Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University, Ahmedabad Contact details & address

About the university

The Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University (BAOU) was established by the Act No.14 of 1994 passed by the Gujarat State Legislature, and assented to by the Governor of Gujarat on 27th July, 1994. The BAOU is the seventh Open University in the country in terms of their establishment. The University offers 72 programmes with an enrolment of more than 1,00,000 learners. The headquarters of the university is located at Ahmedabad. The University has established Regional Centre on the campus of South Gujarat University, Rajkot and has initiated the process of another establishing Regional centre on the campus of North Gujarat University, Patan. The University has more than 507 study centers. It has jurisdiction over the whole state of Gujarat. It is open to all persons irrespective of classes, castes, creed, religion or sex.

The important and distinguishing objectives for BAOU are to:

Advance and disseminate learning and knowledge by a diversity of means, including use of any communication technology,
Provide opportunities for higher education to a large segment of the population,
Promote the educational well-being of the community generally, and * Encourage the Open University and distance education system in the education pattern of the Sate

Contact details

University Contact Details
Address:	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Open University R.C. Technical Compound, Opp. Gujarat High Court, Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway,Sola, Ahmedabad-380 060.
Tel:	+91 -079-27663747,48,49,50,27665056
Fax:	+91 -079-27663750
Toll-Free:	18002331020
	MOBILE NUMBER OF IMPORTANT DEPARTMENTS
	Name		Number
	Dr. Ravi Gor	Director (Academic)	E-mail : ravi.gor@baou.org
	Dr. Dhaval Pandya I/c. Director(SSS)	Admission	9978408903 E-mail : dhaval.pandya@baou.org
	Shri Bhavinbhai Trivedi ( A/R Exam)	Exam	9978408906 E-mail : bhavin.trivedi@baou.org
	Shri Dilipbhai Patel (Asst.Regi.)	Account	9978408789
	Shri Dharmendra Bakrania I/c. Director	Reg. Center Kutch	9978408905
	Shri N.K. Shah ( AO)	Account	9978408902
	Shri Harishbhai Kakvani		9978408921
	Dr. K. B. Sharma	Assignment	9978408912 E-mail : kusum.sharma@baou.org
	Dr.H. B. Pandya	Exam CCC-BAOU Course	9978408913 E-mail : hetal.pandya@baou.org
	Smt.J.N. Gurjar (Exam)	Exam Diploma, Certificate Courses	9978408914 E-mail : jayshree.gurjar@baou.org
	Dr. M.I.Rajput	B.Ed./Ph.D	9978408916 E-mail : meena.rajput@baou.org
	Shri H.R.Gohil	CBCS	9978408917 E-mail : hardeepsinh.gohila@baou.org
	Dr. Maunas Thakar	Admission	9978408790
	Dr. Hetal Gandhi	Material	9978408788
	Shri Bhavin Parmar	SC/ST Cell	9978408929
	Shri Bharat Thakor	Exam B.A. / B.Com. PGDDE Course	9978408922 E-mail : bharat.thakor@baou.org
	Smt. C.N.Shah	Library	9978408911 E-mail : chetana.shah@baou.org
	Shri D.B.Banker (Programmer Analyst)	Computer Department	9978408907 E-mail : dhaval.banker@baou.org
	Shri D.Y.Jani	Estate	9978408927 E-mail : dipesh.jani@baou.org
	Smt.G.R.Parikh(Computer operator)	Exam	9978408908 E-mail : geeta.parikh@baou.org
	Pravin Khuman (Stenographer)	PA to VC	9978408919 E-mail : pravin.khuman@baou.org
	Shri Pankaj Shukla	IHTM Dept.	9978408585
	Shri Mehalben Pandya	IHTM Dept.	9978408584
	Shri M. L. Nai	Godown	9978408924
	Shri Mayank Soni	Store	9978408918
	Shri Mukesh Dantani	Exam	9978408928
	Shri Bhanubhai Patel	Consultant	9978408915
	Admission		079-65252530
Email:	feedback@baou.org, baouvc@gmail.com