• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDIM)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management (PGDHRM)
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Financial Management (PGDFM)
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Operations Management (PGDOM)
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management (PGDMM)
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Financial Markets Practice (PGDFMP)
• Diploma in Management (DIM)

• Graduation in any discipline with 50% marks for general category / 45% for reserved category as per Government of India rules, with 3 years’ managerial / supervisory / professional experience.
  

  OR

  Professional Degree with 50% marks in:
  Engineering / Medicine / Chartered Accountancy (ICAI) / Cost Accountancy (Cost and Works Accountancy) (ICAI / ICWAI) / Company Secretaryship (ICSI) / Law.
• Clearance of OPENMAT conducted by IGNOU.
• There is no age bar.

Note:

• Bachelor’s Degree means Bachelor’s Degree of not less than 3 year duration.
• IGNOU also accepts First degree of 2 year duration obtained from a recognized university completed up to the year 1998-99 for purposes of higher studies; provided such students have undergone a further one year bridge course and passed the same, to be in conformity with UGC Regulations.
• Students who had enrolled themselves in the first degree course prior to June 4, 1986 and students who had successfully completed their first degree course, prior to June 4, 1986, irrespective of their duration shall be treated at par with the students who have completed 3 years degree and they are not required to undergo a further one year bridge course. Degrees obtained prior to June 4, 1986 and the degree awarded to the students enrolled prior to June 1986 shall be treated valid for all purposes including admission to a Masters degree programme and other higher studies.
• ‘One sitting B.A. degree’ : One sitting B.A. degree of Osmania University, Andhra University, Kakatia University. Kurukshetra University, etc. is recognized for purpose of admission to IGNOU’s Master’s degree programmes subject to the condition that the candidates have enrolled for the programme up to the year 1995-96 and completed their course up to the year 1998-99. Besides, such candidates should have a gap of two year after +2 before they have registered themselves for ‘One sitting BA degree’.
• Degrees acquired from an ‘Off Campus’ Study Centre / Learning Centre of Private Universities outside the territorial jurisdiction of the concerned State is also not recognized for purposes of admission to IGNOU’s academic programmes unless it has specific approval of the University Grants Commission as per provisions of UGC (ESTABLISHMENT OF & MAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS IN PRIVATE UNIVERSITY) REGULATIONS, 2003.
• Similarly, Degrees acquired from an ‘Off Campus’ Study Centre / ‘Off-shore’ Campus of Central / State / Deemed to be University / Institutions of National Importance offered through Distance mode of learning will be accepted for higher studies in IGNOU; provided these have been obtained as per territorial jurisdiction of these Central / State / Deemed to be University / Institutions of National Importance prescribed by the University Grants Commission.
• Last date for submission of filled-in application form (Form 1) for appearing in Entrance Test, OPENMAT- XL and OPENMAT XLI, is 15.07.2016 and 15.12.2016 respectively.
• The University reserves the right to grant/deny admission to any candidate.
• The candidate should meet the eligibility requirements as mentioned above by the last date for submission of application form for admission (Form 2) to Management Programme.

Foreign students residing in India and having a valid student visa for the minimum duration of the programme are eligible to seek admission in IGNOU programmes. Such students are required to remit the fee at par with foreign students (Details of fee structure may be obtained from International Division). Admission of foreign students residing in India will be processed by the International Division of the University after ensuring their antecedents from the Ministry of External Affairs/Ministry of Human Resource Development.

Those who have taken OPENMAT-XL exam can apply for admission to semester 1, 2017 (January 2017). Candidates interested to join to semester 2 are required to register for OPENMAT-XLI exam or can apply with OPENMAT-XL exam scores.

The candidates are required to download the application form from the official website and send the completed form to 'the Registrar (SED), IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi - 110068', by registered post/speed post.

