| Programme Type | DEGREE |
| Mode | Open Distance Learning |
| School | School of Inter-Disciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies |
| Duration | 2 Years |
| Medium | ENGLISH |
| Specialization | Philosophy |
| Description |
The Master’s programme in philosophy in distance learning mode is intended not only to enhance career prospects for students but also to train the mind for better logical thinking, mental discipline, ability for analysis and synthesis, critical reflection on social and political realities. Philosophy broadens people’s vision towards national integration, genuine appreciation of others’ ‘worldviews’, better understanding of various thought patterns and peaceful co-existence. It also becomes a means to social transformation to build a better nation and to ensure social equality, human dignity and human rights for the citizens. The Master’s programme in Philosophy has the following major components: 1) Compulsory Courses-16 credits; 2) Elective Courses-48 credits. Students can choose 6 electives in the first year and 6 electives in the second year. To successfully complete this programme, you will have to earn 64 credits over a period of 2 to 5 years. This programme is offered only in English. However, a student is permitted to write the exam in Hindi. |
| Eligibility |
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent |
| Fee Structure |
Rs. 14,000/- for full programme to be paid year wise @Rs. 7,000/- per year plus Registration fee of Rs.300/- |
| Programme Coordinator | Prof. Nandini Sinha Kapur, nandini@ignou.ac.in, Ph. 011-29573376 |
| Compulsory Courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Name of Course | Credits |
| MPY1 | INDIAN PHILOSOPHY | 8 |
| Regional Centre | Study Centre |
|---|---|
| HYDERABAD | 0155: INDIRA PRIYADARSHINI GOVT. (155) |
| SHIMLA | 1101: GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE (1101) |
| JAMMU | 1201: UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU (1201) |
| BANGALORE | 1300: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE BANGALORE LSC Code 1300 |
| BHOPAL | 1500: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE BHOPAL LSC Code 1500 |
| PUNE | 16144: ABEDA INAMDAR SENIOR COLLEGE OF ARTS SCIENCE AND COMMERCE PUNE 16144 |
| IMPHAL | 1700: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE IMPHAL LSC Code 1700 |
| SHILLONG | 1800: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE SHILLONG LSC Code 1800 |
| SHILLONG | 1801: NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY (1801) |
| SHILLONG | 1815: WOMEN"S COLLEGE (1815) |
| AIZWAL | 1923: PACHHUNGA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (1923) |
| KOHIMA | 2002: DIMAPUR GOVERNMENT COLLEGE (2002) |
| BHUBANESHWAR | 2111: B.J.B. AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE; BHUBANESWAR (2111) |
| BHUBANESHWAR | 21207: D K COLLEGE, JALESWAR (21207) |
| KHANNA | 2200: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE KHANNA LSC Code 2200 |
| JAIPUR | 2300: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE JAIPUR LSC Code 2300 |
| JAIPUR | 23152: M.S. J. GOVT. PG COLLEGE, BHARATPUR (23152) |
| GANGTOK | 2400: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE GANGTOK LSC Code 2400 |
| CHENNAI | 2501: DDGD VAISHNAVA COLLEGE (2501) |
| CHENNAI | 2500: Regional Centre Chennai LSC Code 2500 |
| AGARTALA | 2656: Ambedkar College |
| AGARTALA | 2602: GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE (2602) |
| AGARTALA | 2651: GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE, KAMALPUR (2651) |
| AGARTALA | 2606: R.K. MAHAVIDYALAYA (2606) |
| AGARTALA | 2636: WOMEN"S COLLEGE (2636) |
| LUCKNOW | 27217: AWADH GIRLS DEGREE COLLEGE, LUCKNOW (27217) |
| LUCKNOW | 27197: BRAHMANAND COLLEGE KANPUR (27197) |
| KOLKATA | 28160: Prabhu Jagatbandhu College |
| KOLKATA | 28162: Vidyasagar College for Women IGNOU LSC 28162 |
| KOLKATA | 28149: WOMAN'S COLLEGE, CALCUTTA (28149) |
| DELHI 2 | 29065: MIRANDA HOUSE UNIVERSITY OF DELHI |
| DELHI 2 | 0769: SHYAM LAL COLLEGE (769) |
| DELHI 2 | 29050: SHYAM LAL COLLEGE(EVENING) (29050) |
| SRINAGAR | 1211: GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE ANANTNAG (1211) |
