Tamil Nadu Open University

In order to get admission to TNOU offered courses, candidates must meet the eligibility conditions and complete the application process. Admission to the courses is merit-based, i.e. , applicants' performance in the last qualifying examination is evaluated. For B.Ed Spl.Ed., MPhil and PhD courses, candidates have to appear for an entrance exam conducted by the university. TNOU releases a rank list to announce the names of the shortlisted candidates. Selected candidates need to participate in the admission counselling. 

Relocating the study centre is allowed provided the programme in which the candidate has taken admission, is activated in the new centre. They need to submit a request for change of study centre through e-mail. It will be communicated through mail after change is made effective. This will also be reflected on the TNOU website.

A student can only pursue a single degree programme at a time as per the UGC guidelines. TNOU offers a plethora of UG, PG, Doctoral, Diploma, Vocational Diploma, and Certificate courses. The university also offers courses that can be pursued after Class 10. Some of the popular courses offered by TNOU are BCA B.A. BBA B.Com M.A. M.Sc. M.A. etc. Admission to the courses is merit-based.

Admissions are conducted twice between January and June. Admission to the courses is primarily merit-based. Moreover, the admission process is completely online. Hence, candidates can fill out and submit the application form via online mode through the Tamil Nadu Open University official website (tnou. ac.in). In addition, the university has set up 12 regional centres throughout Tamil Nadu to assist students in the application process.