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IGNOU Regional Centers in India

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) was established by the Act of Parliament. It has continuously fought to build an inclusive knowledge society through inclusive education. It has tried to increase the Gross Enrollment of students by offering high-quality teaching through the Open and Distance Learning mode. The University began by offering two academic programmes in 1987 namely Diploma in Management and Diploma in Distance Education with the strength of 4,528 students. Today, it serves the educational aspirations of over 4 million students in India and 36 other countries through 21 Schools of Studies and a network of 67 regional centres, around 3,000 learner support centres and 67 overseas centres.

The University offers about 490 certificate, diploma, degree and doctoral programmes, with the strength of nearly 420 faculty members and academic staff at the headquarters and regional centres and about 36,000 academic counsellors from conventional institutions of higher learning, professional organisations, and industry among others. The headquarters are located in New Delhi with a budget of 2000 crores. It has many schools under its name namely the school of management, school of education, school of law, school of agriculture. There is a research unit that is under the function of IGNOU to impart the importance of innovation.

IGNOU Regional Centers

Center and Code	City/ District	State	Address
Hyderabad (01)	Hyderabad	Andhra Pradesh	Sh. T.R. Srinivasan Regional Director IGNOU Regional Centre H No. 3-5-909 Near Narayanguda Bus Stop Himayat Nagar Main Road Himayatnagar Hyderabad - 500029 Andhra Pradesh.
Patna (05)	Patna	Bihar	Dr. D. N. Sharma Regional Director IGNOU Regional Centre-Patna 2nd floor, BISCOMAUN Towar, West Gandhi Maidan Patna- 800 001. Bihar.
Delhi '1'( 07)	New Delhi	Delhi.	Dr. Masood Parveez Regional Director IGNOU Regional Centre 52, Tughlakabad Institutional Area Near Batra Hospital New Delhi-110 062 Delhi.
Ahmedabad (9)	Ahmedabad	Gujarat	Dr. (Mrs) Kalpana Mishra Regional Director IGNOU Regional Centre Opp. Nirma Institute of Technology Sarkhej - Gandhinagar Highway Chharodi Ahmedabad-382481 Gujarat.
Karnal (10)	Karnal	Haryana.	Dr. R C. Sharma Regional Director IGNOU Regional Centre Old Govt. College Campus Railway Road, (Opp. Liberty) Karnal - 132001 Haryana.
Shimla (11)	Shimla	Himachal Pradesh.	Dr. D.B. Negi Regional Director IGNOU Regional Centre Rain Basera Building Khalini Shimla-171 002 Himachal Pradesh.
Jammu (12)	Jammu	Jammu & Kashmir.	Dr. K.K. Gautam Regional Director IGNOU Regional Centre, P.B. No. 106 1st Floor, Aurobindo Block Govt. SPMR College of Commerce, Canal Road, Jammu ? 180 001 Jammu & Kashmir.
Bangalore (13)	Bangalore	Karnataka	Dr. B.P.R. Narasimha Rao Regional Director IGNOU Regional Centre No. 293, 39th Cross 8th Block, Jaya Nagar Bangalore-560 082 Karnataka.
Cochin (14)	Cochin	Kerala.	Sh. V. Vasudevan Regional Director IGNOU Regional Centre Kaloor Cochin-682 017 Kerala.
Bhopal (15)	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh.	Dr. K.S. Tiwari Regional Director IGNOU Regional Centre Sanchi Complex Opp. Board of Secondary Education Shivaji Nagar Bhopal - 462 016 Madhya Pradesh.
Pune (15)	Pune	Maharashtra.	Dr. B.S. Sudhindra Regional Director IGNOU Regional Centre 1st Floor, MSFC Building 270, Senapati Bapat Road Pune - 411016.Maharashtra.
