Section 4 in The Netaji Subhas Open University Act, 1997
4. Objects of the University.
- The objects of the University shall be,-(a)to provide opportunities for higher education through (i) correspondence courses, (ii) contact programmes and study centres, and (iii) audio-visual mass-media such as radio and television, presenting special institutional programmes, either live or through cassettes including video cassettes and other softwares;(b)to provide opportunities for higher education to men and women (i) being deprived of the benefit of higher education in the normal course owing to socio-economic conditions or other limitations or (ii) being drop-outs or (iii) being brought under the scheme of adult education or (iv) working in homes or engaged in cultivations or employed in factories, offices or schools or engaged in any profession or vocation;(c)to organize certificate courses, diploma courses, degree courses, post-graduate courses and research courses for the benefit of the working population in various fields and for the benefit of those who wish to enrich their lives by studying cultural and aesthetic subjects;(d)[ to design and develop distance education programme relevant to the specific needs of the people;] [[Clauses (d) and (e) substituted by W.B. Act 17 of 2003 which were earlier as under:-'(d) to design and develop distance education programme relevant to the specific needs of the people of the State;(e)to design and develop education and training packages to meet the demand for technical and vocational manpower needed for the economic development of the State;']](e)[ to design and develop education and training packages to meet the demand for technical and vocational manpower needed for the economic development;] [[Clauses (d) and (e) substituted by W.B. Act 17 of 2003 which were earlier as under:-'(d) to design and develop distance education programme relevant to the specific needs of the people of the State;(e)to design and develop education and training packages to meet the demand for technical and vocational manpower needed for the economic development of the State;']](f)to establish mechanism through network and other arrangement to share programmes, services, technology and other resources to ensure cost-effectiveness of education and training;(g)to make provision for research for innovative course development and for advancement and dissemination of knowledge;(h)to collaborate with the Indira Gandhi National Open University established under the Indira Gandhi National Open University Act, 1985, and other open universities in the country in extending educational opportunities to the people, and/or to recognise, or collaborate with, other research institutions in the country for promotion of research activities.
