NSOU UG ADMISSION NOTICE ACADEMIC YEAR 2026-2027 (JULY 2026 SESSION)

UG ADMISSION NOTICE, ACADEMIC YEAR 2026-27 (JULY 2026 SESSION),
NETAJI SUBHAS OPEN UNIVERSITY

Online Admission Notification for 4-year UG Programmes in accordance with NEP 2020 [as per approval of UGC-DEB vide File No.: 8-4/2025 (DEB-NR) dated 09.09.2025]

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Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU) welcomes all prospective applicants. The University popularly known as NSOU is a premier State Open University in India, recognized by UGC and NAAC accredited with Grade A. The University has implemented 4-year Undergraduate programmes in accordance with NEP 2020. Learners who are entering the University shall enrich themselves and shall find their true purpose fulfilled in this journey through which they may take part in creating well-being for the nation and for society.

Admission Portal Will Open on 24.07.2026 & closed on 31.08.2026

Steps to complete admission: REGISTER → FILL APPLICATION → SELECT COURSES → UPLOAD DOCUMENTS → PAY FEE → SUBMIT DEB ID

APPLICANTS MAY VISIT RESPECTIVE LEARNER SUPPORT CENTRE (LSC) AT ANY STAGE OF ADMISSION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

ADMISSION NOTIFICATION FOR UNDER GRADUATE PROGRAMME, AY 2026-27

ON-LINE APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FROM ELIGIBLE INDIAN NATIONALS FOR ADMISSION TO THE FOLLOWING 4 YEAR UNDERGRADUATE HONOURS PROGRAMME [AS PER APPROVAL OF UGC-DEB VIDE FILE NO.: 8-4/2025 (DEB-NR) DATED 09.09.2025] OF THE UNIVERSITY FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2026-27 (JULY 2026 SESSION):

PROGRAMMES OFFERED BY SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES :

Name of the Programme	Code	Eligibility
B.A. in Bengali	NBG	Passed 10+2 Examination or equivalent/ Passed 10+2 in Vocational Courses.
B.A. in English	NEG	Passed 10+2 Examination with 40% marks in English or equivalent/ Passed 10+2 in Vocational Courses with 40% marks in English.

PROGRAMMES OFFERED BY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES :

Name of the Programme	Code	Eligibility
B.A. in History	NHI	Passed 10+2 Examination or equivalent/ Passed 10+2 in Vocational Courses.
B.A. in Political Science	NPS	Passed 10+2 Examination or equivalent/ Passed 10+2 in Vocational Courses.
B.A. in Public Administration	NPA	Passed 10+2 Examination or equivalent/ Passed 10+2 in Vocational Courses.
B.A. in Sociology	NSO	Passed 10+2 Examination or equivalent/ Passed 10+2 in Vocational Courses.

PROGRAMMES OFFERED BY SCHOOL OF SCIENCES

Name of the Programme	Code	Eligibility
B.Sc. in Mathematics	NMT	Passed 10+2 examination or equivalent with 50% marks in Mathematics.
B.Sc. in Chemistry	NCH	Passed 10+2 examination or equivalent with 40% marks in Chemistry and pass marks in Mathematics.
B.Sc. in Zoology	NZO	Passed 10+2 examination or equivalent with 50% marks in Biology.
B.Sc. in Botany	NBT	Passed 10+2 examination or equivalent with 40% marks in Biology.
B.Sc. in Geography	NGR	Passed 10+2 examination or equivalent with 50% marks in Geography.

PROGRAMME OFFERED BY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Name of the Programme	Code	Eligibility
B.A. in Education	NED	Passed 10+2 examination or equivalent with 45% marks in Arts/ Science / Vocational streams.

PROGRAMMES OFFERED BY SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

Name of the Programme	Code	Eligibility
Bachelor of Commerce	NCO	Passed 10+2 examination or equivalent/ Passed 10+2 in Vocational Course.
B.A. in Economics	NEC	Passed 10+2 examination or equivalent/ Passed 10+2 in Vocational Course.

