IGNOU- Courses, Fee, Eligibility, Admission & Entrance test 2020

About IGNOU

Indira Gandhi National Open University was established in 1985 by an act of parliament.
the university started with the strength of 4528 students by offering education in two academic programs
(i) Diploma In Management
(ii) Diploma in Distance Education

Today the university has a strength of over 3 million students from Indian and Abroad.
The university has 21 schools and 67 regional centers and 29 international partner institutions.
The university offers 228 academic programs including certificate, diploma, degree, and doctoral programs.
The university has a strength of about 810 faculty members, and 574 academic staff at the headquarter and regional centres.

Schools of Studies

IGNOU comprises of 21 schools which offers 280 programmes including doctoral, degree, diploma, and certificates programs to the students from all parts of India and Abroad.

• School of Agriculture (SOA)
• School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
• School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
• School of Education (SOE)
• School of Engineering and Technology (SOET)
• School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
• School of Foreign Language (SOFL)
• School of Gender and Development Studies (SOGDS)
• School of Health Sciences (SOHS)
• School of Humanities (SOH)
• School of Inter-Disciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SIOTS)
• School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
• School of Law (SOL)
• School of Management Studies (SOMS)
• School of Performing and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
• School of Sciences (SOS)
• School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
• School of Social work (SOSW)
• School of Tourism and Hospitality Service Management (SOTHSM)
• School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
• School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)

Institutes/Centres

• Baba Saheb Ambedkar Convention centre(CC)
• Campus Placement Cell (CPC)
• Centre for Internal Quality Assurance (CIQA)
• Centre for online Education (COE)
• Electronica Media Production centre (EMPC)
• Hindi Cell (HC)
• Horticulture Cell (HC)
• National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
• National Centre for Innovation in Distance Education (NCIDE)
• National ODL Centre for Local Government (NOCLG)
• Public Information Unit (PIU)
• Research Unit (RU)
• Security Development (SD)
• Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education (STRIDE)
• Students Service Centre (SSC)
• Vigilance Cell (VC)

Regional Centres

Regional centre means a centre which is established by the university for coordinating and monitoring the work of study in any region and for performing other functions.
The University comprises of 56 regional centres and 11 Recognized regional centres. the university operates with the help of these regional centres and extends the network of IGNOU to the deprived, rural, remote, socially and physically disadvantaged segments of the population.
These regional centres help in providing quality and cost-effective education to these peoples.

List of Centers

1. Agartala Regional Centre 2. Bangalore Regional Centre 3. Bijapur Regional Centre 4. Darbhanga Regional Centre 5. Delhi-03 Regional Centre 6. Hyderabad Regional Centre 7. Jaipur Regional Centre 8. Karnal regional centre 9. Koraput Regional centre 10. Nagpur Regional Centre 11. Port Blair Regional Centre 12. Rajkot Regional Centre 13. Shimla Regional Centre 14. Varanasi Regional Centre 15. Ahmedabad Regional Centre 16. Bhagalpur Regional centre 17. Chandigarh Regional Centre 18. Dehradun regional Centre 19. Deoghar Regional centre 20. Imphal Regional centre 21. Jammu regional Centre 22. Khanna Regional Centre 23. Lucknow Regional centre 24. Noida Regional Centre 25. Pune Regional centre 26. Ranchi regional centre 27. Siliguri Regional Centre 28. Vatakara Regional centre

29. Aizawal Regional Centre 30. Bhopal Regional Centre 31. Chennai regional centre 32. Delhi-01 Regional Centre 33. Gangtok Regional Centre 34. Itanagar Regional Centre 35. Jodhpur Regional centre 36. Kohima Regional Centre 37. Madurai regional Centre 38. Panaji Regional Centre 39. Raghunathganj Regional Centre 40. Saharsa Regional centre 41. Srinagar regional Centre 42. Vijayawada Regional centre 43. Aligarh Regional Centre 44. Bhubaneshwar Regional Centre 45. Cochin regional centre 46. Delhi-02 Regional centre 47. Guwahati regional centre 48. Jabalpur Regional centre 49. Jorhat Regional centre 50. Kolkata Regional centre 51. Mumbai Regional Centre 52. Patna Regional Centre 53. Raipur Regional Centre 54. Shillong Regional Centre 55. Trivandrum Regional centre 56. Visakhapatnam Regional centre

