The School of Professional Studies was established by trifurcating the erstwhile School of Humanities and Social Sciences as per clause 15.(1) Netaji Subhas Open University 1st Statute (Revised) 2014 vide Memo No.Reg/1010 dated 5th June 2015.

The establishment of the School of Professional Studies (SPS) reflects a holistic and pragmatic approach of the University towards the professional education in the modern era. The School has been given the responsibility of conducting the courses on Commerce & Management, Social Work and Library & Information Science.

The syllabi of all the courses have been framed to keep abreast with new developments in each subject in order to, on the one hand, suit the needs of the job market and on the other, give a comprehensive coverage. The School helps in creating individuals with specialized skills as required by the job market relating to management, finance, library and information science and social work with a strong theoretical, practical as well as experimental knowledge in the respective discipline. The School has been established keeping an eye to rejuvenate this academic mission with a difference to prepare value added human resources for the tailor made workforces.

Our faculty is at the center of our efforts to provide a high quality and challenging educational experiences. They are academically prepared in their respective field and have professional experience in a variety of work settings. One of their many strengths is to integrate their professional experience into classroom teaching-learning system specially in an open and distance learning environment. In this University, the students come from different parts of the State from diverse background. The faculty members are committed to serve the students through ICT facilities available in their hands.