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).
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15.07.2025:Online Extended Counselling Sessions (ECS) of HPA 3rd Year (6th Semester)......Detail
15.07.2025:PCP Schedule of PGBG, Paper-II, January 2025 Batch at Kalyani Regional Centre, NSOU......Detail
15.07.2025:PCP Schedule of PGPS, Paper-II, January 2025 Batch (Part-I) at Maharaja Manindra Chandra College......Detail
15.07.2025:PCP Schedule of PGPS, Paper-II, January 2025 Batch (Part-I) at Women's Christian College......Detail
15.07.2025:PCP Schedule of PGHI, Paper-II, 1st Year (January 2025 Batch) at Rani Dhanya Kumari College......Detail
14.07.2025:PCP Schedule of PGEG, Paper-II, Part-I (January 2025 Batch) at Raja Narendralal Khan Women's College (Autonomous)......Detail
14.07.2025:PCP Schedule of PGBG, Paper-II, Part-I (January 2025 Batch) at Raja Narendralal Khan Women's College (Autonomous)......Detail
11.07.2025:PCP Schedule of PGEG, Paper-II, 1st Year (January 2025 Batch) at Rani Dhanya Kumari College......Detail
11.07.2025:PCP Schedule of PGBG, 1st Year (January 2025 Batch) at Rani Dhanya Kumari College......Detail
11.07.2025:PCP Schedule of PGEG, Paper-I, Part-II, January 2025 Batch at Alipurduar Mahila Mahavidyalaya......Detail
11.07.2025:PCP Schedule of PGBG, Paper-I, Part-II, January 2025 Batch at Alipurduar Mahila Mahavidyalaya......Detail
10.07.2025:Notice for Extended Counselling Programme (ECP) for MSW Part-I (Batch: January 2024) on 21/07/2025 & 22/07/2025 at Jalpaiguri RC......Detail
08.07.2025:PCP Schedule of PGPS, Paper-II, January 2025 Batch (Part-I) at Rani Dhanya Kumari College......Detail
08.07.2025:PCP Schedule of PGHI, Paper-II, January 2025 Batch at Bijoy Krishna Girls College......Detail
04.07.2025:Notice regarding cancellation of Extended Counselling Session (Online) for PGPA Part-I (January 2025 Batch)......Detail
02.07.2025:REVISED PCP Schedule of PGPS, Paper-I at Maharaja Manindra Chandra College......Detail
01.07.2025:PCP Notice for PG Economics (PGEC), 1st Year (January 2025 batch) for the month of July, 2025 at Basanti Devi College......Detail
01.07.2025:PCP cum Workshop for Formation of Micro-Groups for Practical Paper X(A) - Field Work (PGJM TEE 2024) at Sarojini Naidu College on 13/07/2025......Detail
27.06.2025:PCP Schedule of PGPS, Part-I, January 2025 Batch at Maharaja Manindra Chandra College and Women's Christian College on 29/06/2025......Detail
27.06.2025:Revised PCP Schedule of PGBG, Paper-I, January 2025 Batch (1st Year) at Women's Christian College......Detail
24.06.2025:1st PCP in Post Graduate Mathematics (PGMT) for Paper- 1-A and 1-B, January 2025 Batch (Part-I)......Detail
24.06.2025:PCP Schedule of PGHI, Paper-I, January 2025 Batch at Burdwan Raj College......Detail
18.06.2025:PCP Schedule of PGPA of Part-I, Paper-II, Batch: January 2025 at Maharaja Manindra Chandra College......Detail
16.06.2025:PCP Schedule of PG History (PGHI), Paper-I, 1st Year, January 2025 Batch at Rani Dhanya Kumari College......Detail
12.06.2025:PCP Schedule of PGBG, Paper-I, January 2025 Batch at Bankura Christian College......Detail
11.06.2025:PCP Schedule of PGEG, Paper-I, January 2025 Batch at Durgapur Regional Campus......Detail
11.06.2025:PCP Schedule of PGBG, Paper-I, January 2025 Batch at Durgapur Regional Campus......Detail
10.06.2025:PCP Schedule of PGEG, Paper-I, January 2025 Batch at Kalyani Regional Campus......Detail
10.06.2025:PCP Schedule of PGBG, Paper-I, January 2025 Batch at Coochbehar College......Detail
10.06.2025:Face-to-Face PCP Schedule of PGELT, Paper-I & II (New Syllabus), January 2025 Batch at Women's Christian College......Detail
10.06.2025:Offline PCP Schedule of PGJM, Paper- 1A & 1B, Part-I, Batch January 2025 at Durgapur Regional Campus......Detail
10.06.2025:Offline PCP Schedule of PGJM, Paper- 1A & 1B, Part-I, Batch January 2025 at Sarojini Naidu College......Detail
10.06.2025:PCP Schedule of PGBG, Paper-I, January 2025 Batch at Sarojini Naidu College......Detail
10.06.2025:PCP Schedule of PGBG, 1st Year, Paper-I, January 2025 Batch at Women's Christian College......Detail