IGNOU Courses & Fee structure

IGNOU offers more than 280 programmes to its students including doctoral programmes, master’s programmes, bachelors programmes, diploma, advanced diplomas, PG diploma, certificates and non credits courses. The university also offers education to the rural, remote, physically and socially deprived classes of society.

Doctoral Degree

Course Name	Minimum Duration	Maximum Duration	Total Course Fee (Rs.)
Doctor of Philosophy in Agriculture Extension (PHDAGE)	3 years	6 Years	16800
Ph.D in Dairy Science and Technology (PHDDR)	3 yaers	6 Years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Anthropology	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Commerce	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Economics	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in English	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Extension & Development Studies	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Food & Nutrition	3 years	6 years	16800
Ph.D. in Gender and Development Studies	3 years	6 years	16800
Ph.D. in Women’s Studies	3 years	6 yaers	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Geography	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Hindi	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in History	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Science	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Inter-Disciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Journalism and Mass Communication	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Information in Library and Information Science	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Management	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Performing and Visual Arts with Specialisation in Fine Arts, Theatre Arts, and Music	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Law	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Life Science	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Physics	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Education	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Rural development	3 years	6 years	16800
Ph.D. in Arabic	3 years	6 years	16800
Ph.D in French	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Geology	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Social work	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology	3 years	6 years	16800
Ph.D in Distance Education	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics	3 years	6 years	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Tourism and Hospitality	3 year	6 year	16800
Ph.D. in Translation Studies	3 year	6 year	16800
Doctor of Philosophy in Vocational Education	3 year	6 year	16800

M.Phil. Programme

Course Name	Minimum Duration	Maximum Duration	Total Course Fee Rs.
M.Phil in Chemistry	1 year	2 years	12600
Master of Philosophy in Commerce	1 year	2 years	12600
M.Phil in Economics	1 year	2 years	12600
m.Phil in Geography	1 year	2 years	12600
Master of Philosophy in Journalism and Mass Communication	1 tear	2 years	12600
Master of Philosophy in Theatre Arts	1 year	2 years	12600
Master of Philosophy in Political Science	1 year	2 years	12600
Master of Philosophy in Sociology	1 year	2 years	12600
Master of Philosophy in Social Work	1 year	2 years	12600
M.Phil. in Distance Education	1 year	2 years	12600
Master of Philosophy in Translational Studies	1 year	2 years	12600

