IGNOU ADMISSION

Certificate in Nutrition and Childcare (CNCC)

Updated on 13 May, 2016


Certificate in Nutrition and Childcare (CNCC)

Minimum Duration: 6 Months
Maximum Duration: 2 Years
Course Fee: Rs. 1,500
Minimum Age: No bar
Maximum Age: No bar

Eligibility:

10+2 or its equivalent or BPP from IGNOU

This Programme would make the learners qualified to take up jobs as functionaries with Government and non-government organisations working for women and children. The objectives are to develop knowledge, understanding and skills with regard to nutrition and child development.

CourseCode     Course Name Credits 
 CNCC-1  Nutrition For The Community  8
 CNCC-2  Organising Child Care Services  8

 Teleconferencing

Teleconferencing is a one-way video and two-way audio facility. Teleconferencing will be held every month. During teleconferencing session, you will get an opportunity to interact by phone in facility or fax with the resource persons/experts who participate in teleconferencing session and clear your doubts immediately.

 

The teleconferencing facility will be available at the Regional Centre and Selected Study Centres. The teleconferencing schedule will be sent to the Programme In-charge and Regional Director who would inform the students. Teleconferencing is done through Gyan Darshan Channel. Students must regularly attend these sessions. These will help them clarify doubts and interact with other learners all over the country.

 

Radio Counselling

 

Radio counselling will be held through FM and students can ask questions free of cost with phone in facilities right from their homes. A toll free telephone number 110012345 has been provided for this purpose.

 

Telecast

 

The programme will also be telecast through DD Metro channel and schedule will be informed to students in advance.

 

Audio-video Programme

 

Audio and video programmes for each course have been prepared to support learning for the students. These Audio-video programmes in the form of cassettes are available at all Programme Study Centres. These Audio and video cassettes will be provided for viewing and listening. They can also hire the cassettes for viewing and listening.

 

Continuous Evaluation of Theory Component

 

Assignments

 

Assignment is a means of continuing assessment of theory and practical. Assignments will help you to recapitulate the theory and go back to the text again in case students are unable to answer a particular question. Thus assignments also help to reinforce learning in distance learning system of education. These assignments consist of a set of questions and activities that you will answer at your own place by referring your blocks.

 

The assignments will cover all types of questions (long answer type, short answer type, objective type, multiple choice questions and case studies). The assignments will carry thirty percent weightage. Students will be required to obtain fifty percent marks as pass percentage in each assignment separately. Each assignment will carry 100 marks. In the final result assignments will carry thirty percent weightage.

 

Term-end Examination

 

As stated earlier, term-end examination is the major component of the evaluation system and if carries seventy percent weightage in the Final result. The University conducts term-end examination twice a year i.e., in June and December. They can take the examination only after completion of the course, failing which students can take the same in December or June of subsequent years years within the total span of the programme. In case any student fail to get a pass score in the Tern-end Examination, the person will be eligible to reappear at the next Term-end Examination for that course as and when if is held, within the total span of the Programme.

 

Medium of Instruction: English and Hindi

 

Name of the Programme Coordinator: Prof Prof. Deeksha Kapur / Dr. Rekha S. Sen

E-mail Address/ Telephone No:

[email protected]  29532302/29572960
[email protected]        29572958

 

Regional Centres: