Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) Matric, Intermediate, ADP, Certificate Diploma, BS, B.Ed, MSc (Hons), MS/MPhil, PGD and PhD Admission Autumn 2026: Apply Online

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Allama Iqbal Open University

Admissions Autumn 2026

Matric, Intermediate, ADP, Certificate Diploma, BS, B.Ed, MSc (Hons), MS/MPhil, PGD and PhD Programs

Islamabad, Pakistan

Quick Facts

Admission | ADP, BS, BEd, BBA, PGD & Certificate Programs

Session | Autumn 2026

Last Date | 10 August 2026/ 17 August 2026 / 24 August 2026

Study Shift | Distance Learning

Application Mode | Online & Manual

Location | Islamabad with Regional Campuses

Allama Iqbal Open University has announced Autumn 2026 admissions for a wide range of programs, including Matric, Intermediate, ADP, Certificate/Diploma, BS, B.Ed, MSc (Hons), MS/MPhil, PGD, and PhD, across multiple faculties. Applications are invited online through the university’s official admission system or manually till the last date for submission set as: 

For Fresh Students – Matric, Intermediate, B.Ed. & Certificate Courses 10 August 2026.

For Fresh Students- ADP, BS, PGD, MS/MPhil & PhD 17 August 2026

For Continuing Students Last Date for All Programs: 24 August 2026

Programs Offered

Matric, Intermediate, BA/BSc, ADP and Certificate Courses Programs

Matric Programmes (ODL)

  1. Matric (General)
  2. Matric (Science)
  3. Matric (Dars-e-Nizami)
  4. Matric (Open Courses)

 

Intermediate Programmes (ODL)

  1. FA (General)
  2. FA (Dars-e-Nizami)
  3. Com
  4. FA (Open Courses)
  5. FSc (Pre-Medical / Pre-Engineering)

 

Associate Degree Programmes (General – Duration 2 Years) (ODL)

  1. Associate Degree in Arts (BA General)
  2. Associate Degree in Commerce (BCom)
  3. BA Open Courses
  4. BS Open Courses

 

Associate Degree Programmes (Subject – Duration 2 Years) (ODL)

  1. Arabic
  2. English
  3. Gender & Women Studies
  4. International Relations
  5. Pakistan Studies
  6. Sociology
  7. Business Administration
  8. Education
  9. Instructional Design & Technology
  10. Library and Information Sciences
  11. Political Science
  12. Urdu
  13. E-Commerce
  14. Economics
  15. History
  16. Mass Communication
  17. Psychology

 

Certificate / Diplomas (ODL)

  1. Al Lisanul Arabi
  2. ATTC
  3. Certificate Imam & Khateeb
  4. Certificate in Literacy & Non Formal Education
  5. Entrepreneurship in Early Childhood Education
  6. Special Education – Hearing Impairment
  7. Special Education – Physical & Health Impairment
  8. E-Commerce Skills & Online Courses (in Collaboration with BF Technologies)
  9. Diploma in Islamic Law and Jurisprudence
  10. Diploma in Literacy & Non Formal Education
  11. Diploma in Library and Information Sciences
  12. Arabi Bol Chaal
  13. Certificate IFTAA
  14. Certificate in Tajweed ul Quran
  15. Certificate in Librarianship
  16. Special Education – Intellectual Disability
  17. Special Education – Visual Impairment
  18. Organic Kitchen Gardening
  19. Diploma Islamic Finance
  20. Arabic Certificate Course
  21. Lughat ul Quran

 

Associate Degree Programmes (Face to Face)

  1. Botany
  2. Human Nutrition and Dietetics
  3. Statistics
  4. Chemistry
  5. Mathematics
  6. Data Analytics
  7. Physics
BS, B.Ed, BBA Programs

BS Programmes (HSSC Based – Duration 4 Years) (ODL)

  1. Arabic
  2. Islamic Studies (Dars-e-Nizami)
  3. Islamic Studies (Interfaith Studies)
  4. Islamic Studies (Seerat Studies)
  5. Accounting & Finance
  6. English
  7. International Relations
  8. Pakistan Studies
  9. Agricultural Extension
  10. Political Science
  11. Islamic Studies (General)
  12. Islamic Studies (Hadith & Hadith Science)
  13. Islamic Studies (Islamic Law and Jurisprudence)
  14. Islamic Studies (Quran and Tafseer)
  15. Early Childhood Care & Education
  16. Gender & Women Studies
  17. Library and Information Sciences
  18. Sociology
  19. Rural Development
  20. Psychology
  21. Islamic Finance
  22. Economics
  23. History
  24. Mass Communication
  25. Urdu
  26. Environmental Studies
  27. E-Commerce
  28. Computer Sciences (with specialization in Artificial Intelligence & Data Science)
  29. Instructional Design & Technology

