NSOU PG & BLIS Admissions 2026-27: Applicants with DEB ID Issues Must Report by October 14

The notification Memo No.: Reg/0928 gives a final opportunity for PG and BLIS applicants under AY 2026-27 to rectify missing or incorrect DEB ID submissions. Candidates whose enrolment certificates were withheld must visit the university headquarters between October 12 and October 14, 2026, during office hours. Applicants must carry all original documents, including Aadhaar card and APPAR ID, to complete verification. Failure to report on these dates will result in application cancellation and fee refund per UGC guidelines.

Affected PG and BLIS applicants for AY 2026-27 must report in person to the NSOU Headquarters located at DD-26, Sector-I, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700064. Reporting is scheduled between October 12 and October 14, 2026, strictly during official working hours. Candidates must carry all original certificates along with Aadhaar card and APPAR ID to complete physical document verification. If a candidate misses this physical reporting window, NSOU will reject the application and refund the admission fees following UGC rules.

Applicants visiting NSOU Headquarters must mandatorily present all original academic documents alongside their Aadhaar card and APPAR ID. This physical document submission applies to 63 listed PG and BLIS candidates for AY 2026-27 who had DEB ID submission errors. Candidates must submit these items between October 12 and October 14, 2026, during office hours at the Salt Lake City campus. If these required original documents are not produced within the deadline, NSOU will cancel the enrolment and refund the paid fees under UGC directives.

NSOU will cancel the admission application of any listed PG or BLIS candidate for AY 2026-27 who fails to report by October 14, 2026. This action applies to candidates with missing or incorrect DEB IDs who do not visit the headquarters between October 12 and October 14, 2026. The admission fees paid during the application process will then be refunded in accordance with UGC guidelines. If the candidate misses this final verification window, no provisional enrolment certificate or SLM token will be issued.

UGC-DEB directives mandate obtaining and verifying a unique DEB ID on deb.ugc.ac.in/StudentDEBId to pursue any ODL programme. For NSOU PG and BLIS admissions in AY 2026-27, providing and verifying the DEB ID on the university portal by October 5, 2026, was compulsory to receive enrolment credentials. Unverified or missing DEB IDs halt the generation of provisional enrolment certificates and SLM tokens. Listed candidates who failed online verification had to report to headquarters by October 14, 2026, or face application cancellation and fee refund.

Candidates can check their application status by reading the official notification Memo No.: Reg/0928 published on October 9, 2026, on www.wbnsou.ac.in. The notification lists 63 specific application numbers across subjects like PGED, PGPA, PGHI, PGSW, PGBG, PGEG, PGMT, MLIS, and BLIS for AY 2026-27. Applicants must search for their application number and name on this published list to determine if personal attendance is required. If listed, the candidate must visit the Salt Lake headquarters with original documents before October 14, 2026.

NSOU issues a provisional enrolment certificate and a token for Self-Learning Materials (SLMs) to candidates who complete DEB ID verification. For the PG and BLIS AY 2026-27 (Session July 2026), eligible students could print these documents from October 9, 2026, to October 12, 2026. Candidates who had errors in their DEB ID were withheld these documents until physical verification at the Salt Lake Headquarters. If verification fails or is incomplete, the university cancels the admission and refunds the paid fees under UGC guidelines.

The extended deadline for online fee payment for NSOU PG and BLIS admissions in AY 2026-27 was September 14, 2026, up to 04:00 PM. This timeline applied to general PG courses as well as M.Sc. in Geography, Zoology, and Environmental Science. Offline fee payments through Indian Bank challan were also accepted during banking hours up to September 14, 2026. If an applicant paid fees twice against the same application ID, a written refund application had to be submitted within one month.

NSOU refunds admission fees if an applicant pays requisite fees twice against the same application ID or applies for two subjects inadvertently. For PG and BLIS admissions in AY 2026-27, refunds are also processed following UGC guidelines if an application is cancelled due to unverified DEB IDs. To claim a refund for double payment, applicants must submit a written application with supporting documents at NSOU Headquarters within one month from the admission closing date. Fees deposited for a single valid application cannot be refunded on personal request.

Admissions for M.Sc. in Zoology (PGZO), Geography (PGGR), and Environmental Science (PGES) for AY 2026-27 were conducted through merit list counselling and seat allotment due to limited seats. Online applications for these three courses were open from July 25, 2026, to September 10, 2026, on the pg.wbnsouadmissions.com portal. The provisional merit list was published tentatively on September 23, 2026, followed by offline mop-up counselling rounds. Candidates who missed counselling or DEB ID deadlines lost their allotted seats and received fee refunds under UGC guidelines.

Online applications for general NSOU PG and BLIS courses for AY 2026-27 (excluding PGES, PGGR, and PGZO) opened on July 25, 2026, and closed on September 25, 2026, at 06:00 PM. Document uploading remained available until September 26, 2026, up to 06:00 PM. Applicants could also resend forms for review until September 27, 2026. Candidates who completed these steps and paid fees were required to verify their DEB ID by October 5, 2026.

NSOU set up Learners’ Facilitation Centres at three Regional Centres and its Salt Lake Headquarters to provide technical help to applicants. Eligible PG and BLIS candidates for AY 2026-27 could visit their nearest centre for online form submission support. Technical queries and OTP issues were also addressed via official helpline numbers during working hours. Candidates who missed online DEB ID verification were required to report physically to Headquarters by October 14, 2026.

Applicants must generate their unique DEB ID directly on the official UGC-DEB portal at deb.ugc.ac.in/StudentDEBId following UGC directives. For NSOU PG and BLIS admissions in AY 2026-27, providing and verifying this ID on the university portal by October 5, 2026, was compulsory. Candidates enter their DEB ID on the portal after paying the admission fee. If online verification failed, listed candidates had to report physically to NSOU Headquarters by October 14, 2026.

Offline counselling and seat allotment for M.Sc. in Environmental Science (PGES), Geography (PGGR), and Zoology (PGZO) for AY 2026-27 were held tentatively on September 28, September 29, and September 30, 2026. These sessions followed the provisional merit list published on September 23, 2026, on pg.wbnsouadmissions.com. Admitted candidates in these specific science programmes were exempted from online DEB ID verification on the portal. NSOU also released a mop-up counselling notification on September 30, 2026.