Bhubaneshwar (21)	Bhubaneshwar	Orissa.	Dr. S.S. Jena Regional Director IGNOU Regional Centre C-1, Institutional Area Bhubaneshwar-751 013 Orissa.
Jaipur (23)	Jaipur	Rajasthan.	Dr. T.U. Fulzele Regional Director IGNOU Regional Centre 70/79-84, Sector - 7, Patel Marg Mansarovar Jaipur - 302020. Rajasthan.
Chennai (25)	Chennai	Tamil Nadu.	Dr. (Mrs) K. Soundravalli Regional Director IGNOU Regional Centre C.I.T. Campus Taramani Chennai- 600 113 Tamil Nadu.
Lucknow (27)	Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh.	Dr. Amit Chaturvedi Regional Director IGNOU Regional Centre B-1/33, Sector-H Aliganj Aliganj Lucknow-226 024 Uttar Pradesh.
Kolkata ( 28)	Kolkata	West Bengal.	Dr Sujit Kr. Ghosh Regional Director IGNOU Regional Centre Bikash Bhawan 4th floor, North Block Bidhan Nagar Kolkata-700 091 West Bengal.
Delhi '2' (29)	New Delhi	Delhi.	Dr. Venugopal Reddy Regional Director IGNOU Regional Centre Gandhi Smriti and Gandhi Samiti Rajghat New Delhi - 110002 Delhi.
Srinagar (30)	Srinagar	Jammu & Kashmir.	Dr. Abdul Gani Regional Director IGNOU Regional Centre Mantoo House Raj Bagh Near Masjid Al-Farooq Srinagar ? 190 008 Jammu & Kashmir.
Dehradun (31)	Dehradun	Uttaranchal.	Dr. Rajendra Gujral Regional Director IGNOU Regional Centre Nanoor, Khera, Tapovan, Raipur Road, Dehradun ? 248 001Uttaranchal.
Ranchi (32)	Ranchi	Jharkhand.	Dr. V.P. Rupam Regional Director (I/c) IGNOU Regional Centre 457/A, Ashok Nagar Ranchi - 834002 Jharkhand.
Khanna (22)	Khanna	Punjab.	Sh. Ranjan Kumar Regional Director IGNOU Regional Centre I.T.I. Building Bulepur (District Ludhiana) Khanna - 141401.Punjab.
Raipur (35)	Raipur	Chhattisgarh.	Dr. P. Ashok Kumar Regional Director IGNOU Regional Centre Rest House & E.M. Office Hall Sector I Shankar Nagar Raipur Chhattisgarh.
Jabalpur (41)	Jabalpur	Madhya Pradesh.	Dr. U.C. Pandey Assistant Regional Director IGNOU Sub-Regional Centre IGNOU SC Building 2nd Floor, Raj Sekhar Bhawan Arts Building Rani Durgavati Vishvavidhyalaya Campus Pachpedhi, Jabalpur - 482001 Madhya Pradesh.
Koraput (44)	Koraput	Orissa.	Sh. Kartik Dalai Assistant Regional Director IGNOU Sub-Regional Centre District Agriculture Office Road Koraput - 764020 Orissa.
Port Blair (2)	Port Blair	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	Regional Director IGNOU Regional Centre JNR Mahavidyalaya Port Blair -744104 Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Guwahati (04)	Guwahati	Assam.	Ms. Namrata Hagjer IGNOU Regional Centre Navagiri Road Ist Bye-Lane Chandmari
Shillong (18)	Shillong	Meghalaya.	Dr. A.S. Guha IGNOU Regional Centre Sunny Lodge Nongthyammi Nongshillang
Gangtok (24)	Gangtok	Sikkim	Sh. Sanjib Kumar Kataky IGNOU Regional Centre Tadong
Itanagar (03)	Itanagar	Arunachal Pradesh.	Dr. Ila Das IGNOU Regional Centre 'Hornhill Complex' 'C' Sector (Near Central School) Naharlagun
Imphal ( 17)	Imphal	Manipur	Sh. Joseph Somi Regional Director (I/c) IGNOU Regional Centre Asha Jina Complex North AOC
Aizawl (19)	Aizawl	Mizoram	Dr. S.R. Zanunthara IGNOU Regional Centre Lalbuaia Building M.G. Road Khatla (Near Central YMCA Office)
Agartala( 26)	Agartala	Tripura	Dr. K.S. Chakraborty IGNOU Regional Centre M.B.B. College Compound P.O. Agartala College
Kohima ( 20)	Kohima	Nagaland.	Dr. T. Iralu N.H. 39, Opp. Dzuvuru I.O.C. (Mhonkhola) Kohima - 797001 Nagaland.

