VMOU: Courses, Fees, Admission 2024, Placements

Venushree Agarwal

Updated on - Oct 22, 2024

VMOU (Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University), based in Kota, was established in 1987. Previously, the university was known as Kota Open University. The UGC has recognised the college as an outstanding open-learning institution in Rajasthan. VMOU Kota belongs to the Association of Indian Universities as well (AIU). The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, certificate, and preparatory programmes in science, management, computer science, humanities, language, literature, commerce, education, and others. 

VMOU headquarter is located at Kota and its operational jurisdiction extend to the whole of Rajasthan. In order to encourage online education in Rajasthan, VMOU Kota has established Regional Centers and Study Centers as institutional devices. The major objective of VMOU is to provide educational opportunities to a larger segment of the population, particularly disadvantaged groups such as SC/ST, people living in rural and remote areas, women, in-service people and so on. 

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Table of contents

• Quick Insights
• Courses
• Departments
• Admission
• Why Choose VMOU?
• Cutoff
• Result
• Infrastructure
• Placements
• Scholarships
• Alumni

VMOU Quick Insights

VMOU Kota was established with a view to strengthen and achieve proper coordination among the scattered vast distance education resources and to serve the people of State a uniform high quality education. In order to encourage online education in Rajasthan, VMOU Kota has established Regional Centers and Study Centers as institutional devices. Some of the highlights of the institute, such as Recognition, university type, approvals, facilities, etc are mentioned below

VMOU Courses

Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University offers various courses at different levels. Courses offered by VMOU Kota are B.Sc, BA, MA, M.Sc, Ph.D, etc. Below is the table of a few courses along with their departments

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VMOU Departments

Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University has various schools/departments that offer numerous courses. Below is the list of few departments that VMOU Kota has

VMOU Admission

VMOU admissions are carried out in two cycles: January (November-February) and July (May-August). VMOU admission to all its programs (besides B.Ed and MBA) is particularly primarily based on aggregate received by a candidate in a preceding qualifying degree/ exam. The University additionally gives lateral entry admission for the second and third semesters to a number of its UG programs. A relaxation of 5% in aggregate is permitted for SC/ ST/ PwD candidates.

VMOU Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria for Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University courses depend on the type of course chosen. VMOU Kota offered courses are B.Sc, BA, MA, MBA etc. Mentioned below are few courses along with their eligibility criteria

BA Eligibility Criteria

• Bachelor of Arts(BA) is a three-year UG course with specializations in General, Gandhi and Peace Studies, Sanskrit, Sociology, Geography, Mathematics, English, Public Administration, History, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Hindi, Education, Urdu, Journalism and Mass Communication, Rajasthani.
• The candidate should have passed HSC from a recognized board in the relevant subjects.

MA Eligibility Criteria

• Master of Arts(MA) is a two-year PG course with specializations in Police Administration, Sociology, Rajasthani, Economics, Psychology, Political Science, Geography, English, History, Hindi, Sanskrit, Education, Public Administration, Mathematics.
• The candidate should have a graduation degree from a recognized university in the relevant subjects.

M.Sc Eligibility Criteria

• Master of Science(M.Sc) is a two-year PG course with specializations in Computer Science, Botany, Zoology, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Geography.
• The candidate should have a graduation degree from a recognized university in the relevant subjects.

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Why Choose VMOU?

The major goal of VMOU Kota is to offer instructional opportunities to a bigger segment of the population, specially deprived groups along with SC/ST, humans residing in rural and remote areas, women, in-service humans and so on. To offer for instruction and studies in branches of information technology, vocation and career as the college may deem necessary of proper. To partner with different universities and institutions particularly with IGNOU as a way to have an interlocking system withinside the area of distance education.

VMOU Academic Advantages

VMOU gives admission to numerous Undergraduate, Postgraduate, PG Diploma, and Diploma Programs. Kota Open University has regional centers in Ajmer, Kota, Bharatpur, Jaipur, Bikaner, Udaipur, Jodhpur. 

