# Nalanda Open University

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Last verified: 2026-10-24

Nalanda Open University (Patna, Bihar) is a recognised state university. UGC status: 2(f).

## Facts
- Type: State University
- UGC status: 2(f)
- UGC Section 12(B): No (about UGC grants only; it does not decide whether degrees are valid)
- State: Bihar
- Address: Biscomum Bhawan, West, Gandhi Maidan,  Patna 800001
- Official website (as listed by UGC): http://www.nalandaopenuniversity.com,

## Online programmes approved by UGC-DEB for 2026-27
Nalanda Open University is not on the UGC-DEB list for online programmes in 2026-27.

## Distance (ODL) programmes approved by UGC-DEB for 2026-27
Approval: 2024-25, academic session beginning October, 2024 (revised from July-August, 2024) to 2028- 29 (upto January- February, 2029) only. Source: https://deb.ugc.ac.in/Uploads/Notices_Upload/UGC_20260921145606_1.pdf
- Master of Arts (Home Science)
- Master of Arts (Education)
- Master of Arts (Economics)
- Master of Arts (Hindi)
- Master of Arts (Geography)
- Master of Arts (Public Administration)
- Master of Commerce
- Master of Science (Geography)
- Master of Science (Home Science)
- Master of Science (Chemistry)
- Master of Science (Botany)
- Master of Science (Physics)
- Master of Science (Environmental Science)
- Master of Science (Mathematics)
- Master of Computer Applications
Approval: 2024-25, academic session beginning February 2025 to 2029-30 (upto July-August, 2029) only. Source: https://deb.ugc.ac.in/Uploads/Notices_Upload/UGC_20260921145606_1.pdf
- Bachelor of Library & Information Science
- Bachelor of Computer Applications (Computer Applications)
- Master of Science (Zoology)
- Master of Arts (Urdu)
- Master of Arts (Sanskrit)
- Master of Arts (History)
- Master of Arts (Journalism & Mass Communication)
- Master of Arts (Political Science)
- Master of Arts (Sociology)
- Master of Arts (Environmental Science)
Approval: Academic year 2025-26, academic session beginning July-August, 2025 to 2029-30 (upto January- February, 2030 only). Source: https://deb.ugc.ac.in/Uploads/Notices_Upload/UGC_20260921145606_1.pdf
- Master of Library & Information Sciences (Master of Library and Information Science)
- Bachelor of Arts (Hons) (History) – 4 Years
- Bachelor of Arts (Hons) (Economics) – 4 Years
- Bachelor of Science (Hons) (Zoology) – 4 Years
- Bachelor of Science (Hons) (Botany) – 4 Years
- Bachelor of Science (Hons) (Chemistry) – 4 Years
Approval: 2025-26, academic session beginning February, 2026 to 2030-31 (upto July-August, 2030 only). Source: https://deb.ugc.ac.in/Uploads/Notices_Upload/UGC_20260921145606_1.pdf
- Bachelor of Arts (Hons) (Geography) - 4 Years
- Bachelor of Arts (Hons) (Political Science) - 4 Years
- Bachelor of Arts (Hons) (Sociology) - 4 Years
- Bachelor of Science (Hons) (Geography) - 4 Years
- Bachelor of Science (Hons) (Mathematics) - 4 Years
- Bachelor of Science (Hons) (Physics) - 4 Years
Approval: academic year 2026-27, academic session beginning from August, 2026 to 2030-31 (upto January- February, 2031 only). Source: https://deb.ugc.ac.in/Uploads/Notices_Upload/UGC_20260921145606_1.pdf
- Bachelor of Arts (Hons) (Hindi) - 4 Years
- Bachelor of Arts (Hons) (Home Science) - 4 Years
- Bachelor of Science (Hons) (Home Science) - 4 Years
- Master of Arts (Disaster Management)
- Master of Science (Disaster Management)

## Technical degrees on campus
Nalanda Open University does not need separate AICTE approval for regular on-campus technical degrees (Supreme Court, Bharathidasan University v AICTE, 2001). Colleges affiliated to it need their own AICTE approval.

## Never valid by distance or online
Engineering, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing, physiotherapy, architecture, law, agriculture, hotel management and Ph.D.