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IGNOU Admission 2020 for International Students, Courses, Application, Dates
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) admissions to various courses for International Students
IGNOU Admission 2020 – Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) announces Admissions to its Distance Education Academic Programs for the Academic Cycle commencing from January 2020 Session.
IGNOU International Division
- The Indira Gandhi National Open University has extended its outreach beyond the borders of the country. The globalization of higher education, particularly through the distance mode of delivery, has given an altogether different perspective to the cross border delivery of IGNOU’s academic programs in various countries. The International Division looks after the international operations of the University. The Division was established on 16th October 1997 as a Cell and was upgraded to the status of a full-fledged Division in 2002. From 1996 onwards the International Division has been assigned the task of offering and promoting the academic programs of IGNOU by establishing bilateral and multi-lateral co-operations with various partner institutions and organizations/universities across the globe. At present, IGNOU is offering academic programs in 35 countries across the globe through 62 Partner Institution
The main objectives of the Division are:
- Promotion of IGNOU Programs outside India.
- Establishment of bilateral and multi-lateral cooperation and exchanges.
- Offering IGNOU course material to foreign institutions/universities.
- Coordinating the training programs for the personnel of Open Universities/Institutes outside India.
- Consultancies to newly established/ needy universities/ institutions outside India.
- Coordination of International programs with the regional and international agencies.
- Providing pedagogical and technological support to Partner Institutions.
See: IGNOU Admission 2020 Updates
Overseas Partner Institutions
- Currently IGNOU’s Academic Programs are on offer in the U.A.E (Abu Dhabi, Dubai,Sharjah, & Ras Al Khaimah. Qatar, Kuwait, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ,Kingdom of Bahrain and Sultanate of Oman among the Gulf countries; Mauritius, Singapore, Papua New Guinea and Seychelles among the Island nations; Ethiopia, Kenya and Ivory coast in Africa, Nepal, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka among the SAARC countries, and Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan in the Central Asian countries. IGNOU offers comprehensive training in Open Learning system and Distance Education methodologies to the Open University personnel in the overseas.
To find the complete list of Overseas Study Center Click here
IGNOU Offers following courses for International Students
Certificate Programs
- Certificate in Disaster Management (CDM)
- Certificate in Environmental Studies (CES)
- Certificate in Teaching of English as a Second Language (CTE)
- Certificate in HIV and Family Education (CAFE)
- Certificate in Health Care Waste Management (CHCWM)
- Certificate in Tourism Studies (CTS)
- Certificate in Food and Nutrition (CFN)
- Certificate in Nutrition and Child Care (CNCC)
- Certificate in Rural Development (CRD)
- Certificate in Human Rights (CHR)
- Certificate in Consumer Protection (CCP)
- Certificate in Guidance (CIG)
- Certificate Program in Laboratory Techniques (CPLT) (only for FSRI)
- Certificate Program in Teaching of Primary School Mathematics (CTPM) (offered only in July Session)
See: IGNOU Admission 2020
Post Graduate Diploma and Diploma Programs
- Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster Management (PGDDM)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development (PGDRD)
- Post Graduate Diploma in International Business Operations (PGDIBO)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Environment and Sustainable Development (PGDESD)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication (PGJMC)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education (PGDHE)
- Post Graduate Diploma in School Leadership and Management (PGDSLM)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Rights (PGDIPR)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital and Health Management (PGDHHM) (Offered only in January Session) Only for FSRI
- Post Graduate Diploma in Maternal and Child Health (PGDMCH) (Offered only in January Session) Only for FSRI
- Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education (DECE)
- Diploma in Nutrition & Health Education (DNHE)
- Diploma in Tourism Studies (DTS)
- Diploma in Creative Writing in English (DCE)
- Diploma in HIV and Family Education (DAFE)
- Diploma in Women’s Empowerment and Development (DWED)
- Diploma in Value Added Products from Fruits and Vegetables (DVAPFV) (offered only in July Session)
- Diploma in Production of Value Added Products from Cereals, Pulses and Oilseeds (DPVCPO) (offered only in July Session)
Bachelor’s Degree Programs
- Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)
- Bachelor of Commerce with Major in Accountancy and Finance (B.COM A & F)
- Bachelor of Social Work (BSW)
- Bachelor of Library and Information Sciences (BLIS)
- Bachelor’s Preparatory Program (BPP) (on hold)
- Bachelor’s of Arts (Tourism Studies) (BTS)
- CBCS BASED BACHELOR DEGREE PROGRAMMES
- Bachelor of Arts (BAG)
- Bachelor of Commerce (BCOMG)
- Bachelor of Science (BSCG) (offered only for FSRI)
See: Distance Education Admissions
Master’s Degree Programs
- Master of Computer Applications (MCA)
- Master of Arts (Rural Development) (MARD)
- Master of Tourism and Travel Management (MTTM)
- Master of Arts (English) (MEG)
- Master of Arts (Hindi) (MHD)
- Master of Social Work (MSW)
- Master of Arts (Education) (MAEDU) Master of Arts (Economics) (MEC)
- Master of Arts (History) (MAH)
- Master of Arts (Political Science) (MPS)
- Master of Arts (Public Administration) (MPA)
- Master of Arts (Sociology) (MSO)
- Master of Library and Information Sciences (MLIS)
- Master of Arts (Distance Education) (MADE)
- Master of Commerce (MCOM)
- Master of Commerce in Finance and Taxation M.Com (F&T)
- Management program (MBA, Direct Entry in PGDHRM, PGDFM, PGDMM, PGDOM, PGDFMP)
- Master of Business Administration (Banking and Finance)
Please note that the following programs are on offer only for Foreign Students Residing in India (FSRIs) and not on offer for students registering from Overseas Study Centres.
