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Admission Activity  

IGNOU Offers “Round the Year Admission” to its Programmes under the ‘Walk-in-admission’ Scheme. Candidates can obtain admission application forms at the Regional Centre/Study Centre, Headquarters and also can download the Prospectus and application forms from the university website at
www.ignou.ac.in and can submit the same at the concerned Regional Centres either through Post on in Person. Application forms can be submitted online and programme fee can be paid online through internet payment gateway.  

Cut of dates for walk-in-admission

For July Session                      For January Session                                  Late fee

1. Upto 30th April                       Upto 31st October                                            NIL

2. 1st May to 31st May               1st November to 30th November                  200.00  

‘Walk in Admission’ for all Advertised  Programmes

The University has introduced Walk-in-admission facility, with effect from July 2008 for all Programmes except for the Management, B.Ed. The admission for these programmes will remain open round the year. Therefore, the candidates may submit the application forms as per the following schedule to concerned Regional Centre.  

For January Session :     From 1st June upto 31st October (without late fee)
                                      
1st November to 30th November
                                       
(with late fee of Rs. 200/-) 

For July Session      :       From 1st December upto 30th April (without late fee)
                                        
1st May to 31st May
                                        
(with late fee of Rs. 200/-)


Re-Registration

Learners are advised to submit the Re-Registration forms only at the respective Regional Centre and nowhere else. If any student sends the Registration/Re-Registration forms at wrong places and thereby misses the scheduled date and consequently a semester/year, he/she will have no claim on the University for regularisation.

Schedule for Re-Registration

 

For July Session

 For January Session

Late Fee

1.

1st February to 31st March

1st August to 1st October

Nil

2.

1st April to 30th April

3rd  October to 31st October

  200.00

3.

1st May to 31st May

1st November to 30th November

  500.00

4.

1st June to 20th June

1st December to 20th December

1000.00

*Learners are advised to submit the Re-registration form to the concerned Regional Centre only
and nowhere else.


Re-admission/Pro-rata fee

The students who are not able to clear their programme within the maximum duration can take re-admission for additional period in continuation of the earlier period as under:

Certificates Programmes

6 Months (6 months duration)

Diplomas Programmes

1 Year (1 year duration)

Bachelor’s Degree Programmes

2 Years (3 years duration)

Master Degree Programmes

2 Years (2 years duration)

For readmission, the student has to make pro-rata fee for each incomplete courses. The details of pro-rata fee and the Re-admission Form is available at the Regional Centres also in the website for the courses which they have not been able to completed. For further details, please see the website. The student who fail to pay the prescribed full programme fee during the maximum duration of the Programme shall have to pay full fee for the missed years in addition to pro-rata course fee for re-admission.

Applicable Pro-Rata Rates, Details Guidelines and Re-admission form are available here


Change of Elective / Course / Medium / Programme / Correction / Study Centre/ Regional Centre

Correction of Address & Study Centres
Change of Address & Study Centres

There is a printed card for change/correction of address and change of Study Centre which is dispatched along with the study material. In case there is any correction/change in the address, the learners are advised to make use of proforma provided in the Programme Guide and send it to the Regional Director concerned who will forward the request after verifying the student’s signature to SR&E Division, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi - 110068. Requests received directly at SRE&D, N.Delhi will not be entertained. The form of change of address can also be downloaded from IGNOU Website www.ignou.ac.in. Learners are advised not to write letters to any other officer in the University in this regard. Normally, it takes 4-6 weeks to effect the change. Therefore, the learners are advised to make their own arrangements to redirect the mail to the changed address during this period. In case a change of Study Centre is desired, the learners are advised to fill the proforma and address it to the Regional Centre concerned. Since counseling facilities are not available for all Programmes at all the centres, learners are advised to make sure that counseling facilities are available, for the subject he/she has chosen, at the new centre opted for. Request for change of Study Centre is normally accepted subject to availability of seat for the programme at the new centre asked for. Change of Address and Study Centre are not permitted until admissions are finalized. Similarly, change of Study Centre is not permissible in programmes where practical components are involved.  

