General Instructions

Any eligible person can apply for admission in one of the courses of his choice, offered by the University. The admission from (Annexure-A) and prospectus may be obtained, on payment of Rs.150.00, from the sales counters of the University or by sending the demand draft of Rs.200 by registered post, drawn in favour of Nalanda Open University. No money order or postal order is accepted. The demand draft must be made in the name of Nalanda Open University payable at Patna. The sales counters of the University function on all working days from 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

The admission form, supported by the photo copy of the following documents, must reach the Registrar, Nalanda Open University, 3rd Floor, Biscoumann Bhawan, Patna 800 001, Bihar, before the last date for submission of form, either personally or by registered post.

Document required with the admission form :
Photocopy of the mark sheet of the qualifying examination, which has been prescribed as eligibility condition by the University for getting admission in the desired course and certificate of marticulation.
Caste certificate, issued by DM/DC/SDO or any other person authorised to issue such Certificate for SC/ST/BC/OBC candidates, seeking admission on reserved quota.

Things to be kept in mind :
Original documents (marks sheet of qualifying examination and certificate of marticulation exam). The original document will be returned to the candidate immediately after verification and comparison with the attested photocopy submitted by the candidate and the attested photocopy of the document will be kept by the University for record. A verification fee of Rs.100 per candidate will be charged by the University, for which a valid receipt will be issued by the University authorities to the concerned candidates.
Three self addresses envelops of size 10x4.5 inch each. One ticket-size photograph will be affixed on the admission form at the space provided. Another photograph will be pasted on the identity card and the third will be required for identity card register. All the three photographs must be attested by a competent authority. Candidates are required to write their name on the reverse of the unpasted photographs.
The candidate selected for admission must pay the required charges in full at the time of admission, including examination fee given in Annexture-I. The payment must be made through demand draft in favour of Nalanda Open University, payable at Patna.
25% fee concession to Woman seeking admission in any course in 2008.
On the reverse side of the Demand Draft, the candidate must write his/her name, admission form number and the name of the course he has applied for.
Candidates are advised to retain photocopy of the demand draft for their own record.

Eligibility Criteria:

The following are the minimum requirement for admission to various courses:
Name of the Course Eligibility /Qualification
Duration of the course
Master’s Degree Courses Bachelor Degree or equivalent*
2 Years
M.Sc.(Geography) B.Sc. Degree* 2 Years
MLIS BLIS
1 Year
P.G.Diploma Courses Bachelor Degree or equivalent*
1 Year
Bachelor’s Degree Courses (B.Com) Intermediate*
3 Years
BLIS Bachelor Degree or equivalent*

1 Year
Intermediate Matriculation or Equivalent*
2 Years
Certificate Courses Matriculation or Equivalent*
6 Months

* Note : Only such degrees and certificates will be considered as equivalent which have been recognised as such by the Academic Council of the Nalanda Open University

Fee Structure

COURSE NAME Fee
[A] POST GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES
1.
M.A. (Economics)
2500/- (Each year)
2.
M.A. (Geography)
2500/- + 500/- (Practical) (Each year)
3.
M.Sc. (Geography)
2500/- + 500/- (Practical) (Each year)
4.
M.A. (Hindi) 2500/- (Each year)
5.
M.A. (History) 2500/- (Each year)
6.
M.A. (Magahi) 2500/- (Each year)

7.
M.A. (Political Science) 2500/- (Each year)
8.
M.A. (Psychology) 2500/- (Each year)
9. M.A. (Sociology) 2500/- (Each year)
10. M.A. (Public Administration) 2500/- (Each year)
11. M.A. (Rural Development) 2500/- (Each year)
12. M.A. (Journalism & Mass Communication) 2500/- + 500/- (Practical) (Each year)
13. Master of Library & Information Science (One Year Course) 5500/- + 500/- (Practical) (Each year)
14. Master in Commerce (M.Com) 3000/- (Each year)

[B]
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES
15.
Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management
3000/-
16.
Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management
3000/-
17.
Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication
3000/- + 500/- (Practical)
18.
Post Graduate Diploma in Yogic Studies
3000/-
19. Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster Management 3000/-

[C]
GRADUATE OR DEGREE PROGRAMMES
20.
B.A. Honours (Economics)
1500/- (Each year)
21.
B.A. Honours (Hindi)
1500/- (Each year)
22.
B.A. Honours (History)
1500/- (Each year)
23. B.A. Honours (Pol. Science) 1500/- (Each year)
24. B.A. Honours (Psychology) 1500/- (Each year)
25. B.A. Honours (Sociology) 1500/- (Each year)
26. B.A. Honours (Social Work) 2000/- (Each year)
27. B.A. Honours (Geography) 1500/- + 500/- (Practical) (Each year)
28. B.A. Honours (Tourism) 1500/- (Each year)
29. B.A. Honours (Home Science) 1500/- + 500/- (Practical) (Each year)

