IGNOU 2025: Application Form, Exam Dates, Eligibility, Pattern
IGNOU 2025 Application Form will be released in the second week of December 2024 for B.Ed Courses. Candidates will be able to fill out the application form through online mode. Exam will be conducted in the first week of January 2025 through offline method. IGNOU is a university level entrance exam conducted once in every year. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is the conducting authority of exam to provide admission in B.Ed courses.
IGNOU, New Delhi was established in 1985 & recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC). Candidates can also get admission in other offered courses such as MBA, MCA, etc. IGNOU OPENMAT exam has been scrapped to provide admission into MBA courses. Now admission to MBA courses is provided based on the merit scores in qualifying examination. To appear in exam, candidates will have to fulfil the eligibility criteria below in article.
Candidates can check out the given section to know complete information related to IGNOU 2025 exam such as application form, fee, eligibility criteria, pattern, syllabus, preparation tips, etc.
IGNOU 2025 Overview
| Exam Name | IGNOU 2025 |
| Conducting Authority | Indira Gandhi National Open University |
| Exam Level | University Level |
| Courses Offered | B.Ed/ MBA and other UG/ PG courses |
| Frequency of Exam | One Time Each Year |
| Mode of Application | Online mode |
| Exam Mode | Offline Mode |
IGNOU 2025 Exam Dates
Candidates can check given section to know complete IGNOU 2025 exam dates:
For B.Ed Courses:
| Events | Date 2025 (Tentative) |
| Online application form | 2nd week of December 2024 |
| Last date to submit the application | 4th week of December 2025 |
| Last date to apply with late fee with Rs. 200/- | 1st week of January 2025 |
| Admit card release | 1st week of January 2025 |
| B.Ed Entrance Exam | 2nd week of January 2025 |
| Answer key | February 2025 |
| Declaration of Result | 4th week of March 2025 |
| Counselling procedure | March 2025 |
For MBA & Other UG/ PG Courses:
| Events | Dates 2025 (Tentative) |
| Online registration process | 1st week of January 2025 |
| Last date to submit application form | 4th week of March 2025 |
IGNOU 2025 Application Form
To know complete IGNOU 2025 application form details, check out complete details below:
- For B.Ed courses, the IGNOU 2025 application form will be released from second week of December 2024.
- Candidates will be able to fill out the application form through online mode, no offline method will be accepted.
- Application form of IGNOU 2025 for MBA courses will be released in the first week of January 2025.
- Before applying for exam, candidates must fulfil eligibility criteria below in the article.
- Start filling application form with details such as academic qualification, personal, communication details,
- Upload the scanned documents such as signature, photograph, and other required certificates in prescribed format.
- Candidates must be careful while filling the form, as the university may or may not provide any correction facility.
- Before the last week of December 2024, candidates will have to complete the application procedure as it will be last date to apply.
- Candidates will have to take a hardcopy of filled in form for further usage in admission procedure.
Application Fee:
- Rs. 1000/- will be the application fee for B.Ed. exam for every candidate.
- Application fee will be submitted through online mode
- Online facility such as credit card, debit card or net banking will be available.
- There will be no offline method provided to submit the fee.
- Once paid, the application fee will not be refunded under any circumstances.
How to Apply for IGNOU 2025
Here are the step by step procedure to fill out IGNOU 2025 application form:
- Step-1: Visit website of IGNOU (Link will be given above).
- Step-2: Press “Apply Now” button on the homepage.
- Step-3: Register yourself by entering basic details in given space.
- Step-4: Start with the login using User ID and Password.
- Step-5: Fill application form with qualification, communication, personal details.
- Step-6: Candidates must be careful while filling the form.
- Step-7: Upload requisite documents such as photograph & signature in prescribed format.
- Step-8: Complete the process by submitting fee using available gateway.
- Step-9: Submit the form and take hardcopy of it for further usage.
IGNOU 2025 Eligibility Criteria
Know complete IGNOU 2025 eligibility criteria from below in the section:
| Courses | Eligibility Criteria |
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| For MBA Courses |
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IGNOU 2025 Exam Pattern
Candidates can check complete IGNOU 2025 exam pattern from below:
- Mode of Exam: Candidates will have to appear in exam through offline mode.
- Marks: Exam will be of 100 marks.
- Duration: Candidates will be given 2 hours (120 minutes) to solve the paper.
- Total Questions: Total 100 questions will be asked in exam.
- Language: English and Hindi languages will be available in exam.
- Marking Scheme: 1 mark will be awarded for each correct response.
In table below, check subject wise exam pattern:
| Subjects | Total Questions | Total Marks |
| Logical and Analytical Reasoning | 20 | 20 |
| Attempt any one subject: Maths, Science, Hindi, Social Studies, English | 20 | 20 |
| Educational & General Awareness | 25 | 25 |
| Teaching Learning | 25 | 25 |
| General English & Comprehension | 10 | 10 |
| Total | 100 Questions | 100 Marks |
IGNOU 2025 Syllabus
The syllabus of IGNOU 2025 will include various topics such as Educational & General Awareness, Teaching Learning, Logical and Analytical Reasoning, General English & Comprehension, English Language, Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning etc.
