Apply for IGNOU 39th Convocation 2026.

 IGNOU 39th Convocation 2026.

Like every year IGNOU's 39th convocation will take place in February / March 2026. Student need to apply online application for 39th Convocation. The exact date is not yet decided for 39th convocation 2026. As usual, it will be held at IGNOU Head Quarters and simultaneously at 39 Selected Regional Centers across the country.

Who is eligible to apply for IGNOU Convocation 2026.

Student who has completed the course successfully in December 2024 or June 2025 session are eligible for 39th convocation. Passed out student of these two sessions are eligible to apply for the coming convocation in 2026.

Key points while applying for convocation

• Convocation registration to be done online only
• Student has option to procure degree in PRESENCE or ABSENTIA.
• Students are communicated by RCs to attend the convocation ceremony.
• To collect the degree in PRESENCE student need to carry IGNOU ID card.
• Student who could not apply and pay fee online may visit the Regional centre concerned and pay the Fee online /  Demand Draft in favour of IGNOU.

IGNOU Convocation 2026 Registration Link.

The link for IGNOU 39 convocation registration is active and accepting forms. Application must be submitted in online mode. Any hard copy form submission is not allowed.

Some Important points of IGNOU Convocation

IGNOU Convocation - A Brief overview.

IGNOU Convocation is a ceremonial gathering where graduating students receive their degree. The degrees are conferred to a few selected learners and Gold Medalist(s)  in front of academic faculty members, family and friends in the audience. University authorities and faculty member are dressed in regalia and student receives their degree. IGNOU conducts its Convocation ceremony annually in the month of Feb/March/April every year.

You must know :

• IGNOU opens the link to apply for convocation well in advance before its convocation day.
• Candidate need to apply for convocation degree online from official website.
• Convocation is celebrated same day across all the Regional Center and HQ.
• For all Fee Paid student, if student could not collect the degree in person , the University send the degree by Post after the Convocation ceremony.

Live relay of the main function from HQs is broadcasted, which is witnessed by all the Regional Centers and the students. The Regional Convocation starts after the main ceremony at IGNOU HQs is concluded.

IGNOU Convocation dress code

IGNOU has defined the dress code for male and female students. These students should wear the following dresses to attend the convocation ceremony.

Male Students should wear White / Off white or cream coloured Bharatiya Paridhan (Indian Dress) preferably made of Handloom / Khadi. While Female Students can wear  White / Off white or cream coloured Bharatiya Paridhan (Indian Dress) Sari or Salwar Kurta or Salwar Kameej, etc. preferably made of Handloom / Khadi in Convocation .

Student will be provided IGNOU Scarf at the payment of nominal security deposit (refundable). No robes or cap will be provided by IGNOU, however student can hire the same from rental costume shop.

Some useful link for IGNOU Students

IGNOU 39th Convocation 2026 - Date & Venue

Date and venue is NOT yet decided by IGNOU Authority. However, like every year it will be organized at IGNOU Head Quarters and simultaneously at 39 Selected Regional Centers across the country. The function was widely telecasted on Gyandarshan Channel, YouTube live and IGNOU’s Official Facebook page for watching.

Download IGNOU Convocation Degree

IGNOU has made a provision to download the degree online. The soft copy of degree is uploaded tho DigiLocker portal ny IGNOU . Student can download the Degree Certificate from their DigiLocker account online after convocation function.

Eligibility for Gold Medal

To secure the IGNOU convocation degree various evaluation components are given a proportionate amount of weight when determining the final grade. When a learner successfully completes the required credits for a given programme, they are granted certificates, diplomas, or degrees during the Convocation in the headquarters and at Regional Centres simultaneously. In all the programmes of the university, outstanding students who complete their programmes within the minimum stipulated time with highest marks,are awarded gold medals.

Gold medalist are invited to attend convocation at New Delhi. However they can choose to attend function at New Delhi or at Regional Center as per their convenience.

Convocation application Last date and fee.

Last date to apply for IGNOU 38TH  Convocation was till 25th February, 2025. The eligible students who have not paid the requisite registration fee of Rs.600/- per certificate online for the 38th Convocation, so far, may pay the requisite fee through official link  Convocation link .

