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

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

• Graduate Programmes : 1. Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) 2. Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) 3. Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) 4. BLIS 5. Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) 6. BCA in Multimedia (BCA-MUL) 7. BBA in Hotel and Tourism Management(BBAHT), Insurance & Banking (BBAIB) and Air Travel Management (BBAAT) 8. Bachelor in Media Graphic Animation (BMGA)
• Post Graduate Programmes : 1. Master of Arts in English (MEG), Hindi (MHD), Sociology (MSO) and Gujarati (MGT) 2. MCA in Multimedia (Web/Animation) 3. Special B.ed
• Advance PG Diploma Programmes : 1. Hotel and Catering Management (APGDHC) 2. Food Processing and Preservation (APGDFP) 3. Media Graphic & Animation (APGDMA) 4. Business Administration (APGDBA) 5. Marketing Management (APGDM) 6. Finance (APGDF) 7. Human Resource (APGDHR) 8. Insurance & Banking (APGDIB) 9. Foreign Trade (APGDFT) 10. International Business (APGDI) 11. Airport Management (APGDAP) 12. Airline Management (APGDAR) 13. Hospitality Management (APGDHM) 14. Retail Management (APGDR) 15. Information System (APGDIS) 16. Aviation Management (APGDA)
• Advance Diploma Programmes : 1. Food Processing and Preservation (ADFP) 2. Media Graphic and Animation (ADMA) 3. Hotel and Catering Management (ADHC)
• Diploma Programmes : 1. Creative writing in English (DCE) 2. Creative writing in Hindi (DCH) 3. Financial Management (DFM) 4. Advance cost Accounting (DACA) 5. Advance Accounting (DAA) 6. Insurance (DIN) 7. Operation Research (DOR) 8. Mother & Child Health & Family Welfare (DMCH) 9. Village Health Worker (DVHW) 10. Patient care Assitant (DPCA)
• Foreign Language Programmes : 1. German 2. Spanish 3. Japanese 4. Chinese 5. English 6. French
• Certificate Programmes : 1. Food and Nutrition (CFN) 2. Computing (CIC) 3. Tourism Marketing (CTM) 4. Tourism Management (CMT) 5. Childcare and Development (CCCD) 6. Personal Computer software (CPCS) 7. Teaching of English (CTE) 8. Environment Studies (CES) 9. Participatory Forest Management (CPFM) 10. Communication Skills in English : Level-I (CCSE1) 11. Computer Concept - BAOU (CCC-BAOU) 12. Traditional Birth Attendant (CTBA) 13. Better Parenting (CCBP) 14. Yog Science (CYS) 15. Naturopathy (CIN) 16. Human Rights (CHR) 17. Environment Awareness (CEA) 18. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Life and Thought (CALT) 19. Physiotherapy for the Blind people (CPB) 20. Anganwadi Workers (CCAW) 21. NGO Management (CNM)