Pandit Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University, PSSOU

Ishani Mishra

PSSOU, or Pandit Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University, is a Chattisgarh-based open university established in 2005. PSSOU offers admission to undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate courses. PSSOU offers admission to vocational courses to strengthen the young educated workforce of the country. The admissions to PSSOU are currently ongoing and will be conducted online.

PSSOU is a UGC-recognized, NCTE and DEB-certified university. PSSOU has 7 faculties and 22 departments that provide over 20 courses. PSSOU offers diploma and certificate courses as well. PSSOU has a 70-acre lush green, well-developed campus. Pandit Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University aims to provide the best education to tribals in the area.

Table of Contents

• PSSOU Quick Insights
• PSSOU Admission Dates 2024
• PSSOU Courses
• PSSOU Departments
• PSSOU Admission
• Why Choose PSSOU?
• PSSOU Result
• PSSOU Infrastructure
• PSSOU Scholarship
• PSSOU Collaboration
• PSSOU Faculty

PSSOU Quick Insights

PSSOU, or Pandit Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University, is the only university in Chattisgarh offering open/distance mode of education. It is named after Pandit Sundarlal Sharma, a well-known freedom and social justice fighter of the Chhattisgarh region. Some key information about PSSOU is tabulated below.

PSSOU Admission Dates 2024

PSSOU offers merit-based admission to UG, PG, and doctoral courses. The admissions open annually and are conducted via the official portal of PSSOU. The important tentative dates for 2024 related to PSSOU are given below.

PSSOU Courses

PSSOU or Pandit Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University offers undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral, diploma and certificate courses in applied science, liberal arts, commerce, social work, law and education. The details about these courses are listed below.

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PSSOU Fee Details

PSSOU offers affordable distance education. The fee-related information about the courses offered is listed below.

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PSSOU Departments

PSSOU has seven faculties: arts, social science, science, life science, management, commerce and education. There are 22 departments in total under these faculties. These are.

PSSOU Admission 2024

PSSOU offers admission to undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate courses in subjects related to arts, social science, science, life science, management, commerce and education. In addition, diploma and certificate courses are offered as well. All admissions are conducted online. The candidates must enter their details on the registration portal and submit their documents online. The fee is also submitted online, and the reading resources are provided online/via mail.

PSSOU Eligibility Criteria

Before applying to obtain degrees from PSSOU, the candidates need to meet the eligibility criteria. 

BA/BSc/BCom/BBA Eligibility Criteria

• The candidate must have passed 10+2 from a recognized board.

MA/MSc/MCom/MBA Eligibility Criteria

• The candidate must have passed graduation from a recognized board/university.

PhD Eligibility Criteria

• The candidate must have a postgraduate degree from a recognized board/university.

Why Choose PSSOU?

PSSOU or Pandit Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University, located in Chattisgarh, is one of the country's most popular open universities. It offers various arts, social science, life science, management, commerce and education courses. PSSOU has a vast campus with well-planned infrastructure, including an administrative building, examination building, academic building, library building, bank, canteen, furnished hostel and guest house, officer's buildings, teaching and non-teaching accommodations.

PSSOU Academic Advantages

• PSSOU offers UG, PG, Doctoral, Diploma, and Certificate courses. 
• PSSOU has plenty of e-learning resources and access to digital libraries.
• PSSOU gas various cells such as anti-ragging cells, study centre,  grievance redressal cell, research cell, and counselling cell to cater to requirements and grievances of the stufdents.
• PSSOU has a 70-acre lush green campus.
• The faculty is highly involved in on-campus activities. They also actively participate in research activities and patent creation.
• PSSU has acces to INFLIBNET and Swayam learning resources that improve the learning experiences.

PSSOU Result

PSSOU has an entirely digitised system of publishing results. The PSSOU results are available on the official website. The candidates/students receive an application number that can be used to access their entire profile.

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PSSOU Infrastructure

PSSOU has an excellent infrastructure. The campus is spread across 70 acres and has an administrative building, examination building, officer's buildings, and teaching and non-teaching accommodations. Some other infrastructure is listed below.

• Hostels
• Library
• Cafeteria
• Classrooms
• Bank
• Guest house

PSSOU Scholarship

PSSOU accepts scholarships offered by the Chhatisgarh state government. These scholarships are offered based on merit and economic backgrounds of the students to provide equal learning opportunities.

PSSOU Collaboration

PSSOU has various national level collaborations. collaborated with Vardhaman Mahaveer Open University to conduct Master of Arts  in Political Science (MAPS) and Postgraduate Diploma in Guidance and Counselling. (PGDGC). Some other are.

• Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA), New Delhi 
• ICSSR, New Delhi

PSSOU Faculty

PSSOU has a strength of 9 full-time teachers that are highly qualified and actively conduct the curriculum at the university. Since a significant part of the courses are conducted online, the teachers are teachers are available online and actively resolve the dobts of the students.