IGNOU Convocation fee for PG Certificate/ Certificate programmes (6 months duration) is Rs. 200/- and for Ph.D / M.Phil/ Master Degree/ Bachelor Degree/ PG Diploma/ Diploma programmes is Rs.600/- .

How to Apply/ Register for IGNOU Convocation 2026

39th IGNOU Convocation registration form is open via IDMS Portal. Student can apply for convocation in just 6 steps. While registering for convocation, Students will be given option “To Attend Convocation in Person or receive Degree/Diploma by Post”. So you can select the option as per your convenience to procure degree in PRESENCE or ABSENTIA.

Below is the instruction and pictorial step for “How to Apply /Register for IGNOU Convocation”.

Step 1 : Visit the official ONLINE Portal for 39TH CONVOCATION.

Step 2 : Click on "New User Registration" Link.

Step 3 : Enter your  Email, Mobile and set a password for your account and submit the form.

Step 4 : Again login with by entering Your Enrollment and Password (created at above step).

Step 5 : Enter your Address and other details.

Step 6 : Upload required document, Pay the Fee and submit Form.

You are done with Convocation registration. Snapshot of convocation dashboard is pasted below.

Click here to apply for IGNOU Convocation 2026.

List of IGNOU Regional Center conducting 38th convocation

39 IGNOU Regional Centres are selected to organise the 38th convocation function. These centers are Agartala, Ahmedabad, Aizawl, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Cochin, Darbhanga, Dehradun, Deogarh, Gangtok, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Itanagar, Jaipur, Jammu, Jodhpur, Karnal, Khanna, Kohima, Kolkata, Lucknow, Delhi-2, Panaji, Patna, Port Blair, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Saharsa, Shillong, Shimla, Srinagar, Trivandrum, Vatakara, Varanasi and Visakhapatnam.

Chief guest for IGNOU 38th Convocation

Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Hon’ble Minister of Education will be the Chief Guest of the IGNOU Convocation 2025 at New Delhi.  In the previous year 2024, Sri Jagdeep Dhankhar, Hon'ble Vice-President of India, was  the Chief Guest for the function at IGNOU Hq New Delhi.

Invitation to students for Convocation 2025

As per notification issued for IGNOU 38th Convocation only selected students of UG and PG,  who have paid the fee online and consented to attend the function will be invited for function based on capacity of function hall. The parent Regional center will ensure that  venue can accommodate the expected number of students. Further only those students will be invited for local function whose degree has been received at Regional center. Students will be communicated by the concerned Regional Centre via email/ SMS / Website / social media etc.

How to Collect degree certificate after convocation.

The Degrees/Diplomas/Certificates can be collected from the next day of the convocation. It is to be collected from the parent Regional Centres. For paid cases if degree is not collected by student within 10 days time then certificate is sent by the concerned Regional Centres by post to the address of the students mentioned in the online portal.

Degree certificates will be dispatched to only those 

1. Eligible students who have paid the fees of Rs. 600/- of the Regional Centres where Convocation is not to be held,
2. Eligible students who have been invited to attend the convocation, but could not attend and
3. Eligible students who could not be invited.

Old Student who could not attend the IGNOU Convocation or has not pay the convocation fee can click here for guidance.

Degrees of students belonging to nearby Regional Centers (wherever Convocation is not happening), will be dispatched to the respective Regional Centers. The students need to collect their degree/diploma one day after the convocation either in person or by post from their Parent Regional Centers.

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IGNOU Convocation 2025 for student of Delhi NCR Regional Center

Convocation function will be organized by RC Delhi-2 for NCR Students.. IGNOU RC Delhi-2 RC will coordinate the function. The selected students will be invited via email to attend the 38th convocation function at venue.

Important points of IGNOU Convocation 38 in a nutshell

Where to attend my Convocation ?

Candidates may attend the convocation in the concerned regional centre which they have selected for their course. Sometimes IGNOU make few RC as nodal RC for convocation, if the student is very less at some RC. If there is no convocation event organized at your RC then you can attend it at the nearby Nodal Regional centre in your neighbor city and get their certificate from any of the nearby regional centres. If you can’t attend your convocation but paid fees for it then your degree certificate will be sent to you by post after completion of convocation.

The past IGNOU Convocation dates are mentioned below. All convocation were conducted in Face to Face Mode except a few.

Short Question Answers (FAQ) related to IGNOU Convocation