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Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University vs Indira Gandhi National Open University

A side-by-side look at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh and Indira Gandhi National Open University in New Delhi, Delhi, both offering MBA / PGDM, BCA and MCA and 7 more courses. Fees and packages are as listed in the Disha Stars directory; ranks are from NIRF 2025.

At a glance

From the Disha Stars directory, read 2 October 2026, and NIRF 2025
DetailDeen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur UniversityIndira Gandhi National Open University
TypeGovernmentGovernment
LocationGorakhpur, Uttar PradeshNew Delhi, Delhi
Course fee range₹30k – ₹2.8L₹2.5k – ₹62k
Highest package₹12 LPA₹12 LPA
NIRF 2025#151-200, UniversityNot ranked
Programmes listed1614
StreamsArts, Commerce, ScienceArts, Commerce, Science
Study modeFull-timeFull-time
AISHE codeU-0508U-0104
In the official registersAICTE, AISHEUGC, NIRF, AISHE
Official websiteddugu.ac.in ignou.ac.in

Fees and packages are as each college listed them in the Disha Stars directory, so confirm them with the college before you apply. What we check

How they differ

  • Listed course fees start lower at Indira Gandhi National Open University: from ₹2,500, against ₹30,000 at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University.
  • Both list a highest package of ₹12 LPA.
  • Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University is ranked 151-200 in the NIRF 2025 University category; Indira Gandhi National Open University is not in the NIRF 2025 lists.
  • Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University is in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh and Indira Gandhi National Open University is in New Delhi, Delhi, about 640 km apart.
  • Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University lists 16 programmes and Indira Gandhi National Open University lists 14; 10 of the degrees on Disha Stars are offered at both.

Courses

Degrees each college lists that Disha Stars tracks. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University lists 16 programmes in all and Indira Gandhi National Open University lists 14; see each profile for the full list.

Offered at both (10)

  • MBA / PGDM
  • BCA
  • MCA
  • B.Com
  • B.Sc
  • BA
  • B.Ed
  • M.Sc
  • MA
  • M.Com

Only at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University (6)

  • B.Tech / B.E.
  • BBA
  • Law (LLB / BA LLB)
  • M.Tech
  • LLM
  • Ph.D

Only at Indira Gandhi National Open University (1)

  • Diploma / Polytechnic

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