| Programme Type | PGDIPLOMA |
| Mode | Open Distance Learning |
| School | School of Sciences |
| Duration | 1 Year |
| Medium | ENGLISH |
| Specialization | ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABLE DEV. |
| Description |
Post Graduate Diploma in Environment and Sustainable Development has been developed by the School of Sciences, IGNOU in collaboration with the South Asia Foundation Learning Initiative (SAFLI) and other Open Universities of the SAARC region, namely, Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL), Bangladesh Open University (BOU), Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), Pakistan, B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU), Hyderabad and BRAC University, Bangladesh. The objectives of the programme are to: 1)Disseminate information and exchange knowledge and experiences gained in the pursuit of the goal of sustainable development. 2)Strengthen regional co-operation in the environmental capacity building especially in the area of environmental management. 3)Educate and train individuals from different walks of life, viz. development functionaries, government officials, journalists, policymakers, farmers, industrialists, grassroots workers, environmentalists who have a stake in protecting the environment as well as ensuring a better quality of life for the people of their countries. |
| Eligibility |
Graduate from a recognized University/Institution |
| Fee Structure |
Rs. 7,000/- for full programme. |
| Programme Coordinator | Dr. Subhakanta Mohapatra, subhakanta@ignou.ac.in, Ph. 011-29571680 Dr. Kakoli Gogoi, kakoligogoi@ignou.ac.in,Ph. 011-29571679 pgdesd_programme@ignou.ac.in |
| Compulsory Courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Name of Course | Credits |
| MED1 | UNDERSTANDING THE ENVIRONMENT | 4 |
| MED2 | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES | 4 |
| MED4 | TOWARDS PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| MED5 | INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT: URBAN AND RURAL | 4 |
| MED6 | NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: PHYSICAL AND BIOTIC | 4 |
| MED7 | AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT | 4 |
| MED8 | GLOBALISATION AND ENVIRONMENT | 4 |
| MED3 | ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT | 4 |
| Regional Centre | Study Centre |
|---|---|
| HYDERABAD | 0111: AURORA DEGREE COLLEGE (111) |
| KARNAL | 1005: CHOTU RAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (1005) |
| KARNAL | 1009: GOVERNMENT P.G. COLLEGE (1009) |
| SHIMLA | 1101: GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE (1101) |
| SHIMLA | 1105: GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE (1105) |
| SHIMLA | 1113: GOVT. P.G. COLLEGE GDC. Bilaspur (1113) |
| JAMMU | 1232: GOVT. M.A.M. COLLEGE (1232) |
| BANGALORE | 1320: GOVT. SCIENCE COLLEGE,BANGALORE (1320) |
| COCHIN | 14119: DE PAUL INST.OF SCI. & TECH. (14119) |
| BHOPAL | 15256: Bherulal Patidar Govt. P. G. College (15256) |
| BHOPAL | 15255: Govt. Autonomous P. G. College(15255) |
| BHOPAL | 15272: Govt. PG College, Morena |
| PUNE | 1606: CHH. SHAHU INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS EDU. AND RESEARCH (1606) |
| PUNE | 1605: D.G. DEGREE COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (1605) |
| PUNE | 16144: IGNOU STUDY CENTRE (16144) (16144) |
| PUNE | 1608: KTHM COLLEGE (1608) |
| SHILLONG | 1801: NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY (1801) |
| AIZWAL | 1901: GOVERNMENT AIZAWL COLLEGE (1901) |
| AIZWAL | 1952: GOVT. MAMIT COLLEGE (1952) |
| AIZWAL | 1902: LUNGLEI GOVERNMENT COLLEGE (1902) |
