Procedures for International Applicants

Click here https://ouportal.academiaerp.com/applicant-portal/

Or scan the QR Code:

Please ensure that you are not a currently registered student. If so, the application will be deleted.

Use the Applicant ID generated and the password you have chosen initially to sign in as Applicant on the Application Portal https://ouportal.academiaerp.com/applicant-portal/

Your Applicant ID is in the form of RDAPxxxxxx.

Any difficulty to login, please email: ouportalhelpdesk@open.ac.mu

Click on “Programme details” at the top left corner as shown below.

Then, click on “Add” as shown below to specify the programme(s) you are applying for.

Note that you should add programmes in order of priority. You can add up to four (4) programmes of interest to you.

For example, if you add BSc (Hons) Business Management as the first programme, it will be considered as your priority no. 1 programme, and seat shall be allocated to you for that programme as no. 1 priority, if you are eligible.

Note that order or priority cannot be changed once you have saved your preferences.

So, think carefully about the order of priority you are allocating to programmes you are adding.

You shall then be guided by the system to input your personal details, contact details, secondary qualifications, post-secondary education, work experience and other qualifications, and also to upload all required documents as displayed below.

Note that a red asterisk* indicates mandatory information.

Your payment receipt will appear under the “Receipts” tab after payment.

If you are applying for an undergraduate degree, you will see a special section, namely “Eligibility for grant of tuition fee from the government”, as shown below:

This section applies only to Mauritian citizens who are enrolling on an undergraduate programme for the first time.

After uploading your documents, please proceed for the payment of the non-refundable application fee:

Mauritian/SADC/IORA citizens: Rs 1,000

Non-SADC/IORA citizens: USD 40 

Read the instructions/guidelines displayed carefully before clicking on “I Agree” and before proceeding with “Pay and submit”. 

Note that, if you are a Mauritian applicant, a QR code shall appear on the screen after you have clicked on “Pay and submit”.  Scan the QR code using any local mobile payment app, such as MCB Juice, Blink or my.t money. DO NOT CLOSE THE QR CODE IMMEDIATELY after you have scanned it. The system shall generate your receipt. 

International applicants (including SADC and IORA citizens), shall receive another procedure to complete their payments. 

After clicking on “Pay and Submit”, your payment receipt will appear under the Receipts tab.

You shall receive an email confirming that the Open University of Mauritius has obtained your application and payment of your application fee. 

The email contains other important information such as the date of Verification of Documents (VoD).

The Admissions Office shall contact you for the VoD and you shall be offered a seat – if eligible.

After the VoD, if you are found to be eligible,  you shall be given access to register for semester modules and pay the required fees. Finally, you shall be invited to attend an Induction.

Note that applying for exemption is possible only after you have been offered a seat and during the registration phase.

Any technical issues with the online application portal, please email: ouportalhelpdesk@open.ac.mu

For queries about the status of your applications, please email: applicationdoc@open.ac.mu 

General queries: university@open.ac.mu