Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University is a public university located in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in the city of Allahabad. The university aims at offering access to higher education to large segments of population particularly to the disadvantaged groups like those living in rural and remote areas including working people, house wives and other adults, who are looking forward to upgrade or acquire knowledge through studies in different fields. The university also makes efforts to promote acquisition of knowledge in a rapidly changing and developing society. It offers education to all irrespective of sex, creed, caste and the jurisdiction of the university is spread over the whole state of Uttar Pradesh.

For offering education and other facilities to the students, the university has a number of schools and cells under its control and the schools pertaining to different disciplines like health sciences, science, education, computer science, agriculture, management, social sciences and humanities are functioning under the university. Some of the cells functioning under the university are placement, library, alumni, grievance, women harassment, quality assurance, awareness and research. The list of courses offered by the Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University through the different schools functioning under its control is given below:

School of Health Sciences:

Diploma Courses:

• Diploma in health Education and Nutrition(DHEN)

• Diploma in Dietetics and Nutrition(DCDN)

• Diploma in Early Childhood Care and Education(DECE)

• PG. Diploma in Therapeutic Diet management

Certificate Courses:

• Certificate in Population and Health Education (CPHE)

• Certificate in Child Care and Nutrition (CCCN)

• Certificate in Nutrition and Food (CNF)

• Certificate in HIV and Family Education (CHFE)

• Certificate in Food Safety (CFS)

Degree Courses:

• M.Sc./M.A. in Dietetics and Food Service Management(PGDFSM)

• B.Sc. Home Service/B.A. (UGHS)

School of Science:

• Master of Science

• Bachelor of Science

• Bridge Course for B. Sc

• Diploma in Applied Statistics and Computers

• Certificate in Applied Statistics and Computers

• Post Graduate Diploma in Environment and Sustainable Development

• Awareness Course in Environment

School of Education:

• Bachelor of Education

• Bachelor of Special Education

• Master of Arts in Education

• Post Graduate Diploma in

o Vocational Guidance and Career Counseling

o Education Administration

o Distance Education

School of Computer Science:

• Master of Computer Applications

• Master of Computer Science

• Bachelor of Computer Applications

• Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications

School of Computer & Information Sciences:

• Diploma in

o Computer in Office Management

o Hardware Technology

o Computer

• Certificate Course in Computer

School of Management:

• Master of Business Administration

• Master of Commerce

• Bachelor of Commerce

• Bachelor of Business Administration

• Post Graduate Diploma in

o Marketing Management

o Human Resource Development

o Production Management

o International marketing & E-Business

• Certificate Programme in Management

School of Social Sciences:

• Master of Arts in

o Political Science

o Social Work

o Sociology

o History

• Bachelor of Arts in

o Public Administration

o Sociology

o History

• Bachelor of Tourism Studies

• Bridge Course in Bachelor of Arts

• Diploma in

o Tourism Studies

o Rural Development

• Certificate Course in

o Tourism Studies

o Consumer Protection

o Human Rights

o Labour Development

o Women’s Empowerment & Development

o HIV & Family Education

o Population & Health Education

o Environmental Studies

• Awareness Programme on Panchayat Raj

School of Humanities:

• Master of Arts in

o Economics

o Philosophy

o English

o Sanskrit

o Hindi

• Master of Journalism & Mass Communication

• Master of Library & Information Sciences

• Bachelor of Arts in

o Urdu

o Philosophy

o Economics

o Sanskrit

o English

o Hindi

• Bachelor of Library & Information Sciences

• Post Graduate Diploma in

o Journalism & Mass Communication

o Translation

o Creative Writing in Hindi

o Electronic Media & Film Production

o Functional Hindi

• Certificate Course in

o Sanskrit

o Post Harvest Technology and Value Addition

o Live Stock Production System

o Consumer Protection

o Indian Heritage

o Yoga

o Pali

• Awareness Programme in Yoga

Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University being a open university has study centres in different places and the regional centres of the university are located in five different places in the state of Uttar Pradesh being Allahabad, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Bareily and Lucknow. The admission process followed by the university is divided into eight different stages and candidates will have to fulfill certain eligibility requirements for seeking admission to different courses offered by the Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University.