ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Nasir Mahmood has issued guidelines to help students with the upcoming admissions for the spring semester of 2024.
The vice chancellor has instructed regional heads to spread awareness about free matric education for students from Balochistan, Gilgit Baltistan, and merged districts (previously known as FATA) to encourage the enrollment of maximum out-of-school children in the matriculation programme.
He has also directed regional heads to ensure that admission awareness reaches every interested student 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 (UC) level across the country to ensure the availability of matriculation and FA programmes prospectus and admission forms at the nearest places to the students.
As per the instructions of VC, the regional offices have established the facility centers on the campuses and alerted the SWIFT centers established across Pakistan to support and guide the students.
AIOU’s programmes
It is to be noted that the admissions of Matric, FA, BS (face-to-face programmes), MS, MPhil and PhD programmes of AIOU for the spring semester 2024 (1st phase) are commencing across the country from 15 March.
The second phase admissions will commence from 1 March which will include Teacher Training Programmes, Associate Degree Programmes, Post Graduate Diploma Programmes and BS (ODL Programmes).
The admission forms and prospectus of the first phase programmes will be available from 15 January on the University website www.aiou.edu.pk.
