Indira Gandhi National Open University was established in the year

Key Points 

• Indira Gandhi National Open University known as IGNOU, is a Central University located in New Delhi, India.
• Named after former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi, the university was established in 1985 with a budget of Rs 20 million, after the Parliament of India passed the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985 (IGNOU Act 1985).
• In 1985, the Union Government made a policy statement for the establishment of a national open university.
• A Committee was constituted by the Ministry of Education to chalk out the plan of action of the National Open University.
• Based on the report of the Committee, the Union Government introduced a Bill in Parliament.
• In August 1985, both Houses of Parliament passed the Bill.
• Subsequently, the Indira Gandhi National Open University came into existence on 20 September 1985, named after the late prime minister.

The Indira Gandhi National Open University was established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 to achieve the following objectives:

1. democratizing higher education by taking it to the doorsteps of the learners, 
2. providing access to high-quality education to all those who seek it irrespective of age, region, religion, and gender,
3. offering need-based academic programs by giving professional and vocational orientation to the courses, and
4. promoting and developing distance education in India​

​​Indira Gandhi National Open University was established in the year 1985