Library as a career Libraries are the reservoir of knowledge and

information. As India is moving towards a knowledge society with proliferation of learning

and research institutes the demand and importance of library science is growing rapidly.

Consequently, job opportunities for librarians are on the upswing. Librarianship is as

profession is concerned with storage, organizing and maintenance of books, papers and journals.

Minimum Qualification - Graduate in any discipline

Diploma and Certificate courses 

B.Lib.Sc – one year (Eligible for Asst. librarian)

For College Librarian -M.Lib.Sc / M.L.I.S – One yearNET/SLET M.Phil / Ph.D.

Library Science Eligibility Criteria

Library, Information and Society Management of Library, Information Centers Information Processing- Theory I: Classification Information Processing- Theory II: Cataloguing Information Sources and Services Fundamentals of Information Technology Information Processing I: Classification (Practical) Information Processing II: Cataloguing (Practical)

Main subjects in Library science

University of Mumbai , Kalina campus Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University SHPT School of Lib Sc., SNDT

◦ YCMOU Study centre Joshi Bedekar College,Thane Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College, Vashi,

Navi Mumbai, Birla College of Arts, Sc. and Com. Kalyan Vaze College, Mulund,

B.Lib & M.Lib in Mumbai

Alagappa University, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu 630003, (Tamil Nadu) Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, (Tamil Nadu) Awadesh Pratap Singh University, Rewa, (Madhya Pradesh) Barkatullah University, Bhopal, (Madhya Pradesh) Bharathidasan University, Tiruchrappali, (Tamil Nadu) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad, (Andhra Pradesh) Dr. Hari Singh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar, (Madhya Pradesh) Guru Ghasidas University, Bilaspur, (Madhya Pradesh) Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, (Delhi) Kakatiya University, Warangal, (Andhra Pradesh) Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, (Haryana) Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga, (Bihar) Madurai Kamaraj University, Directorate Of Distance Education, Madurai, (Tamil

Nadu) Mahatma Gandhi Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya, Chitrakoot, (Madhya Pradesh) Nalanda Open University, Patna, (Bihar) Patna University, Patna, (Bihar) Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, (Andhra Pradesh) University Of Calicut, Calicut, (Kerala) University Of Madras, Chennai, (Tamil Nadu)

Bachelor Of Library & Information Science (BLISc) and Master Of Library & Information Science (MLISc) offering by open Universities

Public/Government libraries Universities and other academic institutions Media houses, News agencies and news groups Private organizations and special libraries Foreign embassies Photo/film libraries Information centre’s/documentation centers Large companies and organization with huge information

handling requirements Museums and galleries with huge library facilities and

reading rooms and research facilities. Corporate sector –

◦ All companies like TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Cognizant, Reliance etc.

Job opportunities