ਡਿਸਟੈਂਸ ਐਜੂਕੇਸ਼ਨ ਵਿਭਾਗ
Department of Open Distance Education
(A State University Established by Govt. of Punjab vide Punjab Act No. 1 of 1997)
dde@ptu.ac.in
+91-01822-282502

Admission Process

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The new admission shall be undertaken within the state of Punjab & UT of Chandigarh only. The entire admission process including fee submission shall be exclusively controlled by IKG-PTU through its online web-portal www.odl.ptu.ac.in

Steps to take admission:

  • At the starting of each admission Session University issues Academic Calendar mentioning the dates for admissions & other information.

  • All students aspiring admission to Distance Education Programme shall directly deposit their Fee to the University through individual student login ids at the online web portal www.odl.ptu.ac.in. Fee can be paid only through Credit/Debit Card/Internet Banking or by depositing cash at nearby designated bank branches after taking printout of fee payment challan from admission web portal. No other mode of fee submission shall be acceptable.

  • Students are advised not to deposit any fee anywhere except as mentioned above. Still if any student submits his/her fee anywhere else, university will not be responsible for that.

  • The detailed instructions for admission procedure & online fee submission will be available at the admission web portal itself.

  • In case of any query, students may contact at email-ids depadmission@ptu.ac.in or Contact No. 9478098108, 01822-662502.

Readmission Process

Student will be allotted a unique roll no in the first semester of admission. The roll no will continue to be the same for subsequent semesters and student will need to take readmission to next semesters against this roll no by filling the readmission form and paying the next semester fee. The course will have to be completed within maximum permissible duration. If the student does not take readmission in subsequent semesters, it will be his sole responsibility and any claims made later, after the readmission dates are closed shall not be entertained. So student has to be in continuous touch with university website for knowing important information like readmission schedule, academic calendar, PCP schedule, assignments submission schedule, examination date-sheet, internal/external practical schedule & any other important information. No individual communication will be made to the students. All information will be uploaded by the university at its website: www.odl.ptu.ac.in

Eligibility Check

Before taking admission students must ensure that they fulfil the eligibility conditions as mentioned in prospectus against each course. On successful submission of online form & fee, the student will be granted provisional admission immediately. University will check the eligibility of all the students & if the student is found eligible the admission will be confirmed and a Roll No will be issued to the student. In case the student does not fulfil the eligibility criteria the admission will be cancelled and fee will be refunded after deducting a processing fee of 20% of total fee submitted.

All the rules & regulations mentioned in prospectus, admission notification, academic calendar & any other notifications issued by the university from time to time shall be applicable to students.

Identity Card

All students will be issued a photo identity card which should be carried at all times while being at the Study Centre/visiting the university and produce it when requested. In case of loss of Identity Card, a duplicate shall be issued at a specified cost subject to a written request from the student along with copy of police report.