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{{Infobox university<br />
| name = Jharkhand State Open University<br />
| other_name = JSOU<br />
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| caption = University Logo<br />
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| motto = ''तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय''<br />
| mottoeng = Lead me from darkness to light<br />
| established = {{start date and age|2021}}<br />
| type = [[Public university|Public]]<br />
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| chancellor = [[Governor of Jharkhand]]<br />
| vice_chancellor = Triveni Nath Sahu<br />
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| city = [[Ranchi]]<br />
| state = [[Jharkhand]]<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
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| affiliations = [[University Grants Commission (India)|UGC]]<br />
| website = {{url|https://jsou.ac.in/}}<br />
| image = Jharkhand State Open University logo.jpg<br />
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'''Jharkhand State Open University''' is a [[State university (India)|State university]] Headquarter located at [[Ranchi]], [[Jharkhand]], established by the State Government of Jharkhand under the Jharkhand State Open University Act, 2021 (Jharkhand Act, 12, 2021).<ref>{{cite web|title=The Jharkhand State Open University Act, 2021<br />
|url=https://prsindia.org/files/bills_acts/acts_states/jharkhand/2021/Act%20No.%2012%20of%202021%20Jharkhand.pdf|publisher=PRS India|accessdate=12 July 2024|date=23 November 2021}}</ref> <br />
It was established to promote the Open University and distance education system in the educational pattern of the Jharkhand State and to provide educational opportunities to those who are unable to go in formal 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), contact programs, study centres, and mass media, and to provide access to Degree, Diploma, and Certificate program.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jharkhand cabinet approves Rs 20 crore for State Open University<br />
|url=https://lagatar24.com/jharkhand-cabinet-approves-rs-20-crore-for-state-open-university/170551/|publisher=Lagatar English|accessdate=31 July 2024|date=11 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Good News: झारखंड ओपेन यूनिवर्सिटी में कुलपति नियुक्त... यूजीसी से मान्यता का रास्ता साफ... जनवरी से शुरू होगा नामांकन<br />
|url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/ranchi-jharkhand-open-university-vice-chancellor-appointed-ugc-recognition-way-clear-admission-start-from-january2023-22852564.html|publisher=Dainik Jagran|accessdate=31 July 2024|date=1 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jharkhand's 1st open university gets study centre at DSPMU<br />
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/states-1st-open-univ-gets-study-centre-at-dspmu/articleshow/95000022.cms|publisher=Times of India|accessdate=31 July 2024|date=21 October 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Department==<br />
Jharkhand State Open University has been offering numerous courses through the (Open and Distance Learning) form of education. All of these courses have significant in-house capabilities that students may take use of at any time.<ref>{{cite web|title=झारखंड खुला विवि के 31 पाठ्यक्रमों में दाखिले का अवसर<br />
|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/ranchi/story-opportunity-for-admission-in-31-courses-of-jharkhand-open-university-8693505.html|publisher=Hindustan|accessdate=31 July 2024|date=10 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=इस डिग्री के बाद खोल सकेंगे अपनी दवा की दुकान, प्राथमिक उपचार के लिए भी होंगे काबिल; नामांकन के लिए पढ़ें डिटेल<br />
|url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/jamshedpur-nomination-continues-for-various-courses-at-lbsm-college-center-for-jharkhand-state-open-university-23714004.html|publisher=Dainik Jagran|accessdate=31 July 2024|date=9 May 2024}}</ref> <br />
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*School of Vocational Education and Training<br />
*School of Business and Management Studies<br />
*School of Journalism & Mass Communication Studies <br />
*School of Computer and Information Sciences<br />
* School of Social Work <br />
*School of Humanities & Social Sciences<br />
*School of Sciences and Technology<br />
*School of Tribal Studies<br />
== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{official|https://apupsg.ac.in/}}<br />
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{{Universities in Jharkhand}}<br />
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