OPENMAT Entrance Exam for MBA and other Management Courses by IGNOU is Conducted twice every Year.

The Dates are as follows:

Last Date for Receipt of Request for Prospectus by Post is 10th July 2016

Last Date of Submission of the OPENMAT Entrance Test Application Form (Form 1) at IGNOU Headquarters: 15th July 2016

Validity of OPENMAT Score & Eligible to seek admission in: 01st Sem. 2017 (January 2017) and; 02nd Sem. 2017 (July 2017)

Last Date for Submission of Application Form for Admission (Form 2) at the concerned Regional Centre with Result Card, Identity Proof, and other relevant documents: 30th November 2016

Entrance Test OPENMAT-XL 2017 to be held on Sunday, the 21st August 2016

Courses Covered by OPENMAT

Diploma in Management (DIM)
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)

Eligibility Conditions

Candidate should be Graduation in any discipline with 50% marks for general category/45% for reserved category, with 3 years managerial/supervisory/professional experience (or);

There is no age bar for admission to the above program

Admission Procedure :

Admission will be done on the basis of the score obtained in the OPENMAT, conducted all over India twice a year as per above schedule.

Fee Structure

Course fee of Rs.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).