How to Change Regional Center of IGNOU - Issues for Nepalese IGNOU Students - II

How to Change Regional Center of IGNOU - Issues for Nepalese IGNOU Students - II

First part of this blog can be read here: http://studyignou.blogspot.com/2015/07/how-to-change-regional-center-of-ignou.html

This is the website of one of the Partner Institution of IGNOU in Nepal: http://www.ignounepal.edu.np/student.php?ref=page_content&page_id=7

It clearly gives the following information to the prospective IGNOU Nepal Students.

1. Transfer facility to IGNOU study centers worldwide: Candidates once enrolled to the IGNOU can get transferred to any study centers / Partner Institutes (PIs) worldwide provided the courses/program is in offer.

2. Examination Facility: Candidates can appear TERM END EXAM from any Partner Institution/ Study Center worldwide, they can also appear exams through India Embassy / Indian Consulate in the countries where there is no Partner Institution / study center.

The above information given by Nepal based IGNOU Partner Institute is correct. However, the process is not as easy as you may think of it.

First of all, who are the students who can be admitted in IGNOU Partner Institute of Nepal?

Who can be admitted as an international student of IGNOU?
Ans. A person residing outside India and seeking admission for the courses offered by IGNOU where there are Partner Institutes of IGNOU. A list of all Partner Institutes may be seen at IGNOU Website Under a Link "International Students".

To understand the process fully, Visit this link in IGNOU Website: http://www.ignou.ac.in/ignou/aboutignou/division/id/introduction

There, you will get FAQs relating to IGNOU International Students. IN FAQs prepared by IGNOU University for International Students, Question No. 15, 16, 32 and 34 deal with change of Partner Institute from one country to another. So, if you are student of IGNOU In Nepal in one of the Partner Institutions of IGNOU in Nepal and want to transfer your registration from Nepal to India or if you are IGNOU Student in India in one of the Regional Centers and if you want to transfer your registration from some Regional Center in India to IGNOU Partner Institution in Nepal, you must read answers to Question No. 15, 16, 32 and 34 and you will get the idea about how you can change your partner institutions and regional centers from one country to another, from Nepal to India and from India to Nepal.

The Questions and their answers have been reproduced below for the help of IGNOU International Students:

15. Can a student seek change of Region / Partner Institute / Regional Centre during her or his studies?
Ans. A 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 Director, International Division, Block 15, Section-K, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi – 110068.

32. Whether a learner can get transfer from India to abroad for continuing his/her studies?
Ans. The learner may get transfer to such countries where IGNOU has its partner institutes and the program he/she wants to pursue is in offer in such Partner Institutes. For this a list of partner institutes along with the programs offered may be seen at: http://id.ignou.ac.in

34. Can a learner get transfer from India to abroad for continuing his/her studies?
Ans. The learner may get transfer to such countries where IGNOU has its partner institutes and the program he/she wants to pursue is in offer in such Partner Institutes. For this a list of partner institutes along with the programs offered may be seen at: http://id.ignou.ac.in

We wish you all the best to change the IGNOU Center from India to Nepal and from Nepal to India.