Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University is a public institution of higher learning in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It provides a variety of certificate courses, Diploma and degree programs through distance education mode, and other flexible mediums for its students. It is named after Indian political leader Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar.
This new concept of education came into existence with the establishment of the Indira Gandhi National Open University. The university offers 38 programmes with an enrollment of more than 100,000 learners. The university has established its Regional Centre on the campus of Saurashtra University, Rajkot, and has initiated the process of establishing another regional centre on the campus of North Gujarat University, Patan. The university has more than 250 study centers. Its jurisdiction is over the whole state of Gujarat. It is open to all persons irrespective of classes, castes, creed, or religion.
StructureEdit
The university is divided into two main divisions: Cells and Schools.
CellsEdit
Grievance Redressal Cell
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Cell
Students Cell
Sexual Harassment Cell
Statistical Cell
Single Window Cell
SchoolsEdit
School of Humanities & Social Sciences
School of Commerce and Management
School of Education Distance Education & Education Technology
School of Computer Science
The Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (BAOU) was established by the Act No.14 of 1994 passed by the Gujarat State Legislature, and assented to by the Governor of Gujarat on 27th July, 1994. The BAOU is the seventh Open University in the country in terms of their establishment. The University offers 72 programmes with an enrolment of more than 1,00,000 learners.
Grievance Redressal Cell
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Cell
Students Cell
Sexual Harassment Cell
Statistical Cell
Single Window Cell
SchoolsEdit
School of Humanities & Social Sciences
School of Commerce and Management
School of Education Distance Education & Education Technology
School of Computer Science
The Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (BAOU) was established by the Act No.14 of 1994 passed by the Gujarat State Legislature, and assented to by the Governor of Gujarat on 27th July, 1994. The BAOU is the seventh Open University in the country in terms of their establishment. The University offers 72 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 507 study centers. It has jurisdiction over the whole state of Gujarat. It is open to all persons irrespective of classes, castes, creed, religion or sex.
The important and distinguishing objectives for BAOU are to:
Advance and disseminate learning and knowledge by a diversity of means, including use of any communication technology,
Provide opportunities for higher education to a large segment of the population,
Promote the educational well-being of the community generally, and * Encourage the Open University and distance education system in the education pattern of the Sate
The development and acceptance of "Distance Education" both in the developed and developing countries is growing fast.
Provide opportunities for higher education to a large segment of the population,
Promote the educational well-being of the community generally, and * Encourage the Open University and distance education system in the education pattern of the Sate
The development and acceptance of "Distance Education" both in the developed and developing countries is growing fast.
The reason behind such an acceptance is its flexible approach and user friendly technique of education that can provide a viable alternative for everyone who needs to pursue education further to expand his horizons of knowledge, to sharpen his existing knowledge, to upgrade his knowledge, skill and training and thereby, making learning a fulfilling experience.
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. Some NGOs are also operating in this field at one level or other. Thus, the culture of open distance learning exists in the state which augurs well for the BAOU. The BAOU therefore, has a fertile soil to plough and disseminate open learning through regional language at larger scale.
Establishment
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.
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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.
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