Nalanda Open University B.Ed Courses & Fees 2025: Admission Dates & Eligibility

The University hosted a wide-range of recruiters from various sectors. Some of the popular companies where the alumi are placed are listed below:

Nalanda Open University is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC), the Ministry of HRD, the Government of India and the Distance Education Bureau (DEB). NOU is also a member of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), the International Council of Open and Distance Education (ICDE) and the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU). Additionally, Nalanda Open University was established in 1987 under the ACT of Bihar Government, Nalanda Open University (NOU).

Nalanda Open University offers various undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programmes in distance learning mode. Moreover, BA, B.Sc and B.Com are popular three-year UG courses. MA M.Sc and M.Com are offered for two-year each at PG level. Other courses include BBA, BCA, BJMC, MCA, MA MJMC etc. The university also provides Ph.D courses for students interested in pursuing a research programme. Short-term Certificate courses in subject areas of National Importance, such as Disaster Management, Yogic Studies, etc.

According to unofficial online sources, a large share of Nalanda Open University alumni is placed in the Education sector with a 23% share. The other top sectors that involve the majority of alumni are Sales and Business Development. The detailed sector-wise distribution of alumni is depicted below:

NOTE: The sectors involved in the 'Others' category are Administrative, Finance, and Engineering.

The NOU schools are as follows:

1. School of Computer Education and Information Technology
2. School of Economics, Commerce, and Management
3. School of Health and Environmental Science
4. School of Indian and Foreign Languages
5. School of Indology
6. School of Journalism and Mass Communication
7. School of Library and Information Science
8. School of Pure and Agricultural Sciences
9. School of Social Sciences
10. School of Teacher’s Education

In order to get admission to B.Ed at Nalanda Open University, candidates need to get a UG degree with 50% aggregate for General and 45% aggregate for reserved category candidates in any discipline from a recognised board as per the minimum eligibility criteria. Apart from that, students also need to have a proven teaching experience of two years. Admission to BEd is done through a valid score of the BEd CET entrance exam, which is a state-level entrance exam conducted for the candidates of Bihar. 

NOU Patna provides multiple UG & PG courses in Open & Distance Learning Mode. These courses allows people to access education widely and remotely. ODL courses can be pursued in either online or offline mode. Candidates can choose an institute that provides their desired course in their preferred mode. Other institutes that offer such courses are listed below:

• IGNOU, Delhi
• TimesPro, Mumbai
• IIMTS
• SOL, Univeristy of Delhi
• Imarticus Learning
• Parul University
• Amity University Online
• Online Manipal
• Veranda HigherED
• Hike Education.

Students who are looking for admission at NOU can purchase the prospectus by two medium. First by post, the same can obtained by post by sending a demand draft of INR 500. The amount to be paid in favor of Nalanda Open University, Patna. This is note that, no cash medium would be accepted to paid the amount. Second from Study Centre, all counselling cum-study centre have also been permitted to sale the prospectus on payment of INR 500. 

Students have to submit some documents for verification during Nalanda Open University admissions and applications. The list of documents is as below:

• Class 10 marksheet & Certificate
• Class 12 marksheet & Certificate
• UG degree marksheet & Certificate - for PG admissions
• Leaving certificate
• Transfer Certificate
• Migration Certificate
• Aadhaar card/ Valid Identity Proof
• Passport-size photo
• Scanned Signature

Students can go to the official site of Nalanda Open University to start the application. The form can be submitted by logging into the NOU Bihar admission portal. Follow the steps below to apply:

1. Register and using the registered details, login to your dashboard.
2. Fill the form with personal and academic info.
3. Upload documents. Then select the course.
4. Pay fees and submit the form.

Check below the list of top companies who participated in Nalanda Open University placements in recent years:

No, Nalanda Open University is not hard to get as the admission process is based on merit scores. Additionally, open universities are easier to get in comparison to regular colleges/universities. This is one of the reasons that makes open universities accessible to all the students around India. However, for specific programmes such as BEd or PhD, students would be required to appear for the entrance exams. The fee for all the courses is affordable. Interested students must visit the official website of NOU and apply for the desired course.