Get Answers on Test Preparation, Admissions & Campus Life
Study Abroad Countries
What is it like to pursue MA (Economics) from IGNOU?
IGNOU MA Economics is interesting and professionally rewarding. This course will help you understand and appreciate the intricacies of small day-to-day economic activities and their large-scale impact on the whole economical system.
IGNOU MCA study materials are a little difficult to understand as the concepts are mostly explained mathematically without explaining the theory. The course work is demanding, you need to take the assignments and examinations seriously. If you have Mathematics till class XII, it will be easier to understand complex Economic models.
How can I join a B. Com course at IGNOU?
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is a central university that is UGC approved and it is an AIU member. In 2010, IGNOU was declared as one of the largest universities in the world by UNESCO.
Information about B. Com courses at IGNOU are given below.
Courses:
The School of Management Studies (SOMS) at IGNOU offers 4 BCom courses.
-
BCom General (BCOMG)
-
BCom with Major in Accountancy and Finance (BCOMAF)
-
BCom with Major in Corporate Affairs and Administration (BCom (CA&A))
-
BCom with Major in Financial and Cost Accounting (BCom(F&CA))
Eligibility:
The required eligibility for the BCom courses is as follows.
BCOMG: At least 50% of marks in 10+2 from any recognized board are required to seek admission. Students who have completed the BPP course from IGNOU can also apply.
BCOMAF:
-
10+2 or equivalent
-
Passed Common Proficiency Test/ PE/ Foundation from ICAI
-
Registration in Professional Competence Course/ PEII/ Intermediate (Chartered Accountancy First Stage) of ICAI or
-
Already passed Professional Competence Course/ PEII/ Intermediate
-
Exclusively for Chartered Accountancy Students -ICAI
BCom CA&A:
-
10+2 or its equivalent and
-
Registration in Company Secretary Foundation Program
BCom F&CA:
-
10+2 or its equivalent and
-
Registration in ICWAI Foundation Course
The total duration of the BCom courses is 3 years but the candidates have the flexibility of completing the course in under 6 years.
Application:
The admissions for this course are announced twice a year from the IGNOU website. Therefore, one needs to check the institution’s website regularly in order to freeze the seats. The application mode is online.
Fees:
The total fees of the course are Rs 7,200 (3 years) at IGNOU. In order to apply for the college, selected candidates should pay the fees at the earliest to freeze the seat.
IGNOU has experienced faculty who take lectures as a counselor in each term of six months. The faculty members are mainly experienced and so many of them have industrial experience background also. The institution does not provide campus placements as it is an open university. However, the college does have a placement cell which occasionally holds placement drives.
The candidate should regularly check the IGNOU website for admission details.
What's the BDP program at IGNOU?
IGNOU BDP stands for Bachelor’s Degree Program. Courses such as B.A., B.Com, and B.Sc comes under the BDP category. IGNOU BDP courses give students the freedom to choose any subject according to their preference. There is no restriction on the subject choice, as such. However, if you want to major in a subject, you will need to do at least 48 credits in that subject.
Is an MCA from IGNOU good for my prospects?
IGNOU MCA is accredited by the Indian Govt. and is well-recognized. You may face some difficulty during job hunting. Most of the time recruiters prefer regular degrees from reputed colleges. So, as a distance education student, you will need to put in more effort. But if your fundamentals are clear and you have good skills, finding jobs won’t be difficult.
After a few years in the industry, your degree will matter less than your work experience and skills. So, in the long term, the job prospects are good.
Should I go for BCA from IGNOU?
You can go for a BCA from IGNOU, if you are really interested in coding and you can learn through self-study. The classes are usually for doubt clearing. You will have to study the materials on your own. The faculties will clear your doubts through weekend classes. IGNOU BCA curriculum is designed according to the international level. The course work includes a lot of assignments, most of your semester will go into completing these. Although it’s a distance learning course, you will need to work hard to score decent marks.
