The school aims to be known for highest standards of excellence in Development Studies, Urban Studies, Population Studies, Tribal Studies and Extension Education.

The School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS) aim at providing quality education and training in various aspects of extension and development,by offering programmes leading to the award of Certificate,Diploma,Post Graduate and Doctoral Degrees.

To devise quality ODL programme & generate creative human resources with knowledge & skills in the following thrust areas of the school-

  1. Extension Education
  2. Development Studies
  3. Urban Studies
  4. Population Studies
  5. Tribal Studies

The School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS) was established in 2009 to provide quality education and training in various aspects of extension and development studies, i.e. economic, social and human development, by offering programmes leading to the award of Certificates, Diploma, Post Graduate Diploma, Post-Graduate Degrees and Doctoral Degrees in relevant subjects.

The multidisciplinary Post Graduate and Diploma programmes in the areas of Development Studies, Urban Studies, Value Education, Corporate Social Responsibility, Animal Welfare, Population and Family Health Studies and Tribal Studies has kept the School vibrant and the quest to develop new programmes has kept the faculty busy in developing programmes related to the thrust areas of the School. The stride to reach new heights in research and publications is relentless.

# Photo Staff Details
1
Designation: Professor
Specialization: Veterinary Extension
Academic Level: 14
Joining: 31-03-2009
, pvksasidhar@ignou.ac.in
2
Designation: Professor
Specialization: Economics
Academic Level: 14
Joining: 23-02-2009
, bkpattanaik@ignou.ac.in
3
Additional Designation: Designation: Professor
Specialization: Political Science
Academic Level: 14
Joining: 17-04-2009
, nafarooquee@ignou.ac.in
4
Designation: Associate Professor
Specialization: Agricultural Economics
Academic Level: 13A
Joining: 11-09-2009
, nishavarghese@ignou.ac.in
5
Designation: Associate Professor
Specialization: Sociology
Academic Level: 13A
Joining: 01-09-2009
, gdnemching@ignou.ac.in
6
Designation: Assistant Professor
Specialization: Sociology
Academic Level: 12
Joining: 02-09-2009
, pradeep@ignou.ac.in
7
Designation: Assistant Professor
Specialization: Extension Education
Academic Level: 10
Joining: 09-08-2021
, sardaprasad@ignou.ac.in
8
Designation: Assistant Registrar