Eighteenth IGNOU convocation on March 17

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 20:19 [IST]

New Delhi, Mar 10 (UNI) Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) will hold its 18th convocation here on March 17.

Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishna will preside over as Chief Guest and deliver the Convocation address.

The Convocation will be simultaneously held at 28 regional centres of the university. More than 1.11 lakh students are eligible for receiving their degrees, diplomas and certificates during the ceremony.

AS many as 11,900 students will attend the convocation at the headquarters and at other regional Centres, a IGNOU statement said.

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