Master’s Degree

Course Name	Minimum Duration	Maximum Duration	Total Course Fee Rs.
Master of Business Administration (Banking & Finance)	2.5 years	8 years	37800
Master of Business Administration	2 years	5 years	37800
Master of Commerce	2 years	5 years	11000
Master of Commerce in Business Policy and Corporate Governance	2 years	5 years	7000
Master of Computer Application	3 years	6 years	72000
Master of Science (Food & Nutrition)	2 years	5 years	32400
MA in Distance Education	2 years	5 years	12000
Master of Education	2 years	4 years	40000
Master of Arts (Education)	2 years	5 years	16200
Master of Arts in Adult Education	2 years	5 years	14400
Master of Arts (English)	2 years	5 years	12000
Master of Arts in Extension and Development Studies	2 Years	5 Years	9000
Master of Arts in Development Studies	2 years	5 years	10800
Master of Commerce in Finance & taxation	2 years	5 years	7000
Master of Arts in Gandhi & Peace Studies	2 years	5 years	9000
MA in Gender and Development Studies	2 years	5 years	10800
Master of Arts in Women’s & Gender Studies	2 years	5 years	14400
Master of Arts (Hindi)	2 years	5 years	12000
Master of Arts (History)	2 years	5 years	9000
Master of Science (Hospitality Administration)	2 years	4 years	10000
Master of Arts (Sanskrit)	2 years	4 years	12000
Master of Arts (Hindi) (Online)	2 years	4 years	12000
Master of Arts (Philosophy)	2 years	5 years	9000
Master of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication	2 years	4 years	25000
Master of Library and Information science	1 year	4 years	9000
Master of Commerce in Management Accounting and Financial Strategies	2 years	5 years	7000
MSc(Mathematics with Application in Computer Science)	2 years	4 years	26400
Master of Arts (Political Science)	2 years	5 years	9000
MA in Psychology	2 years	5 yaers	15800
Master of Arts (Public Administration)	2 years	5 years	9000
Master of Arts (Rural Development)	2 years	5 years	9000
Master of Science (Counselling and Family Therapy)	2 years	4 years	33600
Master in Anthropology	2 years	5 years	16800
Master of Social Work	2 years	5 years	32400
Master of Social Work (Counselling)	2 years	5 years	15000
Master of Arts (Sociology)	2 years	5 years	9000
MA in Distance Education	2 years	5 years	10800
Master of Tourism and Travel management	2 years	5 years	12000
MA in Translation Studies	2 years	5 years	10800

Bachelor’s Degree

Course Name	Minimum duration	Maximum Duration	Total Course Fee Rs.
Bachelor of Arts	3 years	6 years	6000
Bachelor of Arts (General)	3 years	6 years	7200
B.A Honours History	3 years	6 years	9600
B.A. Honours Psychology	3 years	6 years	11400
B.A. Honours Political Science	3 years	6 years	9600
B.A. Honours Sociology	3 years	6 years	9600
B.Sc. Honours Anthropology	3 years	6 years	15600
Bachelor of Commerce with Major in Accounting and Finance	3 years	6 years	6000
BCom with Major in Corporate Affairs and Administration	3 years	6 years	6000
Bcom with Major in Financial and Cost Accounting	3 years	6 years	6000
B.Com. General	3 years	6 years	8100
Bachelor of Business Administration in Retailing	3 years	6 years	27000
Bachelor of Computer Application	3 years	6 years	40200
B.A. Economics (Honours)	3 years	6 years	9600
Bachelor of Education	2 years	5 years	50000
Bachelor of Education (Hospitality and Hotel Administration)	3 years	6 years	12700
Bachelor of Arts (General)	3 years	6 years	8100
Bachelor of Arts (General) in Urdu	3 years	6 years	8100
Bachelor of Arts (General) in Hindi	3 years	6 years	8100
Bachelor of Arts (General) in Sanskrit	3 years	6 years	8100
Bachelor of Honours Degree Programme (English)	3 years	6 years	7200
Bachelor of Honours Degree programme (Hindi)	3 years	6 years	7200
Bachelor of Library and Information Science	1 year	4 years	6000
BSc Nursing (Post Basic)	3 years	5 years	54000
BSc	3 years	6 years	12500
Bachelor of Science	3 years	6 years	12500
Bachelor of Social Work	3 years	6 years	12000
B.A. in Vocational Studies and Tourism Management	3 years	6 years	12000
B.A. in Tourism Studies	3 years	6 years	10200

