| Location: | 1,woodburn park, kolkata, west bangal, india 700020, 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Phone: | 033-22835157, 9808370579 |
| Email: | [email protected] |
| Website: | www.wbnsou.ac.in:8080/wbnsou/ |
Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU), Kolkata was established in 1997. NSOU has been recognized by University Grants Commission and a member of the Association of Indian Universities. NSOU has been awarded with Excellence in Distance Learning award from commonwealth of learning for institutional excellence in 2006. Netaji Subhas Open University is the premier State Open University in India. Hon'ble Chief Minister of WestBengal made an announcement at a State function that an Open University would be set up soon and dedicated to Netaji's hallowed memory.
The Hon'ble Higher Education Minister spearheaded the idea after his visit to the Open University in U.K. Under his instruction was set up a ten-member steering committee headed by the late Dr. Bhaskar Ray Chowdhury, former Vice-Chancellor of Kolkata University. Following this, a State Act (W.B. Act (XIX) of 1997 and Recognised by U.G.C.) was passed on the 20th August 1997 in favour of opening a University for imparting Distance Education. NSOU started functioning with effect from July 1998 Semester, only with the Bachelor's Degree Programme in Arts & Commerce to provide an opportunity of higher education in the vernacular medium to various disadvantaged groups of aspiring learners. NSOU is the tenth Open University of the country and the ninth State Open University.
