IGNOU DECE Course Admission 2021: Syllabus, Eligibility, Fees (Last Date)

IGNOU DECE Course Admission 2021: Indira Gandhi National Open University offers a Diploma in Ealy Childhood Care and Education (DECE). The DECE has been invented for skill upgradation for candidates already working in Early Childhood Care and Education. The Course is available in both January and July sessions. For applying to this Programme, candidates require to show eligibility of 10+2 or equivalent. Age will be no bar, and the course duration is one year. The Diploma Programme organised under IGNOU can be obtained through depositing a very less amount of 2,000 INR.

Why Diploma in Ealy Childhood Care and Education (DECE)?

•  The course helps to enhance early child care knowledge and other related education.
• The course is specially designed to understand the behaviour of those children whose voice isn’t clear or are not able to express their problem.
• The course gives not only theoretical knowledge but also practical knowledge. The students learn about the behaviour of newborn babies to children of 6 years old.

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IGNOU DECE Course Admission 2021

IGNOU offers admission to Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education course through online mode. The students need to register for the course on the official website of IGNOU. The registration fee is Rs 200. The university opens admission for new courses 2 times a year. In Summer, the university invites eligible candidates generally in the month of July. In the winter session, the university generally offers admission in December- January. The students must have all the necessary documents to get the confirmation of admission.

IGNOU DECE Admission Details

• Duration: We have mentioned here the minimum and maximum duration.
• Courses Cost Rs. 2000/-
• Eligibility Criteria: To get admission in DECE courses candidates must have 12th (Higher secondary class) with a minimum passing mars score.
• Minimum Duration: One year
• Maximum Duration: Four year 

IGNOU DECE Course Admission 2021 Last Date

IGNOU DECE Course Syllabus

Children Services:

• Some Theoretical Orientations in Early Childhood Education
• Early Childhood Care and Education in Perspective
• Organizations for Children

 Special Needs Children with-I

• Services for Special Children
• Introduction to Special Needs
• Helping Parents Cope

Children with Special Needs-II

• Children with Behavioural Problems
• Children with Physical Disabilities
• Children with Hearing Impairment
• Children with Visual Impairment
• Children with Mental Retardation

Communicating with Parents and the Community

• Some Methods of Communication
• Some Communication Aids
• Concept of Communication
• Some Themes and Messages in ECCE
• Some Strategies in Communication

Managing Children’s courses

• Basics of Management
• Obtaining Funds and Formulating a Budget
• A Case Study – ICDS course
• A Case Study – Mobile Creches

Benefits of DECE Course

This course is highly rewarding in terms of both money and respect. Some advantages of a Diploma in early childhood care & education are given in form of bullets below: It is a less time-consuming degree program and can be completed in 1 year. It can be proved highly profitable for one.

Faculty of IGNOU DECE course

• Dr Heena K. Bijli, Director
• Prof Deeksha Kapur, Professor, Nutritional Sciences
• Prof RP Singh, Professor, Rural Development
• Dr. SK Palit, Associate Professor
• Dr. Gurupada Saren, Assistant Professor
• Child Development
• Prof Rekha S Sen, Professor
• Prof Neerja Chadha, Professor

DECE Course Specializations

• Children Hospitals
• Academic Institutes
• Community Health Centres
• Day Care Centres
• Anganwadis

DECE Course Scope

There is a wide range of job opportunities available for the students who have completed their diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education. They can fit in the job roles such as Early Childhood Education Marketing Head, Elementary School Teacher, Home Tutors, Educational Trainee, etc. In addition, the students can get placed in government and private companies.

IGNOU DECE Offered Courses

Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education (DECE)

• Certificate in Food and Nutrition (CFN)
• Certificate in Nutrition and Childcare (CNCC)
• Certificate course in Rural Development (CRD)

Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education (DECE)

• Diploma in Nutrition and Health Education (DNHE)
• Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education (DECE)
• Diploma in Panchayat Level Administration & Development (DPLAD)

PG and Advance Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education (DECE)

• Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Family Therapy (PGDCFT)
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Rural Development (PGDRD)

Master’s Degree in Early Childhood Care and Education (DECE)

• Master of Science in Counselling and Family Therapy (MSCCFT)
• Master of Arts (Rural Development) (MA(RD))
• Master of Science Degree in Dietetics and Food Service Management (M Sc(DFSM))

Doctoral Degree in Early Childhood Care and Education (DECE)

• Doctor of Philosophy in Food & Nutrition (PHDFN)
• Doctor of Philosophy in Rural Development (PHDRD)

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• IGNOU Online Admission 2021 | IGNOU Admission Status
• IGNOU 2021 Registration
• IGNOU Assignment 2021

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