Indira Gandhi National Open University, commonly known as IGNOU, is preferred by thousands of Indian aspirants who want to pursue their undergrad or postgrad in various streams and specialisations either through a regular course, an online course, or a distance course. For all those students, the university has a student login portal where they can have complete and detailed information about their academics at a particular place. The same portal also contains personal information about the student.
After completing the registration process, students can log in to the portal using their username and password. The username and password will be allotted to students by the university after successful registration in a particular course. The portal helps the students to have various information, such as registration details, downloads, results, etc. The portal also displays all the subjects a student has opted for, along with the subject name, subject code, category, credits, term, and cycle. Apart from this, when any student logs into the account, they can avail various services and facilities very conveniently, such as:
- Checking the Admission Status: A student can easily check the status of their admission without visiting the university.
- A student can complete the registration and extract information for the chosen course.
- Grade Card: Your overall performance and progress can be viewed at a glance from this portal. The grade report can also be downloaded from this portal.
- Study material and handbook status: students can easily download and save any kind of study material that is prescribed and required when the window opens.
- Hall ticket download: Before the start of the end-term examination, one can also download the admit card from this portal.
- Assignment submission status: This option shows a detailed table regarding the assignments submitted by a particular student for various subjects at a glance.
- End-term examination status: The portal incorporates the schedule and other vital information related to the end-term examinations.
- Re-Registration: A student can easily re-register for a second or third year with the help of this option when the window gets open for the same in a hassle-free manner.
- Re-Evaluation: If any student is not happy with their marks after the declaration of the results, they can apply for a re-check of a particular paper with the help of this portal.
- Previous year question papers: This option can be very useful for all the students who previously had to contact the library or any other department for previous year question papers. They can use the portal to download previous year's question papers in pdf format to learn about the pattern and important questions that may appear in the examination.
- Term-end exam form submission status: a student can easily submit their examination form with the help of this facility when the window is activated from the university side.
- Student grievances: Any kind of grievance or any difficulty that a student is experiencing related to academics or anything else can be reported through this option by mentioning the category when required. When the student clicks this, they will be directed to a page where they can report the incident.
- IGNOU Student Mobile App: For easy access and management, a student will be directed to download the mobile version, so that the student can monitor all the activities and use the facility on the mobile itself.
- Any kind of fee deposited will reflect automatically after 1-2 days of deposit on the portal, so virtual transparency can be maintained.
- The portal also provides options for submitting requests for changing study centres or regional centres.
- The students also get notified about the various activities and events which are to be scheduled at the university through this portal.
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Commonly asked questions
IGNOU is a trusted and accredited distance education university. This central university was established by an ACT of parliament in 1985. IGNOU degree is equivalent to a degree granted by any recognised university in India. It is acceptable and valid overseas and in foreign countries with ease. This is because, IGNOU is a recognised university under UGC and is a governmental university too. An IGNOU degree is approved by DEC and AICTE.
Yes, IGNOU also offers a two-year MBA programme in General, Banking & Finance, Financial Management, HRM, Marketing Management and Operations Management specialisations. Up until past years, i.e., 2021, IGNOU MBA admission was subject to valid scores obtained by the students in the IGNOU OPENMAT exam. However, for 2023 admission, OPENMAT was not conducted for the January and July sessions. Admission is now being granted on a merit-basis. The programme is offered with English as a medium of instruction and applications for the same can be submitted online on the official website.
Yes, IGNOU degrees are absolutely valid for corporate and government jobs. It is the only Open University in India that is accredited with the highest A+ Grade by NAAC. Other than this, the Degrees / Certificates / Diplomas awarded by IGNOU are well recognised by all the member institutions of the AIU (Association of Indian Universities). Importantly, all the degrees offered by IGNOU are at par with the corresponding Diplomas, Degrees and Certificates offered by universities across the country. After pursuing a degree from IGNOU and by upskilling in a particular area, students can land jobs in their preferred domain.
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Answered 3 weeks ago
As per IGNOU NIRF report 2026, the overall median package received during IGNOU placements 2025 was between INR 2.45 LPA and 2.85 LPA. In UG 1-year programs, 640 students were placed and 2560 students were selected for higher studies out of 3765 graduating students.
In UG 3-year course, 6917 studen
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered 4 weeks ago
Indira Gandhi National Open University (popularly known as IGNOU) is one of the top names for distance/ part-time education in India. IGNOU is UGC approved & is accredited by the NAAC with Grade 'A+.'
IGNOU online courses make it easy for working professionals to upgrade their academic stature with t
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Contributor-Level 6
Answered a month ago
IGNOU BA course is of three-year duration and is six semesters. The first semester syllabus include topics related to English in Daily Life, Individual and Society. Some of the subjects that the students study in the first semester are:
- Social Small Talk
- Money Matters
- Social Injustice
- Mountaineering in
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
IGNOU BA (Hons) English course curriculum include core courses, ability enhancement compulsory courses, and generic electives. The generic electives in the UG course are:
- Gender Sensitization: Society and Culture
- Indian Society: Images and Realities
- Psychology and Media
- Rethinking Development
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
IGNOU BA (Hons) English course fee is INR 15,900. It is the total fees for three-year UG course. The given fee is as per the official website or sanctioning body. It is still subject to revision and hence, is indicative.
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered a month ago
IGNOU offers fee waiver for SC and ST students applying for UG courses. Candidates wanting to avail this benefit need to meet the prescribed eligibility criteria. The requirements to get a fee waiver are mentioned below:
- Applicant should be from SC or ST category.
- The family annual income should be be
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Contributor-Level 10
Answered 2 months ago
The course fee for Bachelor Degree from IGNOU is INR 4,00,000 along with uniform and kit fees which is INR 25,000.
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