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Saturday, November 29, 2008

IGNOU sets up 650 examination centres

NEW DELHI: IGNOU has set up 650 centres across the country, including 15 in various jails, for its ensuing 'term-end examination' beginning
December 1.

"More than 2.73 lakh candidates will appear for the examinations," IGNOU spokesperson Ravi Mohan said.

"We have also established 15 examination centres in jails for inmates who have enrolled to our various undergraduate courses," he said.

Tihar Jail is one among the several jails in the country where such programmes are being offered. Inmates here are also being offered computer education.

Recently, IGNOU vice chancellor V N Rajasekharan Pillai had announced waiving off the tuition fees for the inmates and the varsity also plans to train qualified inmates into prospective teachers to impart education to other inmates.

For the ensuing examination, Mohan said, all students may download the hall tickets from the university website and appear in the examination.


Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com

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