Admission to Management Programmes of IGNOU is done through OPENMAT Entrance test, held twice a year. For appearing in the entrance test (OPENMAT) a student has to fill up APPLICATION FORM FOR OPENMAT ENTRANCE TEST (Form 1) which is provided separately in an envelope alongwith this STUDENT HANDBOOK & PROSPECTUS. Please see the instructions for filling up the OPENMAT ENTRANCE TEST-Form 1. You need to send the form in the same envelope by Registered/Speed Post so as to reach the IGNOU H.Q. on or before the last date printed on the application form. No other document is required to be submitted alongwith this form. The Entrance Test will be held on the following dates:

OPENMAT XL - 21.08.2016 (Sunday, 10.00 a.m. — 1.00 p.m.)
OPENMAT XLI - 05.02.2017 (Sunday, 10.00 a.m. — 1.00 p.m.)

A student can appear in anyone of the above OPENMAT Examinations. If a student wants to appear in more than one OPENMAT Examinations s/he is required to apply separately.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• Application Form for OPENMAT (XL or XLI) Entrance Test (Form 1), as the case may be, has been provided in a separate envelope alongwith this Student Handbook & Prospectus. Please see the instructions for filling up Form 1.
• Hall Tickets will be provided to the candidates before ten (10) days of the entrance test. In case of non-receipt of Hall Ticket three (03) days before the entrance test, candidate can download hall ticket from IGNOU website (www.ignou.ac.in) and report to the examination centre for appearing in the entrance test.
• The OPENMAT result card will be sent to the students within 6-7 weeks from the date of the OPENMAT examination. In case of non-receipt of the result card, result card can be downloaded from the IGNOU website.
• *Those who qualify for admission will have to apply on the Admission Form (Form 2) given in this prospectus to the Regional Director concerned. Such students will have a choice to take admission in any of the two subsequent semesters, i.e., one who qualifies in August 2016 OPENMATmay take admission in the semester commencing in January 2017 or July 2017. Similarly, the student who qualifies in February 2017 OPENMAT will be eligible for seeking admission in the semester commencing in July 2017 or January 2018.

• Application Form for Admission to Management Programme (Form 2) will be submitted only at the time of first entry to the programme. Subsequent continuation in the programme will be through RE-REGISTRATION FORMS. You may also use the photocopies of these forms.
  
  Schedule for submission of Re-registration Forms is as under :
  

  Sl.No.	July Session	January Session	Late Fee
  1.	1st February to 31st March	1st August to 1st October	Nill
  2.	1st April to 30th April	3rd October to 31st October	₹ 200/-
  3.	1st May to 31st May	1st November to 30th November	₹ 500/-
  4.	1st June to 20th June	1st December to 20th December	₹ 1,000/-

• You must submit Re-registration Form (which is also a part of this booklet) alongwith course fee at your Regional Centre only.
• You will be allowed to register for a maximum of four courses per semester.
• Registration for MS-100 (Project Course) will be allowed only after you have registered for MS-1 to MS-11 and MS-95 (12 courses).
• A course once registered for study, must be successfully completed within 4 semesters (the validity period). In case of failure to do so, you will be required to re-validate the registration by paying the requisite fee of ₹ 1,500/- per course by filling the Re-registration form as per schedule printed thereon.
• Mailing of study material is course-wise and material for each course will be despatched in one package. On re-registration once again, the SLMs are despatched for the 2nd time. Besides, the earlier score of qualified assignments and/or term-end examination can be retained and the student will be required to complete the left over requirements of that course.
• Change of Courses : A learner has to indicate in the Re-Registration / Course Option / Re-Admission Form , the courses s/he is opting for. However, request for change of courses will be entertained within one-and-a- half month of the commencement of the session (i.e. by 15th February and 16th August for first and second semesters of the year respectively) on payment of a fee of ₹ 1500/- per course through Demand Draft drawn in favour of IGNOU payable at the city of the Regional Centre. The application should be addressed to the Regional Director, IGNOU Regional Centre of your region.
• Change of specialisation stream is not permitted.

Course fee of `1500/- 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.

Fee once paid is not refundable under any circumstances. It is also not adjustable against any other programme of this university.