UPRTOU, U.P.Rajarshi Tandon Open University, Prayagraj, was established on 24th March 1999, by Uttar Pradesh Government. The objective of this University is to provide access to higher education for large segments of the population and, in particular, disadvantaged groups such as those living in remote and rural areas including working people, homemakers and other adults who wish to upgrade or acquire knowledge through studies.
U.P.Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU) 2019 | Application and Admission Process for UG and PG Courses
UPRTOU 2019 exams will be conducted to provide admissions for candidates into MBA, MCA, and B.Ed. courses as per their choices and interests. For other programmes, candidates will be provided admissions as per their qualifying examinations. Candidates who have qualified any National level exam like CAT/ CMAT/ XAT are exempted from the Entrance Exam conducted by the University.
Here we are going to provide you the details based on the MCA, MBA, and B.Ed. admission in U.P.Rajarshi Tandon Open University, Prayagraj,(UPRTOU), such as exam dates, eligibility criteria, test pattern, etc. Also, we will discuss later the criteria’s required to get admission in other courses provided by the Univerisity. Keep reading the article for further details.
UPRTOU 2019 Important Dates
The UPRTOU entrance exams will be conducted to get admission in MBA, MCA, and B.Ed. course. The schedules for this entrance test has already been released by the University in its official website. Students who are appearing for this test can through the important dates here.
For MBA and MCA Courses
Events | Dates |
Start of application | 21st June 2019 |
Last date to pay the fees | 16th August 2019 |
Last date to submit the form online | 18th August 2019 |
Last date to receive the application form | 21st August 2019 |
Entrance Exam | 25th August 2019 |
Results | 30th August 2019 |
Admission last date | 20th September 2019 |
For B.Ed.
Events | Dates |
Start of application form submission | 13th March 2019 |
End of application form submission | 25th April 2019 |
Entrance Exam | 5th May 2019 |
UPRTOU Admissions for MBA and MCA
UPRTOU, U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University offers MBA and MCA degree programs at the postgraduate level. There are four specializations for MBA course. Apart from MCA regular course, the University also offers MCA lateral entry program.
Candidates who have done their degree or graduation in any discipline are eligible to apply for the M.B.A. program. To get admission in MBA course students have to go through Management Entrance Test (MET) which is conducted by the university or they can be provided admission on the basis of scores obtained in MAT / CAT / CMAT / any other recognized test during the last one year.
For MCA admission as well, candidates have to go through an Entrance examination conducted by the university. However, candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with Mathematics to be eligible for the MCA program. Now let us discuss details for each course before you apply for admissions.
Download UPRTOU Notification – MBA MCA From Here
MBA (Master in Business Administration)
- Specializations – Marketing, Finance, Production, Human Resource Development
- Duration – 2 years to 4 years
- Eligibility – Candidate should be graduated in any Discipline with 50% Marks (45% Marks for the SC/ST Candidates) or should have Three years Managerial / Supervisory or Working Experience after completing Bachelor’s degree or Graduation in any Discipline.
- Selection criteria – Candidate will get admission on the basis of Marks obtained in MET, conducted by the University or CAT/XAT/CMAT
MCA (Master in Computer Application)
- Duration – 3 to 6 years
- Eligibility – Candidate should have a 3 years bachelor’s degree in any Discipline with Mathematics as a compulsory subject at 10+2 or 6 Months Computer Course.
- Selection criteria – Marks obtained in the Entrance exam conducted by UPRTOU
MCA – Lateral Entry
- Duration – 2 to 4 years
- Eligibility – Candidate should have a passed diploma in Computer Science.
- Selection criteria – Marks obtained in the Entrance exam conducted by UPRTOU
UPRTOU MBA and MCA Exam Pattern
- The exam will be conducted in two sections, A and B
- Section A will contain Short answer type questions of 75 to 100 words. Total marks for this section is 50. The questions will be asked based on General Knowledge/ current affairs, general awareness, management, economics & IT, etc.
- Section B will contain two essay type questions of 300 words. Total marks for this section is 50. The questions will be asked based on topics of general interests and basic discipline
UPRTOU MBA and MCA Application Form
- Candidates have to visit the official website of UPRTOU, to apply for MBA and MCA admissions. (http://www.uprtou.ac.in/)
- Click on the link given for Entrance test.
- Fill the registration details and proceed to the payment procedure
- Candidates have to pay Rs.750 as the application fee through Bank Challan or Online gateway.