 


 

Change of Elective / Course

Change in Elective/Course is permitted within 30 days from the receipt of first set of course material on payment of Rs. 150/- for a 4 credit course or part thereof Rs. 300/- for a 8 credit course for under graduation courses and Rs. 300/- upto 2/4 credits and Rs.600/- upto 6/8 credits course for Master Degree Programme by a Demand Draft drawn in favour of IGNOU payable at the city of the concerned Regional Centre. The request for change of Elective/Course should be addressed to the concerned Regional Director strictly within a stipulated period mentioned in the form.  The student is required to return back the study material already received to the concerned Regional Centre by registered post or in person.


Change of Medium

Change of Medium is permitted within 30 days from the receipt of first set of course material in the first year ONLY, on payment of Rs. 100/- plus Rs. 150/- per 2/4 credit course and Rs. 300/- per 6/8 credit course for undergraduate courses and Rs. 300/- per 2/ 4 credit course and Rs. 600/- per 6/8 credit course for Master degree programme by a Demand Draft drawn in favour of IGNOU payable at the city of the concerned Regional Centre. The request for change of medium should be addressed to the concerned Regional Director. The student is required to return back the study material already received to the concerned Regional Centre by registered post or in person.


Change of Programme

Change of programme from B.A. to B.Com./BTS or B.Com to B.A./BTS or B.Sc. to B.A./B.Com is permitted only in the first year of study within 30 days from the receipt of first set of course material on payment of Rs. 300/- plus Rs. 150/- per 2/4 credits course and Rs. 300/- per 6/8 credit course by way of Demand Draft drawn in favour of IGNOU at the city of the concerned Regional Centre. For change of Programme from B.A./B.Com to BTS, the student will be required to pay the difference of fee in addition to Rs. 300/- stated above. Change of programme from MEG/MHD/MPS/MAH/MPA/MSO/MEC/ MARD / M.Com and vice-versa is permitted only in the first year of study. The student has to pay the full fee for the new Programme and the fee paid for the earlier Programme will stand forfeited. No change is permitted from B.A./B.Com to B.Sc. The request for change of programme should be addressed to the Concerned Regional Director. The student is required to return the study material already received to the concerned Regional Centre by registered post or in person, wherever for change of Programme the fee is forfeited the student did not require to return the course materials.


Change of Region

When a learner wants transfer from one region to another, he/she has to write to that effect to the Regional Centre from where he/ she is seeking a transfer marking copies to the Regional Centre where he/she would like to be transferred to. Further, he/she has to obtain a certificate from the Coordinator of the Study Centre from where he/she is seeking transfer regarding the number of assignments submitted. The Regional Director from where the learner is seeking the transfer will transfer all records including details of fee payment to the new Regional Centre under intimation to the Registrar, SR&E Division and the learner. For change of Region in practical oriented Programmes like computer programmes, B.Sc. etc., ‘No Objection Certificate’ is to be obtained from the concerned Regional Centre/Study Centre where the learner wishes his/her transfer.  Change of region is not permitted for B.Ed Programme.


Term-end Examination

The University conducts Term-end Examination twice a year in the month of June and December every year.  Students will be permitted to appear in Term-end Examination subject to the condition that registration for the courses in which they wish to appear is valid.  Maximum time to pursue the programme is not elapsed and they have also submitted the required number of assignment(s), if any, in those courses by the due date. 

  • Examination Fee

Examination fee of Rs.50/- per course is required to be paid through Bank Draft in favour of IGNOU payable at Delhi . The examination forms are available at all the Study Centres and Regional Centres.  Students can also submit on-line examination form as per guidelines through IGNOU website at www.ignou.ac.in 

  • Examination Centre

Normally the study centre is the examination centre. However, a student is required to fill the exam centre code in the examination form.  For the purpose you are advised to go through the list of study centres available in the Student Handbook and Prospectus/Programme Guide. In case any student wish to take examination at a particular centre, the code of the chosen centre be filled up as examination centre code.  However, examination centre chosen by a student if is not activated, the university will allot another examination centre under the same Region. 

