Target Group
Urban/ Rural Youth, Senior Secondary pass-outs, skilled workers in food industries, Small and medium entrepreneurs, food processors in unorganized sector, personnel working in food processing cooperatives, and food processing institutions/industries, small and medium entrepreneurs, NGO functionaries/ trainers and progressive farmers.
Job Opportunities
Self entrepreneurship, laboratory assistant, packaging supervisor, production line supervisor, distribution assistant, food processor, plant operator in cereals, pulses and oilseeds industries, procurer and retailer of food grain industry, plant operator, quality control supervisor and plant manager in the food industry.
Student Support Activities
Learning Material: The printed study material is sent to the registered students at home by post.
Audio-visual learning aids: The learning package also contains audio and video cassettes and CDs which have been produced by the University. A video programme is usually of 25-30 minutes duration. These programmes can be heard/viewed at the study centre during specific sessions, or purchased for use at home.
Counselling: Counselling sessions are held according to a schedule drawn up by the study centre coordinator, usually during weekends.
TV counselling and Tele-conferencing: Through Gyan Darshan Channels and EduSat. One Gyan Darshan channel is available on DTH platform.
Radio Counselling: Through phone-in programmes on AIR and Gyan Vani.
*1 credit = 30 hours of student’s study time
Online Platform
The PG Certificate in Agriculture Policy is also available Online Platform at www.ignouonline.ac.in/soa. It is a complete virtual learning environment suite covering all the activities from registration to certification. The following features shall be available to the registered students.
(i) Admission: The Programme shall be offered in both January and July cycle. The applications received through by post at the concerned Regional Centre and through online by 31st December shall be considered for Admission to January cycle. Registration form shall be specially devised with the facility of uploading scanned certificates, other required documents and photograph. Registration will be confirmed only after verification of the certificates and payment of the required admission fee. Facility for online payment shall be available through the payment gateway (AXIS Bank) being offered by the University for online programme.
(ii) Integrated multimedia courseware: Once registered, learners will have access to personalised learning space (My Page). This includes self instructional material, related audio/video, slides, self check exercises, etc. weaved in one platform.
(iii) Online counseling and mentoring web cast based counseling, integrated with text based chatting facility shall be used for counseling purposes.
(iv) Learner support: Asynchronous and synchronous modes of interactions will be used to provide just in time support to learners.
(v) Online Term End Examination – On line examinations will be conducted in specified centers in proctored environment.
Additional Information
The additional information about the programme and the admission details are available at IGNOU website – www.ignou.ac.in and our Regional Centres. Additional information about this programme may also be obtained from School of Agriculture.
For further information kindly contact
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Dr PK Jain,
Programme Coordinator,
School of Agriculture,
G Block, Zakir Hussain Bhawan,
New Academic Complex,
IGNOU, Maidan Garhi,
New Delhi-110 068.
Phone: +91-11-29573091
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(or)
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Prof MK Salooja,
Director,
School of Agriculture,
G Block, Zakir Hussain Bhawan,
IGNOU, Maidan Garhi,
New Delhi-110 068.
Phone: +91-011-29533167
Tele Fax: +91-011-29533167
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