Uttarakhand Open University (Hindi: उत्तराखण्ड मुक्त विश्वविद्यालय) is a public state open University located in the city of Haldwani in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Other name | UOU |
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Type | State university |
Established | 31 October 2005 |
Chancellor | Lt Gen Gurmit Singh (Rtd)[1] |
Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Om Prakash Singh Negi[2][3] |
Address | University Bypass Road , , , 263139 , 29°11′11″N 79°30′43″E / 29.1863°N 79.5120°E |
Campus | rural |
Affiliations | DEB,[4] UGC[5] AIU[6] |
Website | uou |
The university was established by an Act of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly on 31 October 2005.[7] UOU is recognized by Distance Education Bureau,[4] University Grants Commission[5] and listed in Association of Indian Universities.[6]
University offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs. It also offers Phd Degrees but on a full-time basis as directed by UGC.
The University has signed Memorandum of Understanding, or MoUs with Abhinav Knowledge Services, Tata Motors, Hiltron Calc, University18, IETS, IKC India and various others.[citation needed]
Hello Haldwani is the Hindi language community radio station of the Uttarakhand Open University,[8] accompanied by its website, which serves as an information portal and provides online access to radio broadcasts.[9] The radio service is broadcast from Uttarakhand open university[10] in Haldwani.[11] The target audience are communities of Uttarakhand.[citation needed] The station began transmission on 2 November 2012. It airs its programs in FM 91.2 MHz.[12]