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VMOU: fees, courses and admission
Vardhman Mahaveer Open UniversityKota, Rajasthan
Fees and rules checked on 22 October 2026
Admission: The July 2026 session has closed; its extended last date was 10 September 2026 and the admission portal now lists no open admission. No January 2027 session has been announced yet.
Overview
Vardhman Mahaveer Open University is Rajasthan’s state open university, set up at Kota in 1987 as Kota Open University and renamed in 2002. It teaches only by distance across Rajasthan, through seven regional centres and study centres, with self-learning books, assignments and term-end exams.
- Type
- State open university, Rajasthan
- Modes
- Distance (ODL) only
- Sessions
- July and January; July 2026 closed on 10 September 2026
- Study centres
- Seven regional centres (Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur, Bharatpur) with study centres under them
- Entrance test
- None named in the MBA or MA English rules
Courses and fees
MBA
2 years
₹17,900a year
₹35,800 for both years (our sum); HR, Finance or Marketing
Get fee detailsMA
2 years
₹6,100first year
English, Hindi, History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology and 4 more; ₹6,000 in year 2
Get fee detailsBA
3 years
₹5,800first year
₹6,000 in year 2 and ₹5,800 in year 3; ₹17,600 in all (our sum)
Get fee detailsB.Sc
3 years
₹7,800first year
₹8,000 in year 2 and ₹7,900 in year 3; July session only
Get fee detailsBLIS
1 year
₹9,900in total
Bachelor of Library and Information Science, for graduates
Get fee detailsFees are the year-wise programme fees in VMOU’s July 2026 prospectus. Where the prospectus breaks a fee down, it includes registration, development and theory exam fees. Revaluation costs ₹600 a paper and a defaulter’s exam ₹500 a paper for UG or ₹700 for PG, under VMOU’s exam fee order. Several fee notes in the prospectus are in Hindi only, so check extra charges with your regional centre.
Admission
- July 2026 session
Closed. The last date was extended to 10 September 2026 and the portal no longer shows an admission service.
- January 2027 session
Not announced yet (checked 22 October 2026). The January 2026 session’s last date was extended twice, finally to 27 February 2026.
How to apply
Portal: the university’s website (Apply Online | Last Dates). For admission help, VMOU asks you to contact your nearest regional office. Helpline: 0744-2797000 or 1800-180-6166, 10 am to 5 pm on working days.
Eligibility
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MBA
A bachelor’s degree with 50% marks, or a master’s degree, or a bachelor’s degree with three years of supervisory or managerial experience, or a professional degree or qualification (engineering, medicine, law, CA, CMA, CS).
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MA English
A bachelor’s degree (at least TDC) from any recognised university.
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M.Sc Computer Science
A bachelor’s degree in any discipline with at least second division.
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BA
10+2 pass.
Exams and study
Term-end exams run in June and December. You pick a theory exam city and can change it online; the June 2026 exams began on 10 July 2026.
Self-learning books, with SLMs also downloadable on the university’s website. Video lectures are on VMOU’s vmouonline YouTube channel.
Assignments go to your study centre or regional centre by the set date. Science courses have practical camps with 75% attendance needed, and the MBA viva is at Kota or a regional centre.
UGC recognition. UGC-DEB’s 2026-27 ODL list (session from August 2026) includes VMOU with 24 programmes: the MBA (valid to January 2028), 22 programmes including BA, B.Sc, BLIS, B.J., M.Com and MA and M.Sc subjects (valid to July 2028), and the B.Ed for August 2026 and January 2027. The list has no B.Com, BBA, BCA or MCA for VMOU.
Frequently asked questions
How much is the VMOU MBA?
₹17,900 a year, the same in both years, so ₹35,800 for the two years (our sum). It is taught in English and you can write the exams in Hindi or English.
How much is the VMOU BA?
₹5,800 in the first year, ₹6,000 in the second and ₹5,800 in the third, ₹17,600 in all (our sum).
Can I join in January 2027?
No January 2027 session has been announced (checked 22 October 2026). VMOU admits in July and January; some M.Sc science courses take admission only in January, and the B.Sc only in July.
Where are the exams held?
At exam centres in the city you choose, which you can change online. Exams run in June and December.
Does VMOU offer B.Com or BCA by distance?
Neither is on UGC-DEB’s 2026-27 ODL list for VMOU. VMOU’s recognised degrees there are BA, B.Sc, BLIS, B.J., M.Com, MBA, B.Ed and MA and M.Sc subjects.
If VMOU isn’t the right fit
IGNOU admits in January and July. UGC-entitled private online MBAs start at ₹67,000 in total (Mangalayatan University, fee checked 17 October 2026).
Sources
- VMOU Prospectus July 2026 (the university’s website, E-Prospectus page): programme tables and programme pages for fees, eligibility and duration, read 22 Oct 2026. Its Hindi text could not be extracted.
- VMOU home page notice (July 2026 last date extended to 10 September 2026), admission notices, About, Contacts and NAAC pages, the university’s website, read 22 Oct 2026.
- Apply Online | Last Dates page and SLM Download page, the university’s website, read 22 Oct 2026.
- VMOU exam fee office orders 4630 (2 September 2024) and 136 (4 July 2025), the university’s website Exam Fees page.
- UGC-DEB list of HEIs recognised to offer ODL programmes, 2026-27, session August 2026 (S.No 66).