A post-graduate certificate program in Acupuncture (PGCACP) has been launched by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) School of Health Sciences. In its official notification, IGNOU said that the popularity of Acupuncture as a mode of therapy is the main reason behind the commencement of the course.
"It shall help graduates of different systems of medicine to learn a new modality of therapy and utilize it for patient's benefit in treating acute and chronic diseases. The popularity of Acupuncture as a mode of therapy is growing day by day and more qualified therapists are required to meet the goal, Health for All."
Like all other IGNOU courses, this course will also be offered to the students in an Offline distance learning mode with under which a soft as well as a hard copy in the print form will be sent to the students. The fee for the course is 30,000 and the duration is 1 year. However, students can complete the course in a maximum of three year’s time.
"Eligibility criteria decided by IGNOU is that any Medical graduates of Allopathy, Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Homeopathy, Dentistry and Physiotherapy, as per the guidelines of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India can apply for the course," said Masood Parveez, Senior Regional Director of Pune IGNOU Regional Center in a written statement.
The program will be offered at nine student centers of the IGNOU namely:
- Delhi
- Hubli ( Karnataka)
- Nasik ( Maharashtra)
- Indore ( Madhya Pradesh)
- Kota ( Rajasthan)
- Chennai ( Tamil Nadu)
- Rourkela ( Orissa),
- Ludhiana ( Punjab)
- Kolkata ( West Bengal)
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Post-Graduate Certificate Program In Acupuncture
Indira Gandhi National Open University
