Course Duration & Eligible Criteria
Three Years Eligibility for Admission to B.A. / B.Sc. / B.com. / B.Com.(C.A.) /B.Lit.
- Higher Secondary School Examination (Plus 2 or XII Std. including vocational courses) conducted by the Govt. of Tamil Nadu.
- Two year Foundation Course Examination conducted by Madurai Kamaraj University and Annamalai University with eligibility to join the degree courses.
- Pre/University Examination of Madurai Kamaraj University or an Examination equivalent thereto conducted by any other statutory recognized University / Board.
- Intermediate Examination of any recognized University in India or of the common wealth.
- The IAF Educational Test for promotion to the Rank of Corporal conducted by the Directorate of Education, Air Head Quarters, New Delhi.
- The Higher Secondary Certificate Examinations conducted by any of the State Statutory Boards of Higher Education in India provided the holder is declared eligible to join the Degree Course in the University concerned and provided the holder also satisfies the age rule.
- Indian School Certificate Examination conducted by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examination, New Delhi. A pass in one or more sittings, (i.e., in compartment) provided the candidates has been declared to have qualified with a minimum of FIVE subjects of which English should be one and satisfies the age rule prescribed by the University.
- The 12 year School Diploma of High School / Graduation conducted by the Kodaikanal School, Kodaikanal.
- A pass in the followed examinations conducted by the State Board of Technical Education and Training of Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Chennai.
- The two year Diploma Course in Commercial Practice or Diploma in Modern Office
- Practice.
- Pre-Technical Examination.
- I and II year Sandwich Diploma Examination in Mechanical Engineering.
- Three – year Diploma (after X Std.) – Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Textile, Fisheries, Commerce, Architecture, Assistantship, Catering Technology etc. Note:
- a) A candidate who has obtained „CONDITIONAL PASS‟ in the Pre-Technical Examination is NOT eligible.
- b) A candidate who has passed the First Year Examination of the 3 year Diploma Courses (i.e., D.C.E. etc.,) prior to 1963 is NOT eligible.
- a) National Defence Academy A pass at the Academic Examination at the end of the first b) Indian Military Academy two years of Training.
- Those who have completed the Seven-year course of study conducted at the following Seminaries:
- Sacred Heart Seminary, Poonamallee.
- St. Peter‟s Pontifical Seminary, Bangalore
- St. Antony‟s Frairy, Bangalore
- St. Paul‟s Seminary, Tiruchirapalli.
- Pontifical Athenaeum, Poona.
Note: Candidates should enclose the original certificates for admission. Applicants already pursuing a degree course in this University / Distance Education or, elsewhere are NOT eligible for admission to any other degree course in the Directorate of Distance Education, except for Certificate / Diploma Courses.