This IGNOU degree may not be valid under new UGC guidelines; What students need to know

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is currently admitting students into several healthcare and allied science programmes, including its flagship MA Psychology, despite a University Grants Commission (UGC) directive barring these courses in distance and online modes. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is currently admitting students…

Key takeaways

Quick scan — what you need to know:

• Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is currently admitting students into several healthcare and allied science programmes, including its flagship MA Psychology, despite a University…
• Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is currently admitting students into several healthcare and allied science
• programmes, including its flagship MA Psychology, despite a University Grants Commission (UGC) directive barring these courses in
• distance and online modes. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is currently admitting students into several healthcare

Background

What led here, in plain terms:

• distance and online modes. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is currently admitting students into several healthcare
• and allied science programmes, including its flagship MA Psychology, despite a University Grants Commission (UGC) directive
• barring these courses in distance and online modes.

Why it matters

Why readers and decision-makers should care:

• programmes, including its flagship MA Psychology, despite a University Grants Commission (UGC) directive barring these courses in
• distance and online modes. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is currently admitting students into several healthcare
• and allied science programmes, including its flagship MA Psychology, despite a University Grants Commission (UGC) directive