Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 16: Term-end Examination for Final Year/End semester students of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will commence from September 17, 2020 with last exam on October 16, 2020.
The University has established 718 examination centres including 59 centres in Jail for jail inmates.
Under Jammu Region, 20 Examination Centres have been established which include 2 Examination Centres in District Jail Kathua and District Jail, Ambphalla for Jail inmates and an Examination Centre in Northern Command Udhampur exclusively for defence personnel.
Hall Tickets (Examination Intimation Slips) have been issued to Final Year/End Semester Masters, Bachelors, Diploma and Certificate Programmes (as per 22nd July, 2020 notification issued by the University) and who have applied and are found eligible for appearing in the Term-end Examination. The hall ticket is available on IGNOU website www.ignou.ac.in.
A handout stated that the students may download the Hall Tickets from the University website and appear in the examination.
The Examination Centres have been instructed to allow students to appear in examination, even if they do not possess the Hall Ticket (Examination Intimation Slips), but their names exist in the list of examinees for that centre.
During the entire period of examinations the examination centres will implement Social Distancing and other measures as per Government of India guidelines in current scenario of COVID-19 to ensure health and safety of the students.
Students are also required to adhere to the guidelines and maintain social distancing and hygiene to ensure safety and health of their own and fellow students.
Students are advised to be in possession of the valid Identity Card issued by the University/Govt during the Examination. Mobile phones are not permitted inside the examination hall.