IGNOU Online Admission January 2024

IGNOU Online Admission January 2024

In Indira Gandhi National Open University, learners can fill up admission application form online by sitting at their homes in both January and July academic cycles. The IGNOU online admission process for January 2024 session has been started now…

At present, the university is offering online admission facility for those programmes only which come under the common prospectus except for few disciplines for which the admission is provided on the basis of merit and entrance test.

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Last date of IGNOU Online Admission Jan 2024

Below, we have provided the important dates for July session admission in Indira Gandhi National Open University. The dates are as follows:

• For Diplomas, Bachelors and Master degree programmes, the last date of admission is 15th February 2023.
• For Certificate programmes, Its over now.

Before applying for admission, the students must download the soft copy of Ignou prospectus from the website and read it thoroughly to understand the programme structure.

The soft copy of the prospectus is available free of cost for downloading but the students will be charged with an amount of Rs. 100/- as processing fee along with the course fee.

Required Documents:

The learners should have academic qualification certificates, photograph, signature and other required documents in the form of scanned copy along with them while applying for admission. To know more about the documents for IGNOU admission online, you can read our article on this

How to apply for IGNOU Online Admission?

As we already mentioned above that the interested learners can apply for admission by sitting at home. Before applying for admission through online mode, the applicants need to register themselves on the admission portal.

As soon as the applicants register themselves at the admission portal, they need to log in the system using their user ID and password. After getting logged in, they have to upload the required documents and fill up the application form.

In the next step after submitting the application form, the learners need to pay the programme fee online using the online payment facility by making use of Debit/ Credit Card.

Note: It should be noted that the applicants do not need to send the printed copy of the Admission Form to the Regional Centre.

IGNOU Admission Confirmation

After submitting their admission form online, the students will be able to track the progress of their admission within a time duration of one or two weeks through university official website.

As soon as their admission is confirmed, the applicant will be notified by sending the message on their registered mobile number and email ID with the System.


In the case of online admission system, it takes the same time for Ignou admission confirmation as taken by the university for the offline system.

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Step by Step guide to apply for Ignou Online admission

• Please visit the website at: https://ignouadmission.samarth.edu.in/
• The prospective learners need to register themselves at above mentioned URL by entering their details, Username and password.
• Logged in to the system using the User Id and Password.
• Upload the required documents, Photograph and Signature.
• Fill up the admission form for the chosen course and pay the fee online using your debit or credit card.
• Take the print out of the application form for future reference.

Note: Students can check the latest admission notification under the “Admission Announcement” section on the university official website.