Netaji Subhas Open University: Admission to M.Ed. Special Education (IDD/HI)-ODL, 2025-2027

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Netaji Subhas Open University

Kolkata, West Bengal

Admission to M.Ed. Special Education (IDD/HI)-ODL, 2025-2027

M.Ed. Special Education
(Intellectual & Developmental Disability/Hearing Impairment)-ODL Program Academic Session 2025-2027
Recognized by
Rehabilitation Council of India, New Delhi & UGC-DEB
Applications are invited for pursuing M.Ed. Special Education
(Intellectual & Developmental Disability/Hearing Impairment)-ODL
Academic Session: 2025-2027

Eligibility

A candidate who has successfully passed B. Ed Spl. Ed. in respective disability area (Intellectual Disability/ Hearing Impairment) with minimum 50% marks from a recognized University along with RCI Registration Or,
A candidate who has successfully passed the B. Ed. General Course and has successfully completed Diploma in Education Special Education in respective disability area (Intellectual Disability/ Hearing Impairment) (D. Ed. Spl. Ed. in I.D/ H.I) recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India with minimum 50% marks in each course Or,
A candidate having passed PG Diploma in Special Education in respective disability area (Intellectual Disability/ Hearing Impairment) recognized by RCI (till Academic session 2014-2015) Or,
A candidate with B.A./ B.Sc./ B. Com. B. Ed. Spl. Ed. (4 years Integrated) in respective disability area (Intellectual Disability/ Hearing Impairment) with minimum 50% marks from a recognized University with RCI Registration.
Candidate should have valid RCI Registration No. (CRR No.).
The reservation and relaxation of marks for the Reserve Category candidates shall be as per the rules of Government of West Bengal.
Reservation of total seats will be as per existing State Govt. Rules [i.e. for SC candidates- 22%, ST candidates- 6%, PH candidates- 3% and OBC candidates- 17% (OBC-A category- 10% and OBC-B category- 7%)]. Cast Certificate must be issued by the competent authority of State of West Bengal.
The distribution of the seats will be as follows (in each specialization viz IDD & HI): Gen-15, SC-7, ST-2, PH-1, OBC A-3, OBC B-2
However, special weightage to be given to the candidates fulfilling the following condition:
1) Parent of a child with disability possessing Disability Certificate of the child issued by the Competent Authority.

Duration

Two years and six months (2^1/2 years) distributed in Five Semesters.

Programme Fee

Rs. 85, 000/- (Rupees Eighty-Five Thousand only)
It will be taken into two instalments @ Rs. 40,000/- to be paid at the time of admission and Rs. 45,000/- to be paid at the beginning of the Third Semester.
No one can appear in the Examination without clearing the installment of course fees.
Processing Fees: Rs. 500/- at the time of submission of application.

Time Schedule (tentitive) for M.Ed. Spl. Ed. (I.D.D/H.I)-ODL session 2025-2027

Sl. No.	Events	Dates
1	Availability of Online Application Forms at www.wbnsou.ac.in	7th May, 2025 (from 04:00 P.M. onwards)
2	Last date of submission of on-line Application Forms	8th June, 2025 (till 06:00 P.M.)
3	Publication of Merit List (Provisional) in the University Website	18th June, 2025 (after 05:00 P.M.)
4	Central Counseling for B.Ed. Special Education (Off-line) (Record verification and Spot Admission according to the Merit List by submission of Programme Fees at NSOU HQs, Kolkata.)	Dates to be notified later on

Total Intake & Study Centre

60 (Sixty); 30 (Thirty only) in each disability area as approved by RCI and UGC-DEB Reservation of total seats will be as per existing State Govt. Rules.

Name of the Study Centre	Study Centre Code	Specialization	Total Number of Seats
NSOU Study Centre, Kalyani Ghosh Para Station Road, Kalyani, Nadia-741235. West Bengal Ph. No.- 033-25823332 E-mail: schooledu@wbnsou.ac.in Website: www.wbnsou.ac.in	SEMH-02	Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (IDD)	30
	SEMH-02	Hearing Impairment (H.I.)	30

Admission Procedure

Admission will be on the basis of Academic Merit only. Maximum Scores against marks for different level of examinations will be as follows:

Name of the Examination	Maximum weightage to be given
Madhyamik(10th)/ Equivalent	10
Higher Secondary (10+2)/ Equivalent (For scoring in HS, average of all subjects excluding marks in Environmental Studies as percentage basis)	10
Graduation (10+ 2+ 3)/ B.E/ B. Tech.	30
Post- Graduation (2years)/ M.E/ M. Tech	10
B. Ed. Spl. Ed. in Intellectual Disability/ Hearing Impairment	30
B. Ed. General (10 marks) + D. Ed. Spl. Ed. in Intellectual Disability/ Hearing Impairment (20 marks)
P.G. Diploma in Special Education in Intellectual Disability/ Hearing Impairment recognised by RCI (till Academic session 2014- 2015)
B.A./ B.Sc./ B. Com. B. Ed. Spl. Ed. (4 years Integrated) in Intellectual Disability/ Hearing Impairment
Special Weightage (to be given to the candidates fulfilling any one of the following conditions: 1. Parent of a child with disability possessing Disability Certificate of the child issued by the Competent Authority	10 (maximum)
Total	100

On the basis of online submission of Application, the University shall prepare a Provisional Merit List after verification of the accuracy and authenticity of the data submitted by the applicants with the documents uploaded by the applicant. The rank of the Provisional Merit List may change due to any inaccuracy/ disparity and lack of authenticity of the data entered or wrong/false/tempered/forged documents. Applicants shall remain responsible for the inaccuracy/disparity and lack of authenticity of the data entered or wrong/false/tempered/forged documents and the candidature may be denied at any stage of admission and even during the continuation of the program.
Admission will be offered through Offline Central Counseling. Counseling will be held upon the Provisional Merit List to be published in university website.

CONTACT
M.Ed. Special Education (Intellectual & Developmental Disability/Hearing Impairment)-ODL Admission Help-line No.: 033-40585127

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