Netaji Subhas Open University: Admission to PG & BLIS Programme, Academic Year 2026-27 (July 2026 Session)

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Netaji Subhas Open University

Kolkata, West Bengal

Admission to PG & BLIS Programme, Academic Year 2026-27 (July 2026 Session)

Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU)
Kolkata, West Bengal
Admission to PG & BLIS Programme, Academic Year 2026-27 (July 2026 Session)

Submission of on-line application form for admission will be available for the applicants
from 25/07/2026 to 17/08/2026

On-line applications are invited from eligible Indian nationals for admission to the following Post Graduate Programmes and BLIS [AS PER APPROVAL OF UGC-DEB VIDE FILE NO.: 30-22/2023(DEB-II) DATED 16.06.2023 AND 05.12.2023] of the University for Academic Year 2026-27 (Session July 2026):

Programmes Offered

Programmes Offered by SCHOOL OF SCIENCES
Name of the Programmes	Code	Eligibility for
M.Sc. in Mathematics	PGMT	Non-CBCS: Honours Graduate (10+2+3) in Mathematics. CBCS: Honours Graduate (10+2+3) with Core Course (CC) / Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) / Equivalent in Mathematics.
M.Sc. in Zoology	*PGZO	Non-CBCS: Honours Graduate (10+2+3) in Zoology. CBCS: Honours Graduate (10+2+3) with Core Course (CC) / Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) / Equivalent in Zoology.
M.Sc. in Geography	*PGGR	Non-CBCS: Honours Graduate (10+2+3) in Geography. CBCS: Honours Graduate (10+2+3) with Core Course (CC) / Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) / Equivalent in Geography.
M.Sc. in Environmental Science	*PGES	Non-CBCS: Honours graduate (10+2+3) in Environmental Science, any branch of bio/life science, Chemistry, Geography (B.Sc.), Geology/Earth Science, Mathematics (B.Sc.), Statistics. CBCS: Honours graduate (10+2+3) with core course (CC/Discipline specific (DSC) / Equivalent) in Environmental Science, any branch of bio/life science, Chemistry, Geography (B.Sc.), Geology/Earth Science, Mathematics (B.Sc.), Statistics.

* Important Note for PGZO, PGGR and PGES: In these programmes seats are limited. The admission will be made strictly on the basis of merit and following the reservation policy of the Government of West Bengal and the University through counselling and seat allotment.

Programmes Offered by SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES
Name of the Programmes	Code	Eligibility for
M.A. in Bengali	PGBG	Non-CBCS: Graduate (10+2+3) and must have studied at least 300 marks in Bengali. CBCS: Graduate (10+2+3) with Core Course (CC) / Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) / Equivalent in Bengali.
M.A. in English	PGEG	Non-CBCS: Graduate (10+2+3) and must have studied at least 300 marks in English. CBCS: Graduate (10+2+3) with Core Course (CC) / Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) / Equivalent in English.
M.A. in English Language Teaching	PGEL	Non-CBCS: Graduate (10+2+3) and must have studied at least 300 marks in English / Linguistics / Comparative Literature as Core Course or Elective. CBCS: Graduate (10+2+3) with Core Course (CC) / Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) / Equivalent in English / ELT / Linguistics.
M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication	PGJM	Non CBCS & CBCS: Graduate (10+2+3) in any discipline.

Programmes Offered by SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Name of the Programmes	Code	Eligibility for
M.A. in History	PGHI	Non-CBCS: Graduate (10+2+3) and have studied at least 300 marks in History. CBCS: Graduate (10+2+3) with Core Course (CC) / Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) / Equivalent in History.
M.A. in Political Science	PGPS	Non-CBCS: Graduate (10+2+3) and have studied at least 300 marks in Political Science. CBCS: Graduate (10+2+3) with Core Course (CC) / Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) / Equivalent in Political Science.
M.A. in Public Administration	PGPA	Non CBCS & CBCS: Graduate (10+2+3) in any discipline.

Programmes Offered by SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Name of the Programmes	Code	Eligibility for
M.A. in Education	PGED	Non-CBCS: Graduate (10 + 2 + 3) with Education and have studied at least 300 marks in Education and or other Graduate (10+2+3) with B.Ed./B.Ed. (Spl. Ed.) duly approved by the respective regulatory authorities. CBCS: Graduate (10+2+3) with Core Course (CC) / Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) / Equivalent in Education.