- After candidates have qualified for the entrance exam, they have to fill the admission forms and should attach all the required documents
- Submit it to the respective center along with the annual fee or Send it to
Controller of Examination
UPRTOU Ganga Parisar,
Sector ‘F’ Shantipuram,
Phaphamau, Allahabad 211013.
- The documents required at the time of admissions is Graduation mark sheet, 10th, and 12th mark sheet and 6-month Computer Certificate for MCA.
- The hard copies of the form will be sent with the documents and fee proof to the following address by speed post. Failing to which the students will be not allowed to appear in the entrance examination.
UPRTOU Admissions for Other PG Courses
Apart from admission in MBA and MCA programs, the University offers various courses at the postgraduate level in the fields of Arts, Science, Commerce, Library and Information Science, Journalism, etc. Duration for the Master’s in Journalism (M.J.), Master’s in Library & Information Science (M.Li.I.Sc.) courses is one year. Rest of the PG level regular courses are offered for a duration of two years.
There are 12 different specializations offered in M.A. course and the M.Sc. course is offered with three different specialization subjects.
Admission to all other courses in UPRTOU is based on the merit of the candidates in the previous qualifying examinations. Let us discuss one by one.
MA (Master in Arts)
- Specialization-Economics, Education, English, Hindi, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Sanskrit, Social work, Sociology, and Statistics
- Eligibility – Candidate should have passed 10+2+3 in the relevant subject
MA (Master in Commerce)
- Specialization-Commerce
- Eligibility – Candidate should have passed graduation(10+2+3 )
M.Sc. (Masters in Science)
- Specialization-Computer Science, Statistics, Biochemistry
- Eligibility – Candidate should have passed graduation(10+2+3 ) with computer science or concerned subjects respectively.
MLIS (Masters in Library and Information Science)
- Specialization-Library and Information Science
- Eligibility – Candidate should have passed Bachelor of Library and Information Science (BLIS)
MJ (Masters in Journalism)
- Specialization – Journalism
- Eligibility – Candidate should have passed his/her graduation
Note: The selection procedure for all these courses is based on the merit list in their qualifying exams.
UPRTOU Admissions for UG Courses
UPRTOU, U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University provides admission for B.A., B.Com., B.Sc., BBA, BCA, B.Li.I.Sc, B.Ed. degree programs at the UG level. For regular UG courses, the duration is three years, whereas, for the B.Li.I.Sc. and B.Ed programs, the durations are one and two years respectively.
For admission in B.Ed program, the candidate has to go through an Entrance test conducted by the university. Merit list will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained by the candidates in the entrance exam along with the marks obtained in the previous qualifying examination for B.Ed. course. Admission to rest of the UG courses are based on the merit list of the candidates based on the marks obtained in the previous qualifying examination and candidates are not required to appear for any entrance test.
Let us discuss one by one scenario for UG courses admissions
B.Ed.
- Specialization – Education and Special Education
- Duration – 2 to 5 years
- Eligibility – Candidate should have passed his/her graduation (10+2+3)
BA (Bachelors in Arts)
- Specialization – Tourism, and Arts
- Duration – 3 to 6 years
- Eligibility – Candidate should have passed his/her 10+2 level examination or equivalent
B.Com (Bachelors in Commerce)
- Specialization – Commerce
- Duration – 3 – 6 years
- Eligibility – Candidate should have passed his/her 10+2 level examination or equivalent
BBA (Bachelors in Business Administration)
- Specialization – Business Administration
- Duration – 3 – 5 years
- Eligibility – Candidate should have passed his/her 10+2 level examination or equivalent
B.Sc (Bachelors in Science)
- Specialization – Science
- Duration – 3 to 6 years
- Eligibility – Candidate should have passed his/her 10+2 level examination or equivalent in Science stream
BCA (Bachelor in Computer Application)
- Specialization – Computer Application
- Duration – 3 to 6 years
- Eligibility – Candidate should have passed his/her 10+2 with Maths or Computer Course of 6 months duration or CCC or equivalent.
B.Li.I.Sc.
- Specialization – Library and Information Science
- Duration – 1 – 3 years
- Eligibility – Candidate should have passed his/her graduation (10+2+3)
UPRTOU Application Procedure for UG courses
- Candidates have to submit the basic details online first, admission.onlineuprtou.in/
- Follow the same procedure as per mentioned for PG courses
UPRTOU Admit Card
- Candidates who have applied for UPRTOU entrance test to get admission in MBA, MCA, and B.Ed. courses, have to download the admit card online.
- The admit cards will be issued on 15th May 2019
- To generate the admit card, visit the official website and click on the link
- Select your course and registration number
- Click on the link to download the admit card
- Save and take a print out of it for future use
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