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONS.)
30.
B.Sc. Honours (Botany)
–do–
31. B.Sc. Honours (Chemistry) –do–
32. B.Sc. Honours (Geography) –do–
33. B.Sc. Honours (Mathematics) –do–
34. B.Sc. Honours (Physics) –do–
35. B.Sc. Honours (Zoology) –do–
36. B.Sc. Honours (Home Science) –do–
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE
37. Bachelor of Commerce 1500/- (Each year)
OTHER BACHELOR COURSES
38. Bachelor of Library and Information Science (One Year Course) 3000/- + 500/- (Practial)
39. Bachelor of Computer Application 4000/- (Each year)

[D]
INTERMEDIATE PROGRAMME
40.
Intermediate of Arts
1200/- (Each year)
41.
Intermediate of Commerce
1200/- (Each year)
42. Intermediate of Science
1200/- (Each year)

[E]
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME (Nine Months Course)
43. Certificate in Computing 3000/-
44. Certificate in Library Science 2000/- + 500/- (Practical)
45. Certificate in Clinical Dental Technique 3000/-
46. Certificate in Dental and Oral Hygiene 3000/-
47. Certification in ECG Technique 3000/-
48. Certificate in Laboratory Technique 3000/-
49. Certificate in Medical Laboratory Technique 3000/-
50. Certificate in Physiotherapy and Yoga Therapy 3000/-
51. Certificate in Operation Theatre Assistant 3000/-

[F]
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME (Six Months Course)
52. Certificate in Abolotion of Child Labour 1000/-
53. Certificate in Bhojpuri Language 1000/-
54.
Certificate in Bio-fertilizer Production
1000/-
55.
Certificate in Buddhist Studies
1000/-
56. Certificate in Child and Women Rights 1000/-
57. Certificate in Child Psychology and Guidance 1000/-
58. Certificate in Christian Studies 1000/-
59. Certificate in Disaster Management 1000/-
60. Certificate in Environment Studies 1000/-
61. Certificate in Floriculture Technology 1000/-
62. Certificate in Food and Nutrition 1000/-
63. Certificate in Health and Environment 1000/-
64. Certificate in Hindu Studies 1000/-
65. Certificate in HIV and Family Education 1000/-
66. Certificate in Indian Constitution and Panchayati Raj 1000/-
67. Certificate in Insurance Services 1000/-
68. Certificate in Islamic Studies 1000/-
69. Certificate in Jain Studies 1000/-
70. Certificate in Legal Awareness Among Women 1000/-
71. Certificate in Magahi Language 1000/-
72. Certificate in Maithili Language 1000/-
73. Certificate in Medicinal and Aromatic Plant 1000/-
74. Certificate in Nutrition and Child Care 1000/-
75. Certificate in Pali Language 1000/-
76. Certificate in Prakrit Language 1000/-
77. Certificate in Sanskrit Language 1000/-
78. Certificate in Sikh Studies 1000/-
79. Certificate in Soil Health Management 1000/-
80. Certificate in Urdu Language 1000/-

[G]
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME (Four Weeks Course)
81. Certification in Home Usages of Computers 500/-

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Study Centres:

Sl. No. Name of the centre Location Telephone No.
1. A B M College Jamshedpur
2. Deoghar College Deoghar
3. D A V College Siwan
4. Gopalganj College Gopalganj
5. Jagannath Jain College Koderma
6. Jagdam College Chhapra
7. M L T College Saharsa
8. Mahila College Khagaria
9. M J K College Bettiah
10. M S College Motihari
11. M V College Buxar
12. Markham College Hazaribagh
13. M J M College Katihar
14. Nalanda College Biharsharif
15. Patna Training College Patna
16. Patna College Patna
17. Purnia College Purnia
18. T K Roy Memorial College Dhanbad
19. Parvati Vigyan College Madhepura
20. Ranchi Womens College Ranchi
21. R D & D J College Monghyr
22. S B P College Bhabhua
23. S S College Jehanabad
24. St. Xavier College of Education Digha, Patna
25. S S College Sasaram
26. T N B College Bhagalpur
27. Womens Training College Patna
28. Zakir Hussain Teachers Training College Darbhanga