Indira Gandhi National Open University’s regional centre in Sri Vijaya Puram switched on its Samarth e-portal for July 2025 re-registration at dawn on 15 May, giving continuing learners a six-week window to confirm their place in next term’s coursework. The process, open exclusively to students enrolled in the July 2024 annual cycle and the January 2025 semester intake, will close at midnight on 30 June.
Academic counsellors spent the morning mailing guidelines to nearly 4,200 active learners in the tri-district jurisdiction, urging them to log on via ignou.samarth.edu.in verify programme details, choose fresh electives if applicable and complete fee payment online. Unlike admission, re-registration does not allow offline submission, a policy administrators say saves paperwork and lets examinees track application status in real time.
Regional directorate staff cautioned students against last-minute rush that can clog payment gateways. They also flagged common mistakes: selecting wrong programme codes, skipping compulsory components and omitting second-year fees, all of which can delay hall-ticket generation for end-semester exams.
Learners resident on outlying islands with patchy broadband have been advised to use community e-Learning kiosks at Diglipur, Rangat, Kamorta and Campbell Bay. Each kiosk will keep a dedicated computer for Samarth access through the re-registration period, with volunteers on hand to guide first-time users.
IGNOU, which pioneered distance and hybrid education long before digital classrooms became mainstream, now handles almost every learner transaction online, from counselling modules and study-centre mapping to grade cards, reflecting a system-wide push for paper-lite governance. With July enrolment underway, the regional centre expects total active strength to cross 5,000 for the first time, highlighting the appeal of flexible study schedules for working professionals and home-makers in the islands.