Diploma Courses

Course Name	Minimum Duration	Maximum Duration	Total course Fee Rs
Diploma in Agriculture	1 year	3 years	6500
Diploma in Panchayat Level Administration & Development	1 year	4 years	3000
Diploma in Event Management	1 year	3 years	8000
Diploma in Dairy Technology	1 year	4 years	14400
Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education	1 yaer	4 years	2000
Diploma in Women’s Empowerment and Development	1 year	4 years	3600
Diploma in Creative Writing In English	1 year	4 years	3800
Diploma in Fish Products Technology	1 year	4 years	10800
Diploma in Nutrition and Health Education	1 year	4 years	2000
Diploma in Value Added Products from Fruits and Vegetables	1 year	4 years	14400
Diploma in Critical care Nursing	1 year	3 years	5000
Diploma in HIV and Family Education	1 year	4 years	3000
Diploma in Meat Technology	1 year	4 years	14400
Diploma in Nursing Administration	1 year	3 years	9000
Diploma in Paralegal Practice	1 year	3 years	8400
Diploma in Elementry Education	2 years	4 years	12000
Diploma in Production of Value Added Products from Cereals Pulses and Oilseeds	1 year	4 years	13200
Diploma in Teaching German as a foreign language	1 year	4 years	7000
Diploma in Tourism Studies	1 year	4 years	4200
Diploma in Urdu	1 year	3 years	1600
Diploma in BPO Finance and Accounting	1 year	3 years	19200
Diploma in Modern Office Practice	1 year	3 years	6000
Diploma in Watershed Management	1 year	4 years	12000

PG Diploma Courses

Course Name	Minimum Duration	Maximum Duration	Total Course Fee Rs.
Post-Graduate Diploma in Audio Programme Production	1 yer	4 yeras	12000
Post-Graduate Diploma in Computer Application	1 year	4 years	21600
Post-Graduate Diploma in Folklore and Culture Studies	1 year	4 years	2200
Post-Graduate Diploma in Sustainability Science	1 year	4 years	7000
Post-Graduate Diploma in Environmental and Occupational Health	1 year	3 years	6600
Post-Graduate Diploma in Hotel Operation	1 year	3 years	9000
Post-Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication	1 year	3 years	12500
Post-Graduate Diploma in Social Work Counselling	1 year	4 years	13200

PG and Advance Diploma

Course Name	Minimum Duration	Maximum Duration	Total Course Fee Rs.
Post-Graduate Diploma in Urban Planning and Development	1 year	3 years	5400
Post-Graduate Diploma in Analytical Chemistry	1 year	3 years	9600
Post-Graduate Diploma in Book Publishing	1 year	4 years	8000
Post-Graduate Diploma in Criminal justice	1 year	3 years	10800
Post-Graduate Diploma in Disaster Management	1 year	4 years	5000
Post-Graduate Diploma in Adult Education	1 year	4 years	7200
Post-Graduate Diploma in Education Technology	1 year	3 years	6600
Post-Graduate Diploma in Environment and Sustainable Development	1 year	3 years	6600
Post-Graduate Diploma in Extension and Development Studies	1 year	3 years	4500
Post-Graduate Diploma in Development Studies	1 year	3 years	5400
Post-Graduate Diploma in Food Safety and Quality Management	1 year	4 years	14400
Post-Graduate Diploma in Gandhi and Peace Studies	1 year	3 years	3500
Post-Graduate Diploma in Women’s and Gender studies	1 year	3 years	7200
Post-Graduate Diploma in Geriatric Medicine	1 year	3 years	21000
Post-Graduate Diploma in HIV Medicine	1 year	3 years	60000
Post-Graduate Diploma in Hospital and Health Management	1 year	32 years	11000
Post-Graduate Diploma in Higher Education	1 year	4 years	4000
Post-Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights	1 year	3 years	10200
Post-Graduate Diploma in Library Automation and Networking	1 year	4 years	18000
Post-Graduate Diploma in Financial Management	1 year	3 years	10800
Post-Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management	1 year	3 years	10800
Post-Graduate Diploma in Operation Management	1 year	3 years	10800
Post-Graduate Diploma in International Business Operations	1 year	3 years	9000
Post-Graduate Diploma in Financial market Prices	1 year	3 years	10800
Post-Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management	1 year	2 years	10800
Post-Graduate Diploma in Maternal & Child Health	1 year	3 years	23000
Post-Graduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sales Management	1 year	3 years	8400
Post-Graduate Diploma in Plantation Management	1 year	4 years	6600
Post-Graduate Diploma in Pre-Primary Education	1 year	4 years	9600
Post-Graduate Diploma in Educational Management and Administration	1 year	4 years	6600
PG Diploma in Mental Health	1 year	4 years	9000
Post-Graduate Diploma in Rural development	1 year	4 years	2000
Post-Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Family Therapy	1 year	3 years	16800
Post-Graduate Diploma in School Leadership and Management	1 year	2 years	6000
Post-Graduate Diploma in Applied Statistics	1 year	3 years	6000
PG Diploma in Translation	1 year	4 years	3600
Post-Graduate Diploma in Information Security	1 year	3 years	21600

