VMOU Admission 2024: Eligibility, Application Process & Dates

Maimil Maiti

Updated on - Jun 5, 2024

VMOU admission 2024 is offered for undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, and certificate courses. The VMOU B.Ed (regular and integrated) admissions are based on PTET 2024. The PTET 2024 exam will be conducted on June 09, 2024. 

VMOU admission 2024 will be offered for UG, PG, and PhD courses. Candidates willing to get VMOU admission must fulfil the VMOU eligibility criteria. VMOU Kota has its entrance examination tests for admission to various PG and PhD courses.

In addition, the other nationally accepted VMOU entrance exams are CAT, MAT, CMAT, GATE, PTET, NET and other examinations. Postgraduate students are exempted from the VMOU entrance examination if they have a valid score in the All-India entrance examinations.

For VMOU admission 2024, candidates can visit the official website of VMOU. To complete the VMOU admission process for their desired courses, candidates must register, fill out the Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University application form, and upload the necessary documents.

Table of Contents

• VMOU Admission: Important Dates
• VMOU UG Admission
• VMOU PG Admission
• VMOU Application Process
• VMOU Admission Helpline

VMOU Admission: Important Dates 2024

The important dates related to the Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University admission process, entrance exams and merit lists are mentioned below:

VMOU UG Admission 2024

Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University offers admission to several UG courses such as B.Com, B.Sc, BBA, BSW, and Bachelor in Journalism. VMOU offers admission to nine undergraduate courses. The duration of the UG courses varies from one to three years.

The VMOU UG admission 2024 courses, eligibility, and selection criteria are tabulated below.

VMOU PG Admission 2024

VMOU offers admission to several Postgraduate courses in Management and other Science, Commerce and Arts courses. For PG admission in VMOU, candidates must have an excellent academic record alongside scoring the required cutoff marks for VMOU PG admissions in their graduation examinations. 

The duration of PG courses is two years. However, VMOU Kota also offers PG Diploma courses, which last for 1 year.

The VMOU PG admission 2024 courses, eligibility, and selection criteria are displayed in the table below.

VMOU PG Diploma Admission 2024

Candidates can opt for a range of PG diploma courses at VMOU. For most PG diploma courses, the eligibility criteria is to complete graduation in a relevant discipline. Check out the various PG diploma courses offered by VMOU, their fee structure and more:

• Total Fee: The total fee ranges from INR 3750 to INR 14,500. It must be noted that the fee varies for each diploma program.
• Eligibility Criteria: A bachelor's degree is the basic requirement for admission to PG diploma courses. However, the eligibility criteria can differ from one course to another. For instance, to get admission to the PG Diploma in Computer Application, the applicant must have studied Mathematics at the 10+2 level.
• Selection Criteria: Selection is based on merit. However, for admission to specific PG diploma courses, the institute considers relevant work experience.

Read More: VMOU PG Diploma

VMOU Certificate Course Admission 2024

Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University offers admission to nine certificate courses in subjects like Rajasthani Language and Culture, Awareness of Gandhian Method, Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Mate, Apabhransha Language, Prakrit, Functional English etc. The course duration is 6 months, however, an extension of up to 2 years is available.

More details regarding the VMOU certificate course admission 2024 are given below:

• Total Fee: INR 1600 to INR 6300.
• Eligibility Criteria: Passed Class 8th/Passed 10+2/Graduate (depending on the course requirement)
• Selection Criteria: Availability of seats.

VMOU PhD Admission 2024

Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University also offers admission to PhD courses. VMOU Kota offers 18 types of PhD specialisations, including subjects like English, Hindi, Economics, Botany, Journalism and others. The duration of the PhD program is three to five years.

Refer to the table below for details of VMOU admission to PhD courses, the eligibility and selection criteria and the fee structure.

VMOU Application Process 2024

VMOU offers various UG, PG, Diploma and PhD courses for eligible candidates. In order to secure a seat in VMOU, students must fulfil the VMOU eligibility and VMOU admission criteria. The selection criteria of VMOU are purely dependent on the candidate's performance in the private VMOU entrance exams conducted in Kota. 

VMOU course admission is also based on national entrance examinations such as CAT, MAT, CMAT, GATE, SET or NET examinations.

The VMOU Kota admission process must be completed on the official website. After completion of all the VMOU admission formalities, candidates must deposit the course fee as per the VMOU fee structure.

Steps to Apply for VMOU Admission 2024

Elucidated below are the step-by-step procedures the students require to apply for the VMOU admission 2024:

• Step 1: Visit the official website of VMOU.
• Step 2: Click the 'Student Corner' button on the homepage.
• Step 3: Locate and click on the “First Year/Fresh Admission” option from the drop-down menu.
• Step 4: A new page will appear. Click on the “Apply Now” link on the page and select “New User”.
• Step 5: Students must fill in the necessary details and register themselves. Once registered, the details would be verified via an OTP on the shared contact number or email.
• Step 6: Once verified, students can log into their VMOU Kota admission accounts.
• Step 7: Upon logging in, candidates can select their desired course and fill in the subsequent information required for that VMOU application form.
• Step 8: Students can scan and upload the required documents and complete the application form fee. 
• Step 9: Keep a printout of the application form and the payment receipt for future reference.

Documents Required for Application Process 

After submitting the VMOU application form, students must scan and submit the following documents before starting the VMOU Kota admission process:

• Signature (less than 100 KB)
• Passport size photo (less than 100 KB)
• Proof of age (less than 200 KB)
• Educational Qualification (less than 200 KB)
• Experience Certificate (if any) (less than 200KB)
• Category Certificate if SC/ST/OBC (Less than 200 KB)
• A scanned copy of the BPL certificate is below the poverty line (less than 200 KB)

VMOU Selection Process 2024

VMOU selection criteria are based on both merit and the VMOU entrance examinations. Listed below are more details about the VMOU selection process:

• For admission to management programs like MBA and other diploma courses in Management, CAT/MAT/CMAT scores are considered for admission.
• VMOU conducts entrance examinations for PG and PhD admissions at the national level, which is conducted in Kota. Therefore, candidates must get valid scores to be selected for the respective course admission.
• For the MBA course, the VMOU Kota admission process depends on the Management Entrance Test (MET) organised by the Institute or scores obtained in CAT/ MAT/ CMAT or any other recognised test.
• The PhD admission in VMOU is done through the Research Entrance Test, RET. VMOU conducts the entrance test. The candidates applying for VMOU PhD must appear for the RET exam irrespective of GATE/ SET/ NET qualification.
• For all the other courses, the selection criteria is based on merit. Work experience or exemplary scores/grades are also considered for higher-level courses.

VMOU Entrance Exams 2024

VMOU conducts entrance exams for some courses like MBA and PhD. The accepted VMOU entrance exams for the respective courses are displayed in the table.

VMOU Admission Helpline

Suppose students require further assistance or guidance in completing the Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University admission process. The table below lists the VMOU Kota admission contact number, email address and other details.