Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will also host a Pan-India placement drive to its students and alumni between February 10 and February 13, 2026, in various Regional Centres (RCs) of the nation. The project is an indication of revived interest on employability and career attainment among trainees in the largest open university in India. The placement drive is a major event for an institution that has traditionally served the students who were not included in the traditional classroom set-up. The learner population of IGNOU comprises working professionals, rural and semi-urban students, first-generation graduates, and individuals seeking higher education to accompany personal or professional aspects in life. The university is also looking to make the job opportunities more accessible and inclusive by placing placements outside of a single campus and distributing it across the regions.
Relocating placements to students
A decentralised structure is one of the characteristics of this placement drive. The drive will be held in regional centers instead of asking the candidates to travel to a central location, which will be done by IGNOU. This will save time and money spent on travelling, logistical hurdles, particularly for students located miles away in major cities. Geography is usually a career hindrance to many learners. The gap between education and employment is being bridged through the IGNOU regional network, which is already central to the academic operations of the university.
Recruitment is not the only sense of the placement drive, but rather, it is about access.
Significance of placement drive at this time
The time of the initiative is a consideration. The job market in India is more geared towards skills, flexibility and work knowledge as opposed to institutional tags. Distance and open learning which were previously regarded as an option of secondary choice are gradually
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