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1. The University 3
2. School of Engineering and Technology 4
3. Advanced Certificate in Power Distribution Management 6
4. Other Important Information 9
5. Guidelines for Filling-Up the Application Form 11
6. Checklist 12
7. List of Regional Centres 13
8. List of State Codes 16
RECOGNITION IGNOU is a National University established by an Act of Parliament
in 1985 (Act No. 50 of 1985). IGNOU Degrees/ Diplomas/
Certificates are recognised by all the members of the Association of
Indian Universities (AIU) and are at par with Degrees/ Diplomas/
Certificates of all Indian Universities/ Deemed Universities/
Institutions vide UGC No. F. 1-8/92 (CPP) dated February 1992 &
AIU circular No. EV/B(449)/94/176915-177115 dated January, 1994.
CONTENTS
LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORM
OCTOBER 20, 2006
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The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) was established in 1985
by an Act of Parliament, with a view to democratise education and improve
the quality of life of our people. IGNOU has now emerged as the largest
mega university in the democratic world. It is mandated to cover large
segments of population across the length and breadth of the country
particularly the disadvantaged groups of society engaged in various vocations
and professions. The primary emphasis is on innovation, flexibility and cost-
effectiveness. The University follows a learner-centric approach. It has
successfully adopted a policy of openness and flexibility in terms of relaxed
entry qualifications and provision for multiple entry and exit, pace, place of
study etc.
At present, IGNOU is offering 125 programmes and has over 1.4 million
students on its roll. The University operates through a strong network of 58
Regional Centres and 6 Sub-regional Centres. There are over 1400 Study
Centres across the country, which provide individualised support to the
learners. Most of these centres are equipped with the state-of-the-art video-
conferencing facility. The University produces high quality and rich content
courseware for its learners for which the IGNOU was conferred an Award of
Excellence by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Canada. It is a
University with a difference.
Objectives of the University
The University has the following major objectives:
• Promoting the educational well-being of the community;
• Democratising higher education by providing easy access to all
those who desire to improve their qualifications, skills and
competence by taking education to the door-steps of people living
even in remote areas;
• Offering need-based innovative academic programmes by giving
professional and vocational orientation to the course curriculum;
• Disseminating learning and knowledge through an innovative
multiple media teaching-learning system.
In addition, IGNOU also has the responsibility to promote and develop the
distance education system in India.
THE UNIVERSITY
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The School of Engineering and Technology has the responsibility of initiating academic, continuing and extension education programmes in the areas of engineering and technology. The School has developed several programmes aimed at increasing job potential and economic advantage to the learners. To fulfil its mandate, the School regularly interacts with employing agencies, professional bodies and industry so as to reflect educational and training needs of the targeted learner group in the curriculum. The school practices participative and collaborative strategy by inviting different industries. The instructional packages are designed and developed with the help of experts drawn from various institutions of acknowledged expertise: IITs, National Institutes of Technology (NITs), reputed Universities and Engineering Colleges and Industry. The School has forged alliances with the Ministry of Power, Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC), Directorate General of Shipping (DGS), Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), Footwear Design and Development Institute (FDDI), Hero Honda Motors Ltd. (HHML) etc. to design, develop and conduct tailor-made courses to meet the specific needs of respective employment sectors. The programmes launched by the School range from a vocational qualification certificate to the degree programmes in engineering and technology. The School has successfully launched its programmes at various levels in the areas of Civil Engineering (Construction Management and Water Resources Engineering), Mechanical Engineering (Computer Integrated Manufacturing), Power Distribution, Nautical Science, Art and Craft (Pottery) etc. Under our innovative mechanism of Competency based Vocational Qualification Programmes, the workers are trained and certified. These programmes are jointly designed, developed, implemented and monitored by our partnering industrial and institutional organisations.
