| Diploma in Panchayat Level Administration & Development (DPLAD) |
| Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education (DECE) |
| Diploma in Nutrition and Health Education (DNHE) |
IGNOU Diploma (School of Continuing Education): Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) offers the Diploma in Diploma in Panchayat Level Administration & Development (DPLAD), Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education (DECE), and Diploma in Nutrition and Health Education (DNHE) through the School of Continuing Education (SOCE). The ‘School of Continuing Education’ (SOCE) is also one of the leading open schools which offer the diploma programmes. Candidates will be required to apply for admission if they want to pursue the diploma from the IGNOU’s SOCE.
In the post, all the essential details have been given about the IGNOU Diploma courses offered by IGNOU. Candidates have been provided all the necessary details about the admission process, admission fee and the eligibility criteria here.
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Details of the programmes
The programmes’ details have been given in the following points:
- The programmes are meant to equip panchayat level functionaries with the necessary knowledge, skills and talents required for strengthening local democracy.
- The programme is intended to offer the decentralized planning and to aid them to work with designated representatives in a cooperative and coordinated manner.
- The diploma is also meant to impart elementary knowledge related to nutrition and health and to train the learners.
Eligibility Criteria
| S.No. | Name of the Course | Required Educational qualification | Min-Max Age |
| 1. | Diploma in Panchayat Level Administration & Development (DPLAD) | Must have completed the Higher secondary education 10+2 or its equivalent | No bar |
| 2. | Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education (DECE) | Must have completed the Higher secondary education 10+2 or its equivalent | No bar |
| 3. | Diploma in Nutrition and Health Education (DNHE) | Must have completed the Higher secondary education 10+2 or its equivalent | No bar |
The details of the eligibility criteria have been given in the following points:
- For the diploma programmes offered by the SOCE, candidates need to have completed the higher secondary school examination.
- Moreover, candidates’ age criteria have not been specifically set and thus candidates of any age group can apply for admission into the Diploma programmes.
How to apply for Admission?
- Candidates can apply either through the online mode.
- The SOCE application form will be available on the official website of the IGNOU.
- Applicants will have to fill in the information correctly as asked in the online application form.
Fee Details
The fee details of the SOCE diploma course have been given in the following points:
- Candidates will have to pay the admission fee at the time of the admission.
- The applicants can pay the admission fee through the Demand Draft (DD).
- The DD of admission fee needs to be drawn in the favour of IGNOU payable at the IGNOU’s Regional Centre.
| Name of the course | Fee amount | Min and max duration of course | |
| Diploma in Panchayat Level Administration & Development (DPLAD) | Rs. 3,000 | 1 year- 4 years | |
| Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education (DECE) | Rs. 2,000 | 1 year- 4 years | |
| Diploma in Nutrition and Health Education (DNHE) | Rs. 2,000 | 1 year- 4 years |
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IGNOU School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
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