SC/ ST students exempted from fee payment of IGNOU July Admission 2021

Indira Gandhi National Open University has exempted SC/ST students from payment of fees for IGNOU July Admission 2021. As per the notice on the official website, the exemption has been made for SC/ST categories students seeking fresh admissions and re-registration for the July 2021 admission cycle. 

The scheme is not accessible for modular certificate/ diploma programmes which form a part of a degree program. Beneficiaries who are enrolling simultaneously in a certificate-level program along with an undergraduate program shall be eligible for fee exemption only in one program.

Candidates who are given exemption or reimbursement of fee during fresh admission shall also be eligible for exemption of fee in re-registering in the July 2021 cycle. 

All the SC/ST students willing to avail this facility of fee exemption shall submit their applications in online mode along with the softcopy of documents required for the claim. Also, candidates should apply with a caste certificate issued by a Central/ State government authorized officer.

The registration process of IGNOU July 2021 Admission began on June 11, 2021. Candidates can apply on-line on the official website: ignou.samarth.edu. till July 15, 2021.