Jharkhand State Open University
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 University Logo | |
Other name | JSOU |
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| Motto | तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय |
Motto in English | Lead me from darkness to light |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2021 |
| Chancellor | Governor of Jharkhand |
| Vice-Chancellor | Triveni Nath Sahu |
| Location | , , 23°26′55″N 85°18′53″E / 23.4486°N 85.3147°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | jsou |
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Jharkhand State Open University is a 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).[1] 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.[2][3][4]
