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Karnataka State Open UniversityMysuru, Karnataka
Fees and rules checked on 21 October 2026
Admission: July 2026 distance admission closed on 13 October 2026. KSOU hasn’t announced the January 2027 cycle yet, though its 2026-27 fee order already covers one.
KSOU is Karnataka’s state open university, set up in Mysuru in 1996. It teaches by distance through 38 regional centres and also runs online BA, B.Com, MA, M.Com, MBA and M.Sc courses.
2 years
₹33,190first year, distance
₹32,120 in year 2. Online MBA: ₹40,000 a year
Get fee details2 years
₹13,940first year, distance
₹13,090 in year 2. Online M.Com: ₹20,000 a year
Get fee details2 years
₹11,960first year, distance
₹11,110 in year 2. Online MA: ₹15,000 a year
Get fee details3 years
₹10,090first year, distance
₹9,240 in years 2 and 3. Online: ₹12,000 a year
Get fee details3 years
₹9,540first year, distance
₹8,690 in years 2 and 3. Online: ₹10,000 a year
Get fee detailsDistance fees from KSOU’s fee order of 20 June 2026 for the 2026-27 July and January cycles; online fees from the KSOU Online site and prospectus. Each year’s fee covers tuition, admission processing, registration, skill development, library and alumni fees. Exam fees are extra: ₹1,650 a semester for MA, M.Com and MBA (₹1,900 in MBA semester 4), ₹2,800 for MCA, and ₹1,200 a year for BA and B.Com. Applicants who live or studied outside Karnataka pay a ₹2,200 eligibility fee.
Closed on 13 October 2026, after an extension from 15 September.
Not announced yet (checked 21 October 2026). We update this page when KSOU publishes the notice.
Distance: the university’s website · Online courses: the university’s website · Learner support centres offer pre-admission counselling only; admission is at the head office or a regional centre.
A degree from any recognised university, and KSOU’s 50-question online knowledge assessment test. All questions must be answered.
Any bachelor’s degree with mathematics or statistics, or a two-semester PG diploma in computer science.
Two-year PUC in Karnataka or an equivalent exam; from other states, 12 years of schooling.
A three-year degree. Without the related subject, you join at Level 1 and must pass KSOU’s Master’s Preparatory Program exam (₹1,100). M.Com Level 2: B.Com, BBM or BBA.
KSOU fixes exam centres by student numbers and lists them on the university’s website; centres with under 100 students are merged into nearby ones. Phones are banned.
Printed material is collected from the regional centre or Mysuru head office at admission. Soft copies and assignments are on the KSOU Digital Academic Platform app.
38 regional centres across Karnataka handle admission, study material and counselling, with learner support centres below them.
UGC recognition. UGC-DEB’s 2026-27 list recognises KSOU for 40 distance (ODL) programmes: 35, including the BA, B.Com, BBA, BCA, MA and M.Com, up to January 2028, but the MBA and MCA only up to January 2027. KSOU is also on the list of universities entitled to run online programmes, for 10 courses including the MBA, M.Com, BA and B.Com.
Yes, a 50-question online knowledge assessment test. The link is sent to your phone after you apply, and every question must be answered for admission to be approved. Any degree from a recognised university qualifies.
The distance MBA is ₹33,190 in year 1 and ₹32,120 in year 2, ₹65,310 in all by our sum, plus exam fees of ₹1,650 a semester (₹1,900 in semester 4). The online MBA is ₹40,000 a year.
Yes, with a ₹2,200 eligibility fee for applicants who live or studied outside Karnataka. Distance admission and document checks happen at the Mysuru head office or a regional centre in Karnataka.
At exam centres KSOU lists on the university’s website before each exam, based on student numbers. PG diploma and certificate exams are held in Mysuru, Bengaluru, Dharwad, Kalaburagi and Udupi.
July 2026 distance admission closed on 13 October 2026. The January 2027 cycle hasn’t been announced (checked 21 October 2026). The online-programmes site still showed a July 2026 ‘open’ notice with no last date.
IGNOU, with January and July sessions, is the national government option. UGC-entitled private online MBAs start at ₹67,000 in total (Mangalayatan University, fee checked 17 October 2026).