Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Punjab State Open University (13th State Open University in India)
TypeState university
Established24 October 2019 (24 October 2019)
Chancellor Banwarilal Purohit, Governor of Punjab
Vice-ChancellorProfessor Karamjeet Singh
Location
30°18′59″N 76°23′44″E / 30.3164798°N 76.3956239°E / 30.3164798; 76.3956239
AffiliationsUGC, AIU
Websitepsou.ac.in

Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Punjab State Open University (JGND-PSOU) is a distance learning Public State University established through Punjab Act No. 19 of 2019,[1] located in Patiala in the Indian state of Punjab.

History

As part of the state government's commemoration of the 550th Prakash Purb of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji, the Punjab Cabinet on 24 October 2019 (Thursday) okayed the establishment of the public Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Punjab State Open University at Patiala, Punjab, India.[2][3]

The university has started functioning from temporary campus at official residence of Principal, Government Mohindra College, Patiala.[4]

Academics

Courses

  • Bachelor of Arts (BA)
  • Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
  • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)

References

  1. https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/punjab/2019/2019PB19.pdf
  2. "CABINET OKAYS SETTING UP OF "JAGAT GURU NANAK DEV PUNJAB STATE OPEN UNIVERSITY" AT PATIALA | Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Punjab, India ਸੂਚਨਾ ਤੇ ਲੋਕ ਸੰਪਰਕ ਵਿਭਾਗ ਪੰਜਾਬ ,ਭਾਰਤ". diprpunjab.gov.in.
  3. Service, Tribune News. "Nod to Guru Nanak open university". Tribuneindia News Service.
  4. "Jagat Guru Nanak Dev Punjab State Open University to Roll out First Course by Coming January-VC Karamjit Singh".
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