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(Planning & Development Division)

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The Planning and Development Division was established in the Year 1987-88. The Division is principal Planning unit engaged in formulating short-term and long-term plans, policies, and procedures to operationalize various programmes and activities of the University. It periodically reviews and monitors the performance of all the schemes and activities of the University. Management Information System (MIS) of the university is housed in the Division. The Division periodically publish reports/Books highlighting progress/achievements of the University.

The Division coordinates in facilitating design, development and delivery of academic programmes /activities, its procedures, administrative reforms, students support network in order to improve quality of the Open and Distance Education. The Division acts as secretariat for the Planning Board (PB), a statutory body of the University, and its Standing Committee i.e. the Academic Programme Committee (APC).

  • To set the vision and directions for the University’s Open and Distance Learning System (OLS);
  • To identify issues, concerns and emerging opportunities for the ODL system for the University;
  • To set short term and long term growth targets; define procedures to realize these goals and scale to calibre and monitor the performance;
  • To optimize the utilization of resources by improving efficiencies and effectiveness of the system; and sharing of intellectual and physical resources with academic institutions and agencies indirectly engage in delivery of higher and informal education; and
  • To devise systems and procedures for various activities facilitating learning and learning support.

The Planning Board is established under clause 19(i) of the Act, as the Principal Planning Body of the University and shall also responsible for the monitoring of the development of the university on the lines indicated in the objects of the University. The Second Schedule of the Statutes of the University under the Clause 10(3) further strengthens the power of the Planning Board as:

“It shall be the responsibility of the Planning Board to design and formulate appropriate programmes and activities of the university and it shall in addition, have the right to advise the Board of Management (BOM) and the Academic Council on any matter, which it may deem necessary for the fulfillment of the objective of the university.”

General Planning
  • Preparation of Strategic Plans which include Five-Year Plan, Annual Action Plan and EFC for the activities proposed in these plans of the University. Mid-term appraisal of activities in Plans;
  • Plans to utilize grants under Special Component Plan (SCP) and Tribal Sub Plan (TSP);
  • Policies and procedures for understanding academic/training needs of society/industries, quality control and trends in higher education under the ODL;
  • Preparation of Annual Report of the University and placing it before the Board of Management;
  • Research Studies and Data Analysis in the areas of economics of education, workforce requirement, Admission trends, need assessment, feedback and Impact studies on learning outcomes to strengthen plans, policies, learning contents and academic support services;
  • Evaluation of proposal of new academic programmes. The Division assists in examining admission demand; financial feasibility and work force requirements in design of proposed programmes. The proposal with observations of the Division is placed for approval of the Planning Board and its standing committee i.e. Academic Programme Committee;
  • Assisting /coordinating the ‘University Review Committees’/ ‘Academic Performance Audit’.
  • Assigning Programme, Course codes and Colour scheme for new academic programmes
Costs and Funding
  • Cost of design and delivery of academic Programme;
  • Revision of programme fee is charged from students;
  • Cost Analysis of various activities and deliverables of universities;
  • Allocation of annual budget to School (s) of Studies and other operation units in coordination with Finance & Account Division.
Project Control Unit
  • Monitoring, processing and coordination for externally funded projects. Vetting and processing of MOUs and MOCs with external funding/collaborative agencies.
Sharing of IGNOU Self Learning Instructional Materials
  • Policy and procedure for sharing of IGNOU’s Self Learning Instructional Materials (SLIM) with SOUs and Dual Mode Institutions. The division is nodal agency for processing of MOUs and MOCs for sharing of IGNOU’s study materials.
Management Information System (MIS)
  • Periodic updating of information/database of Management Information System (MIS) of the university. The requisite data along with its analysis on prime aspects of input, output and process subcomponents of the University are periodically published or made available to authorities. The information extracted from MIS is integral part of various publications of the University like Annual Report, Profile, Vice-chancellor reports etc.;
  • Nodal unit for collection, analysis and tabulation of information for All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE)

Academic Programme Committee as on date:

Clause Name of the Member Tenure
Clause (I)
Chairman 		Prof. Uma Kanjilal
Vice-Chancellor,
IGNOU 		Ex-officio VC
Clause (II)
Any two members of PB to be nominated by Chairperson for the APC meeting. 		--
Clause (III)
One Pro-Vice Chancellor nominated by VC. 		--
Clause (IV)
Two Directors of Schools nominated by the Vice-Chancellor. 		1. Prof. M.S.S. Raju
Director, SOMS, IGNOU 		29/11/2023 – 28/11/2025
2. Prof. Suhas Shetgovekar
Director, SOSS, IGNOU 		29/11/2023 – 28/11/2025
Clause (V)
Two Heads/Directors of Divisions nominated by the Vice-Chancellor. 		1. Dr. A. Murli M. Rao
Director, Computer Division, IGNOU 		29/11/2023 – 28/11/2025
2. Dr. Alok Chaube
Registrar, Admin. Division, IGNOU 		29/11/2023 – 28/11/2025
Clause (VI)
Member Secretary 		Prof. Neeti Agrawal
Director, P&DD, IGNOU 		Ex-officio
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  20. Annual Report 2011-2012 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10
  21. Annual Report 2010-2011 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12
  22. Annual Report 2009-2010 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10
  23. Annual Report 2008-2009 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6
  24. Annual Report 2007-2008 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9
  25. Annual Report 2006-2007 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8
  26. Annual Report 2005-2006 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
  27. Annual Report 2004-2005 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5
  28. Annual Report 2003-2004 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
  29. Annual Report 2002-2003 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
  30. Annual Report 2002-2003 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
  31. Annual Report 2000-2001 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
  32. Annual Report 1999-2000 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
  33. Annual Report 1998-1999 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
  34. Annual Report 1997-1998 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
  35. Annual Report 1996-1997 Part 1 Part 2
  36. Annual Report 1995-1996 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
  37. Annual Report 1994-1995 Part 1 Part 2
  38. Annual Report 1993-1994 Part 1 Part 2
  39. Annual Report 1992-1993 Part 1 Part 2
  40. Annual Report 1991-1992 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
  41. Annual Report 1990-1991 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5
  42. Annual Report 1989-1990 Part 1 Annual Report 1989-1990 Part 2
  43. Annual Report 1988-1989 Part 1 Annual Report 1988-1989 Part 2
  44. Annual Report 1987-1988
  45. Annual Report 1986-1987
  1. T. U. Fulzele; Girija, Shankar; Neelam, Chaudhary; Sunil, Kumar (2018). Wings of Success : IGNOU Passout, IGNOU, ISBN No. 978-93-88498-43-2, pages 738.
  2. Neelam, Chaudhary; Girija, Shankar (2017). Expanding Access to Higher Education through ODL (Vol. I), IGNOU, ISBN No. 978-93-8-86607-08-9, pages 729.
  3. Neelam, Chaudhary; Girija, Shankar (2017). Expanding Access to Higher Education through ODL (Vol. II), IGNOU, 2017, ISBN No. 978-93-86607-09-6, pages 694.
  4. Neelam, Chaudhary; Girija, Shankar (2016). Nurturing Social Equity through Distance Education, IGNOU, ISBN No. 978-93-86100-72-6, pages 195.
  5. Neelam, Chaudhary; Girija, Shankar (2016). Three Decades of Distance Education, IGNOU, ISBN No. 978-93-86100-71-9, pages 157.
  6. IGNOU Photo Book (1985 - 2024)

Mechanism for approval of design of new academic programmes/ revision or addition of courses in existing academic programmes.

The University has adopted participatory inclusive strategy for development of new academic programmes and revision of existing academic programmes. Statutory bodies like School Board, Academic Council and Planning Board are involved in different stages of the design and development of academic programmes. Internal /external experts in the relevant disciplines and experts from different segments of society contribute and support the developing, monitoring and assessment of academic programmes.

Phase Forms for approval of designing of new academic programmes
S. No. Form Purpose
1. Programme Proposal Form (PPF) This is the first Form. This Form is for initiating the proposal for development of a New programme. This Form should be approved by the School Board followed by Planning Board / Academic Programme Committee.
2. Programme Development Form (PDF) This is the second Form. This form is for development of the New Programme. This Form should include all stages and details of programme development process including curriculum, courses, admission, evaluation criteria, time lines, etc. This Form should be approved by the School Board followed by Academic Council.
Programme Project Report (PPR) This form is an Annexure to Programme Development Form. As a mandatory requirement for approval of UGC, this Form would include details emanating from Programme Proposal Form and Programme Development Form. This Form would be annexed with Programme Development Form and would require approval of the School Board followed by Academic Council.
3. Programme Launch Form This form will be filled just before launch of the programme expressing readiness. It should be approved by the Planning Board/Academic Programme Committee
Phase form for approval of revision/addition of courses in existing academic programmes
Programme Revision Form (PRF)

This Form would require approval of the School Board followed by Academic Council (only if the revision is more than 30%).

Fee Support for SC/ST Students
Fee rationalization
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for adoption/adaption of courses/units
Programme Launch Notification

Director,
Planning and Development Division,
Indira Gandhi National Open University,
Maidan Garhi,

New Delhi - 110068
India
+91- 011-29571707
+91-011-29534228
pdd@ignou.ac.in

# Type Meeting No. Meeting Date/Time Venue Minutes Appendix
1 PB 1 1987-03-09 YMCA CULTURAL CENTRE, JAI SINGH ROAD, NEW DELHI PB01
2 PB 2 1987-04-24 YMCA CULTURAL CENTRE, JAI SINGH ROAD, NEW DELHI PB02
3 PB 3 1987-07-28 YMCA CULTURAL CENTRE, JAI SINGH ROAD, NEW DELHI PB03
4 PB 4 1987-07-21 YMCA CULTURAL CENTRE, JAI SINGH ROAD, NEW DELHI PB04
5 PB 5 1987-12-28 YMCA CULTURAL CENTRE, JAI SINGH ROAD, NEW DELHI PB05
6 PB 6 1988-04-04 OFFICE OF THE UNIVERSITY, K-76, HAUZ KHAS, NEW DELHI PB06
7 PB 7 1988-10-31 OFFICE OF THE UNIVERSITY, K-76, HAUZ KHAS, NEW DELHI PB07
8 PB 8 1989-08-28 YMCA CULTURAL CENTRE, JAI SINGH ROAD, NEW DELHI PB08
9 PB 9 1990-11-19 OFFICE OF THE UNIVERSITY, K-76, HAUZ KHAS, NEW DELHI PB09
10 PB 10 1991-03-26 OFFICE OF THE UNIVERSITY, K-76, HAUZ KHAS, NEW DELHI PB10
11 PB 11 1991-10-28 OFFICE OF THE UNIVERSITY, K-76, HAUZ KHAS, NEW DELHI PB11
12 PB 12 1992-05-11 OFFICE OF THE UNIVERSITY, K-76, HAUZ KHAS, NEW DELHI PB12
13 PB 13 1992-11-20 CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK NO. 8, MAIDAN GARHI NEW DELHI PB13
14 PB 14 1993-06-24 CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK NO. 8, MAIDAN GARHI NEW DELHI PB14
15 PB 15 1993-10-20 UNIVERSITY OFFICE, K-76, HAUZ KHAZ, NEW DELHI PB15
16 PB 16 1994-06-29 UNIVERSITY OFFICE, IGNOU CAMPUS (CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8), NEW DELHI PB16
17 PB 17 1995-04-07 UNIVERSITY OFFICE, IGNOU CAMPUS (CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8), NEW DELHI PB17
18 PB 18 1995-09-15 UNIVERSITY OFFICE, IGNOU CAMPUS (CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8), NEW DELHI PB18
19 PB 19 1996-10-18 CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB19
20 PB 20 1997-07-22 CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB20
21 PB 21 1998-09-17 CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB21
22 PB 22 1999-03-26 CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB22
23 PB 23 2000-03-10 CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB23
24 PB 24 2000-03-27 CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB24
25 PB 26 2002-01-09 CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB26
26 PB 27 2002-06-13 CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB27
27 PB 28 2003-06-24 CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB28
28 PB 29 2004-07-14 CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB29
29 PB 30 2005-04-04 CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB30
30 PB 31 2006-03-06 CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB31
31 PB 32 2006-12-19 BOARD ROOM, BLOCK-8,IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB32
32 PB 33 2007-09-17 CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB33
33 PB 34 2008-03-31 CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB34
34 PB 35 2008-11-19 CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB35
35 PB 36 2009-10-06 CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB36
36 PB 37 2010-04-13 CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB37
37 PB 38 2011-04-28 CONFERENCE ROOM, BLOCK-8, IGNOU CAMPUS, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB38
38 PB 39 2011-09-22 CONFERENCE ROOM/BOARD ROOM, VICE CHANCELLOR BLOCK (NEW) IGNOU, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB39
39 PB 42 2014-04-15 BOARD ROOM, VICE CHANCELLOR BLOCK IGNOU, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB42
40 PB 43 2015-07-13 BOARD ROOM, VICE CHANCELLOR BLOCK IGNOU, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB43
41 PB 44 2016-07-12 BOARD ROOM, NEW VCO BLOCK, IGNOU, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB44
42 PB 45 2017-08-22 BOARD ROOM, NEW VCO BLOCK, IGNOU, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB45
43 PB 46 2018-09-12 BOARD ROOM, NEW VCO BLOCK, IGNOU, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB46
44 PB 47 2019-04-26 BOARD ROOM, NEW VCO BLOCK, IGNOU, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB47
45 PB 48 2020-01-13 BOARD ROOM, NEW VCO BLOCK, IGNOU, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB48
46 PB 49 2021-08-07 ONLINE PB49
47 PB 50 2022-09-08 BOARD ROOM, VCO BLOCK, IGNOU, MAIDAN GARHI, NEW DELHI PB50
# Photo Staff Details
1
Designation: Director
 Specialization: Strategic Management
 Academic Level: 14
 011-29573020, neeti@ignou.ac.in
2
Designation: Additional Director
 011-29571766, sunilk@ignou.ac.in
3
Designation: Deputy Director
 011-29571704, pk@ignou.ac.in
4
Designation: Assistant Registrar
 011-29572019, radhapadmanabhan@ignou.ac.in