Institutes in Rural Development in India

There are lots of institutions in India that are aiming to provide improvement and development of rural areas in all fields like studies, economy, technology etc. The National Institute of Rural Development in Andhra Pradesh has been conducting many workshops for the participation of women in politics, public service and in all the advancing fields. It involves examining the factors that are preventing the growth of women and providing the solution for each of the factors examined above. The factors for the personal well being of the people in the rural areas are being found out and are implemented accordingly.

It also involves providing advanced education facilities to the children in rural areas by providing computers, laptops etc. The national institute of agricultural extension management involves in meeting the new challenges faced by the agricultural department due to the menace of development in technology like air pollution and water pollution. The complete process from farming to retailing is taken care of by this institute. The Indian institute of public administration sincerely involves in providing information to the public about the government and awareness measures etc. It also involves research publications, the publication of journals and some books too.

Institutes in Rural Development

Name	Address	District	State	Telephone
Administrative Staff College ( Andrapradesh)	Bella Vista, Raj Bhawan Road, Hyderabad 500082	Hyderabad	AndraPradesh	040-2331-0952 and 040-23310852
CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL STUDIES ( AndraPradesh)	Nizamiah Obeservatory Campus, Begumpet, Hyderabad?500 016 Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad	AndraPradesh	91-40-23402789, 23416780, 23416610/11/12/13
INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISE ( AndraPradesh)	Osmania University Campus, Hyderabad 500 007	Hyderabad	AndraPradesh	040-27098145, 27098937
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT BANKING ( AndraPradesh)	Gachi Bowli, Hyderabad 500032, Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad	AndraPradesh	040-23000237/8/9
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION MANAGEMENT (MANAGE) ( AndraPradesh)	Rajendranagar ,Hyderabad 500 030, Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad	AndraPradesh	040 - 24016702-709
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( AndraPradesh)	Rajendranagar Hyderabad 500 030	Hyderabad	AndraPradesh	040-24008526
STATE BANK INSTITUTE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ( AndraPradesh)	P.O.Box No: 2, Gachi Bowli Old Bombay Road, Lingampally, Hyderabad 500 133	Hyderabad	AndraPradesh	NA
ADMINISTRATIVE TRAINING INSTITUTE ( Arunachal Pradesh)	Government of Arunachal Pradesh, D-Sector , District Papumpura Naharlagun 791110 , Arunachal Pradesh	Papumpura	Arunachal Pradesh	0360-2244383 (off), 2211259 (Res)
ASSAM ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF COLLEGE ( Assam)	Jawaharnagar , P.O.Khanapara, Guwahati 781 022, Assam	Guwahati	Assam	0361-2361547, 2363325
OMEO KUMAR DAS INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT ( Assam)	39, Sapta Swahid Path Sarumotoria, Dispur, GUWAHATI- 781006	Kamrup	Assam	0361 ? 2334209, 2231956
Institute Of Rural Management (Gujarat)	Post Box No. 60, Anand 388 001, Gujarat	Anand	Gujarat	02692 - 261230
