NTA or National Testing Agency has released the IGNOU OPENMAT admit card on 3rd September 2020. IGNOU OPENMAT has been successfully conducted on 15th September 2020 for the candidates seeking admission to Indira Gandhi National Open University’s MBA/PGDM programmes. IGNOU OPENMAT 2020 admit cards will be available online and candidates can download their respective admit cards from the official website of NTA, the link of which they will find in the article below.
Candidates require to enter their Registration ID and Password to download their admit cards. It is compulsory to carry the admit card on the day of the exam to gain entry inside the exam hall. Along with the admit card, candidates must carry a black/blue ballpoint pen, valid photo ID, passport size photograph, sanitiser, gloves and mask to the examination hall.
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) conducts the IGNOU OPENMAT entrance test twice every year in more than 100 cities across the country. However, NTA will be taking over as the official exam conducting authority in 2020. Besides, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, NTA will hold the IGNOU OPENMAT in a Computer-based Test (CBT) mode.
Read this article to keep an eye on all the latest updates related to IGNOU OPENMAT 2020 Admit Card.
Important Updates
- IGNOU OPENMAT 2020 admit card has been released on 3rd September 2020.
- IGNOU OPENMAT 2020 is scheduled to be conducted on 15th September 2020.
- IGNOU OPENMAT XLVII 2020 will be conducted in more than 100 centres.
IGNOU OPENMAT Admit Card – Key Highlights
Initially, IGNOU OPENMAT 2020 was planned to be conducted on 29th April 2020, and the expected date for admit card release was 9th April. However, both the dates have been postponed due to COVID-19.
Lately, the revised exam date of IGNOU OPENMAT XLVII 2020 has been declared as 15th September 2020. IGNOU OPENMAT admit card 2020 has been released on September 3, 2020. Candidates appearing in IGNOU OPENMAT must ensure that they carry their respective admit cards to the exam centers.
IGNOU OPENMAT 2020 admit card is an extremely important document. No candidates will be allowed to sit for the IGNOU OPENMAT 2020 exam if they fail to produce the admit card. Candidates must pay attention to the highlights related to IGNOU OPENMAT 2020 admit card, as stated below:
IGNOU OPENMAT XLVII Admit Card 2020 – Highlights
| Name of The Examination | Indira Gandhi National Open University Open Management Aptitude Test (OPENMAT XLVII) Entrance Exam |
| IGNOU OPENMAT official website | http://ignou.ac.in/https://ignouexams.nta.nic.in/ (NTA) |
| Admit card issuing body | Indira Gandhi National Open University |
| Credentials required to download IGNOU OPENMAT Admit Card |
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| Compulsory documents to carry on exam day |
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| IGNOU OPENMAT helpdesk | Contact Number – 0120-6895200 (Contacting time – 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM) |
| Duration of IGNOU OPENMAT Exam | 3 Hours or 180 minutes |
| Timing of IGNOU OPENMAT Exam | 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM |
IGNOU OPENMAT Admit Card – Important Dates
Without an admit card in hand, no candidate will be allowed to sit for the IGNOU OPENMAT exam. Candidates should note that the IGNOU OPENMAT 2020 admit card will not be sent by post. The admit cards will be made available only in online mode and candidates can download them from the official exam portal.
IGNOU OPENMAT Admit Card Schedule
| Events | Important Dates |
| IGNOU OPENMAT application form submission deadline | 30th June 2020 (by 5 PM) |
| Last date to submit application fee | 30th June 2020 (by 11:59 PM) |
| IGNOU OPENMAT admit card release date | 3rd September 2020 |
| IGNOU OPENMAT exam date | 15th September 2020 |
| IGNOU OPENMAT XLVII Result declaration | 29th October 2020 |
- Candidates can download their IGNOU OPENMAT 2020 Admit Cards by clicking here
- Check the latest information regarding IGNOU OPENMAT Exam Dates 2020 here
IGNOU OPENMAT Admit Card – Step-by-Step Downloading Process
Before appearing for the IGNOU OPENMAT entrance exam, candidates must download the admit cards. Candidates can download their IGNOU OPENMAT admit card online by following the steps mentioned below.
Step 1- Visit the official IGNOU OPENMAT website. Once the admit cards are released, the relevant link will appear in the login window.
Step 2 – Enter the IGNOU OPENMAT registration ID and password to login into the candidate dashboard.
Step 3 – Once the details in the admit card are displayed on the screen, verify the information carefully
Step 4 – Download the admit card and take out at least 4 printouts of it for further use
Step 5 – Affix your photograph as uploaded for IGNOU OPENMAT Application Form
IGNOU OPENMAT Admit Card – Exam Day Instructions
While appearing for the IGNOU OPENMAT entrance test, candidates must remember a few points:
- Report to the examination hall at least an hour before the examination starts.
- Carry the OPENMAT admit card without fail.
- Duplicate IGNOU OPENMAT admit cards would not be issued at the examination centres if the original admit card is torn or lost by a candidate.
- Tampering of the admit card automatically disqualifies the candidate from sitting for the exam.
- The admit card has to be presented to the invigilator on the day of the entrance exam.
- Read the instructions in the admit card before starting the online examination or computer-based test.
- Preserve the admit card until the final admission.
