The Indira Gandhi National Open University, or IGNOU, has been rewarded with Five Star Rating for Innovation and Startups by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell (MIC) for the year 2019-2020.
Amid the tough competition between more than a thousand Universities, Institutes and Colleges including Technical Institutes, only 110 have been conferred with Five Star rating.
Prof. Nageshwar Rao, Vice-Chancellor, IGNOU while addressing the Directors, Regional Directors and Members of IIC, IGNOU, on October 19, 2020, congratulated all the faculty and staff of the University particularly the National Centre for Innovations in Distance Education (NCIDE) faculty for adopting and nurturing numerous innovative initiatives and said that this reward is a huge achievement for an Open and Distance Learning University.
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Dr Oum Prakash Sharma, Director, NCIDE by adding further details on IGNOU’s IIC, said, "Two years back, on the directions of the Ministry's Innovation Cell (MIC), an Institute's Innovation Council (IIC) was set up at IGNOU under National Centre for Innovation in Distance Education (NCIDE). IIC at IGNOU carried out various activities aimed at promoting the innovation, startups and entrepreneurship in the university by involving the faculty and the students.”
Dr Sharma added, “NCIDE tried to create a culture of innovation in the university both at headquarters and the Regional Centres and encouraged the staff, faculty and students towards innovation. The different innovative initiatives and practices undertaken by the faculty and the Regional Centres were also compiled and reported to the MIC's portal from time to time. The innovative initiatives by the IGNOU have been recognized by the Ministry's Innovation Cell and also showcased on their portal.”