Sardar Patel Institute Of Public Administration (Gujarat)	Opp: ISRO, Satellite Road, Ahmedabad 380 015, Gujarat	Ahmedabad	Gujarat	079-26747612, 26747636
HARYANA INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (Haryana)	76, HIPA Complex, Sector 18, Gurgaon 122001, Haryana	Gurgaon	Haryana	0124-2340690-91, 2340413
HIMACHAL PRADESH INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ( Himachal Pradesh)	Fairlawns, Shimla 171 012, Himachal Pradesh	Shimla	Himachal Pradesh	0177-2647036, 2647049, 2647172
SRI KRISHNA INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ( Jharkhand)	Meur's Road, Ranchi 834008, Jharkhand	Ranchi	Jharkhand	0651-2283810
ADMINISTRATIVE TRAINING INSTITUTE (Karnataka)	Lalitha Mahal Road, Mysore 570 011, Karnataka	Mysore	Karnataka	0821-2443839, 2443264
CENTRE FOR MULTI-DISCIPLINARY DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH (CMDR) (Karnataka)	D.B. Rodda Road, Alur Venkatrao Circle, DHARWAD-580 001, Karnataka	Dharwad	Karnataka	0836 - 2745273, 2447639
INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE (Karnataka)	Nagarbhavi, Bangalore 560 072 , Karnataka	Bangalore	Karnataka	NA
T.A. PAI MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (Karnataka)	Manipal-576119, Karnataka	Dakshin Kannada	Karnataka	91820 2571358, 2573162,2573163
Centre For Development Studies (Kerala)	Prasanthanagar Road,Ulloor Medical College P.O.,Trivandrum?695 011, Kerala	Trivandrum	Kerala	(0471)-448881, 448884, 442481, 448901
Kerala Institute Of Local Administration (Kerala)	Mulamkunnathukavu P.O. Thrissur 680 581, Kerala	Thrissur	Kerala	0487 ? 2201312; 2201768
CENTRE FOR WOMEN'S DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (New Delhi)	25, Bhai Vir Singh Marg, (Gole Market), New Delhi-110 001	Delhi	Delhi	011-23345530,23365541,23366930
INSTITUTE OF APPLIED MANPOWER RESEARCH (New Delhi)	Plot No: 25, Sector - 2, 7, Institutional Area, Nareli, New Delhi 110 040	Delhi	Delhi	011- 3319606, 3323342
INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH (New Delhi)	University of Delhi Enclave, North Campus, Delhi 110 007	Delhi	Delhi	011-27667260
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION (New Delhi)	Indraprastha Estate, Ring Road, New Delhi 110 002	Delhi	Delhi	011-23702434, 2372400
INDIAN SOCIAL INSTITUTE (New Delhi)	10 Institutional Area, Lodi Road, NEW DELHI 110 003	Delhi	Delhi	24622379, 24625015
PRIA (New Delhi)	42, Tuglakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi 110 062	Delhi	Delhi	29956908, 29960931/32/33
SULABH INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH AND TRAINING (New Delhi)	Sulabh Bhawan, Mahavir Enclave, NEW DELHI-110 045	Delhi	Delhi	5032352, 5038304
DR.BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (MadhyaPradesh)	Dongargaon, Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, Mhow 453 441, Dist. - INDORE, Madhya Pradesh	Indore	Madhya Pradesh	07324 - 272830, 273186, 272534
MADHYA PRADESH INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH (MadhyaPradesh)	6, Bharatpuri Institutional Area, Dewas Road, Ujjain 456 010, Madhya Pradesh	Ujjain	Madhya Pradesh	0734 - 2510978, 2524645
RCVP NORONHA ACADEMY OF ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT (MadhyaPradesh)	Post Bag No: 506, Ravishankar Nagar P.O., Bhopal 462 016, Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	NA