Details Mentioned in Admit Card
The IGNOU OPENMAT admit card contains exam-related information along with the basic details of the candidate. These include:
- Name of Candidate
- Father’s Name
- Mother’s Name
- Course and Exam for which the candidate has applied
- Date of Examination
- Timing of Examination
- Gender
- Roll Number
- Category (ST/SC/OBC & Other)
- Test Centre Name
- Test Centre Address
- Test Centre Code
- Photograph of candidate
- Signature of candidate
- Reporting time
- Important instructions for the exam day
IGNOU OPENMAT Admit Card Correction
In case of any discrepancies or issues in the admit card like hazy photograph or signature or wrong date of birth, candidates are advised to notify the IGNOU OPENMAT authority immediately. They can immediately call on the Helpline numbers between 9:00 am to 6:00 pm (all days).
| Helpline Numbers |
| 0120-6895200
8287471852 8178359845 9650173668 9599676953 8882356803 |
Which photo ID proofs are allowed on the exam day?
Along with the admit card, candidates need to carry any one of the below-mentioned Photo ID Cards to the IGNOU OPENMAT exam hall. Please note that the photo ID proof must be valid and original (xerox copies are not allowed).
- Aadhar card
- Voter ID card
- PAN card
- Driver’s license
- Passport
Documents to Carry on Exam Day
Candidates are advised to bring the following documents to the examination hall. Without these documents, candidates won’t be allowed to enter the examination venue.
- Photograph (coloured or black/white (80% face coverage, ears visible and clear contrast))
- Valid Photo Identity Card
- Hard copy of Admit Card
Note: Xeroxed, scanned or digital photocopy of the admit card is unacceptable as a valid document
What can you carry inside the IGNOU OPENMAT exam centre?
- Pencil and eraser
- Black or Blue ballpoint pen
- Photo ID Proof
What can you NOT carry inside the IGNOU OPENMAT exam centre?
- Instruction sheet
- Mobile phone
- Pagers
- Calculators
- Mathematical/Log Tables
- Digital Watch
- Loose sheets of paper
- Expensive items
- Electronic gadgets
- Books
IGNOU OPENMAT 2020 Admit Card – Important Links
| Official IGNOU OPENMAT website | IGNOUNTA |
| Information Bulletin OPENMAT XLVII (MBA) 2020 | CLICK HERE |
| Candidate Login | CLICK HERE |
| Admit Card Download link | CLICK HERE |
IGNOU OPENMAT – Exam Centres
IGNOU will conduct the IGNOU OPENMAT XLVII 2020 entrance examination in more than 100 centres via online mode. The exam centre allotted to each candidate will be printed on their respective admit cards. Please note that the candidates cannot make the changes once the preferred centres are submitted by them during the application process.
IGNOU OPENMAT Exam Centres
| Test Zone | Test Centre Locations/Areas |
| Assam | SilcharGuwahati |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun/ Itanagar |
| Andaman and Nicobar | Visakhapatnam
Vijayawada Tirupati Kurnool Port Blair |
| Bihar | Purnia (Purnea)
Patna Bhagalpur Darbhanga |
| Chhattisgarh | BilaspurRaipur |
| Chandigarh | Mohali/ Chandigarh |
| Delhi | Delhi |
| Goa | Goa |
| Gujarat | Vadodara
Surat Mehsana Rajkot Gandhinagar Ahmedabad |
| Himachal Pradesh | Kangra
Hamirpur Shimla |
| Haryana | Faridabad
Karnal Gurugram Kurukshetra Ambala |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi
Jamshedpur Dhanbad |
| Jammu & Kashmir | SrinagarJammu |
| Kerala | Kozhikode
Kollam Kottayam Kannur Ernakulam/Kochi Thiruvananthapuram Thrissur |
| Karnataka | Mysore
Manipal Mangaluru Hubli Gulbarga Belgaum Bangalore |
| Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
| Manipur | Imphal |
| Maharashtra | Amravati
Nasik Nanded Aurangabad Pune Nagpur Mumbai/ Navi Mumbai |
| Madhya Pradesh | Indore
Bhopal Jabalpur Gwalior |
| Nagaland | Kohima |
| Odisha | Jeypore
Dhenkanal Berhampur-Ganjam Rourkela Cuttack Balasore Sambalpur Bhubaneshwar |
| Punjab | Patiala
Ludhiana Bhatinda Amritsar |
| Rajasthan | Bikaner
Ajmer Udaipur Jodhpur Jaipur |
| Sikkim | Gangtok |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| Telangana | WarangalHyderabad |
| Tamil Nadu | Tirunelveli
Madurai Coimbatore Chennai |
| Uttarakhand | Haldwani
Roorkee Dehradun |
| Uttar Pradesh | Meerut
Kanpur Aligarh Agra Noida/ Greater Noida Ghaziabad Bareilly Allahabad Varanasi Lucknow |
| West Bengal | Kolkata
Kalyani Siliguri |
IGNOU OPENMAT Admit Card – FAQs
How do I download my IGNOU OPENMAT hall ticket?
You need to visit the official IGNOU OPENMAT website. Then, enter your IGNOU OPENMAT login credentials, i.e., registration ID and date of birth to download the admit card.
When will I get my IGNOU OPENMAT admit card 2020?
Candidates will have to keep an eye on the NTA website (https://ignouexams.nta.nic.in.) for updates on the date. However, as per the general trend, the IGNOU OPENMAT admit cards are usually released around 15 days before the main examination date.
Will the IGNOU OPENMAT admit cards be released in offline mode?
No. The admit cards will be released in online mode only.
Will I be issued a duplicate OPENMAT XLVII admit card if I lose it?
No. Candidates will not be provided any duplicate copy of OPENMAT XLVII admit card if they damage or lose it.
Can I carry a photocopy of my photo ID card with the admit card on the exam day?
No. The candidates must carry any one valid, original photo ID card to the examination hall.
