| Support services through study centres: Study centres are being set up all over the country to provide the candidates a platform to interact with counselors, other candidates and for use of the library. Candidates would be getting personal attentions at these centres in addition to the hands-on-training at these centres. |
| Programme Delivery |
| A multi-form of instruction has been adopted comprising: |
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Print material: Study material for all subjects which are supplied in the form of books
Counseling sessions: Will be held at Study centres, to suit the convenience of the candidates
Practical sessions: Will also be held at the Study centres.
Assignments: For assessment, evaluation and for feed-back of comprehension of study material
OJT/project work: To enable the candidate to gain an insight to independent working on a practical project |
| Credit System |
| The university follows the credit system for all its programmes. Each credit entails approximately 30 hours of study comprising all activities. Thus, a 3 - credit course involves 90 study hours. This helps the candidates to understand the academic efforts he/she has to put in suitable to complete the course. |
| Instructional system |
| The methodology of instruction in this Open University is different from that of the Conventional Universities. The Open University system is more learner - oriented, so much so, the candidate has to be invariably an active participant in the teaching - learning process. Most of the instructions are imparted through distance rather than face-to-face communication. The University follows a multi-channel approach for instruction suitably combining some of the following: |
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Self-instrucitonal printed material
Audio and Video Cassettes
Cds in multimedia
Face-to-face counseling at study centres by academic counselors
Website information
Assignments
Field-based projects |
| Skill and dexterity will be inculcated right from the beginning through interactive computer applications. |
