Tuesday, July 7, 2015

Change of Ignou Regional Center, Study Center and Partner Institutes by International Students of IGNOU

Students of IGNOU University are already aware that IGNOU operates in different counties. In this sense, IGNOU University is truly a world class international open University in India. International Students of IGNOU have two options to get admitted in IGNOU. They can join IGNOU either through foreign Study Centers located at foreign country/in their home place or if they are in India, they can register with IGNOU in India as International Students and can study here.

However, there can be a situation that a student enrolled in foreign partnered institution of IGNOU University may have to come back to India on a permanent basis or foreigner living in India may have to leave India due to various reasons. In such situations, students may face difficulty of studying in an IGNOU institution/Regional Center and may have to discontinue his IGNOU Education if that be a case where IGNOU does not allow to transfer the registration from one country to another. But, IGNOU has been very flexible to transfer the IGNOU Regional Center from one place to another within India and from India to outside and from outside to India. IGNOU University has taken care the interests of International and Overseas Students considering the various difficulties that may be faced by IGNOU International Students.

IGNOU Overseas or International Students therefore, can transfer their registration from overseas to India and from India to overseas. IGNOU has prepared a details Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for its international students and International IGNOU Students must go through it to find out the process and procedures to get admitted in IGNOU University. You can download the FAQs from HERE: http://ignou.ac.in/userfiles/FAQs%20final%20(Revised).pdf

Please read Question No. 15 and 16 and their answers to understand the change of IGNOU Regional Center from one country to another in page 4 of the booklet. The Question and the answer is reproduced below:

15. Can a student seek change of Region / Partner Institute / Regional Centre of IGNOU during
her or his studies?

Ans. A IGNOU UNIVERSITY student can seek change of region from overseas to India or vice-a-versa subject to the condition:

i) Such a change is not permissible for B.ED course from overseas to India.

ii) Change for Management Program from the overseas to India is permissible if the candidate undertakes to remit international fees during her/ his studies.

16. What is the procedure for seeking change of Region?

Ans. IGNOU provides the facility of change of region from overseas to India and vice-a-versa subject to certain conditions as mentioned in the above question. The candidate can apply in the prescribed form along with a fee of USD 50 or equivalent INR. Such application may be sent to the IGNOU, Director, International Division, Block 15, Section-K, IGNOU, MaidanGarhi, New Delhi – 110068.

For more information on IGNOU International Students' Division, Please follow the link: http://www.ignou.ac.in/ignou/aboutignou/division/id/introduction

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