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KD Vizo giving away certificates to a student during the 30th convocation of the IGNOU of Kohima centre at Modern College’s auditorium in Kohima town on April 13. (EM Images)[/caption]
Kohima, April 13 (EMN): The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Regional Centre Kohima conducted its 30th convocation today at Modern College’s auditorium in Kohima town.
KD Vizo, commissioner & secretary of information technology & communication, was the guest of honour for the event.
In his address, the official advised the students to seek quality education while they strive to become leaders and responsible citizens of tomorrow.
“The quality education that you receive here at IGNOU will go a long way in deciding our future and further to put Nagaland in its rightful place,” Vizo said.
“Education is no longer just the pathway to opportunity and success, but it has become a necessity. Day by day, we are confronting problems, and now the main aim of education should be to strive towards solving the various kinds of problems,” he said adding that “we will still be confronting the various problems even in the days to come if we do not realize and make ourselves accountable for all the problems surrounding us due to lack of proper education.”
Stating that some of the most successful persons in the world are the ones who faced maximum failures, he encouraged the students not to give up during their times of failure, but to work harder to achieve their goals.
“We must now understand that our future is directly linked to the education of young people, and therefore, each of us including students, parents, teachers and all citizens must do our parts to promote quality education,” he said. He, however, added that the responsibility will rely more on students to make a difference.
“Even if you have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents and the best institutions in the world, it will hardly make a difference until and unless students fulfil their responsibilities,” he said.
He went on to say that IGNOU is world class education centre, and therefore encouraged the students to make the best use of the opportunity given to them while in the process of writing their own destiny and future.
Presenting the regional director’s report, the regional director of IGNOU Kohima centre, Dr T. Iralu informed that a total of 920 learners were awarded their degrees, diplomas and certificates for the year 2017.
Comparing the performance of the past years, the regional director expressed happiness that the pass out rate of the centre has been gradually increasing over the years. During the 27th convocation, the pass-out rate stood at 547, while it was 636 in the 28th convocation, 727 in the 29th and 920 in the 30th convocation.
Out of the 920 students, it comprises of 261 masters, 320 bachelors, 47 diplomas and 8 certificates, he informed and added that 78 students were present at the convocation programme, while 842 candidates could not make it for various engagements and opted for absentia.
“Convocation is a joyous occasion in the life of a university and its students. On this 30th convocation, we take pride in the achievements of our learners who have successfully earned their degrees, diplomas and certificates,” Iralu said while he encouraged the students to continue with sincere effort to achieve higher.
On the 30th convocation of IGNOU, a total of 2,10,811 students were to be awarded degrees which includes – 120 Ph.D, 10 M.Phil, 63,065 master’s degree, 85,979 bachelor’s degree, 46,064 diplomas and 15,573 certificates.
Mention be made that IGNOU, one of the world’s largest university, is a central university established by an act of Parliament in September 1985. Since its establishment, the university has contributed significantly to the development of higher education in the country through the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) mode.
The Kohima regional centre was established on 14th December 2000. Prior to the establishment of Kohima regional centre, the region was under Shillong Regional Centre. At Kohima centre, at present, there are 52 programmes which have been activated, with 15 examination centres.
“In spite of the hurdles (mistrust and suspicion on the distance learning system) faced initially, we have been able to gradually develop trust and confidence in the ODL system,” Iralu stated.
The commissioner & secretary also gave away the certificates to the passed out students.
The programme was chaired by Deepali Thapa, while Arenchenla Walling presented a special number. The vote of thanks was tendered by RV Tetso, section officer, IGNOU, Kohima.
