IGNOU BA : Fees 2026, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

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BA at IGNOU is a 3 years, Part Time Degree program offered Distance.

  • The total fees for the BA program at IGNOU is ₹ 14,000.
  • Students need to pay ₹ 5,000 in the first year.

Find detailed IGNOU BA fees, eligibility, admission dates, cutoff and ranking below.

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Application Date:Feb 1, 2026 - Mar 15, 2026
Course HighlightsDetails
duration3 Years (Part Time)
course levelUG (Degree)
mode of studyDistance
total fees₹ 15,100
median package₹ 3.5 Lakhs
eligibilityPass 10+2
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02 Mar, 2026 IGNOU Admission 2026 (Jan Session) is open for all ODL programs (except for Certificate & Semester-based Programmes). Apply now! The application deadline is extended till Mar 15, 2026. Read more.

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IGNOU BA Fees

BA Fees at IGNOU covers a range of expenses, including tuition fee, course materials, and access to campus facilities.

  • The total fees for BA is ₹ 14,000.
  • This includes a total tuition fee of ₹ 14,000.
  • Candidates need to pay ₹ 5,000 in the first year.

Earlier, BA fees at IGNOU was ₹ 13,500 (in 2024) for the entire course duration. This shows a fee increase of ₹ 500 over the year.

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Quota:
Fee TypeTotal Amount (INR)
tuition fee₹15,100
total fee₹15,100
* Fees is refundable

Fees as per official website

Important Dates for BA at IGNOU

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Submission Date of Application for Admission 2026 [BA]
Feb 01, 2026 - Mar 15, 2026
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Last Date of Application Submission for Session 2025 [BA]
Oct 15, 2025

Important Events

EventsDates
Submission Date of Application for Admission 2026 [BA]
Feb 01, 2026 - Mar 15, 2026
Ongoing

Expired Events

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Last Date of Application Submission for Session 2025 [BA]
Oct 15, 2025

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IGNOU: Students' Opinion

AI-Generated Summary based on 52 Reviews

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) is known for its experienced and supportive faculty, ensuring effective student-teacher interaction with a student-to-faculty ratio of about 35-40:1. Courses at IGNOU are designed to be flexible, catering to working students, with exams conducted twice a year. The grading system comprises 70% from exams and 30% from assignments, with a passing requirement of 40%. Approximately 30% of students secure jobs during recruitment drives, with last year's salaries starting at INR 20,000.

Internship opportunities are available through partnerships with companies like Swiggy, offering roles with a stipend of INR 15,000, and reputed organizations like Care and UNICEF. Companies such as Tata, TCS, Infosys, and Wipro provide job opportunities and training. IGNOU offers an affordable fee structure, with undergraduate fees ranging from INR 3,000 to INR 6,000 annually and postgraduate fees from INR 10,000 to INR 20,000. Examination fees are generally INR 200 per subject.

Study materials are often free, with digital copies reducing costs by about 15%.

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IGNOU BA Placement

According to the latest available placement reports of 2024, The median package reported is 3.5 Lakhs.Check IGNOU Placement

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Median Package₹3.50 Lakhs₹3.36 Lakhs₹2.88 Lakhs

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IGNOU: 1 Answered Question

DU SOL or IGNOU Which is better for BA General correspondence program?

Aditri ChoudhuryB.C.A English & Information, Indira Gandhi National Open University

IGNOU is better than DU SOL, for a BA General correspondence program. An IGNOU degree is better recognized in the country. You can get the online course materials easily from the official website. IGNOU has good lab facilities as well. 

It conducts classes and examinations on time. You can get help from the faculties online regarding any course-related doubts. 

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akanksha
5.0
Reviewed on Mar 2, 2026(Enrolled 2022)

Fees and Financial Aid:

so i had paid 15000 per annum fees and i was from general catorgy so i don't have received and scholership from university i have done my course in 2024 and paid 45000 fees for three year duration of course
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Satyam Kumar Mehta
Satyam Kumar Mehta
5.0Helpful
Reviewed on Dec 25, 2025(Enrolled 2025)

Fees and Financial Aid:

I am in first semester and there are 6 sem in 3 year i pay 5000 per sem for this course The fee structure for sc and st is less than general category person My batchmates paid same as i pay Did not get any scholarship
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Shivam Sharma
3.5Helpful
Reviewed on Dec 2, 2025(Enrolled 2025)

Fees and Financial Aid:

Fee structure of my course is 5400 but I belong to SC student so I have discount 50 percent and I gave 3100 rs . The tution fees is 300 . And I don't know about my batchmates because I have taken a addmission in open Schooling so because I don't know my batchmates. I don't know about IGNOU SCHOLARSHIP
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Onkar Kumar
Onkar Kumar
4.8Helpful
Reviewed on Nov 30, 2025(Enrolled 2022)

Fees and Financial Aid:

Year wise fee - 6000 Scholarship is best ,more than 100 all over India Good environment with good study.. IGNOU is best in terms of education Fee structure is also very good with great structure and people love it
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Harsh Patahak
3.4
Reviewed on Oct 21, 2025(Enrolled 2022)

Fees and Financial Aid:

My yearly fees for BA was Rs 4000 for 3 years so I have paid Rs 12000. Registration fees was 2000, Admission fees was 4000. Tution fees was Rs 1000 monthly. and I don't have any idea about other courses.
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Khushboo
3.8
Reviewed on Apr 19, 2025(Enrolled 2021)

Fees and Financial Aid:

I paid total of amount yearly 5300rs/- I don't take tuitions,no caution fees,no lab fees only admission and exam fees. Other batchmates of my they had same feeling structure of my course but don't know other course batches.
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Mohd Zaid Sharik
Mohd Zaid Sharik
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Reviewed on Feb 25, 2025(Enrolled 2020)

Fees and Financial Aid:

Fee structure for my bachelors programme on IGNOU was 3000/- per year tuition as well as 3000/- per year examination fee. Totally the fee cost to me approx. 6000/- per year and 18000/- for whole course.
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Baidar Ahmad Padder
Baidar Ahmad Padder
4.8Helpful
Reviewed on Feb 23, 2025(Enrolled 2019)

Fees and Financial Aid:

2000 was our annuall fee and i don't have any category and being as unemploy i am not able to bare my college fees and bus fare and also momey for study materials and for internet i am not able to pay my phone bills
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Parth Adhikari
Parth Adhikari
2.8
Reviewed on Feb 15, 2025(Enrolled 2022)

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Fees and Financial Aid:

When i took admission in 1st year the fees was 4800, every year this is same because every year re-admission takes place. the additional exam fees is 300 per subject, 500 for practical based subject and we can get 10% off in yearly fee if we dont apply for the physical study material. the fees of IGNOU is very affordable and anyone can do any course in this university.
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Raavi Singh
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Reviewed on Nov 2, 2024(Enrolled 2023)

Fees and Financial Aid:

The fee structure at IGNOU varies by course and is generally affordable compared to other institutes for undergraduate programs the fees range from around 6000 to 5000 for the entire program purpose graduation programs the cause typically range between 10000 to 20000 through specialised courses like an MBA maybe the higher faces of an around 37800 for the complete program certificate and diploma programs are usually price between 3000 to 10000 IGNOU fees have seen a flight increasing recently changes in administrative and operation maybe revised so it's best to check
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