PG and Advanced Certificates

Course Name	Minimum Duration	maximum Duration	Total Course Fee Rs.
Post Graduate Certificate in Agriculture Policy	6 months	2 years	3600
Post Graduate Certificate in Bangla-Hindi Translation	6 months	2 years	1800
Post Graduate Certificate in Cyber Law	6 months	2 yera	8400
Post Graduate Certificate in Adult Education	6 months	2 years	3600
Post Graduate Certificate in Extension and Development Studies	6 months	2 years	2500
Post Graduate Certificate in Climate Change	6 months	2 years	3800
Post Graduate Certificate in Gandhi and Peace Studies	6 months	2 years	2000
Post Graduate Certificate in Malayalam-Hindi Translation	6 months	2 years	1800
Post Graduate Certificate in Patent Practice	6 months	2 years	9600
Post Graduate Certificate in Information and Assistive Technologies for the Instructors of Visually Impaired	6 months	2 years	6000
Advanced Certificate in Power Distribution Management	6 months	2 years	5400
Post Graduate Certificate in Geoinformatics	6 months	2 years	5000
Advanced Certificate in Information security	6 months	2 years	5400

Certificate Programmes

Course Name	Minimum Duration	Maximum Duration	Total Course Fee Rs.
Certificate in Bee Keeping	6 months	2 years	1400
Certificate in Business Skills	6 months	2 years	2500
Certificate in Community Ratio	6 months	2 years	6600
Certificate in Competency in Power Distribution	6 months	2 years	3600
Certificate in Consumer Protection	6 months	2 years	1800
Certificate in Disaster Management	6 months	2 years	2000
Certificate in Energy Technology and Management	6 months	2 years	3000
Certificate in Teaching of English as a Second Language	6 months	2 years	2400
Certificate Programme in Functional English (Basic Level)	6 months	2 years	4000
Certificate in Environmental Studies	6 months	2 years	2000
Certificate Programme in Value Education	6 months	2 years	1800
Certificate in Food & Beverage Service Operation	6 months	2 years	3000
Certificate in Food & Nutrition	6 months	2 years	1100
Certificate in German Language	6 months	2 years	2500
Certificate in Persian Language	6 months	2 years	1800
Certificate in Front Office Operation	6 months	2 years	3000
Certificate Programme in Peace Studies and Conflict Management	6 months	2 years	3500
Certificate in Guidance	6 months	2 years	1400
Certificate in Health Care Waste Management	6 months	2 years	3000
Certificate Programme in Yoga	6 months	2 years	5000
Certificate in Geriatric Care Assistance	6 ,onths	2 years	6500
Certificate in Home Health Assistance	6 months	2 years	6000
Certificate in Phlebotomy Assistance	6 months	2 years	7500
Certificate in General duty Assistance	6 months	2 years	6000
Certificate in First Aid	6 months	2 years	3500
Certificate in HIV and Family Education	6 months	2 years	1500
Certificate in Home Based Health care	6 months	2 years	2000
Certificate in Housekeeping Operation	6 months	2 years	3000
Certificate in Information Technology	6 months	2 years	6000
Certificate Programme in Laboratory Techniques	6 months	2 years	3500
Certificate in International Humanitarian Law	6 months	2 years	2700
Certificate in Anti-Human Trafficking	6 months	2 years	1400
Certificate in Co-operation, Co-operative Law	6 months	2 years	8400
Certificate in Human Rights	6 months	2 years	2400
Certificate Programme in Library and Information Science	6 months	2 years	2000
Certificate Programme on Life & Thought of B.R. Ambedkar	6 months	2 years	1000
Certificate in NGO Management	6 months	2 years	1800
Certificate in Maternal and Child Health Nursing	6 months	2 years	5500
Certificate in Newborn & Infant Nursing	6 months	2 years	5500
Certificate in Community Health	6 months	2 years	15000
Certificate in Nutrition & Childcare	6 months	2 years	1500
Certificate in Organic Farming	6 months	2 years	4800
Certificate in Performing Arts- Bharatnatyam	6 monthd	2 years	4000
Certificate in Performing Arts- Hindustani Music	6 months	2 years	4000
Certificate in Performing Arts- Karnatak Music	6 months	2 years	4000
Certificate in Performing Arts- Theatre Arts	6 months	2 years	4000
Certificate in Visual Arts- Painting	6 months	2 years	4000
Certificate in Visual Arts- Applied Arts	6 months	2 years	4000
Certificate in Poultry Farming	6 months	2 years	3600
Certificate Programme in Rural Development	6 months	2 years	1500
Certificate in French language	6 months	2 years	6600
Certificate in Arabic Language	6 months	2 years	1800
Certificate in Russian language	6 months	2 years	2500
Certificate in Spanish Language & Culture	6 months	2 years	4500
Certificate in Korean Language & Culture	6 month	2 years	2500
Certificate in Japanese Language	6 months	2 years	5400
Certificate in Sericulture	6 months	2 years	4200
Certificate in Social Work and Criminal Justice System	6 months	2 years	1500
Certificate in Tribal Studies	6 months	2 years	1000
Certificate Programme in Teaching of Primary School mathematics	6 months	2 years	1800
Certificate in Tourism Studies	6 months	2 years	1800
Certificate in Urdu language	6 months	2 years	1200
Certificate in Communication and IT Skills	6 months	2 years	5400
Certificate in Fashion Design	6 months	2 years	5000
Certificate in Water Harvesting and Management	6 months	2 years	2400

