History
Karnataka is a big state with the population of 6,11,30,704 (2011) and area is 191791 sq.kms. The Karnataka State is having 30 districts. The IGNOU Regional Centre in Karnataka is located in Bangalore, the Capital of Karnataka. The Bangalore is a part of South Karnataka, which is a part of developed region. Hence, Bijapur, the backward area of the North Karnataka is considered to establish the IGNOU second Regional Centre to uplift the backward region.
The following map showing the jurisdiction of RC Bijapur.
The Rationale Behind the Establishment of RC Bijapur :
1. To establish a Regional Centre in backward area
2. To uplift the status of enrolments of attached study centers in this region
3. To establish the new study centres in uncovered districts of this region
4. To maintain sustainable development of the rural areas of the region
5. Finally to enhance the enrolments of IGNOU
The Regional Centre Bijapur was established during July 2011, but virtually functioning from January 2012.
Attachments of districts to strengthen the RC Bijapur:
The 12 North Karnataka districts and two districts of Maharastra are attached to RC Bijapur as follows
Table-1:
Attachments of districts to strengthen the RC Bijapur
|
Sl
No
|
Name of Parent RC
|
Year of Attachment
|
No. of districts
|
No. of LSCs
|
No of districts not covered by IGNOU
|
|
1.
|
Bangalore Regional Centre
|
2011
|
8
|
8
|
4
|
|
2
|
Bangalore Regional Centre
|
2013
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
|
3
|
Pune Regional Centre
|
2013
|
2
|
2
|
|
|
4
|
Panaji Regional Center*
|
2016*
|
2
|
7
|
|
|
|
Total
|
12
|
14
|
20
|
5
|
Table-2:
List of districts under RC Bijapur
|
Sl.No.
|
Year of attachment
|
Name of the districts
|
|
1
|
2011
|
Bijapur
|
|
2
|
2011
|
Bagalkot
|
|
3
|
2011
|
Bidar
|
|
4
|
2011
|
Gulbarga
|
|
5
|
2011
|
Raichur
|
|
6
|
2011
|
Haveri
|
|
7
|
2011
|
Yadgiri
|
|
8
|
2011
|
Koppal
|
|
9
|
2013
|
Solapur
|
|
10
|
2013
|
Bellary
|
|
11
|
2013
|
Gadag
|
|
12
|
2013
|
Latur
|
|
13
|
2016
|
Belgaum
|
|
14.
|
2016
|
Dharwad
|
