Netaji Subhas Open University Founded

When was Netaji Subhas Open University founded, also give information regarding to Netaji Subhas Open University affiliation, & tell me which courses offered at NSOU & also give contact details of Netaji Subhas Open University & location map???

I would like to know when was the Netaji Subhas Open University founded as well as some of the courses offered by the University?

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Netaji Subhas Open University is the leading State Open University in India. The year 1997 was the birth year of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

The University underway functioning with effect from July 1998 Semester, only with the Bachelor's Degree Programme in Arts & Commerce to offer an opportunity of higher education in the vernacular medium to various disadvantaged groups of aspiring learners.

Professor Radharaman Chakraborty, the then Director of NIAS was selected as the first Vice Chancellor of NSOU. An Advisory body, consisting of well-known educationists and senior administrators was constituted to plan and oversee the activity of the newly opened University.

The University is acknowledged by University Grants Commission (UGC) u/s 2(f) vide letter No.F.9-2-97 (CPP-I) dated 26 August, 1998.

The University is acknowledged by Distance Education Council (DEC) vide letter No.fEC/OU/Recog/2008 dated 8 April,2008.

The University is acknowledged by Govt. of West Bengal vide letter No.316-SE(Aptt.) dated 21 March 2000 and 501-SE(A)/10M-51/99 dated 15 May 2000.

Please find the letter for Continuation of recognition for offering programmes in Open & Distance Learning (ODL) mode for the academic year 2015-16 attached below.




Courses offered by the University are:

Bachelors Degree Programme (BDP) (B.A.)
Bengali (EBG)
English (EEG)

Post Graduate Degree Programme (PGP) (M.A.)
Bengali (PGBG)
English (PGEG)
English Language Teaching (PGET)

PG Diploma Programme
Journalism & Mass Communication (JMC)
Public Relations and Advertising (PR & Ad.)
English Language Teaching (ELT)

Certificate
Communicative English (CE)

Contact Details:

Netaji Subhas Open University
DD-26, Sector-I,
Salt Lake City,
Kolkata, West Bengal 700064,
India