We have provided some of the important topics below:
| Subjects | Topics |
| Quantitative Ability | HCF, Statistics, Geometry, Number Systems, Trigonometry, Permutations, Combinations, Progressions, Arithmetic Progression, Mean, mode, Algebra, Ratios and Proportions, geometric progression, LCM, etc. |
| English Language | Synonyms, Antonyms, Fill in the blanks, Sentence Correction, Reading and Comprehension, Vocabulary, Grammar, etc. |
| Reasoning | Statements and conclusions, Cause and Effect, Coding and decoding, Critical reasoning, Assertion and reasons, Assumption-Premise-Conclusion, family tree, statement and assumptions, etc. |
| General Awareness |
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IGNOU Preparation Tips
Here we are providing some of the effective tips and tricks which helps to score higher in the IGNOU examination:
- Take a help from internet and get better ideas to prepare for the exam.
- On daily basis, try to solve as much as mock tests and model questions papers.
- Start studying by making a realistic timetable that covers all the syllabus and topics.
- Revision will be most important part to prepare for entrance exam.
- Try to spend more time on the hard topics from the syllabus.
- Don’t take stress of exam & also take proper sleep and diet.
IGNOU 2025 Exam Centres
IGNOU 2025 exam will conducted in various exam centers. Here we have mentioned various exam centers such as Hyderabad, Nellore, Vijayawada, Guntur, Warangal, Anantapur, Kurnool, Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, Khammam, Tirupathi, Karimnagar, Port Blair, Andaman, Itanagar, Guwahati, Silchar, Lakhimpur, Nagoan, Tezpur, Jamshedpur, Muzaffarpur, Gaya, Patna, Ranchi, Munger, Hajipur, Chandigarh, etc.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
IGNOU 2025 Admit Card
The IGNOU 2025 admit card will be released from first week of January 2025. Candidates will be able to download hall ticket through online mode, there will be no offline method provided to download it.
It will consist of details such as name, parent’s name, exam time, date, venue, photograph, signature, etc. Candidates will have to take a hardcopy of a valid admit card and keep it safe till the examination. Candidates without having any valid admit card will not be allowed to enter into the examination hall.
IGNOU 2025 Answer Key
IGNOU 2025 answer key will be released through online mode. Candidates will be able to get answer key from the second week of February 2025. With the help of answer key, candidates will be able to calculate their estimated scores.
Answer key will be released in the form of PDF. University will also provide the facility to challenge the answer key through online mode. On the basis of answer key, the result will be declared by the authority.
IGNOU 2025 Result
After few days from the exam, IGNOU 2025 result will be released through online mode. Candidates will be able to download result from the last week of March 2025 for B.Ed. courses.
Candidates will have to enter the login credentials such as application number and password to access result. After downloading the result from the website, candidates must take a hardcopy of it for further usage in admission.
IGNOU 2025 Cut Off
IGNOU 2025 cut off will be the minimum qualifying marks candidates will have to secure in examination to get admission. The cut off marks will be decided by the university to provide admission into various courses.
It will be mandatory to score at least minimum cut off marks to participate in further admission procedure. Cut off marks will be released through online mode.
IGNOU 2025 Counselling
IGNOU 2025 counselling procedure will be held in the month of March 2025. It will be commenced through online mode. Those qualified candidates in exam will be eligible to participate in counselling procedure.
There will be various steps in counselling such as choice filing, seat allotment, documents, verification, fee submission, etc. Based on the entrance exam scores or last qualifying exam scores, the seats will be allotted to the candidates. After allocating the seats, candidates will have to report at the institute on the given date and time to get final seats.
After submitting admission fee and document verification process, the seat will be confirmed. For verification process, candidates will have to carry some of the original documents at the center. We have mentioned the list of documents required for verification.
Required Documents
- Class 10th and 12th level scorecard
- Graduation & Post Graduation mark sheets
- Category Certificate
- Transfer Certificate
- Date of Birth proof
- IGNOU 2025 admit card/ Score card
- Call Letter/ Allotment Letter
- Photocopies of the documents
- Passport size photographs, etc.
Participating Institutes of IGNOU 2025
Here we have mentioned various affiliated institutes of IGNOU 2025:
- Institute of Science & Management, Ranchi
- Aura Business School, New Delhi
- Institute of Apparel Management, Gurgoan
- Aeronautical Engineering and Research Organization, Pune
- Subbalakshmi Lakshmipathy College of Science, Madurai
- Oriental School of Hotel Management, Wayanad
- Kohinoor IMI School of Hospitality Management, Pune
- Hotel & Catering Management Institute, Mohali
- State of Institute of Hotel Management, Jodhpur
- RIG Institute of Hospitality and Management, Greater Noida
- Vastu Kala Academy College of Architecture, New Delhi
- State Institute of Hospitality Management, Kozhikode
- Institute of Hotel Management, Kolkata
- Benson College of Hotel Management and Culinary Arts, Chennai
In case of any query related to IGNOU 2025 Exam, candidates can feel free to ask their queries below in the comment section.
