Interactive Radio Counselling
The University has the facility of interactive counselling through All India Radio network all over India. You can participate in it by tuning in to your area Radio station. Experts from various discipline areas are available for this counselling. Students can use the telephone to put across their questions to these experts. The telephone numbers are announced by the respective Radio Stations. This counselling is available on all days. The topic for each session of the interactive radio programme is available in the Gyanvani section of the University website.
Gyan Darshan
IGNOU in collaboration with Doordarshan now has an exclusive Educational TV Channel called Gyan Darshan. It is available through cable TV network. The channel telecasts educational programmes for 24 hours every day. Live telecast is from 3-5 p.m. and repeat from 8-10 p.m. Apart from programmes of IGNOU, it will have educational programmes produced by various national education institutions. The schedule of programmes and live sessions is available on the University website
GyanVani
Gyan Vani is an educational FM Radio network providing programmes covering different aspects and levels of education including Primary and Secondary Education, Adult Education, Technical and Vocational Education, Higher Education and Extension Education. There will be programmes on various aspects and courses of Bachelor of Arts. The schedule of the programmes is uploaded on the University website.
Teleconference/EDUSAT
Teleconferencing sessions are conducted from Delhi. Learners can attend these at the regional centres and specified study centres of IGNOU. It is a one way video and two way audio facility. The teleconferencing is available on GyanDarshan-2 and Edusat. The faculty members at Delhi and other experts as resource persons participate in these sessions. You can put your problems and questions to these experts through the telephone available at receiving centres. These will help in resolving your queries related to courses and other general information pertaining to the Bachelors of Arts programme.
Attendance
If a course has practical component, students are required to complete ninety percent attendance in practical contact sessions to become eligible for appearing in practical examination.
Continuous Evaluation of Theory Component
Assignments
Assignment is a means of continuing assessment of theory and practical. Each assignment consists of a set of questions and/or activities that you will answer/do at your own place by referring your blocks. The assignments will cover all types of questions (long answer type, short answer type, objective type, multiple choice questions and case studies).
The assignments will carry thirty percent weightage. Students will be required to obtain fifty percent marks as pass percentage in each assignment separately. The number of assignments varies from two to three depending on the credit weightage of the course. The assignments of each course carry 100 marks. In the final result, assignments will carry thirty percent weightage.
Term-end Examination
Term-End Examination (TEE) is the major component of the evaluation system and it carries seventy percent weightage in the Final result. You can take the TEE after completing one year of study. This means that the TEE for the first and second semesters will be conducted at the end of the First year. Similarly, for the third and fourth semesters (Second year courses) and for the fifth and sixth semester (Third year courses), the TEE will be conducted at the end of the Second and Third years of the programme. If for whatever reason, a learner cannot take the TEE, s/he can take the same in the next TEE to be conducted in December or June.
In case a learner fails to get a pass score in the TEE, the person will be eligible to reappear at the next TEE for that course as and when it is held, within the total span of the Programme.
