Indira Gandhi National Open University - Research Unit

Research Unit

The Research Unit has been established at the Indira Gandhi National Open University vide notification dated October 6, 2008. Prior to that, research-related activities were looked after by the Academic Coordination Division. The Unit has been established with the following objectives:

  • To conduct Research Council and Research Council’s Standing Committee meetings for developing policies and frameworks for conduct of research activities.
  • To register and monitor all full-time and part-time MPhil and PhD candidates.
  • To engage Research Teaching Assistants under IGNOU-DEC RTA Scheme for conduct of research and teaching.
  • To conduct workshops/seminars on research methodology for full-time and part-time research candidates.
  • To facilitate systemic/discipline based research in the University.

A meeting was held on 27 April 2009 with all Directors of Schools and Heads of Divisions, Centres, Units and Institutions, in which the Vice Chancellor informed that the Research Unit will function as a single point contact with the support of Schools, Institutes, Centres and Units in all research- related activities. The Research Unit will perform the following accordingly:

  • Plan and conduct Research Council and RCSC meetings for developing policy frameworks for conducting research activities and approving PhD and MPhil candidates for provisional registration.
  • Prepare policy frameworks and guidelines for MPhil and PhD programs, in particular, and research-related activities, in general.
  • Prepare guidelines and prospectus for MPhil and PhD programs.
  • Receive and process full-time and part-time PhD applications, including international students, registering full-time and part-time MPhil and PhD candidates, and maintain their progress.
  • Notify PhD and MPhil students of registration and their admission in the PhD and MPhil programs.
  • Conduct entrance examinations and term-end examinations for MPhil programs and course work under PhD programs with the support of schools, centres, and institutions of the University.
Sr.No School/Centre/Discipline
1. School of Management Studies(SOMS)
  • Commerce (Ph.D)
  • Management (Ph.D)
2. School of Social Science(SOSS)
  • History (Ph.D)
  • Economy (M.Phil & Ph.D)
  • Sociology (Ph.D)
  • Library and Information Science (Ph.D)
  • Anthropology(Masters, M.Phil & Ph.D)
3. School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • Rural Development (Ph.D)
  • Child Development (Ph.D)
  • Nutritional Sciences (Ph.D)
4. School of Gender and Development Studies (SOGDS)
  • Gender and Development Studies (Ph.D)
  • Women’s Studies (Ph.D)
5. School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • Agriculture Extension (Ph.D)
  • Dairy Science and Technology (Ph.D)
6. School of Sciences (SOS)
  • Mathematics (Ph.D)
  • Physics (Ph.D)
  • Chemistry (Ph.D)
  • Life Sciences (Ph.D)
  • Mathematics/ Science Education(Ph.D)
  • Geology (Ph.D)
7. School of Inter-disciplinary and Trans-disciplinary (SOITS)
  • Interdisciplinary & Transdisciplinary studies (Ph.D)
  • Astro-Physics (M.Phil & Ph.D)
  • Sri Aurobindo Studied (M.Phil & Ph.D)
  • Gandhian Thought and Peace studied (ph.D)
8. School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Vocational Education and Training (Ph.D)
9. School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • French (Ph.D)
  • Arabic (Ph.D)
10. National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • Disability Studies (Ph.D)
11. Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education (STRIDE)
  • Distance Education (M.Phil & Ph.D)
12. School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • Translation Studies (M.Phil & Ph.D)
13. School of Humanities(SOH)
  • English (Ph.D)
  • Hindi (Ph.D)
14. School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • Computer Science (Ph.D)
15. School of Law (SOL)
  • Law (Ph.D)
16. School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • Engineering & Technology (Ph.D)
17. School of Tourism and Hospitality Service Sectoral Management (SOTHSSM)
  • Tourism and Hospitality Service (Ph.D)
18. School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • Social Work (M.Phil & Ph.D)
19. School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • Journalism and Mass Communication (Ph.D)
20. School of Health Sciences (SOHS)
  • Nursing (Ph.D)
21. School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • Extension and Development Studies (Ph.D)

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