It provides opportunity for educating and training the instructors of the visually impaired. The programme equips the learners in the use of modern and updated information and assistive technologies. Provides experience in acquiring skills & competencies. Certification will help in getting gainful employment in this emerging and challenging area. Objectives:  To sensitize the learners in understanding the people with visual impairment.  To orient the learners about assistive andinformative technologies in general and for people with visual impairment in particular;  To equip the learnersin the use ofassistive andinformation technologies in teachingpeople with visual impairment;  To provide learners experience in acquiring skills and competencies in facilitating learning in people with visual impairmen

i) Bachelor degree in Computer Science from a recognized university (BCA/BSc-Computer Science) OR

ii) Bachelor degree in any discipline from a recognized university with diploma/certificate in Computer Science OR

iii) Bachelor degree in any discipline from a recognized university subject to the condition that PGCIATIVI will only be awarded after successfully completing the CIT programme from IGNOU.