MAXIMUM DURATION IN MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME
The maximum duration of MBA Program will be Eight Years. Thereafter students seeking admission afresh for completion of the left out course(s) will not be required to clear the Entrance Test again. Those students who were admitted earlier to Management Programmes [including SDM (DE)] without the provision of Entrance Test are required to clear the mandatory requirement of clearance of Entrance Test while seeking admission afresh.
As indicated in 'Re-Registration/Re-Admission' above, students would be allowed to register maximum four courses in a semester to enable them to register/re-register proper combination of 21 courses for the ward of MBA Degree in five Semesters. However, course(s) once register must be successfully completed within four semesters, failing which he/she would need to revalidate the registration of such course(s) by paying the requisite fee withing the maximum duration of eight years. The validity of a course registered after 7th year of the initial admission to the program would be reduced appropriately, so that the prescribed maximum duration of eight years would remain unchanged.
ADMISSION
Admission to the MBA, Diploma in Management, PGDIM and Post Graduate Diploma in HRM, FM, OM, and MM will be done on the basis of the score obtained in the OPENMAT, conducted all over India twice a year as per above schedule.
A result card will be sent to all the candidates appearing in the OPENMAT examination. It will indicate whether the candidate has qualified or not qualified for admission on the basis of cut-off score as decided by the University.
For admission a learner will have to apply on the specified APPLICATION FORM-Form 2 which is given in the Prospectus along with required documents to the Regional Director concerned.
You are advised to retain a Photo Copy of the Application Form submitted to IGNOU.
Admission will be offered to all those attaining the cut off score and above, subject to their fulfilling other eligibility citeria as mentioned in Appendix 1.
VALIDITY OF OPENMAT SCORE
Candidates who have qualified for admission on the basis of the score obtained in the Entrance Test (OPENMAT) will be eligible to take admission into Management Programme in any of the subssequent semensters. For example, a student who has qualified for admission in August 2008 test, may take admission in any of the following two semesters i.e. either in January 2009 or July 2009 semester, one who qualifies in February 2009 test may take admission in July 2009 or January 2010 semester and one who qualifies in August 2009 test may take admission in January 2010 or July2010 semester. The last dates for submission of the Application Form for Admission to these semesters are as follows: For those qualifying August 2008 Test-Ist Sem. 2009 (January 2009)-November 30, 2008 IInd Sem. 2009 Test-IInd Sem. 2009(July 2009)-May 31, 2009 for those qualifying February 2009 Test-IInd Sem. 2009(July 2009)-May 31, 2009. Ist sem. 2010(January 2010)-November 30, 2009.
For those qualifying August 2009 Test-Ist Sem. 2010(January 2010)-November 30, 2009. IInd Sem.2010(July 2010)-May31, 2010.
FEE STRUCTURE
Course fee of Rs.800/- per course can be paid through a Bank Draft obtained from any one of the scheduled banks in favour of IGNOU and should be payable at the city where your Regional Centre is situated (both at the time of Admission and Re-registration). Please write your Name, Enrolment Number and address on the back of the Bank Draft to ensure proper credit to your fee account.
Course fee can also be paid through bank and IDBI Bank branches given in Appendix-10. Two copies of the challan will be returned to you by the bank out of which copy marked as "University's copy" should be submitted to the Regional Centre along with Admission/Re-registration form.
Fee once paid is not refundable under any circumstances. It is also not adjustable against any other programme of this university.