(Open University)
Establishment
As per gazette notification No. 2000(2)/XVII-1-2(KA)24-1998 dated November 2, 1998 published in extra-ordinary gazette of U.P. ordinance NO. 18 of 1998 promulgated by the Governor in the forty ninth year of the Republic of India for introduction and promotion of distance education system and for matters connected therewith or incidental there to.
The aforesaid ordinance No. 18 of 1998 was repealed after the enactment of U. P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University 1999 (U. P. Act No. 10 of 1999) as passed by the Uttar Pradesh Legislature and assented to by the Governor on March 24, 1999 in the fiftieth Year of the Republic of India.
His excellency the Governor of U. P. and the Chancellor of the University inaugurated the first academic session of the university on the 8th day of June 1999 thus the university started its academic functioning from July 1999, although the University began its working on the 27th January , 1999-the date when Prof. Nitish Kumar Sanyal took over as the first Vice-Chancellor of the university . Mr.K.B. Lal was appointed the first registrar of the University on March 1, 1999.
Courses Offered
1. First Degree Programmes
2. Post Graduate Programmes
3. General Diploma Programmes
4. Certificate Programmes
5. Computer Programmes
6. Vocational Programmes
7. Professional Programmes
8. Awareness Programmes
9 M.phil(Education,Statistics)
10 Ph.D( Ph.D in all PG level subject in the available
Graduate Courses
- UGSS(Urdu,Edu,Philosophy)
- UGSS(Sanskrit)
- UGSS(History)
- UGSS(Economics,English
- UGSS(Hindi)
- UGSS(Sociology)
- BLIS
- UGSS(Pol.Sc)
- BA
- BCA
- B.Ed
- B.Ed(Spl)
- B.Sc/UGSS(Science)
- UGSS(Mathematics)
- Bachelor in Bio-informatics
- B.Com(Computer Application)
- B.B.A.
Post graduate courses
- MA(Social work)
- PGDEA
- PGDVGCC
- MA(Political Sc)
- MA(Hindi)
- MA(Economics)
- M. A. (Sanskrit)
- M. A. (Philosophy)
- M. Sc. (Computer Science)
- MCOM
- MA(English)
- MLIS
- MA(Education)
- MA(History)
- PGDJMC
- MBA/MBA(ARM)
- MJMC
- PGDFM/PGDHRD/PGDIMB/PGDMM
- PGDCA/MCA/M.Sc(Comp.sc)
- PGDEM & FP
- PGBCH
- P.G.Diploma in Functional Hindi
Certificate/diploma
Certificate Courses
- DCOM
- DFD & DTD
- CCC & CNF
- DRD/DCDN/DIC
- CCY/CHFE
- CCMAP/DIP
- CTEIM/DECE/DIHT
- BTS/DTS
M.Phil
- M. Phil. (Sociology)
- M. Phil. (Hindi)
- M. Phil. (Library Science)
- M. Phil. (Sanskrit)
Ph.D
- Ph.D(Sanskrit)
- Ph.D(Philosphy)
Admission Process
The first session of the university commenced from July 1999. The university plans to provide access to higher education for large segments of population and in particular, the disadvantaged groups such as those living in remote and rural areas including working people, house wives and other adults who wish to upgrade or acquire knowledge through studies in various fields. It will also make efforts to promote acquisition of knowledge in a rapidly developing and changing society and continually offer opportunity for upgrading knowledge, training and skills in the context or innovations , research and discovery in all fields of human endeavors . the university is open to all irrespective of caste, creed or sex and its jurisdiction is whole of Uttar Pradesh .
Study centers
Regional Center/Center for Excellence:
Regional Center, Lucknow
Prof.S.K.Pandey(Coordinator)
C-1/471 Sector-G Jankipuram, Lucknow
Phone No-0522-2732200
Regional Center, Gorkhpur
Prof.Jai Prakash(Coordinator) Kainal Road Daudpur Gorkhpur
9415245077(Mob)
Regional Center,Barelly,
Dr.Beena Yadav (Coordinator)
Rampur Bagh Barelly
Phone No- 0581-2567610
Center for Excellence
Shri Sandeep Kumar (Asst Coordinator)
Mangal Carpets,Khmariya,Mirzapur
Phone No-05442-238004
Center for Excellence
(In Indian Philosophy, Culture and Heritage)
Dr. ITI Tiwari (In-charge) Academic Campus, UPRTOU,
19, Kamla Nehru Road (Near Manmohan Park), Katra, Allahabad.
Phone No: 0532-2548497
Regional Center,Varansi
Prof . R.B.Singh (Coordinator)
SPG Colony Samne Ghat Lanka ,Varansi
Phone No- 0542-2369828
Regional Center, Allahabad
Dr. H. C. Jaiswal (In Charge) Chhatra Kalyan Bhavan,12/12 Kamla Nehru Road, Near K.P.Girls Inter College, Allahabad
Phone No-0532-2607510
Study Center of B.Ed programs:
- R.B.S. COLLEGE AGRA Dr.Sudha Sharma 0562-358616
- V.S.S D.COLLEGE KANPUR Dr.Sushma Pandey 05122562613
- TD COLLEGE JAUNPUR Dr.S.B.Singh 05452-260939
- HINDU COLLEGE MURADABAD DR.J.S.Jha 0591-311919
- DDU GORKHPUR Dr.R.K.Singh 9839330651
- SNPG COLLEGE AZAMGHARH Dr.Shakeel Ahmad
- UPARDAHAN DEGREE COLLEGE,ALLAHABAD Dr.Chandresh Singh 09415238431
- D J COLLEGE, BARAUT BAGPAT, Dr.Chandrakala Sharma 09412632639
- C.T. R Y COLLEGE ,TULSI NAGARALLAHABAD Dr.I.P.Yadav0535-221010
- S.L.S COLLEGE SIKARPUR Dr.P.K.Gupta 09411447280
- VIKLAND KENDRA ,BHARDWAZ ASHRAM,ALLAHABAD Mrs. Asha Joshi 0532-2465766
- ISRAJI DEVI EDUCATION INSTITUTE ,ALLAHABAD Mrs Prem Lata 0532-2605844
- CHETNA ,LUCKNOW Mr. Sanjay Kumar 0522-2325336
- NAVWANI SCHOOL FOR HEARING EMPEARED ,VARANSI Fr. Ronald D’souza 0542-2624873
- SHIKSHIT YUVA SEVA SAMITI,BASTI Vinod Upadhaya 05542242280
- UP INSTITUTE FOR HEARING HANDICAPPED ,ALLAHABAD Mr. K K Mishra 0532-2468528
- TD COLLEGE (VIKLANG PUNARVAS KENDRA), JAUNPUR Shri R.P.Singh 9451154079
- INTEGRATED INSTITUTE FOR THE DISABLED,VARANSI Mrs Jai Shree Ghosh 0542-2575947
- TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR THE TEACHERS OF A DEAF, LUCKNOW
Mrs. Asha Gupta 0522-2267458
Contact
U P Rajarshi Tandon
(Open University )
17 Maharshi
Dayanand Marg
Allahabad 211 001
Uttar Pradesh
Tel : 0532-2621839, 2421624, 2621840
Fax : 0532-2624368/2623250
Email : knsyadava@sify.com, uprtou@yahoo.co.in
Website : https://www.uprtou.org
VC: Prof Nageshwar Rao
Reg: Sri M L Kanaujia