IGNOU extends registration deadline for July 2025 ODL admissions to August 31

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has extended the registration deadline for July 2025 admissions to its Open and Distance Learning programmes to August 31.

Eligible candidates can apply for the offered programmes through the official website at ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in.

The IGNOU July 2025 registration form requires several details and candidates will have to type their username, full name, email address, password, and mobile number to complete the registration form.

Notably, candidates will also have to submit their scanned documents such as passport size photograph, signature image, and other relevant documents to complete the application process. The scanned documents should be in a specific format as given below.

• Passport size photograph’s maximum size should be 100 KB with JPG format.
• Signature image size must be 100 KB (JPG).
• Scanned copies of relevant documents should be uploaded with a maximum size of 200 KB each in JPG or PDF format.

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IGNOU July Admissions: What is a credit system?

The open university follows a ‘credit system’ for all the offered courses. Here, total hours of study have been replaced by credits. For instance, a 4-credit course will have around 120 hours of study. Each credit in the system is equal to 30 hours of study involving several factors such as reading, writing, listening to audio, watching video, attending counselling sessions, teleconference, and writing assignment responses.

“This helps the learner to know the academic effort he/she has to put in, to successfully complete a course,” as per the university’s official website.

According to the evaluation process, the university uses its multi-tier system. The evaluation of candidates depends upon various instructional activities undertaken by them.

“IGNOU has a multi-tier system of evaluation - self-assessment exercises within each unit of study, continuous evaluation mainly through assignments which are tutor-marked, practical assignments and seminar/workshops/extended contact programmes, term-end examination, project work, etc,” the official website reads.

All the degrees, diplomas, certification programmes are recognised by the University Grants Commission.