The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has transformed the education system in India by making it convenient for the students

Updated on: Wednesday, March 16, 2016

ignou The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has transformed the education system in India by making it convenient for the students. IGNOU offers various courses at the level of Master, Bachelor and other short term professional courses in a very less fee.

Seeing this, the IGNOU has finally taken a call "to increase the examination fee to 120 up from 60," as per a newspaper report. "The fee was revised this month and it has been done after a very long time," IGNOU's regional director P. Sivaswaroop, said. The institution took almost seven years to increase the examination fee.

The institution offers region specific programmes in Nagpur as per the need of the students. For instance, it gives agricultural and dairy sector education to those in Vidarbha district while gives more opportunities to women in Gadchiroli district, with a number of medical courses including nursing day care.

This open university is known for collaborating with the renowned universities so as to reach the students, as it has tied-up with the School of Open Learning (SOL), Delhi University. Likewise, it is tying up with the regional intuitions of Nagpur to reach every student. Also, IGNOU is one of the few institutions, which provides bulk of e-notes.

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has transformed the education system in India by making it convenient for the students

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