PROGRAMME DURATION:

Minimum duration of any UG programme is 4 years from the year of registration. However, there are 4 exit points at each level of the 4-year UG programme and learner can exit the programme with the certificate after completion of each assessment stage in ascending order as detailed below:

Level	Assessment Stages	Minimum Requirement
4.5	UG- Certificate	Completed 1st year (2 SEM) of study and have secured 48 credits.
5.0	UG- Diploma	Completed 2nd years (4 SEM) of study and have secured 92 credits.
5.5	UG- Degree	Completed 3rd year (6 SEM) programme of study and have secured 136 credits.
6.0	UG- Degree (Hons)	Completed eight semesters programme of study and have secured 176 credits.

The registration will be valid for a period of maximum 8 (eight) years provided the candidate pays programme fees, renewal fees, studentship fees and other relevant fees within due time as and when notified by the university.

TENTATIVE TIME SCHEDULE:

Sl. No.	Event	From	To
1	Submission of on-line application form for admission will be available for the applicants	24.07.2026 (10.00 AM)	31.08.2026 (06.00 PM)
2	Document Uploading	24.07.2026 (10.00 AM)	01.09.2026 (06.00 PM)
3	Online fees submission	24.07.2026 (10.00 AM)	03.09.2026 (04.00 PM)
4	Offline fees submission through Bank Challan (During Banking Hour)	28.07.2026	03.09.2026
5	Printing of Provisional ENROLLMENT certificate & TOKEN of SLMs	07.09.2026 (10.00 AM)	10.09.2026 (09.00 PM)

FEES:

FEES EXCLUDING BANK CHARGES/ PAYMENT GATEWAY CHARGES AS APPLICABLE:

SL. NO.	NAME OF THE PROGRAMME	AMOUNT TO BE PAID (RS.) — A	B	TOTAL (RS.)
1	B.A. AND B.COM. (BENGALI, ENGLISH, HISTORY, POLITICAL SCIENCE, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, SOCIOLOGY, ECONOMICS, EDUCATION AND COMMERCE)	4,300/-	750/-	5,050/-
2	CHEMISTRY AND ZOOLOGY	6,500/-	750/-	7,250/-
3	GEOGRAPHY AND BOTANY	6,300/-	750/-	7,050/-
4	MATHEMATICS	5,900/-	750/-	6,650/-

DETAILS OF TOTAL AMOUNT TO BE PAID AT THE TIME OF ADMISSION:

A = 1/4 OF PROGRAMME FEE

B = OTHER FEES (Application Processing Fee Rs. 275/- + Enrollment Fee Rs. 175/- + Fee for Identity cum Registration Card Rs. 100/- + Annual Development Fee Rs. 175/- + Migration Fee Rs. 25/-)

Note: As University has published e-prospectus only for the applicants of the Academic Year 2026-27 therefore Prospectus Fee = Rs. 150/- is being waived for this admission.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

BEFORE APPLYING FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE-MENTIONED PROGRAMME 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 UG.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 TOKEN 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 UGC-DEB 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.

N.B.

ADMISSION IN ANY PROGRAMME IS PROVISIONAL SUBJECT TO DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY BY THE UNIVERSITY AT THE TIME OF GIVING ENROLLMENT NUMBER. IF ANY DISCREPANCY IS REVEALED LATER ON (EVEN AFTER COMPLETION OF THE DEGREE), RESPONSIBILITY WILL REST ON THE APPLICANT AND HIS/HER ADMISSION WILL BE CANCELLED AND NO CLAIM FOR REFUND OF FEES WILL BE ENTERTAINED EXCEPT AS PER REFUND POLICY. APPLICANTS ARE, THEREFORE, ADVISED TO SATISFY THEMSELVES AS REGARDS THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR A PARTICULAR PROGRAMME BEFORE TAKING ADMISSION.

DISCLAIMER

ALL ADMISSIONS ARE PROVISIONAL AND WILL BE GUIDED IN ACCORDANCE TO UGC-DEB APPROVAL VIDE FILE NO.: 8-4/2025 (DEB-NR) DATED 09.09.2025. THE UNIVERSITY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE / REALLOCATE THE LEARNER SUPPORT CENTRE CHOSEN BY THE LEARNERS IN ORDER TO REGULATE THE ADMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH UGC ORDER(S) IF ANY.

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