- (BA (Hons.) (Psychology) and B.Sc. (Hons.) (Anthropology)
- BAG (Psychology) (for FSRI only)
- B.Sc. Bachelor of Science
- B.SC. Nursing (Post Basic)
- PGDHHM: Post Graduate Diploma in Hospital and Health Management (Offered In January Session only)
- PGDMCH: Post Graduate Diploma in Maternal and Child Health
- (Offered In January Session only)
- CHCWM: Certificate In Health Care Waste Management
- CPLT: Certificate Program In Laborataroy Techniques
- CTPM: Certificate Program In Teaching Of Primary School Mathematics (Offered in July Session only)
Program Duration
Programs |
Minimum Duration |
Maximum Duration |
Re-admission validity after expiry of Maximum Duration |
Certificate Program |
6 months |
2 years |
6 months |
Diploma/PG Diploma Programs and all other Programs* with one year duration |
1 year |
4 years |
1 year |
Bachelor’s Degree Programs |
3 years |
6 years |
3 years |
Master’s Degree Programs |
2 years |
5 years |
2 years |
Fees Structure for International Students
MASTER ‘S DEGREE PROGRAMMES
S.No. |
Program |
Program Code |
SAARC Countries (In INR ) |
Other than |
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1. |
MASTER OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS |
MCA |
22500 |
1500 |
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2. |
MASTER OF ARTS |
MARD |
16500 Per Year |
1350 Per Year |
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3. |
MASTER OF ARTS |
MTTM |
Category-I. 16500 Per Year |
Category-I. 1350 Per Year |
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Category-II. |
Category-II. |
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4. |
MASTER OF ARTS (ENGLISH) |
MEG |
16500 Per Year |
1350 Per Year |
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5. |
MASTER OF ARTS (HINDI) |
MHD |
16500 Per Year |
1350 Per Year |
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6. |
MASTER OF ARTS (SOCIAL WORK) |
MSW |
16500 Per Year |
1350 Per Year |
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7. |
MASTER OF ARTS (EDUCATION) |
MAEDU |
16500 Per Year |
1350 Per Year |
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8. |
MASTER OF ARTS (ECONOMICS) |
MEC |
16500 Per Year |
1350 Per Year |
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9. |
MASTER OF ARTS (HISTORY) |
MAH |
16500 Per Year |
1350 Per Year |
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10. |
MASTER OF ARTS (POLITICAL SCIENCE) |
MPS |
16500 Per Year |
1350 Per Year |
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11. |
MASTER OF ARTS |
MPA |
16500 Per Year |
1350 Per Year |
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12. |
MASTER OF ARTS (SOCIOLOGY) |
MSO |
16500 Per Year |
1350 Per Year |
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13. |
MASTER OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE |
MLIS |
35250 |
1500 |
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14. |
MASTER OF ARTS (DISTANCE EDUCATION) |
MADE |
9000 Per Year |
1500 Per Year |
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15. |
MASTER OF COMMERCE |
MCOM |
16500 Per Year |
1350 Per Year |
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16. |
MASTER OF COMMERCE (FINANCE & TAXATION) |
MCOM |
16500 |
1500 |
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17. |
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION |
MBA |
4500 Per Course |
375 Per Course |
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18. |
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BANKING & FINANCE) |
MBF |
4500 Per Course |
375 Per Course |
BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMMES
|
Program |
Program Code |
SAARC Countries (In INR ) |
Other than |
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19 |
BACHELORS OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS |
BCA |
18000 PER SEMESTER |
1500 PER SEMESTER |
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20 |
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE WITH MAJOR IN ACCOUNTANCY AND FINANCE |
B.COM (A & F) |
15000 |
900 |
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21 |
BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK |
BSW |
10500 |
750 |
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22 |
BACHELOR OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCES |
BLIS |
22500 |
1500 |
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23 |
BACHELOR of ARTS ( TOURISM STUDIES) |
BTS |
10500 Per Year |
750 |
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CBCS BASED BACHELOR DEGREE PROGRAMMES |
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|
|
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24 |
BACHELOR OF ARTS |
BAG |
10500 Per Year |
750 |
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25 |
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE |
BCOMG |
10500 Per Year |
750 |
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26 |
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE |
BSCG |
15000 Per Year |
1125 Per Year |
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DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES |
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27 |
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT |
PGDDM |
22500 |
1500 |
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28 |
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT |
PGDRD |
22500 |
1500 |
||||||
29 |
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN RURAL |
PGDIBO |
22500 |
1500 |
||||||
30 |
POST GRADUATE IN ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT |
PGDESD |
22500 |
1500 |
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31 |
