IGNOU Contribution in Open Distance Learning Indira Gandhi National Open University knowns for providing open distance learning to not only in our country but abroad as well . It has continuously striven to build an inclusive knowledge society through inclusive education . At the beginning the institution provided two academic programes i.e., Diploma in Management and Diploma in Distance Education , with a strength of 4,528 students. in 1987. With 21 Schools of Studies , a network of 67 Regional Centers , almost 2,000 Learner Support Centers , and 20 international institutions, it currently supports the academic goals of more than 3 million students in India and other nations. With nearly 250 faculty members, 230 academic staff at the headquarters and regional centers, and more than 35,000 academic counselors from traditional higher education institutions, professional associations, and industry, among others, the university offers roughly 200 certificate, di...