Write short notes on the following:

(a) Navodaya Vidyalayas

(b) Central Schools

(c) Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

(a) Navodaya Vidyalayas : They were established in 1987-88 to give modern education of good standard to talented students of rural areas.

(b) Central Schools : They have been established by the central government for the benefit of children of transferable employees.

(c) Indira Gandhi National Open University : It was established in September 1985. It is responsible for the introduction and promotion of open university and distance education system on the educational pattern of the country and for the coordination and determination of such systems.