B.Ed. in Special Education (Visual Impairment) 

at Alagappa University, Karaikudi

Yes, the Directorate of Distance Education (DDE), Alagappa University offer a B.Ed course. Duration of this course is two years. Admission to the course shall be direct and based on fulfiment of the minimum eligibility criteria. Candidates seeking admission can visit the Alagappa University DDE official website to apply. 

Candidates need to complete bachelor's degree in Tamil/ English/ Physics/ Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Botany/ Zoology/ History with at least 55% aggregate for OC (45% aggregate for BC, 43% aggregate for MBC and 40% aggregate in SC/ ST) to apply for Alagappa University B.Ed course. Aspirants must have the documents proving their eligibility for verification at later stages of admission.

Alagappa University B.Ed fee is more on the economical side. The total tuition fee for the two-year course ranges between INR 36,700 and INR 40,000. In addition, the hostel charges are INR 32,000. The total course fee may include other fee components as well. Moreover, the mentioned fee is taken from the official website/sanctioning body. It is still subject to changes and hence, is indicative.

Aspirants must first check the minimum eligibility required for course admission. The eligible students can further visit the university website to fill out the application. Students applying for distance courses can apply through the DDE portal. To submit the application form successfully, an application fee of INR 600 (INR 300 for SC/ST candidates) has to be paid.

The university offers a B.Ed course through its College of Education. Additionally, it is also offered as a distance education course. Some of the offered B.Ed Special Education courses are:

• Visual Impairement
• Intellectual Disability

Alagappa University is accredited by NAAC with an A+ Grade and its degree programmes are recognised by UGC. Alagappa University Karaikudi is ranked 47th by NIRF 2024 under the University category and 17th by NIRF 2024 under the State Public University. Alagappa University was established in 1985 and is located in Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu. 

Alagappa University offers courses at reasonable prices but if students feel that the fee is quite expensive worry not there are scholarships available for students. The below-mentioned is the total tuition fee for various courses:

 The fee is exclusive of various charges such as transportation charges, admission fees, and others. 

Alagappa University is a public university in Tamil Nadu and strives to provide quality higher education to students. The flagship courses at the university like BSc and MBA have separate fee structures which the students can check by visiting the official website. For instance, the BSc program fee totals to around INR 29,000 per year for the Computer Science stream.

For programs like MBA students would be required to pay around INR 46,200 for the General and Specialized streams. Students can also check from among the many scholarship and fee assistance schemes operated under Alagappa University.

Students can choose Alagappa University for undergraduation as well as postgraduation courses. As far as the undergraduation is considered, the flagship course offered by the university is BSc and BA. The fee for these courses is not very high. For BSc, students will have to pay INR 7.5 K - INR 8 lakh. For the BA course, students will have to pay INR 7.5 K - INR 12.4 K. The ROI is also good. Thre undergraduate students find jobs in top companies such as Cognizant, TCS, Axis Bank, and others. 

There is no seat reservation at the university for SC/ST candidates. However, Alagappa University reserve seats for differently-abled students applying for the BSc course. The university reserve 5% of seats in each course for this category candidates. Apart from this, the SC/ST candidates may get some seat relaxation, if approved by the government of Tamil Nadu.