•  Regional  Centre  Vatakara  is  one  among  three  Regional  Centers  in  South  India (out of 10 Regional Centre in South India) to achieve the uniqueness of having its own premises/land. 

 

•  It is one of the prominent Regional Centres in South India to have consistent high growth rate in student admissions at the rate of 30% increase in every year. 

 

•  The Regional Centre Vatakara has played a major role in realizing the dreams of 5000  IGNOU  learners  to  obtain  their  Degree,  Diploma and  P.G  Degree  from IGNOU. 

 

•  The Regional Centre took special initiative to help and promote education among the Tribal Youth in the Wayanad District. An IGNOU  Centre for facilitating this has already been established at Mananthavady (Wayanad District). 

 

•  The IGNOU Regional Centre has, a special study centre established in the Central prison at Kannur to provide IGNOU programmes, as a part of Social inclusion, to around 100 Jail Inmates every year. 

 

•  The Regional Centre has played a crucial role in establishing  a Study Centre at Indian Naval Academy,  Ezhimala for the benefits of  the serving Naval  Officers and their family members. 

 

•  The Union Territory of Mahe is now attached under the Regional Centre Vatakara and an IGNOU Study Centre is established at the Govt. College Mahe. 

 

•  The Regional Centre Vatakara has adopted Azhiyur Village Panchayath as a part of providing inclusive growth of sustainable educational development as per the advice from

Government of India implemented by IGNOU. We would be working in  close  coordination  with  the  Local  self  Government in  providing  education opportunity to a maximum number of people.