IGNOU - Certificate in Food and Nutrition (CFN)

About the course

The Certificate in Foods and Nutrition is basically a Post-Literacy level awareness programme meant for people with basic reading and writing skills. The Programme aims to acquaint the learner with the role of food in ensuring healthy living for the individual, family and community. It includes features like food selection and preparation, nutrition from infancy to old age, economics of food, kitchen gardening, food adulteration, consumer rights, safety and education, etc. The programme lays primary emphasis on Nutrition with relevance to present day scenario, cost effectiveness, environment friendly approaches that reaches to almost the entire nation, hence making the learners responsible and aware citizens of tomorrow.

This Certificate Programme is a multi-lingual Programme. The Telugu and Urdu versions are run by Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad.

Program Code

CFN

Eligibility

No formal qualification

Min age as on 1^st Jan. of the Academic Year

No bar

Duration (Min)

6 months

Duration (Max)

2 years

Program Fee

Rs. 800/-(Programme fee includes Registration fee of Rs 100/-)

Fee details presented here are indicative and are subject to change. Students are advised to check with the admission notification or with the authorities concerned for the latest information.

Medium of Instruction

English / Hindi / other languages

Admission details

Admission notification is generally released in May/June and the last date for submission of filled-in application forms will be September 30 for January session and March 31 for July session. However students are requested to check with the official admission notification for the exact dates related to admissions.

Other Information

CFN programme is also offered in Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Malyalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Bengali and Oriya.

For further information on this course, please email to cfn@ignou.ac.in

For information on Student Registration & Evaluation, please email to sred@ignou.ac.in

For information on Material Production and Distribution, please email mpdd@ignou.ac.in

For other information, please email to ssc@ignou.ac.in