The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will commence its term-end examination from June 1, an official statement said on Wednesday.
"A total of 4,85,000 students are appearing the examinations in 3,936 courses and the total number of answer scripts expected is 21 lakh," the statement said.
The examinations would continue till June 27.
The university has established 850 examination centres across the country along with 32 overseas centres for 2,782 students and 87 centres in the jails for 6,154 jail inmates.
Prominent centres outside the country in terms of number of examinees are in Kathmandu (757 students), Ethiopia (558), Jeddah (192), Oman (161), Kuwait (145), Qatar (132).
Besides, exam centres have also been established in Mauritius, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Cameroon, Uganda, Botswana, Ivory Coast and Namibia.
"Among the jail centres, Meerut has the highest number of examinees (581) followed by Allahabad (336), Aligarh (336), Tihar (246), Kota (233), Bareilly (222) and Varanasi (198)," it added.
As per the University ordinance, results will be declared within a period of 45 days.
