IGNOU signs MoU with UIADI

Updated on: Monday, November 01, 2010

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIADI) for implementation of the Unique Identification Numbers (UID) project.

According to the MoU, IGNOU will collaborate with the UIADI in conduction proof of concept studies. The university will also do a pilot test of the technology and the process of enrolment into the UID database and subsequently the full roll-out of the UID project.

A release said, “The UID numbers will be linked to IGNOU's students' data-base. So, it will provide the facility of ‘Anytime, Anywhere, Anyhow’ learning. IGNOU is also planning to use this platform not just to cover rural populace, but also to distribute the benefits of education to its learners.”

The MoU was signed between UIADI chairman Nandan Nilekani and IGNOU vice-chancellor V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai.

IGNOU signs MoU with UIADI

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