10.06.2025:PCP Schedule of PGEG, 1st Year, Paper-I, January 2025 Batch at Rani Dhanya Kumari College......Detail
10.06.2025:PCP Schedule of PGBG, 1st Year, Paper-I, January 2025 Batch at Rani Dhanya Kumari College......Detail
10.06.2025:PCP Schedule of PGBG, Part-I, Paper-I, January 2025 Batch at Alipurduar Mahila Mahavidyalaya......Detail
10.06.2025:PCP Schedule of PGEG, Part-I, Paper-I, January 2025 Batch at Alipurduar Mahila Mahavidyalaya......Detail
10.06.2025:PCP Schedule of PGEG, Paper-I, January 2025 Batch at Syamaprasad College......Detail
10.06.2025:PCP Schedule of PGEG, Paper-I, January 2025 Batch at Women's College Calcutta......Detail
10.06.2025:PCP Schedule of PGPS, Part-I, Paper-I, January 2025 Batch at Cooch Behar College......Detail
05.06.2025:PCP Schedule of PGBG, Paper-I, January 2025 Batch at Kalyani Regional Centre......Detail
05.06.2025:PCP Schedule of PGBG, Paper-I, Part-I, January 2025 Batch at Alipuduar Mahila Mahavidyalaya......Detail
05.06.2025:PCP Schedule of PGEG, Paper-I, Part-I, January 2025 Batch at Alipuduar Mahila Mahavidyalaya......Detail
03.06.2025:PCP Schedule of PGBG, Paper-I, 1st Year, January 2025 Batch at Rani Dhanya Kumari College......Detail
03.06.2025:PCP Schedule of PGEG, Paper-I, 1st Year January 2025 Batch at Rani Dhanya Kumari College......Detail
02.06.2025:PCP Schedule of PGPS, Part-I, Paper-I, January 2025 Batch at Rani Dhanya Kumari College......Detail
29.05.2025:PCP Schedule of PGPS, Part-I, Paper-I, January 2025 Batch at Maharaja Manindra Chandra College......Detail
29.05.2025:PCP Schedule of PGPS, Part-I, Paper-I, January 2025 Batch at Women's Christian College......Detail
28.05.2025:PCP Schedule of PG History (PGHI), Paper-I, January 2025 Batch at Bijoy Krishna Girls College and Basanti Devi College......Detail
28.05.2025:PCP Schedule of PGPA of Part-I, Paper-I, Batch: January 2025 at Maharaja Manindra Chandra College......Detail
28.05.2025:PCP Notice for PG Economics (PGEC), 1st Year (January 2025 batch) and 2nd Year for the month of June, 2025 at Basanti Devi College......Detail
28.05.2025:Notification for PG PCP under School of Humanities (SoH) for January 2025 Batch of Admissions for Papers I, II, III & IV......Detail
28.05.2025:Notice for PCP of MLIS, January-December 2025 (Phase-1) at Dum Dum Motijheel College and NSOU Durgapur Regional Campus......Detail
27.05.2025:PCP Schedule for M.Com. 1st Year, January 2025 (New batch) at Basanti Devi College, Bijoy Krishna Girls College and Maharaja Manindra Chandra College......Detail
26.05.2025:PCP Schedule for MSW Part-I of January 2025 Batch......Detail
24.05.2025:PCP Schedule of PGPS, Part-I, Paper: I, II, III, IV, January 2025 Batch at Women's Christian College, Maharaja Manindra Chandra College, Cooch Behar College and Rani Dhanya Kumari College......Detail
24.05.2025:PCP Schedule of PGPA of Part-I, Paper-I, II, III, IV, Batch: January 2025 at Maharaja Manindra Chandra College......Detail
23.05.2025:Notice regarding PG Education (PGED) Allotment of PCP Centres & PCP Schedule of January 2025 Batch (Part-I)......Detail
22.05.2025:PCP Schedule of PG History (PGHI), Paper-I, II, III, IV, January 2025 Batch......Detail
19.05.2025:PCP Routine of PG Zoology, January 2024 Batch (Part-II) at Kalyani Regional Centre......Detail
19.12.2024:Online Lecture Schedule for M.Ed. Special Education (IDD & HI)-ODL, Semester-I, Academic Session starting from October 2024 (Revised from July-August 2024), LSC Code: SEMH-02......Detail
13.12.2024:Mandatory offline PCP along with the Workshop & Practical (PHASE-I) for 1st Semester M.Ed. Special Education (IDD & HI)-ODL, academic session starting from October 2024 (Revised from July-August 2024) at Kalyani Campus......Detail
09.07.2025:Examination Form submission Circular for ADJMC (1 Year Course), TEE December-2024. Notice | Exam Form
02.07.2025:Notice regarding Examination Form submission through Online for BLIS TEE, December-2024......Detail
30.06.2025:Schedule for NSOU-RET of Zoology (PHDZO), Part-II (Viva-Voce examination), Academic Session 2023-24......Detail
26.06.2025:Schedule for NSOU-RET of Chemistry (PHDCH), Part-II (Viva-Voce examination), Academic Session 2023-24......Detail