Programmes Offered by SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Name of the Programmes	Code	Eligibility for
Master of Commerce (M.Com.)	PGCO	Non-CBCS: B.Com.(Commerce) / BBA (Business Administration) / B.B.M (Business Management) under 10+2+3 pattern CBCS: Graduate (10+2+3) with Core Course (CC) / Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) / Equivalent in Commerce / Business Administration / Business Management
Master of Social Work (MSW)	PGSW	Non CBCS & CBCS: Graduate (10+2+3) in any discipline or LLB / BE / B.Tech. / B.Voc. (three-year) in Child Protection / Child Development from a recognized Institute.
M.A. in Economics	PGEC	Non-CBCS: BA/B.Sc. in Economics/B.Com. or graduate of any other discipline with Mathematics (10+2+3) CBCS: Graduate (10+2+3) with Core Course (CC) / Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) / Equivalent in Economics.
Master of Library & Information Science	MLIS	Non-CBCS: (i) Bachelor of Library and Information Science (BLIS) degree from a recognized University or (ii) Other Graduate (10+2+3) with at least 300 marks of study in Library Science / Library and Information Science / Information Science. CBCS: (i) Bachelor of Library and Information Science (BLIS) degree (ii) Graduate (10+2+3) with Core Course (CC) / Discipline Specific Elective (DSE) / Equivalent in Library Science / Library and Information Science / Information Science.
Bachelor of Library & Information Science	BLIS	Graduate (10+2+3) of any recognized University with 45% in Honours Subjects for Honours Graduate, 50% in aggregate for Pass Graduates (10+2+3) having 3 subjects. For In-service Candidates: Candidates having experience of working in a library or similar other Organizations in a substantive post, not below the category of clerical cadre in a Government organization or equivalent, for at least 3 years may be exempted from the requirement of minimum marks at the graduation level (10+2+3) for admission. Such candidates will have to submit No-objection certificate and a certificate stating the last pay drawn from his/her employer.

Fees

1st year fees for following programmes excluding Bank Charges / Payment Gateway charges as applicable:

Programmes Offered by SCHOOL OF SCIENCES
Name of the Programmes	Amount to be paid in INR		Total in INR
Name of the Programmes	A	B	Total in INR
M.A. (Bengali, English, English Language Teaching, History, Political Science, Public Administration, Education and Economics) and M.Com.	3,800/-	750/-	4,550/-
Master of Social Work (MSW), M.Sc. in Mathematics	5,200/-	750/-	5,950/-
Master of Library & Information Science (MLIS)	*10,000/-	750/-	10,750/-
M.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication	13,000/-	750/-	13,750/-
M.Sc. in Zoology, M.Sc. in Geography and M.Sc. in Environmental Science	To be paid at time of counselling	275/-	275/-
Bachelor of Library & Information Science (BLIS)	5,000/-	750/-	5,750/-

DETAILS OF TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE PAID AT THE TIME OF ADMISSION:
A = 1/2 OF TOTAL PROGRAMME FEE (i.e. the 1st Year Programme Fee)
B = Other Fee: Enrolment Fee Rs. 175/- + Fee for Identity Cum Registration Card Rs. 100/- + Annual Development Fee
Rs. 175/- + Migration Fee Rs. 25/- + Application Processing Fee = Rs. 275/-

* For MLIS Applicants have to pay full course fee at time of admission as the programme duration is of 1 year.
For MLIS A = TOTAL PROGRAMME FEE

Applicants of the PGGR, PGZO and PGES don’t have to pay any fee for the time being.

Applicants of PGZO, PGGR and PGES have to pay the amount Rs. 475/- (Enrolment Fee Rs. 175/- + Fee for Identity Cum Registration Card Rs. 100/- + Annual Development Fee Rs. 175/- + Migration Fee Rs. 25/-) and 1/2 of Total Programme Fees (Rs. 18,000/-) only after getting allotment of seats to the programme which will be made through the selection procedure and following the reservation policy of the Government of West Bengal and the University.

Notr: Prospectus is published through online mode only, therefore, printed prospectus will not be issued and prospectus fee Rs. 150/- is being waived for the admission in the above-mentioned programmes.

List of Learner Support Centres:
Available in the University admission website.

Relaxation of Marks:
Marks relaxation as per rules of Govt. of West Bengal applicable for reserved category of candidates. In this regard it may be noted that, University will verify O.B.C. certificate along with “Non creamy layer” certificate to ensure 7% reservation for O.B.C. candidates (along with appropriate “Non creamy layer” certificate) those belong to 66 classes of O.B.C. before 2010.

Tentative Time Schedule

Event	From	To
Submission of on-line application form for admission will be available for the applicants	25/07/2026 (10:00 A.M.)	17/08/2026 (09:00 P.M.)
Document Uploading	25/07/2026 (10:00 A.M.)	18/08/2026 (09:00 P.M.)
Online fees submission	25/07/2026 (10:00 A.M.)	19/08/2026 (09:00 P.M.)
Offline fees submission through Bank Challan (During Banking Hour)	27/07/2026	19/08/2026
Printing of Provisional ENROLLMENT certificate & TOKEN of SLMs	07/09/2026 (10:00 A.M.)	10/09/2026 (09:00 P.M.)

Note: Merit list and other information regarding counselling/seat allotment for admission to PGGR, PGZO and PGES will be notified by the University in the official website (www.wbnsou.ac.in ) and in admission website (pg.wbnsouadmissions.com) tentatively on 27/08/2026.

Counselling/seat allotment for admission to M.Sc. in Zoology, M.Sc. in Geography and M.Sc. in Environmental Science may tentatively held on 02/09/2026, 03/09/2026 and 07/09/2026 respectively.

Applicants are requested to regularly visit official/admission website of the University.

General Instructions

BEFORE APPLYING FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED PROGRAMMES, APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED TO GO THROUGH THE ADMISSION NOTIFICATION , STEPS TO BE FOLLOWED AVAILABLE IN THE ADMISSION WEBSITE.
ALL INFORMATION REGARDING THE ADMISSION PROCESS WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLY ON THE NSOU OFFICIAL WEBSITE WHICH IS WWW.WBNSOU.AC.IN AND ON ADMISSION WEBSITE PG.WBNSOUADMISSIONS.COM . APPLICANTS SHOULD CHECK THE ABOVE-MENTIONED WEBSITES REGULARLY FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.
MARKS RELAXATION FOR SC/ST AS PER W.B. GOVT. RULE.
BEFORE ONLINE SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FORM CANDIDATES ARE ADVISED TO ENSURE THEIR ELIGIBILITY WITH THEIR TESTIMONIALS.
UNIVERSITY ACCEPT FEES ONLY THROUGH BANK CHALLAN (obtained from admission website after submission of application form) OR ONLINE PAYMENT GATEWAY (service available at admission website only after submission of application form).
INCOMPLETE APPLICATION OR UPLOADING OF ILLEGIBLE DOCUMENTS ON ADMISSION PORTAL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
THE APPLICANTS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO TAKE SPECIAL CARE ABOUT THE DATES OF PAYMENT OF FEES FOR ADMISSION, OTHERWISE HE OR SHE WILL BE DEPRIVED OF ADMISSION.
IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY INCONVENIENCE, PLEASE COMPLETE ALL PROCEDURE RELATED TO ADMISSION WELL BEFORE AS MENTIONED IN THE TIME SCHEDULE.
REGULARLY VISIT ADMISSION WEBSITE TO CHECK YOUR APPLICATION STATUS AND TO OBTAIN PROVISIONAL ONLINE ENROLLMENT CERTIFICATE ALONG WITH RECEIPT OF SLM.
REFUND OF ADMISSION FEES WILL BE DONE AS PER UNIVERSITY RULES AND REGULATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH UGC REFUND POLICY.
IN THE EVENT OF ANY INFORMATION BEING FOUND INCORRECT / FALSE / MISLEADING / FORGED CONTRARY TO HIS/HER ELIGIBILITY AT ANY STAGE OF ADMISSION OR AFTER ADMISSION OR EVEN AFTER CONFERMENT OF DEGREE THE ADMISSION AS WELL AS THE DEGREE WILL BE CANCELLED BY THE UNIVERSITY AND APPLICANTS / STUDENT SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO GET REFUND OF ANY FEE PAID TO THE UNIVERSITY.
APPLICANTS WHO WISH TO PAY THE FEE THROUGH DEBIT CARD/ CREDIT CARD/ NET BANKING ARE HEREBY DIRECTED TO USE THEIR OWN BANK ACCOUNTS ONLY. IN CASE OF FAILURE OF FEE PAYMENT TRANSACTION, THE AMOUNT SO PAID WILL GET TRANSFERRED TO THAT ACCOUNT.
IT IS MANDATORY TO ABIDE BY THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY RELATING TO ADMISSION, EXAMINATION INCLUDING PUBLICATION OF RESULTS, PERSONAL CONTACT PROGRAMME (PCP), CONTINUATION OF STUDENTSHIP, ANTI-RAGGING AND OTHER RELATED RULES AND REGULATION.
AS PER DIRECTIVES OF UGC, ABC ID IS MANDATORY TO SUBMIT ONLINE APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION. THEREFORE, APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED TO GET THEIR ABC ID FROM ACADEMIC BANK OF CREDITS, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, GOVT. OF INDIA PORTAL (www.abc.gov.in ).
AS PER DIRECTIVES OF UGC-DEB, GETTING DEB ID IS MANDATORY TO PURSUE ANY PROGRAMME UNDER OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING MODE. THEREFORE, APPLICANTS ARE REQUESTED TO GET THEIR DEB ID FROM UGCDEB PORTAL (https://deb.ugc.ac.in/StudentDEBId ). APPLICANTS HAVE TO SUBMIT AND VERIFY THEIR DEB ID THROUGH THE ADMISSION PORTAL OF THE UNIVERSITY. WITHOUT SUCCESSFUL SUBMISSION AND VERIFICATION OF DEB ID APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION WILL BE TREATED AS INCOMPLETE AND ADMISSION WILL BE CANCELLED BY THE UNIVERSITY.