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IGNOU PG Diploma Courses & Fees 2024: Dates, Eligibility, Curriculum, Placements

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Last updated on 3 Oct '25

IGNOU PG Diploma
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IGNOU PG Diploma (ODL/Online mode) admission 2025 is open. The last date to register for July 2025 admission cycle has been extended to Oct 15, 2025. Interested candidates can check and apply for the course through the official website of the university.

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IGNOU PG Diploma Eligibility & Highlights 2024
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IGNOU PG Diploma Fees details 2025
IGNOU PG Diploma Admission Dates 2024
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IGNOU PG Diploma Eligibility & Highlights 2024

IGNOU PG Diploma course is offered across various streams, such as Humanities, Science, Law and Software & IT, among others. The duration for all these courses is one year. However, the maximum duration for these courses can go up to three years.

The following table mentions the eligibility and fee along with the medium of instruction and admission cycle for a few PG diploma courses:

PG Diploma Specialisations	Eligibility Criteria	Medium of instruction & Admission Cycle
Rural Development (PGDRD)	Any bachelor’s degree	Medium of instruction: English & Hindi Admission cycle: Offered in both the January & July cycle of admissions.
Counselling and Family Therapy (PGDCFT)	Any bachelor’s degree from a recognised university	Medium of instruction: English Admission cycle: Offered only in July cycle
Translation (PGDT)	Any bachelor’s degree	Medium of instruction: Hindi Admission cycle: Offered in both the January & July cycle of admissions.
International Business Operations (PGDIBO)	Any bachelor’s degree or equivalent	Medium of instruction: English & Hindi Admission cycle: Offered in both the January & July cycle of admissions.
Applied Statistics	Graduation in any discipline.	Medium of instruction: English Admission cycle: Offered in both the January & July cycle of admissions.
Environment and Sustainable Development (PGDESD)	Graduate from a recognised university/ institution	Medium of instruction: English Admission cycle: Offered in both the January & July cycle of admissions.
Analytical Chemistry (PGDAC)	Science graduates with Chemistry or BPharma or BTech degree holders	Medium of instruction: English Admission cycle: Offered in both the January & July cycle of admissions.
Disaster Management (PGDDM)	Graduate in any discipline	Medium of instruction: English & Hindi Admission cycle: Offered in both the January & July cycle of admissions.

The university also offers a few Management PG Diplomas, check out the details here. The PDF contains information about the following courses:

Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management
Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management
Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Management
Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management

IGNOU PG Diploma Fees 2024

Candidates are required to pay the course fee amount to enrol successfully in IGNOU courses. The total tuition fee for the diploma courses ranges between INR 1,600 and INR 60,000. This fee amount is as per the official website/sanctioning body. It is still subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

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Total Tuition Fees₹ 2.4K - 22K

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Post Graduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sales Management

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Post Graduate Diploma in Urban Planning and Development

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Post Graduate Diploma in Food Safety and Quality Management

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Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication

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Post Graduate Diploma in New Literature in English

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Post Graduate Diploma in Pre Primary Education

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Post Graduate Diploma in Educational Management and Administration

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Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Statistics

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IGNOU
Fees details 2025

Fee components	Amount (for 1 year - 18 months)
Tuition	₹ 2.4 K - 60 K
One-time Payment	₹ 200 - 500
Total fee	₹ 2.6 K - 60.5 K

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The value for money rating of this course is 4.2/5 (33 Reviews).View placement details

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IGNOU PG Diploma Admission Dates 2024

The below table showcases IGNOU PG Diploma admission dates:

Dates	Past Events
15 Oct '25	PG Diploma (ODL/Online mode-July 2025) Fresh registration last date
30 Sep '25	PG Diploma (ODL/Online mode-July 2025) Re-registration last date

IGNOU PG Diploma Admission 2024: How to Apply?

The application process for the PG Diploma at IGNOU is completely online. Candidates seeking admission must visit the official website. A step-by-step process of the IGNOU PG Diploma application is as follows:

Step 1: Visit the official website of IGNOU. Click on 'Register Online and then on 'Fresh Admission'.

