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MSCB University: fees, courses and admission
Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University, Centre for Distance and Online EducationBaripada, Odisha
Fees and rules checked on 23 October 2026
Admission: the CDOE extended 2026-27 admission to 13 October 2026, which has passed. A January 2027 session hasn’t been announced yet (checked 23 October 2026).
Overview
Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University, formerly North Orissa University, is a state university at Takatpur, Baripada, set up by the Odisha government in 1998. Its Centre for Distance and Online Education teaches 13 postgraduate programmes by distance, with self-learning material, weekly counselling lectures and semester exams.
- Type
- State university, Odisha
- Modes
- Distance (ODL) only; all 13 programmes are postgraduate
- Sessions
- 2026-27 (August 2026) closed on 13 October 2026; the CDOE also ran a January 2026 session
- Study centres
- No learner support or exam centre list published; the CDOE is on the Baripada campus
- Entrance test
- None mentioned
Courses and fees
M.Com
2 years
₹20,600in total
₹10,600 in the first year, including the ₹600 application fee, and ₹10,000 in the second
Get fee detailsMA Economics
2 years
₹20,600in total
₹10,600 in the first year and ₹10,000 in the second
Get fee detailsMA English
2 years
₹20,600in total
₹10,600 in the first year and ₹10,000 in the second
Get fee detailsMA History
2 years
₹20,600in total
₹10,600 in the first year and ₹10,000 in the second
Get fee detailsMA Political Science
2 years
₹20,600in total
₹10,600 in the first year and ₹10,000 in the second
Get fee detailsMA Education
2 years
₹20,600in total
₹10,600 in the first year and ₹10,000 in the second
Get fee detailsMSW
2 years
₹20,600in total
₹10,600 in the first year and ₹10,000 in the second
Get fee detailsFees from the CDOE’s 2026-27 admission notification and its extended notice of 8 September 2026. The same ₹20,600 applies to every two-year MA, including Odia, Sanskrit, Santali, Anthropology and Tribal Studies, and Yoga and Naturopathy. The CDOE’s fee table shows it covers the application fee, a ₹500 student development fee and a ₹1,000 exam fee each semester.
Admission
- 2026-27 (August 2026) session
The CDOE extended admission for all 13 programmes to 13 October 2026 (notice of 8 September 2026), the same as UGC-DEB’s last date.
- January 2027 session
Not announced yet (checked 23 October 2026). The CDOE’s academic calendar shows it ran a January 2026 session.
How to apply
Portal: the university’s website, linked from the university’s website Contact numbers on the CDOE’s notice: 75040 10444, 81447 38811, 89844 12265.
Eligibility
- MA programmes
A degree in any discipline. The brochure asks for Sanskrit as a subject for the MA in Sanskrit and Odia for the MA in Odia.
- M.Com, MSW
A degree in any discipline.
- MLIS
A BLIS (Bachelor of Library and Information Science) degree.
Exams and study
The university’s Controller of Examinations holds the exams, usually in December/February and June/August. The CDOE hasn’t published an exam centre list.
For the August 2026 batch, first-semester counselling runs from early October 2026 to mid-January 2027, with exams in the first week of February 2027.
Self-learning material is posted on the CDOE’s website by programme and semester, alongside counselling lectures of 1 hour a week per paper.
UGC recognition. UGC-DEB’s 2026-27 list of universities recognised for distance (ODL) programmes includes MSCB University with 13 programmes: the MA in Economics, English, Odia and Sanskrit and the MSW, valid up to January-February 2030, and eight more from August 2026, valid up to January-February 2031. It has no online programmes on the 2026-27 lists.
Frequently asked questions
How much is the MSCB University distance MA?
₹20,600 for the two years: ₹10,600 in the first year, including a ₹600 application fee, and ₹10,000 in the second. The M.Com and MSW cost the same.
Does it offer an MBA or a UG course by distance?
No. All 13 programmes on its UGC-DEB 2026-27 list are postgraduate: ten MAs, the MSW, the M.Com and the MLIS.
Can I still join for 2026-27?
No. The extended last date was 13 October 2026. A January 2027 session hasn’t been announced (checked 23 October 2026).
Is there an entrance test?
None is mentioned. Most programmes need a degree in any discipline, and the MLIS needs a BLIS.
What is MSCB University’s NAAC grade?
A, with a CGPA of 3.10 in the third cycle, valid up to 10 April 2028, according to the NAAC certificate on the university’s site.
If MSCB University 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 page the university’s website about, 2026-27 programme list with fees and eligibility, self-learning material page, read 23 Oct 2026.
- CDOE admission notification for the August 2026-27 session (fees, steps, ULM free seats) and extended admission notice No. 291 of 8 September 2026 (last date 13 October 2026), read 23 Oct 2026.
- CDOE Information Brochure 2026-27, Programme Details (semester fee table) and Academic Activity Calendar No. 264 of 10 August 2026, read 23 Oct 2026.
- NAAC certificate of 11 April 2023 on the university’s website (A grade, CGPA 3.10, valid to 10 April 2028), read 23 Oct 2026.
- UGC-DEB list for 2026-27, session August 2026: HEIs recognised to offer ODL programmes (S.No 55).