Katra(Jammu and kashmir)

This Institute was established with an aim to provide a centre for academic excellence and ultramodern practical training in the area of forensic & its subsidiary sciences. It also emphasizes on maintaining a cordial and disciplined environment for students.

Promoting ethical values and encouraging Scientific Investigative skills amongst the young generation, thereby creating well trained experts, is the objective of the institute.

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), established by an Act of Parliament in 1985, has continuously striven to build an inclusive knowledge society through inclusive education. It has tried to increase the Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) by offering high-quality teaching through the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode.

The University began by offering two academic programmes in 1987, i.e., Diploma in Management and Diploma in Distance Education, with a strength of 4,528 students.