Netaji Subhas Open University was established in 1997 to commemorate the birth centenary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. It is head quartered at Kolkata which was once the residence of Netaji. It is modelled on the Open University of UK and the IGNOU. It is one of the largest growing distance education universities in eastern India.

Courses offered by Netaji Subhas Open University:

Undergraduate Honours Courses
Humanities and Social Science: Bengali, English, History, Sociology, Economics, Political Science, Public Administration.
Science: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Botany, Zoology, Geography.
Commerce: B.Com.

Postgraduate Courses
Humanities and Social Science: Bengali, English, English Language Teaching, History, Education, Social Work, Political Science.
Science: Geography, Zoology, Mathematics.
Commerce: M.com
Interdisciplinary Science: Library Science.
Computer Science: MCA.
Business Administration: MBA.

PhD Programmes
Arts: all subjects
Science: Mathematics, Geography, Environmental Science
Commerce
Management
Computer Science/Application
Distance Education
Interdisciplinary Subjects

NSOU offers various certificates, diploma and postgraduate diploma courses.

Teaching methods in Netaji Subhas Open University

To provide individualized support to its students, NSOU has large number of Study Centres:

It uses a variety of methods for distance learning:
* Self Instructional Material: Self instructional study materials are given to the students through the Study Centres.
* Audio-Video CD: Audio and video cassettes of a specific programme are supplied to the Study Centres.
* Personal Contact Programme: Instructions are imparted through self-instructional study materials and Personal Contact Programme. Personal Contact Programmes are held on Saturdays and Sundays.
* Gyan Vani FM Channel: NSOU started the Gyan Vani FM, Kolkata which is a radio channel on 105.4 MHz.
* Interactive Radio Counselling: The University broadcasts different subjects on 4th Sunday of every month through All India Radio (AIR) at Kolkata B.

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