Diploma in Child Adolescent Guidance and Counselling (DCAGC) 

at Netaji Subhas Open University, Bhawanipur

Yes, you can join Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU) based on merit. All students must meet the required percentage as per ttheir last educational qualification previous exams to be considered for admission.

For example, to be eligible for the BEd in Special Education course, candidates must be:

• Have a Master's Degree in Sciences, Social Sciences, or Humanities
• The candidate should have bachelor's programme with 50% aggregate.

Also eligible for the MBA course, students must be:

• Any graduate or Degree in Law/ Engineering/ Pharmacy/ Architecture
• Have a bachelor's degree from a recognised college or university.

As of now, the fresh application process is not available at the official website. The admission process for UG, PhD and UG/BDP Renewal 2024 is open. Students who have already registered for the programme mentioned for above degree can revisit the admission page 2024 at the official website. For more understanding students can check the official website.

Netaji Subhas Open University student life is quite interesting. Netaji Subhas Open University students are motivated to take part in the competitions. Netaji Subhas Open University conducts fests, sports competitions, and various other activities. Netaji Subhas University Kolkata motivates students to join clubs. There is no fee charged for joining these clubs. Hence, Netaji Subhas University Kolkata student life is quite vibrant. 

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).

As per the latest students’ reviews on Shiksha page, NSOU recorded 70% placements recently for courses like BSc, BA and MBA, etc. The placement percentage of NSOU is presented below:

Note: The placement percentage mentioned above has been taken from students’ reviews on the Shiksha page.

Students who are looking for admission at NSOU need to meet the last educational qualification.  Admission is through Management Entrance Test (NSOU-MET) followed by Personal Interview (PI) of 100marks. The NSOU-ET may be of 100 marks (English-30, Mathematics-30, Aptitude-20 and GK20) based on MCQ. The students may be selected on the basis of the results of NSOU-MET & PI.

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.