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN |
PGJMC |
22500 |
1500 |
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32 |
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN HIGHER EDUCATIAON |
PGDHE |
22500 |
1500 |
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33 |
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA AND MANAGEMENT |
PGDSLM |
22500 |
1500 |
||||||
34 |
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS |
PGDIPR |
22500 |
1500 |
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35 |
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN HOSPITAL AND |
PGDHHM |
75000 |
6750 |
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36 |
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MATERNAL AND |
PGDMCH |
75000 |
6750 |
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37 |
DIPLOMA IN EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION |
DECE |
15000 |
1125 |
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38 |
DIPLOMA IN NUTRITION & HEALTH EDUCATION |
DNHE |
15000 |
1125 |
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39 |
DIPLOMA IN TOURISM STUDIES |
DTS |
15000 |
1125 |
||||||
40 |
DIPLOMA IN CREATIVE WRITING IN ENGLISH |
DCE |
15000 |
1125 |
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41 |
DIPLOMA IN HIV AND FAMILY EDUCTION |
DAFE |
15000 |
1125 |
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42 |
DIPLOMA IN WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT AND DEVELOPMENT |
DWED |
15000 |
1125 |
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43 |
DIPLOMA IN VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS FROM |
DVAPFV |
48000 |
3825 |
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44 |
DIPLOMA IN PRODUCTION OF VALUE ADDED |
DPVCPO |
45000 |
3510 |
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CERTIFICATE PROGARAMES |
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45 |
CERTIFICATE IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT |
CDM |
7500 |
600 |
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46 |
CERTIFICATE IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES |
CES |
7500 |
600 |
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47 |
CERTIFICATE IN TEACHING OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE |
CTE |
7500 |
600 |
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48 |
CERTIFICATE IN HIV AND FAMILY EDUCATION |
CAFÉ |
7500 |
600 |
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49 |
CERTIFICATE AIN HEALTH CARE WASTE MANAGEMENT |
CHCWM |
7500 |
600 |
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50 |
CERTIFICATE IN TOURISM STUDIES |
CTS |
7500 |
600 |
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51 |
CERTIFICATE IN FOOD AND NUTRITION |
CFN |
7500 |
600 |
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52 |
CERTIFICATE IN NUTRITION AND CHILD CARE |
CNCC |
7500 |
600 |
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53 |
CERTIFICATE IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT |
CRD |
7500 |
600 |
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54 |
CERTIFICATE IN HUMAN RIGHTS |
CHR |
7500 |
600 |
||||||
55 |
CERTIFICATE IN CONSUMER PROTECTIOIN |
CCP |
7500 |
600 |
||||||
56 |
CERTIFICATE IN GUIDANCE |
CIG |
7500 |
600 |
||||||
57 |
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME IN LABORATAROY TECHNIQUES * |
CPLT |
7500 |
600 |
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58 |
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME IN TEACHING OF |
CTPM |
7500 |
600 |
*Programs on offers for FSRI students only.
Eligibility Criteria
- Master’s Program: Bachelor‘s Degree in relevant subject or equivalent
- Bachelor’s Program: 10+2 or its equivalent
- PG Diploma Program: Bachelor‘s Degree in relevant subject or equivalent
- Diploma and Certificate Program: 10+2 or its equivalent
For more detail information on Eligibility Criteria Click Here
Term End Examination
- June TEE (without late fee): 1st March to 31st March
- June TEE (with late fee of INR 1000/- for SAARC Country & US$50 for NON-SAARC Country Students): 1st April to 15th April
- December TEE (without late fee): 1st September to 30th September
- December TEE (with late fee INR 1000/- for (SAARC Country) & US$50 for (NON-SAARC Country Students) : 1st October to 15th October
IGNOU Admission 2020mfor International Students - Application Process
The candidates can register either through Overseas Study Centres or through Regional Centres as Foreign Students Residing in India.
For all the programs except B.A. (Hons.), B.Sc. (Hons.) Anthropology and PGDCA, the candidate may download the existing admission form available in the following link (Prospectus for International Students 2019-2020): http://ignou.ac.in//userfiles/ID%20PROSPECTUS%202019-2020.pdf
Important Dates for IGNOU Admission 2020 for International Students
- Admission for International students for January 2020 opened from: 5th December 2019
- Last date for Admission: 15th January 2020
Re-registration
- January Session (without late fee): 1st August to 1st October (Previous Year)
- January Session (with late fee): 3rd October to 20th December (Previous Year)
- July Session (without late fee): 1st February to 31st March
- July Session (with late fee): 1st April to 20th June
For details, visit IGNOU Website www.ignou.ac.in or contact nearest IGNOU Regional Centre/City Centre
IGNOU, New Delhi
Indira Gandhi National Open University (A central university under MHRD, established by an act of Indian Parliament), Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068, Website www.ignou.ac.in
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