India, Aug. 18 -- Bhubaneswar: The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will offer various courses including postgraduate diplomas, diplomas and MBA in Odia language. An MoU in this regard was signed between the Higher Education Department of the Odisha government and IGNOU on June 9.

As part of the agreement, the textbooks and course materials of Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education (DECE), offered by IGNOU, have been translated into Odia. The Odia course material and textbooks were formally released by Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida and Higher Education Minister Suryabanshi Suraj today.

Previously, IGNOU was offering DECE course in English, Hindi and Tamil. Henceforth, the course will also be available in Odia...