 

BS Programmes (BA/BSc Based – Duration 2.5 Years) (ODL)

  1. Arabic
  2. Islamic Studies (Dars-e-Nizami)
  3. Islamic Studies (Interfaith Studies)
  4. Islamic Studies (Seerat Studies)
  5. Accounting & Finance
  6. Gender & Women Studies
  7. Instructional Design & Technology
  8. Pakistan Studies
  9. Islamic Studies (General)
  10. Islamic Studies (Hadith & Hadith Science)
  11. Islamic Studies (Quran and Tafseer)
  12. Islamic Studies (Islamic Law and Jurisprudence)
  13. Economics
  14. History
  15. Library and Information Sciences
  16. Sociology
  17. Islamic Finance
  18. English
  19. International Relations
  20. Mass Communication
  21. Urdu

 

BS Programmes (AD Based – Duration 2 Years) (ODL)

  1. Arabic
  2. Islamic Studies (Dars-e-Nizami)
  3. Islamic Studies (Interfaith Studies)
  4. Islamic Studies (Seerat Studies)
  5. Accounting & Finance
  6. Gender & Women Studies
  7. Library and Information Sciences
  8. Islamic Studies (General)
  9. Islamic Studies (Hadith & Hadith Science)
  10. Islamic Studies (Islamic Law and Jurisprudence)
  11. Islamic Studies (Quran and Tafseer)
  12. Economics
  13. History
  14. Pakistan Studies
  15. Islamic Finance
  16. English
  17. International Relations
  18. Sociology
  19. Urdu

 

BBA Programmes (ODL)

  1. BBA (HSSC Based)
  2. BBA (BA/BSc Based)
  3. BBA (AD Based)

 

Teacher Training Programmes (ODL)

  1. BEd (1.5 Years) (BS/MA/MSc Based)
  2. BEd (1.5 Years) Special Education
  3. BEd (ADE Based – Duration 2 Years) – Distance & Non Formal Education
  4. BEd (ADE Based – Duration 2 Years) – Elementary Teacher Education
  5. BEd (ADE Based – Duration 2 Years) – School Leadership & Management
  6. BEd (ADE Based – Duration 2 Years) – Science Education
  7. BEd (ADE Based – Duration 2 Years) – Secondary Teacher Education
  8. BEd (BA/BSc/AD Based – Duration 2.5 Years) – Elementary Teacher Education
  9. BEd (BA/BSc/AD Based – Duration 2.5 Years) – Science Education
  10. BEd (BA/BSc/AD Based – Duration 2.5 Years) – Special Education
  11. BEd (HSSC Based – Duration 4 Years) – Distance & Non Formal Education
  12. BEd (HSSC Based – Duration 4 Years) – Elementary Teacher Education
  13. BEd (HSSC Based – Duration 4 Years) – School Leadership & Management
  14. BEd (HSSC Based – Duration 4 Years) – Secondary Teacher Education
  15. BEd (HSSC Based – Duration 4 Years) – Special Education
  16. BEd (HSSC Based – Duration 4 Years) – Science Education (FSc/A level Based)

 

Post Graduate Diplomas (ODL)

  1. Criminology
  2. Educational Leadership and Management (ELM)
  3. Educational Planning & Management (EPM)
  4. Entrepreneurship
  5. Gender & Women Studies
  6. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
  7. Population and Development
  8. Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
  9. Sustainable Environmental Design
  10. Public Health and Nutrition
  11. Environment Health & Safety
  12. Early Childhood Education
  13. Entrepreneurship in Early Childhood Care & Education
  14. Human Resource Management
  15. Supply Chain Management

 

BS Programmes (FA/FSc Based – Duration 4 Years) (Face to Face)

