IGNOU 34th Convocation Ceremony: Over 2.3 Lakh Degrees, Diplomas Awarded to Graduates, Get Details Here

IGNOU 34th Convocation Ceremony: The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) conducted the 34th Convocation virtually for over 2 lakh students across the country. IGNOU awarded 2,37,844 degrees, diplomas and certificates of different programmes to all the successful students at the 34th convocation. This year, a total of 29 medals were awarded to the meritorious students at the ceremony. Also, 55 PhD and 13 MPhil degree certificates were awarded to the successful students in different streams at the convocation. This time female students have excelled and out of a total of 29 medals, 21 were awarded to female students whereas, among the total PhD and MPhil degrees awarded, 37 were given to female students.

Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Speech 

The Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal addressed the 34th convocation of IGNOU in virtual mode. He congratulated the successful students and said, Congratulating the successful students said "applauding the role played by IGNOU since its inception in making quality higher education accessible to all through the affordable open and distance mode." 

He stressed on the need to provide education that could make one self-reliant. He further said that Self- Reliance is the key highlight of the New Education Policy that integrates vocational education bringing constructive changes in the education system. In order to achieve the goal of 50% GER (Gross Enrolment Ratio) by 2035, the university will have to be a crucial contributor, he added.

He also asked the university to revise the existing undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) courses while working on the new programmes as per the needs of the country. Speaking about the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS), which is a key part of the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020, Mr Pokhriyal said that it provides learners with the flexibility to choose his bouquet of courses and also letting them complete it even after a gap.

About IGNOU:

The Indira Gandhi National Open University offers various UG, PG, PG Diploma, Certificate, Advanced Diploma and Doctoral level programmes in two different sessions - January and July. Around 3 million students are said to be enrolled in various programmes offered by the university.  At present, IGNOU has 56 regional centres and 21 schools providing academic support to learners through Digital technology.