

Nalanda Open University, Bihar
Biscomaun Bhawan, Gandhi Maidan, Patna-800001, Bihar, Website www.nalandaopenuniversity.com, Tel 0612-2201013,0612-2206916, Fax 0612-2201001, Email nalopuni@sancharnet.in
Any eligible person can apply for admission in one of the courses of his choice, offered by the University
The admission form and prospectus may be obtained through demand draft of Rs 200/- from the sales counters of the university or by sending the demand draft of Rs 250/- by registered post, drawn in favour of Nalanda open university, payable at Patna
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-800001, Bihar, before the last date for submission of form, either personally or by registered post
Last date for taking admission is: 17.08.2010
Document required with the admission form; attested 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 attested certificate of matriculation for proof of age; attested caste certificate, issued by DM/DC/SDO or any other person authorized 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; original documents (marks sheet of qualifying examination and certificate of matriculation 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, the payment must be made through demand draft in favour of Nalanda Open University, payable at Patna
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
Ph.D.: Post graduation in relevant area
Master’s degree in Arts subjects (2 years): Bachelor or equivalent degree in any subject
Master’s degree in Science subjects (2 years): Bachelor or equivalent degree in the concerned Science subject
MLIS (1 year): BLIS
MJMC (2 years): Bachelor degree or equivalent degree in any subject or PGDJMC
MCA (3 years): BCA/B.Sc (Computer Science) or Bachelor’s degree with Mathematics as subject + certificate in computing
Master’s degree in Commerce (2 years): Bachelor’s degree in Commerce
PG Diploma courses (1 year): Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
B.Ed courses (2 years): Bachelor’s degree in any subject with at least 45% marks at graduate level plus 2 years teaching experience
BLIS (1 year): Bachelor degree or equivalent
Bachelor’s Degree in Arts subjects (3 years): Intermediate in any stream
Bachelor’s degree in Science subjects (3 years): Intermediate in Science
Bachelor’s degree course (B.Com) (3 years): Intermediate in any stream
BCA (3 years): Intermediate with Maths or I.A with certificate in computing
Intermediate (2 years): Matriculation or equivalent
Certificate course (9/6 months): Matriculation or Intermediate as per requirement of each programme
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


