IGNOU CRDOL Admission 2025 January Session | Last Date

IGNOU Online Certificate in Rural Development Admission 2025: Online certificate program in Rural Development (CRDOL) at IGNOU is open for admission. This 6-month Online learning certificate requires a bachelor degree for admission. Students can enroll by paying an application fee of Rs. 300/- on the admission portal given @iop.ignouonline.ac.in. IGNOU CRDOL last date to apply is 15 March 2025.

This course is open for foreign students. Enrolled students from India will have to pay Rs. 1,800/- as the IGNOU CRDOL course fee. E-learning modules and recorded classes are given to students through IGNOU Learning Management System (LMS) and Egyankosh website. IGNOU makes use of CRDOL assignments and term end examinations to prepare the final grade card. 

IGNOU Online Certificate Rural Development Latest Update

• DEB Identification for Admission: Students will now need a DEB ID for admission 2025. They can make it just in a few minutes on DEB portal. Register using ABC ID to generate a DEB ID.

IGNOU Online Certificate in Rural Development Highlights

About IGNOU Online Rural Development Certificate 

In the changing world of the 21st century a sustainable lifestyle is becoming harder and harder with problems like urban migration. To understand what factors affect the development of rural societies IGNOU offers a 6 month Certificate course in Rural Development online learning (CRDOL) course. IGNOU CRDOL syllabus consists of subjects covering the planning of development project and management techniques and critique. 

IGNOU provides learning materials using Learning Management System (LMS) for CRDOL programme. There are recorded classes made by IGNOU teachers and rural development course notes. Students can download PDFs and save offline videos for later viewing. These learning help students complete IGNOU CRDOL assignments. IGNOU CRDOL term end examinations are conducted at the end of every semester. Students can carry on the CRDOL course up to 2 years. 

IGNOU CRDOL Eligibility

A graduation degree is needed for IGNOU CRDOL admission 2025. Indian students need UGC recognized degree in any chosen stream. However, this course is also open for foreign students and they can apply with any degree that is recognized in India as a UG degree. IGNOU CRDOL course is given in English language and there is no age limit.

IGNOU CRDOL Coordinator

• Dr. Balkar Singh, Assistant Professor in Rural Development 
• Department: School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
• Email: balkarsingh@ignou.ac.in
• Ph: 011-29572952

Online IGNOU Rural Development Certificate Admission Process

Step 1: Open online courses IGNOU website. @iop.ignouonline.ac.in

Step 2: Click on the “Apply Now” link on the home page.

Step 3: Select on the Nationality pop up: “Indian” or “International“.

Step 4: Enter email ID and working mobile number.

Step 5: Check the inbox to get the new username and password.

Step 6: Open admission portal for CRDOL.

Step 7: Fill in the IGNOU CRDOL application form. 

Step 8: Upload mentioned documents in the online form. 

Step 9: Pay the processing fee for the IGNOU online form.

Step 10: Submit the application form online.

Documents for CRDOL Admission

• 10th Mark Sheet
• 12th Passing Certificate
• 12th Equivalent Mark Sheet (if needed)
• Passport Size Colored Photograph
• Signature scanned copy
• National IDs like Aadhaar Card, Driving License etc.
• International documents like Passport (for international students)
• Category Documents (if required)
• Job Experience Letter (if available)

IGNOU Online Certificate in Rural Development Fee Structure

Indian students need Rs. 1,800/- for the complete 6-months of 2025 CRDOL course. This fee can be paid after the CRDOL 2025 application process. Foreign students have different fee structures. 

• SAARC countries students need Rs. 10,000/- for this online certificate.
• Non SAARC foreign students $ 300/-.

To appear in the IGNOU CRDOL term end examination students will have to fill out an exam form fee of Rs. 200/- per theory subject. Application fee for 2025 IGNOU admission process is Rs. 300/-.

Table 1. IGNOU CRDOL Fee Structure 2025

IGNOU Certificate in Rural Development Syllabus

Online Rural Development Study Materials

To get the LMS study material for Rural Development students can login to their LMS student login. Enrollment number and username and password should be used to login. Click the taskbar icon “coruses” and select “All” course. Select Rural Development LMS content. PDF can be viewed online for any unit. Save the online PDF.

Certificate in Rural Development IGNOU Assignment

IGNOU CRDOL assignments are uploaded on the Learning Management System (LMS) for PDF download. Students can download and complete the assignment. They provide learning help to CRDOL students by providing syllabus based objective and subjective questions. IGNOU CRDOL assignment has 30% weightage in the final mark sheet. 

IGNOU assignments are also necessary for eligibility criteria of the IGNOU term end examinations (TEEs). To appear for IGNOU CRDOL TEEs students must submit their assignments before the last date on 31 March 2025. 

Where to Download IGNOU CRDOL Assignment?

Step 1: Visit LMS website.

Step 2: Login to IGNOU LMS portal.

Step 3: Click on “Courses” below the address bar. 

Step 4: Select the option of “ALL” courses and select CRDOL programme. 

Step 3: Click “Assignments” icon.

Step 4: Open the link for the needed assignment.

Step 5: Online viewing PDF will open which can be saved as an offline PDF file.

IGNOU CRDOL Fee Refund Policy

Certificate in Rural Development Online Learning (CFLOL) admission has a fee refund policy for students who wish to cancel their admission. According to IGNOU fee refund policy students get a 100% fee refund if students cancel admission within 60 days from admission.

After the CRDOL final list of admission is released, IGNOU students are fined 15% on admission cancellation. However, the maximum deductible amount is Rs. 2,000/-.

Table 2. IGNOU CRDOL Fee Refund Policy 2025