IGNOU Distance MBA – Review | Eligibility | Syllabus | Openmat

• Master’s Degree
  • Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Doctoral Degree
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Management (PhD (M))
• PG and Advance Diploma
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PGDIM)
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Management (PGDFM)
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management (PGDHRM)
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Operations Management (PGDOM)
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing Management (PGDMM)
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Markets Practice (PGDFMP)
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Research in Management (PGDTRM)
• Diploma
  • Diploma in Management (DIM)
• Certificate
  • Certificate in Entrepreneurship (CIE)
  • Certificate in NGO Management (CNM)

Note that even though a lot post graduate programs are being offered by IGNOU, only one course is actually the real MBA degree. Students can opt for other IGNOU courses which are in the post graduate domain, however, one should note that technically, these are not equivalent to the normal MBA.

Details of Course

• Duration: 2.5 years
• Maximum duration to complete course: 8 years
• Eligibility Criteria: 
  • Graduation in any discipline with 50% marks for general category and 45% for reserved category with 3 years managerial/supervisory/professional experience OR Professional Degree with 50% marks in Engineering/ Medicine/ Chartered Accountancy (ICAI)/ Cost and Works Accountancy(ICWAI)/ Chartered Secretaryship (ICSI), and Law
  • Clear OPENMAT conducted by IGNOU.
  • There is no age bar
• Medium: English
• Specializations offered
  • Financial Management
  • Marketing Management
  • Human Resource Management
  • Operations Management
  • Financial Markets Practice

Fee for the course

The fees to pursue MBA course is INR 31,500 (as of the year 2017).

Other Pertinent Information Regarding IGNOU course

The MBA course consists of 21 courses in total. These courses combine PGDIM, specialization courses, compulsory courses and project courses. It is very important that students should only opt for the courses which are available during that particular year. The courses within each keep changing every year and it may lead to complications at a later stage.

Openmat Preparation

Open is the test conducted by IGNOU before you can start with your MBA education. It’s not that tough a paper but you may want to prepare for it sincerely. There are not that many books on this topic but here is one book you can refer.