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MANUU DDE: fees, courses and admission
Maulana Azad National Urdu UniversityHyderabad, Telangana
Fees and rules checked on the university’s website, the 2026-27 CDOE prospectuses and the MANUU Samarth admission portals on 23 October 2026
Admission: the 2026-27 (July-August) session closed on 12 October 2026 after UGC-DEB extended the last date. The prospectus covers only the July-August session, and no January 2027 admission had been announced when we checked on 23 October 2026.
Overview
Maulana Azad National Urdu University is a central university set up by an Act of Parliament in 1998 at Gachibowli, Hyderabad, and has run distance programmes since that year. Its Centre for Distance and Online Education (formerly the Directorate of Distance Education) teaches an MBA, six MAs and four-year BA, B.Com and B.Sc honours degrees in Urdu, with printed study material and classes at learner support centres across India.
- Type
- Central university, Hyderabad, Telangana
- Modes
- Distance (ODL) only; no online programmes
- Sessions
- One session a year, July-August
- Study centres
- 9 regional and 6 sub-regional centres, 169 learner support centres
- Entrance test
- MBA and B.Ed only
Courses and fees
MBA
2 years
₹31,000in total
₹15,000 in year 1 and ₹16,000 in year 2; ₹22,200 in total for women, SC, ST, PwD and transgender students
Get fee detailsMA Urdu, Islamic Studies, History, Arabic
2 years
₹6,800first year
₹6,500 in year 2; ₹4,800 and ₹4,500 for women, SC, ST, PwD and transgender students
Get fee detailsMA English, Hindi
2 years
₹6,800first year
₹6,500 in year 2; ₹4,800 and ₹4,500 for women, SC, ST, PwD and transgender students
Get fee detailsBA (Hons)
4 years
₹4,800first year
₹4,500 a year after that; ₹3,600, then ₹3,300, for women and other concession groups
Get fee detailsB.Com (Hons)
4 years
₹5,300first year
₹5,000 a year after that; ₹3,900, then ₹3,600, for women and other concession groups
Get fee detailsB.Sc (Hons)
4 years
₹6,800first year
₹6,500 a year after that, including lab practicals; ₹5,200, then ₹4,900, for concession groups
Get fee detailsDiplomas (Teach English, Journalism, Urdu and four others)
1 year
₹4,500in total
₹3,500 for women, SC, ST, PwD and transgender students
Get fee detailsCertificate in Functional English or Urdu through English
6 months
₹3,000in total
₹2,200 for women, SC, ST, PwD and transgender students
Get fee detailsFees are from the CDOE’s 2026-27 prospectuses and are set year by year: each year’s fee is paid in full at the start of that year and covers assignments, projects and term-end exams. First-year fees include a one-time admission fee (₹300, or ₹1,000 for the MBA). You also pay a non-refundable registration fee when you apply: ₹300, or ₹1,000 for the MBA. Women, SC, ST, PwD and transgender students pay a lower programme fee. Backlog papers cost ₹100 each for PG and ₹75 for UG, and the degree certificate ₹300. The university can revise fees during a course.
Admission
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2026-27 BA, B.Com, B.Sc, MA, diplomas
Closed. Applications opened on 8 July 2026 and, after an extension, closed on 10 October; the last date to pay the fee was 12 October 2026.
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2026-27 MBA and B.Ed
Closed. The entrance test was held on 27 September 2026, results came out on 29 September and the last date of admission was 12 October 2026.
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2027-28 session
Not announced yet (checked 23 October 2026). The 2026-27 admission notice was issued on 5 July 2026.
How to apply
Portals: the university’s website for UG, PG, diplomas and certificates, and the university’s website for the MBA and B.Ed. Both showed registration closed on 23 October 2026. Help: 040-23008463, the university’s email, toll free 1800 425 2958.
Eligibility
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MBA
A three-year bachelor’s degree in any subject with at least 50% (relaxed for SC, ST, OBC and PwD candidates), Urdu studied at Class 10, 12 or degree level or a madrasa course recognised by MANUU, and a place on merit in MANUU’s entrance test. Indian residents only.
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MA
A recognised bachelor’s degree. MA Urdu, Islamic Studies, History and Arabic also need Urdu as a subject or medium at Class 10, 12 or degree level; MA English and Hindi don’t. No entrance test.
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BA, B.Com, B.Sc (Hons)
A pass in Class 12 (science stream for the B.Sc), and Urdu as medium or subject at Class 10 or above, or an approved madrasa course. No entrance test.
Exams and study
Term-end exams are normally held at your learner support centre, and hall tickets are downloaded from the Samarth student portal. Papers are set and answered in Urdu, except in language subjects.
Printed self-learning material is dispatched after admission, soft copies are on the university’s website, and video lectures are on the CDOE’s YouTube channel.
Counselling-cum-contact classes run at your learner support centre. Assignments are 30% of the marks and the term-end exam 70%, and you must pass both separately.
UGC recognition. UGC-DEB’s 2026-27 list of universities recognised for distance (ODL) programmes includes MANUU with 14: the BA, B.Com and B.Sc (Hons) and the MBA up to January-February 2030, MA Urdu up to January-February 2031, two B.Sc combinations up to January 2028, the BA, MA English and MA Islamic Studies to 2026-27, and MA History, Hindi and Arabic and the B.Ed up to January-February 2027. It is not on the online lists.
Frequently asked questions
How much is the MANUU distance MBA?
₹31,000 for two years: ₹15,000 in year 1 and ₹16,000 in year 2. Women, SC, ST, PwD and transgender students pay ₹22,200 in total. Registration is ₹1,000 extra.
Do I need to know Urdu?
For most courses, yes. Teaching and exams are in Urdu, except language subjects, and most courses need Urdu at Class 10 or above. MA English and Hindi ask only for a degree.
Is there an entrance test?
Only for the MBA and B.Ed; the 2026 test was held on 27 September 2026. BA, B.Com, B.Sc and MA admissions are made after your documents are checked.
When is the next admission?
The 2026-27 session closed on 12 October 2026. The prospectus covers only the July-August session; nothing for January 2027 had been announced on 23 October 2026.
What is MANUU’s NAAC grade?
A+, with a CGPA of 3.36 in its third cycle, valid up to 19 December 2027, according to the NAAC certificate on the university’s site.
If MANUU DDE isn’t the right fit
MANUU teaches in Urdu and has no online courses, MCA or M.Com. IGNOU admits in January and July, and Telangana has other government distance options such as BRAOU and Osmania. UGC-entitled private online MBAs start at ₹67,000 in total (Mangalayatan University, fee checked 17 October 2026).
Sources
- CDOE UG and PG prospectus 2026-27 (courses, eligibility, fee table, miscellaneous fees, admission steps, exams, FAQs), the university’s website, read 23 Oct 2026.
- CDOE MBA prospectus 2026-27 (eligibility, seats, entrance test, fee table), read 23 Oct 2026.
- CDOE circular 759 of 28 August 2026 (revised admission dates) and notices of 24 August, 15 September and 19 October 2026, the university’s website, read 23 Oct 2026.
- MANUU Samarth admission portals (registration closed, deadlines 12 October and 23 September 2026), read 23 Oct 2026.
- CDOE home page (regional centres, study material) and MANUU NAAC certificate (A+, valid to 19 December 2027), the university’s website.
- UGC-DEB list of HEIs recognised for ODL, 2026-27, S.No 83.