Come July, IGNOU to operate from own campus in Noida

At present, the regional centre of the university is operating from a rented building in Sector 62.

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is all set to get its new regional centre in Knowledge Park V on a 2,000 square metre land in July. At present, the regional centre of the university is operating from a rented building in Sector 62, The Times of India reported. 

“Until now, we were operating from a rented building. With the new campus, we can also provide practical classes, studios and other facilities to the students,” Amit Chaturvedi, head of IGNOU regional centre, Noida, said. The new centre is currently under construction by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) and will be completed and handed over to IGNOU by July this year, Chaturvedi said. Anil Mittal, executive engineer of CPWD, said, “The construction work started in April last year and is almost done now. It is a three-storey building with parking provision on the ground floor. We will hand over the centre to IGNOU in July.” 

Currently, IGNOU has four regional centres in Uttar Pradesh – Lucknow (head regional center), Benaras, Aligarh and Noida. “Once the Knowledge park V centre opens, it will be the largest in Eastern UP,” Chaturvedi added. Every year, over 35,000 students take admission at the Noida regional centre, as per the official. “We expect to get more admission from next session,” he said. Though the classes will be mostly conducted online, the centre will provide space for practical classes and studio rooms. 

New medical study centre at GIMS 

Meanwhile, IGNOU will also open its new medical study centre in the Government Institute of Medical Science (GIMS) in July. The study centre will offer PG Diploma in Maternal and Child Healthcare, Hospital Management, and in Geriatric Medicine and certificates for Healthcare Waste Management courses. 

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