IGNOU THE PEOPLE'S UNIVERSITY

2016

One day Seminar on Best Practices in ODL was held on 4th January, 2016 Inauguration of new building of Regional entre Cochin on 11th January, 2016

Workshop-Cum- Training for Private Secretaries, 11th – 13th January, 2016 Foundation Stone Ceremony of the new building for Regional Centre Vatakara at
Maniyur 2th January, 2016

Celebration of 153rd Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda on 12th January International Seminar on ‘Ethnicity and Development in South Asia: Issues and
2016 Challenges’ on 21st – 22nd January, 2016

National Seminar on ‘Netaji Subhash Chandera Bose: A Reconstruction of Post Regional Centre Jabalpur staff guiding propective learners during Career Fair organized at
1945 Freedom Struggle on 21st January, 2016 Mahakoshal College of ARTS & Commerce, Jabalpur on 23th – 24nd February, 2016

Ms. Swati Maliwal, Chairperson of Delhi Commission for Women delivered a 5th National Conference of Vice Chancellors of Open Universities held on 4th March,
lecture on ‘Women Safety: Issue and Concerns on 18th February, 2016 2016

(Left) Prof. Girishwar Misra, VC, MGAHV, Wardha and other dignitaries lighting the lamp The Vice-Chancellor encouraging IGNOU Employees’ Cricket Team during Sport meet

and (Right) Dr. Jitendra Nagpal, eminent Psychiatrist & Guest of Honour at the Valedictory
Function sharing his views at the Inaugural function of the National Seminar on ‘Stress and
Mental Health: Nurturing Positivity in Children and Adolescents’ held on 2nd March, 2016

Vice-Chancellor signing records of awardees students in 29th Convocation National Workshop on topic “Framing new schemes for promotion of Sindhi
language” on 25-26 April, 2016

Painting Competition was organized by the School of Social Sciences on 12th April, International Yoga Day was celebrated on 21 June, 2016
2016 on the occasion of celebration of Baba Sahed B.R. Ambedkar’s Birthday

Dr. Sanjay Baru, Member of Governing Board, Centre for Policy Research, Prof. J.S. Exchange of MoU Document between IGNOU and Ministry of Health & Family
Welfare on 3 August, 2016
Rajput, Member of BOM, IGNOU and Prof. Ravindra Kumar, VC, IGNOU launched
the book title “Three Decades of Distance Education: IGNOU” on 2nd July, 2016

Prof. Ravinder Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, Inaugurated Refresher Preogramme on Dr. Chandan Mitra, Former Member of Parliament, Prof. Kapil Kumar and Prof.
ICT in ODL for Teachers and Academics from 18 July to 10 August, 2016 Ravindra Kumar Vice-Chancellor inaugurating Seminar ‘Indian Freedom

Struggle: Different Voices, Varied Streams but Common Goal’ on 09 August, 2016

Independence Day Celebration on 15 August, 2016 Heart to Heart, 25th October, 2016

Inauguration of RC Shillong building by the then Governor, Sh. V. Shanmughnathan, on Special issues of Indian Journal of Open Learning on its silver jubilee year
27 September, 2016

National Seminar in progress on the theme “Thoughts and Ideology of Bharat
Ratna Dr. B.R. Ambedkar: Acceptance, Deviations and Relevance, India 2025” on

16 November, 2016

2017

8th Coordinators meeting of Overseas Study Centres held from 23-25 January, International Women’s Day celebrated with Panel Discussion on the theme
2017 “Voices from the Grassroots” on 08 March, 2017

Hon’ble President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee in International Seminar Participants in the National Seminar on Teachers Education through Open and
on Bharat Bodh on 23-25 February, 2017 Distance Learning: Challenges and the Road Ahead, 27-29 March, 2017

Parliamentary delegation from Namibia, headed by Prof. Peter H. Katjavivi, National Seminar on ICT Support for Inclusive Digital Learning at RC Noida, 21-
Speaker of National Assembly of Namibia on 29 March, 2017 22 April, 2017

Inauguration of Student Friendly Grievance Redressal Portal Launched in 22nd Prof. G. Ram Reddy Memorial Lecture delivered by
30th Convocation on 13 April, 2017 Prof. Y. Vaikuntham on 2 July, 2017

Launch of Gyan Darshan Webcast on 27 September, 2017 Inauguration of Joint Skill Development Project with CCE, Govt. of Rajasthan,
by Kiran Maheshwari, Education Minister, Govt. of Rajasthan on 10 October,

2017

Inaugural Session of the National Conference on “Vocational Rehabilitation Inaugural Session of the International Conference at
& Economic Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities” on 24 October 2017 RC Ahmedabad on 14-15 October, 2017

32nd Foundation Day of the University was celebrated with a lecture on topic “Open and
Distance Learning: Opportunities and Responsibilities” by Shri Mukul Kanitkar on 19

November, 2017

2018

Awareness Workshop for Issues of Transgender, at RC Raipur, Outdoor shooting of academic video by staff of EMPC, IGNOU
on 12 January, 2018

Ninth Coordinator’s meet of Overseas Study Centres held from 15-17 January, Workshop on Right to Information (RTI) – Management Information System
2018 (MIS) on-line portal for Public Information Officers (PIOs) of IGNOU
Headquarters on 20 March, 2018

Inauguration of Meeting of Regional Directors of North East & East Zone, at Aizwal Regional Centre, Aizwal held on 07-08th April, 2018

