As part of the implementation of National Education Policy (NEP)-2020, under Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers & Teaching, Ministry of Education, the GoI, the Indira Gandhi National Open University will start the second phase of nationwide registration for conducting 36 hours week-long online Professional Development Programme (PDP) w.e.f. 21^st September, 2022 onwards through various batches  (as specified in Samarth Registration Portal) on implementation of NEP-2020 for University and College Teachers. The interested University and College teachers of Higher Educational Institutions of these Islands are requested to join this programme by registering at the Samarth Portal on https://ignou-nep-pdp-samarth.ac.in/. Thos Teachers who couldn't attend the first phase of the NEP training can register themselves for the second phase online through the website.

For further queries in this regard, the perspective applicants may contact on NEP –PDP control room, STRIDE, IGNOU, New Delhi on email: nep-pdp@ignou.ac.in or may contact the IGNOU Port Blair Regional Centre, Kannada Sangha Building, Near Syndicate (Now Canara Bank), Mohanpura, Port Blair. Phone: 03192-242888 or 03192-230111, Email: rcportblair@ignou.ac.in.