  1. Biochemistry
  2. Botany
  3. Computer Sciences (with specialization in Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Data Science, Information Technology & Software Engineering)
  4. Data Analytics
  5. Health & Physical Education
  6. Physics (Data Science Minor)
  7. Statistics (Data Science)
  8. Human Nutrition & Dietetics
  9. Mathematics
  10. Physics
  11. BSc (Hons) Agriculture
  12. Chemistry
  13. Microbiology
  14. Statistics

 

BS Programmes (BSc Based – Duration 2.5 Years) (Face to Face)

  1. Chemistry
  2. Physics
  3. Human Nutrition & Dietetics
  4. Statistics
  5. Mathematics

 

BS Programmes (ADS Based – Duration 2 Years) (Face to Face)

  1. Biochemistry
  2. Mathematics
  3. Statistics
  4. Botany
  5. Microbiology
  6. Chemistry
  7. Physics

 

Post Graduate Diploma / Certificate (Face to Face)

  1. PGD Data Science
  2. Certificate in AutoCAD (Civil)
MSc (Hons), MS/MPhil, Postgraduate Diploma Programs

MBA Programmes (Face to Face)

  1. MBA Programme (1.5 Years)
  2. MBA Programme (2 Years)

 

MPhil / MS / MSc (Hons) Programmes (Face to Face)

  1. MPhil Islamic Studies (General)
  2. MPhil Chemistry
  3. MPhil Physics
  4. MPhil Environmental Sciences
  5. MPhil Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
  6. MS Computer Science
  7. MSc (Hons) Live Stock Management
  8. MSc (Hons) Rural Development
  9. MPhil Distance & Non Formal Education
  10. MPhil Mathematics
  11. MPhil Statistics
  12. MPhil Agricultural Technology
  13. MS Community Health & Nutrition
  14. MSc (Hons) Agricultural Extension
PhD Programs

PhD Programmes (Face to Face)

  1. Islamic Studies (General)
  2. Islamic Studies (Hadith & Hadith Science)
  3. Distance & Non Formal Education
  4. Mass Communication
  5. Physics
  6. Chemistry
  7. Agricultural Extension
  8. Environmental Sciences
  9. Islamic Studies (Seerat Studies)
  10. Science Education
  11. Pakistani Languages & Literature
  12. Mathematics
  13. Computer Science
  14. Food & Nutrition

Admission Details

Important Dates

  • Last Date to Apply (Matric, FA, AD, BS, BEd, PGD & Certificate Courses – Fresh): 10-08-2026
  • Last Date to Apply (PhD, MPhil/MS/MSc Hons – Fresh): 17-08-2026
  • Last Date for All Programmes (Enrollment for Continuing Students): 24-08-2026

Schedule for Entry Test of PhD & MPhil/MS Programmes (at 09:00 AM):

  • Faculty of Arabic & Islamic Studies: 21-08-2026
  • Faculty of Education: 24-08-2026
  • Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities: 27-08-2026
  • Faculty of Sciences: 28-08-2026

Fee and Scholarships

  • Fee Payment: Fees can be deposited in any branch of Allied Bank (ABL), MCB Bank, First Women Bank (FWBL), National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), and 1-Link.
  • Mobile Wallets: Online fee deposit options include Upaisa, Easypaisa, and JazzCash.
  • Scholarships: Financially funded scholarships are available for specific disciplines in PhD programs (details available on the AIOU website).

How to Apply?

  1. Check Eligibility: Check eligibility and details of all programmes in the prospectuses available on the University Website.
  2. Submit Online Form: Submit online application at [https://fmbp.aiou.edu.pk](https://fmbp.aiou.edu.pk).
  3. Manual Application Submission: Manual forms for Matric, Intermediate, ADA, BEd & ATTC are also available in Regional Offices and Sale Points.
  4. Continuing Students: Continuing students can register courses in CMS at [https://enrollment.aiou.edu.pk](https://enrollment.aiou.edu.pk).
  5. Fee Payment: Deposit fee through designated bank branches or mobile wallet applications.

Important Information

  • International Students: International students living across the world can get admission in Matric, Intermediate, Associate Degree, BS, BEd, and PGD programmes offered through an online learning management system. Assignments and examinations are also conducted online. Prospectuses are downloadable at [https://aiou.edu.pk](https://aiou.edu.pk). Email: overseas@aiou.edu.pk, Phone: +92519572495.
  • Helpline & Contact: Email adms@aiou.edu.pk, Helpline (051) 111 112 468, Website [https://aiou.edu.pk](https://aiou.edu.pk).

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