Centre for Computer Education
Program Study Center of
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
The
Institute runs a Program Study Centre (PSC) sponsored by Indira Gandhi
National Open University (IGNOU). Established in February 2002, the PSC
provides facilities for both theory and practical classes in computer
applications to students studying for the CIC, now CIT and BCA degrees
of IGNOU. The Institute's classrooms and computer labs are used for
this purpose. The PSC works under the guidance of a Coordinator who is
a capable computer professional and is assisted by several IT-qualified
counselors.
The Institute has been running the IGNOU study
centersince 2002 on a no profit basis. It does not charge any fee from
the students. Fees are paid by them directly to IGNOU. The Institute
does not receive any rent for the classrooms and lab rooms as well as
charges for water and electricity used by students. It receives
computer hire charges from IGNOU for the use of its computers by
students. This is hardly sufficient to meet the expenses on electricity
i.e. ACs, fans and lights etc. in 2 Computer labs housing about 30
computers and 2 rooms (1 hall and 1 room) and on routine maintenance of
these computers as well as depreciation of computers due to use by
students, furniture and fixtures etc. Even though it is not an
economically viable proposition to run the IGNOU study center, yet the
Institute has been undertaking this activity for the noble cause of
providing computer education to students specially those belonging to
middle and lower middle class families, who want to improve their
carrier for better opportunities but are not in a position to afford
similar education in private institutions.