IGNOU New Delhi launches PG Diploma in Electronic Media through ODL Mode: Check how to apply, last date, fees and other details.

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU New Delhi) is launching PG Diploma Program in Electronic Media through Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode. Interested candidates can apply for this program by visiting the official website of IGNOU at ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in before 12 August.

This programme is being launched by IGNOU’s School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS) in order to integrate recommendations of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 into its academic endeavour and provide the skill based programmes.

PG Diploma in Electronic Media: Know How to apply

Step 1: Visit the official IGNOU website-ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in.

Step 2: Either login using registered username and password, or register.

Step 3: Then, choose the course and fill in all the required personal and educational details in the application form.

Step 4: Upload the requested scanned documents, images and signature.

Step 5: Pay the application fees and submit the application form. Download and save for future reference.

Programme Fee:

The programme fee for IGNOU Post Graduate Diploma in Electronic Media is Rs 9,500. If a student applies for cancellation of admission and refund of fee, before the last date for submission of admission form-the fee paid will be refunded after deduction of Registration fee. Similarly, candidates will get Rs 500 as refund if requested within 15 days and Rs 1000 for within 30 days.

Duration of Programme:

The duration of the programme will be for a minimum of one year and a maximum of three years. The medium of instruction for the programme will be in English. However, students can write their examinations, assignments, practicals and projects in Hindi too.

IGNOU New Delhi Vice-Chancellor Professor Nageshwar Rao, Padma Shri Professor Pushpesh Pant and Professor Subhash Dhuliya, Former Vice Chancellor Uttarakhand Open University, were present at the launch event. The guests spoke about the importance of having more such skill-based programmes in the field of Mass Communication, as envisaged in the NEP 2020. They also highlighted the media landscape’s shifting dynamics and the necessity for audio and audio-visual content production training in news and other genres.

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