ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Nasir Mahmood has issued guidelines to assist students with the upcoming admissions for the spring semester of 2024.
The vice chancellor has instructed regional heads to raise awareness about free matriculation education for students from Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, and merged districts (erstwhile FATA) to encourage the enrollment of maximum out-of-school children in the matriculation program. He directed regional heads to ensure that admission awareness reaches every interested individual so that they can take advantage of this opportunity to continue their education.
Dr Nasir has approved the establishment of prospectus sale points at the Union Council level across the country to ensure the availability of matriculation and FA programs prospectus and admission forms at the nearest places to the students.
As per the VC’s instructions, the regional offices have set up the facility centers on the campuses and alerted the SWIFT centers established across the country to support and guide the students.
It is pertinent to mention here that the admissions of Matric, FA, BS (face-to-face programs), MS, MPhil and PhD programs of AIOU for the spring semester 2024 (first phase) are commencing across the country from March 15.
The second phase admissions will start from March 1 which will include Teacher Training Programs, Associate Degree Programs, Post Graduate Diploma Programs and BS (ODL Programs).
The admission forms and prospectus of the first phase programs will be available from 15th January on the University website www.aiou.edu.pk.