Some of Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University's academic advantages are

• VMOU Kota has a unique center in New Delhi.
• Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University in Rajasthan was initiated
  • As a tool of democratizing schooling and augmenting possibilities for better training.
  • To widen access to and promote a flexible, innovative, and cost-effective system of training.

VMOU Cutoff

The merit list 2022 for Vardhman Mahaveer Open University's several PG programmes, including B.Ed, MBA, MCA, and MSc, has been announced. Admission to various programmes at VMOU Kota is granted on the basis of merit lists, followed by university-led counselling. Admission to VMOU's various programmes is granted based on the results of university-based entrance exams. Admission to some programmes is also based on performance in the previous qualifying exam. Students whose names appear on this merit list must take final admission and pay fees during the university's designated time slot to confirm their places. VMOU Kota examination cut-off will be evaluated on many factors some of the factors are stated below: 

• Number of Candidates who appeared for the examination.
• No of the applicants passed the examination.
• The difficulty level of the question paper. 
• No. Of vacancy for this examination. 

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VMOU Result

Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University results are declared for the BLIS and DLIS courses at the official website. Students can check their VMOU results by entering their scholar number or name on the result portal.  The VMOU exams are conducted at the end of each semester, usually in June and December. Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University distributes the grade cards to the students soon after the results are declared. Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University (VMOU), Kota, also conducts re-appear examinations and revaluation processes for students with unsatisfactory results. Students can use the VMOU Kota online portal to access their admit cards, timetables, assessment reports, results and examination notifications. They have to follow the given steps to check the results. 

• Visit the website of the VMOU. 
• Scroll to the Examination tab & click on the results link. 
• After clicking on the result link, you will be redirected to the result page. 
• Either you may click on your desired course link or on the detailed outcomes. 
• Now input your student number & choose the program.

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VMOU Infrastructure

VMOU has a well-equipped library with more than 87700 books that encompass 8404 reference books, 2050 bound volume journals, 452 audio-visual cassettes, 115 CDs of books, 381 and 25 CD’s & DVDs of journals, 275 thesis & dissertations. There are numerous study centers set up by the university. These centers comprise the facilities for college kids such as Audio and Video centers, Coordinators and different skilled supervisors, Program-specific outlook, Organization of local provider units. The University has a special student advisory cell at its headquarters. The cell consists of an array of promotional literature and solves all issues and grievances of students. Some of the facilities provided by the college include

• Laboratory
• Hostel
• Gym
• Sports
• Computer labs
• Auditorium
• Student Advisory Cell

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VMOU Placements

Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University placement cell generally called Training & Placement Cell (T & P Cell) describes the features and activities that assist the growing relationship among academics and the industry. The university's enviable popularity for excellence in distance schooling makes it a natural desire for organizations from the best and largest firms. The cell conducts career counseling by organizing visitor lectures, seminars, and personal visits. The cell is also putting in exceptional efforts to expand better communication and soft skills amongst its students and working thoroughly to attract more and more organizations to visit and provide a great number of campus placements. From the placement drive of 2021, the highest package offered was 6-7 LPA and the median package was 2-3 LPA. Some of the top recruiters include

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VMOU Scholarships

Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University gives scholarships to deserving students. The scholarships are provided based on a few criteria which the scholars ought to satisfy in order to get the desired scholarship. The NHFDC provides scholarship to VMOU Kota for differently-abled students. A total of 2500 students will receive financial support under this financial scheme, which will cover course fees, maintenance allowance, books and stationery allowance, and aids and appliances for students pursuing professional or technical degrees or PG level courses. Scholarships are available to candidates with an annual household income of less than INR 2.5 lakhs (for SC) and INR 1.5 lakhs (for OBC). The application forms for VMOU scholarships can be filled out online on the university's official website. Candidates must present the relevant documents, which include proof of residency, a caste certificate, and a proof of income.

VMOU Alumni

VMOU Kota has an alumni association. The alumni association has been energetic in imparting a platform for all of the Alumni to engage and network and organizes a large number of occasions each year. The details of alumni can be retrieved from the university’s website. Some of the notable VMOU alumni are: