Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 14: The 37th Convocation ceremony of IGNOU will be held on February 20 at 39 Regional Centres across the Country including the Regional Centre Jammu.
Main function will be held at New Delhi Headquarters of IGNOU and live coverage of the ceremony will be broadcasted through YouTube, Facebook, Gyandhara and Gyandarshan channels.
Students who have completed their respective programmes of study in term end examinations held in June 2023 and December 2023 are eligible to apply for receiving Degree, Diploma or Certificate in the Convocation.
A handout stated that online portal for registration and remitting the requisite fee has been thrown open and can be accessed following the link https://onlineservices.ignou.ac.in/convocation/login.aspx on IGNOU website www.ignou.ac.in under the Register Online drop down menu.
The fee per certificate is Rs.600 which can be paid online following the same link by means of Credit/Debit Card/Net Banking etc.
A total of 12447 students from Regional Centre Jammu have qualified their respective programmes successfully and are eligible to receive Diplomas and Degree Certificates during the Convocation and this include 5694 students of Master Degree programmes, 6232 of Bachelor Degree programmes, 416 of Diploma/Post Graduate Diploma programmes and 105 of Certificate/Post Graduate Certificate programmes.
In 37th Convocation, Degrees/Diplomas are also available through NAD/DigiLocker.
As per details provided by IGNOU Headquarter, as many as 310 qualified students have submitted the requisite fee and consent to receive their respective Degree/Diploma/Certificates in person in the Convocation function at Regional Centre Jammu.
“The Convocation ceremony in Jammu region is going to be organized at Convention Centre, Circuit House, Canal Road from 9 am onwards on February 20 in which Degrees will be conferred upon the qualified candidates,” said Dr. Jai Prakash Verma, Regional Director, Regional Centre Jammu.
In a handout IGNOU Regional Centre Jammu stated that participating students need to reach the venue by 8:30 am and register themselves at the registration counter well in time to avoid chaos.