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Mumbai University CDOE: fees, courses and admission
Centre for Distance and Online Education, University of MumbaiVidyanagari, Kalina, Mumbai
Fees and rules checked on 21 October 2026
Admission: First-year admissions for 2026-27 closed on 13 October 2026, after several extensions. CDOE hasn’t announced a January 2027 intake or dates for 2027-28.
Overview
The Centre for Distance and Online Education (CDOE), known until 2024 as IDOL, is the distance-learning centre of the University of Mumbai, which was founded in 1857; its distance courses began in 1971. It teaches mainly through printed study material and guidance lectures, and offers an MA in Sociology fully online.
- Type
- State university (University of Mumbai)
- Modes
- Distance (ODL); MA Sociology also online
- Sessions
- 2026-27 admission ran from 28 May to 13 October 2026
- Study centres
- Churchgate, Thane, Kalyan, Palghar, Ratnagiri, Sawantwadi
- Entrance test
- MCA and MMS only
Courses and fees
MCA
2 years
₹21,334first year
₹21,882 for year 2 at 2026-27 rates; entrance test
Get fee detailsM.Com Advanced Accountancy, Business Management
2 years
₹9,584Part I (first year)
₹8,809 for Part II at 2026-27 rates
Get fee detailsMA History, Sociology, Economics, Political Science, Marathi, Hindi, English
2 years
₹9,584Part I (first year)
₹8,809 for Part II; MA Sociology is also offered online
Get fee detailsM.Sc Information Technology
2 years
₹16,084Part I (first year)
₹15,309 for Part II at 2026-27 rates
Get fee detailsB.Sc Information Technology
3 years
₹19,866first year
₹20,146 in year 2, ₹21,396 in year 3 at 2026-27 rates
Get fee detailsB.Com Accounting and Finance (BAF)
3 years
₹12,266first year
₹12,046 in year 2, ₹12,296 in year 3 at 2026-27 rates
Get fee detailsB.Com Commerce, Accountancy, Management
3 years
₹6,309first year
₹6,089 in year 2, ₹6,339 in year 3 at 2026-27 rates
Get fee detailsBA
3 years
₹6,309first year
₹6,089 in year 2, ₹6,339 in year 3 at 2026-27 rates
Get fee detailsFees from CDOE’s 2026-27 prospectuses (Arts, Commerce and Science), general category. Each figure is the 2026-27 fee for that year of the course, so later years may cost more and no totals are given. Reserved-category fees are lower, for example ₹3,629 for a first-year BA or B.Com. Extra: an eligibility fee of ₹220 (₹320 if your board or university is outside Maharashtra), ₹400 document verification for boards other than Maharashtra’s, and ₹500 for the MCA and MMS entrance test form. The prospectuses don’t give the MMS fee.
Admission
- 2026-27 admission
Opened on 28 May 2026 and closed on 13 October 2026 after extensions, for MCA and MMS as well.
- Next intake
No January 2027 intake or 2027-28 dates announced (checked 21 October 2026). We update this page when CDOE publishes them.
How to apply
Portal: the university’s website. You need an ABC ID and a DEB ID, and your details must match your Aadhaar card. MCA and MMS need a pass in CDOE’s online entrance test or a score in MHCET, CAT, XAT, NMAT, CUET, SNAP, MAT or GMAT.
Eligibility
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MMS (CDOE’s MBA-equivalent)
A bachelor’s degree in any subject with 50% marks (45% for backward-class, EWS and disabled candidates from Maharashtra), plus an entrance test.
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MCA
B.Sc IT, BCA, B.Sc Computer Science or a similar degree with 50% marks, or a B.Sc, B.Com or BA with Mathematics at +2 or degree level (with a bridge course in year 1). Entrance test.
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BA, B.Com
Class 12 (HSC) from the Maharashtra board or an equivalent board such as CBSE, a three-year MSBTE diploma, or 10+2 ITI.
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MA, M.Com
MA: any bachelor’s degree from a statutory university. M.Com: a B.Com, BMS, BBI or BAF degree (BMM for Business Management only).
Exams and study
Odd-semester exams are usually held in November and December, even-semester exams in March to May. Your exam centre is printed on the hall ticket.
Printed material in English and, where possible, Marathi, collected at CDOE in Vidyanagari or a regional centre; soft copies are on the website. Answers can be written in English, Hindi or Marathi.
Lectures run at about 76 centres in and around Mumbai, usually from November. The online MA Sociology runs on an LMS, with a choice of a proctored home exam or a centre exam.
UGC recognition. UGC-DEB’s 2026-27 lists cover 24 distance (ODL) programmes of the University of Mumbai. The MCA, MMS, MA Communication & Journalism and MA Public Relations are recognised up to January 2027 only; the other 20, including the BA, B.Com, MA, M.Com and M.Sc, are on the Category-I list. MA Sociology is on the online entitled list.
Frequently asked questions
Does Mumbai University CDOE offer an MBA?
It offers the MMS (Master of Management Studies), which CDOE calls equivalent to an MBA, by distance. Admission needs an entrance test, and the 2026-27 prospectuses don’t give the MMS fee.
How much is the BA or B.Com?
₹6,309 for the first year in 2026-27 for the general category, with ₹6,089 for the second year and ₹6,339 for the third year at 2026-27 rates. Reserved-category students pay ₹3,629 in the first year.
Is admission open now?
No. First-year admission for 2026-27 closed on 13 October 2026. CDOE hasn’t announced a January 2027 intake or dates for 2027-28.
Is there an entrance test?
Only for MCA and MMS. CDOE held its online test on 19 July 2026 and an additional test on 16 August 2026; the form cost ₹500. Scores from MHCET, CAT, XAT, NMAT, CUET, SNAP, MAT or GMAT were also accepted.
Can I study an MA online?
Yes, MA Sociology. It runs on a learning management system, and for exams you choose a proctored home exam on a laptop or a pen-and-paper exam at a university-approved centre.
If Mumbai University CDOE isn’t the right fit
If you want to start in January, IGNOU admits in January and July. UGC-entitled private online MBAs start at ₹67,000 in total (Mangalayatan University, fee checked 17 October 2026).
Other universities in MaharashtraPrivate online universities
Sources
- CDOE prospectuses 2026-27: Faculty of Commerce (pp. 4–13, 35–38), Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies (pp. 11–13, 48–55) and Science (pp. 11–13), from the university’s website, read 21 Oct 2026.
- CDOE admission notices 2026-27 on the university’s website: 28 May 2026 (PRO/CDOE/1/2026), 10 October 2026 (PRO/CDOE/7/2026, admission extended to 13 October), 13 October 2026 (PRO/CDOE/10/2026), read 21 Oct 2026.
- CDOE MCA and MMS notices: online entrance test (12 June 2026) and admission notices of 29 July and 20 August 2026.
- CDOE admission portal the university’s website: registration closed, deadline 13 October 2026, read 21 Oct 2026.
- UGC-DEB lists of HEIs recognised and Category-I entitled for ODL programmes and entitled for online programmes, 2026-27 (session beginning August 2026).