IGNOU adds largely to India's talent pool - VC
New Delhi: The Vice Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), V.N. Rajasekharan Pillai announced on Sunday that the university has contributed 194,196 post-graduates, 197,722 graduates, 309,255 vocational diploma holders and 407,298 certificate professionals over the past 25 years to India's talent pool and workforce.
According to Pillai, over 200,000 students sign up for IGNOU programmes every year as it offers a flexible mode of operation with open and distance learning courses having many takers wishing to pursue higher education.
A big achievement for IGNOU is that it is reportedly the largest open university in the world with over 338 programmes being offered through 21 schools, 12 divisions and to about 2.89 million students.
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