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Academic Programs - Indira Gandhi National Open University - Bachelor's Degree Programmes

1. Bachelor of Arts (BA)

2. Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com)

3. Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

4. Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)

5. Bachelor in Nautical Science Leading to B.Sc. Nautical Science  

6. Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.Sc. N)

7. Bachelor In Library and Information Science (BLIS)

8. Bachelor in Computer Applications (BCA)

9. Bachelor of Education (B. Ed)

10. Bachelor in Technology in Civil (Construction Management) (BTCM)

11. Bachelor in Technology in Civil (Water Resource Engineering) (BTWRE)

12. Bachelor of Science in Hospitality & Hotel Admn. (BHA)

13. Bachelor in Tourism Studies (BTS)

 

The idea of establishing an Open University to offer quality education to the "much larger body of population, which remains outside the university system" was proposed as early as 1970 in a seminar organised by Government of India. Following the recommendation of the seminar, the Government of India appointed an eight-member Working Group, which recommended the establishment of an Open University. The Government of Andhra Pradesh established the first Open University, Andhra Pradesh Open University in August 1982 (renamed as Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU) in 1991) . The actual functioning of the APOU started during 1983-84 session. The union government made a policy statement for established of a National Open University in 1985. The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) came into being in 1985 by an Act of Parliament. IGNOU is one of the largest distance education networks in the world. Encouraged by the success of IGNOU and BRAOU, other states like Rajasthan, Bihar, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, West Bengal, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh have established sate open Universities. Following are the Open Universities in India:

1. Indira Gandhi National Open University
2. Dr. B R Ambedkar Open University (earlier known as Andhra Pradesh Open University) (Andhra Pradesh)
3. Yashwantrao Chauhan Maharashtra Open University (Maharashtra)
4. Kota Open University (Rajasthan)
5. Nalanda Open University (Bihar)
6. Madhya Pradesh Bhoj (Open) University (Madhya Pradesh)
7. Karnataka State Open University (Karnataka)
8. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Open University (Gujarat)
9. Netaji Subhas Open University (West Bengal)
10. Rajarshi Tandon U P Open University (Uttar Pradesh)