IGNOU begins registrations for Bachelors degrees for Agniveers of IAF

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) collaborated with the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to offer skill-based Bachelor degree Programmes to the Agniveers. Interested candidates must note that applications are now open at the official website, i.e. ignou.ac.in.

IGNOU registration process for Bachelor degree Programmes for Agniveers has begun. The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) collaborated with the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to offer skill-based Bachelor degree Programmes to the Agniveers. Interested candidates must note that applications are now open at the official website, i.e. ignou.ac.in.

This partnership is established with the aim to help the Agniveers get a Bachelor's Degree while in service. With the help of this, the experts also aim to improve the employability post-service for the Agniveers.

Candidates must note that these programmes consist of 120 credits, out of which courses worth 60 credits are offered by IGNOU, while the remaining 60 credits are offered as in-service skill education by the Armed Forces.

The Open University has commenced the registration process for these courses from August 1. Under this partnership, the varsity is offering five courses:

• BAAS: Bachelor of Arts (Applied Skills)
• BAASTM: Bachelor of Arts (Applied Skills) Tourism Management
• BAASMSME: Bachelor of Arts (Applied Skills) MSME
• BCOMAS (Bachelor of Commerce (Applied Skills)
• BSCAS: Bachelor of Science (Applied Skills)

The National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET), the regulatory body for skill education has approved the skill courses offered by the Armed Forces. These programmes are also in consonance with the recommendation of NEP 2020 for integration of higher education with skill education.

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