Programmes on Offer At present, the School has the following programmes on offer:
• Advanced Certificate in Power Distribution Management
• Bachelor of Technology Civil (Construction Management)
• Bachelor of Technology Civil (Water Resources Engineering)
• Bachelor of Science (Nautical Science)
• Advanced Diploma in Construction Management leading to Bachelor of Technology Civil (Construction Management)
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
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• Advanced Diploma in Water Resources Engineering leading to Bachelor of Technology Civil (Water Resources Engineering)
• Advanced Diploma in Computer Integrated Manufacturing leading to B. Tech. Mechanical (Computer Integrated Manufacturing)
• Higher Diploma in Nautical Science leading to Bachelor of Science (Nautical Science)
• Diploma in Computer Integrated Manufacturing leading to B. Tech. Mechanical (Computer Integrated Manufacturing)
• Diploma in Nautical Science leading to Bachelor of Science (Nautical Science)
• Diploma in Civil Engineering (Army Personnel)
• Diploma in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering (Army Personnel)
• Diploma in Civil Engineering (Corporate Construction Sector)
• Certificate in Craft and Design (Pottery)
• Competency Certificate in Motorcycle Service and Repair
• Competency Certificate(s) in various trades in construction
• Certificate in Shoe Upper Cutting
• Certificate in Shoe Upper Stitching
• Certificate in Shoe Lasting and Finishing
Ongoing Collaborative Projects in the School
• IGNOU-CIDC Construction Education and Training Project (IC-CETP) (Collaborative project of IGNOU and Construction Industry Development Council)
• IGNOU-KVIC Project (Collaborative project of IGNOU and Khadi and Village Industries Commission)
• IGNOU-FDDI Project (Collaborative project of IGNOU and Footware Design and Development Institute, NOIDA)
• IGNOU-DGS Project
(Collaborative project of IGNOU and Directorate General of Shipping)
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The Advanced Certificate in Power Distribution Management has been developed by the School of Engineering and Technology, IGNOU in collaboration with the Ministry of Power, USAID-India and the Power Finance Corporation under the Distribution Reform Upgrades and Management (DRUM) Project for professionals employed in electrical power utilities or the electricity sector to upgrade their skills, enhance systemic efficiency and deliver quality power to the satisfaction of the beneficiaries.
Objectives The objectives of this programme are to:
• Disseminate information about the current developments and reforms in the power distribution sector,
• Generate awareness about the applications of emerging technologies and trends in the sector, and
• Educate personnel employed in the sector about various aspects of power distribution management.
Advanced Certificate in Power Distribution Management
Credits 16
Number of Courses 3
Programme Duration Minimum 6 Months; Maximum 2 years
Programme Fee Rs. 3,000/-
Eligibility Engineering / Commerce / Science graduates with 2 years experience in power utilities or the electricity sector
OR
Engineering Diploma holders with 2 years experience in power utilities or the electricity sector
Medium of Instruction English
List of Courses
Course 1 Power Distribution Sector 6 Credits
Course 2 Energy Management and IT Applications 4 Credits
Course 3 Management of Power Distribution 6 Credits
ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN POWER DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT
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Course Contents
*1 CREDIT ≡≡≡≡ 30 hours of study
BLOCK 1: SECTORAL OVERVIEW AND ENABLING FRAMEWORK
Unit 1: Power Sector in the Country
Unit 2: Acts and Policies: The Salient Features
Unit 3: Distribution Reforms: Changing Perspective / Role of stakeholders
BLOCK 2: OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
Unit 4: Introduction to Power Distribution System
Unit 5: Substation Equipment and Distribution Lines
Unit 6: Distribution Transformer
BLOCK 3: QUALITY OF SUPPLY AND SERVICES
Unit 7: Performance Benchmarking
Unit 8: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Unit 9: Performance Improvement and Operation Management
BLOCK 4: DISTRIBUTION LOSS REDUCTION AND EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT
Unit 10: Concepts and Principles of Distribution Losses
Unit 11: Technical Loss Reduction
Unit 12: Commercial Loss Reduction
Unit 13: Metering & Billing System BLOCK 1: ENERGY CONSERVATION, AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING
Unit 1: Energy Conservation
Unit 2: Energy Accounting
Unit 3: Energy Auditing
Unit 4: Demand Side Management
BLOCK 2: ELECTRICITY SAFETY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Unit 5: IE Rules, Safety and Protection
Unit 6: Disaster Management
Unit 7: Impact of Disaster
COURSE 1: POWER DISTRIBUTION SECTOR 6 Credits*
COURSE 2: ENERGY MANAGEMENT & IT APPLICATIONS 4 Credits
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BLOCK 3: IT APPLICATIONS IN DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Unit-8: Overview of Distribution Business and Information Technology
Unit-9: IT Systems applications in the network
BLOCK 4: IT INTERFACE IN CUSTOMER SERVICES
Unit-10: Customer Information & Satisfaction
Unit-11: Metering, Billing, Collection: The Issues and Innovations
BLOCK 1: PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
Unit-1: Aspects of Management
Unit-2: Customer Relations Management
Unit-3: Customer Involvement & Participation
Unit-4: Conflict Management
BLOCK 2: CHANGE MANAGEMENT IN POWER DISTRIBUTION
Unit-5: Change Management Concepts and Process
Unit-6: People Change Management
Unit-7: Change Requirements
Unit-8: Emerging Developments
BLOCK 3: PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
Unit-9: Project Development and DPR Preparation
Unit-10: Turnkey Contracts and Unit Rate Contracts
Unit-11: Project Management
BLOCK 4: COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND MOTIVATION
Unit-12: Communication: Issues and Aspects
Unit-13: Motivation: Issues and Aspects
Unit-14: Developing Communication Skills
BLOCK 5: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Unit-15: Accounting Principles
Unit-16: Financial Statements
Unit-17: Financial Analysis
Unit-18: Cost Management
COURSE 3: MANAGEMENT OF POWER DISTRIBUTION (6 Credits)
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Methods of Instruction The following methods will be used to impart instruction in this programme: a) Print material: Course materials in the form of printed booklets will be
sent by post.
b) Video-conferencing: Video-conferencing for the courses will be conducted for 120 hours in total, at video-conferencing centres spread all over the country. The schedule for video-conferencing will be communicated after the finalisation of admissions.
Attendance Requirement
Attendance in the video-conferencing sessions is compulsory.
Admission Schedule The programme duration is 6 months and it will be offered in the January and July cycles of IGNOU programmes from July, 2007 onwards. As a special case, the first batch would commence in November, 2006.
Assessment The assessment for each course will be carried out through term-end examinations held in June and December every year. The term-end examinations for the first batch will be held in June, 2007. The detailed assessment scheme will be communicated to the students enrolled for the programme.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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How to Apply?
The application form and the instructions to fill-up the form are given in this
Student Handbook and Prospectus. You are requested to go through the
instructions carefully before filling-up the Application Form. The Student
Handbook and Prospectus along with the Application Form can also be
downloaded from the IGNOU website: http://www.ignou.ac.in The duly completed Application Form along with the prescribed fee should be sent to the
The Programme Coordinator, Advanced Certificate in Power Distribution Management Room No. 113, Block C, School of Engineering and Technology
Indira Gandhi National Open University, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi 110 068 NOTE:
1. The Application form should be downloaded on thick 100 GSM paper
2. The Application form should be folded only where it has been indicated.
3. Do not fold, staple or pin the envelope containing the application form.
LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORM
OCTOBER 20, 2006
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The following instructions will help you in filling-up the APPLICATION FORM for the admission.
1) Read the instructions 2 to 5 on the form carefully before filling it up.
2) Write the code of the Regional Centre you would like to be attached to from the third column of the list given on pages 13 to 15. (Sr. No. 1 of
the application form).
3) Write the code of the State you are based in from the first column of
the list given on page 16. (Sr. No. 3 of the application form).
