The Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University is situated in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It’s a public institution of higher learning University. The Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (BAOU) was established by the Act No.14 of 1994 passed by the Gujarat State Legislature, and assented to by the Governor of Gujarat on 27th July, 1994. The BAOU is the seventh Open University in the country in terms of their establishment.
It is named after Indian political leader Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar. This new concept of education come into existence with the establishment of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). The University offers 72 programmes with an enrolment of more than 1,00,000 learners. The headquarters of the university is located at Ahmedabad. The University has established Regional Centre on the campus of South Gujarat University, Rajkot and has initiated the process of another establishing Regional centre on the campus of North Gujarat University, Patan. The University has more than 250 study centers.
The university is divided into two main divisions Cells and Schools which are given as follows:
Cells of University
* Grievance Redressal Cell
* Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Cell
* Students Cell
* Sexual Harassment Cell
* Statistical Cell
* Single Window Cell
Schools of University
* School of Humanities & Social Sciences
* School of Commerce and Management
* School of Education Distance Education & Education Technology
* School of Computer Science
Courses Offered:
1. Bachelor’s Preparatory Programme (BPP) : The Bachelor’s Preparatory Programme is launched for educating the adults deprived of 10+2 qualification and aspiring for further studies and Bachelor’s degrees like (B.A. and B.Com.). The details of the programme is as follows:
* Course of Elementary Maths (PMT-01, No. of Blocks:05)
* Introductory course of Social Science (PSS-01, No. of Blocks:05)
* Course of Introductory Commerce (Aspiring for B.Com. degree) (PCO-01, No. of Blocks:05)
2. Certificate courses:
* Certificate in Food and Nutrition (CFN)
* Certificate in Computing (CIC)
* Certificate in Tourism Marketing (CTM)
* Certificate in Tourism Management (CMT)
* Certificate in Childcare and Development (CCCD)
* Certificate in Personal Computer software (CPCS)
* Certificate in Teaching of English (CTE)
* Certificate in Environment Studies (CES)
* Certificate in Participatory Forest Management (CPFM)
* Certificate in Communication Skills in English : Level-I(CCSE1)
* Certificate in Computer Concept - BAOU (CCC-BAOU)
* Certificate in Traditional Birth Attendant (CTBA)
* Certificate in Better Parenting (CCBP)
* Certificate in Yog Science (CYS)
* Certificate in Naturopathy (CIN)
* Certificate in Human Rights (CHR)
* Certificate in Panchayatiraj Institute Management (CPRIM)
* Certificate in Environment Awareness (CEA)
* Certificate in Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Life and Thought (CALT)
* Certificate in Physiotherapy for the Blind people-1 (CPB-1)
* Certificate in Physiotherapy for the Blind people-2 (CPB-2)
* Certificate in Anganwadi Workers (CCAW)
3. Diploma Courses:
* Diploma in Creative writing in English (DCE)
* Diploma in Creative writing in Hindi (DCH)
* Diploma in Financial Management (DFM)
* Diploma in Advance cost Accounting (DACA)
* Diploma in Advance Accounting (DAA)
* Diploma in Insurance (DIN)
* Diploma in Operation Research (DOR)
* Diploma in Mother & Child Health & Family Welfare (DMCH)
* Diploma in Village Health Worker (DVHW)
* Diploma in Patient care Assistant (DPCA)
4. PG diploma courses
* Post Graduate Diploma in Distance Education (PGDDE)
5. Graduate courses
* Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
* Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)
* Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)
* BLIS
6. PG courses
* Master of Arts In English (MEG)
* Master of Arts In Hindi (MHD)
* Master of Arts In Sociology (MSO)
* Master of Arts in Gujarati (MGT)
* Master of Valuation in Plant in Machinery (MVPM)
* Master of Valuation in Real Estate (MVRE)
* Special B.Ed
7. Vocational Professional Course
* BBA in Hotel and Tourism Management
* Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
* BBA in Insurance & Banking
* BBA in Air Travel Management
* BMCG
* Advance Diploma in Hotel and Catering Management
* Advance Post Graduate Diploma in Hotel and Catering Management
* Advance Diploma in Food Processing and Preservation
* Advance Post Graduate Diploma in Food Processing and Preservation
* Advance Diploma in Media Graphic and Animation
* Advance Post Graduate Diploma in Media Graphic & Animation
* Advance Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration
* Advance Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management
* Advance Post Graduate Diploma in Finance
* Advance Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource
* Advance Post Graduate Diploma in Insurance & Banking
* Advance Post Graduate Diploma in Foreign Trade
* Advance Post Graduate Diploma in International Business
* Advance Post Graduate Diploma in Airport Management
* Advance Post Graduate Diploma in Airline Management
* Advance Post Graduate Diploma in Hospitality Management
* Advance Post Graduate Diploma in Retail Management
* Advance Post Graduate Diploma in Information System
* Advance Post Graduate Diploma in Aviation Management
* Foreign Language Course
* Foreign Language German
* Foreign Language Spanish
* Foreign Language Japanese
* Foreign Language Chinese
* Foreign Language English
* Foreign Language French
8. Sp.B.ED courses:
* Rehabilitition Council of India
* B.Ed. SEDE PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
* APPLICATION & ADMISSION PROCEDURE
* Common Online Entrance Test
* ECI CERTIFICATION AS A REGISTED PROFESSIONAL TEACHER
* LIST OF CANARA BANK BRANCHES FOR SALL PROSPECTU & SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION
* LIST OF TEST CENTRES B.Ed. (SEDE) ENTRANCE TEST-2008
* UNIVERSITY wise CODE NUNBERS, NAMES AND AD OF THE STUDY CENTRES
* NORTH EATERN HILL UNIVERSITY, SHILLONG
Contact Us:
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University
R.C. Technical Compound,
Opp. Gujarat High Court,
Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway,Sola,
Ahmedabad-380 060.
Tel: +91 -079-27663747,48,49,50,27665056
Fax: +91 -079-27663750
Toll-Free: 18002331020
Registrar:
Mob: 9375367003
E-mail : harish.desai@baou.org
Website: www.baou.edu.in
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