AIOU continues providing free education to four-categories of people.

Islamabad -- Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) will continue to provide free education to four-categories of people, prisoners, handicapped, transgender community and drop-out girls, this was stated here on Wednesday.

It is the part of University's standing policy of taking care of marginalized sections of society and to ensure that nobody should be deprived of education owing to financial constraints. It also aimed at encouraging them come into mainstream of educational net.

Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Zia-Ul-Qayyum wishes that these people should take benefit of the AIOU's incentives, so as to continue their future and to enjoy a respectable life in the society.

The University has already opened first-phase of admissions that cover Matric, F.A. MS/M.Ph, PhD programs. The people of the four-categories could apply for the...