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IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE JAMMU
Regional Centre Jammu
REPORT FOR REGIONAL DIRECTORS' MEETING
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JK State at a glance
Regional Centre Jammu

• Three natural divisions
• - Laddakh Thinly populated with low density,
  largest area
• - Kasmir Densely populated with homogeneity
• - Jammu Moderately populated with
  heterogeneity in terms of ethnicity,
  languages spoken, religions practised and is
  economically very diverse.
• Languages spokes Dogri, Pahari, Kashmiri,
  Gojri, Punjabi etc..
• Two administrative divisions
• Kashmir Laddakh
• Looked after from Srinagar Division
• Jammu
• Looked after from Jammu Division

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REGIONAL PROFILE
Regional Centre Jammu
Regional Centre Jammu

• Established in 1998
• Districts 10
• Districts covered 8
• Total learner centres 34
• Enrolment ( as on Dec 2008) 6128

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Villages in each district of JK State
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Literacy rate in various districts of JK State
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Female Literacy rate in various districts in JK
State
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JK v/s Indiafemale literacy rate, population
BPL,Infant mortality rate, crude death and birth
rate
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Regional factors enrolment
Regional Centre Jammu

• JK is one of the smallest states in the country
• Two IGNOU Regional Centres, one each in Jammu
  and Srinagar
• One IGNOU Regional Centre of Army (IAEP) in
  Jammu
• Militancy hit region
• Population density is moderate
• Having special status, education is free from
  primary to tertiary level

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Regional factors enrolment
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Regional Centre Jammu
Jammu has - One Primary School within a
distance of one km - One Secondary School within
a distance of 3kms - Colleges/University
campuses in almost every
district - 3 local Universties operational in
the region - More than 20 Universities from
different parts of the country
operating through distance learning
shops - More than 68 B.Ed. Colleges in
Jammu region
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Regional factors enrolment
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Regional Centre Jammu

• More than 50 population living in remote
• areas
• Insurgency hit
• No internal railway routes
• Hilly areas get heavy snowfall and mostly
  remain cutoff during winter season
• People in these areas are conservative,
  particulary for female education
• State is politicaly sensitive

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Regional factors enrolment
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No continuity 15 RDs seen by RC sofar from
1998 Limited office space which has now been
solved to an extent Shortage of permanent
staff Staff postion Post Strength Status
RD 1 posted AR 1 posted ARDs 3 Nil
SO 1 Posted(on depn.) Sr
Assistant 1 Nil Assistant 3 Nil DEO 2 p
osted1, vacant1 JAT 3 Nil SPA 1 Nil
PA 1 Nil Steno 1 Nil Driver 1 Nil A
ttendant 2 Nil
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Network 2009(Districts covered Jammu, Kathua,
Doda, Rajouri, Kishtwar, Poonch, Ramban
Udhampur)
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1267, 1268, 1277 D
SC-1206
SSC- 1264 D
SC-1208
SC-1235, SSC-1275 D
SC-1207 SC-1259
SC-1201,1232, PSC-1204,1205,
1212, 1213, 1214, 1231, 1245,1252, 1254, 1255,
1257, 1266, 1271, 1272, 1273, 1274, 1278 SSC-
1227D, 1270 D
SC-1250 SSC-1251D SSC-1256D
Regional Centre Jammu (12)
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Growth of enrolment
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Growth of learner Centres
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Learner Centres recommended for keeping in
abeyance/closure
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Special initiatives
REGIONAL CENTRE JAMMU
Regional Centre Jammu