Non-Credit Programmes

Course Name	Minimum Duration	Maximum Duration	Total Course Fee Rs.
Awareness Programme on dairy Farming	2 months	2 months	1100
Awareness Programme on Value Added Products from Fruits and Vegetables	1.5 months	1.5 months	1000
Certificate in Motorcycle Service and Repair	2 months	6 months	1200
Appreciation Course on Environment	3 months	1 years	1400

IGNOU Courses Eligibility

The university has prescribed eligibility criteria for the students seeking admission in IGNOU.
IGNOU does not conduct entrance exams for each course (Except management programs and B.Ed. program). The admission to various courses is offered on the eligibility criteria of the course.
The candidates seeking admission into IGNOU must fulfill the eligibility criteria of the respective program.
The complete information about the courses along with eligibility criteria is available on the university website www.ignou.ac.in
The candidates can get all information regarding the respective course here.

IGNOU Admission Process

• The admission process for Indira Gandhi National Open University is made online by the university.
• The application form for admission in various programmes is available on the official website of the university ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in or ignou.ac.in
• The application form other than the online mode will not be accepted by the university.
• The candidate does not need to visit the regional centre for admission form.
• The admission into various programmes of the IGNOU will be considered on the basis of eligibility.
• The university has decided eligibility criteria for the programmes. The candidate who fulfils the eligibility criteria will be selected by the university.
• The candidate must fill the online application form and submit it with self-attested documents required by the university.
• the candidate does not have to appear for any entrance test for admission in IGNOU (Except for the admission in management programmes and B.Ed. Programme)

Submission of Online Application Form

The candidate filling the IGNOU application form must follow the foolowing steps:

