What About IGNOU Distance MBA? What are the Admission Guidelines?

The Indira Gandhi National Open University is one of the top institutions for providing quality education to students. Many students desire to take admitted to management programs and MBA is their preferred choice. The course MBA is very cost-effective at IGNOU as it is available at a very low fee than other colleges and institutions. The admission procedure for MBA has been started for  JUNE 2022-2023 session and the last date for the same is July 31 this year Candidates can easily apply to their desired course be it MBA or MCA using the official website of IGNOU that is ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in. If you are interested in taking admitted to the program, then this course provides you with many career opportunities. Here, in this blog, you will get detailed instructions on the courses, its fee, and eligibility and admission guidelines.

About the Course

The Master of Business Administration is one of the highly preferred programs by many students in the country. Many institutions provide quality education in management fields and  IGNOU is one of them. The course MBA is completely approved by University Grants Commission and got the AICTE recognition. The course prepares students for many career opportunities in the management roles like MBA in HR management, 

MBA in Rural Development, MBA in International Business Management, MBA in Accounts and Finance, etc.

IGNOU provides a valid MBA degree with two years of minimum duration and you can extend the course up to 5 years of maximum duration. It’s a bid relaxation for MBA aspirants. The course helps the candidates to get a good and respectable position with a better salary package.

MBA is one of the best-paying courses that offers lucrative career opportunities.

Eligibility: The minimum eligibility for pursuing this course is a bachelor’s degree in Management or any degree of specialization with at least 50% marks in aggregate. The varsity has also started the online MBA this year along with the distance from ODL mode. A relaxation of 5% is provided to SC and ST candidates. Candidates must check the complete eligibility criteria for taking admission to the program and ensure that they have all the requested documents for admission to the course.

Also Read : IGNOU MBA Eligibility

For a distance MBA, you have to appear for the OPENMAT entrance test that is conducted with the help of UGC.  There is no age limit for taking admission to the program. You can easily browse the website of IGNOU for more details and prospectus for MBA using the link that is ignou.ac.in.

Fee for the course: The complete fee for the course MBA in IGNOU is about 37800 INR total which can be easily submitted in two different installments as the course duration is two years. There are about 21 courses/ subjects in MBA of IGNOU and every subject has a fee of rupees 1800 which will become 37800 INR for the total course. The relaxation in fees can be claimed by SC and ST candidates through proper relaxation rules of the university.

Also Read: IGNOU MBA Fee Structure

Note: fee once paid will not be refunded in any manner except in some cases like cancellation of the admission by the university side etc.

The varsity follows a very modular approach for its master of business administration program.  

Fresh Admission Started in IGNOU: The admission to MBA and MCA degree programs has been started along with other courses. Candidates can easily visit the website ignouadmission.samarth.ignou.edu.in. The last date for submission of the application form to the university is July 31, 2022. The administration of the university has also informed the general public through news and tweets. According to the official tweet of Indira Gandhi National Open University: admission has been commenced on the 30th of May, 2022. The last date of fresh admission to MBA and MCA degree programs is the 31st of July, 2022. The varsity provides many specializations in MBA degree programs like:

• MBA in Banking and Finance
• MBA in Hospital Management
• MBA in HR Management
• MBA in Marketing Management
• Master of Retail Management
• MBA in Operations Management
• MBA in Insurance Management

How to Apply to IGNOU MBA?

There is a very easy procedure in IGNOU for the admission to MBA degree program. Students have to go through the eligibility criteria for taking admission to the program and then appear for the entrance test of OPENMAT as this entrance test is very necessary for the management degree programs. It is conducted with the help of the University Grants Commission.

The complete procedure of the application form is mentioned below:

1. First and foremost, you have to visit the official website of the Indira Gandhi National Open University that is ignou.ac.in.
2. After that, hit the July 2022 PG admission web portal and tap on the MBA admissions link.
3. Fill up the necessary details and then register yourself.
4. Now, sign in using the credentials sent to your mail ID. You have to provide your phone number also in the contact details.
5. Next, fill in the necessary details there and then upload all the required documents.
6. Once you have uploaded all the documents for the OPENMAT test, now proceed with the fee payment.
7. You can easily pay the fee using net banking, credit, and debit card. SC and ST candidates will be entitled to get relaxations under IGNOU relaxation rules. Only one relaxation will be provided to the SC candidates. If the students have requested and filled out more than one form for relaxation, all the forms will be summarily rejected by the administration of the university.