| Programme Type | DEGREE |
| Mode | Open Distance Learning |
| School | School of Inter-Disciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies |
| Duration | 2 Years |
| Medium | ENGLISH |
| Specialization | FOLKLORE AND CULTURE STUDIES |
| Description |
Folklore is one of the upcoming areas of research and pedagogy. The modular MAFCS Programme (the first year programme being PGDFCS: 32 credits) aims at creating a pool of specialized folklorists who can create a niche for themselves in fields of study like teaching and research departments in colleges and universities, libraries, museums, archives, historical associations, culture councils, national centres of arts, publishing houses, funding agencies, and the central and state government institutions, Agriculture, Rural Sociology, Extension,Medicine and Nursing, Women's Studies, African American Studies, Popular Culture, English and Foreign Language/Literature Departmentsas translators,interpreters,curators, musicologists, teachers,artists, performers, and many more.Film industry and TV channels also have a high demand for follklorists. Folk Entrepreneurs are coming up in a big way as job creators/providers, and this programme aims at creating self-reliant scholars of folklore. |
| Eligibility |
Bachelor Degreee in any discipline |
| Fee Structure |
Rs.5,800/- per year plus registration fee of Rs.300/- |
| Programme Coordinator | Prof. Nandini Sahu, nandinisahu@ignou.ac.in, 011-29572785. Dr. Sadananda Sahoo, ssahoo@ignou.ac.in, 011-29573378 |
| Regional Centre | Study Centre |
|---|---|
| University Campus | SOITS: School of Inter-Disciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies |
| HYDERABAD | 0100: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE HYDERABAD LSC Code 0100 |
| KARNAL | 1000: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE KARNAL LSC Code 1000 |
| SHIMLA | 1100: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE SHIMLA LSC Code 1100 |
| JAMMU | 1200: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE JAMMU LSC Code 1200 |
| BANGALORE | 1301: BES COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE BANGALORE (1301) |
| BANGALORE | 1300: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE BANGALORE LSC Code 1300 |
| BHOPAL | 15246: GOVERNMENT P.G. COLLEGE ALIRAJPUR (15246) |
| BHOPAL | 15255: Govt. Autonomous P. G. College(15255) |
| BHOPAL | 1500: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE BHOPAL LSC Code 1500 |
| BHOPAL | 15242: SWAMI VIVEKANAND GOVERNMENT PG COLLEGE, HARDA (15242) |
| PUNE | 1600: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE PUNE LSC Code 1600 |
| IMPHAL | 1700: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE IMPHAL LSC Code 1700 |
| SHILLONG | 1800: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE SHILLONG LSC Code 1800 |
| AIZWAL | 1900: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE AIZWAL LSC Code 1900 |
| PORT BLAIR | 0200: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE PORT BLAIR LSC Code 0200 |
| KOHIMA | 2000: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE KOHIMA LSC Code 2000 |
| BHUBANESHWAR | 2111: B.J.B. AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE; BHUBANESWAR (2111) |
| BHUBANESHWAR | 2100: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE BHUBANESHWAR LSC Code 2100 |
| KHANNA | 2200: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE KHANNA LSC Code 2200 |
| JAIPUR | 2300: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE JAIPUR LSC Code 2300 |
| GANGTOK | 2400: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE GANGTOK LSC Code 2400 |
| CHENNAI | 2500: Regional Centre Chennai LSC Code 2500 |
| AGARTALA | 2600: Regional Centre Agartala LSC Code 2600 |
| LUCKNOW | 2700: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE LUCKNOW (2700) |
| KOLKATA | 2800: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE KOLKATA LSC CODE 2800 |
| DELHI 2 | 2900: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE DELHI2 LSC CODE 2900 |
| ITANAGAR | 0300: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE ITANAGAR LSC Code 0300 |
| SRINAGAR | 3000: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE SRINAGAR LSC Code 3000 |
| DEHRADUN | 2705: D.A.V. PG COLLEGE DEHRADUN (2705) |
| DEHRADUN | 2762: D.S.B CAMPUS KUMAON UNIV., NAINITAL (2762) |
| DEHRADUN | 3100: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE DEHRADUN LSC CODE 3100 |
| RANCHI | 3200: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE RANCHI LSC Code 3200 |
| RANCHI | 32034: K.B WOMEN'S COLLEGE, HAZARIBAGH (32034) |
| RANCHI | 3635: MARWARI COLLEGE, RANCHI (3635) |
| RANCHI | 0503: P.K. ROY MEMORIAL COLLEGE, DHANBAD (503) |
| VIJAYAWADA | 3300: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE VIJAYAWADA LSC Code 3300 |
| RAIPUR | 3500: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE RAIPUR LSC Code 3500 |
| NAGPUR | 3600: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE NAGPUR LSC Code 3600 |
| JORHAT | 3700: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE JORHAT LSC Code 3700 |
| DELHI 3 Naraina | 38039: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE DELHI3 LSC Code 38039 |
| NOIDA | 3900: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE NOIDA LSC Code 3900 |
| GUWAHATI | 0401: Guwahati University Guwahati 0401 |
| GUWAHATI | 0400: Regional Centre Guwahati LSC Code 0400 |
| TRIVANDRUM | 4000: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE TRIVANDRUM LSC Code 4000 |
| TRIVANDRUM | 1441: MAR IVANIOS INSTITUTE OF ADVANCE STUDIES (1441) |
| JABALPUR | 4100: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE JABALPUR LSC Code 4100 |
| RAJKOT | 4200: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE RAJKOT LSC Code 4200 |
| KORAPUT | 4400: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE KORAPUT LSC Code 4400 |
| SILIGURI | 4500: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE SILIGURI LSC Code 4500 |
| DARBHANGA | 4600: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE DARBHANGA LSC CODE 4600 |
| ALIGARH | 4700: Regional Centre Aligarh LSC Code 4700 |
| VARANASI | 4800: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE VARANASI LSC Code 4800 |
| MUMBAI | 4900: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE MUMBAI LSC Code 4900 |
| PATNA | 0500: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE PATNA LSC Code 0500 |
| RAGHUNATHGANJ | 5000: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE RAGHUNATHGANJ LSC Code 5000 |
| CHANDIGARH | 0600: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE CHANDIGARH LSC Code 0600 |
| DELHI 1 (MOHAN ESTATE (SOUTH DELHI)) | 0700: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE DELHI1 LSC CODE 0700 |
| PANAJI | 0800: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE PANAJI LSC Code 0800 |
| BHAGALPUR | 8200: Regional Centre Bhagalpur LSC Code 8200 |
| VATAKARA | 8300: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE VATAKARA LSC Code 8300 |
| VISHAKHAPATNAM | 8400: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE VISAKHAPATNAM LSC Code 8400 |
| BIJAPUR | 8500: Regional Centre Bijapur LSC Code 8500 |
| SAHARSA | 8600: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE SAHARSA LSC CODE 8600 |
| DEOGHAR | 8700: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE DEOGHAR LSC Code 8700 |
| JODHPUR | 8800: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE JODHPUR LSC Code 8800 |
| JODHPUR | 2302: VIDYA BHAWAN RURAL INSTITUTE (2302) |
| AHMEDABAD | 0900: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE AHMEDABAD LSC Code 0900 |