IGNOU OPENMAT - Indira Gandhi National Open University Open Management Aptitude Test

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IGNOU OPENMAT 2022 will not be conducted for January 2022 session. Eligible candidates can directly apply for the MBA courses via the online registration link on or before March 31, as per the extended deadline. Earlier, the application form for MBA admissions was available until January 31, which was later extended to February 10 followed by February 21, February 28, March 5, March 15, and March 25. The registration process for IGNOU MBA admission 2022 started on December 25, 2021. Candidates filling out the online registration form for MBA admission need to pay INR 200 as a processing fee along with the semester fee. IGNOU offers admission to these semester courses which require registration and fee payment before each semester. IGNOU is yet to announce whether the MBA admission in the further sessions will be done through entrance exams or shall be based on merit.

What is IGNOU OPENMAT?

OPENMAT is a national level entrance exam for admissions to MBA courses offered at IGNOU. NTA conducts the IGNOU OPENMAT exam twice a year in the months of July and January. Candidates can apply for admission to any of the sessions. Besides MBA, OPENMAT is considered for several other management courses offered by the School of Management Studies under IGNOU. The exam is conducted as a computer-based test for a duration of three hours. IGNOU OPENMAT question papers comprise questions from four sections including General Awareness, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning.

Latest Updates:

March 25: IGNOU MBA registration window to close on March 31. 

January 27: No Entrance Test for IGNOU MBA Admission January 2022

IGNOU OPENMAT 2022: Exam Highlights

Features

Details

Exam name

IGNOU OPENMAT

OPENMAT full form

OPEN MBA Admission Test

Exam conducting authority

National Testing Agency (NTA)

Exam conducted for

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)

Exam mode

Computer-Based Test mode

Frequency of exam

Twice a year

Exam duration

Three hours

Courses offered

MBA/PGDM (various specialisations)

Exam date

OPENMAT cancelled for January 2022 admission

Score validity

One year (for two sessions)

Official website

www.ignou.ac.in

IGNOU OPENMAT Important Dates 2022

Check the important dates of the IGNOU OPENMAT 2022 exam in the table below:

Events

Dates

Registration commencement for January 2022 session

25-Dec-2021

Last date to register for IGNOU MBA admission

31-Jan-2022

10-Feb-2022

21-Feb-2022

28-Feb-2022

05-Mar-2022

15-Mar-2022

25-Mar-2022

31-Mar-2022

Issuance of IGNOU OPENMAT 2022 admit card

Exam cancelled

IGNOU OPENMAT 2022 exam date (January session)

Exam cancelled

Declaration of IGNOU OPENMAT result

to be announced
Management Courses Offered at IGNOU

School of Management Studies under IGNOU offers admission to various management programs as under:

Programme Details

Course Duration

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Minimum two years

Maximum four years

Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management (PGDHRM)

Minimum one year

Maximum three years

Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management (PGDFM)

Minimum one year

Maximum three years

Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Management (PGDOM)

Minimum one year

Maximum three years

Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management (PGDMM)

Minimum one year

Maximum three years

Post Graduate Diploma in Finance Markets Practice (PGDFMP)

Minimum one year

Maximum three years

Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Banking & Finance

Minimum two years

Maximum four years

IGNOU OPENMAT Application Process

Candidates need to fill out the IGNOU MBA registration form for each semester. Initially, candidates need to complete the registration for admission in the first semester of the courses. Moving further, candidates need to complete the re-registration for all subsequent semesters. The registration process for IGNOU OPENMAT or IGNOU MBA admission is as follows:

1st Step: One-time registration at ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in

2nd Step: Login using the generated credentials

3rd Step: Filling personal details along with the programme selection

4th Step: Filling academic details

5th Step: Entering address for future correspondence

6th Step: Uploading relevant documents in prescribed format

7th Step: Payment of processing fee along with the semester fee

Also Read: IGNOU OPENMAT Registration 2022

IGNOU OPENMAT 2022 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates need to fulfil the following eligibility conditions to apply for IGNOU MBA admissions

Educational Qualification:

  • Candidates must have completed their bachelor's degree/graduation from any discipline including Chartered Accountancy/Cost Accountancy/Company Secretaryship.

  • The minimum duration of a bachelor's degree must be three years.

  • General category candidates should have scored at least 50 per cent marks in aggregate of all subjects in graduation.

  • Candidates belonging to reserved categories i.e. SC, ST, PWD should have obtained 45 per cent marks in graduation degree.

