Offering Distance & E- Learning Programmes to Central Government employees

Department of Personnel and Training and Indira Gandhi National Open University have come together and signed a MoU for offering Distance & E- Learning Programmes to Central Government employees.



The Central Government employees can now enrol for a wide spectrum of Distance & E-Learning Programmes offered by IGNOU and get their fees reimbursed on successfully completing the programmes.

Distance &E-Learning Programmes for Government Employees (DELPGE)

1. Purpose/Objective

     The purpose of the Programme is to increase the availability and flexibility of options open to employees for enhancing their knowledge and skills in order to improve the functioning of Government organisations and the delivery of services to the public.



2. Eligibility:

(i)      The Programme is open to Central Employees (working in
Ministries/Departments/Attached offices) and the faculty members of State Apex
Training Institutions. The officers working under Public Sector Undertakings are not
eligible for the Programmes covered under this Programme.


(ii) The specific conditions of eligibility of employees (including level of employee
and Ministries covered) for each module/course will be decided for each
course/module and notified from time to time by DoPT.



3. Types of Courses Offered under the Programme

     The following category of courses are open for enrolment under this programme:-


(i) Short-Duration Specialised modules:-
The specialised Modules are basically oriented to cater to the requirement of
Government employees in a specific domain.


(ii) Certificate Programmes:


(iii) Masters, PG and PG Diploma Programmes.



4. Notification of Courses/Programmes:-

     The menu of courses/programmes on offer shall be reviewed annually by the Committee
headed by the Joint Secretary, Training, Department of Personnel and Training with the
members drawn from different Ministries.


Besides recommending the programmes to be offered under this Programme, the
Committee shall also make recommendations on the eligibility of the employees of
different Ministries for the select courses.



5. Course review committee for upgrading the course material:-

(i) For certain Ministry specific courses, respective Nodal Ministry will be represented in the
Course review Committee of IGNOU. The committee may also co-opt the following:-

(a) Representative of the nodal Ministry

(c) Director in charge distance learning in DoPT

The Course Review Committee may meet from time to time to review the course content
based on the general feedback and make such recommendations as deemed necessary.





6. Admission Procedure

(i) The employees concerned have to apply directly in response to the admission
notification of IGNOU subject to availability of funds.

(ii)The number of seats for Employees in each programme shall be limited to 50 and
these will be offered on a first come first served basis.





7. Payment and Reimbursement of Fees

(i) The employees enrolling for the courses under this Programme will pay the
required course fees to IGNOU. The amount so paid shall be re-imbursed to the
employee on his/her successful completion of the course by IGNOU.

(ii) Employees failing to complete the course in the time limits and / or with the
minimum qualifying grades prescribed by IGNOU shall not be eligible for any
reimbursement.

(iii) Reimbursement for the Masters programme is available to an employee only once
in his/her career.

(iv) The participants are eligible to enrol for only one programme at a time under this
Programme.

(v) An officer is eligible to claim reimbursement/refund for successful 
completion of maximum of ten (10) numbers of Units in a block of five (5) years. 
The equivalent units for each course/programme are listed in the Table below:- 

Sl.No.	Category	Category/  Type  of  Course/Programme	Equivalent  Units	Maximum  Units  permissible  in  a  Block of 5 Years
1	A	• Certificate/  • Advance Certificate  • PG Certificate	2 Unit	10  Units(  with  different  combinations  of  A,B,C and D)
2	B	• Masters	8 Units
3	C	• PG Diploma • Advance Diploma  • Diploma	4 Units
4	D	• Select/Specialised Module	1 Unit

(vi)While applying for the programme, the applicant shall enclose an employment
certificate as per prescribed Performa.



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List of Programmes offered under Distance & E-Learning Programmes for Government Employees (DELPGE)