If you heavily rely on the teacher then this course isn’t a good fit for you.
Which is the best for distance education, IGNOU or SMU?
Indira Gandhi National Open University is a central government-owned educational institute. The college is recognized by AIU and has been approved by UGC.
Sikkim Manipal University Distance Learning is owned by a public-private partnership. The college is also recognized by UGC.
Highlights:
IGNOU:
-
It also has over 25 foreign education partner institutions.
-
The institute provides open, distance, and online modes of education.
-
The college provides over 200 courses across more than 20 streams.
SMU:
-
The institution was set-up to provide distance education for students and working professionals.
-
The college was awarded the “Best University in Distance Learning” by ASSOCHAM India and won a Silver Award in Digital Learning Transformation Category in 2018.
-
The college provides 13 courses across two streams.
Admission Procedure:
The admission procedure for both colleges is similar.
-
The eligibility criteria for each course at both colleges vary. The basic eligibility criteria at SMU and IGNOU is having completed 10+2 for undergraduate courses and having completed graduation for postgraduate courses.
-
Some courses require appearing for the common entrance examinations conducted by the respective institutes.
Faculty:
IGNOU:
-
The institute has more than 800 faculty members and over 33000 academic counselors.
-
Teachers have vast experience and are well-educated. They provide constant support and guidance to the students making the institute among the top institutes.
SMU: The institute has well-qualified teachers who provide constant guidance. The curriculum taught is relevant and updated.
Facilities:
IGNOU:
-
It provides 67 regional centers and over 2,667 learner support centers around the country.
-
For all courses offered, IGNOU provides flexibility to its students in terms of place and time of the study.
-
It has launched an e-learning mobile application to provide a digital learning environment to IGNOU affiliated students.
SMU: The institute has an online portal EduNxt that is designed for online learning.
Placements:
IGNOU: The institute has a central placement cell which organizes placement drives. Companies such as ICICI, Axis Bank, Frankfinn, and NIIT offer placements to students.
SMU: The college also provides placement opportunities.
-
Internships and training are provided to students in top companies such as TCS. Companies such as Airtel, Ambuja Cement, Capgemini, and Flipkart offer placements to students.
-
The highest package offered goes up to 11 LPA.
IGNOU has the advantage of being the largest open-learning institute and top-ranked in the country being run by the central government. Also, IGNOU has better foreign associations with top-institutes. However, SMU provides better internships and placements. Both provide the great features of e-learning too. Between the two IGNOU is a more recognized and larger institute.
What is the admission procedure at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) for second year B.A., if I have completed B.E. first year in a regular college?
The eligibility criteria for pursuing a BA program from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is 10+2 from a recognized board. Even if you completed one year of BE from any regular college, for admission to BA you will be evaluated based on your 10+2 marks.
IGNOU offers BA programs in 12 streams, such as Polity, History, Civics, Philosophy Mathematics, etc. BA courses at the institute are UGC accredited. Here is a brief insight into the admission requirement and procedure for the BA programs at IGNOU which may be helpful.
Admission:
-
Since it is an open university, there is no limitation in the number of seats available, and the admission is direct.
-
Applications can be made online and there are two intake sessions in an academic year, i.e. January and June.
-
In order to seek admission, students require 10+2 or equivalent from a recognized board or BPP from IGNOU.
Some of the key information about the BA courses at IGNOU are as follows.
|
Maximum Age |
No bar |
|
Minimum Age |
No bar |
|
Maximum Duration |
6 years |
|
Minimum Duration |
3 years |
|
Course Fee |
INR 6,000 |
Application Process:
-
To apply for the BA courses you can visit the official website of IGNOU and register yourself.
-
Select your courses and fill the candidate application form
-
Pay the course fee and upload the required document.
-
After successful submission, your application will be accepted provisionally.
