Graduates from any stream can go for Bachelors degree in library science the duration of which is one year. After that, students can go for Masters Degree in library science, which is of one-year duration. Some students who are interested in higher studies and research activities can also go for M.Phil and PhD in this field. There are also diploma and certificate courses in Library Science. Basically, a good librarian should have keen interest in books and varieties of topics, high organizing ability, excellent communication skills and customer service attitude.

List of Colleges

National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resource (NISCAIR) and Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre (INSDOC) both in New Delhi are two prime institute offer Library and Information Science. Besides this many universities like Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi; Banaras Hindu University, Aligarh Muslim University, Kurukhetra University, Haryana; Punjab University; Gujarat University; Madurai Kamarj University, Tamil Nadu; Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu; Makhanlal Chaturvedi National Institute of Journalism, Bhopal; Andhra University and Amravati University, Maharashtra; are other institutes offering degree courses in Library Science.