All Government (Central as well as state) Higher Education Institutions and central government R & D institutions are eligible to participate in ONOS.

1. The eligible Institutions are required to register at ONOS portal to get User ID and password. New registration will require institution name, AISHE code and contact details of institute nodal officer. The nodal officer shall be a regular, senior, whole-time employee of the institute. Registered member institutions can be viewed at https://onos.gov.in/instituteList
2. Institution AISHE Code is mandatory for registration. The institutions who do not have AISHE Code need to apply for AISHE code in the AISHE portal (https://aishe.gov.in/).
   1. Institutions who have students getting UG / PG / doctoral / post-doctoral degree / diploma need to apply as college / university / stand-alone institution in the AISHE portal.
   2. Institutions engaged in research & development activities and not having students need to apply under the R & D category in the AISHE portal. For the R & D institutions, a letter authorising them to join ONOS from their parent Ministry / Department in the central government is necessary.
3. Existing government consortia users, including state government higher education institutions having their static IP address are being automatically ported to the ONOS portal for smooth transition. In case of further assistance, please write to support[at]onos[dot]gov[dot]in along with institute name, designation and contact details of institute nodal officer.