As we all know that the OPENMAT entrance exam for MBA and other Management courses by IGNOU is conducted twice every year

IGNOU OPENMAT is the entrance exam conducted by Indira Gandhi National Open University, for admission to its MBA program.

It is an aptitude test designed to assess the candidate’s aptitude in Management.

The entrance exams for this year are OPENMAT XXXVIII (38th) and OPENMAT XXXIX (39th).

Important dates:

For OPENMAT XXXVIII

January 2016 Session: 30th November 2015
July 2016 Session: 31st May 2016

For OPENMAT XXXIX
July 2016 Session: 31st May 2016
January 2017 Session: 30th November 2016

Event OPENMAT XL OPENMAT XLI
Date of entrance test 21 Aug 2016 15 Feb 2017
Last date of submission of application form (form 1)
15 July 2016 15 Dec 2016
Validity of OPENMAT score and eligible to seek admission in
1st Semester (January 2017) 2nd Semester (July 2017) 1st Semester (July 2017) 2nd Semester (January 2018)
Last date of submission of application form (form 2)
30 Nov 2016 (1st Sem) 31 May 2017 (2nd Sem) 31 May 2017 (1st Sem) 30 Nov 2017 (2nd Sem)

Offered courses by IGNOU:
Master of Business Administration (MBA), or
Diploma in Management (DIM), or
Post-Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDIM), or
Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management (PGDHRM), or
Post-Graduate Diploma in Financial Management (PGDFM), or
Post-Graduate Diploma in Operations Management (PGDOM), or
Post-Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management (PGDMM).
Post-Graduate Diploma in Financial Markets Practice (PGDFMP)