The West Bengal Council Of Rabindra Open Schooling (WBCROS) caters to the needs of learners up to Intermediate level for those who could not continue studies in formal system. The West Bengal Council Of Rabindra Open Schooling (WBCROS) was set up on 20th February, 1997 by Government of West Bengal initially to cater the educational needs of drop out boys and girls in the State under Open School System. To meet the need for Open Learning System State Open School came up as a wing of the School Education Department in 1997. The West Bengal Council Of Rabindra Open Schooling (WBCROS) 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).