
Nasir Yousufi
Srinagar, Jun 25Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is proud to announce the launch of various new innovative programmes in ODL mode for July 2024 admission cycles which are aimed to enrich the educational opportunities available to the aspiring students across the country. These new initiatives underscore IGNOU’s commitment to fostering accessible and inclusive learning environments. The programmes are MBA in Agribusiness Management, Health Care and Hospital Management, Construction Management, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Rehabilitation Psychology, Fashion Design and Retail and certificate programmes like Event Management, Early Childhood Special Education Enabling Inclusion –Hearing Impairment, Early Childhood Special Education Enabling Inclusion –Visual Impairment and Early Childhood Special Education Enabling Inclusion –Intellectual Disability. Also MoU has been signed between IGNOU New Delhi and Rehabilitation Council of India for launching of the PG in Rehabilitation Psychology programme throughout the country for July 2024 admission cycle. Composite Regional Centre Srinagar will be one of the study centres of IGNOU throughout the country where the programme can be started. We are also in the process of signing of the MoU with NIFT (National Institute of Fashion Technology) Srinagar for the establishment of a Programme study centre where Diploma in Fashion Design and Retail programme can be activated. Besides this, two new proposals for establishing the IGNOU study centre at SKUAST-K and IUST are in the pipeline where the agriculture and science based programmes can be activated. We are also exploring the possibilities of opening new study centres where the MSC programmes like Physics, Chemistry, Zoology, and Biochemistry can be activated.
Dr. A.H. Rizvi, Regional Director IGNOU Srinagar communicated that the admission to all the academic programmes offered in ODL(Open Distance Learning)/OL (Online Learning) mode for the July 2024 admission session is presently going on. The last date for submitting the application forms through online mode is 30 June 2024.”