Port Blair, June 24: Indira Gandhi National Open University, one of the Mega-Universities in the World, announces admission to Post Graduate Diploma In Urban Planning And Development (PGDUPDL) for July 2014session. India is 2nd largest urban system in the world with more than 30% of urban population. It is expected that by 2025, half of India’s population will be urban. The urbanization has created manifold problems such as transportation, poverty, unemployment, unauthorized housing colonies, slums and squatter settlements. These critical urban problems have not been properly understood due to less emphasis on urban development issues in the academic curriculum at the graduation and post-graduation levels. Therefore, Post Graduate Diploma In Urban Planning And Development (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.
The Postgraduate Diploma holders will be fully equipped to serve various Government and Non-Government Organizations dealing with urban planning and development. The programme also strengthens the efficiency and effectiveness of in-service personnel working in Government and Non-Government Organizations, Private or corporate sectors and handling various urban development projects and programmes viz; Functionaries and elected representatives of Municipal Councils, Corporations, Municipal and Nagar Panchayats; Architects, Corporate Real Estate Professionals; Employees of the Autonomous Institutions/NGOs, Private or Corporate sectors working in various urban development sectors; Programme Officers, Project Officers, Research Investigators, and Research Assistants deling with urban development in various International and National Organizations. Also this Programme will be useful to the fresh graduates who wish to pursue a career in urban development. Eligibility for the program is Graduation in any discipline & Medium of Instruction will be English.
The duration of the course is minimum 1 year and maximum 3 years offered in both January and July cycle of admissions. Fee Structure is Rs. 2800/- for the full programme. For details, visit IGNOU Website www.ignou.ac.in. or contact IGNOU Regional Centre, Port Blair, JNRM Campus. Prospectus can be obtained from Regional Centre, Port Blair or any of its Study Centres at Mayabunder, Hutbay, Car Nicobar, Kamorta, Campbell Bay in person for Rs. 200/-, or by post by sending a DD of Rs. 250/- in favour of IGNOU, New Delhi, to Registrar (Student Registration Division), Indira Gandhi National Open University, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-68. It can be downloaded from the University website www.ignou.ac.in. Last Date for receipt of Applications is 08th July 2014 without late fee. A communication from IGNOU Regional Centre, Port Blair said.
