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Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University BAOU

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An Assessment and Accreditation system will be in place for all open universities of India by January 2009. This new system will work on the lines of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), which assesses and accredits conventional colleges and universities.

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University BAOU (1994) 
Govt. Bungalow No.9, Dafnala, Shahi Baug, 
Ahmedabad-380003,
Gujarat, 
India
Tel.: 91-79-2869690
Fax: 91-79-2869691

Website : http://www.baou.org/

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University was established as per the ordinance No. 5/1994 of Gujarat Government published in extra ordinary gazette on 13th April, 1994. Afterwards this ordinance was given the form of an Act which is known as Act No. 14 of 1994 passed by Gujarat State legislature. Gujarat has realized importance of Distance and Open learning in higher education. Out of the 7 statutory Universities, 3 Universities have been running external degree courses for years. Of late, DTE (Directorate of Technical Education) has been offering distance learning diploma courses in civil, mechanical and electrical engineering.

The University offers 38 programmes with an enrolment of more than 1,00,000 learners. The headquarters of the university is located at Ahmedabad. The University has established Regional Centre on the campus of South Gujarat University, Rajkot and has initiated the process of another establishing Regional centre on the campus of North Gujarat University, Patan. The University has more than 250 study centers.

Courses on the Offer

  • Bachelor's Preparatory Programme

  • Bachelor of Arts

  • Bachelor of Commerce

  • Certificate in Food & Nutrition

  • Certificate in Computing

  • Certificate in Tourism Marketing

  • Certificate in Tourism Management

  • Certificate in Child Care & Development

  • Certificate in PC Software

  • Master of Arts in English
  • Master of Arts in Hindi
  • Master of Arts in Sociology
  • Master of Arts in Gujarati
  • Master of Valuation in Plant in Machinery
  • Master of Valuation in Real Estate