About Nalanda open University (NOU)
NALANDA OPEN UNIVERSITY
The Nalanda Open University is the
only University in the State of Bihar meant for imparting learning exclusively
through the system of distance education. The University was established in
March, 1987 by an ordinance, promulgated by the Government of Bihar. Later, Nalanda
Open University Act, 1995 was passes by the Bihar Legislature, replacing the
Ordinance, and the University came under the authority and jurisdiction of the
new Act automatically. The University is named after the famous Nalanda
University of Ancient India. At present, the University is functioning from its
camp office at Biscomaun Bhawan, 2nd,3rd,4th and 12th Floors, Patna 800 001.
The University has established at its camp office at Patna a well equipped and
fully automated modern office in an area of approximately 60,000 sq. feet,
which houses an examination centre for about 1000 students, a state of the art
Library with about 50,000 titles and a computer laboratory of about 300 IBM
Pentium-4 computers, apart from administrative offices and other infra-structures.
The University is recognised by the Distance Education Council (DEC),
University Grants Commission, and Ministry of HRD, Government of India for
imparting education through distance mode.
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