2019

Activities in Adapted Villages Under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan Displays of Periodicals at Central Library

Signing of MoU between IGNOU and FICSI on 27 February, 2019

Poster of Swachh Bharat Summer Internship
Programme

Household Survey in adopted village Gurgawan under RC patna on 20 June 2019

32nd Conv\ocation

Awareness Campaign against Child Labour at Dubagga slum, Lucknow on 12 Gyanotsav 2076
June 2019

Plantation Drive at Jeevandeep Mahavidalay , Badalapur, RC Varanasi on 17 Launch of Web Enabled Academic Support (WEAS) Portal on 19 November 2019
August 2019

The Participants of the ‘Student Innovation and Start-up Day’ on 15th October Drawing Competition on the occasion of International Day of Persons with
2019 Disabilities on 01 December 2019

Participants of Training of Trainers for Teachers programmes 16-20 December 24th G Ram Reddy memorial lecture
2019

University ranked 2nd in Swachh Campaign Ranking 2019 of Higher Educational
Institutions in the Non-residential university category

2020

Virtual symposium of Podcast series Signing of MOU between IGNOU and CPWD on 21 July 2020

34th Foundation Day

Establishment of IGNOU Corner, in District Library, Karnal on 19th May 2020

Webinar on the occasion of Celebrating the Award of 5 Star Rating of IIC by
Ministry of Education’s MIC on 19th October 2020

Awardees of ‘Student innovation Award of 2020’

Faculty and students in India first leadership Talk Series organized by Innovation
Cell(MIC) of Ministry of Education during April-May 2020

Timely dispatch of study materials to students during Covid pandemics

Staff maintaining essential services in lockdown COVID pandemic

Staff of RC-Kohima taking integrity pledge during Vigilance Awareness week 27
October to 2 November 2020

2021

36th Foundation Day

Virtual session of podcast series 33rd Convocation

Awarness camp on scheme of fee exemption for SC/ST learners organized by RC Awareness drives on education opportunities for women were organized in the
Darbhanga backward areas under the jurisdiction of RC Chandigarh

Admission Awareness Camp at Regional Centre-Dehradun

Felicitating disabled students for qualifying the UGC-NET Examination after
completing MA in Political Science, RC Delhi - 2

Workshop on life skill in Special NSS Camp under RC-Lucknow in collaboration Visit of a Learner Support Centre under Regional Centre Delhi -3 by NAAC Peer
with UP police on 21 March 2021 team

Placement drive at Headquarters of the University in February 2021 Foundation stone laying ceremony of the Regional
Centre at Port Blair on 14 February 2021

Signing of MOU between Indira Gandhi National Open University and Investor Alumni Meet at RC Bijapur
Education and Protection Fund Authority on 9 February 2021

Dr. Bharat Bhusan, Director, SSC on the occasion of the Orientation Programme Swachhta hi Sewa” Campaign at the adapted Village Penha De Franca under RC
on iGRAM Portal Panaji

Plastic free environment campaign at Kumaridh Village, RC-Ranchi

Conduct of practical examination at RC-Ahmadabad on 14th March 2021

MoU siging on 22nd November 2021 with MSDE under SANKALP Project

2022

2nd meeting of the Centre for Internal Quality Assurance Committee held on 15th Mental health day
February, 2022

Arrangements were made to popularize IGNOU programme through Local Self bodies Mental health day
with the support of our LSC (40039) in Maranalloor Village

Launch of MBA audio promo in 23 regional languages Visit of TOGO delegation

Visit of TOGO delegation MOU_ ICCRand hindi awareness -9th Nov 2022

STRIDE- NEP workshop

50th meeting of the Planning Board

INFRASTRUCTURE



Vice-Chancellor Office, IGNOU

IGNOU Regional Centre buildings across the country

PROCESSES

Planning Print Preparation
Expert Committee for Hindi programmes Print Production

Audio/Video Production Audio/Video Production
Counselling

Course writers meeting Convocation exhibition

Training of Non- academic staff

Faculty in a conference with first registrar Mr K Narayanan

Meeting of the officials Coordinators and Counsellors meet

First Facebook live session

REGIONAL CENTRES

Visit of Dr. Dharmendra Pradhan, Honorable Minister of Education, GOI and Prof. Nageshwar Rao, Vice Chancellor IGNOU at IGNOU -
MSDE Extension Centre at Govt. ITI (Near BHU) Varanasi on 8th July 2022.



Then RD Dr Mohapatra delivering the address at the inauguration at RC Shri Charanjit Singh Channi, Hon’ble Minister of Technical Education and
Bbhubaneswar Industrial Training, Govt. of Punjab

35th Convocation at RC Ignou Regional Centre Imphal

Inaugural Ceremony of newly Construted Building of Regional Centre Karnal

Inaugural Ceremony of IGNOU Regional Centre, Lucknow Building by the Chief Guest Shri Ram
Naik Ji, Hon'ble Governor, Uttar Pradesh

Inaugural Ceremony of IGNOU Regional Centre, Lucknow
Building by the Chief Guest Shri Ram Naik Ji, Hon'ble Governor,

Uttar Pradesh

Inauguraiton of RC Bhilding at Patna, Uttar Pradesh

Prof V.C. Kulandi Swami then the Vice Chancellor delivering the
lecture on the Inauguration Day of RC Pune

Inauguration of Regional Centre Pune(Maharashtra) by Hon’ ble

Shri C. Subramanium,
The then Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra