Employment Opportunities:
1. Jobs related to Criminal Justice Administration in Government. Organization, International and National NGO’s.
2. Lawyers can specialize in Criminal Law related to woman, children and other vulnerable groups etc.
Post Graduate Diploma in Criminal Justice (PGDCJ) has been launched by School of law, in July, 2010. This programme is specially designed to cater to the needs of people who are working in this field and are interested in knowing the criminal justice system.
Objectives: The objectives of this programme are to:
- keep pace with emerging developments in criminal justice;
- create well-informed citizens and professionals in the area of criminal justice; and
- enhance the competencies of the professionals already working in the area of criminal justice system.
Teleconferencing
Teleconferencing is a one-way video and two-way audio facility. Teleconferencing will be held every month. During teleconferencing session, you will get an opportunity to interact by phone in facility or fax with the resource persons/experts who participate in teleconferencing session and clear your doubts immediately.
The teleconferencing facility will be available at the Regional Centre and Selected Study Centres. The teleconferencing schedule will be sent to the Programme In-charge and Regional Director who would inform the Learners and it is also available on the ignou website
www.ignou.ac.in. Teleconferencing is done through Gyan Darshan Channel. Learners must regularly attend these sessions. This will help them to clarify their doubts and interact with other learners all over the country.
Radio Counselling
Telecast
The Programme will also be telecast through DD Metro channel and schedule will be informed to students in advance.
Audio-video Programme
Audio and video programmes for each course have been prepared to support learning for the students. These Audio-video programmes in the form of CD are available at all Programme Study Centres. These Audio and video CD will be provided for viewing and listening.
Continuous Evaluation of Theory Component
Assignments
Assignment is a means of continuing assessment of theory and practical. Assignments will help you to recapitulate the theory and go back to the text again in case you are unable to answer a particular question. Thus assignments also help to reinforce learning in distance learning system of education. These assignments consist of a set of questions and activities that you will answer at your own place by referring your blocks. The assignments will cover all types of questions (long answer type and short answer type, questions). The assignments will carry thirty percent weightage. Students will be required to obtain forty percent marks as pass percentage in each assignment separately. Each assignment will carry 100 marks. In the final result assignments will carry thirty percent weightage.
Term-end Examination
As stated earlier, term-end examination is the major component of the evaluation system and it carries seventy percent weightage in the Final result. The University conducts term-end examination twice a year i.e., in June and December. You can take the examination only after submission of the assignments of the programme, failing which students can take the same in next December or June of subsequent years within the total span of the programme. In case any student fail to get a pass score in the Term-end Examination, the person will be eligible to reappear at the next Term-end Examination for that course as and when it is held, within the total span of the Programme.
Project
Project is an important component of the evaluation system and it carries 100% weightage in the final result. Learner will be required to obtain 50% marks as pass percentage in the project. The project carries 100 marks.
