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AMU CDOE: fees, courses and admission
Aligarh Muslim UniversityAligarh, Uttar Pradesh
Fees and rules checked on 23 October 2026
Admission: AMU CDOE’s 2026-27 online admission closed; its final extension set 7 October 2026 for registration and 9 October 2026 for fee payment. A January 2027 intake hasn’t been announced (checked 23 October 2026).
Overview
Aligarh Muslim University is a central university in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, established in 1920 from the MAO College of 1877. Its Centre for Distance and Online Education runs BA, B.Com, MA, M.Com, MBA and library science degrees online, with assignments, contact classes and online semester exams.
- Type
- Central university, Uttar Pradesh
- Modes
- Online for degrees
- Sessions
- Yearly intake from July; a January session was also run in 2026
- Study centres
- 3 regional centres and 9 learner centres
- Entrance test
- MBA only, set by the CDOE
Courses and fees
MBA Marketing (online)
2 years
₹51,300in total
₹25,500 a year plus a one-time ₹300 registration fee; entrance test, 180 seats
Get fee detailsM.Com (online)
2 years
₹23,300in total
₹11,500 a year plus a one-time ₹300 registration fee
Get fee detailsMA English, Hindi, Urdu, History, Economics or Political Science (online)
2 years
₹21,300in total
₹10,500 a year plus a one-time ₹300 registration fee
Get fee detailsMA Public Administration (online)
2 years
₹21,300in total
₹10,500 a year plus a one-time ₹300 registration fee
Get fee detailsMaster of Library and Information Sciences (online)
1 year
₹15,800in total
₹15,500 course fee plus ₹300 registration; needs a BLIS
Get fee detailsB.Com (online)
3 years
₹28,800in total
₹9,500 a year plus a one-time ₹300 registration fee
Get fee detailsBA Economics, History, Political Science, Hindi, Urdu or Communicative English (online)
3 years
₹25,800in total
₹8,500 a year plus a one-time ₹300 registration fee; exams in English, Hindi or Urdu
Get fee detailsBachelor of Library and Information Science (online)
1 year
₹12,800in total
₹12,500 course fee plus ₹300 registration; needs a bachelor’s degree
Get fee detailsFees from the fee table on each programme page of the university’s website. Each course fee covers two semesters, so it is paid once a year, and a ₹300 registration cum application fee is added once. Later years are paid through the CDOE’s online continuation, with a late fee of ₹500 or ₹1,000 after the due date. No separate exam fee is listed.
Admission
- 2026-27 session
Closed. The CDOE’s final extension (notice of 30 September 2026) set 7 October 2026 for registration and 9 October 2026 for fee payment; MBA admission ran through an entrance test on 12 September 2026.
- January 2027 session
Not announced yet (checked 23 October 2026). AMU CDOE admitted a January 2026 online session, but its current calendar lists only continuing students for January 2027.
How to apply
Apply only through the university’s website, which the CDOE names as its one official admission site. Original certificates are checked at the AMU office before the course ends. Queries: the university’s email or +91 8303020933.
Eligibility
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MBA Marketing (online)
A bachelor’s degree in any discipline with at least 50% marks, and a pass in the CDOE’s entrance test (100 marks: verbal ability, data interpretation and logical reasoning, quantitative ability, general awareness).
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M.Com (online)
A B.Com from a university recognised by AMU.
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MA (online)
A BA, B.Sc or B.Com recognised by AMU. MA English needs English as a subject; MA Economics needs Economics in the BA, Mathematics or Statistics in the B.Sc, or a B.Com.
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BA, B.Com (online)
A 10+2 pass in any stream from a board recognised by AMU, a Madarsa degree or Sanad recognised by AMU, or AMU’s Bridge Course.
Exams and study
Each semester ends with an online exam, and you submit an assignment for every paper during the semester. The first exams for the 2026-27 batch are tentatively set for 7 January 2027.
Each semester has contact classes to clear doubts, some of them held on the AMU campus in Aligarh.
AMU’s regional centres at Malappuram, Kishanganj and Murshidabad and nine learner centres, including Moradabad, Purnea, Guwahati and Siwan, support CDOE students.
UGC recognition. UGC-DEB’s 2026-27 list of HEIs entitled to run online programmes (session beginning August 2026) includes AMU for 13 programmes: B.Com, BA (Economics, History, Political Science, English, Urdu, Hindi), MA Economics, History, Political Science, English, Urdu, Hindi and Public Administration, M.Com, MBA, MLIS and BLIS. AMU is not on the 2026-27 distance (ODL) lists; the CDOE’s distance courses are school, diploma and certificate courses.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the AMU online MBA cost?
₹51,300 in total: ₹25,500 a year for two years plus a one-time ₹300 registration fee. The MBA is in Marketing, has 180 seats and needs a pass in the CDOE’s entrance test.
Is there an entrance test for AMU CDOE courses?
Only for the MBA. BA, B.Com, MA, M.Com, MLIS and BLIS admissions go by your qualifying marks.
Does AMU CDOE offer distance degrees?
Not for 2026-27. AMU is on UGC-DEB’s online list only, so its degrees are online. The CDOE’s distance mode covers 10+2, diplomas and certificates.
How are AMU CDOE exams held?
Online, at the end of each semester, after you submit an assignment for each paper. The CDOE also runs contact classes every semester.
Can I join AMU CDOE now?
The 2026-27 admission closed after a final extension to 7 October 2026 for registration and 9 October 2026 for fee payment. No January 2027 notice had been posted on 23 October 2026.
If AMU CDOE isn’t the right fit
AMU CDOE has no MCA, BCA or BBA online. UPRTOU in Prayagraj is Uttar Pradesh’s open university and teaches by distance, IGNOU admits in January and July, and UGC-entitled private online MBAs start at ₹67,000 in total (Mangalayatan University, fee checked 17 October 2026).
Other universities in Uttar PradeshPrivate online universities
Sources
- AMU CDOE programme pages on the university’s website, fee tables and eligibility, read 23 Oct 2026.
- CDOE notice of 30 September 2026 (D.No.671/CDOE), final extension of the 2026-27 admission dates, read 23 Oct 2026.
- CDOE MBA (Marketing) admission schedule, notice of 17 August 2026 (D.No.438/CDOE), and the Academic Calendar notice, read 23 Oct 2026.
- CDOE pages on admission process, admission criteria, learner centres, personal contact programme and FAQs, and the CDOE page on the university’s website, read 23 Oct 2026.
- NAAC certificate of 10 May 2022 linked from the university’s website, read 23 Oct 2026.
- UGC-DEB 2026-27 list of HEIs entitled to run online programmes, S.No 107.