Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University

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The system of Education prepares new generation of learners for the future and helps its learners in realizing their potential. The new concept of education come into existence with the establishment of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). Gujarat has followed the Open and Distance Learning system that led to the establishment of "Open University" in the state. The
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (BAOU) was established by the Act No.14 of 1994 passed by the Gujarat State Legislature, and assented to by the Governor of Gujarat on 27th July, 1994. The BAOU is the seventh Open University in the country in terms of their establishment.

The University offers 38 programmes with an enrolment of more than 1,00,000 learners. The headquarters of the university is located at Ahmedabad. The University has established Regional Centre on the campus of South Gujarat University, Rajkot and has initiated the process of another establishing Regional centre on the campus of North Gujarat University, Patan. The University has more than 250 study centers. It jurisdiction over the whole state of Gujarat. It is open to all persons irrespective of classes, castes, creed, religion or sex.