• General Instructions
  • Eligibility Criteria
  • Fee Structure
  • Study Centres

 

Admission

Information related to admission process can be accessed on this page.

General Instructions

Any eligible person can apply for admission in one of the courses of his choice, offered by the University. The admission process is online. No money order, Bank Draft or postal order is accepted.  The information counter of the University function on all working days from 10:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Document required online with the admission form :

  • Scanned copy of the original mark sheet of the qualifying examination, which has been prescribed as eligibility condition by the University for getting admission in the desired course and scanned copy of marticulation certificate for proof of age.

  • Scanned copy of 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.

  • Candidates, applying for B.Ed. course, must deposit all prescribed documents along with the admission form, as per requirement of that course which shall be intimated to them separately.


Things to be kept in mind and to be produced if asked for:

  • 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.

  • The candidate must pay the required charges online in full at the time of online admission. 

  • 25% fee concession to Woman seeking admission in any course.

  • Candidates are advised to retain the pint out of their Application Form and fee receipt for their own record and future refernce.


Eligibility Criteria

The following are the minimum requirement for admission to various courses:

Sl. No. Name of the Course Eligibility /Qualification Duration of the course
1. Ph.D. (Program is suspended till further order) Post Graduation in Relevant Area*  
2. Master's Degree in Arts Subjects Bachelor or equivalent Degree in any subject 2 Years
3. Master's Degree in Science Subjects Bachelor or equivalent Degree in the concerned Science subject 2 Years
4. MLIS BLIS

1 Year

5. MJMC Bachelor Degree or equivalent Degree in any subject or PGDJMC

2 Years

6. MCA BCA/ B.Sc.(Computer Science) or Bachelor's Degree with Mathematics as a subject 3 Years
7. Master's Degree in Commerce Bachelor's Degree in Commerce

2 Years

8. P.G.Diploma Courses Bachelor's Degree or equivalent*

1 Year

9. B.Ed Courses (Date for Admission has not been decided) Bachelor's Degree in any subject with atleast 45% marks at graduate level plus 2 Years teaching experience 2 Years
10. BLIS Bachelor Degree or equivalent*
 

1 Year

11. Bachelor's Degree in Arts Subjects Intermediate in any stream 3 Years
12. Bachelor's Degree in Science Subjects Intermediate in Science 3 Years
13. Bachelor's Degree Courses (B.Com) Intermediate in any stream

3 Years

14. BCA Intermediate with Maths or I.A with Certificate in Computing
 

3 Years

15. Intermediate Matriculation or Equivalent

2 Years

16. Certificate Courses Matriculation or Intermediate as per requirement of each programme

9/6 Months

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


Fee Structure

  COURSE NAME Fee(Per Year) except Ph.D Programme

25% discount for women candidates on all course fees

   
[I] Ph.D. Programme (Suspended till further order) Suspended till further order
[II] POST GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES  
    (A) Arts Stream  
  1. M.A. (Bhojpuri) Suspended till further order
  2.

M.A. (Economics)

4400/-

  3. M.A. (Education) 4400/-
  4. M.A. (Environmental Studies) 4400/-
  5.

M.A. (Geography)

4400/-

  6.

M.A. (Hindi)

4400/-

  7.

M.A. (History)

4400/-
  8.

M.A. (Magahi)

4400/-
  9.

M.A. (Maithili)

4400/-
 

10.

M.A. (Political Science)

4400/-
  11.

M.A. (Psychology)

4400/-
  12. M.A. (Sociology) 4400/-
  13. M.A. (Public Administration) 4400/-
  14. M.A. (Rural Development) 4400/-
15. M.A. (Sanskrit) 4400/-
16. M.A. (Urdu) 4400/-
17. M.A. (English) Suspended till further order
(B) Science Stream
  18. M.Sc. (Botany) 4400/-
  19. M.Sc. (Chemistry) 4400/-
  20 M.Sc. (Environmental Science) 4400/-
  21. M.Sc. (Geography) 4400/-
  22. M.Sc. (Mathematics) 4400/-
  23. M.Sc. (Physics) 4400/-
  24. M.Sc. (Zoology) 4400/-
    (C) Commerce Stream  
  25. M.Com. 4400/-
    (D) Media Stream  
  26. MJMC 5000/-
    (E) Computer Science Stream  
27. MCA 12,000/-
(F) Library Science Stream
28. MLIS 9700/-
[III]

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES

  29.

Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing Management

5500/-

  30.

Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management

5500/-

  31.

Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication

5500/-

  32.

Post Graduate Diploma in Yogic Studies

5500/-

  33.

Post Graduate Diploma in Information & Public Relations

5500/-

  34.

Post Graduate Diploma in Hindi English Translation

5500/-

[IV] TEACHERS TRAINING  PROGRAMME  
  35. Bachelor of Education 25,000/-(Admission through CET-BED)
[V] LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE  PROGRAMME  
  36. BLIS 5500/-
[VI]

GRADUATE  DEGREE PROGRAMMES

    (A) Arts Stream  
  37.

