PG Diploma in Digital Library Management 

at University of Madras, Chepauk

The university offers nearly 19 PG Diploma courses in distance mode. These courses are facilitated by the Institute of Distance Education, University of Madras. The Distance PG Diploma courses are available in specialisations, including Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Taxation, Finance and Investment, Hospital Management, Police Administration, Accounting and Finance, Functional Arabic, Human Resource Management, Financial Management, and Teaching Methodology in Music.

The one-year diploma programmes are offered on-campus and through the Institute of Distance Education and Stella Maris College. The admission process is the same. Candidates are selected for the course based on merit in the last qualifying exam (UG Diploma OR equivalent examination). It is also necessary that the candidate fulfils the course-specific eligibility criteria. Furthermore, eligible candidates can apply by filling out the online application on the Madras University website (unom.ac.in).

Candidates who meet the course-specific eligibility criteria can fill out the admission form. The application process is carried out via online mode. Moreover, the step-by-step process for online form filling is as follows:

1. Visit the official website of the University (unom.ac.in) and register online.
2. Fill out the application form with all the mandatory details such as personal information and qualification details, etc.
3. Upload all the required documents.
4. Pay the application fee and click the 'submit' button.
5. Take a printout of the application form for future use.

After a PG Diploma from Madras University, candidates can move ahead and look for jobs in their respective domains. The average package offered to the professionals completing PG Diploma in Computer Science course ranges between INR 2 and INR 10 Lakh. Many top companies recruit PG Diploma holders such as Tata Consultancy Services, Dell, Lenovo, Toshiba, Instruments, BSNL, Airtel, etc. After PG Diploma, candidates can also go for further studies in the interested stream of study.

Aspirants shall first check the eligibility criteria for admission to PG Diploma courses and ensure that they fulfil the requirements. For eligibility, a candidate must have a valid UG Diploma/Bachelor or equivalent degree from the University of Madras or from any other university recognised as equivalent thereto. Admission is further merit-based. Hence, the candidate's scores in the last qualifying examination are taken into consideration. During the seat allotment, some other factors considered are the cutoff marks, number of applicants, and category of the candidate.

The placement data for the 2024 drive are not out yet. However, the NIRF report 2024 has been released. According to the report, 468 PG (2-year) and 21 PG (3-year) students were placed during placements 2023. Check the complete insights of University of Madras placements 2023 from the table below:

Tabulated below are the median salary offered at Univeristy of Madras between 2022 and 2024:

Note: The above mentioned data are gathered from the NIRF report 2025. 

Yes, the University has a dedicated placement cell. The 2023 placement session concluded with 468 PG (2-year) and 21 PG (3-year) students placed. Further, the highest median package stood at INR 3.89 LPA. The table below mentions the Madras University placement trends from 2021 to 2023:

NOTE: The above placement data is fetched from the NIRF report 2024.

University of Madras offers various UG PG Diploma and Doctoral courses in popular streams such as Science Engineering Management Humanities Medical etc. Candidates may have to pay a certain amount of fee after getting selected for the respective courses. Find below the Madras University fees for some of the popular courses:

Note: This above mentioned fees has been taken from the official website and is subject to change.