The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Regional Centre Srinagar in collaboration with GDC Magam organized an workshop on “Career Guidance Cum Pre-admission Counselling” on the college campus. The session with the first of its kind session to be organised by IGNOU in the region. IGNOU study centre of GDC Tangmag and GDC Pattan also participated in the session. A large number of students and society from Magam, Tangmarg, and Pattan besides teaching and non-teaching staff of the three colleges and Principals and students of seven higher secondaries of the area attended the session.
The college principal Prof. Mohd Hussain Malik thanked the Regional Director IGNOU RC Srinagar for organising such session in the college and said that this is the first programme of IGNOU in the college and said that IGNOU is playing a very vital role in Higher Education of the country and this session will go a long way in the interest of the students of the colleges and higher secondaries who have joined this session.
The chief guest on the occasion Dr. Shahnawaz Ahmad Dar, Regional Director of IGNOU Regional Centre Srinagar discussed in detail the new educational setup and the reforms and recommendations of NEP 2020 viz a viz IGNOU and the need to take advantage of the new setup of education. He also highlighted the circulars issued by the UGC regarding Dual degree provision, equivalence of degrees obtained through Distance mode with degrees obtained in regular mode of education and exemption of IGNOU from ODL & OL guidelines. He encouraged students to take advantage of huge e-resouces of IGNOU being made available to students of both IGNOU and other universities.
The welcome address was presented by IGNOU coordinator GDC Magam Dr. Sameer Farooq Parsa. The college Career Counselling Convener Dr. Sabina Rasool discussed the efforts of College Career Counselling Cell and appreciated the role of IGNOU in carrying education to the door steps of students. An Ex. IGNOU student and now a KAS officer emphasized the relevance of IGNOU study material for competitive exams and the role IGNOU has played in fulfilling her dreams. She also deliberated students how to prepare for competitive exams. The enthusiastic participant’s asked many queries which were patiently heard and were given satisfactory reply by the Regional Director.
At the end, college Librarian Mahmood Ul Aijaz Wani presented vote of thanks. He appreciated the efforts of Regional Director, College Principal and IGNOU Coordinator.