crafts and skills of the country, raising their quality and improving their availability to thepeople”.The Certificate, Diploma and Associate Degree programmes offered through the Community Collegeswere framed by the various academic and administrative bodies of the University following the Actand Statutes. While formulating and implementing this scheme, the University has also taken intoconsideration the recommendations of the National Knowledge Commission, National Skills Mission,the Planning Commission (11th plan) and the Committees constituted by the University GrantsCommission for the 2-year Associate Degree programme and the Community Colleges. IGNOU Act,1985, Section 2(d) provides for establishing Colleges, maintaining academic institutions as Collegesor admitting Colleges to the privileges of the University for realising such objectives.The award of the 2-year Associate Degree is by a credit accumulation process, wherein a learnerthrough successful completion of several stand-alone modules, gets a Certificate (12-16 credits),Diploma (24-32 credits) and finally an Associate Degree (64 credits).bXuw vf/kfu;e o bldh 'kfDr;ksa dks izFke vuqlwph ¼Hkkx&4½ esa j[kk x;k gSAfo'ofo|ky; ds mn~ns';& ^^fo'ofo|ky; ¼v½ ns'k esa miyC/k ekuo lalk/ku ,oa vU; lalk/kuksa ds vk/kkj ij ns'k dhvkfFkZd mUufr ds fy;s vko';d jkstxkjksUeq[kh fMxzh] fMIyksek o izek.ki= ikB~;Øe rS;kj djsxk( ¼Q½ fofHkUu dykvksa]ØkWV o dkS'ky ls lacaf/kr f'k{kk o izf'k{k.k iznku dj ns'k ds fuokfl;ksa dh xq.koRrk c