| SRINAGAR | 1210: GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE SOPORE (1210) |
| SRINAGAR | 1202: GOVT. AMAR SINGH COLLEGE, SRINAGAR (1202) |
| SRINAGAR | 30014: GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE HANDWARA (30014) |
| SRINAGAR | 30019: HKM GOVT. DEGREE COLLEGE, BANDIPORA (30019) |
| 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 | 2752: HNB GARHWAL UNIVERSITY, SRINAGAR (2752) |
| DEHRADUN | 2717: SSJ CAMPUS KUMAON UNIVERSITY, ALMORA (2717) |
| RANCHI | 32047: BOKARO STEEL CITY COLLEGE 32047 |
| RANCHI | 32024: KARIM CITY COLLEGE JAMSHEDPUR (32024) |
| RANCHI | 3606: KARTIK ORAON COLLEGE, GUMLA (3606) |
| RANCHI | 3635: MARWARI COLLEGE, RANCHI (3635) |
| RANCHI | 0503: P.K. ROY MEMORIAL COLLEGE, DHANBAD (503) |
| NAGPUR | 36055: HISLOP COLLEGE NAGPUR MAHARASHTRA |
| NAGPUR | 1609: SANT GADGE BABA AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY AMRAVATI MAHARASHTRA |
| JORHAT | 0410: C.K.B. COMMERCE COLLEGE (410) |
| JORHAT | 37008: DHEMAJI COMMERCE COLLEGE (37008) |
| DELHI 3 Naraina | 38039: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE DELHI3 LSC Code 38039 |
| DELHI 3 Naraina | 29059: SHYAMA PRASAD MUKHERJI COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (29059) |
| NOIDA | 2718: M.M.H. COLLEGE GHAZIABAD (2718) |
| NOIDA | 2702: ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE (2702) |
| GUWAHATI | 0404: BIRJHORA MAHAVIDYALAYA (404) |
| GUWAHATI | 0448: DIPHU GOVT.COLLEGE (448) |
| GUWAHATI | 0454: Haflong Government College, Haflong |
| GUWAHATI | 04188: PANDU COLLEGE (4188) |
| GUWAHATI | 04186: UDALGURI COLLEGE (4186) |
| TRIVANDRUM | 1441: MAR IVANIOS INSTITUTE OF ADVANCE STUDIES (1441) |
| SILIGURI | 2812: A.B.N. SEAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE (2812) |
| SILIGURI | 2811: DARJEELING GOVERNMENT COLLEGE (2811) |
| SILIGURI | 45024: NANI BHATTACHARYA SMARAK MAHAVIDALYA (45024) |
| DARBHANGA | 4600: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE DARBHANGA LSC CODE 4600 |
| ALIGARH | 47044: SRI TIKA RAM KANYA MAHAVIDYALAYA (ONLY FOR GIRLS) (47044) |
| VARANASI | 2703: ALLAHABAD DEGREE COLLEGE, ALLAHABAD (2703) |
| VARANASI | 27109: KAMACHHA CAMPUS, BHU, VARANASI (27109) |
| VARANASI | 48046: MAHATMA GANDHI KASHI VIDYA PEETH VARANASI (48046) |
| VARANASI | 48017: TILAK DHARI COLLEGE, JAUNPUR (48017) |
| PATNA | 05204: Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel College Bhabua |
| PATNA | 0568: T.P.S. COLLEGE (568) |
| ARMY-CHANDIMANDIR | 5201: WESTERN COMMAND HRDC (5201) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5505: HQ 14 CORPS (HRDC) (5505) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5503: HQ 15 CORPS HRDC (5503) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5504: HQ 16 CORPS HRDC (5504) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5510: HQ 19 INF DIV (5510) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5506: HQ 25 INF DIV (5506) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5511: HQ 39 MTN DIV (5511) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5501: HRDC HQ NORTHERN COMMAND (5501) |
| DELHI 1 (MOHAN ESTATE (SOUTH DELHI)) | 07175: DAYAL SINGH COLLEGE (7175) |
| NAVY-NEW DELHI | 7101: IGNOU-NAVY RECOG. STUDY CENTRE (7101) |
| NAVY-MUMBAI | 7201: 7201 |
| NAVY-VISAKHAPATNAM | 7301: IGNOU NAVY VIZAG (7301) |
| NAVY-KOCHI | 7401: Command Education Office Kochi |
| PANAJI | 0800: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE PANAJI LSC Code 0800 |
| VISHAKHAPATNAM | 8400: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE VISAKHAPATNAM LSC Code 8400 |
| BIJAPUR | 1308: R.P.D. COLLEGE CAMPUS BELGAUM (1308) |
| SAHARSA | 86015: IGNOU STUDY CENTRE 86015 (86015) |
| SAHARSA | 86007: IGNOU STUDY CENTRE(86007) |
| DEOGHAR | 87005: DEOGHAR COLLEGE, DEOGHAR (87005) |
| JODHPUR | 88008: MAHILA P.G. MAHAVIDYALAYA (88008) |
| JODHPUR | 2304: ONKARMAL SOMANI COLLEGE OF COM (2304) |
| JODHPUR | 88014: SHRI TAGORE P.G. COLLEGE KUCHAMAN CITY (88014) |
| AHMEDABAD | 0901: L.D. ARTS COLLEGE (901) |
| AHMEDABAD | 0902: M.S. UNIVERSITY (902) |
| AHMEDABAD | 0905: MTB ARTS COLLEGE (905) |
| ANGUL | 8900: IGNOU Regional Centre Angul |