IGNOU Signs MoU with National E-Gov Division
The Indira Gandhi National Open University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with National E-Governance Division and Common Services Centres.
Through this MoU, the universtiry will now enable students with online admission form submission, online form submission for examination, online re-registration and student specific services.
The objective of the initiative is to ease the application and examination mechanisms with online services for students. Infact common services centres will be set up all over the country which will act as a help desk for the same.
It has been signed under the 'Digital India’ initiative to facilitate digital Inclusion of students.
The Common Service Centre’s SPV Digital Sewa Portal will also facilitate the online fee payment. .
Interestingly, the collaboration will play a significant role in arranging around 2 lakh Common Service Centres to act as a single contact point for all the digital support services of Indira Gandhi National Open University. The initiative taken by IGNOU will be highly beneficial to the students living in rural areas. Similarly, the initiative will act as an alternative digital help desk to urban and semi-urban students.
Through this collaboration, IGNOU is also trying to digitize the study materials and learning resources.
Students will be able to access these digital learning resources at Common Service Centres which will be acquainted with digital support services offered to students.
