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Fakir Mohan University CDOE: fees, courses and admission
Fakir Mohan University, BalasoreBalasore, Odisha
Fees and rules checked on the university’s website and the CDOE Samarth admission portal on 22 October 2026
Admission: 2026-27 (August 2026 session) admissions are closed. The last notice extended the date to 30 September 2026, and the admission portal shows registration closed on 13 October 2026. No January-February 2027 session has been announced yet.
Overview
Fakir Mohan University is the Balasore state university notified in 1999, and its Centre for Distance and Online Education, running since 2007, teaches from the university’s old campus at Januganj. It offers four-year BA (Hons), B.Com and BBA degrees, two-year MA, M.Com and MSW degrees and one-year BLIS and MLIS by distance, with study material, weekend contact classes and exams in Balasore.
- Type
- State university, Balasore, Odisha (notified 3 July 1999)
- Modes
- Distance (ODL) only
- Sessions
- August intake (2026-27 closed); a February 2026 intake also ran
- Study centres
- CDOE, Old Campus, Januganj, Balasore
- Entrance test
- None; admission on merit
Courses and fees
MA
2 years
₹15,400first year
₹13,700 in year 2, ₹29,100 in total; Odia, English, Sanskrit, Economics, Political Science, History, Sociology, Education
Get fee detailsBBA
4 years
₹11,000first year
₹9,800 in years 2 and 3, ₹10,500 in year 4; ₹41,100 in total
Get fee detailsB.Com (Hons)
4 years
₹10,000first year
₹8,800 in years 2 and 3, ₹9,500 in year 4; ₹37,100 in total
Get fee detailsBA (Hons)
4 years
₹10,000first year
₹8,800 in years 2 and 3, ₹9,500 in year 4; ₹37,100 in total. Eight subjects
Get fee detailsFees and totals are as printed in the CDOE 2026-27 fee structure. They include the course, exam, registration, migration and corpus fees. You also pay a one-time ₹600 admission fee online and a ₹1,000 student activity fee in cash at the CDOE office, plus an application fee on the Samarth portal whose amount the prospectus does not state. Fees are not refunded or transferred.
Admission
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February 2026 session
Admitted first-semester UG and PG students, whose contact classes ran in August 2026.
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2026-27 session (August 2026)
Applications opened on 1 August 2026, the last date was extended to 30 September 2026, and the portal shows registration closed on 13 October 2026.
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January-February 2027 session
Not announced yet (checked 22 October 2026). FMU applied to UGC-DEB on 15 September 2026 to add an MBA and a B.Ed. for this session.
How to apply
Portal: the university’s website. Keep your ABC (APAAR) ID and DEB ID ready. CDOE office: 06782-241840, the university’s email, 10.30 am to 5 pm. CDOE says it has not authorised any agency to take admissions.
Eligibility
- MA, M.Com, MSW
Any graduate. For MA Education, graduates with Education as a subject or a B.Ed. are also eligible. Regular students can join as a dual degree.
- BA (Hons), B.Com (Hons), BBA
10+2 (Higher Secondary) or equivalent from a recognised board.
- BLIS, MLIS
BLIS: any graduate. MLIS: a BLIS from a recognised university.
Exams and study
All term-end exams are held at the CDOE, Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, the common exam centre for Balasore and Bhadrak districts. You fill an exam form every semester.
Self-learning material is posted as PDFs on the CDOE notices page and given in print at the CDOE office, which also has a library.
Personal contact classes run on weekends and in vacations at the old campus, some online. 75% attendance is needed to sit the exam, and assignments carry 30% of the marks.
UGC recognition. UGC-DEB’s 2026-27 ODL list (session from August 2026) includes Fakir Mohan University with 22 programmes: ten master’s degrees valid to July-August 2029, and eight BA (Hons) subjects, B.Com (Hons), BBA (Hons), BLIS and MLIS valid to January-February 2030. It has no online programmes on the 2026-27 lists.
Frequently asked questions
How much is the Fakir Mohan University distance MA?
₹15,400 in the first year and ₹13,700 in the second, ₹29,100 in total, including exam fees. Add a one-time ₹600 admission fee and a ₹1,000 student activity fee.
Does FMU have a distance MBA?
Not for 2026-27. FMU applied to UGC-DEB on 15 September 2026 to start an MBA with 150 seats from the January-February 2027 session; it is not on the UGC-DEB list yet.
Is there an entrance test?
No. Admission is on merit through the online application, after the university checks your documents and eligibility.
Where are the exams and classes held?
At the CDOE on the university’s old campus at Januganj, Balasore. Contact classes are on weekends and need 75% attendance.
Can I still join for 2026-27?
No. The portal shows registration closed on 13 October 2026. No January-February 2027 session had been announced on 22 October 2026.
If Fakir Mohan University CDOE isn’t the right fit
Odisha State Open University in Sambalpur runs distance courses across Odisha, and 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
- CDOE Prospectus 2026-27 (posted 1 August 2026, CDOE notices page, the university’s website): programmes, fees, eligibility, how to apply, exams, key dates, read 22 Oct 2026.
- CDOE fee structure PDF and admission notification of 29 August 2026 (last date 30 September 2026), CDOE Samarth admission portal the university’s website, which shows registration closed on 13 October 2026, read 22 Oct 2026.
- Admission notification 2026-2027 of 30 July 2026, PCP class notice of 18 August 2026, course seat list and the university’s UGC-DEB application for January-February 2027, the university’s website, read 22 Oct 2026.
- NAAC certificate, A grade, valid to 21 September 2028, the university’s website, read 22 Oct 2026.
- UGC-DEB list of HEIs recognised to offer ODL programmes, 2026-27, session August 2026 (S.No 54).