M.A. in Tamil 

at Periyar University, Salem

According to Periyar University NIRF report 2024, the key highlights of Periyar University placements 2023 as compared with 2022 and 2021 are presented below:

Particulars	UG 3-year Placement Statistics (2021)	UG 3-year Placement Statistics (2022)	UG 3-year Placement Statistics (2023)
Median package	INR 5.60 LPA	INR 3.5 LPA	INR 3.36 LPA
Total students	127	118	78
Students placed	79	28	28
Students opted for higher studies	13	14	18
Particulars	PG 2-year Placement Statistics (2021)	PG 2-year Placement Statistics (2022)	PG 2-year Placement Statistics (2023)
Median package	INR 2.4 LPA	INR 3 LPA	INR 3.12 LPA
Total students	689	660	634
Students placed	139	153	161
Students opted for higher studies	107	45	46
Particulars	PG 5-year Integrated Placement Statistics (2021)	PG 5-year Integrated Placement Statistics (2022)	PG 5-year Integrated Placement Statistics (2023)
Median package	NA	NA	INR 1.44 LPA
Total students	NA	NA	14
Students placed	NA	NA	8
Students opted for higher studies	NA	NA	6

To apply for Periyar University MSc admission, the first step is to pass the eligibility criteria as per the university's norms. Aspirants who passed graduation in BCA/ BSc in Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Computer Technology/ Mathematics or any other equivalent degree in the respective subjects from any university accepted by Syndicate are eligible to apply for this course. Admission to MSc at Periyar University is both merit & entrance-based.

For admission to MSc courses taught at the university's department and Periyar University Centre for Postgraduate and Research Studies, candidates are required to pass the university-based entrance exam. However, direct admission is offered to the Industry-Academia Collaborative Programme of MSc in Data Science and other MSc courses offered at the affiliated colleges of Periyar University. Admission to these courses are done based on merit obtained in the last qualifying exam. 

At last, aspirants are required to fill an online application form with paying an application fee of INR 354. Further, they need to submit the application form offline with attested documents to the concerned department of Periyar University. 

TANCET exam is conducted for MBA and MCA admission. More than 25,000 candidates take the TANCET exam for MBA admission. The sections vary for MBA and MCA exams. The space below mention the TANCET MBA exam pattern:

• Mode of TANCET exam: Offline, OMR based
• Type of questions: Objective type
• Number of questions: 100
• Number of sections: 5
• Exam duration: 120 minutes
• Maximum marks: 100
• Marks for correct response: 1 mark
• Mark down for incorrect response: 1/4 mark
• Exam medium: English

The TANCET MBA syllabus is based on five sections. The sections for TANCET MBA exam include:

• Business Situations
• Reading Comprehension
• Quantitative Ability
• Data Sufficiency
• English Usage

All sections in the TANCET exam have equal weightage.

TANCET scores are valid for a period of one year. Candidates aspiring for admission in 2023-24 exam session can only use the TANCET 2023 scores for admission. Candidates who wish for an MBA Admission in any of the TANCET participating colleges in 2024-25 batch must appear for TANCET 2024.

Irrespective of the 2023 score, DTE Tamil Nadu will not consider the TANCET 2023 scores for 2024 admission. Similarly, candidates planning to apply for MBA Admission in 2025-26 batch, must apply for the TANCET 2025 exam.

Yes, Periyar University conducted its department-wise entrance exam for multiple courses. For all the on-campus PG courses such as MBA, MA, MSc, MCom, etc., qualifying for the respective entrance exam is mandatory. Some of the courses are also taught at the "Periyar University Centre for Post-Graduate and Research Studies", admission to such courses is also done based on the entrance exam conducted by the respective centre. There are some courses that are exempted from the entrance exam and offered direct admission. Find them below:

• Industry-Academica Collaborative Programme
• BVoc
• Certificate Courses
• Diploma Courses
• Five-year Integrated Courses

Directorate of Technical Education, Chennai, the conducting body of TANCET Counselling conducts the process online. The TANCET counseling process involves several steps with a physical document verification round. Step-wise process for TANCET counseling is as follows:

• Counselling Registration
• Publication of TANCET rank list
• Choice filling
• Publication of tentative allotment
• Confirming tentative allotment
• Publication of provisional allotment
• Supplementary counseling round
• SCA to SC counseling

Periyar University cutoff 2024 has been released for MBA course in the form of opening and closing ranks. Based on valid TANCET scores, the admissions were conducted at Periyar University. The closing rank for MBA course is, 2791 for the students belonging to the General All India Quota. Check out the table below for more information:

Exam	2024
TANCET MBA (score)	– / –
TANCET (score)	2791

Students seeking Periyar University admissions must visit the official website and apprise themselves with the relevant information. Students must appear for the entrance exams that are prescribed for the particular course-specialization they are seeking.

For example, for admissions into the sought-after MBA courses, students can appear for any of the prominent Management exams like CAT, MAT, CMAT, XAT, etc. Candidates may visit the official website to know more about other entrance exams like CUET, JEE, etc.

Overall seats across various courses at Periyar University College of Arts and Science, Harur, Periyar University goes up to 356. Periyar University College of Arts and Science, Harur, Periyar University offers Degree courses including 6 UG and 1 PG courses. These programs are offerred in Full Time mode.

Tabulated below are the important dates related to TANCET 2024:

Dates	Upcoming Events
3 Apr '24 - 3 May '24	Download TANCET Scorecard
May '24	TANCET Counselling 2024