Patna to have IGNOU regional campus

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) signed an MoU with Government of Bihar's Labour Resource Department for the skill development and training of government employees, youth and teachers under Samarth project in Patna on October 14, 2009.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi and IGNOU vice-chancellor Professor VN Rajasekharan Pillai were present at function.
Speaking on the occasion, IGNOU vice-chancellor Professor VN Rajasekharan Pillai announced that IGNOU would open its first regional campus in Patna soon.
The eastern region campus will be set up at Mithapur locality in Patna, he added.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui