IGNOU- best place to pursue distant education

overall, Studying from IGNOU is a cost-effective and efficient choice but lack of placement and extracurricular opportunities makes the whole process so mundane.

After my graduation, I was looking for a credible distance learning institution to pursue higher Education from. A friend of mine recommended Indira Gandhi National Open University. I then researched on my own and found that the University was established after the parliament of India passed Indira Gandhi National University Act. I found the University has more credibility than other open learning institutions in the country and hence opted for this college.

For IGNOU's course curriculum, University provides personalized books to each and every student of the University. These books are written by highly qualified personals of the top institutions of the country. Moreover, in general, also Ignou books are considered the best books. Further, the exams are conducted twice a year as the course curriculum is semester wise.

No, if students are looking for any internship opportunity, IGNOU does not provide one. They have to look for themselves to find someplace that offers an internship to IGNOU Students.

IGNOU often provides job opportunities in the form of placements to the enrolled students but these placement opportunities are very minimalist. Students have to look for themselves for better opportunities available in the market in their particular fields.

IGNOU being an institution of distance learning, does not celebrate or take part in any kind of event celebrations. However, a convocation ceremony for the passing out students is held where students can come and take their respective degrees after successful completion of the respective course.

Talking about the fee structure at IGNOU, you just have to pay the minimal fee for each and every course be it a masters program, graduation program, degree course or diploma course. The fee can vary from 2,000 to 10,000 for various courses depending on your program of enrollment.

For the quality education offered by IGNOU and resources provided with the Education fee itself is really low. Its unlikely you will need any scholarship. However, IGNOU also offers a fee reimbursement for the students belonging to Minorities, SC &ST communities.

IGNOU enrolls more than 20 million students per year all over India. The data is quite high to say anything about the gender ratio. However, the students of IGNOU come from almost every region of the country. Further, similar to events and celebrations IGNOU do not organize competitions such as robotics, debates etc.

Again IGNOU is a distance learning University. While perusing your higher education from this University will not require to stay in the hostel or avail any hostel or mess facilities. You only need to attend hourly classes weekly to keep up with your courses so as you do not feel left out with your syllabus.

Since millions of students enroll in IGNOU in various programs. SO, the Alumni number is quite high however, no network has been set as such.

IGNOU has a fixed exam structure, Exams are conducted in semester format and annually as well. So, how your exam will be conducted depends on the course which you have enrolled in. For every exam period, IGNOU releases a separate notification to inform students about the same, then particular hall tickets are available for students to download from the university's official website.

The admission process is very simple and straightforward, every 6 months Indira Gandhi National Open University release notification and invite applications for admission into various courses at Masters, Graduate, Diploma and certificate levels. A candidate seeking admission into IGNOU have to fulfill the basic qualification needs. Applications forms are available online and can be completed from the comfort of one's home.

The faculties teaching to the IGNOU students are top class, you will get the best faculty of your respective city at an IGNOU Distance learning center. These faculties are highly qualified professors who know their subjects very we. Moreover, as this is an open learning University, you don't need to attempt classes regularly.