B.A. Honours (Economics)

2400/-

  38.

B.A. Honours (Education)

2400/-

  39. B.A. Honours (Geography) 2400/-
  40.

B.A. Honours (Hindi)

2400/-

  41.

B.A. Honours (History)

2400/-

  42.

B.A. Honours (Journalism & Mass Communication)

2400/-

  43. B.A. Honours (Pol. Science) 2400/-
  44. B.A. Honours (Psychology) 2400/-
  45.

B.A. Honours (Public Administration)

2400/-

  46. B.A. Honours (Sociology) 2400/-
  47. B.A. Honours (Social Work) 2400/-
  48. B.A. Honours (Tourism) 2400/-
  49. B.A. Honours (Home Science) 2400/-
  50. B.A. Honours (Statistics) (Suspended)
    (B) Science Stream  
  51.

B.Sc. Honours (Botany)

2400/-
  52. B.Sc. Honours (Chemistry) 2400/-
  53. B.Sc. Honours (Geography) 2400/-
  54. B.Sc. Honours (Mathematics) 2400/-
  55. B.Sc. Honours (Physics) 2400/-
  56. B.Sc. Honours (Zoology) 2400/-
  57. B.Sc. Honours (Home Science) 2400/-
  58. B.Sc. Honours (Statistics) (Suspended)
    (C) Commerce Stream  
  59. Bachelor of Commerce 2400/-
  60. BBA 6600/
[VII] COMPUTER EDUCATION PROGRAMME
  61. Bachelor In Computer Application (BCA) 6600/
[VIII]

INTERMEDIATE PROGRAMMES

  62.

Intermediate of Arts

2000/-

  63.

Intermediate of Commerce

2000/-

  64. Intermediate of Science

2000/-

[IX]

CERTIFICATE PROGRAMMES

    (A) Agriculture Certificate Courses  
  65. Certificate in Bio-fertilizer Production 1650/-
  66. Certificate in Floriculture Technology 1650/-
  67. Certificate in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants 1650/-
  68. Certificate in Soil Health Management 1650/-
    (B) Child and Women Related Certificate Courses  
  69. Certificate in Abolition of Child Labour 1650/-
  70. Certificate in Child Psychology and Guidance 1650/-
  71. Certificate in Child and Women Rights 1650/-
  72. Certificate in Legal Awareness Among Women 1650/-
  73. Certificate in Nutrition and Child Care 1650/-
    (C) Health and Environment Related Certificate Courses  
  74. Certificate in Environment Studies 1650/-
  75. Certificate in Food and Nutrition 1650/-
  76.

Certificate in Health & Environment

1650/-

  77.

Certificate in HIV and Family Education

1650/-

    (D) Para Medical Courses  
  78. Certificate in Basic Medical Assistance & Nursing Care (Suspended)
  79. Certificate in Clinical Dental Technique (Suspended)
  80. Certificate in Dental Mechanic (Suspended)
  81. Certificate in Dental & Oral Hygiene (Suspended)
  82. Certificate in ECG Technique (Suspended)
  83. Certificate in Medical Laboratory Technique (Suspended)
  84. Certificate in Optometry and Ophthalmic Assistance (Suspended)
  85. Certificate in Operation Theatre Assistantship (Suspended)
  86. Certificate in Physiotherapy and Yoga Therapy (Suspended)
  87. Certificate in Radiography and Imaging Technique (Suspended)
    (E) Language Based Certificate  Courses  
  88. Certificate in Bhojpuri Language 1650/-
  89. Certificate in Magahi  Language 1650/-
  90. Certificate in Maithli  Language 1650/-
  91. Certificate in Pali Language 1650/-
  92. Certificate in Prakrit Language 1650/-
  93. Certificate in Sanskrit Language 1650/-
  94. Certificate in Urdu Language 1650/-
    (F) Religion Based Certificate  Courses  
  95. Certificate in Buddhist Studies 1650/-
  96. Certificate in Christian Studies 1650/-
  97. Certificate in Hindu Studies 1650/-
  98. Certificate in Islamic Studies 1650/-
  99. Certificate in Jain Studies 1650/-
  100. Certificate in Sikh Studies 1650/-
    (G) Computer Based and Miscellaneous  Certificate  Courses  
  101. Certificate in Information Technology 1650/-
  102. Certification in Home Usages of Computers 1650/-
  103. Certificate in Disaster Management 1650/-
  104. Certificate in Indian Constitution & Panchayati Raj 1650/-
  105. Certificate in Insurance Services 1650/-
  106. Certificate in Library & Information Science 1650/-
  107. CISCO CCNA (Routing & Switching) 12,000/-
  108. Certificate in Interior Decoration 5500/-
  109. Certificate in Artificial Insemination  Minor Vet nary Services (Suspended)
  110. Certificate in Hindi English Translation 1650/-

Study Centres

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