Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 4: The Indira Gandhi National Open University has signed an MoU with the Central Sanskrit University (CSU) with one of the major activities envisaged being opening of IGNOU Learner Support Centres in different campuses of CSU.
The CSU has the main campus in New Delhi and twelve Regional Campuses across the country in different States and Union Territories including the J&K UT.
IGNOU has planned to establish Learner Support Centres for its recently launched Master of Arts in Jyotish (MAJY), Master of Arts in Sanskrit (MSK) and Masters in Vedic Studies (MAVESO) programmes across all the campuses of the Central Sanskrit University. For the upcoming December 2022 Term-End Examinations of IGNOU, Regional Centre Jammu has established an Exam Centre in Shri Ranbir campus Kot Bhalwal of the Central Sanskrit University.
The objective of MAJY programme is to educate the students under Indian oriental science, time knowledge, planetary motion, solar eclipse, lunar eclipse as to how the practical life of human beings is conducted along with the happenings in space on the basis of the beliefs of Indian sages. The ultimate goal of this program is to provide authentic and detailed knowledge of these facts.
Students studying in this program will also have knowledge of how astrology is studied in the form of astrology called Vedanga. In addition to providing special knowledge of the concept of astrological mathematics, theory and results in ancient India, students will be provided complete knowledge of astrology through the well researched study material of this program. The Masters in Vedic Studies (MAVESO) programme is being offered in collaboration with the International Centre for Integral Studies (ICIS). The Master of Arts in Sanskrit (MSK) Programme subjects the students to learning a wide range of Sanskrit Language & literature.
“I call upon every individual across the region, who is interested in Astrology, Vedic Studies or Sanskrit irrespective of any age bar, to enroll for these fascinating programmes before the last date which is 10th of October, 2022,” said Dr Sandeep Gupta, Regional Director In charge.