Pandit Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University

Pandit Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University Chhattisgarh

पं. सुन्दरलाल शर्मा (मुक्त) विश्वविद्यालय छत्तीसगढ़
Motto	शिक्षा आपके द्वार
Type	Public, Open
Established	2005
Chancellor	Governor of the Chhattisgarh
Vice-Chancellor	Dr. B. G. Singh
Students	46,037
Location	Bilaspur , Chhattisgarh , India
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	UGC, DEC
Website	www.pssou.ac.in

Pandit Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University Chhattisgarh (PSSOU) (Hindi: पं. सुन्दरलाल शर्मा (मुक्त) विश्वविद्यालय छत्तीसगढ़) is a state university located in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India. It is an State open university offering distance education.

History

Vice Chancellors
Dr. T. D. Sharma, 2 March, 2005– 22 January, 2010 Dr. A. R. Chandraker, 23 January 2010– 02 Feb. 2015 Dr. B. G. Singh, 03 February 2015 to Cont.

PSSOU was established on 20 January 2005 and was named after Sundarlal Sharma (1881–1940), a freedom and social justice fighter of the Chhattisgarh region.

Faculties and centres

The university is structured into the following faculties:

• Faculty of Arts
• Faculty of Science and Technology
• Faculty of Social Science
• Faculty of Commerce
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Computer Science (DCA, PGDCA, and BCA Programme)
• Faculty of Yoga, Jyotish and Vastu

Regional centres were established at Bilaspur, Raipur, Ambikapur, Durg, Jashpur and Jagdalpur.

The department of computer science and application in year 2006–08 manage one consultancy project under CLASS/CLIP project (Collaborative project of Department of Education Government of CG and Pandit Sundarlal Sharma Open University, where very nominal fees of rs. 200 across the state of Chhattisgarh.

Administration

The university is administrated by an Executive Council, Academic Council, Planning Board, Departments, Board of Studies and the Finance Committee.Present Vice Chancellor is Prof B.G.Singh.

Registrars
S.N.	Dr. Rajkumar Sachdeva	23 Nov. 2015 to till date

External links

• Pandit Sundarlal Sharma (Open) University Chhattisgarh