𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐎𝐔 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐰𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬’ 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐯 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
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𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐎𝐔 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐰𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬’ 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐯 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔



𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐎𝐔 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 ‘𝐒𝐰𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬’



Indira Gandhi National Open University (𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐎𝐔) in an effort to identify and promote 𝐒𝐰𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬 organized the 𝐒𝐰𝐚𝐀𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 along with the 𝐒𝐰𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬’ 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐯 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, a multi-stage innovation initiative focused on AI-enabled design, rapid prototyping, and startup-ready solutions. The event was held at IGNOU’s Baba Saheb Ambedkar Convention Centre on February 10, 2026. It convened by the 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐃𝐄), in collaboration with the 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 (𝐒𝐎𝐂𝐈𝐒) to encourage students, alumni, and AI enthusiasts. Designed as a one-of-a-kind initiative, the event was conceived to foster innovation and highlight sprint initiatives including ‘𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐈 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬’ and ‘𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 – 𝐀𝐈 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬’ 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐎𝐮𝐭’. This platform encouraged learners shape their innovative ideas into functional prototypes and viable startup concepts using AI tools and methodologies. The initiative was primarily aimed to showcase innovative work by IGNOU learners, facilitate a productive interaction and networking among participants. The event featured AI-driven ideas and prototypes developed by learners during the earlier Sprint Events held in January and February this year. As the resource person, 𝐌𝐫. 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐚, a senior IT and cybersecurity expert, engaged participants with practical insights on adopting technology, promoting cybersecurity awareness, strengthening data protection, and addressing real-world implementation issues. IGNOU’s official resource persons, Prof. Sandeep Singh Rawat (Director, SOCIS); Dr. Jyotsna Dikshit (Director, NCIDE); Dr. Sudhansh Sharma (Associate Professor, SOCIS); and Dr. Sujata Santosh (Assistant Director, NCIDE), mentored students by offering guidance on secure, responsible, and scalable AI solutions. The exhibits were reviewed by faculty members, researchers, and fellow learners. The 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨 𝐃𝐚𝐲 fostered collaboration, peer learning, and exposure as per industry-relevant expectations featuring presentations and showcased AI-based innovations and startup projects. IGNOU learners and alumni who developed a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) as a fully functional project, or an AI related startup solution, participated to showcase their talents. Event’s aim was to build an innovation ecosystem around AI-driven solutions, promote indigenous entrepreneurship, and provide a platform for innovators to demonstrate practical, scalable outcomes. 𝐌𝐫. 𝐊𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚 (student, MCAOL programme) was declared the winner with 𝐌𝐫. 𝐀𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐭 𝐉𝐡𝐚 (student, MCA New Programme) as the runner-up at the Demo Day and Swadesiprenures and Innovators’ Mahotsav 2026.



𝐇𝐨𝐧’𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐔𝐦𝐚 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐥 congratulated the organizers and winners and said that “The Mahotsav has emerged as a dynamic platform for showcasing AI-based innovations and startups developed by our learners. It has fostered collaboration, experimentation, and technology-driven problem solving approach among emerging innovators. Such initiatives will undoubtedly propel our academic growth to greater heights.”



The event promoted best innovations by awarding trophy, certificates and cash prizes by the organizers. These selected Swadeshipreneur will now be mentored, supported and incubated by the university.



#𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐎𝐔 #𝐒𝐰𝐚𝐀𝐈 #𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 #𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐚𝐯𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 #𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐃𝐚𝐲𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 #𝐀𝐈𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 #𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 #𝐒𝐰𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬 #𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 #𝐀𝐈𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 #𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 #𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 #𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 #𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 #𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦

Photos from Indira Gandhi National Open University's post
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𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐎𝐔 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧



“𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧”



The 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐡𝐢 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 (IGNOU) hosted a two-day 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 at its headquarters in New Delhi on 𝟔–𝟕 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, under the theme “Building Robust Quality Frameworks for the Future of Online Education”. Organised as a collaborative initiative of 𝐂𝐎𝐋 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐀𝐀𝐂 with the 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐎𝐔, the workshop brought together policymakers, experts, and institutional representatives to deliberate on strengthening quality assurance frameworks in the online education.



Hon’ble Vice Chancellor 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐔𝐦𝐚 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐥 highlighted IGNOU’s continued implementation of the four-quadrant approach to online learning and university’s efforts to adopt the AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics) approach to make digital learning more immersive and engaging. Discussions during the workshop focused on effective learning design, e-Learning Materials, faculty capacity building, learner support systems, and the role of emerging technologies in enhancing digital education.



𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐆𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐧, Director of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), during his special address highlighted the international perspective of quality assurance in online education. He noted that the collaborative project and institutional level capacity building would deliver desired results. 𝐃𝐫. 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭, President and CEO of the Commonwealth of Learning, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐁. 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐡, Director of the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA), 𝐃𝐫. 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐚 𝐙𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐝𝐚 from the Council on Higher Education, South Africa and 𝐌𝐫. 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐮𝐤𝐚𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐢 𝐖𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞, Joint Secretary at the University Grants Commission were also part of the inaugural panel who addressed the esteemed Vice Chancellors and Directors of ODDE universities and centres of learning across India.



𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐨 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐮 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐥, 𝐈𝐀𝐒, 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 delivered the Chief Guest address. He said that the NEP 2020 is transformative and places strong emphasis on quality and innovation in higher education. He urged institutions to align their initiatives with the policy’s vision while strengthening quality parameters in online education. The deliberations during the two-day consultative workshop are expected to contribute significantly to developing robust quality assurance mechanisms and a comprehensive framework to strengthen online education across the country.



#𝐈𝐆𝐍𝐎𝐔 #𝐍𝐀𝐀𝐂 #𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐎𝐟𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 #𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 #𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 #𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 #𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 #𝐎𝐃𝐋 #NEP2020

In a detailed interview, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Union Minister of Education, underscores the importance of guiding children in the responsible use of digital devices, rather than merely restricting access.



He highlights the need for a balanced approach that combines awareness, parental engagement, and informed usage, while also addressing concerns around screen time, digital behaviour, and student well-being in an increasingly connected world.



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