Step 1: Visit the official website of IGNOU. Click on 'Register Online' and then on 'Fresh Admission'.

Step 2: In the next window, select ' Click here for New Registration'.

Step 3: Register online by adding all the required details.

Step 4: Log in using the credentials created during the registration process, fill out the form, pay the application fee and submit it.

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List of documents required for IGNOU application process:

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Mostly every student of our college got placed in very highly reputed firms and many students also joined in MNCs like Genpact India Private Limited, Accenture and Excel etc.

Based on 10 Reviews

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Post Graduate Diploma in Environment and Sustainable Development - Batch of 2022

1.8

1Placements1Infrastructure1Faculty1Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money

The worst place I have ever seen is IGNOU.

Placements: Zero percent students get placed. It is an open college for online degrees. Zero level package is there in our college. The highest, the lowest and average packages are zero. No companies visit our college. It is the worst college.

Infrastructure: The facilities are not so good because there is no campus. We always go to other campuses of Delhi university for classes. We also do not get any Wi-Fi connection. The also do not provide facilities like medical, sports and including food.

Faculty: The teachers are not that qualified. They have completed 12th class and got jobs in IGNOU to take online classes. They do not have any knowledge about subjects and their teaching quality is poor. Semester exams are easy and passing marks are 33%.

Reviewed on 31 Oct 2023Read More

Rani

Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Family Therapy - Batch of 2022

3.8

3Placements4Infrastructure4Faculty4Crowd & Campus Life4Value for Money

Overall, the college is good and I am satisfied.

Placements: This is a distance learning course, so the college does not provide any type of internship. After taking this course, you can be a family therapist and a counsellor. The course is very demanding in any situation. As per recent data, the average salary package is 3 LPA.

Infrastructure: As this is a distance learning course, we can choose our study center by choice, and we chose the Institute of Home Economics (IHE). The study center is very good, and all the basic amenities are provided by the college. The infrastructure of the college is also good.

Faculty: Teachers are well qualified as they provide us with some online classes and online practical counseling. They help us to enhance our skills and others. The exam is held on a yearly basis. The exam will be held in June, but for the recent scenarios, it may be delayed as COVID cases.

Other: Counseling is a course that is in trend at this time as India also grows in the knowledge of mental difficulties. The course can be improved if some skill base classes are also provided to everyone rather than practical classes.

Reviewed on 22 Apr 2022Read More

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Post Graduate Diploma in International Business Operations - Batch of 2022

4.2

5Placements4Infrastructure5Faculty3Crowd & Campus Life4Value for Money

The biggest open university in Asia.

Placements: It is a renowned university rather it is Asia's biggest open university. Students who want to opt other courses or want to study along with job are highly recommended to opt for it. It offers a wide variety of courses along with UG, PG diploma and certificate courses. Student can learn from his/her place without going or wasting time in travelling. They offer their centres which can be opt by students which are nearby their home. They have their campus placement as well. Top recruiting companies are airtel, TCS, RELIANCE, TATA, INFOSYS, WIPRO, DELOITTE etc. Average package is 5,00,000 pa for PG courses. As M.Com is renowned course as well postgraduate course, companies hire students for part time as well as full time internships or jobs.

Infrastructure: Facilities provided are wide in range they offer centers which can be opted by students as per their comfort. Students need not to travel long distances to reach university they can opt nearby centre in which library facility is provided with lab rooms as well and classes are well ventilated with smart boards installed for smart learning. As there is no need to go to campus so need of hostel or mess.

Faculty: Teachers at center are helpful and supportive are fully qualified and knowledgeable as well. Teaching quality is good, teaching quality also depends on your self study. Curriculum is relevant as in my course Diploma is also done as well. In M.Com there is specializations course in international business organisation. There is yearly exam with maximum 5-6 subjects, pass percentage is recommendable.

