Nalanda Open University Patna Customer Service Phone Number

Phone Number of Nalanda Open University Patna is 06122201013, 06122206916 .

Nalanda Open University-NOU Patna is the only University in the State of Bihar meant for imparting learning exclusively through the system of distance education. Nalanda Open University-NOU Patna 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. Nalanda Open University-NOU Patna is named after the famous Nalanda University of Ancient India.

At present, the Nalanda Open University-NOU Patna 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. Nalanda Open University-NOU Patna is recognized by the Distance Education Council (DEC), University Grants Commission, and Ministry of HRD, Government of India for imparting education through distance mode.

Nalanda Open University-NOU Patna offers different Kind of Graduate and Undergraduate courses. Undergraduate courses such as Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce, B.Sc (Med, Non-Med, Bio-Tech), BCA, BBA & Graduate courses like M.Sc IT, M.Sc IT (L.E), and PGDCA etc.

Any eligible person can apply for admission in one of the courses of his choice, offered by the Nalanda Open University-NOU Patna. The admission form (Annexure-A) and prospectus may be obtained through Demand Draft of Rs.200.00 from the sales counters of the University or by sending the demand draft of Rs.250 by registered post, drawn in favour of Nalanda Open University-NOU Patna, Payable at Patna. No money order or postal order is accepted. The demand draft must be made in the name of Nalanda Open University-NOU Patna payable at Patna. The sales counters of the University function on all working days from 11:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

This place saw the rise and fall of many empires and emperors who contributed in the development of Nalanda Open University-NOU Patna. Many monasteries and temples were built by them. Kingarshwardhana gifted a 25m high copper statue of Buddha and Kumargupta endowed a college of fine arts ere. Nagarjuna- a Mahayana philosopher, Dinnaga- founder of the school of Logic and Dharmpala- the Brahmin scholar, taught here.

The famous Chinese traveller and scholar, Hieun-Tsang stayed here and has given a detailed description of the situations prevailing at that time. Careful excavation of the place has revealed many stupas, monasteries, hostels, stair cases, meditation halls, lecture halls and many other structures which speak of the splendour and grandeur this place enjoyed, when the place was a centre of serious study.

Founded in the 5th Century A.D., Nalanda is known as the ancient seat of learning. 2,000 Teachers and 10,000 Students from all over the Buddhist world lived and studied at Nalanda Open University-NOU Patna, the first Residential International University of the World. A walk in the ruins of the university, takes you to an era, that saw India leading in imparting knowledge, to the world - the era when India was a coveted place for studies. Nalanda Open University-NOU Patna flourished during the 5th and 12th century.

Although Nalanda is one of the places distinguished as having been blessed by the presence of the Buddha, it later became particularly renowned as the site of the great monastic Nalanda Open University-NOU Patna of the same name, which was to become the crown jewel of the development of Buddhism in India. The name may derive from one of Shakyamuni's former births, when hewas a king whose capital was here. Nalanda Open University-NOU Patna was one of his epithets meaning "insatiable in giving."

At the time Hsuan Chwang stayed at Nalanda and studied with the abbot Shilabhadra, it was already a flourishing centre of learning. In many ways it seems to have been like a modern university. There was a rigorous oral entry examination conducted by erudite gatekeepers, and many students were turned away. To study or to have studied at Nalanda Open University-NOU Patna was a matter of great prestige. However, no degree was granted nor was a specific period of study required. The monks' time, measured by a water clock, was divided between study and religious rites and practice. There were schools of study in which students received explanations by discourse, and there were also schools of debate, where the mediocre were often humbled, and the conspicuously talented distinguished. Accordingly, the elected abbot was generally the most learned man of the time.

The libraries of Nalanda Open University-NOU Patna were vast and widely renowned, although there is a legend of a malicious fire in which many of the texts were destroyed and irrevocably lost.

Nalanda Open University Patna Address

The address of Nalanda Open University Patna is 2nd/3rd Floor, Biscomaun Bhawan, Gandhi Maidan.

Nalanda Open University Patna Email Address

The email address of Nalanda Open University Patna is nalopuni@sancharnet.in.

Nalanda Open University Patna Website

The Website of Nalanda Open University Patna is www.nalandaopenuniversity.com.

Nalanda Open University Patna Customer Support Service Phone Number

The customer support phone number of Nalanda Open University Patna is 06122201013, 06122206916 (Click phone number to call).


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