since I am new to ignou,what activities does we do in ignou course since no class is taken did they give assignment and is it true that we only go for appearing exams for degrees certificate?

Hello,

Assignments are mandatory when you are pursuing a course in IGNOU, as 30% weightage is given to it, and rest if 70% weigtage is given to TEE results, classes are held on weekends usually in IGNOU, may be due to pandemic all these activities are stalled, for more detailed information regarding classes and timing, you have to contact your study centre coordinator as he/she will be able to guide you successfully, and the assignments that you will make is to be submitted in the study centre only, see IGNOU is a distance learning university,hence it's more of a self-study than anything else,having said that it's the intentions to that matters, at the end of the day a degree is requirement but what's the use if you don't even know the core aspects covering your course of study, it's not in anyway going to help you in professional advancement whatsoever. To provide you an example various candidates take admission here, some are also working professionals to further expand their knowledge base and qualifications, so if we talk about an educator enrolled here and he/she isn't seriously dedicated or focus then that's going to further impact his/her professional endeavour, and the same thing apply for all candidates, yes we may argue that till today IGNOUs degree are comparatively more acceptable in government jobs, even though there are many candidates who work in private companies passing out from IGNOU but then comparatively it's less, even in a government job especially for those which have interviews you'll be asked regarding your graduation subjects, so there is no reason whatsoever to have negligent attitude concerning your studies for anyone.