- ✓What is the Amrita online application portal?
- ✓How do I apply to Amrita Online?
- ✓Is there an entrance test for the Amrita online MBA?
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham runs its online degrees as Amrita Online, which also appears on its pages as Amrita AHEAD. Its application portal opens on an enquiry form, not an application form, and that confuses many first-time applicants.
Short answer: the official portal is admission.onlineamrita.com. You fill in the enquiry form, create a login, then submit the application with your Aadhaar card, ABC ID and DEB ID. An admission counsellor helps you create the two IDs.
Amrita says the MBA and BBA take no entrance test, and every exam is online and remotely proctored on a Windows computer.
- Official portal: admission.onlineamrita.com
- IDs needed: Aadhaar, ABC ID and DEB ID
- Entrance test: none for the MBA or BBA; merit-based review
- Exams: online, remote proctoring, Windows only
- UGC-entitled online programmes, 2026-27: 10
How do you apply on the Amrita Online portal?
Amrita Online's FAQ describes the process in three moves. The portal home page adds that payments go only through its own secure link.
- Start on the portal or a programme page. admission.onlineamrita.com opens with an enquiry form: your name, phone, email, programme type, course and specialisation. Existing applicants use the Login link under the form.
- Submit the application form with your Aadhaar card, ABC ID and DEB ID on the portal.
- Work with your admission counsellor. Amrita says a counsellor guides you through the whole application, including creating the DEB ID and the ABC ID.
Pay only through admission.onlineamrita.com. The portal itself says no other payment method is accepted.
You can create the DEB ID yourself before the counsellor calls. Our explainer on the UGC-DEB ID shows the steps on the DEB portal.
What is the eligibility for each Amrita online programme?
Amrita Online states eligibility on each programme page. As read on 6 November 2026:
| Programme | Eligibility on Amrita Online's pages |
|---|---|
| MBA | Bachelor's degree of at least 3 years, minimum 50% aggregate; final-year students may apply with their last completed semester results |
| MCA | Any bachelor's degree, with Mathematics at Class 12 or graduation level; final-year students may apply |
| BBA, BCA, B.Com | Class 12 or a 3-year diploma, minimum 45% aggregate |
Work experience is not required, though Amrita says it gives an added advantage. Applicants with foreign education need a certificate of equivalence from the Association of Indian Universities. For the BCA, the FAQ lists the Class 10 and Class 12 (or diploma) certificates, a passport-size photograph and the Aadhaar card as uploads.
Which Amrita online programmes are UGC-entitled?
For the 2026-27 July session, the UGC-DEB HEI programme register lists ten online programmes at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, a deemed university recorded under Tamil Nadu:
| Level | Programmes (as named in the register) |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | BBA, BCA, B.Com |
| Postgraduate | MBA, MCA, M.Com, MSc (Mathematics), MA (Communication), MA (Journalism and Mass Communication), MA (Philosophy) |
The admission portal markets six of these: BBA, BCA, B.Com, MBA, MCA and M.Com. If you want one of the four MA or MSc programmes, ask the counsellor in writing whether it is open for your session.
Our list of online degree courses in Tamil Nadu compares Amrita with the state's other entitled universities, and the Amrita Online overview collects its accreditation data.
How do exams and refunds work at Amrita Online?
Amrita Online's MBA FAQ says every assessment runs online with remote proctoring, so you never visit a campus. Evaluation has two parts: continuous assessment through the semester and an end-semester exam.
End-semester exams need a Windows laptop or PC. The FAQ says macOS devices are not supported, so a MacBook owner needs a second machine before the first exam.
On refunds, Amrita says it follows the UGC policy:
- 15 days or more before the admission closing date: 100%, less a processing fee
- Within 15 days before the closing date: 90%
- Within 15 days after the closing date: 80%
- More than 15 days after: 50%
- More than 30 days after: no refund
The application fee is not refundable in any case. Our guide to the UGC fee refund policy explains where these bands come from. Fees differ by programme and specialisation, so read the current schedule on each programme page and keep a copy with your receipt.
Is Amrita Online the right choice for you?
Read our Amrita online MBA review for the programme itself, and our Amrita online BBA review if you are applying after Class 12. For admission rules common to every UGC-entitled university, see our guide to the online degree admission process.
Applying to NMIMS as well? Our NMIMS online admission guide covers its two separate calendars.
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Sources
- Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amrita Online: admission.onlineamrita.com, and the MBA, MCA, BBA, BCA and B.Com programme pages and FAQs on onlineamrita.com, read on 6 November 2026
- UGC-DEB HEI programme register (HEI_Prog_List), entries for Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham for 2026-27, read on 2 November 2026: deb.ugc.ac.in
- UGC (Open and Distance Learning Programmes and Online Programmes) Regulations, 2020, Regulation 22: deb.ugc.ac.in/Regulations
Checked against Amrita Online's official pages and the UGC-DEB register on 6 November 2026. Admission steps, eligibility, dates and fees can change each session. Confirm them on onlineamrita.com before you apply.
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Frequently Asked Questions
admission.onlineamrita.com is the official admissions portal of Amrita Online, run by Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham. The portal itself says payments are accepted only through the secure link on that website and that no other payment method is accepted.
Amrita Online's FAQ says you apply online through the official website or a programme page, then submit the application form with your Aadhaar card, ABC ID and DEB ID on the portal. An admission counsellor guides you through the process, including creating the DEB ID and ABC ID.
No. Amrita Online's MBA FAQ says CAT, MAT or XAT scores are not mandatory. Selection is based on academic merit, undergraduate performance and relevant work history during the application review.
Amrita Online lists a bachelor's degree of at least three years with 50% aggregate for the MBA, and final-year students can apply with their last completed semester results. The BBA, BCA and B.Com need Class 12, or a three-year diploma, with 45% aggregate.
The MCA needs any bachelor's degree with Mathematics at Class 12 or graduation level.
No. Amrita Online's MBA FAQ says semester exams must be taken on a Windows laptop or PC, because macOS devices are not supported for end-semester proctored exams. Exams are fully online with remote proctoring, so you never visit a campus.
Amrita Online says it follows the UGC refund policy: 100% (less a processing fee) if you withdraw 15 days or more before the admission closing date, 90% within the last 15 days before it, 80% within 15 days after it, 50% after that, and no refund once 30 days have passed.
The application fee is not refundable.
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