NSOU - Netaji Subhas Open University

Netaji Subhas Open University offers an MA in History through the School of Social Sciences. The course is spread over a minimum duration of two years and can be completed up to five years. The eligibility criteria are different for students from the CBCS and non-CBCS categories.

For Non CBCS: Candidates, who have a graduation degree (10+2+3) and have scored at least 300 marks in History, are eligible to apply for the programme.

For CBCS: Candidates, who have a graduation degree (10+2+3) with Core Course (CC/Discipline Specific Elective (DSE)/ Equivalent in History, are eligible to pursue the programme.

NSOU is a State-open university and offers programmes in part-time mode. The university offers the following programmes in the humanities stream:

·       BDP/BA in Bengali, English

·       PGP/MA in Bengali, English, English Language Teaching, Journalism and Mass communication

·       Diploma in English Language Teaching

·       Advance Diploma in Journalism and Mass Communication, Public Relations and Advertising, and English Language Teaching

Candidates who want to pursue an MBA programme from NSOU Kolkata don’t have to appear for any entrance test. The eligibility criteria of the programme don’t require a score of any entrance test. Candidates, who have a graduation degree in the stream of Medicine/Law/Engineering/Pharmacy/Architecture are eligible to pursue the programme directly.

Netaji Subhas Open University is an open university and does not offer programmes in regular mode to the students. Therefore, the university campus does not have any infrastructural facilities for the students. The university offers study material to the students that help them to study and prepare for the programme. The university offers a library facility to students at the regional study centre of Kalyani. The university has also started to collaborate with local public libraries to extend help to the students.

NSOU is a state-open University. The university was announced and launched by the then Chief Minister of West Bengal. The university is not a private university and falls in the category of state open university. The university offers programmes in distance mode and online mode through its different departments.

Established in 1997, the Netaji Subhas Open University is a UGC-approved University. The university offers courses in distance mode. It has been accredited by NAAC with an A grade and has also been recognised by DEC and the Gov. of West Bengal. It is also an active member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), the Association of Asian Open University (AAOU), and the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU).

Lovely Professional University offers Master of Social Work (MSW) programme which trains people to understand the evolution and complexities of society which is of much interest to social planners and businesses. Contemporary social challenges are analyzed and researched using empirical investigation tools. The eligibility of course is - Pass with 50% aggregate marks in Bachelor’s Degree (any discipline) or equivalent.

The Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU) has released the fourth provisional merit list for 2023 for its various PG courses on its official website. 

Candidates can also check the expected cut off marks on the official website. 

Here are some previous year cutoff ranks for MA specializations: 

• Geography: Opening score: 76.75, Closing score: 48.13
• Zoology: Opening score: 78.00, Closing score: 52.00

NSOU offers courses such as: 

• M.Sc.
• M.Lib.I.Sc.
• B.Lib.I.Sc.
• M.Com.
• M.A.
• PG Diploma
• B.A.

The selection process is based on merit. 

According to Shiksha, Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU) in Kolkata recorded 70% placements in the academic year 2022-2023. 

The average salary package offered to students is around 3 to 4 Lacs per annum. 

The highest salary package offered is 3 LPA to 4 LPA, and the lowest salary package is 1.2 LPA to 2.5 LPA. Tata is the top recruiting company for the course. 

Here are some cutoff marks for Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU): 

B.Tech: For the general category, the opening score was 63.13 and the closing score was 27.75

B.Sc: Candidates seeking admission after a 4-year/8-semester bachelor's degree programme should have a minimum of 75% marks in aggregate

B.Sc Hons.: Graduation in a relevant stream and class 12 with more than 50% marks

Other eligibility criteria for NSOU include: 

NET / SLET / SET

Class 12 or its equivalent from a state board with a minimum aggregate of 45%

Class 12 or its equivalent with 40% - 50% aggregate

The pass mark for NSOU is 40% in each paper.