• The candidate should Open the URL (https://ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in)
• the candidate must complete the registration process on the website.(it will create ‘User Name’ and ‘Password’ for the candidate).
• ‘User Name’ and ‘Password’ is informed at registered mobile number and email address through SMS and email.
• The candidate should Re-login to the system using ‘User Name’ and ‘Password.’
• The candidate must fill Admission Form online.
• The candidate must upload his recent passport size Photograph (maximum size 100KB  in JPG format).
• The candidate must upload his specimen signature (maximum size 100KB  in JPG format).
• The candidate must upload scanned copies of the relevant documents (maximum size 200KB each document in JPG/PDF format).
• The candidate must read the instruction and declaration carefully by clicking the ‘Declaration’ box.
• The candidate must review his data and confirm the details.
• The candidate should Make a payment of Fee through the Credit Card/Debit card/Net Banking.
• The payment confirmation message is sent to the candidate through SMS and email.
• Press the Next button to see the form preview.
• After the final submission of the online application form, the candidate may download the filled-in application form and keep a printout for your record.
• The application fee for IGNOU admission form is 1000/– course.

Documents required at the time of application form filling.

• Scanned Photograph (less than 100 KB)
• Scanned Signature (less than 100 KB)
• Scanned copy of Age Proof (less than 200 KB)
• Scanned copy of relevant Educational Qualification (less than 200 KB)
• Scanned Copy of Experience Certificate (if any) (less than 200 KB)
• Scanned Copy of Category Certificate, if SC/ST/OBC (less than 200 KB)
• Scanned Copy of BPL Certificate, if Below Poverty Line(less than 200 KB)

Entrance Test

• The Indira Gandhi National Open University conducts entrance test for admission into some of its management programmes and B.Ed. programme.
• The Online admission test for management programmes is named OPENMAT.
• The exam is conducted twice a year.
• The online admission test for B.Ed. programmes is conducted by NTA every year on national level.

OPENMAT

• IGNOU consider the admission into its Management programs on the basis of merit of OPENMAT exam.
• The exam is conducted twice a year.
• NTA is the governing authority that conducts the OPENMAT exam.
• The candidate seeking admission in management programs of IGNOU are advised to fill the separate application form available at the NTA website ntaignou.nic.in
• The application fee for the OPENMAT entrance exam is Rs. 1000/-
• The candidate must deposit the fee online using debit card/ credit card/ net banking only.
• The admit card will be issued to the candidates who fulfill the eligibility criteria.
• the admit card will not be issued to the candidates whose application form is found incomplete.
• The candidate should note that no admit card will be sent to the candidate by post.
• The candidates are advised to download the admit card form the NTA website.
• The candidate should report at the given time and date at the prescribed test centre for the OPENMAT test.

Programmes offered through OPENMAT entrance test are:

• Master of Business Administration
• Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management
• Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management
• Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Management
• Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management
• Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Markets Practice

Steps to complete the application process

• The candidate must apply for online registration (fill in the basic details) and note down the system generated Application No. for future reference
• The candidate must fill the online application form
• The candidate must upload scanned images of the candidate’s photograph (between 10 kb – 200 kb) and candidate’s signature (between 4 kb – 30kb) in JPG/JPEG format
• The candidate must make payment of fee using debit card/ credit card/ net banking and keep the proof of fee paid.
• The candidate must print at least four copies of confirmation page after successful remittance of fee

B.Ed. Entrance Test

• IGNOU offers admission into B.Ed programs on the basis of merit obtained in the B.Ed. entrance exam conducted by NTA on a national level.
• The candidate willing to take admission in B.Ed programme must appear for this entrance test.
• The entrance test will be conducted by NTA.
• The admit card for the entrance test will be uploaded on the NTA website.
• The candidate is advised to download the admit card from the NTA website and keep the admit card for future reference.
• The final admission to the program shall be subject to their rank in the merit list in the Entrance Test and production of proof of their eligibility at the time of the last date of submission of application for admission to B.Ed.programme along with original certificates and programme fee.
• Candidates seeking admission to the B.Ed. programme are advised not to pay the programme fee along with the online entrance form.

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