Admission in PG Diploma in Urban Planning and Development

India is 2nd largest urban system in the world with more than 30 percent of urban population. It is expected that by 2025, half of the India’s population will be urbane. The urbanization has created manifold problems such as transportation, poverty, unemployment, unauthorized housing colonies, slums and squatter settlements. The criticality of the urban problems has not been properly understood due to less emphasis on urban development issues in the academic curriculum at the graduation and post-graduation levels. Therefore, PGDUPDL will be useful for the people involved in the urban development programmes and also to the graduates who wish to pursue urban development as a career.

Who can take admission?

 Fresh graduates who wish to pursue a career in urban development.

 Employees & elected representatives of Municipal Councils, Municipal Corporations.

Municipal and Nagar Panchayats.

 Architects, Civil Engineers, Geographers, Economists, City and Town Planners.

 Civil Service Officers / Administrators.

 Employees of the Urban Development Institutes / Research Orhganizations / NGOs.

 Real Estate Professionals.

Programme offer and coverage: PGDUPDL is offered in both January and July sessions of every year through the established network of IGNOU Regional Centres all over the country.

Minimum duration: 1 Year

Maximum duration: 3 Years

Course fee: Rs. 2800 (Rs. 3000/-, if application is downloaded)

Eligibility: Graduates from any discipline

Medium: English

For Admission:

 Download prospectus & application from:

http://ignou.ac.in//userfiles/Prospects%202014-15(1).pdf

or

 Purchase hardcopy of prospectus & application from any IGNOU Regional Centre

or

 Contact: soeds@ignou.ac.in / 09910050413 (mobile)