INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY,NEW DELHI.

IGNOU ADMISSION TO MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME [MP]-OPENMAT-XXIV [MBA, DIM, PGDIM, PGDHRM, PGDFM, PGDOM, PGDMM]

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ADMISSION TO
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME [MP]-OPENMAT-XXIV


IGNOU invites applications for the following Degree/Diploma programme in management:
PROGRAMMES ON OFFER
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Diploma in Management (DIM)
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDIM)
Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management (PGDHRM)
Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management (PGDFM)
Post Graduate Diploma in Operations Management (PGDOM)
Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management (PGDMM)

All the above programmes have multi-media design, using technology aided delivery systems. These are offered through countrywide network of study centres. The University will be admitting the students for the above degree/diplomas in Management starting from January 2009 and July 2009 through an entrance test 'OPENMAT-XXIV' to be held on Sunday, the 17th August, 2008 all over the country.

ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION
Bachelor’s Degree with 3 years of supervisory/managerial/professional experience* OR
Professional Degree in Engineering/Technology/Medicine/Architecture/Law/Pharmacy etc. OR
Professional Qualifications in Accountancy/Cost and Works Accountancy/Company Secretaryship, etc. OR
A Master’s degree in any subject.
(The University may consider other degrees to this list of equivalent professional degree/qualification, if required.)

Note: Non-Graduates with 6 years Supervisory/ Managerial/ Professional experience* are eligible to apply for DIM only. The candidates who have completed 10+2 or its equivalent qualification will be treated as Non-Graduates.
*Experience means work experience during or after acquiring the qualification as specified. Work experience requirement of 3/6 years should be fulfilled as on 31st October, 2008 for January, 2009 and 30th April, 2009 for July, 2009 session.

There is no age bar for any of the Programmes.

FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS
Foreign students residing in India are eligible to seek admission in IGNOU programmes who have valid student visa for the minimum duration of the programme. Such students are required to remit the fee at par with foreign students (fee structure of foreign students could be downloaded from the website www.ignou.ac.in) . Admission of foreign students residing in India will be processed by the International Division of the University after ensuring their antecedents from the Ministry of External Affairs/Ministry of Human Resource Development. Programmes with fixed number of seats are not opened for foreign students.

Filled in form for Entrance Test 'OPENMAT-XXIV' must reach, the Registrar (SR&E), IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068, by registered Post/ Speed Post on or before 15th July, 2008.

WALK IN ADMISSION
Candidates who qualify entrance test can submit the registration form, available in the Student Handbook & Prospectus to the respective Regional Centres alongwith the required fee latest by 30th November, 2008 alongwith Result Card, Identity Card and other relevant documents, for admission cycle starting from January, 2009 and by 31st May 2009 for admission cycle starting from July, 2009.

NOTE: Provision for on line registration for admission to the successful candidates will be made available on the university website (www.ignou.ac.in) after declaration of the entrance test result.

'Student Handbook & Prospectus for Management Programme 2009', can be obtained from the Registrar (SR&E), IGNOU, Maiden Garhi, New Delhi-110068 and from all the Regional Centres of IGNOU whose addresses are given below, by sending a sum of Rs.550/- through a Demand Draft/IPO in favour of IGNOU payable at New Delhi/city of concerned Regional Centre or by paying Rs.500/- in cash at the respective sale counters. Please write your name and address on the back of the DD/IPO.

Last Date for receipt of request for 'STUDENT HANDBOOK & PROSPECTUS' by post is 30th June, 2008, however, the same will also be available at the respective sale counter till the last date (15th July, 2008) of receipt of application form at SR&E.

Application form and prospectus can also be downloaded from the website: www.ignou.ac.in and sent alongwith a DD/IPO for Rs.550/- in favour of IGNOU payable at New Delhi by Registered / Speed Post to: Registrar (SR&E), Block-12, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068.

Prospectus will be sent to such applicants after receipt of Rs.550/- as explained above.

