IGNOU established 12 Overseas Study Centres

New Delhi: As per the information furnished by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), the university has established twelve (12) Overseas Study Centres (OSCs) in ten (10) Countries. The details of the twelve (12) OSCs along with the total number of students enrolled during January, 2016 to January, 2018 cycle of admission in these OSCs are as under:

S.No.

Name of the OSC

Total number of students enrolled

1

Gulf Centre of University Education, Kuwait.

463

2

Glory Institute, Oman

768

3

Indian Academy W.L.L, Bahrain

98

4

Educational Consulting & Guidance Services, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)

193

5

Educational Consulting & Guidance Services, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

142

6

Open University of Mauritius, Mauritius

2

7

St. Mary University, Ethiopia

107

8

Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC), Ivory Coast.

3

9

Centre for Open and Distance Education, Kenya

64

10

International Centre for Academics P. Ltd., Nepal

4112

11

Nepal Information Technology Pvt. Ltd., Nepal

509

12

Regent International Institute of higher Studies, Sri Lanka

276

This information was given by the Minister of State (HRD), Dr. Satya Pal Singh today in a written reply to a Lok Sabha question.