The Department of Extra Mural Studies and Distance Education (EMS&DE) of the International Institute for Population Sciences was established in 1994 to provide training for increasing the understanding of the issues related to population, health and development, and its interlinkages. Since its inception, the Department of EMS&DE has been focusing to provide quality education and training especially for the working professionals through distance mode.
Presently, the department is offering a two-year MA Programme in Population Studies. The programme focuses on developing an understanding of the conceptual basis of population structure, processes, analytical methods and tools, hands on exercises using demographic and statistical softwares, and related policy issues. It provides the audience with expertise in research and data analysis. During its three decades of academic legacy, a total of 2,112 distance learners enrolled from India and outside India. The dedicated faculty of the Department, as well as regular faculty of the Institute, have put their best efforts to run the promgramme successfully.
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