4) If your name is SUMAN VERMA, then write as follows in the boxes provided for (Sr. No. 4 of the application form).
S U M A N V E R M A
5) Please write your Father’s/Husband’s/Mother’s name. If the name is
RAM VERMA, then write it as follows (Sr. No. 5 of the application form)
R A M V E R M A
6) For Sr. No. 6 follow the rule of Date/ Month/ Year, e.g., 5th June 1956
should be written as
0 5 / 0 6 / 1 9 5 6
7) For Sr. No. 7 to 12 of the application form, please fill in the appropriate
code as given in each item.
8) For Sr. No. 13 write your e-mail address as
a j i t @ i g n o u . a c . i n
9) For Sr. No. 14 write your Telephone No. as
0 1 1 - 2 9 5 3 1 2 7 4
10) The demand draft should be payable to IGNOU at New Delhi (Sr. No.
16 of the application form).
11) Fill in your mailing address CLEARLY IN CAPITAL LETTERS where you would like to receive your study material and all other correspondence. Do not give post box no. as address. (Sr. No. 17 of
the application form).
GUIDELINES FOR FILLING UP THE APPLICATION FORM
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Checklist
Before sending the form to IGNOU, please check whether you have:
a) affixed your photograph and signed over it, b) enclosed the following certificates:
i) Certificate in support of your highest educational qualification ii) Certificate in support of your experience iii) Student Card duly filled in along with photograph iv) Acknowledgement Card duly filled in v) Demand Draft for Rs.3000/- or Rs.3050/- if you are
downloading the prospectus from the IGNOU website (Please write your name, address and ‘Advanced Certificate in PDM’ on the reverse of the DD)
Contact for details:
Dr. Ajit Kumar Programme Coordinator, ACPDM
Room No. 113, Block C, School of Engineering and Technology Indira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi New Delhi 110 068 Tel : 011-29531579 email : [email protected]
The fee is to be paid only by way of a DEMANDDRAFT drawn in favour of IGNOU and payable at New Delhi.
For any other details, please feel free to write us. You are also welcome to give your feedback/suggestions to us for further
improving our programmes. The details on our other programmes and courses are available on our website
www.ignou.ac.in
CHECKLIST
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RC Sl.
No. Place
RC Code
Contact Nos. Address
01 Agartala [email protected]
26
OFF : 0381-2516715 /
2516266
FAX : 0381-2516714
M.B.B. COLLEGE
COMPOUND
P.O. AGARTALA COLLEGE
AGARTALA – 799 004
TRIPURA
02 Ahmedabad
09
OFF : 02717-242975 /
242976
FAX : 02717-241580
OPP. NIRMA INSTT OF
TECHNOLOGY
SARKHEJ-GANDHINAGAR
HIGHWAY
CHHARODI
AHMEDABAD – 382 481
GUJARAT
03 Aizawl [email protected]
19
OFF : 0389-2311692 /
2311693 FAX : 0389-2311789
LAL BUIA BUILDING
M.G. ROAD
KHATLA (NEAR CENTRAL
YMA OFF.)
