IGNOU Signs MoUs with Armed Forces for Agniveer Bachelor Degrees

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has inked Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the Indian Army, Indian Navy, and Indian Air Force to offer skill-based bachelor degree programmes to Agniveers. Bachelor of Arts (Applied Skills), Bachelor of Arts (Applied Skills) Tourism Management, Bachelor of Arts (Applied Skills) MSME, Bachelor of Commerce (Applied Skills), and Bachelor of Science (Applied Skills) are the programmes available under the system.

The following programmes are offered under the scheme

• BAAS: Bachelor of Arts (Applied Skills)
• BAASTM: Bachelor of Arts (Applied Skills) Tourism Management
• BAASMSME: Bachelor of Arts (Applied Skills) MSME
• BCOMAS (Bachelor of Commerce (Applied Skills)
• BSCAS: Bachelor of Science (Applied Skills)

These programmes have a total of 120 credits, with IGNOU providing 60 credits and the Armed Forces providing the remaining 60 credits as in-service skill education.

The Armed Forces' skill courses have been approved by the National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET), the skill education regulatory authority. These programmes are also in line with the NEP 2020 recommendation for the merging of higher education and skill education.

This endeavour will assist Agniveer in obtaining a bachelor's degree while serving and will boost their employment thereafter. In a ceremony held on the IGNOU Campus today, August 1, 2023, the programmes for Indian Air Force Agniveer were opened for admission. Nageshwar Rao, Vice-Chancellor of IGNOU, and Air Marshal S K Jha, PVSM AVSM, Indian Air Force, have also launched a special Admission Portal for Agniveer .