Port Blair, May 1: All the learners of IGNOU Regional Centre Port Blair are informed that in view of the hardships faced by parents and the students due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the Online Registration for PhD and OPENMAT (MBA) Entrance Examination July 2020 Date has been further extended upto 15th May 2020.  The Entrance Exam is being conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) and students can fill the online form from the following link:  https://ignouexams.nta.nic.in/WebInfo/Public/Home.aspx . Submission of Online Application Forms shall be accepted up to 04.00 PM and Submission of fee up to 11.50 PM. The requisite fee can be paid through Credit/Debit Card/ Net Banking/UPI and PAYTM. The detailed schedule mentioning revised dates of downloading of Admit Cards and of Examination will be displayed separately on respective examination website(s) and www.nta.ac.in, after assessment of the situation after 15.05.2020 only. Students are requested to utilize this time for preparing for the Examination and focus on critical concepts in order to close learning gaps if any. Students are advised to regularly visit  http://rcportblair.ignou.ac.in/  to get all the latest news and updates.