  • Date of Submission of Examination Forms

 

JUNE, TEE

DECEMBER, TEE

LATE FEE

WHERE TO SUBMIT THE FORM

1st March to 31st March

1st Sept to 30th Sept

NIL

IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068 or at the concerned Regional Centre

1st April to 20th April

1st Oct to 20th Oct

Rs.100/-

21st April to 15th May

21st Oct to 15th Nov

Rs.500/-

For outside Delhi students (Concerned Regional Centre)

For Delhi students (IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068 or concerned Regional Centre)

16th May to 28th May

16th Nov to 26th Nov

Rs.1000/-

  To avoid discrepancies in filling up examination form/hardship in appearing in the term-end examination students are advised to : 

  1. remain in touch with your Study Centre/Regional Centre/SRE Division for change in schedule of submission of examination form fee if any;
  2. fill up the examination form for next term-end examination without waiting for the result of the previous term-end examination and also filling up the courses, for which result is awaited;  
  3. fill up all the particulars carefully and properly in the examination form to avoid rejection/delay in processing of the form;
  4. retain proof of mailing/submission of examination form till you receive examination hall ticket; 
    • Issue of Examination Hall Ticket

University issues Examination Hall Ticket to the student’s atleast two week before the commencement of Term-end Examination the same could also be downloaded from the University’s website www.ignou.ac.in.  In case any student fails to receive the Examination Hall Ticket within one week before the commencement of the examination the students can download the hall ticket from the website and approach the exam centre for appearing in the exam.



Admission to  Programmes through Entrance Test  

Admission into the following programmes of the university is strictly on the basis of entrance test :  

  1. Management programme (MBA)

Admission to Management Programme of the University is on the basis of performance in the Entrance Test (OPENMAT) conducted at examination centres spread all over the country, twice a year (February and August).  

For appearing in the entrance test (OPENMAT) a candidate has to fill up Application Form for OPENMAT Entrance Test which is provided in/with the Student Handbook and Prospectus.  The form is required to be submitted at the University Headquarter within the stipulated dates.  

Declaration of entrance test result :  

Result of the admission test is communicated to every candidate and is also made available on the university website (www.ignou.ac.in).   

Admission into the Management Programme :  

All such candidates who qualify in the entrance test are eligible to register themselves in the Management Programme.  For admission a learner will have to apply on the specified Application Form which is given in the Student Handbook alongwith required documents and requisite programme/course fee to the Regional Director concerned.  

            Validity of Openmat Score :  

Candidates who have qualified for admission on the basis of the score obtained in the Entrance Test (OPENMAT) will be eligible to take admission into Management Programme in any of the subsequent two semesters.  For example, one who qualifies for admission in August, 2008 entrance test, may take admission in any of the following two semesters i.e., either in January, 2009 or July, 2009.    

            Schedule of Operation :  

Date of Entrance Test

Last Date of submission of the entrance test form at University headquarters

Eligible to take admission in (validity of Openmat score)

Last date for submission of application form for admission at the concerned Regional centre alongwith Result Ca rd , Identity Ca rd and other relevant documents

17.8.08

(OPENMAT-XXIV)

15.7.2008

Ist Sem., 2009 (January, 2009)

II Sem., 2009 (July, 2009)

30th November, 2008

31st May, 2009

1.2.09

(OPENMAT-XXV)

15.12.2008

Ist Sem., 2009 (July, 2009)

II Sem., 2009 (January, 2010)

31st May, 2009

30th November, 2009

16.8.09

(OPENMAT-XXIV)

15.7.2009

Ist Sem., 2009 (January, 2010)

II Sem., 2009 (July, 2010)

30th November, 2009

31st May, 2009


  1. BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (B.Ed.)

Admission in this Programme of the university is done Regional Centre-wise on the basis of the score obtained in the entrance test conducted by the university all over India .  The candidates who fulfill the eligibility criteria are required to submit only the filled in application form without enclosures.  

Entrance Test is conducted on 3 rd Sunday of August every year.  However, from the year 2009 the university will be conducting two entrance test for the programme once in February and again in August every year. However, registration to the programme will be once a year i.e., only for January session every year.  

For appearing in the entrance test a candidate has to fill up the Application Form for B.Ed. entrance test which is available in the Student Handbook and Prospectus or is available on the university website (www.ignou.ac.in).  However, candidates who apply through the downloaded form will be required to forwa rd a fee of Rs.550/- alongwith the application form. The result of the entrance test is available at the respective Regional Centre as well as the university website.  

Mere qualifying in the Entrance Test would not amount to acceptance of ones eligibility for admission to B.Ed. programme of the university.  The final admission to the programme shall be subject to their region-wise merit in the entrance test and production of proof of their eligibility prescribed by the university.  