| PORT BLAIR | 0201: JNR MAHAVIDYALALA (201) |
| KOHIMA | 2001: MODERN COLLEGE (2001) |
| BHUBANESHWAR | 2111: B.J.B. AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE; BHUBANESWAR (2111) |
| BHUBANESHWAR | 21185: J.K.B.K. COLLEGE, CUTTACK (21185) |
| KHANNA | 2216: DAV COLLEGE (2216) |
| KHANNA | 2212: DOABA COLLEGE (2212) |
| KHANNA | 2206: GURU NANAK GIRLS COLLEGE (2206) |
| JAIPUR | 2306: GOVT COLLEGE, AJMER (2306) |
| JAIPUR | 23135: GOVT. ARTS PG COLLEGE, KOTA (23135) |
| JAIPUR | 23129: GOVT. PG COLLEGE BUNDI (23129) |
| JAIPUR | 23131: GOVT. PG COLLEGE SAWAI MADHOPUR (23131) |
| JAIPUR | 23132: GOVT. PG COLLEGE, KARAULI (23132) |
| JAIPUR | 23138: GOVT. PG COLLEGE, RAJGARH (23138) |
| JAIPUR | 23153: INT. SCHOOL OF INFORMATICS & MGT (ISIM), JAIPUR (23153) |
| JAIPUR | 23136: LOHIYA GOVT. PG COLLEGE, CHURU (23136) |
| JAIPUR | 23130: SHRI KALYAN GOVT. PG COLLEGE, SIKAR (23130) |
| GANGTOK | 2401: SIKKIM GOVERNMENT COLLEGE (2401) |
| CHENNAI | 2501: DDGD VAISHNAVA COLLEGE (2501) |
| CHENNAI | 2578: GURU NANAK COLLEGE (2578) |
| AGARTALA | 2608: M.B.B. COLLEGE (2608) |
| AGARTALA | 2601: TRIPURA UNIVERSITY (2601) |
| AGARTALA | 2636: WOMEN"S COLLEGE (2636) |
| LUCKNOW | 27201: BIJLI PASI LUCKNOW (27201) |
| LUCKNOW | 2747: FEROZE GANDHI COLLEGE RAEBAREILLY (2747) |
| LUCKNOW | 2720: LUCKNOW CHRISTIAN P G COLLEGE (2720) |
| LUCKNOW | 2781: M.L.K.P.G. COLLEGE BALRAMPUR (2781) |
| LUCKNOW | 48036: RANVIR RANANJAY POST GRADUATE COLLEGE, AMETHI (48036) |
| KOLKATA | 2814: DINABANDHU ANDREWS COLLEGE (2814) |
| KOLKATA | 28142: FAKIR CHAND COLLEGE (28142) |
| KOLKATA | 2807: JAGANNATH KISHORE COLLEGE (2807) |
| KOLKATA | 28140: Muralidhar Girls' College (28140) |
| DELHI 2 (RAJGHAT) | 0731: PC TRAINING INSTITUTE (731) |
| DELHI 2 (RAJGHAT) | 0708: RESEARCH FOUNDATION, EDUCATION CENTRE (708) |
| DELHI 2 (RAJGHAT) | 29045: SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (29045) |
| DELHI 2 (RAJGHAT) | 0729: SWAMI SHRADHANAND COLLEGE (729) |
| SRINAGAR | 1211: GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE ANANTNAG (1211) |
| SRINAGAR | 1210: GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE SOPORE (1210) |
| SRINAGAR | 30004: GOVT DEGREE COLLEGE SHOPIAN (30004) |
| SRINAGAR | 1202: GOVT. AMAR SINGH COLLEGE, SRINAGAR (1202) |
| SRINAGAR | 1209: SHRI PRATAP SINGH COLLEGE (1209) |
| DEHRADUN | 2705: D.A.V. PG COLLEGE DEHRADUN (2705) |
| DEHRADUN | 2762: D.S.B CAMPUS KUMAON UNIV., NAINITAL (2762) |
| DEHRADUN | 2754: DR. P.D.B. GOVT. P.G. COLLEGE, KOTDWARA (2754) |
| DEHRADUN | 2715: GOVERNMENT PG COLLEGE, GOPESHWAR (2715) |
| DEHRADUN | 2748: GOVT PG COLLEGE UTTARKASHI (2748) |
| DEHRADUN | 31031: GOVT. PG COLLEGE AGASTYAMUNI (31031) |
| DEHRADUN | 2711: MB PG COLLEGE HALDWANI (2711) |
| DEHRADUN | 31033: SBS GOVT PG COLLEGE RUDRAPUR, US NAGAR (31033) |
| RANCHI | 32047: BOKARO STEEL CITY COLLEGE 32047 |
| RANCHI | 0510: G.L.A. COLLEGE, DALTONGANJ (510) |
| RANCHI | 0502: JAMSHEDPUR COOPERATIVE COLLEGE (502) |
| RANCHI | 3606: KARTIK ORAON COLLEGE, GUMLA (3606) |
| RANCHI | 0513: MARWARI COLLEGE, RANCHI (513) |
| RANCHI | 0503: P.K. ROY MEMORIAL COLLEGE, DHANBAD (503) |
| RANCHI | 0528: ST. COLUMBA'S COLLEGE, HAZARIBAGH (528) |
| VIJAYAWADA | 0103: KBN COLLEGE (103) |
| VIJAYAWADA | 33032: NOBLE COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) (33032) |
| VIJAYAWADA | 0159: SRI PADMVTHI MAHILA VSHVIDYALY (159) |
| RAIPUR | 1509: GOVERNMENT P.G. COLLEGE (1509) |
| RAIPUR | 3514: GOVT. E.V.P.G. COLLEGE (3514) |
| NAGPUR | 1607: GURU NANAK BHAWAN NAGPUR MAHARASHTRA |
| JORHAT | 0410: C.K.B. COMMERCE COLLEGE (410) |
| JORHAT | 0455: Darrang College, Tezpur |
