IGNOU starts admission process for various programs

SRINAGAR: Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has started the admission process for its various academic programs for the January 2026 admission cycle. The applicants can access the admission portal on the University’s National website ignou.ac.in Homepage or directly follow https://ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in/. Candidates aspiring for admission will be able to complete their admission process on this portal before the deadline.
IGNOU offers admission to various UG, PG, Certificate, Diploma, PG Diploma programmes in distance learning and online education mode. Before filling the admission form online, a candidate needs to create a User ID and Password on the SAMARTH portal and be ready with an active Mobile No., Email ID, properly scanned academic documents, photograph and Bank Debit/Credit/Net Banking for payment of fee.
Learners must exercise caution and be vigilant while submitting their admission forms. They must note their User ID and Password for future use. Also DEB ID is mandatory for submission of application. Please create your DEB ID before starting the application process. To know more, please click https://www.ignou.ac.in/viewFile/SRD/notification/DEBIDCreation.pdf
IGNOU has launched around 60 new programmes which include Four-year undergraduate programmes (FYUP) in Commerce, Economics, History, Political Science, Public Administration, Sociology Anthropology, Hindi, Sanskrit, Urdu, Social Work, Philosophy, Biochemistry, Facilities and Service Management and in Post Graduate programmes like M.Sc. Geography, Geo Informatics, Applied Statistics, and Renewable Energy etc.
The aspirants who wish to be a member of IGNOU extended family must avail this opportunity and apply for any of the programmes of their choice well before the last date approaches, said Dr A.H. Rizvi, Regional Director, IGNOU Regional Centre Srinagar. He also cautioned the prospective learners not to fall in trap of any fraudulent persons or callers who may approach for payment of admission fees through QR Codes, WhatsApp or any other social media platforms because IGNOU does not ask for any such details on any platforms other than the University website itself.
The last date to apply for admission through the online portal has been fixed as 31 January 2026. Re-registration for the January 2026 admission session is also going on and the last date is 15 January 2026. For any query, students can visit IGNOU Regional Centre Srinagar (Saida Kadal, Rainawari) or call on 0194-3102402 or send mail to ad*****************@***ou.ac.in.