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Indira Gandhi National Open University vs Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University

A side-by-side look at Indira Gandhi National Open University in New Delhi, Delhi and Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, 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
DetailIndira Gandhi National Open UniversityRaja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University
TypeGovernmentGovernment
LocationNew Delhi, DelhiAligarh, Uttar Pradesh
Course fee range₹2.5k – ₹62k₹30k – ₹1.2L
Highest package₹12 LPA₹6 LPA
NIRF 2025Not rankedNot ranked
Programmes listed1412
StreamsArts, Commerce, ScienceArts, Commerce, Science
Study modeFull-timeFull-time
AISHE codeU-0104U-1220
In the official registersUGC, NIRF, AISHEUGC, AISHE
Official websiteignou.ac.in rmpssu.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 Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University.
  • Indira Gandhi National Open University lists the higher top package: ₹12 LPA, against ₹6 LPA at Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University.
  • Neither is in the NIRF 2025 rankings, which list only the top institutions in each category.
  • Indira Gandhi National Open University is in New Delhi, Delhi and Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University is in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, about 110 km apart.
  • Indira Gandhi National Open University lists 14 programmes and Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University lists 12; 10 of the degrees on Disha Stars are offered at both.

Courses

Degrees each college lists that Disha Stars tracks. Indira Gandhi National Open University lists 14 programmes in all and Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University lists 12; 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 Indira Gandhi National Open University (1)

  • Diploma / Polytechnic

Only at Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh State University (2)

  • BBA
  • Law (LLB / BA LLB)

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