32nd Meeting of Academic Council - IGNOU

the students directly seeking admission in the University as well as
through Convergence Scheme.
Now the following revised admission criteria for admission into
Management Programmes through Regional Centres and under
Convergence Scheme is proposed:
a) Graduation in any discipline with 50% marks for General
Category and 45% marks for reserved category;
OR
Bachelor’s degree with 3 years of
supervisory/managerial/professional experience, or Professional
Degree in Engineering/Technology/Medicine/ Architecture/Law/
Pharmacy; or Professional Qualifications in Accountancy/Cost
and Works Accountancy/Company Secretary ship etc. or Masters
Degree in any subject
b) Clearance of OPENMAT conducted by IGNOU. The candidates
who have successfully cleared the entrance test for admission into
Management Programme conducted by institutions like CAT,
MAT and State level tests need not appear in OPENMAT.
c) Non-graduates (10+2 or equivalent) with six years of
Managerial/supervisory/professional experience are eligible for
taking admission into Diploma in Management only after clearing
the entrance test.
Explanation: ‘Experience’ means work experience of a person
during or after acquiring the qualification as specified above.
Keeping in view the urgency, the Vice-Chancellor has approved the above
revised admission criteria.
AC 49 .21.2
During discussion, the following points were raised and decided:
i. In the case of CAT/MAT tests there is no pass or fail. Only
percentile scores are given. Therefore the modalities for cut off
scores are to be worked out by the SED.
ii. Normally, the scores of some of the tests are valid for two years for
admission purposes. Therefore, it is recommended to follow the
same validity period for the purpose of admission to IGNOU
programme.
iii. Currently, a candidate is allowed to register up to a maximum of
four courses per semester. It is recommended to allow a candidate
to register up to a maximum of five courses per semester, making
the total programme of a minimum duration of two years.