• I. A short-term, need based training programme
  namely Training Programme in Dogra Cuisines of
  JK State has been launched by the Regional
  Centre, Jammu on local initiative. The study
  material was released by the Director, RSD in the
  one-day Coordinators/Programme Incharges
  meeting held on 15th November, 2008 at General
  Zorawar Singh Auditorium, University of Jammu.
• II. There was felt a need to develop training
  programmes for the following crafts, which are in
  pipeline
• Religious tourism guides
• Basholi paintings
• Block printing of Samba
• III. Tie-up with NCLM
• A proposal for setting up of IGNOU Learner
  Centres in collaboration with the network of
  National Computer Literacy Mission (NCLM)
  operating in several states in Northern Indian
  has been submitted to the RSD Headquarters for
  which the response is awaited. As soon as we get
  a go ahead from the Headquarters, we would be
  having a formal open MOU with NCLM for setting up
  of IGNOU Learner Centres in all the 86 blocks of
  the Jammu region in phases which would be highly
  beneficial for local populace of the Jammu Region
  in terms of education.
• IV. Tie-up with CNRI
• Six different villages/towns were identified for
  setting up of the IGNOU knowledge Centres in the
  first instance which covered four districts of
  the Jammu region in the first place. IGNOU
  programmes like BPP, CLP, CIC, CFN, CTS, CBS, CRD
  were identified for activation in these centres.

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Measures in Students Support Services
REGIONAL CENTRE JAMMU
Regional Centre Jammu

• Created front office desk where students are
  heard during full office working hours from
  Monday to Saturday. The students collect
  prospectus, submit forms, get assistance in
  filling up forms, submit queries and get
  information from this desk.
• Conducted induction meetings in various LSCs for
  our new students.
• Organized Students grievances redressal week
  twice in 2008 Academic Session.

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Programmes organized
REGIONAL CENTRE JAMMU
Regional Centre Jammu

• One day discipline based Orientation Programme
  for the Academic Counsellors and Programme
  Incharges of DNA Programme was held on 29th
  March, 2008 29th March, 2008 at Jammu in
  collaboration with School of Health Sciences.
  Prof. Bimla Kapoor and Ms. Laxmi were the
  resource persons for the said programme.
• One day Orientation Programme for the Academic
  Counsellors of PGDMCH Programme was organized in
  IGNOU Programme Study Centre 1245-P, Govt.
  Medical College on 5th April, 2008. Dr. T.K.
  Jena, from the school of Health Sciences, IGNOU,
  New Delhi was the resource person.
• One-day Orientation Programme for the
  Coordinators/PICs and Academic Counselors of the
  Learner Support Centres established from 01/01/07
  to 31/12/07 at Deptt. Of Environment Sciences,
  University of Jammu on 2nd of May, 2008. Prof. B
  A Khan, Honble Pro-Vice Chancellor IGNOU was the
  Chairman of the day. Prof. C B Sharma, School of
  Education, Prof. Basanthi Pradhan, STRIDE, Dr. A
  S Guha, RSD IGNOU Headquarters, were the resource
  persons.
• One-Day Orientation Programme of Academic
  Counsellors of MA Education was held on 03rd
  December, 2008 in the Seminar Hall, University of
  Jammu. Prof. M.L. Koul was the resource person
  from the School of Education, IGNOU, New Delhi.
• Organised training programme on maintenance of
  accounts by the learner centres

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Resource building at the Regional Centre
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Regional Centre Jammu
1. Honble Vice Chancellor has been kind enough
to permit us to hire accommodation for our
Regional Centre office. The process has been
completed and we have started most of our
operations from new accommodation. 2. The
sanction for Local recruitment of Supporting
Staff has been given by HQ. Recruitment
tests were conducted for various posts and now
one DEO has been appointed through local
recruitment process. 3. KIOSK has been received
for our Regional Centre for Students Support
Services which is yet to made operational.
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Pending Issues for Kind Attention of Hqrs.
REGIONAL CENTRE JAMMU
Regional Centre Jammu
1. Shortage of Staff No regular ARD is posted
with RC. 2. Frequent Power failure Requirement
of Heavy Duty Generators /UPSs 3. Lack of
computer infrastructure 4. Furniture equipment
not provided to Learner Centres, as promised in
our MOU 5. Audio/Video material and equipment
related to that not provided to RC Jammu.
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Thank you for your kind Attention...
Regional Centre Jammu
REGIONAL CENTRE JAMMU