| JORHAT | 0407: DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY (407) |
| DELHI 3 | 0737: ATMA RAM SANATAN DHARMA COLLEG (737) |
| DELHI 3 | 38042: Bhaskaracharya College of Applied Sciences (38042) |
| NOIDA | 2739: GOVERNMENT P.G. COLLEGE (2739) |
| NOIDA | 2714: HINDU COLLEGE (2714) |
| NOIDA | 47039: JAGDISH SARAN HINDU COLLEGE (47039) |
| NOIDA | 39016: K.M. MAYAWATI GIRLS P.G. COLLEGE (39016) |
| NOIDA | 2743: LAJPAT RAI (P.G.) COLLEGE SAHIBABAD (2743) |
| NOIDA | 3702: MAHARAJ SINGH COLLEGE, SAHARANPUR (3702) |
| GUWAHATI | 04177: ARYA VIDYAPEETH COLLEGE (4177) |
| GUWAHATI | 0411: BAJALI COLLEGE (411) |
| GUWAHATI | 0404: BIRJHORA MAHAVIDYALAYA (404) |
| GUWAHATI | 0448: DIPHU GOVT.COLLEGE (448) |
| GUWAHATI | 0454: Haflong Government College, Haflong |
| GUWAHATI | 0408: HANDIQUE GIRLS COLLEGE (408) |
| GUWAHATI | 0401: IGNOU STUDY CENTRE (401) |
| TRIVANDRUM | 1473: BHARATHEEYA INSTITUTE FOR ADV. STUDY AND RESEARCH (1473) |
| TRIVANDRUM | 1441: MAR IVANIOS INSTITUTE OF ADVANCE STUDIES (1441) |
| TRIVANDRUM | 1413: SREE NARAYANA COLLEGE (1413) |
| JABALPUR | 1515: DANIELSON DEGREE COLLEGE, CHHINDWARA (1515) |
| JABALPUR | 1502: RDVV UNIVERSITY JABALPUR (1502) |
| MADURAI | 2504: BISHOP HEBER COLLEGE (2504) |
| MADURAI | 2502: DR.G.R.D. COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (2502) |
| MADURAI | 2503: THIYAGARAJAR COLLEGE (2503) |
| KORAPUT | 2123: C.O.A.T.S (2123) |
| KORAPUT | 2175: RAYAGADA COLLEGE (2175) |
| SILIGURI | 2846: BALURGHAT COLLEGE (2846) |
| SILIGURI | 45019: KALIMPONG GOVT. COLLEGE (45019) |
| SILIGURI | 2856: SALESIAN COLLEGE, SONADA, DARJEELING (2856) |
| DARBHANGA | 0504: BRA BIHAR UNIVERSITY (504) |
| DARBHANGA | 0522: C.M. COLLEGE (522) |
| ALIGARH | 47035: KOTHIWAL ADHATIAY PG COLLEGE, KASGANJ (47035) |
| VARANASI | 2703: ALLAHABAD DEGREE COLLEGE, ALLAHABAD (2703) |
| VARANASI | 48018: CHAURI BELHA MAHAVIDYALAYA, AZAMGARH (48018) |
| VARANASI | 48034: D.A.V AZAMGARH (48034) |
| VARANASI | 48011: D.C.S. KHANDELWAL, MAU (48011) |
| VARANASI | 2709: DDU UNIVERSITY GORAKHPUR (2709) |
| VARANASI | 2737: M.D.P.G. COLLEGE, PRATAPGARH (2737) |
| VARANASI | 48028: ST ANDREWS COLLEGE, GORAKHPUR (48028) |
| VARANASI | 48017: TILAK DHARI COLLEGE, JAUNPUR (48017) |
| VARANASI | 2708: UDAI PRATAP AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE, VARANASI (2708) |
| PATNA | 0500: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE PATNA LSC Code 0500 |
| PATNA | 0509: J.P. UNIVERSITY (509) |
| PATNA | 0568: T.P.S. COLLEGE (568) |
| RAGHUNATHGANJ | 2820: RDK COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (2820D) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5501: HRDC HQ NORTHERN COMMAND (5501) |
| CHANDIGARH | 06036: Goswami Ganesh Dutta Sanatan Dharma College Chandigarh LSC Code 06036 |
| DELHI 1 (MOHAN ESTATE (SOUTH DELHI)) | 07175: DAYAL SINGH COLLEGE (7175) |
| PANAJI | 0802: DHEMPE COLL. OF ARTS & SCIENCE (802) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8102: IAR SPL. STUDY CENTRE (8102) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8109: IAR SPL. STUDY CENTRE (8109) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8113: IAR SPL. STUDY CENTRE (8113) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8116: IAR SPL. STUDY CENTRE (8116) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8119: IAR SPL. STUDY CENTRE (8119) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8122: IAR SPL. STUDY CENTRE (8122) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8125: IAR SPL. STUDY CENTRE (8125) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8127: IAR SPL. STUDY CENTRE (8127) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8101: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8101) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8103: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8103) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8104: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8104) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8105: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8105) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8106: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8106) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8107: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8107) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8108: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8108) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8110: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8110) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8111: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8111) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8112: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8112) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8114: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8114) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8115: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8115) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8117: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8117) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8118: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8118) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8120: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8120) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8121: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8121) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8123: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8123) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8124: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8124) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8126: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8126) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8128: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8128) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8129: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8129) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8130: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8130) |
| BHAGALPUR | 0505: MARWARI COLLEGE (505) |
| VATAKARA | 1403: JDT ISLAM (1403) |
| VATAKARA | 1405: SREE NARAYANA COLLEGE (1405) |
| VATAKARA | 1430: ST. MARRY'S COLLEGE (1430) |
| VISHAKHAPATNAM | 84016: 84016 SIR C R REDDY COLLEGE |
| VISHAKHAPATNAM | 0109: DR L.BULLAYA COLLEGE (0109) |
| VISHAKHAPATNAM | 84002: GOVERNMENT COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) (84002) |
| VISHAKHAPATNAM | 0110: IDEAL COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE (0110) |
| VISHAKHAPATNAM | 33018: MAHARAJAH"S POST GRADUATE COLLEGE (33018) |
| VISHAKHAPATNAM | 84009: SKBR COLLEGE AMALAPURAM (84009) |
| BIJAPUR | 1303: J.S.S. COLLEGE VIDYAGIRI DHARWAD (1303) |
| BIJAPUR | 1308: R.P.D. COLLEGE CAMPUS BELGAUM (1308) |
| SAHARSA | 0508: IGNOU STUDY CENTRE (508) |
| SAHARSA | 0555: IGNOU STUDY CENTRE (555) |
| JODHPUR | 2362: GOVT. P.G. COLLEGE (BOYS) (2362) |
| JODHPUR | 2311: KUCHAMAN COLLEGE (2311) |
| JODHPUR | 88008: MAHILA P.G. MAHAVIDYALAYA (88008) |
| JODHPUR | 2304: ONKARMAL SOMANI COLLEGE OF COM (2304) |
| AHMEDABAD | 0901: L.D. ARTS COLLEGE (901) |
| AHMEDABAD | 0902: M.S. UNIVERSITY (902) |
| AHMEDABAD | 0905: MTB ARTS COLLEGE (905) |