IGNOU OPENMAT

Hi Lydia. OPENMAT is a national level entrance exam for admissions to MBA/PGDM courses offered at School of Management Studies, IGNOU. OPENMAT exam is conducted twice a year I. e. in July and January. OPENMAT scores of one session are valid for one year I. e. If the exam is held in July then the same score can be used for January and July (the following year) and, likewise, OPENMAT exam held in January-February can be used for July and January next year. Candidates can opt for admission in any of the cycle as per the score validity. OPENMAT admission cycle is as under:
OPENMAT XLVI (July 2019) will be valid for admission either in January 2020 or July 2020
OPENMAT XLVII (January 2020) will be valid for admission either in July 2020 or January 2021
Good luck!

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND QUALIFICATIONS for OPENMAT : The eligibility criteria for admission to MBA programme would be as per the AICTE norms viz. Any graduate (Including Chartered Accountancy/Cost Accountancy/Company Secretaryship) with 50% marks for general category/45% for reserved category as per government of India rules. Student s should ensure that his/her CGPA should meet the eligibility percentage requirement Clearance of OPENMAT entrance test of IGNOU conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA). So OBCs are considered here in General category, hence they needs minimum 50% marks in graduation. the 5% relaxation is applicable to SC/ST and PWD candidates only.