TNOU BA Courses & Fees 2025: Placement, Admission, Eligibility & Scholarship

Tamil Nadu Open University also keeps a brief window for offline admissions for certain candidates as they may not access the online application. If necessary, the personnel at all of the university regional centers and learner support centers facilitate and help students submit online applications.

Candidates seeking admission to BA at Tamil Nadu Open University are required to submit the following documents during the time of admission as mentioned below:

• JPEG File of the highest Qualification Certificate (Class 10/ Class 12)
• Community Certificate for those students who wish to avail Scholarship
• Scanned copy of applicant’s recently taken colour photo
• Scanned copy of the applicant’s signature

Tamil Nadu Open University offers a three-year BA programme in different specialisations. These specialisations include:

• BA Tamil
• BA Sociology
• BA Economics
• BA History
• BA English
• BA Political Science

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.

TNOU Diploma total tuition fee ranges between INR 3,500 and INR 7,200. Candidates need to pay fee after completion of the selection rounds to confirm their seat. Tamil Nadu Open University fees include multiple components, such as the tuition fee, hostel fee, etc. Caution fee is one-time payable at the time of admission.  The fee excludes caution deposit of INR 300.

TNOU fees include multiple components, such as the tuition fee, hostel fee, etc. Caution fee is one-time payable at the time of admission. Furthermore, a 100% fee concession is given to jail inmates, transgenders, and destitute windows students. But the convocation fee has to be paid. Find below top TNOU courses along with their fee:

Note: This information is sourced from official website/ sanctioning body and is subject to change.

TNOU offers one or two years diploma. Candidates must pass Class 10 to apply for diploma. The university selects candidates for this course based on the aspirant's qualifying exam scores.

BA Political Science is a three-year course of Tamil Nadu Open University spread across semesters. Below are some of the subjects that are a part of the curriculum:

• Principles of Political Science
• Modern Governments
• Principles of Public Administration
• Public Policy in India
• Legislative Procedures in India, etc.

BSc Botany is a three-year course of Tamil Nadu Open University spread across semesters. Below are some of the subjects that are a part of the curriculum:

• Plant Diversity
• Economic Zoology
• Animal Diversity
• Microbiology and Plant Pathology
• Plant Taxonomy and Economic Botany, etc.

As per the annual report for the year 2023, 291 graduates received offer letters. A total of 30,594 students participated and 5,235 were offered job opportunities. The TNOU BSc average package ranged between INR 2.50 LPA and INR 3.50 LPA. A total of 63 organisations participated in placements.

TNOU BSc admission is merit-based for the year 2024. Candidates are required to fill out the application form. Below is the step-wise TNOU BSc admission process:

STEP 1: Application Process

Candidates are required to fill out the application form online. Candidates must follow the following application process:

Step 1.1: Visit the official website of Tamil Nadu Open University.

Step 1.2: The home page will appear where candidates must click on the ‘ONLINE ADMISSION’ tab.

Step 1.3: A web page screen will appear for making entries of new registration of students for entering their application details.

The University also keeps a brief window for offline admissions for certain candidates as they may not access the online application. If necessary, the personnel at all of the university regional centers and learner support centers facilitate and help students submit online applications.

Before submitting the applications, candidates shall register on the online admission portal. Once registered, users can submit the online application form. In order to support their eligibility, they shall also upload scanned copies of their academic transcripts. The application submission process is completed through OTP received on the registered number.

STEP 2: Selection Criteria

Tamil Nadu Open University selects candidates based on their merit in the qualifying exam. Selected candidates need to participate in the admission counselling. During the counselling process, candidates are allotted learner support centers. The final step of admission is to pay the TNOU BSc fees.

The alumni of TNOU are working in Operations (21%), followed by Business Development (13%) among others. To know the function-wise alumni placements, check out the pie chart below:

NOTE: The ‘Others’ category illustrates the combined data of diverse domains such as Customer Success and Support, Arts and Design, Administrative, Healthcare Services, Program and Project Management, Marketing, Media and Communication, Community and Social Service sectors.

DISCLAIMER: The statistics on alumni placements presented above were compiled from various online sources and hence, are indicative.

Tamil Nadu Open University BA admission is entirely merit-based for the academic year 2024. TNOU BA admission 2024 is based on scores obtained by candidates in the Class 12 exams.