Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU)

No, BRAOU Hyderabad BSc admission is merit-based. Candidates are admitted to the programme based on merit in the last qualifying examination, i.e., Class 12 or equivalent. Moreover, the open university may also offer admission through a eligibility test conducted by the university.  

Students can study BRAOU Hyderabad BSc courses in Telugu or English medium. Moreover, the BSc courses in Botany, Chemistry, and Zoology are offered in Urdu. Once a medium of instructuin is chosen by the student in the first year, it then remains the same till the course completion. Thus, all the semester papers have to be written in one medium only.

Both the open universities are quite popular. There is a notable difference in the tuition fee for BA courses at both the universities. The tuition fee at BRAOU for BA is INR 7,700. While the tuition fee for BA at DU SOL ranges between INR 1,500 - INR 6,000. The degree from the both the universities is recognised. 

However, DU SOL is quite popular among students as it is linked to Delhi University. Hence, students can make a decision by considering the location.

Aspirants should consider various factors while selecting the university, such as course fee, placement record, and more. The fee and eligibility for both BRAOU Hyderabad and VMOU Kota is the same. The total tuition fee is INR 7,700 and the eligibility criteria is Class 12 or equivalent pass. 

Thus, among these two open universities, aspirants can select one by considering, which university can provide them nearby study centre. 

BRAOU Hyderabad admission 2024 commenced from Jan 8, 2024. The last date to apply was Feb 29. Moreover, the applications were accepted with a late of INR 200 till Mar 31. There is no other important admission date available on the open university official website as of now.

As per an official notification released by the university, the last date to apply with and without late fee was announced. The dates are mentioned in the following table:

Candidates need to have some important documents copy at the time of BRAOU application form filling. These documents have to be uploaded for verification purposes. The required document are as follows:

• Scanned photocopies of education qualifications (SSC/ School leaving Certificate, Previous educational certificates)
• Scanned photo and signature in the prescribed format

In order to take admission in BRAOU BA course, aspirants are required to fill out the online admission form. For the application form, eligible students can visit the official website. In the application, personal information, educational qualifications, and more such information have to be filled out. 

In the next step, aspirants are required to pay the first year tuition fee via debit card/credit card/net banking. Candidates should further take a print of the payment receipt and verify the certificate and download the identity card.

BRAOU Hyderabad offer BA under two categories: eligibility test and direct admission. Thus, the admission is granted based on the candidates performance in the last qualiying examination. Moreover, for certain course specialisations, aspirants may have to take an eligibility test for selection.

Apart from this, it is also necessary that the aspirants fulfil the course-specific eligibility requirements.

Yes, aspirants who do not register within the prescribed timeline have to pay a late fee. The fee charged is INR 200. Candidates have to pay this additional late fee to submit the application after the deadline. The fee payment further shall be accepted via credit card/debit card/net banking.