What is the admission procedure at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) for second year B.A., if I have completed B.E. first year in a regular college?

The eligibility criteria for pursuing a BA program from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is 10+2 from a recognized board. Even if you completed one year of BE from any regular college, for admission to BA you will be evaluated based on your 10+2 marks.

IGNOU offers BA programs in 12 streams, such as Polity, History, Civics, Philosophy Mathematics, etc. BA courses at the institute are UGC accredited. Here is a brief insight into the admission requirement and procedure for the BA programs at IGNOU which may be helpful.

Admission:

• Since it is an open university, there is no limitation in the number of seats available, and the admission is direct.

• Applications can be made online and there are two intake sessions in an academic year, i.e. January and June.

• In order to seek admission, students require 10+2 or equivalent from a recognized board or BPP from IGNOU.

Some of the key information about the BA courses at IGNOU are as follows.

Application Process:

• To apply for the BA courses you can visit the official website of IGNOU and register yourself.

• Select your courses and fill the candidate application form

• Pay the course fee and upload the required document.

• After successful submission, your application will be accepted provisionally.

From the academic session of July 2019, IGNOU has adopted the Choice Based Credit System introduced by UGC, which provides flexibility for the students to study the subjects/courses of their choice depending on their requirement or interest, choose disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and skill-based courses, and also move to a different institute for study.

To know more about the courses and application process you can reach out to the Student Service Center (SSC) of the institute.