Jharkhand State Open University

The aims and objectives of the University are:

To Provide Educational Opportunities To Those Who Are Unable To Go In For Forma Education And Wish To Upgrade Their Education Or Acquire Knowledge And Studies In Various Fields Through The Distance Mode Of Education, Such As, The Print-Medium (Correspondence Courses), Contract Programmes, Study Centres And Mass Media.
To Provide Access To Higher Education To Large Segments Of The Population And In Particular The Disadvantaged Groups, Such As, Those Living In Remote And Rural And Tribal Areas Including Working People, Housewives And Other Adults Who Wish To Upgrade Or Acquire Knowledge Through Studies In Various Fields.
To Provide Flexibility With Regard To Eligibility For Enrolment, Age Of Entry, Choice Of Courses, Methods Of Learning, Conduct Of Examinations And Operation Of The Programmes, Complementary To The Programmes Of The Existing Universities In The State In The Field Of Higher Learning.
To Offer Degree, Diploma And Certificate Programme/Courses And To Make Provision For Research For The Advancement And Dissemination Of Knowledge.
To Advance And Disseminate Learning And Knowledge By Different Means, Including The Use Of Communication Technology.
To Promote Acquisition Of Knowledge In A Rapidly Developing And Changing Society And To Offer Opportunities For Upgrading Knowledge, Training And Skills In The Context Of Innovations, Research And Discovery In All Fields Of Human Endeavours.
to contribute to the improvement of the educational system in Jharkhand by providing a non-formal channel complementary to the formal system by making wide use of texts and other software developed by the University.
- I. to provide the counselling and guidance to its students
- II. to provide education and training in the various courses,

Objectives of the University

The aims and objectives of the University are: