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This scheme will be launched by Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday. The colleges will commence their courses from the coming academic session. The students who attend these colleges will acquire associate degrees, so that a lateral entry to the Bachelor's programme for a formal graduation degree.
"Initially 100 out of 800 applicant colleges have been selected to run the community colleges. Most of them are private institutions," IGNOU Vice Chancellor V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai said.
IGNOU's role will be accreditation, quality monitoring and evaluation, certification and course development. Each selected college has an average capital investment of. Apart from use of information technology, there will also be personal contact and counselling to develop sound teaching-learning processes.
"Migrant population in urban cities and people in villages and small towns will get good opportunities to hone their skills and get certificates which will empower them for better jobs and livelihood," the vice chancellor said.
The scheme was recommended by the University Grant Commission (UGC) for utilizing the idle assets of colleges and institutions after their normal work. The Scheme has also been approved by the Planning Commission and National Knowledge Commission (NKC).
