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Pt. Sundarlal Sharma (Open) UniversityBilaspur, Chhattisgarh
Fees and rules checked on the university’s website and pssou.net on 21 October 2026
Admission: July 2026 admission closed on 13 October 2026 after an extension from 15 September. PSSOU hasn’t announced a January 2027 session yet (checked 21 October 2026).
PSSOU is Chhattisgarh’s state open university, set up at Bilaspur under a state act that came into force in January 2005. It teaches by distance through study centres across the state and also runs online degree courses.
2 years
₹9,800a semester, distance
₹39,200 for four semesters (our sum). Online MBA: ₹26,680 a semester
Get fee details2 years
₹7,200a year, distance
Also Sociology, Political Science and Chhattisgarhi. Online MA: ₹9,720 a year
Get fee details2 years
₹10,000a year
For B.Sc (CS), BCA or BE/B.Tech (CS) graduates
Get fee details4 years
₹3,000a semester
Taught in English; ₹24,000 for eight semesters (our sum)
Get fee details4 years
₹3,000a semester
Taught in Hindi; ₹24,000 for eight semesters (our sum)
Get fee details3 years
₹3,000a semester, distance
₹18,000 for six semesters (our sum). Online BA: ₹3,120 a semester
Get fee detailsDistance fees are from PSSOU’s 2026-27 prospectus, which gives the total fee for each year, or a semester fee for the MBA and the semester-pattern BA, BBA and B.Com. An extra ₹900 is charged on admission from the July 2026 session, and the university may revise fees. Online fees are from the notice of 18 June 2026: tuition plus ₹1,000 registration once, an exam fee (₹1,500 a year, or ₹750 a semester on semester courses such as the MBA), ₹100 a year for the alumni fund and ₹1,500 for a dissertation or project where it applies. The admission portal charges no fee.
Opened on 1 July 2026 and closed on 13 October 2026, after the last date was moved from 15 September.
A separate round for distance diplomas and certificates also closed on 13 October 2026.
Not announced yet (checked 21 October 2026). The MBA admits in the July session only.
Portal: pssou.net/portal · Your regional centre checks the form and fee; if something is wrong you get an SMS and a week to fix it.
A bachelor’s or master’s degree with 50% marks (45% for reserved categories). Admission is on merit; a pre-entrance test is held only if applications reach twice the seats.
A Class 12 pass. The commerce stream may be asked for: the admission notice lists it for the BBA, the prospectus for the B.Com.
MA: a bachelor’s degree. M.Com: a degree in commerce.
A B.Sc in computer science, a BCA, or a BE or B.Tech in computer science.
Term-end exams are written at centres the university assigns from study-centre numbers; you can’t choose one. The exam counts for 70% and four assignments for 30%.
Printed study material, the prospectus and assignment booklets are sent to the address on your admission form. MBA material is in English, but you can write in Hindi or English.
Seven regional centres: Bilaspur, Raipur, Durg, Ambikapur, Jashpur, Jagdalpur and a deputy centre at Kanker, with study centres in colleges across Chhattisgarh.
UGC recognition. UGC-DEB’s 2026-27 lists recognise PSSOU for 24 distance (ODL) programmes, with the MBA and M.Com up to January 2028, the BA and most MA subjects up to July 2028, and the BBA (Hons) and B.Com (Hons) up to July-August 2029. Its online entitled list includes 12 PSSOU programmes, among them the MBA, M.Com, BA and six MA subjects.
Usually not. MBA admission is direct on merit, and a pre-entrance test is held only if applications reach twice the approved seats. You need a degree with 50% marks (45% for reserved categories).
The distance MBA is ₹9,800 a semester, so ₹39,200 for four semesters (our sum), plus the ₹900 extra charged on admission from July 2026. The online MBA’s tuition is ₹26,680 a semester, with a ₹750 exam fee each semester and ₹1,000 registration.
Yes. UGC-DEB’s 2026-27 online list includes 12 PSSOU programmes, including the MBA, M.Com, BA, BLIS and MA in English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Sociology, Education and Political Science. Online fees are higher than distance fees.
At exam centres the university assigns, based on the number of students at each study centre. Students can’t ask for a particular centre.
July 2026 admission closed on 13 October 2026. A January 2027 session hasn’t been announced (checked 21 October 2026), and the MBA admits in July only.
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).
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