Nalanda Open University

• To provide education to pupil who cannot attend regular university classes.
• To offer flexibility in learning
• To offer degree and diploma courses and to make provision for research for advancement and dissemination of knowledge.
• To offer special facilities to groups like, elderly people, in-service personnel, housewives, people living in remote areas, socially disadvantaged people of the society and all others who wish to enhance qualification.
• To lay emphasis on vocational, as well as, conventional courses, leading to award of degrees and certificates.
• To create responsiveness for self-sufficiency and equip people with knowledge and higher qualification so as to enable those to become suitable for new work opportunities.
• To provide course for rural, agricultural, industrial and commercial needs of people and design learning material for improving socio-economic condition of the masses.
• To bring consciousness in women, children and downtrodden of their social rights, duties and legal status in society.

The Nalanda Open University offers the following courses.

1. M.A. (Economics)
2. M.A. (Geography)
3. M.Sc. (Geography)
4. M.A. (Hindi)
5. M.A. (History)
6. M.A. (Magahi)
7. M.A. (Political Science)
8. M.A. (Psychology)
9. M.A. (Sociology)
10. M.A. (Public Administration)
11. M.A. (Rural Development)
12. M.A. (Journalism & Mass Communication)
13. Master of Library & Information Science (One Year Course)
14. Master in Commerce (M.Com)

[B] Post Graduate Diploma Programmes

1. Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management
2. Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management
3. Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication
4. Post Graduate Diploma in Yogic Studies
5. Post Graduate Diploma in Disaster Management

1. B.A. Honours (Economics)
2. B.A. Honours (Hindi)
3. B.A. Honours (History)
4. B.A. Honours (Pol. Science)
5. B.A. Honours (Psychology)
6. B.A. Honours (Sociology)
7. B.A. Honours (Social Work)
8. B.A. Honours (Geography)
9. B.A. Honours (Tourism)
10. B.A. Honours (Home Science)

BACHELOR OFSCIENCE (HONS.)

1. B.Sc. Honours (Botany)
2. B.Sc. Honours (Chemistry)
3. B.Sc. Honours (Geography)
4. B.Sc. Honours (Mathematics)
5. B.Sc. Honours (Physics)
6. B.Sc. Honours (Zoology)
7. B.Sc. Honours (Home Science)

Bachelor of Commerce

OTHER BACHELORCOURSES

Bachelor of Library and InformationScience (One Year Course)
Bachelor of Computer Application

[D] INTERMEDIATE PROGRAMME

1. Intermediate of Arts
2. Intermediate of Commerce
3. Intermediate of Science

[E] CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME (Nine Months Course)

1. Certificate in Computing
2. Certificate in Library Science
3. Certificate in Clinical Dental Technique
4. Certificate in Dental and Oral Hygiene
5. Certification in ECG Technique
6. Certificate in Laboratory Technique
7. Certificate in Medical Laboratory Technique
8. Certificate in Physiotherapy and Yoga Therapy
9. Certificate in Operation Theatre Assistant

[F] CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME (Six Months Course)

1. Certificate in Abolotion of Child Labour
2. Certificate in Bhojpuri Language
3. Certificate in Bio-fertilizer Production
4. Certificate in Buddhist Studies
5. Certificate in Child and Women Rights
6. Certificate in Child Psychology and Guidance
7. Certificate in Christian Studies
8. Certificate in Disaster Management
9. Certificate in Environment Studies
10. Certificate in Floriculture Technology
11. Certificate in Food and Nutrition
12. Certificate in Health and Environment
13. Certificate in Hindu Studies
14. Certificate in HIV and Family Education
15. Certificate in Indian Constitution and Panchayati Raj
16. Certificate in Insurance Services
17. Certificate in Islamic Studies
18. Certificate in Jain Studies
19. Certificate in Legal Awareness among Women
20. Certificate in Magahi Language
21. Certificate in Maithili Language
22. Certificate in Medicinal and Aromatic Plant
23. Certificate in Nutrition and Child Care
24. Certificate in Pali Language
25. Certificate in Prakrit Language
26. Certificate in Sanskrit Language
27. Certificate in Sikh Studies
28. Certificate in Soil Health Management
29. Certificate in Urdu Language

[G] CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME (Four Weeks Course)

Certification in Home Usages of Computers

Admission Scenario

Any one who has requisite qualification can apply to study acourse from Nalanda Open University. The minimum eligibility criteria foradmission into different study programs are mentioned below.

• Master's Degree Courses -Bachelor Degree or equivalent
• M.Sc.(Geography)- B.Sc. Degree
• MLIS - BLIS
• P.G.Diploma Courses - Bachelor Degree or equivalent
• Bachelor's Degree Courses (B.Com) - Intermediate
• BLIS - Bachelor Degree or equivalent
• Intermediate -Matriculation or Equivalent
• Certificate Courses - Matriculation or Equivalent

Nalanda Open University has 28 study centers across thestate. These centers coordinates between students and university in coursedelivery, conduct of examination etc. List of study centers in differentlocations is given below.

1. 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. PatnaTraining College Patna
6. PatnaCollege Patna
17. Purnia College Purnia
18. T K Roy Memorial College Dhanbad
19. Parvati Vigyan College Madhepura
20. RanchiWomens College Ranchi
21. R D & D J College Monghyr
22. S B P College Bhabhua
23. S S College Jehanabad
24. St. Xavier College ofEducation Digha, Patna
25. S S College Sasaram
26. T N B College Bhagalpur
27. WomensTraining CollegePatna
28. Zakir Hussain Teachers Training College Darbhanga