RECOGNITION • IGNOU is a NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 (Act No. 50 of1985). • It is the First Open University in the Country to have been accredited with the highest A++ Grade by NAAC. • IGNOU has been exempted from applicability of UGC (Open and Distance Learning Programme andOnline Programme) Regulations, vide Letter No. F. No. 1-8/2019 (DEB-I) dated 9th August 2019 & F.No.2-/2019 (OL) dated 17th March, 2020. (http://ignou.ac.in/userfiles/Exemption%20from%20UGC%20regulations.pdf) • The Degrees/ Diplomas/ Certificates issued by IGNOU are recognised by all the member institutions of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and are at par with the corresponding Degrees/ Diplomas/ Certificates issued by all Indian Universities/ Deemed Universities/ Institutions etc. • The UGC Notification No. F. 1-1/2020(DEB-I) dated 4th Sept., 2020 regarding recognition of Degrees and Certificate acquired through ODL mode states as under: ― “22. Equivalence of qualification acquired through Conventional or Open and Distance Learning and Online modes.─ Degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate level in conformity with UGC notification on Specification of Degrees, 2014 and post graduate diplomas awarded through Open and Distance Learning mode and/or Online mode by Higher Educational Institutions, recognised by the Commission under these regulations, shall be treated as equivalent to the corresponding awards of the Degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate level and post graduate diplomas offered through conventional mode.” • All the Programmes are recognized by AICTE vide Letter No. F.No. North-West/2022- 23/1- 112783440263 dated 31-May, 2022. January, 2023 © Indira Gandhi National Open University, 2023 All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced in any form, by mimeograph or any other means, without permission in writing from the Indira Gandhi National Open University. Further information on the Indira Gandhi National Open University courses may be obtained from the University’s office at Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110 068. 3 Master of Business Administration (MBA) • Student Handbook & Prospectus would be available online only at www.ignou.ac.in • Application Form is to be filled through online mode only.