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MG University Kottayam: fees, courses and admission
Mahatma Gandhi UniversityKottayam, Kerala
Fees and rules checked on 22 October 2026
Admission: The CDOE admission page still read “July 2026 Intake – Ongoing” on 22 October 2026 but gives no last date, and UGC-DEB’s last date for the August 2026 session was 13 October 2026. MGU admits in January and July; a January 2027 intake hasn’t been announced yet.
Overview
Mahatma Gandhi University is a Kerala state university set up in 1983, with its campus at Athirampuzha near Kottayam. Its Centre for Distance and Online Education, started in 2020, teaches only online: recorded lectures, e-books and live sessions on an LMS, with remotely proctored exams you take from home.
- Type
- State university, Kerala; UGC Category-I
- Modes
- Online only
- Sessions
- January and July
- Study centres
- None; all teaching and exams are online
- Entrance test
- None
Courses and fees
MBA (HRM, Finance, Marketing)
2 years
₹25,000a semester
₹1,00,000 for four semesters by our sum; exam fee ₹500 a course
Get fee detailsM.Com (Finance and Taxation)
2 years
₹20,000a semester
₹80,000 for four semesters by our sum; project ₹2,000 and viva ₹1,000 extra
Get fee detailsB.Com (Honours)
4 years
₹15,000a semester
₹1,20,000 for eight semesters by our sum; exam fee ₹300 a course
Get fee detailsMBA, M.Com and B.Com fees are from MGU’s prospectuses for the 2026 sessions; the MA, BBA and BA fees are from the CDOE home page. Besides tuition you pay a ₹1,000 application or registration fee (₹500 for SC/ST) and an exam fee for each course (₹500 for PG, ₹300 for B.Com); taxes and payment-gateway charges are extra. SC/ST learners get 20% off the semester fee, and paying all semesters in advance takes 10% off. At least one semester’s fee is paid with the application, online only. Totals are our sums.
Admission
- July 2026 session
The CDOE admission page still said “July 2026 Intake – Ongoing” on 22 October 2026, with no last date posted; UGC-DEB’s last date for this session was 13 October 2026, so check with the CDOE before paying.
- January 2027 session
Not announced yet (checked 22 October 2026). MGU’s CDOE is allowed two intakes a year, in January and July.
How to apply
Admission portal: the university’s website, linked from the university’s website. Submitted details can’t be edited later; corrections go by email to the university’s email. Final-year students can’t apply yet, and no printed forms are sent to the university.
Eligibility
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MBA
A 3-year bachelor’s degree in any stream with at least 50% in Part III (or 50% CGPA), or a master’s degree. No entrance test.
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M.Com
B.Com, BBA or BBM, or an equivalent degree, with at least 40% in Part III (the CDOE’s FAQ says 45%).
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B.Com (Honours)
Plus Two with Book-Keeping and Accountancy and two commerce-related subjects, or Plus Two in other subjects with 45% marks.
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All courses
No age limit. Kerala SEBC and OEC applicants get 3% and 5% relaxation in marks.
Exams and study
End-semester exams are taken online from home, watched by webcam, and are objective (MCQ) based. You need a laptop or PC with a webcam and steady internet.
Recorded video lectures, self-learning e-materials and live sessions run on MGU Online’s LMS. You need 75% participation in online activities to sit the semester exam.
You register for each exam on the LMS and pay per course: ₹500 for PG courses, so ₹4,000 for the eight first-semester MBA papers.
UGC recognition. UGC-DEB’s 2026-27 list of entitled online programmes includes Mahatma Gandhi University for 13 programmes, among them the MBA, M.Com (Finance), MA English, MA Economics, B.Com (Honours), BBA and BA (Honours) Political Science. MGU is not on the distance (ODL) list.
Frequently asked questions
How much does the MG University online MBA cost?
₹25,000 a semester, so ₹1,00,000 for four semesters by our sum. The ₹1,000 application fee and exam fees of ₹500 a course are extra.
Is there an entrance test?
No. MGU’s CDOE says there is no entrance or qualifying test; admission is on eligibility.
Where are the exams held?
Online. Exams are remotely proctored by webcam, so you take them from home on a laptop or PC.
Can I join in January 2027?
Not yet. MGU admits online learners in January and July, but no January 2027 notice had been posted on 22 October 2026.
Are there fee concessions?
Yes. SC/ST learners get 20% off the semester fee, women and EWS applicants 10%, and paying all semesters in advance takes 10% off. Only one concession applies at a time.
If MG University Kottayam isn’t the right fit
If you want printed books and a study centre, Kerala’s open university SGOU and IGNOU teach by distance. UGC-entitled private online MBAs start at ₹67,000 in total (Mangalayatan University, fee checked 17 October 2026).
Sources
- MGU CDOE prospectuses for the 2026 sessions: MBA (17 pp.), M.Com (17 pp.) and B.Com (Honours) (18 pp.), the university’s website, read 22 Oct 2026.
- the university’s website home, admission, news, programme and FAQ pages, and the admission portal the university’s website, read 22 Oct 2026.
- CDOE exam notification No.2132/CDOE 2-3/2025/CDOE 2 of 28 April 2026 (first-semester MBA), read 22 Oct 2026.
- NAAC certificate of 14 March 2024 (A++, CGPA 3.61, valid up to 13 March 2029), the university’s website.
- UGC-DEB 2026-27 list of entitled online programmes, S.No 50.