Age Limit:

There is no age limit for admissions, neither upper age limit nor lower age limit.

IGNOU OPENMAT Admission Process 2022

The admission in IGNOU for MBA courses is generally based on the entrance exam, which is OPENMAT. However, from July 2021 session, IGNOU has notified to not conduct the entrance exam for MBA admission for July 2021 and January 2022 admission sessions. Candidates will get admission based on their fulfilment of the eligibility conditions and fee payment.

IGNOU OPENMAT Exam Pattern 2022

Candidates can check the table below for IGNOU OPENMAT exam pattern followed in the previous exam sessions:

Features

Details

Exam Mode

Computer-Based Test mode

Exam Duration

180 minutes

Medium English

Type of Questions

Objective type questions

Total Questions

200 MCQs

Total Marks

200 marks

Sections

Four sections; namely,

- Quantitative Aptitude

- English Language

- Reasoning

- General Awareness

IGNOU OPENMAT Admit Card 2022

NTA had successfully conducted the OPENMAT exam in the previous sessions. NTA had been responsible for the release of the IGNOU OPENMAT admit card. Candidates who completed the application form submission before the deadline were able to download the admit card of the OPENMAT exam as per the schedule. The admit card for IGNOU OPENMAT was available on the official website of NTA. Since, IGNOU has decided not to convene OPENMAT for MBA admission January 2022 session, no admit card will be released.  

Also Read: IGNOU OPENMAT Admit Card

IGNOU OPENMAT 2022 Result

The result for IGNOU OPEMNAT was declared on the official website by the National Testing Agency. NTA released the IGNOU MBA scorecard online. Candidates had to enter the application number and date of birth to check the IGNOU OPENMAT result. Since there is no OPENMAT exam for January 2022 session, the admission status will be notified by the varsity on the registered email.

IGNOU OPENMAT Admission Form 2022

Earlier, when OPENMAT had been conducted for MBA admissions, candidates who qualified the OPENMAT exam had to fill out the MBA admission form before a stipulated deadline. This form required the candidate to pay the admission fee. However, as the admission is not based on the candidate's eligibility status, candidates completing the registration have to pay the semester fee along with the processing fee while the IGNOU MBA registration.

OPENMAT Exam Centres 2022

Check below the exam centres for OPENMAT 2022:

State/UT

S.No.

Test Cities

Andaman and Nicobar

01

Port Blair

02

Kurnool

03

Tirupati

04

Vijayawada

05

Visakhapatnam

Arunachal Pradesh

06

Naharlagun/Itanagar

Assam

07

Guwahati

08

Silchar

Bihar

09

Darbhanga

10

Bhagalpur

11

Patna

12

Purnia (Purnea)