Baif Development Research Foundation (Maharashtra)	Dr. Manibhai Desai Nagar, N.H. No. 4, Warje, Pune 411 029, Maharashtra	Pune	Maharashtra	020-25231661
Centre For Development Studies And Activities (Maharashtra)	P. B. 843, Deccan Gymkhana, Pune 411 004, Maharashtra	Pune	Maharashtra	0201-229-51918 / 22951426
Indira Gandhi Institute Of Development Research (Maharashtra)	General A. K. Vaidya Marg, Goregaon (E), MUMBAI 400 065	Goregaon	Mumbai	022-28400919, 28400920-21
National Institute Of Bank Management (Maharashtra)	NIBM Post Office, Kondhwe Khurd , Pune 411 048, Maharashtra	Pune	Maharashtra	020 - 26833080-87
Tata Institute Of Social Sciences (Maharashtra)	P.O.Box 8313, Deonar, Mumbai 400 088	Mumbai	Maharashtra	022-2556 3289/90/91/92/93/94/95/96
STATE ACADEMY OF TRAINING (Manipur)	Takyalpet, Opp. NIS Complex, Imphal 795 001, (MANIPUR)	Imphal	Manipur	03852 - 223893
ADMINISTRATIVE TRAINING INSTITUTE ( Mizoram)	Tulkhuahtlang, Dr.C. Silvera's Building , Aizawal, Mizoram 796 001	Imphal	Manipur	0389-2323321 (Off), 03892315506 (Res)
GOP ABANDHU ACADEMY OF ADMINISTRATION (Orrisa)	Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar 751 023, Orissa	Bhubaneshwar	Orissa	0674-2300743, 2301258, 2300742
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (NISWASS) (Orrisa)	3,Chandrasekharpur, Bhubaneswar?751 023 , ORISSA, INDIA.	Bhubaneshwar	Orissa	0674-2300052,2300963,2300135
Centre For Research In Rural And Industrial Development (Punjab)	Sector 19-A, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh 160 019, Punjab	Chandigarh	Punjab	2725136, 2725406 (EPABX) 2549450
Mahatma Gandhi State Institute Of Public Administration (Punjab)	Institutional Area, Sector 26, Chandigarh?160 019	Chandigarh	Punjab	0172-2793588-89-90-91
H.C.M. Rajasthan State Institute Of Public Administration (Rajasthan)	Jawaharlal Nehru Marg,Jaipur-302 017, Rajastan	Jaipur	Rajasthan	NA
Institute Of Development Studies (Rajasthan)	8B, Jhalana Institutional Area, JAIPUR-302 004, Rajasthan	Jaipur	Rajasthan	91-0141-2705726,2706457,2709825
Anna Institute Of Management (Rajasthan)	36,Greenways Road, Chennai 600 028, Tamil Nadu	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	044-24938247, 24937590, 24937170, 24610300
Madras Institute Of Development Studies (Rajasthan)	79, Second Main Road, Gandhinagar, Adyar, Chennai-600 020, Tamil Nadu	Chennai	Tamil Nadu	044-24412589, 24419771, 24412295
State Institute Of Public Administration And Rural Development (Tripura)	A.D. Nagar, Agartala, Tripura (West) 799003	West Tripura	Tripura	0381-2374048, 2325706
Bankers Institute Of Rural Development (Tripura)	Section?H, LDA Colony, Kanpur Road, Lucknow 226 012, Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	UttarPradesh	0522-2421954, +91-522-2422172
Govind Ballabh Pant Social Science Institute (Tripura)	Jhusi, Allahabad-211 019, Uttar Pradesh (India)	Allahabad	UttarPradesh	0532-2569206, 2569214, 2567802,
V.V.Giri National Labour Institute (Tripura)	Post Box No. 68, Sector-24 NOIDA-201 301, Dist. Gautam Budha Nagar,Uttar Pradesh	Noida	UttarPradesh	(0120) 2411533/ 2411535/ 2411538
Uttaranchal Academy Of Administration (Uttaranchal)	Ardwell Camp, Mallital Nainital 263001, Uttaranchal	Nainital	Uttaranchal	05942-233423
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (West Bengal)	Rural Development Centre, Kharagpur 721 302, West Bengal	Kharagpur	West Bengal	03222-282293, 282294