Punjabi University CDOE: fees, courses and admission

Overview

Punjabi University is the Patiala state university set up in 1962, and its Centre for Distance and Online Education, started in 1968 as the Directorate of Correspondence Courses, was the first in India to teach and examine in a regional language. It runs distance degrees with self-learning lessons, video lessons and compulsory contact classes, and the School of Management Studies runs a separate distance MBA.

Type

State university, Punjab (Punjab Act No. 35 of 1961)

Modes

Distance (ODL) only

Sessions

July and January; 2026-27 closed on 13 October 2026

Study centres

Patiala campus and six learner support centres

Entrance test

None for the MBA; other courses admit on eligibility

Courses and fees

Fees are the yearly totals in CDOE’s 2026-27 prospectuses for students not already registered with Punjabi University; students already registered pay less (BA ₹10,930, MA ₹11,825 in the first year). They include ₹735 library security. Practical subjects cost extra, and fee increases are passed on. The MBA figures are from the CDOE prospectus and include ₹2,500 refundable library security; the School of Management Studies’ own MBA form says about ₹30,000 a semester and charges a ₹1,500 application fee, so check the fee with the school.

Admission

1. 2026-27 session (June 2026)

   Admissions ran without late fee to 31 August 2026, with a ₹1,000 late fee to 30 September and with a ₹2,500 late fee to 13 October 2026, the last date.

2. January 2027 session

   Not announced yet (checked 22 October 2026). The January 2026 session offered seven courses and took admissions until 10 April 2026 with late fee.

How to apply

Every student needs an ABC ID. MBA forms go to the School of Management Studies (the university’s website) by hand or speed post with a ₹1,500 application fee. Admission section: 84370-92082, 98766-63423, 94788-09155.

Eligibility

• MBA

  A bachelor’s or master’s degree in any discipline, or CA or ICWA final, with 50% marks (45% for SC/ST). No entrance test; 50 seats for employees and others and 50 for defence officers.

• MA, M.Com, M.Sc (IT)

  MA: a bachelor’s degree in any stream, whatever the marks. M.Com: B.Com, BBA or BMIT. M.Sc (IT): a bachelor’s degree in any stream.

• BA, BBA, BCA, B.Com

  +2 from PSEB or an equivalent board. B.Com needs 40% in the commerce group, 45% with two commerce or maths papers, or 50% otherwise.

• Punjabi

  You must have passed Punjabi at matric or +2. Students who studied outside Punjab, live outside Punjab or whose mother tongue is not Punjabi can take Mudhla Gyan instead.

Exams and study

Frequently asked questions