  1. Post Graduate Certificate in Oral Implantology and
  2. Post Graduate Certificate in Endodontics

The Programmes are on offer for July session only. The selection is done on the basis of a combined entrance test for the two programmes.  For appearing in the entrance test candidates are required to apply in the prescribed application form available in the Student Handbook & prospectus.  The form could also be downloaded from the university website (www.ignou.ac.in), however, the downloaded form are required to be supported with a demand draft of Rs.550/- drawn in favour of IGNOU , payable at New Delhi . All the application forms are required to be submitted   at the University Headquarters (SR&E Division, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi )  

  1. Diploma in Nautical Science Leading to B.Sc. (Nautical Science)

Admission to this programme is offered on the basis of qualifying in a written test (Entrance Test-OPENNET) conducted by the university.  The Entrance Test is conducted twice a year.  The candidates seeking admission can fall in two categories namely Sponsored and Non-Sponsored.   

All candidates (sponsored or non-sponsored) are required to successfully clear the entrance test-OPENNET to become eligible for admission in the programme.


Issue of Study Material

The admission data received from concerned Regional centers is compiled and processed in the division. However, for the despatch of study material,concerned Regional Centers will be despatching the study material to the students from July 2008 onwards, as the same has been decentralised.


Submission of Assignments

Dates are notified on the front page of each assignment. Normally the dates are 31st March, 30th April, 31st August, 31st October.


Tutor Marked Assignments (TMA)

are to be sent to the concerned study centre. Students are advised to ensure collection of evaluated assignments along with assessment sheet (Evaluator Comment Sheet) from the study centre.


Computer Marked Assignments (CMA)

Wherever prescribed are to be sent to the SR&E Division directly.

Submission of Assignments is a pre-requisite for taking the Term-end Examination. Students are advised to retain a copy of the assignment with them.

Term-end Examinations are held twice a year beginning 1st June and 1st December (except when 1st is a Sunday). The Date Sheet for the forthcoming examination is published 6 months in advance through the newsletter, notice boards at the Regional Centre and Study Centres and is also available on the web site.


 

Associate Studentship

The University has a scheme of ‘Associate Studentship’ which provides for a candidate who fulfils the minimum eligibility requirements for the programme under which the course(s) is/are offered, to register for only one course or a limited number of courses, subject to a minimum of 8 credits and maximum of 32 credits.  An Associate Student is attached to a Study Centre for counselling, assignment evaluation, library facility, etc.  The application form provided at the end of the Prospectus (please see page no……..) can be used for registration.  A fee of Rs.450/- per 8 credit plus Rs.100/- as registration fee is charged for admission to course(s) under BA, B.Com, B.Sc., BSW and BTS programmes.  For the rest of the programmes the fee will be charged on pro-rata basis,  i.e. by dividing the programme fee by the number of courses in the programme, plus Rs.100/- as registration fee.  

The minimum and maximum allowable period given to Associate students for completion of their course(s) would be six months  and  two years, respectively.  There will be no separate counselling or lab work schedule for the associate students.  They will have to be in touch with the Study Center concerned in order to know the schedule and participate in the sessions accordingly.  Minimum period of six months would be allowed, if the courses opted by the students are up to 16 credits.  If the option exceeds 16 credits, the minimum period should be one year.  

Associate students would be permitted to seek admission in any of the admission cycles and to opt the courses that are on offer either in January or July cycles.  However, no counselling and/or lab/practicals would be conducted separately for the Associate students.  In such a case the students would be allowed to avail the counselling/practical session in the next semester and accordingly the minimum duration would be extended to another six months.  However, the maximum duration of two years would remain unchanged.  

If an Associate student opts for more than 16 credits worth of courses in either of the admission cycles, he/she is not entitled to seek admission in the next cycle unless the prescribed minimum duration is completed, except in the courses of Certificate Programmes.    

Associate Students are not eligible to seek admission to the courses under the Programmes where the number of  seats are limited and/or the admission is done through Entrance Test .  

Change of course is not permitted under this scheme. Similarly, re-admission facility is not extended to Associate Students.  Separate Enrolment No., i.e. ‘AS - - - - - - -’ would be allotted to such students.  The filled-in forms of ‘Associate Studentship’ are to be sent to the Regional Director concerned.   Forms received by any other Office than the Regional Centre concerned would be summarily rejected.  


