OPENMAT

Introduction

Management programs offered by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) are becoming increasingly popular among the Indian student community. IGNOU started its management program in 1987 through its School of Management Studies. Now the school offers nine programs. More than 50 courses are included in the curriculum. It conducts OPENMAT examination twice a year for admission into different management programs offered by the University.

Programs -

• 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)

Eligibility

Test pattern

Candidates will be given a test booklet containing 200 objective type multiple choice questions and a specifically designed OMR response sheet in the Examination hall. The type of tests which will be used in this OPENMAT (Entrance Test) are given below:

All the above four tests will be given in a composite test booklet which will be printed in English. Candidates will be given composite time of three hours to answer 200 questions. They may attempt the test in any order as they like. Since the questions in the test Booklet are objective type, answers are not required to be written in words or sentences. For each question, there are four answer choices suggested and only one of them is right. The candidates have to select the right answer from amongst the given answers. In case they find that none of the four alternatives is correct, they have to mark ‘O’.

Tentative Dates

OPENMAT examination held twice a year in the month of February and August.

For exact date please visit our exam alert section.

Important Dates

Issue of Application Form:

Date of Entrance Exam:  February, 3, 2008

Last Date of Submission of forms:  30th November 2007

Test Centre

For OPENMAT test centre please click on this link http://www.ignou.ac.in/app_forms/index.htm

Application

Application & Prospectus would be available at all Regional Centres of IGNOU, Study Centres, and IGNOU, ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE AND ASSAM RIFLES. Student Handbook and Prospectus is also available on IGNOU website.

Contact

School of Management Studies
IGNOU, Maidan Garhi,
New Delhi-110068, India
Tel: 29535924-32, 29535062-65
Fax: 91-011- 29532078

Email: General Queries : mba@ignou.ac.in
Projects: mproject@ignou.ac.in

Website: http://www.ignou.ac.in