From the academic session of July 2019, IGNOU has adopted the Choice Based Credit System introduced by UGC, which provides flexibility for the students to study the subjects/courses of their choice depending on their requirement or interest, choose disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and skill-based courses, and also move to a different institute for study.
To know more about the courses and application process you can reach out to the Student Service Center (SSC) of the institute.
Is IGNOU good for BA courses?
IGNOU BA course is a good option for distance learning education. You will have many elective options. The study materials are enough for self-study, you won’t need to buy additional books. The admission and examination procedure can be done online. The examinations and publication of results are on time.
If you are looking for flexibility and ease, IGNOU BA is a good option.
How is the MCA from IGNOU?
The syllabus of the IGNOU MCA program is not outdated. If you are considering this program, you don't need to rely on second-hand sources to know about the syllabus. All the books of IGNOU are available on the internet in PDF format for free, and you can download and check the syllabus.
IGNOU keeps revising the syllabus to keep it relevant. BCA program includes C, C++, and Java, which serve as an entry-level foundation for programming. MCA program is more about algorithms, data structure, discrete maths, and system design and less about programming. It's designed to prepare you for a project manager (tech architect) kind of role rather than a "manual tester" or "Java developer" kind of role. IGNOU's MCA program is much more comprehensive and difficult compared to a BTech from Mumbai or Pune university.
MCA syllabus in IGNOU is difficult, which is why it has value, and you need to write a lot of assignments. So, don't assume that you will get an easy degree just because it is a "distance" degree. The exam question papers are also of higher difficulty, and the checking is tough. You will attempt 80 marks on the paper and score 55, which will be your default experience throughout the course. You will feel the university breathing down your neck. IGNOU students never say that they breezed through the course easily. Backlogs will become a staple, and at least 3-4 subjects will have to be repeated twice to clear them.
After all of this, the end result that you get is totally worth it. People who have graduated from IGNOU have gone on to work in big firms such as IT analysts at Goldman Sachs, Tower Research, etc., and not the useless "TCS, Wipro, Infy" kind of sweatshop companies.
Do ignou students get placements? How and where is the placement held?
IGNOU is one of the reputed universities of India that provides all kinds of courses ranging from distance to online and offline. Hence, the question rests on what is actually the placement scenario of the university.
The prominent details regarding placements to be focused on are as follows.
Campus Placement Cell (CPC):
University has a campus placement center that acts as an epicenter for the entire process of employment-related activities.
-
It ensures that the right candidate is made available with respect to a particular job description.
-
It also provides support to companies in all possible forms like logistically and infrastructural resources.
-
The prime-most method in which CPC helps is by organizing Job fairs, Campus drives, and recruitment drives.
-
It is also planning to launch a training & placement portal on the Samarth platform. It will make the process of placements more channelized and updated.
Job Opportunities:
-
As compared to the number of individuals that graduate from IGNOU, the placement percentage is quite less and not impressive.
-
Very few students have got the opportunity for campus placements.
-
The general view of many pass out students is similar in this case that placement options are almost negligible.
-
There are certain courses where students have bagged good packages like B.A. (arts).
Once you get registered for the placement cell, you will definitely receive notifications but that too prominently for graduation courses, not for masters courses.
Alumni Distribution:
Although the alumni distribution of the university shows a varied sectoral range. The below figures justify the above fact.
-
Engineering- 13%
-
Business Development- 13%
-
Operations- 13%
-
Information Technology- 13%
-
Education- 9%
-
Sales- 8%
-
Human Resources- 6%
-
Finance- 5%
There have been IGNOU alumni in different companies, prominently in the IT sector like HCL Technologies, IBM, Accenture, TCS, Cognizant, Genpact, Wipro, Tech Mahindra.
IGNOU definitely is a sure shot option for studies and pursuing degrees but for placements, it holds a back seat. It can provide you the liberty to do a job and pursue a course, but it is a little inactive when it comes to providing good & decent placements. However, students have the option to opt for off-campus placements.
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWS LETTER
