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The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to translate the varsity’s MBA courses into Hindi and other Indian languages. This action is consistent with IGNOU’s goal of providing higher education in regional languages.
IGNOU’s MBA courses will be translated into 12 Indian languages, including Hindi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Urdu, and Assamese, according to the official announcement.
Amit Kumar Srivastava, Director, Faculty Development Cell, AICTE, presented a brief overview of AICTE’s intervention in technical books in various Indian languages, as well as the AICTE’s role in the MOU.
“AICTE will work with IGNOU to ensure that the defined management terms become part of the textbooks being produced for MBA education in various Indian languages. We believe this is a step towards inclusion and will open the doors for many students living in remote areas to pursue MBA in their mother tongue. It will also help students from non-English speaking backgrounds to pursue MBA programs and acquire the knowledge and skills required to succeed in the business world,” Prof. T G Sitharam, Chairman, AICTE, said.
Srivastava also revealed that more than 1 lakh books have been downloaded from users across 47 countries of the world, since the launch of the e-Kumbh portal by the President of India on November 11, 2023.
Source:IE