Chandigarh

13

Chandigarh/Mohali

Chhattisgarh

14

Bilaspur

15

Raipur

Delhi

16

Delhi

Goa

17

Goa

Gujarat

18

Ahmedabad

19

Gandhinagar

20

Rajkot

21

Mehsana

22

Surat

23

Vadodara

Haryana

24

Ambala

25

Kurukshetra

26

Gurugram

27

Karnal

28

Faridabad

Himachal Pradesh

29

Shimla

30

Hamirpur

31

Kangra

Jammu & Kashmir

32

Jammu

33

Srinagar

Jharkhand

34

Dhanbad

35

Jamshedpur

36

Ranchi

Karnataka

37

Bangalore

38

Belgaum

39

Gulbarga

40

Hubli

41

Mangaluru

42

Manipal

43

Myrsuru

Kerala

44

Thrissur

45

Thiruvananthapuram

46

Ernakulam/Kochi

47

Kannur

48

Kottayam

49

Kollam

50

KozhiKhode

Madhya Pradesh

51

Gwalior

52

Jabalpur

53

Bhopal

54

Indore

Maharashtra

55

Mumbai/Navi Mumbai

56

Nagpur

57

Pune

58

Aurangabad

59

Nanded

60

Nasik

61

Amravati

Manipur

62

Imphal

Meghalaya

63

Shillong

Mizoram

64

Aizwal

Nagaland

65

Kohima

Odisha

66

Bhubaneshwar

67

Sambalpur

68

Balasore

69

Cuttack

70

Rourkela

71

Berhampur-Ganjam

72

Dhenkanal

73

Jeypore

Punjab

74

Amritsar

75

Bhatinda

76

Ludhiana

77

Patiala

Rajasthan

78

Jaipur

79

Jodhpur

80

Udaipur

81

Ajmer

82

Bikaner

Sikkim

83

Gangtok

Tamil Nadu

84

Chennai

85

Coimbatore

86

Madurai

87

Tirunelveli

Telangana

88

Hyderabad

89

Warangal

Tripura

90

Agartala

Uttar Pradesh

91

Lucknow

92

Varanasi

93

Allahabad

94

Bareilly

95

Ghaziabad

96

Noida/Gr Noida

97

Agra

98

Aligarh

99

Kanpur

100

Meerut

Uttarakhand

101

Dehradun

102

Roorkee

103

Haldwani

West Bengal

104

Kolkata

105

Siliguri

106

Kalyani

NOTE: IGNOU is offering direct admissions to all the management programmes for January 2022 session. No entrance test will be conducted.

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FAQs on IGNOU OPENMAT 2022

Q: When is the IGNOU OPENMAT 2022 scheduled?

A: The OPENMAT exam is conducted twice every year in July and January. However, this year, IGNOU is offering direct admissions to its management programmes. OPENMAT will not be conducted for January 2022 session.

Q: Do I need to download IGNOU OPENMAT admit card 2022?

A: No. This year, IGNOU OPENMAT is not being conducted. IGNOU hasn't notified the reason for not conducting the entrance exam; thus, direct admissions will be done based on merit, no admit card will be released.

Q: How many candidates appear for IGNOU OPENMAT 2022?

A: Approximately 18,000 candidates take the IGNOU OPENMAT exam. As many as 18,352 candidates appeared for the IGNOU OPENMAT 2020 exam.

Q: Will all the eligible candidates get MBA admission 2022 at IGNOU?

A: No, all eligible candidates can register for the management programmes. However, admission into the courses shall be based on merit held by candidates at the bachelor's degree level.

Q: How many questions are there in the OPENMAT exam?

A: There are as many as 200 questions in the OPENMAT exam from four different sections collectively.

Q: Who conducts the IGNOU OPENMAT exam?

A: IGNOU OPENMAT exam is conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) on behalf of the IGNOU. For admission under January 2022 session, no entrance exam is being conducted.

Q: What is the mode of the IGNOU OPENMAT 2022 application?

A: The IGNOU OPENMAT 2022 application is to be filled in an online mode only. Candidates can find the direct links to fill the IGNOU application form at ignou.ac.in.

Q: What is the level of the OPENMAT exam?

A: IGNOU OPENMAT exam is a national level exam and it is conducted for admission in various MBA courses offered by IGNOU.

Q: What is the age limit for IGNOU OPENMAT 2022 exam?

A: In order to appear for the IGNOU OPENMAT exam there is no age limit for candidates specified by the University.

Q: What are the MBA and PGDM Courses offered by IGNOU?

A: The school of Management Studies of IGNOU offers full-time Master of Business Administration (MBA), Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management (PGD-HRM), Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management (PGD-FM), Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Management (PGD-OM), Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management (PGD-MM) and Post Graduate Diploma in Finance Markets Practice (PGD-FMP).

Q: Is the IGNOU OPENMAT 2022 application form available offline?

A: The IGNOU OPENMAT application form is available only in online mode. The application submission had to be done online.
ntaignou.nic.in
0120-3946-612
Contact Address:

School of Management Studies,

Indira Gandhi National Open University,

Maidan Garhi,

New Delhi - 110068

Phone Numbers: +91-29573041, +91-29534372, +91-29532073

Email IDs: mbasynopsis@ignou.ac.in or soms@ignou.ac.in 

OR 

National Testing Agency,

IITK Outreach Centre,

Block C-20/1A/8, Sector-62,

Gautam Buddh Nagar District,

Noida-201309, Uttar Pradesh (India)

Phone No. : 0120-3946-612, 7042399521, 7042399525, 7042399526

official website: ntaignou.nic.in

Dates Section:

IGNOU OPENMAT 2022 has been cancelled this year. Admissions into MBA programmes for January 2022 session are based on the merit of the candidate at the bachelor's degree level. IGNOU released the application form for MBA admissions on December 25, 2021. Candidates can apply until March 31 as per the extended deadline. Earlier, candidates had to complete the IGNOU MBA registration before January 31, which was extended to February 11, followed by February 21, February 28, March 5, and later to March 15. The date for the release of IGNOU MBA results is yet to be notified by the varsity. Check the space below to know the complete schedule for IGNOU MBA admission 2022.

Latest Update:

March 26: IGNOU MBA Application Form Deadline Extended to March 31


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