Dear Aspirant,

Indira Gandhi National Open University is one of the largest open universities in the world with about 67 regional centres with over 227 academic programmes. It is a central university so it has its own added benefits. It offers a wide array of course and being a science aspirant, you would be probably interested in the following: B.Sc. and B.Sc. (Hons.).

The application and admission process happens two times a year- the January cycle and the July cycle. This is for both the diplomas and degrees which you want to apply for. For the former, the admission starts in November and for the latter it starts in May.

The application is online. The eligibility criteria is that you should have passed your 10+2 from a recognised board or university. The fees for BSc. is Rs. 12,600. For admission, go to this link, as the applications are open:

http://www.ignou.ac.in

B.Sc. comes under the umbrella of Bachelor's Degree Programmes.Eligible candidates can work through in both online and offline mode of admission.

Here are the details of admission:

https://ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in

The programme structure of B.Sc. comprises of three parts:-

1. Foundation Courses
2. Elective Courses
3. Application-Oriented Courses

All these three will give you 96 credits at the end of the course. IGNOU offers Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Botany, Mathematics and Physics as the Major degrees in BSc. Majors. In general B.Sc. you would have an open choice of electives as opposed to these major degrees. Application Oriented skills will include courses which require application of a particular skill. For instance, Feature writing, in both Hindi and English is an application-oriented course.

Also, the university is known for a multimedia form of approach. You will get all rounds of material for the same. If you need any other information regarding ignou of the course, here are two links to help you with that.

https://university.careers360.com/download/ebooks/all-about-ignou

http://ignou.ac.in/upload/programme-guide-english-BSc.pdf

Also, if you are aiming for the January cycle, fill the form now and do not delay. If you are aiming for the July cycle, beware of the forms which will release in May. Hope this helps.

All the best!