Glimps of Visit to EMPC Gyandarsha (IGNOU) of BAJMC Department

Organising educational trips is a routine feature of every department at DPG Degree College. Recently in order to give practical exposure to the electronic media field, the Department of BAJMC (Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication) of the DPG Degree College an educational trip for students to Electronic Media Production Centre (EMPC) Gyan Darshan on 22nd November 2022. On this visit students of journalism and mass communication get to know about production pattern of EMPC.

Gyan Darshan (GD) channel is a major milestone in the field of Educational Television in India. It is a joint venture of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I & B Ministry), Prasar Bharati and IGNOU serving as the nodal agency. Launched in the year 2000, GD is a 24-hour educational channel which offers the best of educational programmes covering a variety of subjects and catering to a wide range of viewers. These include pre-school, primary, secondary and higher secondary students, college/university students, youth seeking career opportunities, homemakers and working professionals. The software is pooled from various educational Institutions and Development Organisations. GD conducts two hours of live interactive sessions every day to build interactivity in the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) system. Teachers/Resource persons and IGNOU Regional Center functionaries interact for academic and administrative matters with students. Induction Programmes for new students and convocations for graduating students are also conducted live through Teleconferencing every year.