Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University

Infobox University
name = Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University


established = 1989
type = Public
vice_chancellor= Dr. R. M. Welukar
city = Nasik
state = Maharashtra
country = India
campus = Urban
affiliations = UGC
students = 400,000
staff = 4,300
website = [http://www.ycmou.com www.ycmou.com]

Profile

Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU) was established in July 1989 through an Act XX-(1989) of Maharashtra State Legislature by the Government of Maharashtra. It is named after first chief minister of Maharashtra Shri Yashwantrao Balwantrao Chavan. YCMOU is a fifth statutory Open University established in India. It is headquartered in Nashik.YCMOU servers the entire state of Maharashtra jurisdiction, through its eight Regional Centers (RCs) at Amaravati, Aurangabad, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik and Pune. These individual regional centers administrate and operate their groups of many Study Centers (SCs). Teaching at YCMOU occurs in English, Hindi, and Marathi language.

Recognition

Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University's awarded degrees are duly recognized by [http://www.ugc.ac.in UGC] and [http://www.dec.ac.in/ DEC] in India. YCMOU is a member of [http://www.aiuweb.org/ Association of Indian Universities (AIU)] and [http://www.aaou.net/ AAOU] .

International Awards

This university is a recipient of Institutional Excellence Award-2002 from Commonwealth of Learning [http://www.col.org/ (COL)] , Canada.

Academic Schools

*School of Academic Services Division
*School of Agricultural Science
*School of Architecture, Science and Technology
*School of Commerce and Management
*School of Computer Science
*School of Continuing Education
*School of Education
*School of Health Science
*School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Curricular Offerings

Abbreviations Used

*Ph.D : Doctor of Philosophy
*M.Phil : Master of Philosophy
*M.A : Master of Arts
*M.Sc : Master of Science
*M.Com : Master of Commerce
*M.Arch : Master of Architecture
*M.B.A : Master of Business Administration
*M.Ed : Master of Education
*M. Lib : Master of Library
*B.A : Bachelor of Arts
*B.B.A: Bachelor of Business Administration
*B.Sc : Bachelor of Science
*B.Com : Bachelor of Commerce
*B.Tech: Bachelor of Technology

Research Programmes

* Ph.D (Communication)
* Ph.D (Educational Communication)
* Ph.D (Distance Education)
* Ph.D (Agricultural Communication)
* Ph.D (Agricultural Extension and Agricultural Development)
* M.Phil (Communication)
* M.Phil (Educational Communication)
* M.Phil (Distance Education)

Post-Graduate Programmes

* M.A (Communication)
* M.A (Educational Communication)
* M.A (Distance Education)
* M.A (Sociology) [Satellite Supported i.e via Edusat]
* M.A (History) [Web-based Support]
* M.Com
* M.Sc (Agriculture)
* M.Sc (Bio-Technology)
* M.Sc (Bio-Informatics)
* M.Sc (Genetics)
* M.Arch (General)
* M.Arch (Construction Management)
* M.Arch (Environmental Architecture)
* M.B.A (Finance) [3 Years Course]
* M.B.A (Marketing) [3 Years Course]
* M.B.A (Human Resource Management) [3 Years Course]
* M.B.A (Banking and Insurance)
* M.B.A (Hospitality Management)
* M.B.A (Hotel & Tourism Management)
* M.Ed (Education)
* M.Lib (Library & Information Science)
* Master of Food Processing and Preservation

Post-Graduate Diploma Programmes

* Diploma in Gandhian Thoughts' [A residential Programme at Wardha]
* Diploma in Hospital and Health Care Management

Degree (Graduation) Programmes

* B.A (General)
* B.A (Mass Communication and Journalism)
* B.Arch
* B.B.A (General)
* B.B.A (Banking and Insurance)
* B.B.A (Hospitality Management)
* B.B.A (Hotel & Tourism Management)
* B.Com (English Medium)
* B.Com (Marathi Medium)
* B.Ed (Education)
* Bachelor of Food Processing and Preservation
* Bachelor of Hotel Management and Catering Operations
* Bachelor of Hotel and Tourism Management
* Bachelor of Library and Information Science
* B.Sc (Agriculture)
* B.Sc (Bio-Technology)
* B.Sc (Bio-Informatics)
* B.Sc (Business Information Systems)
* B.Sc (Information Technology)
* B.Sc (Genetics)
* B.Sc (Optometry)
* B.Sc (Medical Laboratory Technology)
* B.Sc (Agriculture)
* B.Sc (Horticulture)
* B.Tech (Electronics Engineering) [4 Years Degree Course]
* B.Tech (Marine Engineering)
* B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering) [4 Years Degree Course]

Diploma Programmes

* Advance Diploma in Computing
* Diploma in Agriculture Management
* Diploma in Architectural Assistantship
* Diploma in Automobile Engineering
* Diploma in Automobile Techniques
* Diploma in Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology
* Diploma in Building Engineering
* Diploma in Communication Engineering
* Diploma in Community College
* Diploma in Computer Hardware Maintenance and Network Technologies (Windows 2000 Server)
* Diploma in Computer Hardware Maintenance and Network Technologies (Windows 2003)
* Diploma in Computer Hardware Maintenance and Network Technologies (Linux)
* Diploma in Computer Operations
* Diploma in Computer Technology
* Diploma in Computerised Financial Accounting
* Diploma in Computing
* Diploma in Co-operative Management
* Diploma in Co-operative Management (Banking)
* Diploma in Co-operative Management (Dairy)
* Diploma in Electrician and Domestic Appliances Maintenance
* Diploma in Embedded Systems
* Diploma in Fashion Designing
* Diploma in Floriculture and Landscape Gardening
* Diploma in Fruit Production
* Diploma in Game Programming
* Diploma in Gandhian Thoughts
* Diploma in Industrial Electronics
* Diploma in Instrumentation Engineering
* Diploma in Interior Decoration and Design
* Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication
* Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
* Diploma in VB.Net Programming
* Diploma in Office Computing
* Diploma in Ophthalmic Technical Assistant
* Diploma in Printing Technologies and Graphics Arts
* Diploma in Production Engineering
* Diploma in Programming Languages
* Diploma in School Management
* Diploma in Thermal Engineering
* Diploma in Vegetable Production
* Diploma in Yogashikshak (i.e YOGA Teacher)

External links

* [http://www.ycmou.com Official Site : Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University]
* [http://www.ycmou.ac.in Official new Site : Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University]
* [http://www.ycmou.com/cms/Default.aspx?PageContentID=6 UGC Recognition Letter For YCMOU]
* [http://www.aiuweb.org/Members/MembersY.asp AIU Membership and Recognition]