IGNOU is a Central University established by Act of Parliament in 1985. IGNOU Degrees/Diplomas/Certificates are recognised by all the members of Association of Indian Universities (AIU) The University offers both short-term and long-term programmes leading to Certificates, Diplomas and Degrees, which are conventional as well as innovative. Most of these IGNOU Courses have been developed after an initial survey of the demand for such Programmes. They are launched with a view to fulfil the learner’s needs.

IGNOU Admission 2011 for Management Programmes admission announcements are issued twice a year March/April and September/October. Entrance Tests are held twice a year on the first Sunday of February and on the first Sunday of August. Please check the IGNOU OPENMAT for the exact dates.

IGNOU Admission 2011 for BA (Bachelor of Arts), B.Com (Bachelor of Commerce), B.Sc (Bachelor of Science), BCA (Bachelor of Computer Applications), BTS (Bachelor of Tourism Studies), MA (English), MA (Hindi) admission announcements are issued in May/June session for July session.

IGNOU Admission 2011 to Bachelor of Education (B.Ed), Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT), Advanced Diploma in Information Technology (ADIT) programmes are available through a national entrance test, which is conducted on the first Sunday of August. Advertisement inviting applications for the entrance test is usually issued in April/May.

IGNOU Admission 2011 for Bachelor’s Preparatory Programme and all Certificate Programmes (Except Certificate in Rural Surgery(CRS) and Certificate in Teaching of Primary School Mathematics(CTPM) there is walk-in-admissions throughout the year. Application forms submitted between 01 June and 30 November will be considered for January session while applications received between 01 December and 31 May will be considered for July session.

IGNOU Admission 2011 for Doctoral programmes, application forms submitted between 01 April and 30 September are considered for January session while applications received between 01 October and 31 March are considered for July session.

The applicants can apply for IGNOU Admission 2011 to various programmes of IGNOU given in prospecturs through online also by making payments of programme fee through credit cards, cash challan and bank draft. After submitting the online admission, an applicant is required to take a print out of said form and submit the same to the concerned Regional Centre alongwith the attested copies of testimonials to fulfill the eligibility criteria for admission.

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