Netaji Subhas Open University is the premier State Open University in India. The year 1997 was the birth centenary year of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The Chief Minister of West Bengal made an announcement at a State function that an Open University would be set up soon and dedicated to Netaji's hallowed memory. The Higher Education Minister, Govt. of West Bengal spearheaded the idea after his visit to the Open University in U.K. Under his instruction was set up a ten-member steering committee headed by late Dr. Bhaskar Ray Chowdhury, former Vice-Chancellor of Kolkata University.
Following this, a State Act (W.B. Act (XIX) of 1997 and Recognised by U.G.C.) was passed on the 20th August 1997 in favour of opening a University for imparting Distance Education. Netaji Subhas Open University was established by bifurcated Netaji Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS) and in terms of the Act of West Bengal State Legislative Assembly and is housed in Historic building of Sri Sarat Chandra Bose, elder brother of Netaji. The University started functioning with effect from July 1998 Semester, only with the Bachelor's Degree Programme in Arts & Commerce to provide an opportunity of higher education in the vernacular medium to various disadvantaged groups of aspiring learners. It is the tenth Open University of the country and the ninth State Open University.
Professor Radharaman Chakraborty, the then Director of NIAS was appointed as the first Vice Chancellor of NSOU. An Advisory body, consisting of eminent educationists and senior administrators was constituted to plan and oversee the activity of the newly opened University. They executed the preliminary set-up necessary for the functioning of the Open University and from July 1998, 31 Study Centres started functioning under Netaji Subhas Open University with a Bachelor Degree Programme (BDP) in Arts & Commerce. Since January 1999 semester further 5 study centres were opened with Arts & Commerce Courses under the BDP.
The University started Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Science subjects from January, 2000 session.
The Post Graduate Degree Programme in Science subject(Mathematics) and Arts Subjects (History and Social Work) were started in January,2002 and January, 2004 session respectively.
The second Vice-Chancellor of NSOU is Professor Surabhi Banerjee who took over charge on 17th November 2001. She is also the first lady Vice-Chancellor of NSOU. She handed over her charge as Vice-Chancellor to Shri Joydeep Sil, the then Registrar of the University, on 15.05.2008.
Shri Joydeep Sil officiated as Vice-Chancellor (15.05.2008 to 27.10.2008).
The third Vice-Chancellor: Professor Manimala Das (27.10.2008 to 31.7.2011).
The fourth Vice-Chancellor: Professor Subha Sankar Sarkar (01.08.2011 to 14.09.2022).
The fifth Vice-Chancellor: Professor Ranjan Chakrabarti (15.09.2022 to 14.03.2023).
PCP Schedule/Notice
02.02.2024:Schedule for Offline Special Lecture Programme (OSLP) for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Year of the Sociology Honours UG CBCS Programme (HSO) at Jalpaiguri RC......Detail
11.01.2024:Notice of SLP for 1st Year of B.Sc. Honours in Mathematics (HMT) Programme at Durgapur RC......Detail
09.01.2024:Notice for SLP for 1st Year, 2nd Year of B.Sc. Honours in Mathematics (HMT) Programme at Jalpaiguri RC......Detail
21.12.2023:Allotment and Schedule of Laboratory Counselling-cum-Evaluation Session 2023, Paper: CC-MT-06 - Phase-2 (Dec. 30, 2023 - Mar. 17, 2024). Exam Centre - NSOU Kalyani Campus.....Detail
