About NCIDE

The National Centre for Innovations in Distance Education (NCIDE) at the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, was established in December 2005. It is an all embracing facility for promoting, supporting, re-engineering and disseminating innovations in Open and Distance Learning system. NCIDE is a ground for nurturing bright and inquisitive minds whose ideas and explorations are expected to revolutionize the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) system.

The goal of the Centre is to develop a culture of continued search for new and innovative solutions to issues and problems in the way of University’s mission to offer seamless education across the various levels, achieve cost efficiency in its operations and provide borderless access to quality education and training.

In the four years of its existence, the NCIDE has developed cost effective, ICT based, innovative learning and support solutions for the learners of the University. For exploring the areas of innovations and to find out the suitable, cost effective and feasible solutions, the NCIDE also takes up research studies in the broad areas of quality indicators, quality assurance mechanisms, and benchmarking. NCIDE is actively involved in documentation and dissemination of various innovations in the ODL system to facilitate easy reference by the stakeholders.

NCIDE is also involved in encouraging creativity and innovation in the ODL system as well as in the capacity building of teachers and learners.