AIZAWL – 796 001
MIZORAM
04 Bangalore
13
OFF : 080-26654747 /
26657376 / 26639711
FAX : 080-26644848
NSSS KALYANA KENDRA
293, 39TH CROSS, 8TH
BLOCK
JAYANAGAR
BANGALORE - 560 082
KARNATAKA
05 Bhopal
15
OFF : 0755-2578452
/ 2578455
FAX : 0755-2578454
SANCHI COMPLEX, 3RD
FLOOR
OPP. BOARD OF
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SHIVAJI NAGAR
BHOPAL - 462 016
MADHYA PRADESH
06 Bhubaneswar [email protected]
21
OFF : 0674-2301348 /
2301250 / 2301352
FAX : 0674-2300349
C - 1, INSTITUTIONAL AREA
BHUBANESHWAR - 751 013
ORISSA
07
Chennai [email protected]
25
OFF : 044-22541919 /
22542727 / 22542525
FAX : 044-22542828
C.I.T. CAMPUS
TARAMANI
CHENNAI - 600 113
TAMILNADU
08 Cochin [email protected]
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OFF : 0484-2340203 /
2348189 / 2330891 /
2533021
FAX : 0484-2340204
KALOOR
KADAVANTHRA
COCHIN - 682 017
KERALA
09 Dehradun
31
OFF : 0135-2789200 /
2789205
FAX : 0135-2789190
NANOOR KHERA, TAPOVAN
RAIPUR ROAD
DEHRADUN - 248 001
UTTARANCHAL
10
Delhi-1 [email protected]
07
OFF : 011-29956015 /
29958078 / 26056834
/ 26058354 FAX : 011-29053172
52, TUGHLAKABAD
INSTITUTIONAL AREA
NEAR BATRA HOSPITAL
NEW DELHI - 110 062
DELHI
11 Delhi-2
29
OFF : 011-23392376 /
23392377 / 23392374 /
23392373
FAX : 011-23392375
GANDHI SMRITI &
DARSHAN SAMITI
RAJGHAT
NEW DELHI - 110 002
12 Gangtok
24
OFF : 03592-270364 /
231375
FAX : 03592-270923 /
231383 (PVT.)
GAIRIGAON
TADONG
PO SHUMBUK HOUSE
GANGTOK - 737102
List of Regional Centres I.G.N.O.U.
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RC Sl.
No. Place
RC Code
Contact Nos. Address
SIKKIM
13 Guwahati [email protected]
04
OFF : 0361- 2668409 /
2662831 / 2662834
FAX : 0361-2662879
NAVAGIRI ROAD
1ST BYE-LANE
CHANDMARI
GUWAHATI - 781 003
ASSAM
14 Hyderabad [email protected]
01
OFF : 040-23221254,
23221255 / 23221261
FAX : 040-23221260
RAHUL CHAMBERS
HOUSE NO.3-5-909
HIMAYATNAGAR MAIN
ROAD
NARAYANGUDA
HYDERABAD - 500 029
ANDHRA PRADESH
15 Imphal [email protected]
17 OFF : 0385- 2421192
ASHA JINA COMPLEX
NORTH AOC
IMPHAL – 795 001
MANIPUR
16 Itanagar
03
OFF : 0360-2247536 /
2247538
FAX : 0360-2247537
'HORNHILL COMPLEX'
'C' SECTOR (NEAR CENTRAL
SCHOOL)
NAHARLAGUN
ITANAGAR -791 110
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
17 Jabalpur
ignoujabalpur@hotmail. Com
41
OFF : 0761-2600411 /
5533569
FAX : 0761-2609919
2ND FLR, RAJSHEKHAR
BHAVAN
RANI DURGAVATI
VISHVAVIDYALAYA
CAMPUS, PACHPEDHI
JABALPUR – 482 001
MADHYA PRADESH
18 Jaipur [email protected]
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OFF : 0141-2785750 /
2174292 / 2785730
FAX : 0141-2784043
70/79, SECTOR - 7
PATEL MARG
MANSAROVAR
JAIPUR - 302 020
RAJASTHAN
19 Jammu
12
OFF : 0191-2546529
/ 2579572
FAX : 0191-2546995
SPMR COLLEGE OF
COMMERCE
CANAL ROAD
JAMMU - 180 001
JAMMU & KASHMIR
20 Karnal [email protected]
10
OFF : 0184-2271514
/ 2260075
FAX : 0184-2255738
OLD GOVT. COLLEGE
CAMPUS
RAILWAY STATION ROAD
KARNAL - 132 001
HARYANA
21 Khanna
22
OFF : 01628- 229994 /
237361 / 229993
FAX : 01628-238632
I.T.I. BUILDING
BULEPUR
(DISTRICT LUDHIANA)
KHANNA – 141 401
PUNJAB
22 Kohima [email protected]
20
OFF : 0370-2241903 /
2241904
FAX : 0370-2241905
NH-39, OPP. DZUVURU
(MHON KHOLA)
I.O.C.