12.12.2023:Notice regarding Annual LCES, 2023, Phase-2 (December 30, 2023 – March 17, 2024) for UG Science students......Detail
06.12.2023:Allotment of Laboratory Counselling-cum-Evaluation Session Phase-2 (Dec 24, 2023 - Mar 10, 2024), Papers: CC02, CC06, DSE-21 (CBCS Honours)......Detail
06.12.2023:Allotment of Laboratory Counselling-cum-Evaluation Session Phase-2 (Dec 24, 2023 - Mar 10, 2024), Papers: S-03 (Subsidiary Papers)......Detail
10.10.2023:REVISED Allotment of Laboratory Counselling-cum-Evaluation Session Phase-1 (Oct 30, 2023 - Nov 10, 2023), Papers: CC-01, CC-05, CC-11 (CBCS Honours)......Detail
05.10.2023:Notice for the LCES-23 Phase-1 (October 30, 2023 – November 10, 2023) & Phase-2 (December 24, 2023 – February 25, 2024) to be organized by the School of Sciences, NSOU......Detail
05.10.2023:Allotment of Laboratory Counselling-cum-Evaluation Session Phase-1 (Oct 30, 2023 - Nov 10, 2023), Papers: E-04, E-08, E-12, E-16 (BDP Old Syllabus)......Detail
07.09.2023:Notice of Remedial Classes for (UG CBCS & UG Non-CBCS) at Durgapur Regional Centre......Detail
01.08.2023:Notice of SLP for 1st Year, 2nd Year HEG: Bachelor of Arts (English Honours) and 3rd Year BDP EEG Learners at Durgapur Regional Centre......Detail
27.07.2023:Notice of SLP for 1st Year, 2nd Year HEG: Bachelor of Arts (English Honours) and 3rd Year BDP EEG Learners at Durgapur Regional Centre......Detail
25.04.2024:Schedule for Post Graduate English (PGEG) PCP Programme, Paper-I, January 2024 Batch at Rani Dhanya Kumari College Study Centre (T-06).....Detail
25.04.2024:Schedule for Post Graduate Bengali (PGBG) PCP Programme, Paper-I, January 2024 Batch at Rani Dhanya Kumari College Study Centre (T-06).....Detail
25.04.2024:PCP Schedule of Post Graduate English (PGEG), Paper-I, January 2024 Batch at Durgapur Regional Centre.....Detail
25.04.2024:PCP Schedule of Post Graduate English (PGEG), Paper-I, January 2024 Batch at Kalyani Regional Centre.....Detail
25.04.2024:PCP Schedule of Post Graduate English (PGEG), Paper-I, January 2024 Batch at Women's College, Kolkata and Syamaprasad College, Kolkata.....Detail
25.04.2024:Schedule for Post Graduate Bengali (PGBG) PCP Programme, Paper-I, January 2024 Batch at Bankura Christian College.....Detail
24.04.2024:PCP Schedule of PG History (PGHI), Paper-I, 1st Year, January 2024 Batch at Rani Dhanya Kumari College Study Centre (T-06).....Detail
23.04.2024:Schedule for Post Graduate Bengali (PGBG) PCP Programme, Paper-I, January 2024 Batch at Kalyani Regional Centre.....Detail
23.04.2024:Tentative PCP Routine for Post Graduate Environmental Science (PGES), Part-I, January 2024 Batch.....Detail
23.04.2024:PG Mathematics (PGMT) PCP Routine for Paper: IA & IB, January 2024 Batch (Part-I) at Women's Christian College.....Detail
23.04.2024:Provisional PG Mathematics (PGMT) PCP Routine for January 2024 Batch (Part-I) at Women's Christian College, Raja N. L. Khan College, Bolpur College, Coochbehar College.....Detail
23.04.2024:Schedule for Post Graduate Bengali (PGBG) PCP Programme, Paper-I, January 2024 Batch at Sarojini Naidu College Study Centre.....Detail
23.04.2024:Provisional PG Zoology PCP Routine for January 2024 Batch (Part-I).....Detail
23.04.2024:PCP Routine of PG History, Paper-I, January 2024 Batch at Burdwan Raj College Study Centre.....Detail
22.04.2024:Notice regarding suspension of PCP classes at Sarojini Naidu College Study Centre due to WBJEE-2024 examination.....Detail
