Open Management Admission Test ( OPENMAT )

Open Management Admission Test ( OPENMAT ) is a common entrance test conducted by Indira Gandhi National Open University ( IGNOU ) for admission to its Management Programmes. OPENMAT examination is held twice a year usually in the month of February and August. Indira Gandhi National Open University ( IGNOU ) under its School of Management Studies (SOMS ) every year holds an all-India entrance test ( OPENMAT ) for admission into its various distance-learning management programmes. In terms of the spread and enrolment, the IGNOU Management Programme is one of the leading Management Programmes in the world.

OPENMAT 2021 Eligibility Criteria

Indira Gandhi National Open University ( IGNOU ) OPENMAT MBA Entrance Examination Eligibility Criteria – 2015 :

Graduation in any discipline with 50% marks for general category

45% for reserved category, with 3 years managerial / supervisory / professional experience.

Professional Degree with 50% marks in:

Engineering / Medicine / Chartered Accountancy ( ICAI ) / Cost and Works Accountancy ( ICWA ) / Company Secretary ship ( ICSI ) / Law.

Clearance of Open mat conducted by IGNOU.

There is no age bar.

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.

Degrees acquired from an ‘Off Campus’ 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.

Similarly, Degrees acquired from an ‘Off Campus’ Centre /’Off-shore’ Campus of Central / State / Deemed to be Universities offered through Distance mode of learning will be accepted for higher studies in IGNOU.

The University reserves the right to grant / deny admission to any candidate.

For Foreign Students

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.

For More Details refer the official Website.

http://www.ignou.ac.in/userfiles/Management%20Prospectus%202015.pdf