Friday, November 25, 2011

Nalanda Open University is a university at Patna in Bihar state in India

Nalanda Open University

Nalanda University
Established1987
TypePublic
ChancellorDr. Sidheshwar Prasad Sinha
Vice-ChancellorMr. Vijay Shankar Dubey
LocationPatna, Bihar, India
CampusUrban
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.nalandaopenuniversity.com

History

Nalanda Open University (NOU) is a university at Patna in Bihar state in India. The university was established in March, 1987. It is named after the famous Buddhist University of Nalanda, the ancient seat of learning. In 1995 the Nalanda Open University Act was passed, and the University came under the jurisdiction of that law. It is the only University in Bihar providing education through Distance and Open education. With a vision of providing education to those who have been deprived of formal education, it follows the norms of flexibility with respect to eligibility, admission and course structure. Nalanda Open University has 28 Study Centers all over Bihar. They are situated in the more important cities like Jamshedpur and Ranchi and also in small towns like Katihar and Bettiah, thus catering to the educational needs of every section of the society.

Courses

Degree courses at undergraduate level and degree as well as diploma courses at post graduate level are offered. Certificate courses for 6 or 9 months are also provided in this university. Nalanda Open University is the only university where various courses on Bihari Languages (Magahi, Bhojpuri, Maithili) are offered.
Courses offered :
Post Graduate Degree Programs
The university offers a Master of Arts(M.A) in Magahi, Bhojpuri, Rural Development, Economics, Geography, Hindi, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Public Administration, Journalism & Mass Communication, Education and Urdu.
The university offers a Master of Science in Geography, Botany and Mathematics.
The university also offers Master of Computer Application (MCA), Master of Library & Information Science (One Year Course), and Master in Commerce (M.Com).
Post Graduate Diploma Programmes
The university offers post graduate diploma programmes in Marketing Management, Financial Management, Journalism and Mass Communication, Yogic Studies and Disaster Management.
Graduate or Degree Programmes
The university offers B.A. Honours in Economics, Hindi, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Geography, Tourism, and Home Science.
The university offers Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Botany, Chemistry, Geography, Mathematics, Physics, Zoology, and Home Science.
The university also offers Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Library and InformationScience (One Year Course), and Bachelor of Computer Applications.
INTERMEDIATE PROGRAMME
  • Intermediate of Arts
  • Intermediate of Commerce
  • Intermediate of Science
CERTIFICATE PROGRAMME
The university offers a nine-month certificate programme in Computing, Library Science, Clinical Dental Technique, Dental and Oral Hygiene, ECG Technique, Laboratory Technique, Medical Laboratory Technique, Physiotherapy and Yoga Therapy, and Operation Theatre Assistant.
The university also offers a six-month programme in the languages of Magahi, Bhojpuri, Maithili, Pali, Prakrit, Sanskrit, Urdu and the fields of Disaster Management, Indian Constitution and Panchayati Raj, Abolotion of Child Labour, Bio-fertilizer Production, Buddhist Studies, Jain Studies, Child and Women Rights, Child Psychology and Guidance, Christian Studies, Environment Studies, Floriculture Technology, Health and Environment, Food and Nutrition, HIV and Family Education, Insurance Services, Hindu Studies, Islamic Studies, Sikh Studies, Legal Awareness among Women, Medicinal and Aromatic Plant, Nutrition and Child Care and Soil Health Management.
The university also offers a four-week Certification Programme in Home Usages of Computers.

Faculties

The University has been organized to function through the following Schools of Learning:
  • School of Management Studies & physical Sciences
  • School of Health & Environmental Sciences
  • School of Commerce & Social Sciences
  • School of Indian Languages & Religion
  • School of Computer & Information Sciences
  • School of Teachers Education

 Following are mentioned the Aims and Objectives of 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 .

[A] Post Graduate Degree Programs

   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

[C] Graduate or Degree Programmes

   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
  • Bachelor of Commerce
OTHER BACHELOR COURSES
  • 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.

Eligibility Criteria
  • 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
Study Centers

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

Contact

Address: Nalanda Open University
2nd/3rd Floor, Biscomaun Bhawan,
Gandhi Maidan,
Patna 800 001 (BIHAR).
Tel: 0612-2201013
Fax: 0612-2201001
E-mail: nalopuni@sancharnet.in
Website: www.nalandaopenuniversity.com
Vice Chancellor
Tel : 0612 2201019(O)2278686(R)
Registrar
Tel : 0612 2201024(O)2671730(R)
Fax : 2201001

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