IGNOU (a Central University by an Act of Parliament) has established Regional Centre at Saharsa in July 2011 with jurisdiction over eight districts of Bihar, namely Purnea, Khagaria, Madhepura, Katihar, Araria, Supaul, Kishanganj and Saharsa with the aim of democratizing higher education in the largely underdeveloped region of North Bihar.There are presently 15 Learner Support Centres (LSCs) in the above mentioned districts coming under Saharsa Regional Centre jurisdiction. The students enrolled/ attached to these Study Centres in the given districts are automatically transferred to Regional Centre Saharsa from Regional Centre Darbhanga for all practical purposes/support services.
The aim of the IGNOU Open University was to provide education to every remote corner of the country. It has been striving hard to provide quality education to all the students from all the classes. Since 1985, It has been successfully educating its students with quality education and training in various courses and programs. Today it has around 4 millions students all over the country and abroad. There are other countries where you will find the presence of IGNOU. It boosts of 67 regional centers and has 21 schools of students. There are around three thousand learner support centers and around 67 overseas centers a well.
IGNOU focuses on providing education to the deprived classes, for candidates who could not continue their education, housewives, poor students and the unfortunate candidates as well. That is why they needed to cover the entire country to provide top quality education, which is why they have started so many centers in various states of the country so that students from remotest parts too can obtain distance education.
IGNOU has plans to open study centers in six European nations that also include Germany and France and also has sub office of the university for practical functioning and to act as resource centers of university in various regions. The regional centers cover the whole country and have been successful in attracting students from villages and rural areas.
- IGNOU Study Centre Code: 0563
- IGNOU Study Centre Address: Bharat Sevak Samaj College (B.N. MANDAL University), Supaul
- IGNOU Study Phone No: +91-6473-223010
- IGNOU Study Co-Ordinater Name:
DR. RAJENDRA JHA
IGNOU Study Available Courses :
BA, BPP, MAH, MHD
IGNOU Study Centre, Supaul,
- Camp Office- BSS College, Supaul
- Bihar – 852 131
- e-mail : rcsaharsa@ignou.ac.in
- Phone : 06473-223010,223433