KOHIMA – 797 001
NAGALAND
23 Kolkata
28
OFF : 033-23349850
/ 23592719/ 23589323
(RCL)
FAX : 033-23347576
BIKASH BHAWAN, 4TH
FLOOR
NORTH BLOCK
SALT LAKE, BIDHAN NAGAR
KOLKATA - 700 091
WEST BENGAL
24 Koraput [email protected]
44 OFF : 06852-251535 /
252982
DISTRICT AGRICULTURE
OFFICE RD
BEHIND PANCHAYAT
BHAVAN
KORAPUT – 764 020
ORISSA
25 Lucknow [email protected]
27
OFF : 0522-2364893 /
2762410 (RCL) / 2364453
FAX : 0522-2364889
B-1/33, SECTOR - H
ALIGANJ
LUCKNOW - 226 024
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RC Sl.
No. Place
RC Code
Contact Nos. Address
UTTAR PRADESH
26 Patna
05
OFF : 0612-2221538/
2221541
FAX : 0612-2221539
2ND FLOOR, BISCOMAUN
TOWER
WEST GANDHI MAIDAN,
PATNA – 800 001
BIHAR
27 Port Blair [email protected]
02 OFF : 03192-237078,
242888
JNR MAHAVIDYALAYA
CAMPUS
PORT BLAIR-744104
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
ISLANDS
28 Pune [email protected]
16
OFF : 020-25671867
/ 25651321
FAX : 020-25671864
1ST FLOOR, MSFC BUILDING
270, SENAPATI BAPAT ROAD
PUNE - 411 016
MAHARASHTRA
29 Raipur [email protected]
35
OFF : 0771-2428285 /
5056508
FAX : 0771-2445839
REST HOUSE & E.M. OFFICE
HALL
SECTOR - 1
SHANKAR NAGAR
RAIPUR – 492 007
CHATTISGARH
30 Ranchi
32
OFF : 0651-2244677 /
2244688 / 2244699
FAX : 0651-2244400
457/A, ASHOK NAGAR
RANCHI – 834 002.
JHARKHAND
31
Shillong [email protected]
18
OFF: 0364-2521117
FAX: 0364-2521271
SUNNY LODGE
NONGTHYMMAI
NONGSHILLIANG
SHILLONG - 793 014
MEGHALAYA
32 Shimla
11
OFF : 0177-2624613 /
2625843/ 2624612
FAX : 0177-2624611
CHAUHAN NIWAS
BUILDING,
KHALINI
SHIMLA - 171 002
HIMACHAL PRADESH
33 Srinagar
30
OFF : 0194-2311258
/ 2311251
FAX : 0194-2311259
MANTOO HOUSE
RAJ BAGH
NEAR MASJID AL-FAROOQ
SRINAGAR - 190 008
JAMMU & KASHMIR
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Code State
01 Andhra Pradesh
02 Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT)
03 Arunachal Pradesh
04 Assam
05 Bihar
06 Chandigarh (UT)
07 Delhi
08 Goa
09 Gujarat
10 Haryana
11 Himachal Pradesh
12 Jammu & Kashmir
13 Karnataka
14 Kerala
15 Madhya Pradesh
16 Maharashtra
17 Manipur
18 Meghalaya
19 Mizoram
20 Nagaland
21 Orissa
22 Punjab
23 Rajasthan
24 Sikkim
25 Tamil Nadu
26 Tripura
27 Uttar Pradesh
28 West Bengal
29 Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu (UT)
30 Lakshadweep (UT)
31 Pondicherry (UT)
35 Chattisgarh
36 Jharkhand
37 Uttaranchal
List of State Codes
