IGNOU OPENMAT 2024 Admission, Application Form, Exam Dates, Eligibility, Pattern

IGNOU OPENMAT 2024: The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) MBA commences the entrance examination which is called OPENMAT or OPEN Management Aptitude Test. This is an essential aptitude test for those students who aspire for moving onto postgraduate programmes. IGNOU University proffers admission to the MBA programme through this examination. OPENMAT exam is conducted by the IGNOU takes place twice a year. As per the choice, candidates can go for it.

In this management programme, a series of distinct programmes are offered such as:

• MBA (Master in Business Administration)
• PGDFM (PG Diploma in Financial Management)
• PGDOM (PG Diploma in Operations Management)
• PGDMM (PG Diploma in Marketing Management)
• DIM (Diploma in Management)
• PGDIM (PG Diploma in Management)
• PGDHRM (PG Diploma in Human Resource Management)
• PGDFMP (Post-Graduate Diploma in Financial Markets Practice)

The above-suggested programmes comprise of multi-media designs, technology-aided delivery systems.  These are facilitated all over the country in different study centers. The admission of the students for the above-given diploma and degree in the Management programmed will begin from Jul 2024 via an entrance exam which will take place in April 2024.

IGNOU OPENMAT 2024 Notification:

• IGNOU OPENMAT 2024 Application Form has been released in March 2024.

IGNOU OPENMAT 2024 Highlights

Exam Name	Indira Gandhi National Open University MBA Admission Test 2024
Common Name	IGNOU OPENMAT 2024
Conducting Body	National Testing Agency
Official website	https://ntaignou.nic.in/
Level of Exam	National Level
Category of Examination	Management
Application Mode	online
Exam mode	Offline
Email	nta.ignou@gmail.com
Helpline number	0120-6895200

IGNOU OPENMAT 2024 Important Dates:

Events	Exam Dates
The opening of the Admission form	March 2024
Last Date to fill Application Form	March 2024
Admit card	April 2024
IGNOU OPENMAT 2024 Exam Date	April 2024
Result Date	—

IGNOU XLIX 2024 Application Form:

The Application form of IGNOU OPENMAT can be registered through online mode. The IGNOU OPENMAT 2024 Registration will be started from January 2024. Candidates need to fill in mandatory details in the application carefully. Attach all required documents like score, academic details, qualification details, etc. After that upload, the recent photograph (Size not less than 10 KB and more than 200 KB) and signature (Size not less than 4 KB and more than 30 KB) both should be in JPG/JPEG format.

The procedure of IGNOU Admission 2024:

Those who have done with the entrance test can move ahead with the submission of the registration form which is easily available in the Student Handbook and Prospectus and the hall ticket of the entrance test to the regional center. In addition to this, get the receipt card of the result card after May 2024 to get started with the admission procedure that will begin from July 2024.

Last Date to fill the form: Make sure to fill the form for the Entrance Test “OPENMAT” and send it to the must-reach Registrar (SED), IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068, via modes like speed post/Registered Post/on or can before January 2024.

Steps To Apply For IGNOU OPENMAT 2024:

• Visit the official website of the ignou.ac.in.
• On the Homepage, Click on the Alert Section.
• Then click on the IGNOU OPENMAT 2024 Registration.
• Then fill the Registration Form and the User Id & Password will send to the Mobile Number or Email ID.
• Now login with the help of User ID & Password.
• Fill the Application Form.
• Upload the Documents like scanned photographs & Signs.
• After paying the fee, candidates are suggested to keep a hard copy for further usage.
• At the end submit once you confirmed, and take a printout and keep it safe.

Application Fee:

• Pay the registration fees by using online mode via Debit Card, Credit Card, and Net Banking.
• The application fee for IGNOU OPENMAT  Exam Fee is Rs.150/-.

Eligibility:

• The candidate should be graduate with 50% marks (general category) and 45% (reserved category) with three years of the managerial/supervisory/professional experience
• Candidate should have the availability of the professional degree which should have 50% marks in the /Medicine/Engineering/ Cost and Works Accountancy (ICWA)/ Chartered Accountancy (ICAI)/Company Secretaryship (ICSI)/Law
• No age bar to apply for the examination

Reservation facility:

• University has some facilities like reservation of the seats for the different categories like Scheduled Tribes (ST), Scheduled Castes (SC), OBC and Physically Handicapped (PH) learners according to the rules by Government of India
• On the further positive side, there is also some relaxation to the female candidates belonging to SC/ST categories

Exam Pattern:

IGNOU OPENMAT Exam Pattern is given below section:

• The exam will be commenced in offline mode.
• Paper will be consisted of four sections General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, and Reasoning.
• Candidate will attempt 200 questions in the duration of 3 hours.
• Applicant will receive 1 mark for a correct answer but no deduction of the marks as there is no negative marking in paper.

Sections	Total number of questions	Total Marks
General awareness	30	30
English language	50	50
Quantitative aptitude	50	50
Reasoning ability	70	70
Total	200	200

Syllabus:

IGNOU OPENMAT Syllabus is given below:

General Awareness

• Current Affairs India:  Constitution, Government, Laws, Famous People, Achievements, Organisations, History, Geography, Economy, Politics, States.
• World: Countries, Organisations, Leaders, World Economy, Summits.
• Science: Physics, Biology, Chemistry, basic concepts, and application.
• Industry: Statistics, CEO, etc
• Trade: Exports, imports, the balance of trade, etc.

Reasoning

• Assertion and reasons
• Assumption-Premise-Conclusion
• Cause and Effect
• Coding and decoding
• Critical reasoning
• Family tree
• Statements and assumptions
• Statements and conclusions
• Symbol Based problems
• Visual reasoning etc.

Quantitative Ability

• Algebra
• Ratios and Proportions
• LCM, HCF
• Statistics
• Mean,mode,median
• Permutations, combinations,
• Progressions
• Arithmetic Progression, Geometric Progression
• Geometry, Number Systems, Trigonometry, etc.

English Language

• Reading and Comprehension
• Grammar
• Fill in the blanks
• Sentence Correction
• Vocabulary
• Synonyms
• Antonyms etc.

Admit Card:

• The availability of the admit card is via the official website and the Admit Card will be released in April 2024.
• Download the hall ticket from the site and this will let you catch the complete info.
• It is mandatory for carrying the admit card during the time of examination otherwise entry will not be permissible at all.

Steps to download IGNOU OPENMAT Admit Card 2024:

• Go to the official website of IGNOU OPENMAT.
• Then click on the ‘Download Admit Card OPENMAT XLVII’
• Enter ‘Registration ID’ and Date of Birth in the DD/MM/YY format.
• Then OPENMAT Admit Card will be displayed on the screen.
• Download the Admit Card and take printouts.

Click here: To Download IGNOU OPENMAT Admit Card

Result:

• Again the official website of the university will fulfill the requirement of checking the result-related info.
• Those who are successful need to move for a personality test and then for group discussion.
• Once qualifying for the personality test, candidates can move for admission to admission to the management course.

Cut-Off:

• The Cut off will be released through online mode along with the Result.
• Candidates can get all details about the cut-off by the Official Website.

Qualifying Marks:

Category	Qualifying Marks
General	50%
Reserved	45%

Counselling:

• The Counselling will be held in May 2024.
• In counseling, the candidate has to select the choice of course and college according to their preference.
• The candidate must have to submit some necessary documents for verification at the time of counseling.
• After the verification process is completed Candidate will be able to get admission to the university.