The West Bengal Council of Rabindra Open School (erstwhile State Open School) set up as a wing of the School Education Department in 1997 by Government of West Bengal to provide open distance mode of learning to the disadvantaged learners.
As formal education could not reach out to all sections of society
covering all categories of people, Open Learning System makes it
possible to include different sections of men and women of different age
group. To meet the need for Open Learning System State Open School came
up as a wing of the School Education Department in 1997. Renamed as
Rabindra Mukta Vidyalaya (RMV)in 1998, it grew into a Statutory
Organization with effect from 1st August, 2001 on the basis of Rabindra
Mukta Vidyalaya Act, 2001, passed by the West Bengal State Legislature.
The Act has been amended first in 2002 and next in February 2006.
The amended Act has come into effect from the 1st January, 2007. According to the amendment of February, 2006 the Rabindra Mukta Vidyalaya has been renamed as the West Bengal Council of Rabindra Open Schooling (WBCROS). The West Bengal Council of Rabindra Open Schooling imparts open learning through self-study materials and personal contact programmes.
Admission procedure
The amended Act has come into effect from the 1st January, 2007. According to the amendment of February, 2006 the Rabindra Mukta Vidyalaya has been renamed as the West Bengal Council of Rabindra Open Schooling (WBCROS). The West Bengal Council of Rabindra Open Schooling imparts open learning through self-study materials and personal contact programmes.
Admission procedure