ADDRESSES OF REGIONAL CENTRES
(1) HOUSE NO.3-5-909 HIMAYATNAGAR NARAYANGUDA MAIN ROAD HIMAYAT NAGAR, HYDERABAD - 500 029 (2) JNR MAHAVIDYALALA, PORT BLAIR-744104 (3) NAVAGIRI ROAD, 1ST BYE-LANE, CHANDMARI, GUWAHATI-781003, ASSAM. (4) 2ND FLOOR, BISCOMAUN TOWER, WEST GANDHI MAIDAN, PATNA-800001 (5) 52, TUGHLAKABAD INSTT. AREA, NEAR BATRA HOSPITAL, NEW DELHI-110062 (6) OPP. NIRMA INSTT. OF TECHNOLOGY, SARKHEJ-GANDHI NAGAR, HIGHWAY, CHHARODI, AHMEDABAD-382481 (7) OLD GOVT. COLLEGE CAMPUS, RAILWAY STATION ROAD, KARNAL-132001 (8) CHAUHAN NIWAS BULDING, KHALINI, SHIMLA-171002 (9) N.S.S.S. KALYAN KENDRA NO.293, 39TH CROSS, 8TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR, BANGALORE-560082 (10) KALOOR, CHOCHIN-682017 (11) SANCHI COMPLEX, OPP. BOARD OF SECONDARY EDN., SHIVAJI NAGAR., BHOPAL-462016 (12) 1ST FLOOR MSFC BUILDING, 270, SENAPATI BAPAT ROAD, PUNE 411016 (13) SUNNY LODGE, NONGTHYAMMAI, NONG SHILLANG, SHILLONG -793014 (14) C-1, INSTITUTIONAL AREA, BHUBANESWAR-751013 (15) 70/79, SECTOR-7, PATEL MARG, MANSAROVAR, JAIPUR-302020 (16) C.I.T. CAMPUS, TARAMANI, CHENNAI-600113 (17) B-1/33,SECT. -H, ALIGANJ, LUCKNOW-226024 (18) BIKASH BHAWAN, 4TH FLOOR, NORTH BLOCK, SALT LAKE BIDHAN NAGAR, KOLKATA-700091 (19) GANDHI SMRITI & DARSHAN SAMITI, RAJGHAT, NEW DELHI-226024 (20) SPMR COLLEGE OF COMMERCE, CANAL ROAD, JAMMU-180001 (21) MANTOO HOUSE, RAJ BAGH, NEAR MASJID AL-FAROOQ, SRI NAGAR-190008 (22) NANOOR KHERA, TAPOVAN RAIPUR ROAD, DEHRADUN-248001, UTTARANCHAL (23) 457/A, ASHOK NAGAR, RANCHI-834002 JHARKHAND (24) GAIRIGAON, TADONG, PO, SHUMBUK HOUSE, GANTOK, SIKKIM-737102 (25) HORNHILL COMPLEX, 'C' SECTOR (NEAR CENTRAL SCH.) NAHARIAGU, ITANAGAR-791110. (26) ASHA JINA COMPLEX NORTH AOC, IMPHAL, MANIPUR-795001. (27) LAL BULAIA BUILDING, M.G. ROAD, KHATLA, (NEAR CENTRAL YMA OFF.),AIZWAL, MIZORAM-796001 (28) MBB COLLEGE COMPOUND, PO AGARTALA COLLEGE, AGARTALA, TRIPURA-799004. (29) NH.39, OPP. DZUVURU (MOHN KHOLA) I.O.C. KOHIMA, NAGALAND-797001 (30) ITI BUILDING, BULEPUR, (DISTRICT LUDHIANA) KHANNA-141401 (31) REST HOUSE & EM, OFFICE HALL, SECTOR-1, SHANKAR NAGAR, RAIPUR-492007 CHHATTISGARH (32) 2ND FLOOR, RAJSHEKHAR BHAVAN RANI DURGAVATI VISHVAVIDHYLYA CAMPUS, PACHPEDHI JABALPUR-482001 MADHYA PRADESH (33) DISTT, AGARICULTURE OFFICE ROAD, BEHIND PANCHAYAT BHAVAN KORAPUT - 764020, ORISSA (34) DEPT. OF CONT. EDU. BUILDING SAURASHTRA UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, RAJKOT-360005. GUJARAT (35) CSI INSTITUTIONAL CAMPUS, T.P. ROAD NH-7 PASUMALI, MADURAI-625004. (36) LNMU CAMPUS, KAMESHWARA NAGAR, DARBHANGA, BIHAR-846004 (37) 4/1339, A NEW SIR SYED NAGAR DODHPUR CIVIL LINES ALIGARH-20202 (38) IGNOUR RC, GANDHI BHAWAN, BHU CAMPUS, VARANASI, UTTARPRADESH-221005 (39) NETAJI MORE, SUHASH PALLY, SILIGURI-734001.

NOTE: Application from Army, Air Force, Navy and A. Rifles can obtain "Student Handbook & Prospectus" from the following Recognised Regional Centres:
(40) BRIG. EDU. HQ CENTRAL COMMAND, LUCKNOW-226002, U.P. (41) COL. EDU. HQ NORTHERN COMMAND, UDHAMPUR J&K (42) COL. EDU. HQ WESTERN COMMAND, CHANDIMANDIR-134107, HARYANA (43) COL. EDU. HQ SOUTHERN COMMAND, C/o 56 APO, PUNE, MAHRASHTRA (44) COL. EDU. FORT WILLIAM HQ EASTERN COMMAND, KOLKATA-700021 W.B. (45) EDU. BRANCH SOUTH WESTERN COMMAND, JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN (46) HQ WAC, IAF, SUBROTO PARTK, NEW DELHI-10010 (47) HQ CAC, IAF, BAMRAULI, ALLAHABAD-211012, UP (48) HQ EAC, IAF, C/O 99 APO-SHILLONG, MEGHALAYA (49) HQ MC, TAF, VAYUSENA NAGAR, NAGPUR-44007 (50) HQ SWAC, IAF, SEC-9, GANDHI NAGAR, GUARAT-382009 (51) HQ SAC, IAF POST: AKKULUM, TRIVANDRUM-695011 (52) HQ TC, IAF, POST: JC NAGAR, BANGALORE-560006 (53) 68 RACE COURSE, AIRFORCE STATION, NEW DELHI-110003 (54) NAVAL HQ R.K. PURAM NEW DELHI-110066 (55) HQ. WESTERN NAVAL COMMAND MUMBAI-400023. (56) HQ EASTERN NAVAL COMMAND VISAKHAPATNAM-530014 (57) HQ. SOUTHERN NAVAL COMMAND KOCHI-682004 (58) DIRECTORATE GENERAL, ASSAM RIFLES (DGAR), LAITUMUKHRAH, SHILLONG-793003.

Form is also available at www.ignou.ac.in

REGISTRAR (SR&E)

The filled in form with the requisite fee is to be sent to:
Registrar (SR&E)
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110 068

IGNOU is a CENTRAL UNIVERSITY established by an Act of Parliament in 1985 (Act No. 50 of 1985). IGNOU Degrees/Diplomas/Certificates are recognised by all the members of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU) and at par with Degrees/Diplomas/Certificates of all Indian Universities/Deemed Universities/Institutions vide UGC Circular No. F. 1-8/92 (CPP) dated February 1992 & AIU Circular No. EV/B (449)/94/176915-177115 dated January 1994.