 

Whom to Contact for What

1. Identity Card, Fee Receipt, Bonafide Certificate, Migration,Certificate,  Scholarship Forms/Change of Programme/Medium/Course/Elective/Opting of left over electives / Project query after submission of BCA, MCA Projects Concerned Regional Centre. The Deman Draft should be drawn in favour of 'IGNOU' payable at city of the Regional Centre.
2.Non-receipt of study material   and assignments Assistant Registrar, Student Cell,Material Production and Distribution  Division, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068
 mpdd@ignou.ac.in or rcsharma@ignou.ac.in Ph:29533858,29535924-32/Extn.2008 or
concerned Regional Centre 
3.Schedule/Information regarding Exam-form, Entrance Test, Date-sheet, Hall ticket.. Assitant Registrar (Exam.II), SR&E Division, Block-12,Room No.-2 IGNOU, Maidan Garhi  New Delhi-110068 sgoswami@ignou.ac.in. Ph. 29536743 29535924-32/Extn. 2202, 2209
4.Result, Re-evaluation, Grade Card, Provisional Certificate, Early Declaration  of Result, Transcript. Deputy Registrar (Exam-III)  SR&E Division, Block-12,Room No.-1 IGNOU,  Maidan Garhi,  New Delhi-110068 kramesh@ignou.ac.in Ph. 29536103, 29535924-32/Extn. 2201, 2211, 1316
5.Non-reflection of Assignment Grades/marksAsstt. Registrar, (Assignment) SR&E Division, Block-3, Room  No.12, IGNOU,  Maidan Garhi, New Delhi – 110068 assignments@ignou.ac.in or njha@ignou.ac.in Ph.29535924/Extn. 1312,  1319, 1325  
6. Status of Project Reports of all Programmes

Project Cell
Phone No: 011-29532294
Intercom No. 1313/1320/1321
E-mail: projects@ignou.ac.in ;
sureshchugh@ignou.ac.in

7.Original Degree/Diploma/verfication of degree/diplomaDeputy Registrar (Exam.I), SR&E 
Division, Block-9, IGNOU, Maidan  Garhi, New Delhi – 110068 opbangia@ignou.ac.in Ph. 29535438,
29535924-32/Extn. 2224,  2213
8.Student Grievance (SRED)  Asstt. Registrar (Student Grievance) SR&ED,Block-3,Room No.13, IGNOU Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110 068 sregrievance@ignou.ac.in Ph 29532294, 29535924-32/Extn. 1313
9.Purchase of Audio/Video TapesMarketing Unit, EMPC, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi - 110068
10.Academic Content  Director of the School concerned
11.Approval of Project Synopsis  Project Co-ordinater in the Concerned School
12.Submission of Project Reports  Despatch Section, SRED, Block-12 Ph. 29535924-32/Extn. 2216
13Student Support Services and  Student Grievances, pre-admission Inquiry of various courses in IGNOURegional Director, Student Service Centre, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068 E-mail: ssc@ignou.ac.in Telephone Nos.: 29535714, 29533869, 2953380 Fax: 29533129

                                                                                                                             

Other Informations

Check List

Before sending the form to IGNOU please check whether you have:

Affix photograph and enclose  the following attested copies:

      Demand Draft/Challan Form for Programme fee/ fee for 1st year/1st Semester. and have written Your Name, Programme Code and Application No. on the reverse of the Demand Draft.

ii      Certificates in support of your Educational Qualification(s)

iii     Experience Certificate wherever required.

Iv     Category Certificate for SC/SC/OBC/PH/Kashmiri Migrant/ War Widow candidates wherever     required.

v      Age Certificate wherever required

vi     Student Card duly filled-in along with self attested photograph

vii    Acknowledgement Card duly stamped 

Ø      The Candidates of BSc Nursing(Pb), PGDHHM, PGDMCH, PGDGM,CHCWM, DNA, CCEANM & BSCHOT should deposit  only the Registration Fee Rs. 100/- with the application form .  Their selectin wil be determined by way of a merit list and they will be duly informed. Only selected candidates will be required to pay the programme fee within a stipulated date.

Ø       The candidate of PGDCC Programme should deposit only  the Registration fee is Rs.500/-  with application form.  Only selected candidates will be required to pay the programme fee within the stipulated date.

Ø      CFN Programme is also offered in Assamese, Gujarati, Kanada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil and Oriya.