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How to Apply for NOUN Admission Form

How to Apply for NOUN Admission Form

Education Tips May 28, 2026

NOUN admission form: NOUN is the short name for the National Open University of Nigeria. NOUN is a trailblazer in delivering flexible, accessible, and quality higher  education across Nigeria and beyond. For prospective students eager to advance their academic and career goals, applying to NOUN is come with very easy step.

An applicant for undergraduate admission into NOUN is normally expected to have a minimum of 5 o-level credits including English Language and Mathematics. Additional requirements might apply for some programmes and these can be viewed after selecting the Programme and entry level at the Faculty’s admission page.

To apply for NOUN admission form or any programme, select the Faculty, choose the programme and entry level so that the View Requirement button is enabled. Clicking this button will reveal the corresponding entry requirement and enable the Apply button on the pre-payment application page. Then;

  • Fill in all the remaining details on the page before submitting.
  • On successful submission of the pre-payment form, you are redirected to Remita to obtain an RRR invoice which should be used to effect payment for the application form.
  • An applicant who pays online using a payment card will automatically obtain the online form which must be filled before submission.
  • Applicants who pay through a bank branch must click on Continue after payment… and enter their Unique ID and RRR. They are also given the opportunity to change the Programme applied for.
  • Applicants who had paid using an RRR generated last semester or earlier must restart the application process upto the point when they are re-directed to remita. They should now use the newly generated UniqueID with the old RRR used for payment when they click Proceed after payment.
  • In all cases a successful payment will lead to the generation of an online application form which should be filled before submission online. The admission process is automated and the outcome is virtually instantaneous!

How to Apply for NOUN Admission Form

Step by step procedure to apply for NOUN admission form

  1. Visit the site admission portal
  2. Click on the ‘Admission’
  3. Click on the ‘Apply for admission’
  4. Click ‘Yes’ if you have checked your credentials against the requirements for the programme of your choice otherwise, click ‘No’ and check as applicable
  5. Follow the guide in the pop-up box if applicable otherwise, close it
  6. Select/enter all options as applicable
  7. Click on the ‘Next’ button
  8. Click on ‘Details confirmed’ button after confirming displayed pieces of information
  9. Re-confirm payment details, click on ‘Yes’ and then on ‘Make payment’ button
  10. On the remita page, confirm displayed information and click on the ‘Submit’ button
  11. Select applicable payment option and click on ‘Make payment’ button
  12. Still at the remita end, follow the prompts on the screen.
  13. When you enter your one-time-password (OTP) and click the submit button, it is strongly advised that you do not do anything on the keyboard, mouse or screen until you are returned to NOUN page
  14. You will be debited and returned (if there was no interruption) to NOUN page. Follow the instructions and note the pieces of information on the screen

How to Login and Fill/Edit the Application Form

  1. Click ‘Home’
  2. Click ‘Admission’
  3. Click on ‘Return to application form’
  4. Enter your application form number and your password
  5. Click on the ‘Login’ button
  6. Follow the prompts on the screen

Sections of the application form must be completed sequentially. Skipping is not allowed. The top of the head, the front baseline of the neck and the two ears must be clearly visible on the passport pictureTo delete one or more of the credentials you have entered (possible only if every section of the applicaforn form has been completed);

a. Click on the ‘Preview form’ button (top) if you are not on the form preview page
b. Scroll to the ‘Academic history’ section
c. Click on the corresponding ‘edit’ icon
d. Click on the button for the credential
e. Click on the ‘Delete’ button
f. Confirm your intention

To access/edit any section of your application form from the form preview page

a. Click on the corresponding edit icon
b. Make adjustments as applicable
c. Click on the ‘Next’ button to save changes and move to the next page

Step by Step Procedure for Registration for Returning students

  1. Visit the site www.nouonline.net
  2. On the Home Page, go to the Menu Bar, Click  “Student Login”
  3. Click “Register”
  4. Input Details
  5. Click “Submit”

After  Submission

  1. Goto “Login” on the Menu and click
  2. Enter Matric number and password to login
  3. Goto “Manage Wallet”
  4. Click  “Load Wallet”
  5. Enter details and amount
  6. Click “Pay”
  7. Copy and take your RRR number to any bank branch for payment.

After Payment

  1. Login
  2. Goto  “Manage Wallet”
  3. Click “Check Payment Status”
  4. Enter Matric Number and RRR number
  5. Click “Check Wallet Payment”

Registration

  1.  Click “Home”
  2.  Click “Registration”
  3.  Select Semester Registration
  4.  Enter Details. (Note: Semester Count; your to specify the number of compulsory fee payment made so far including present semester.)
  5.  Click “Submit”
  6. Proceed with course and exam registration

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