Other: This is post graduation course done after graduation for further knowledge and pursuing for higher degree. Best things is it gives Diploma in IBO and it is higher degree course. I don't think there is any scope for improvement. There are scholarship programs as well they give options for online or physical notes.

Reviewed on 27 Oct 2021Read More

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Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development - Batch of 2021

4.2

4Placements4Infrastructure4Faculty4Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money

Really good staff and all facilities.

Placements: No one placed in course, not any package in this course, no company came for recruitment. However, my internship is completed, main role od course is it changes our positive thinking for our society, communities, caste, women, child developed thought and main focus for rural education.

Infrastructure: Infrastructure is good. Availability of Wi-Fi, labs, classroom, library etc. But only some time we use these facilities because there is no need in this course, all facilities is good and comfortable for all staff.

Faculty: Ours staff is very helpful, qualified and knowledgeable, and very educated staff, my percentage is 69. All teachers are helpful for all students. All staff is very qualified and all staff is very knowledgeable and modern thinking and has good knowledge.

Reviewed on 12 Sep 2021Read More

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Post Graduate Diploma in International Business Operations - Batch of 2019

3.2

3Placements3Infrastructure3Faculty3Crowd & Campus Life4Value for Money

It is a university for those who are doing a job as well as study.

Placements: The placement cell is not maintained, and there is no such placement authority. Still, they plan for outside meetings and seminars on an annual basis so that students get exposure and find opportunities according to their interests.

Infrastructure: The study centre was well-furnished and equipped. Library and labs were although not available to us, but teachers usually helped us out with good books. Canteens are available, and the quality of food served is good. Sports facilities are not available for students, so we could not play games.

Faculty: Teachers in our college are very helpful. Students should just attend classes regularly on weekends and do ask if they have any doubts. They provide relevant knowledge and helps to add to our industry knowledge. Exams were of good difficulty, and students were required to do sufficient hard work to qualify for the exams.

Other: Our college is good for the money paid. The campus crowd is good.

Reviewed on 26 Jul 2021Read More

ANJALI

Post Graduate Diploma in International Business Operations - Batch of 2018

4Placements3Infrastructure4Faculty4Crowd & Campus Life5Value for Money

Reviews on Best Open University IGNOU on Placements, Faculty, Infrastructure and Value for money.

Placements: IGNOU is an open university. It won't provide any placements. But it will be beneficial to people to get a job by getting a degree from here. Most Companies will prefer to take students from here even it is open, it is just because of the knowledge skills and the quality provided by the IGNOU.

Infrastructure: IGNOU is the one of the best open university to prefer and is 100% worth of the money. The classrooms and infrastructure are very convenient for the students. The way the classes are conducted and interest shown to teach the students are very good.

Faculty: The faculty was very good and cooperative. They are always ready for tier students and help them out by teaching them in the best way and clarifying their doubts as much as possible. They are always encouraging their students by giving them ultimate support.

Other: I can say that it is 100 % worth the money. It is one of the best open universities where we can get knowledge skill support and a degree.

Reviewed on 6 Jul 2021Read More

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What is the photo and signature size for IGNOU BEd Application Form?

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For the IGNOU BEd Application Form 2026, the scanned passport-size photo should be in JPEG format, usually between 20KB–100KB. The scanned signature must be clear, in JPEG format, between 10KB–50KB. Uploading the correct size ensures smooth submission of the online BEd registration form.

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How many centres are there for the IGNOU BEd Entrance Exam 2026?

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The IGNOU BEd Entrance Exam 2026 will be conducted at multiple centres across India. The exact list of exam cities is released in the official notification. Candidates can select their preferred exam centre during the application process, subject to availability of seats at that centre.

Anshul Jindal

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Can I change my IGNOU BEd Entrance Exam Centre 2026 after submission?

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No, once allotted, the IGNOU BEd Entrance Exam Centre 2026 cannot usually be changed. Candidates are advised to carefully select their preferred city while filling the application form. In rare cases, IGNOU may allow changes, but only under specific conditions mentioned in the guidelines.

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