25.06.2025:Schedule for NSOU-RET of Mathematics (PHDMT), Part-II (Viva-Voce examination), Academic Session 2023-24......Detail
20.06.2025:REVISED Notice for Examination Form submission (1st Phase) through online for Post Graduate Term-End Examination, December-2024......Detail
12.06.2025:Notice for Examination Form submission (1st Phase) through online for Post Graduate Term-End Examination, June-2024 / December-2024......Detail
02.07.2025:ADMISSION: Admission to the 12 weeks Research Internship for Under Graduate Students. Detail | Admission Link
02.07.2025:ADMISSION: Re-opening of Admission portal for Submission of Online Applications for B.Ed. Special Education (ODL) and M.Ed. Special Education (ODL) Programmes for the Academic Session 2025-2027. Detail
02.07.2025:ADMISSION: Viva-Voce for Admission to the Ph.D. Programme in Political Science (Academic Year: 2023-2024). Detail
20.06.2025:ADMISSION: Admission to Short-Term Courses (Duration: 6 months) for the July 2025 session (4th Cycle). Notice | Admission Link
16.06.2025:RENEWAL: Renewal Notification for MBA, 2024 (2nd Phase). Detail
16.06.2025:ADMISSION: Admission to MOOC - Cyber Security (5th Cycle). Flyer | Notice | Admission Link
05.06.2025:ADMISSION: Extension of Last Date for Submission of Online Applications for B.Ed. Special Education (ODL) and M.Ed. Special Education (ODL) Programmes for the Academic Session 2025-2027. Detail
20.05.2025:ADMISSION: Admission to Short-Term Training Programmes (July 2025 session), under the Centre for Lifelong Learning (CLL), Schoolof Vocational Studies, NSOU. Notice | Admission Form
16.05.2025:ADMISSION: Admission to Blended Vocational Education and Training (VET) Programme under the School of Vocational Studies (July 2025 Session). Notice | Admission Form
14.05.2025:MBA RENEWAL: Renewal Notification for MBA, 2024. Detail
10.05.2025:ADMISSION: Admission to MOOC - Child Rights and Protection (CRP), 6th Cycle. Detail | Admission Link
07.05.2025:B.ED. ADMISSION: Applications are invited for Admission to B.Ed. Special Education (IDD/HI/VI)-ODL for the academic session 2025-2027......Detail
07.05.2025:M.ED. ADMISSION: Applications are invited for Admission to M.Ed. Special Education (IDD/HI)-ODL for the academic session 2025-2027......Detail
29.04.2025:ADMISSION: Admission to Short Term Training Programme on News Writing Course (Sangbad Rachanar Pathsala) 4th Cycle, organized by the CLTCS under the aegis of School of Humanities, NSOU. Detail | Brochure | Admission Link
28.04.2025:ADMISSION: Notification Related to Incomplete Submission and Verification of DEB ID For PG, BLIS and Advance Diploma Admission Academic Year 2024-2025. Detail | Google Form Link
11.07.2025:Launching of INFLIBNET Services Display and INFLIBNET Research Corner on 25/07/2025 at Library Department, Kalyani RC......Detail
11.07.2025:"Celebrating Failures" - An initiative of AICTE & IIC by IIC of NSOU on 11/07/2025. Detail | YouTube Link
10.07.2025:Two-Day International Symposium on "Education 5.0: Expected Roles of Teachers & Learners" on 22/08/2025 & 23/08/2025. Notice | Registration Link
25.06.2025:Book Discussion organized by Murshidabad University and CLTCS, SoH, NSOU on 11/07/2025......Detail
06.06.2025:A Sensitisation Programme on "Code of Conduct for the Learners & Learners' Grievance Redressal Mechanism". Detail | Prog. Schedule | ZOOM Link
26.05.2025:Author Workshop on Publishing Ethics in Academic Journals on 24/06/2025. Detail | Registration
03.07.2025:e-Tender (2nd Call) for ICT support services for Netaji Subhas Open University......Detail
24.06.2025:e-Tender notice for supply & delivery including fittings and installation of CCTV, LAN and Intercom System at Jalpaiguri Regional Centre......Detail
05.06.2025:e-Tender notice for supply, delivery and installation of Desktop Computers, Projectors, UPS and other items for COEdn and 3 RCs......Detail
29.05.2025:Corrigendum regarding revised scope of work and maximum cap. e-Tender for ICT support services of NSOU......Detail
14.05.2025:Corrigendum regarding extension of bid submission date of ICT Support Services of NSOU......Detail