22.04.2024:Schedule for PGBG PCP Programme, Paper-I, Part-I, January 2024 Batch at Alipurduar Mahila Mahavidyalaya (K-04).....Detail
22.04.2024:Schedule for PGBG PCP Programme, Paper-I, 1st Year, January 2024 Batch at Coochbehar College Study Centre (F-03).....Detail
22.04.2024:Schedule for PGBG PCP Programme, Paper-I, 1st Year, January 2024 Batch at Durgapur Campus.....Detail
22.04.2024:PCP Schedule for PGEG and PGBG, Paper-I, 1st Year (January 2024 Batch) at Rani Dhnya Kumari College Study Centre (T-06).....Detail
22.04.2024:PCP Schedule of PGPA of Part-I, Paper-I, Batch January 2024 at Maharaja Manindra Chandra College.....Detail
19.04.2024:PCP Routine of PG History, Paper-I, January 2024 Batch at Bijoy Krishna Girls College Study Centre.....Detail
19.04.2024:PCP Routine of PG History, Paper-II, January 2024 Batch at Bijoy Krishna Girls College Study Centre.....Detail
18.04.2024:Notice for PCP Classes for PGHI, Batch: January, 2024.....Detail
18.04.2024:Schedule for PG Bengali PCP Programme, Paper-I, January 2024 Batch at Syamaprasad College.....Detail
18.04.2024:Notice for Offline PCP Schedule of PGJM, January 2024 Batch. Paper: 1A & 1B at Durgapur Regional Centre.....Detail
18.04.2024:Notice for Offline PCP Schedule of PGJM, January 2024 Batch, Paper: 1A & 1B at Sarojini Naidu College.....Detail
18.04.2024:Tentative Routine for Post Graduate Geography (PGGR) Part-I PCP, January 2024 Batch.....Detail
18.04.2024:PCP Notice for Post Graduate in Education (PGED) regarding Allotment of PCP Centres & PCP Schedule, January 2024 Session (Part-I).....Detail
17.04.2024:PCP Schedule of Political Science (PGPS), Batch: January 2024 Batch (Part-I), Paper: I at Women’s Christian College.....Detail
17.04.2024:PCP Schedule of Political Science (PGPS), Batch: January 2024 Batch (Part-I), Paper: I at Maharaja Manindra Chandra College.....Detail
16.04.2024:PCP Schedule of Political Science (PGPS), Batch: January 2024 (First year), Paper: I-IV at Cooch Behar College Study Centre (F-03).....Detail
15.04.2024:Face-to-Face PCP Schedule of PGELT, Paper-I & II (New Syllabus), January 2024 Batch at Women's Christian College.....Detail
11.04.2024:REVISED Notification for Post Graduate PCP under School of Humanities (SoH) for January 2024 Batch (Paper I, II, III & IV)......Detail
09.04.2024:Notice regarding PCP (January/Feb Session 2024) of the programmes under the School of Professional Studies......Detail
05.04.2024:PCP Schedule of Post Graduate Public Administration (PGPA) of Part-I, Paper- I-IV, Batch: January 2024 at Maharaja Manindra Chandra College, Kolkata......Detail
05.04.2024:PCP Schedule of Political Science (PGPS), Batch: January, 2024, Paper: I-IV at Maharaja Manindra Chandra College & Women's Christian College......Detail
02.04.2024:Notification for Post Graduate PCP under School of Humanities (SoH) for January 2024 Batch (Paper I, II, III & IV)......Detail
06.02.2024:Notice for Face to Face (F2F) mandatory offline PCP along with the Workshop & Practical for Phase-I of B.Ed. Spl.Ed. & M.Ed. Sp. Edu. (IID & HI)-ODL, 2nd Semester......Detail
17.08.2023:Offline PCP schedule of ADPRA, Paper-VI, January 2023 Batch at Sarojini Naidu College......Detail
17.08.2023:Offline PCP Schedule of ADJMC, Paper-VIB, January 2023 Batch at Sarojini Naidu College......Detail
27.07.2023:Offline PCP Schedule of ADJMC, Paper-VA, January 2023 Batch at Sarojini Naidu College......Detail
27.07.2023:Offline PCP schedule of ADPRA, Paper-V, January 2023 Batch at Sarojini Naidu College......Detail
06.07.2023:Offline PCP schedule of ADPRA, Paper-IV, January 2023 Batch at Sarojini Naidu College......Detail
06.07.2023:Offline PCP Schedule of ADJMC, Paper-IV, January 2023 Batch at Sarojini Naidu College......Detail
14.06.2023:Offline PCP schedule of ADPRA, Paper-III, January 2023 Batch at Sarojini Naidu College......Detail
14.06.2023:Offline PCP Schedule of Advance Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication (ADJMC), Paper-III, January 2023 Batch at Sarojini Naidu College......Detail
25.05.2023:Offline PCP schedule of ADPRAD, Paper-II, January 2023 Batch at Sarojini Naidu College......Detail
25.05.2023:Offline PCP Schedule of ADJMC, Paper-II, January 2023 Batch at Sarojini Naidu College......Detail
03.05.2023:Offline PCP Schedule of ADJMC, Paper-I, January 2023 Batch at Sarojini Naidu College......Detail
03.05.2023:Offline PCP schedule of ADPRA, Paper-I, January 2023 Batch at Sarojini Naidu College......Detail
25.04.2023:Offline PCP Schedule of ADJMC, Paper-I to VI, January 2023 Batch at Sarojini Naidu College......Detail
25.04.2023:Offline PCP schedule of ADPRA, Paper-I to VI, January 2023 Batch at Sarojini Naidu College......Detail
06.02.2024:Notice for Face to Face (F2F) mandatory offline PCP along with the Workshop & Practical for Phase-I of B.Ed. Spl.Ed. & M.Ed. Sp. Edu. (IID & HI)-ODL, 2nd Semester......Detail
22.04.2024:Notice for Reported Against (R.A.) Examinee of PG TEE, June-2022 / December-2022......Detail
22.04.2024:Notice for 3rd Phase Examination Form submission through online for PG TEE, June-2023/December-2023......Detail
19.04.2024:Notice for 2nd Phase Examination Form submission through Online for BLIS, TEE, December-2023......Detail
04.04.2024:Notice for 2ns Phase Examination Form submission through online for Post Graduate Term-End Examination, June-2023 / December-2023......Detail
12.03.2024:Notice for submission of Examination Form for M.Ed. (Spl. Edn.) TEE (Practical), December-2023 (5th Semester)......Detail
05.03.2024:Notice for all Study Centre Co-ordinators regarding Dissertation of PGSW-15/MLIS-9......Detail
09.01.2024:Notice for Examination Form submission through Online for Bachelor of Library & Information Science (BLIS), Term End Examination, December-2023......Detail
22.04.2024:ADMISSION: List of Selected Candidates and General Notification for Ph.D. Programme in English Language Teaching, Academic Year 2022-23 (4th Phase)......Detail
22.04.2024:ADMISSION: Application Proforma for Exemption of Course Work (Ph.D.)......Detail
16.04.2024:ADMISSION: Admission to Short Term Course on "Data Analysis using R". Notice | Brochure | Admission Link
09.04.2024:ADMISSION: NSOU-RET Part-II in ELT (Viva-Voce Examination), Discipline: ELT, Code: PHDEL, Academic Year 2022-23......Detail
08.04.2024:ADMISSION: List of Selected Candidates and General Notification for Ph.D. Programme in Chemistry, Zoology, Physics, Sociology and Bengali, Academic Year 2022-23 (3rd Phase)......Detail
08.04.2024:ADMISSION: Application Proforma for Exemption of Course Work (Ph.D.)......Detail
01.04.2024:ADMISSION: Admission to MOOC-ICT for Educators (2nd Cycle)......Detail
28.03.2024:ADMISSION: List of Selected Candidates and General Notification for Ph.D. Programme in Commerce and Education, Academic Year 2022-23 (2nd Phase)......Detail
22.03.2024:ADMISSION: Notification for Mop Up Counselling Cum Spot Admission of MBA Programme, Session January 2024......Detail
18.03.2024:ADMISSION: Provisional 3rd Merit List (LIST-II) of PGES for NON-NSOU Candidates of OBC-A Category, January 2024......Detail
