A total of 873 students from the first batch of Sreenarayanaguru Open University (SGOU) have become eligible for MA degrees, said the university officials at a press meet held here on Tuesday.
The last semester examinations of MA English and Malayalam programmes were held on January 2025. Among the 603 students who appeared for MA Malayalam exam, 510 passed and 84.57% is the pass percentage. In MA English, 489 students took the exam and 363 passed, with the pass percentage of 74.23%. The highest number of students attended the exams from the Government College, Malappuram, and SNGS College, Pattambi, study centres. Fatima Mata National College, Kollam, had the best results for MA English at 86%, and SNGS College, Pattambi, secured a pass percentage of 92% for Malayalam.
“The open university, which started its operations in October 2020, launched its first UG/PG programmes in July 2022. Starting with seven programmes including MA English, MA Malayalam, BA English/Malayalam/Arabic/Sanskrit/Hindi, the university has grown in two years to the point where it now offers admission to 29 programmes,” said Vice-Chancellor V.P. Jagathy Raj.
The results are available on the university website www.sgou.ac.in while the results of students who have not submitted their assignments have not been published. Students can access their course-wise marks from the university website and semester grade cards can be downloaded from the student login. Online applications with the prescribed fee can be submitted for soft copy of answer sheet and revaluation.”
Housing project
The graduates will be awarded degrees on February 14 after the approval of the university senate chaired by Governor Rajendra Arlekar. SGOU had announced ‘Oppam,’ a housing project, in the 2024-25 Budget of the university. The objective of the project is to provide housing to all homeless students who are economically backward and good in studies. The funds for this scheme are collected from a social welfare fund, with each student contributing ₹300 at the time of admission.
In the initial phase the university is constructing houses for 15 students and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the project on February 12 by handing over the key at a function at Thiruvananthapuram.
