Nalanda Open University

Nalanda Open University is the only university in Bihar meant exclusively for imparting learning through distance education. It was established on 14 March 1987 by an ordinance of the Government of Bihar, later replaced by the Nalanda Open University Act, 1995. Its headquarters are at Bargaon, Nalanda.

The university is recognised by the UGC Distance Education Bureau for imparting education in distance mode, and offers degree, diploma and certificate programmes through study centres, contact programmes and print and mass media.