18.03.2024:ADMISSION: Provisional 3rd Merit List (LIST-I) of PGGR for NON-NSOU Candidates of of SC,ST and OBC-B Categories, January 2024......Detail
18.03.2024:ADMISSION: General Instruction for 3rd Round of Counseling and Spot Admission for PG Environmental Science (PGES), Geography (PGGR) and Zoology (PGZO), Session January 2024......Detail
18.03.2024:ADMISSION: Notification for 2nd Counselling Cum Spot Admission of MBA Programme, Session January 2024......Detail
12.03.2024:ADMISSION: List of Selected Candidates and General Notification for Ph.D. Programme in Commerce, Management, Library & Information Science, History and Education, Academic Year 2022-23......Detail
12.03.2024:ADMISSION: Application Proforma for Exemption of Course Work......Detail
07.03.2024:ADMISSION: Notification for Counselling cum Spot Admission of MBA Programme, Session January 2024......Detail
01.03.2024:COUNSELLING: General Instruction for 2nd Counseling for Post Graduate Zoology and Geography, January 2024......Detail
01.03.2024:COUNSELLING: Provisional 2nd Merit List of M.Sc. in Zoology for NON NSOU Candidates of all Categories, January 2024......Detail
01.03.2024:COUNSELLING: Provisional 2nd Merit List of M.Sc. in Geography for NON-NSOU Candidates of all Categories, January 2024......Detail
01.03.2024:COUNSELLING: General Instruction for 2nd Counseling for Post Graduate Environmental Science, January 2024......Detail
01.03.2024:COUNSELLING: Provisional 2nd Merit List of M.Sc. in Environmental Science for NSOU Candidates of all Categories, January 2024......Detail
01.03.2024:COUNSELLING: Provisional 2nd Merit List of M.Sc. in Environmental Science for NON-NSOU Candidates of all Categories, January 2024......Detail
28.02.2024:COUNSELLING: Notification for Inclusion of Syamaprasad College for PGGR Counselling, Session January 2024......Detail
16.02.2024:MERIT LIST: General Instruction for Counseling and Provisional Merit Lists for Admission to PG Zoology, PG Geography and PG Environmental Science, Session January 2024......Detail
16.02.2024:ADMISSION: Notification for Selection Test of MBA Programme, Session January 2024......Detail
27.04.2024:National Webinar on "Challenges and Prospects of the Teacher Education Program as visioned in the New Education Policy (NEP)". Flyer | ZOOM Link
24.04.2024:One-Day National Webinar on "Autism Advocacy Network". Flyer | Programme Schedule
23.04.2024:Students' Seminar on "Digital Technology: A Paradigm Shift in Higher Education"......Detail
22.04.2024:Celebration of World Book Day 2024......Detail
15.04.2024:One-Day National Webinar on "Autism Advocacy Network". Detail | ZOOM Link
08.04.2024:Sensitisation Programme on "Code of Conduct for the Learners of NSOU & Grievance Redressal Mechanism of NSOU". Flyer | ZOOM Link
05.04.2024:Students' Seminar on "Digital Technology: A Future of Teaching- Learning Process"......Detail
02.04.2024:Two-Day International Seminar (Funded by the ICSSR Research Project) on "Multidisciplinary Perspectives of Managing Environment and Resource for Sustainable Development"......Detail
18.03.2024:World Social Work Day (#WSWD24) on 'Inspiring Inclusion' Role of Social Work in Women's Empowerment......Detail
13.03.2024:National Webinar on "Use of Recent Techniques for Assessment and Teaching Strategies of Learners with Low Vision". Flyer | Prog. Schedule | ZOOM Link
05.03.2024:গ্রন্থ আলোচনা - বাংলার পার্টিশন-কথা - উত্তর প্রজন্মের খোঁজে, organised by CLTCS, SoH......Detail
21.02.2024:National Webinar on "Education for Environment". Detail | ZOOM Link