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YCMOU: fees, courses and admission
Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open UniversityNashik, Maharashtra
Fees and rules checked on the university’s website and ycmou.digitaluniversity.ac on 21 October 2026
Admission: July 2026 admission has closed; the final extension ran to 12 October 2026 for fee payment. YCMOU hasn’t announced a January 2027 session yet.
Overview
YCMOU is Maharashtra’s state open university, set up in Nashik in 1989. It teaches by distance through more than 1,700 study centres and also runs online MBA, MCA, BCA and B.Com courses.
- Type
- State open university, Maharashtra
- Modes
- Distance (ODL) and online
- Sessions
- July; a January session also ran in 2026
- Study centres
- 1,700+ under 8 regional centres
- Entrance test
- YCMOU CET for MBA, MCA and BCA
Courses and fees
MBA
2 years
₹39,132in total, distance
₹17,976 + ₹21,156. Online MBA: ₹57,082 in total
Get fee detailsMCA
2 years
₹35,058first year, distance
₹35,178 in year 2. Online MCA: ₹25,000 a year
Get fee detailsBBA (Accounting and Financial Management)
3 years
₹11,076first year
₹11,086 in year 2, ₹11,576 in year 3
Get fee detailsB.Com
3 years
₹3,676first year, distance
₹4,806 in year 2, ₹5,416 in year 3. Online: ₹6,000 a year
Get fee detailsFees from YCMOU’s July 2026 prospectuses on ycmou.digitaluniversity.ac. Each year’s fee includes the first-attempt exam fee and mandatory fees (₹676 in year 1, covering registration, eligibility, ID card and others), paid online in one go with nothing extra to the study centre. The MBA CET costs ₹600 for the distance course and ₹300 a try for online courses. Repeat exams cost ₹180 to ₹200 a paper.
Admission
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MBA, July 2026 second phase
Ran from 4 to 15 September 2026; first-phase seats were capped at 1,000.
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July 2026 session
Closed. The final extension allowed forms until 9 October and fees until 12 October 2026.
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January 2027 session
Not announced yet (checked 21 October 2026). We update this page when YCMOU publishes it.
How to apply
New applicants: ycmouadm.dulive.ac · CET: the university’s website (distance), the university’s website (online) · MBA learners can’t change study centre once admission is confirmed.
Eligibility
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MBA
A three-year bachelor’s degree with 50% marks (45% for backward-class and disabled candidates from Maharashtra), and a non-zero score in the YCMOU MBA CET.
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MCA
Any bachelor’s degree and at least 40 out of 100 in the YCMOU CET. Without maths in Class 12 or the degree, you also take a maths certificate.
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BA, B.Com
Class 12 (HSC) or equivalent, a two-year diploma after Class 10, or YCMOU’s preparatory course.
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MA, M.Com
MA English: any bachelor’s degree. M.Com: a B.Com, BBA, BMS or BBM.
Exams and study
Distance learners write end exams in an exam hall at an exam centre; phones are not allowed. Online course exams are taken online with remote proctoring.
Printed books reach study centres; until then, PDFs are on the YCMOU website. MBA material is given as PDFs.
More than 1,700 study centres under 8 regional centres: Amravati, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik and Pune.
UGC recognition. UGC-DEB’s 2026-27 lists recognise YCMOU for 48 distance (ODL) programmes, in blocks valid up to January 2027 (B.Ed. only) and later dates up to January 2031, and for four online programmes (MBA, MCA, BCA and B.Com) up to January-February 2031.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an entrance test for the YCMOU MBA?
Yes, the YCMOU MBA CET. Any non-zero score qualifies, along with 50% marks in graduation (45% for reserved categories from Maharashtra). A CET pass doesn’t guarantee a seat: first-phase seats were capped at 1,000, first come first served.
How much is the YCMOU MBA?
The distance MBA is ₹17,976 in year 1 and ₹21,156 in year 2, ₹39,132 in total with exam fees. The online MBA is ₹57,082 in total. The CET fee is ₹600 for distance and ₹300 a try for online.
Can I study at YCMOU from outside Maharashtra?
The online MBA takes applicants from across India and holds proctored exams online. Distance courses run through study centres in Maharashtra. YCMOU doesn’t admit international learners at present.
Where are YCMOU exams held?
Distance exams are written in an exam hall at an exam centre. Online course exams are taken online with remote proctoring.
When is the next YCMOU admission?
July 2026 admission closed after a final extension to 12 October 2026. A January 2027 session hasn’t been announced yet (checked 21 October 2026).
If YCMOU isn’t the right fit
IGNOU, with January and July sessions, is the national government option. 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
- YCMOU programme prospectuses for July 2026 (MBA P79, online MBA P130, MCA P163, online MCA PGP01, BCA UGP08, online BCA UGP06, BBA-AFM P161, M.Com M117, MA English M87, B.Com UGG02, online B.Com UGG01, BA G01), ycmou.digitaluniversity.ac, read 21 Oct 2026.
- YCMOU admission notices for July 2026: notice 5 (MBA second phase, 4 Sep 2026) and notice 9 (final extension, 5 Oct 2026); MBA seat note; admission pages, read 21 Oct 2026.
- YCMOU admissions page and home page (the university’s website), read 21 Oct 2026.
- NAAC certificate and grade sheet, 12 April 2022 (the university’s website), read 21 Oct 2026.
- UGC-DEB list of HEIs recognised for ODL, 2026-27 (pp. 43-46), and list of HEIs recognised for online programmes, 2026-27 (p. 5), read 21 Oct 2026.