Srinagar, July 19: Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has extended the last date for fresh admissions and re-registration for the July 2025 academic cycle to 31st July 2025, in view of requests from various stakeholders and to accommodate prospective learners who were unable to complete admission formalities earlier.According to a statement issued here, the University has announced that admissions are open for a wide range of Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Certificate, Diploma, and Postgraduate Diploma programmes offered in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) as well as Online mode. Interested candidates may apply through the official admission portal https://ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in after creating a User ID and Password and ensuring availability of an active mobile number, email ID, scanned academic documents, photograph, and online payment facility.It is mandatory for all applicants to generate their DEB ID prior to initiating the admission process. Detailed guidelines for DEB ID creation can be accessed at https://www.ignou.ac.in/viewFile/SRD/notification/DEBIDCreation.pdf.IGNOU has also announced the launch of nearly 60 new programmes, including Four-Year Undergraduate Programmes (FYUPs) in disciplines such as Commerce, Economics, History, Political Science, Public Administration, Sociology, Anthropology, Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu, Social Work, Philosophy, Biochemistry, and Facilities & Service Management. In the postgraduate domain, newly launched programmes include M.Sc. Geography, Geo-Informatics, Applied Statistics, Renewable Energy, Industrial Safety, Environmental Science, and M.A. in Corporate Social Responsibility, Urban Studies, Population and Family Health Studies, Journalism and Digital Media, Applied Urdu, Arabic, Russian, and French, among others. A new MBA in Health Care and Hospital Management has also been introduced. The last date for Re-registration for all ongoing programmes under ODL and Online mode for the July 2025 session has also been extended to 31st July 2025. All enrolled learners in their 2nd or 3rd year are advised to complete the re-registration process in time to avoid last-minute inconvenience. For further details, students may contact the IGNOU Regional Centre, Srinagar, or visit the official websites: www.ignou.ac.in or rcsrinagar.ignou.ac.in.
